Sorry for my shitty attitude.I will try to play nice.
In the past I have run an AC in the summer at night usually for the last 2 weeks of flower.
I did not pay for electricity. I dont care about purple but that combo has given me the best buds I have ever grown indoors.AC also double as RH control
IMO HPS and AC as old school as it may be it a better combination than LEDs. Not that a grow room needs an AC but when i wasn’t paying for electricity it was awesome.
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Pretty sweet deal… if you explain to the rest of us how we can all get unlimited free electricity legally, I’m sure there’d be a bit more interest in power-intensive strategies like this. 
Otherwise, it’s probably cheaper and therefore easier to get plants that just generate anthocyanin at higher temps than to run AC units for purple buds, I think that’s all people have been saying.
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I’ve run 8K of HPS with a mini split and I agree, the quality is bonkers. But boy does that shit cost some cash!
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@Cormoran Those same plant would be more purple with ac.
its a tool. maybe not one that you use. That doesn’t mean it should be dismissed.
what i did was prove to someone that i can grow as much premium bud as they wanted if they pay for everything.
Unless you have an unlimited supply of people willing to do this, though, the rest of us don’t live in a vacuum and have to contend with financial gravity… and if you take financial gravity into account, this strategy is a massive faceplant. Maybe the thread should be renamed “for all you purple bud lovers who are independently wealthy or have financial backers who don’t care about the money?”
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agreed that would be an apt title
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When talking about plants turning purple due to cold it seems to me it’s about stress. I personally would not want to stress my plants just to make them turn color. Just a personal thing.
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100%agreed on that too. purple buds are purty but thats about it.
Although the mind does like to play tricks on you.
It’s like edible gold leaf. Absolutely no reason it needs to be added to food.but…
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Buds turn purple? 
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Welcome @Raratt ! If you are who I think you are, you’re gonna love it here!
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They let me out of RIU for awhile…
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I still visit, but this site is Way more active. Dm me if you need anything, you won’t have no problems here!
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Welcome @Raratt , good to see you over here bud.
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Thanks Bro.
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What ya got there ? It’s gorgeous!
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I’m a fan of purple buds! I skimmed through this thread to admire the pics of purp and saw we got a bit derailed. So here’s some raspberry boogie I grew last summer to get back on track. Bright green leaves and deep purple buds. Honestly the most purple bud I’ve seen in person. This was the thing if myths when I was a kid.
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Welcome to OG, @Raratt! I know that there are a bunch of your buddies here! I hope you’ll be able settle in nicely and have a quiet… 
Haha, who am I fooling? I hope you have a rollicking good fucking time here!
Nice looking Strawberry Cheesecake there.
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