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Purple Erkle smoke report

It is glad to be back, after nearly being deleted from earth via automobile wreck - im healin up, smokin up and ..reportin'.. for duty. Many thank yous to :bow: those who offered support when STB learned he dont bleed blue, even from the head.
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Back to the show :pimp3:


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I entered this into the ICMAG WestCoast Nugs-n-Jugs Cup along with LA Confidential(la affie x la og), Agent Orange (orange velvet x jacks cleaner 2) and Chocoalte Diesel(chocolate trip x diesel) - overall great strains - this came in second place in the smoking contest, and out of the other three aformentioned strains it would be a tie with the Agent Orange for bag appeal. Out of all the purple strains I have tried this would be the keeper, Blackberry, purple indica, grand daddy puple, purple kush, purps, mendo purp, purple cream all take a backseat to this one in my opinion. Though in a perfect world erkle would be riding shotgun with a well-cured purple haze x lemon thai behind the wheel all night long.

Great texture, though it can be a little too dense for joints sometimes, it is perfect for a grinder and a waterpipe. It is a lower yielder, but most every nug on the stem is solid as a rock, even as you start to get fairly distant from the light. The longer you let it go the more purple it gets and the stronger the flavor goes down, while the downside is you lose some of the potency and add some to the duration of the stone.


It has a great taste and smell, it is very unique to this purple strain, as lots of the current elite purple genetics often have a similar bland taste and reduced resin production. I find this strain makes enormous amounts of resin, very early on in bloom. Towards the end of the first half of flowering the plant produces so much essential oils that bumping into one nug will leave you stinking up the house all night long if you dont change clothes. Makes copious amounts of hash, the kind of hash that is so sparkly you could see it in the dark. The flavor is always strong, and almost always gets a positive comment from the patient.

The flowers from erkle itself are heavy in effect. Right after the initial exhale you feel the train starting to leave the station. It has a quick and heavy up high that hits you, it is more of an overpowering feeling than an uplifting feeling if you get this effect, as most do. It lasts for about 5-10 seconds and then drops back down to a more motivational up high until the ten minute mark. This is when the main indica component starts to take over, about ten minutes after this is when it reaches its full peak effect. A strong sedative stone that is very soothing and relaxing and provides moderate pain relief. This strain is very heavy on the eyes, even if your not feeling tired after smoking it, your eyes feel heavy enough that it is nice to close them for a minute, and before you know it you will be takin a nap. Not a work friendly strain by any means..but she sure gets the job done!
 
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Standard Smoke Report Form
Variety/Cultivar name: Purple Erkle
Breeder: Norcal clone
Lineage if known: N/A
Grower: Sauron the Blue
Price: N/A

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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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1. Visual Appeal: 9
Rate the visual appeal of the buds from 1-10 unappealing-excellent.
Comment: Georgeous buds, have a very attractive purple hue to them when you let them go a bit in flowering, they purple up better with low temps but they change colors in warm rooms as well. striking orange pistils make for a good contrast against the purple buds.

2. Visible Trichomes: 8.5
Rate the visible trichome content from 1-10 none-totally covered.
Comment: very frosty, every spot of the calyx are covered with gooey trichomes. makes excellent full melt hash as well as the fan leaves are sugary beyond believe, I often see this strain sold in a very unmanicured state as the leaves taste just as good as the bud and often times have near equal amounts of trichomes. Large glandular heads on every trichome with this strain, however few if any trichome heads turn a red or purple color.

3. Use an X to indicate the colors that are present in the trichome heads under magnification or list the percentages of each color for
a more precise report.

