Purple Kush [PK] Marijuana Strain Review & Info

Critical Purple Kush is a hybrid for those who like their buds resin-saturated and exotically colored. This branchy and abundant strain is noted for its purple, even black hues that form towards the end of flowering. A gentle squeeze gives glued fingers a rich coffee and soil aroma with complex sweetness.

Purple Kush is a child of Hindu Kush and Purple Afghani, two strains with classic, clear genetics and extremely relaxing effects. Although Purple Kush is a first-generation Californian, bred in Oakland decades ago, it still carries the same no-nonsense attitude and lip-smacking flavor as its parents. I’d consider its genetics exclusively indica, so be prepared to yawn and stretch quite a bit after a session.

Upon the come down, you'll be eased into a deep and powerful pain-free sleep that lasts hours on end. Due to these potent effects, Purple Kush is said to be an ideal strain for treating patients suffering from conditions such as insomnia, chronic pain, nerve damage, and muscle spasms. Purple Kush has an iconic smell of earthy sweet grapes and a taste of earthy red wine. These buds have small furry bright neon green nugs with rich purple and fiery orange hairs and dark purple undertones. These nugs are frosty with fine white trichomes and sticky with sweet resin.

Aroma
Pungent, with notes of "purple" (incense, perfume, musky grapes), and the spicy Kush end of the spectrum as well.  The SR-71 and Garberville cuts are more "purple" in both flavor and smell compared to the Kyle Kushman/Las Vegas Purple Kush.

Flavor
Much like the smell, the flavor is a dark fruity musk with a bit of sweetness at times — a great blend of the typical purple flavor and traditional Afghani/Pakistani Kush varieties.

Purple Kush Strain: Grow Info
Most would probably agree that growing Purple Kush marijuana is of medium difficulty. As is characteristic of most any 100% pure indica strain, Purple Kush grows low to the ground with a bushy figure, making it sometimes a challenging marijuana strain to properly cultivate in an outdoors environment.

Additionally, using marijuana grow tent and grow lights for weed to keep PK away from humidity and rain, as well as keeping the temperature stable. Soil grown methods are probably best for Purple Kush, because hydroponics indoors can sometimes result in an increase of humidity, becoming harmful to the plants. Hydroponics could work, but extra measures would need to be implemented, such as an around-the-clock dehumidifier for grow room, for success.

Indoors, more than two weeks in vegetation can mean a plant that gets too big to handle in cannabis grow tent. With buds ready after 55–60 days of bloom, expect 75–100cm plants producing 550–600g/m². Make sure to provide plenty of support for these 18% THC beauties. Outdoors, she will easily reach 2.0–2.5m and be ready by early-October. Heavy resin production means pest and pathogen resistance of the first order.