Issue #632 - Sunday, June 2, 2024 Greetings Fellow Grower, Today's issue is all about maximizing results toward the end of your grow! - The Cannabis Autumn Color Effect - Some cannabis plants turn brilliant colors like purple, pink, or red when it gets close to harvest time. But why? Today,
I'll explain why and then show you how to use it to your advantage!
- Bud Trimming Tools - Learn about all the tools you can use for trimming your buds after harvest, plus check out my review of a trimmer aimed at big growers!
- Want vibrant colors in your garden? Some strains will turn amazing colors without you needing to do anything special. Learn more!
- See an an array of purples! This week's
trophy pictures were sent in by The Joint Fairy who shared 3 different strains that turned purple or pink. And check out what purple "scissor hash" looks like after trimming purple buds!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece." ~Claude Monet
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The Cannabis Autumn Color Effect (Get Colorful Leaves!) by Nebula Haze
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Click here to view the full article on GrowWeedEasy.com “Could you do a grow piece on the Autumn Color Effect? I saw it crop up a lot on my cannabis plants this winter. I’d love to hear your take, Neb! ” ~RunWithIt The Autumn Color Effect made these cannabis
leaves turn bright purple.
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Cannabis plants can be full of surprises. For example, did you know you can sometimes change the color of your cannabis plant leaves and buds to be more pink, purple, or red? Some cannabis strains will always grow pink or purple buds, but many strains only turn colors in certain situations. For these strains, you can
induce more colors by stimulating the Autumn Color Effect. Why do cannabis growers try to promote the Autumn Color Effect? - Pretty Colors – Vibrant colors is what draws many cannabis growers to the Autumn Color Effect. I think most growers agree that looks probably shouldn’t matter, and the goal is to harvest buds with your desired effects. Yet colorful plants are beautiful to look at and we spend a lot of time with them. You
might think, “If I'm going to grow great weed, why not make it pretty?”
- Smooth to Smoke – Part of inducing colors is lowering nutrient levels at the end of the flowering stage. That tactic also helps remove excess fertilizer that might be stored in the plant tissue. That means in some cases, cannabis plants showing the Autumn Color Effect may be smoother to smoke.
- Maximize Potency – To achieve Autumn Colors, cannabis plants typically need strong
light on buds during the day, and cool temperatures at night. These factors also tend to produce higher THC levels compared to a plant grown without those conditions. So even if you don’t care about the color of your buds, the following steps maximize bud potency, too.
Now that you know a little about why cannabis growers try to induce the cannabis Autumn Color Effect, let’s look at how to do it. Forbidden Fruit and Platinum Cookies are two strains that turn a variety of colors in the right
conditions. Lil T Trimmer Review: Get Out of Trim Jail Free?Ever spent 10 hours in cannabis “trim jail” after a big harvest? I know I have! After a big cannabis harvest (like this Purple Ghost Candy and Amnesia Haze)… I used to spend hours and hours trimming buds. I felt like I was stuck in “trim jail”! But is there a faster, easier way to trim your buds? Yes, there is. If you’ve ever languished for hours trimming bud after bud to remove all the extra leaves (“trim jail”), then I want to share a solution that can save you a ton of time. This particular product is aimed at cannabis growers that get enormous yields, where trimming buds by hand is extremely time-consuming. For smaller harvests of just a few ounces where trimming doesn’t take that long, this machine is probably overkill. Why do cannabis growers trim buds? When a cannabis bud is harvested, it typically has extra leaves which
need to be trimmed off. Leaves are harsh to smoke, can give buds a grassy smell if cured with buds, and have low THC compared to buds. Most growers remove all the extra leaves before putting buds in jars to cure. Big fan leaves are easy to remove, but the tiny “sugar leaves” that are interwoven into the buds can be tricky to get rid of. The 4 Most Common Methods to Trim BudsFirst let’s cover all your main cannabis trimming options from most time-consuming to the
least time-consuming: - Hand-trimming (Slowest) – Use scissors or spring-loaded pruning snips (Fiskars spring-loaded microtips are the most popular choice by far, but also bonsai snips or even hair trimming shears) to manually cut off all the extra leaves. This is the most time-consuming method to trim cannabis, but also the
most accurate. A great choice for growers who are very specific about how their cannabis buds look. Hand-trimming also maximizes yields because it reduces the chance of buds being accidentally cut away into the trim pile.
- Electric hand trimmers – Essentially like scissors, but mechanized. A popular example is the Trim Daddy. The blades move much faster than any hand. These can be used to shave off leaves very similar to a shaver taking off a beard. Some people like them, some don’t care for the experience. They are definitely faster than
hand-trimming, but not nearly as accurate.
- Bowl Trimmer – Put your well-dried buds into a bud leaf bowl trimmer, and turn the crank for internal blades to trim leaves. These essentially work by “smoothening” the outside of your buds. This method is very fast and produces beautifully trimmed buds, but I’ve found it tends to waste the most bud of all the methods. You’ll end up with smaller buds and bigger trim pile than necessary.
- Commercial Trimmer (Fastest) – This is the most expensive option, but takes
your trimming time down to almost no time or effort. You load your buds into a specially made tumbler, and it automatically “smoothens” the outsides of buds using rolling and friction (no blades). If you’ve ever seen a rock tumbler to make stones smooth and shiny, that’s essentially what you’re getting here, on a big scale. This trimming method can finish a pound of weed in under 20 minutes, and wastes less bud than a bowl trimmer or electric hand trimmer (though not quite as efficient as
hand-trimming). A nice side effect is the rolling process causes buds to become denser and tighter compared to the other options.
For a deep dive intro all your options about trimming cannabis, check out our full cannabis trimming tutorial. The Complete Guide to Trimming Cannabis Buds. This next section is a product review of the Lil T Trimmer. This machine is aimed at commercial cannabis growers and home growers with particularly big harvests. Learn how to increase your yields here. If you find
yourself trimming for more than a few hours each harvest, you may want to invest in a tool to help. Read My Full Review of the Lil T Trimmer. Want Pretty Colored Plants?Today's main article talked about how to induce the Autumn Color Effect, but some strains ALWAY turn colors like pink or purple. Yes, even if you don't give special conditions, these strains can help add a pop of color to your garden. Purple Bud - The purple buds of this Hindu Kush strain produce a relaxing "chill" effect with good vibes. Purple Thai - Purple leaves, tight purple-tinted nugs covered in crystals.
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📸 Trophy Pics of the Week
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Nebula, You mentioned Fall Colors. 1. Wedding Cake with purple scissor hash.
2. Pink Kush
3. Hash Plant XXOO
The Fairy
Wedding Cake (with purple scissor hash)
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Hey, The Joint Fairy, I love that these pictures show different strains that turned purple in different ways. One of the things I love about growing weed is you get to see the huge variety between genetics. And that purple scissor hash looks epic. Thanks for sending these in!
~Nebula Haze Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- North Atlantic Seed Co. – Maine, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing
cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2024 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow
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