putting my plant in the freezer...?

[oAUSTiNo]

when the plant has dramatically temperature drops it usually turns purple rite?

im not planning on doing this, just wondering if it would work? than i mite do it.

but if i put it into the freezer could it hurt the plant? t

 

[Balzac89]

Purple is from genetics bro.

 

[oAUSTiNo]

yes, but at night if the temp drops they usually turn purple also

 

[moash]

yes, but at night if the temp drops they usually turn purple also

thats true depending on what pigments the plants release
anthocyanins r purplish colors and carotenoids r red/orangish colors
it would def be easier to get a plant known for turning purple

 

[The Ruiner]

or just get some food coloring...

 

[Gank]

I heard that you can take dry ice and cut a hole out in it and set the bud down in the hole and cover and it suppose to turn anything purple

 

[amnooneoo]

buy some purple paint

 

[napa23]

Taking the temp down that low causes a deficiency of some kind so the leaves turn dark purple. Potassium I think, or Phosphorus.

 

[Punk]

If you get cold temps in the springs, outdoor cannabis can get really purple, but you wouln't want to stick it in a freezer, plus you'ld be messing up the light cycle, and if nothing else, too much temp swing WILL shock you plant.

 

[moash]

Taking the temp down that low causes a deficiency of some kind so the leaves turn dark purple. Potassium I think, or Phosphorus.

i dont think so....
it causes the breakdown of chlorophyl and releases anthocyanins and carotenoids

 

[Dwezelitsame]

maybe try frig not freezer

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

Dramatic temperature swings will probably do more bad than good, if you want purple, buy a purple strain...or move to Alaska, whichever is easier lol

SLB

 

[napa23]

i dont think so....
it causes the breakdown of chlorophyl and releases anthocyanins and carotenoids

"Having Cold weather (below 50F/10C) can make phosphorous absorption very troublesome for plants."
"Picture 3 shows phosphorus being locked out due to cold temps for the seedling"
Check here- http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688

 

[The Lurker]

when the plant has dramatically temperature drops it usually turns purple rite?

im not planning on doing this, just wondering if it would work? than i mite do it.

but if i put it into the freezer could it hurt the plant? t

Moash is correct. Same reason SubCool uses the planting mix he does; different fertilizers have been shown to increase Anthocyanin production/expression, also - usually at the expense of that of Chlorophyll (production). The ratios are generally inversely proportional.

Keep 'em green = bigger buds
Color 'em = smaller buds but perhaps better taste/'bouquet' = Connoisseur buds

These factors are also largely genetic-dependent.

Here, read this:

Effect of pH and magnesium on colour development and anthocyanin accumulation in tuberose florets (PDF)

What is your ultimate goal? Are you simply trying to get colors on a finished product and then pass it off as a 'Purple' strain for more bag appeal/$$$ ? Or something less renumerative in mind?

Cheers,

-TL

 

[rastakolnikov]

I really don't get the obsession with purple buds,
as long as the quality is good who cares what colour they are?

 

[Dwezelitsame]

a fady kid thing im an old man from the acapulco gold, tha panama red, and the tie stick days and i have seen a lot of fads come and go even duplicated or should I say imatated this to shal pass

to me color means nothing except the color of buds as trichs change

there was a time not to far back when purple buds ment weaker smoke almost like seeded bud, but now it has strenth in with color

i use organics and i prefer el natural un colored, un flavored, no nicotine or caffine no nutin

good luck to all
1Luv

 

[oAUSTiNo]

What is your ultimate goal? Are you simply trying to get colors on a finished product and then pass it off as a 'Purple' strain for more bag appeal/$$$ ? Or something less renumerative in mind?

yea pretty much to get a couple extra $$... and something to show off

 

[Luger187]

THIS is why u shouldnt put ur plant in the freezer

https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/364139-freezer-lol.html

 

[oAUSTiNo]

lmao! thanks alot, cause i sure would have done it...

 

[RavenMochi]

or just get some food coloring...

apparently when it was tried, I THINK by riddleme, it ruined the bud, made it taste horrid. As far as turning purple from cold, when I was a teen doing guerrilla grows in houston I had a crop get hit by cold weather, wasn't a freeze, but it dropped to low 40's - mid 50's for about a week, we were afraid they would be dead, but when we got out there they were fine and purple.