RE: Santa's Kandy Update, Day 70
Nothing wrong with sticky traps but they aren't as good as diatomaceous earth. It's a dust, just sprinkle it on like a top dressing and the gnats are gone. I include some in my soil mix now, and have never had an issue since I started doing so. It's perfect in 200% organic living soil etc. It's just basically crushed coral particles that eviscerate any insect, but don't harm plants. A few bucks for a bottle of it.
She's a beaut, bro! Great job, she's very big and healthy. If you could have a small bedroom going, with say... 4 ladies like that... you wouldn't need to buy from the govt shops again!! :D
As for purple, is it due to a large difference between the day temp and the night temp? I heard it wasn't just overall low temps that do it, but the big swing from warm days to cool nights. Just curious.
Grow in peace!
I am not well versed on the subject, but my understanding is cold nights do it. It all depend if your strain of cannabis has anthocyanins. Some strains, or better to say phenols, have more present, and don’t need the cold.
One cool example I saw, was some wedding cake I was getting from a buddy who works at a greenhouse. Some wonderful bud! But it was light green all summer. But the batch grown in the winter(light dep), was the darkest purple!! I will have to say I liked the buzz the purple cake gave me.