Purple Sample | Green Sample
Clear: 10% | 50%
Cloudy: 70% | 50%
Amber: 20% | 0%
Dark: 0% | 0%


4. Mark with X the colors that are present in the buds or for a more detailed color analysis rate presence on a scale 1-9 light-dark.
Brown:
Green: 2 Very little green, the tops of the leaves stay green while the bottoms turn purple.
Gold:
Blue:
Grey:
White: 2 Good coating of white trichomes all over the bud gives it a shiney white look in natural light
Red: 1 Every now and then you come across a few red trichomes along the maristem.
Rust:
Orange: 4 Contrasting orange pistils
Purple: 8 Buds itself are very purple when allowed to mature
Black:


5. Bud density: 8
Rate the bud density from 1-10 airy-dense. For samples that are not in their natural state leave this field blank.
Comment: Bordeline too dense for some folks who smoke joints a lot. Bakes up real good in the bubbler/bong though, some of the calyx on this one are so rock hard that they feel like they have been pollenated and are packing a seed in their husk. these little pieces make it a little tougher to burn in a joint, especially when it hasnt been well flushed.

6. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the aroma of freshly broken bud where a one indicates a subtle presence and 9 indicates a pronounced presence.

Ammonia [ ] Earthy [ ] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ]
Berry [2] Floral [6] Mango [ ] Pepper [ ]
Blueberry [ ] Fruit [ ] Lemon [ ] Meat [ ] Petroleum/Fuel [ ]
Bubblegum [ ] Grape [2] Melon [ ] Pine-sol [ ]
Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[ ]] Menthol [ ]] Pineapple [ ]
Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ]
Chocolate [ ] Hash [ ] Mold [ ] Skunk [4]
Citrus [ ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [2] Spice [ ]
Coconut [ ] Leather [2] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]
Coffee [ ] Lemon [ ] Orange [ ] Vanilla [ ]


7. Aroma: 9
Rate the aroma from 1-10 repulsive-delightful. Use freshly crumbled bud for best results.
Comment: This stuff smells fantastic! just opening a jar in a room gets everyone blasted by a sweet berry skunk smell with a rough leather component to it. there is a strong spice that blends very well with the berry in most all erkle hybrids and the original clone. It passes on its smell and flavor very often in hybrids that contain erkle genetics.

8. Seed content: N/A
Rate seed content from 0-10 none-fully seeded.


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THE SMOKE TEST
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Address these questions while smoking.


1. Please use a clean instrument for the evaluation. Enter information below that will identify the instrument as follows:
Water pipe (enter bong, hooka, bubbler etc): PHX bong
Vaporizer (enter the brand name):
Pipe (size-type, ie medium-glass):
Joint (enter brand of papers):
Other (specify):


2. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the taste where a one indicates a subtle presence and a
nine indicates a very pronounced presence.

Ammonia [ ] Earthy [ ] Licorice [ ]
Berry [6] Floral [3] Mango [ ] Pepper [ ]
Blueberry [ ] Fruit [ ] Meat [ ] Petroleum/fuel [ ]
Bubblegum [ ] Grape [2] Melon [ ] Pine [ ]
Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[ ] Menthol [ Pineapple [ ]
Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ]
Chocolate [ ] Hash [ ] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ]
Citrus [ ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [ ] Spice []
Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]
Coffee [ ] Lemon [ ] Orange [ ] Vanilla [ ]


3. Taste: 8
Rate your impression of the taste from 1-10 unpleasant-delicious.
Comment: Overpowering berry aftertaste on this strain, most everyone who tries it gives out a 'wow that tastes amazing' on their first exhale of the erkle. Even some of the most light burned, overdried erkle in its worst condition will still taste fantastic, it is a hard strain to run into the ground when it comes to the smell and flavor being there no matter your growing/harvesting/curing style. I find that by letting it go longer you lose some of berry flavor and gain a bit more spice to it.


4. State of dryness: 5
Rate the dryness of the bud from 1-10 wet-dry where 5 is ideal.
comment: Well cured samples


5. smoke ability: 6
Rate the smoke ability of the sample from 1-10 harsh-smooth.
Comment: This is one of the only categories the erkle doesnt shine in, it really needs a strong flushing to get it to burn smooth and even due to its density. I wouldnt even think of trying to run this one full throttle on the nutes until harvest, while some strains you can get away with that on and inch out a bit more yield without losing any points for smoke ability.


