Everything You Need to Know About the Purple Haze Strain

Like many other sativa-dominant strains, the Purple Haze strain offers a characteristically psychoactive, cerebral high. This is partially to do with the higher concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found within the plant. THC specifically targets the nucleus accumbens region of the brain, which is also known as the “reward circuit”. By interacting with the synapses and receptors in this region, the THC molecules in Purple Haze create pleasant feelings of bliss and euphoria. While this feeling is experienced most acutely in the brain, THC binds with other receptors found throughout the body and can stimulate both appetite and sleepiness.

Effectively growing cannabis is all about controlling three major variables: light, water, and climate. The most important investment you’ll need to make in order to grow Purple Haze is a set of grow lights. Purple Haze is a photoperiodic strain and will need upwards of 18 hours of light during its vegetative phase and 12 hours of light during its flowering phase. Additionally, these plants require blue light during their vegetative phase and orange light during their flowering phase, so buying an LED light capable of emitting a full spectrum of colors is a sound investment. While cannabis plants are fairly robust in comparison to other household plants, it is necessary to keep your grow environment temperature and humidity stable to keep your Purple Haze plant healthy and maximize your eventual yield. A grow space should have adequate ventilation to get air to your plant and should be kept between 68-77 degrees Fahrenheit or (20-25 degrees Celsius) at all times. Humidity levels in your grow area should start at 70% and should be scaled down to around 40% towards the end of the flowering phase and into harvesting. Finally, a regular watering cycle of either rain or gray water (which naturally carries the neutral pH balance these plants thrive on) or reverse-osmosis filtered tap water will ensure that your plant will be healthy, happy, and laden with buds.

While not quite as user-friendly as an auto-flowering variety, the Purple Haze strain is among the easiest strains to cultivate in the entire Growers Choice catalog. All Purple Haze seeds are fully-feminized and if properly cared for will mature into high-yielding plants (a whopping 500g per plant in indoor conditions). In addition, Purple Haze is hearty enough to cultivate outdoors as well as indoors, provided that your local climate and season are amenable to gardening. Under the right conditions, Purple Haze has a flowering period of only 9 weeks – providing a substantial harvest in just under three months!

Just as finding the right nutrient balance helps build a healthy human body, the same principle applies to growing a healthy Purple Haze plant. The most vital nutrients for growing cannabis are nitrogen (n), phosphorus (p), and potassium (k). Not only is it critical to regularly feed your plants fertilizers with high levels of these nutrients, but it is also important to keep in mind that the optimal balance of these nutrients changes during the growth cycle. In the early, vegetative stages of growth, your fertilizer should have roughly a 3:1:1 ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is preferred. During the flowering phases, the preferred proportions shift and you should scale down the nitrogen content and be feeding your plant roughly a 1:3:2 NPK ratio. While blending these nutrients is relatively simple, many online retailers offer fertilizers specially designed for growing cannabis during all the phases of plant growth.