Purple Kush

Purple Kush: A Top Tier Kush

Purple Kush seeds help create one of the most aesthetically pleasing flowers in the world. The flowering stage creates a plant that is the most brilliant combination of purple, green, orange and even white.The effects of Purple Kush match its sweet and earthy aroma. You’ll find yourself calm and relaxed while partaking in this genre changing cannabis strain. The euphoric buzz is ideal for nighttime tokes as it will chill your entire body into a comfy cozy deep sleep. Perfect for folks that have trouble getting to sleep after a long day.

Growing Tips for Our Feminized Purple Kush Seeds

Purple Kush seeds aren’t notortiously difficult to grow but they can be tricky to figure out if you have minimal experience growing your own bud. Once you get the hang of this bud you’ll produce shorter than average plants that are wider at the bottom making them easy to manage. They grow well both indoors and outdoors as long as they receive adequate light. Keep an eye on your plants as this strain has been known to be susceptible to pests. Nutrient rich soil can be the make or break between harvesting high yields and healthy plants. Experienced growers have maintained that this plant grows far better indoors because of the controlled setting an indoor grow creates. Artificial light is easier to handle then betting on the ideal weather required to grow this strain to completion outdoors.

Dial in Your Growing Conditions

• Indoor or Outdoor: Growing Purple Kush plants can be a fun experience if you know what you are doing. When fully grown they are the most beautiful shade of purple with green accents and white hairs forming at the top of the plant. The desired temperature for Purple Kush is relatively cool, between 65 and 75 degrees farenheit. The cooler temperatures is what helps to give it its purple coloring. Purple Kush requires 18 hours of light during the vegetative state and 12 hours of light during the flowering stage.Outdoor grows should provide long hours of direct sunlight to be successful. 
• Moisture control: Purple Kush is a relatively dense plant with thicker than average leaves. The strain needs moist soil to thrive and desires humidity around 30-40%. Purple Kush can be vulnerable to high humidity and overwatered soil.
• Training Techniques: Purple Kush benefits greatly from low-stress training as more light gets to the bottom buds and produces an evenly grown plant. Mainlining is also successful with this plant, which focuses on the development of several large uniform colas a.k.a. the flowering tops female cannabis plants.

The Germination Game Plan

Before you even plant your Purple Kush female cannabis plants, you will first need to germinate these seeds. To do so, refer to our free germination guide, knowing that they are backed by our impressive 90% germination guarantee.

Yields, Flowering Time and Harvest

• Flowering Time: When grown indoors, this strain is typically ready for harvest after completing its flowering stage which takes between 7-9 weeks. For outdoor growers, you will see a similar grow time, typically ending in mid-October. Recognizing when these plants are ready to harvest is super easy as the tricombs will become milky white with amber hues.
• Yields: Indoor yields are 300-400 grams per square meter, while outdoor grows typically produce 200-300 grams per plant. While the yield is lower than other strains the higher than average THC content more than makes up for it. If you can successfully harvest this plant you will be one happy grower.

Dominant Terpenes in Purple Kush: Vibrantly Beautiful

Purple Kush’s grape notes and sweet taste and aroma are created in part by its dominant terpenes. The euphoric and happy feeling you get from Purple Kush is due to its chemical makeup. Knowing the science behind the bud you are using helps not only the grow, but how you use your cannabis.

• Myrcene: Grape Flavor and Aroma – Myrcene gives the buds their distinct aroma when they are broken apart and taste when smoked or ingested.
• Beta-Caryophyllene: Happy and Chill– Beta-Caryophyllene gives Purple Kush its relaxing effects on the body. It is also, in part, responsible for its stress relief.
• Pinene: Sleepytime – Pinene has been linked to increasing non-REM sleep and reduce sleep latency.  

Dominant Cannabinoids in Purple Kush

Cannabinoids although in the background, play an important role in Purple Kush and can be attributed to the positive effects that the strain can offer the user. The giddy, giggly and happy feeling has to do with the high THC content in this bud. The Cannabinoids in this strain are linked to a calming nighttime high. Purple Kush was designed to have high THC levels, which make it favorite for routine cannabis fans.

• THC: The Main Character – THC is the most dominant cannabinoid on the molecular level of Purple Kush. The crystalline compound tetrahydrocannabinol is the main ingredient of cannabis. Topping out at 22%, the THC in the completely  Indica strain is responsible for the relaxed feeling you get when you use it. The high THC levels in Purple Kush will melt your body and mind in the best way possible. Cannabis connoisseurs have loved this strain for decades.
• CBG: Ultra-low Doses – The CBG in Purple Kush is minimal but does have some small effects on the user. The non-psychoactive found in this strain is responsible for anxiety and stress reduction and appetite stimulation.