6. Smoke expansion: 7
Rate how the smoke expands in the lungs from 1-10 stable-explodes.
Comment: This is a weird one, the nugs itself can pack a punch and really make your throat feel heavy after a session due to the amount of resin in the strain and how slow it burns. The bubble and kief from it on the other hand is smooooth as ice, which really reminds me of the morning star strain from the third floor circa 1999-2001. Most everyone fell in love with speedy high from the bubble but frowned on the harshness of the dried flowers.
PS Did i mention the erkle is a large yielder of potent full melt bubble? Hands down my current favorite for the evening, for a few months running too!


1. __[2 hits / .3g max ]__ Dosage
Enter the number of hits taken to reach desired effects.
Comment: First hit takes about 10 minutes to reach you, if you let it ride out you might call this a one hitter quitter in the morning. If you are a heavy smoker you might want to take that second snap, but it can be overpowering in the early hours or for your first smoke of the day.

2. __[7]__ Effect onset
Rate how quickly the effect hit from 1-10 immediate-major creeper.
comment: Hits ya pretty quick very lighlty, a nice soft relaxing buzz, about 10-15min later a much stronger head numbing indica wave washes over, making you very relaxed and calm.

3. __[6]__ Sativa influence
Rate the sativa influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Sativa influence is best described as a clear and energetic mental effect.
comment: Initial hit is up and motivating, sometimes it is a little much if you smoke two quick bowls in a row. THe sort of feeling that makes you want to sit down if you stand up too fast right after smoking it.

4. __[8]__ Indica influence
Rate the indica influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Indica influence is best described as a sedative, lethargic or numbing effect that affects the body.
comment: the heaviest effect in the strain is its indica quality, once the initial push is over it is a very sedative strain and can get you relaxed for the evening without leaving you in a state where your unresponsive.


5. __[8.5]__ Potency
Rate the potency of the sample from 0-10 none-devastating.
comment: pretty strong herb most every time you grow it, its kinda hard to have the urkle come out, though some of the larfy stuff that is further from the light is more suitable for manufacturing concentrates rather than smoking the flowers. Good light pain relief from the erkle concentrates too.


6. __[1.25 hours]__ Duration
Indicate the duration of time that the effects lasted.
comment: A couple bowls of this stuff will have your eyes sitting low for a good hour or two, a single bowl I would say would last a little under an hour before you cant tell you smoked earlier.


7. __[8]__ Tolerance build up
Rate how quickly tolerance builds from 0-10 none-rapid. Leave this field blank if you have not used this sample repeatedly.
comment: been smoking the stuff for a few months now daily and its just one step off from as stoney as the first time I smoked it. I find that the more I smoke it the more indica effect it seems to have on me, one of the few strains that can get an overactive fella like me unmotivated pretty quick.

8. Usability
Rate on a scale of 1-9 where a one indicates the worst time of day to consume this strain and a nine represents the ideal time of day.
Leave field(s) blank if you have not yet formed an opinion.

Morning - wake up []
Day - work []
Evening - relax [9]
Night - sleep [6]


9. __[9]__ Overall satisfaction
Rate your overall satisfaction from 1-10 poor-Holy Grail.


10. __[10]__ Ability and conditions
Ability to judge the sample and the conditions in which it is judged 0-10 newb-head


11.Judging from the sample alone do you personally consider this
strain a keeper for long term use?

Yes [X]
No [ ]


12.Rate the noticable effects on a scale of 1-9 mild-severe.

Negative Positive
Effect Effect

__[ ]__ __[4]__ Appetite
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Anxiety relief
__[ ]__ __[5]__ Paranoia relief
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Sex drive
__[ ]__ __[1]__ Sleep
__[ ]__ __[4]__ Pain relief
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Ability to rest or sit still
__[2]__ __[ ]__ Thought process
__[2]__ __[ ]__ Speech process
__[4]__ __[ ]__ Imagination/creativity
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Humor perception
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Visual perception
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Audio perception
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Taste perception



FINAL COMMENTS:

I entered this into the ICMAG WestCoast Nugs-n-Jugs Cup along with LA Confidential(la affie x la og), Agent Orange (orange velvet x jacks cleaner 2) and Chocoalte Diesel(chocolate trip x diesel) - overall great strains - this came in second place in the smoking contest, and out of the other three aformentioned strains it would be a tie with the Agent Orange for bag appeal. Out of all the purple strains I have tried this would be the keeper, Blackberry, purple indica, grand daddy puple, purple kush, purps, mendo purp, purple cream all take a backseat to this one in my opinion. Though in a perfect world erkle would be riding shotgun with a well-cured purple haze x lemon thai behind the wheel all night long.

