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Issue #393 - Sunday, October 27, 2019
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- How can you grow colorful buds that turn purple or pink? Learn which strains to get, as well as what you can do to maximize the color of your weed during your grow!
- Do you want pink buds? Are you excited by the idea of plants that grow in vibrant, dark colors that persist even after harvest and curing? We know what you're looking and it's right after the main article. Let's get pink and purple!
- Ever wondered what's the best "cheap" grow light? Nebula recently tested two grow lights that cost less than $200 and there was a clear winner!
- We're featuring trophy pics from two growers this week. One of them used their "spidey-sense" and found a direct path to my heart. The other grower threw a "boys only" plant party, and some of the boys showed up in purple!
- The help section returns this week with a doozy of a problem. A grower has managed to spot a microscopic pest on his plants, and it seems to be directly eating trichomes! Not only that, but it's the smallest pest we've ever seen! Check it out below!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unlock the Secret
to Pink or Purple Buds!
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Would you like to grow colorful cannabis buds? You may have seen marijuana buds that are pink, purple, red, orange, or possibly even blue! But how do you grow colorful buds at home?
If you want to grow buds that are pink, red, or purple, you must choose the right genetics!
The tendency to turn colors is almost 100% determined by strain/genetics, so you can’t force any plant to produce colorful buds. However, you can purchase seeds of strains that naturally turn vibrant colors, and there are tricks to maximize their genetics and bring out the colors of your buds.
You cannot produce buds this purple without a strain that has been bred to makes purple buds. There are tricks to maximize the natural color of your genetics, but you have to start with good genes!
4 Different "Parts" of Cannabis Can Become Colorful
When people are talking about “colorful” buds, most people imagine brightly colored buds in their hands. But there are actually different parts of cannabis plants that can display non-green colors, and sometimes people will lump all them all together. Each one is a little different from each other, and some have a significant effect on the final looks of your bud, while others don’t make much difference.
Many different parts of a cannabis plant can turn purple, including the whole plant!
The parts of the plant that can become colorful are…
- Pistils (Hairs) – some of the color remains after drying/curing
- Calyxes (Buds Themselves) – very strong effect on final color
- Leaves – relatively small effect on final bud color since many are removed by trimming
- Trichomes – small effect on final color
Buds are made up of different parts and are usually more than one color.
Colorful Pistils / Hairs
Most growers want the buds themselves to appear colorful, so the color stays even after the buds are dried and cured.
There are two parts of the buds that can turn color. One part is the pistils/hairs that stick out. There are several strains where the pistils turn pink or purple.
Sometimes just the pistils/hairs turn pink or purple, while the leaves and buds may still be green.
When buds are dried, they retain some of their pistil color, but you will still be able to see the color coming through underneath.
Colorful Calyxes (Buds Themselves)
Calyxes are what make the buds themselves. Cannabis “buds” are actually made of hundreds of calyxes stacked on top of each other, and some or all of them may become colors other than green.
This fantastic picture shows how the overall appearance of buds changes with the ratio of colorful vs. green calyxes.
Nearly all Smooth Smoke buds (by Tropical Seeds) produce at least a few pink calyxes here and there, and some plants in the right conditions can produce buds where almost every calyx is a deep purple.
Calyxes are what give the most color to your buds. Even a few purple calyxes can give the buds an overall purple tint, and when you break open the buds there will be some pieces that are completely purple.
This nug contains several purple calyxes.
After being ground up, you can see the purple pieces distributed throughout. The higher the percentage of purple calyxes, the more vibrant your final bud color will be.
Colorful Leaves – Sometimes It's Not the Buds That Turn Color!
With some strains, the leaves may turn purple while the buds stay mostly green. This can make for absolutely gorgeous plants, but since leaves mostly get trimmed off after harvest, usually, a lot of the purple will no longer be visible on the buds after the trimming process.
For some strains, the leaves may turn purple while the buds stay green. This often happens after the plant gets exposed to chilly night temperatures (but not always). The leaves exposed to direct light are most likely to turn purple, while leaves in the shade often stay green.
Although the leaves have turned purple, the buds themselves are mostly green.
Only the tops of buds exposed to direct light have any purple left after trimming off all the leaves. Nearly all the purple was trimmed away.
Colorful Trichomes
In general, cannabis trichomes go from clear (not ready) to white (highest THC) to amber/yellow (more of a mellow effect) before they eventually wither and die. These color changes are often used to determine the best time to harvest cannabis.
However, sometimes, trichomes can turn purple or pink, making it difficult to know when to harvest. In that case, you want to also look at the pistils to determine the best harvest time!
Purple or pink trichomes can make it tough to know when to harvest, but they’re exotic and beautiful! The color of trichomes may leave a slight tint on the buds after they’ve been dried and cured, but the bud color underneath will be the dominant color.
Now on to making pink and purple buds at home!
Continue Reading....
Testing Grow Lights Under $200
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If you've been following Nebula's Instagram profile, you'll know she just finished up a ViparSpectra vs 250W HPS grow journal. The goal was to help figure out a great "cheap" grow light. The buds were then lab tested for cannabinoids/terpenes. There was a clear winner!
Here's a quick summary:
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In addition, Nebula dried part of each plant in a HerbsNow dryer, and another part was air-dried in a room that was controlled to 60-65 °F (15-18 °C) and 60% RH. Here are the lab results showing the differences between the dryer-dried and air-dried buds.
Overall they were pretty similar:
Pink OR Purple?
How about Pink AND Purple!
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Growing strains with bright colors isn't just good for the end product. It also makes for a more eye-catching and enjoyable grow for the person raising the plants...you!
Plants that look unique tend to catch your attention and will end up getting more care because they're so pretty!
There are tons of strains that make beautiful colors, but here are three champion strains to help you start your foray into the world of colorful cannabis!
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When it comes to purples hues, Frisian Dew is the boss!
Although colored pistils don't retain as much color as calyxes,
they make for a plant that's a joy to grow!
The amount of purple you'll get may vary (as you can see below),
but you'll definitely get some purple!
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"Thanks so much Sirius, you and Nebula Haze have an amazingly informative and easy to use, straight forward and plain language that anyone can understand and follow web site.
Your site is my main source for anything related to growing weed. I have looked at other sites but find most not nearly as easy to follow as “Grow Weed Easy”. Plain language and no bs just the facts.
You guys rock."
Stefan
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"My spider senses are tingling...."
~Dr. Bombay
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"Gday from Australia hope you can use my boys in your trophy pics there my own breeds one is a Kush and the other is ABC ..Aussie bastard Cannabis hopefully some exciting crosses to come this summer. love your work..keep it up
guys"
~AusBent420
HELP!
What's wrong with my plant?!
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This is one of the weirdest, most troubling requests we've received for help.
If you look closely at the pics below, it appears that the trichomes are being eaten by some sort of microscopic mite.
Whatever these pests are, they appear to be only microns across which is insanely small! That means that these are likely too small to be:
- Spider mites
- Russet mites
- Broad mites
So what are these? We have no idea, but if you know, respond to this newsletter with the name of the pest so we can help other growers get rid of them!
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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!"
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