Great texture, though it can be a little too dense for joints sometimes, it is perfect for a grinder and a waterpipe. It is a lower yielder, but most every nug on the stem is solid as a rock, even as you start to get fairly distant from the light. The longer you let it go the more purple it gets and the stronger the flavor goes down, while the downside is you lose some of the potency and add some to the duration of the stone.


It has a great taste and smell, it is very unique to this purple strain, as lots of the current elite purple genetics often have a similar bland taste and reduced resin production. I find this strain makes enormous amounts of resin, very early on in bloom. Towards the end of the first half of flowering the plant produces so much essential oils that bumping into one nug will leave you stinking up the house all night long if you dont change clothes. Makes copious amounts of hash, the kind of hash that is so sparkly you could see it in the dark. The flavor is always strong, and almost always gets a positive comment from the patient.

The flowers from erkle itself are heavy in effect. Right after the initial exhale you feel the train starting to leave the station. It has a quick and heavy up high that hits you, it is more of an overpowering feeling than an uplifting feeling if you get this effect, as most do. It lasts for about 5-10 seconds and then drops back down to a more motivational up high until the ten minute mark. This is when the main indica component starts to take over, about ten minutes after this is when it reaches its full peak effect. A strong sedative stone that is very soothing and relaxing and provides moderate pain relief. This strain is very heavy on the eyes, even if your not feeling tired after smoking it, your eyes feel heavy enough that it is nice to close them for a minute, and before you know it you will be takin a nap. Not a work friendly strain by any means..but she sure gets the job done!
 
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socioecologist

I love your smoke reports, you seem to be hitting all the plants I am interested in. I have an Urkel about 4 weeks into 12/12 and its the gooeyist plant I've grown--lookin' forward to the smoke test. Wish you a speedy recovery from the wreck--cars are coffins, always best to stay away from them when you can.
 

Rollin Face

Member
Great report Sauron! Im actually mothering a clone of this exact clone i picked up at that event. A question though, how long did u end up taking her, becasue u mentioned the longer she goes might loose a little potency, just curious on what your range was?
 
socioecologist, thanks for taking the time to read the reports and even more thank you's for the kind words!

Rollin, it really depends on your grow setup how long to let her go, but I would say when you start to get the trichs about 1/4 clear 3/4 milky white your getting to the end of the harvest window and if they start to go amber she really loses some edge to her potency wise.

Hope the cutting treats you well!
 
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mikeross

Member
great report man. How long did you take the erkle in flower.

I am growing out a local "biker cut" or purple kush and its to be rumour to be just a great pheno of erkle. Its my first real grow and just looking for some idea of when to take them down. Gonna buy a scope to look at the trics but I hope I can take these down at the end of week 8. Did your go past week 8?
 
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stickey fingers

thanks

thanks

Incredible report ! and amazeing discreption, i have wanted to grow purple erkle for many years and i
think that i finally have it ! so i find youre report very insperational :D i just hope mine turns out half as good

RIP DR JAY
 

tallcan

New member
great grow report. very detailed and informative. where did you get that outline to fill out? i think it should be standardized in all grow reports to give everyone out there all the information they need in determining which strains are most appropriate for medication and grow methods.
 
Great report and congrats on winning second place!! I haven't really explored purple strains much, though that's something I'd like to change soon. Maybe I'll try this!
 

jefe noche

Member
Ahh congratulations.. how does one enter this competition? I have some pre 1990 Purple Urkle seedlings and am hoping to make lots of f2's
 
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