LovelyTerps Crush Kush was a strain I ordered on a whim, as the reviews on QCS' website all said the same thing - that Crush Kush smells exactly like grape/orange Crush soda, has big puffy trichome covered flowers, and massive swollen colorful colas in late flower. I've been looking for a nice Indica strain to cross with Freakshow for a while, as part of a long-term personal hobby breeding project, and so this was just a stress test grow to see how stable the strain is.
May 12 2026 - seed germinated successful.
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Direct in Substraat
Germinatiewijze
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Week 1. Vegetatie
5mo ago
2.54 cm
Height
16 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Geen Geur
Smell
75 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
1.89 liters
Pot Size
0.04 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 1
Cal+Mag Pro
0.33 mll
LovelyTerps 19 mei 2026
Ze doet het goed, geen problemen.
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Week 2. Vegetatie
5mo ago
1/2
7.62 cm
Height
16 uur
Light Schedule
23 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Geen Geur
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
0.19 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 1
Cal+Mag Pro
0.33 mll
LovelyTerps 26 mei 2026
Ze is vandaag verpot in een 5-gallon kweekzak, en dat zal haar thuis zijn voor de rest van de groei.
De aarde in de onderste helft is pro-mix all purpose, en de aarde in de bovenste helft is een mengsel van kokosvezel, perliet, biochar, wormenmest, bloedmeel, botmeel, Epsomzouten en een kleine hoeveelheid Greenleaf Cal-Mag.
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Transplantatie
Techniek
3
Week 3. Vegetatie
5mo ago
1/5
11.43 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Geen Geur
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
0.19 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 5
Bud Candy
2.113 mll
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
pH Perfect Grow
2.642 mll
LovelyTerps June 2 2026
She has acclimated to her new fabric pot and is expanding her roots quickly. She is looking healthy and content for the moment. Lighting was flipped to 12/12 and in the next week or two she should be showing pre-flowers.
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12-12
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Week 4. Vegetatie
5mo ago
1/6
12.7 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Zwak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
0.76 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 5
Bud Candy
2.113 mll
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
pH Perfect Grow
2.642 mll
LovelyTerps 9 juni 2026
Ze is vorige week getopt, en gisteren zijn al haar fan bladeren verwijderd om het trainingsproces te beginnen. Een van de takken groeit snel, maar zo gaat het soms. Haar stam wordt al heel dik. Op slechts 28 dagen oud, zou ze wel eens een echte gewichtheffer kunnen worden.
De verlichting in de tent is op 1 juni omgezet naar 12-12, maar ze zal waarschijnlijk pas bij de volgende update veranderingen laten zien.
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12-12
Techniek
Ontbladering
Techniek
Topping
Techniek
LST
Techniek
5
Week 5. Bloeiend
4mo ago
1/5
12.7 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
0.57 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 6
Bud Candy
2.113 mll
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
pH Perfect Grow
2.642 mll
LovelyTerps June 16 2026
She's just starting to go into flower, with some very early pre-flower pistils appearing. They are definitely very Indica looking, no surprise there.
To really see how big the colas can get, I've decided to trim her back to just 4 main tops and get rid of any larf or small branches. I'm not going for yields here.
I expect by next week that she will be stretching and branching and throwing out pistils everywhere, and then she'll be off to the races.
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12-12
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Ontbladering
Techniek
HST
Techniek
6
Week 6. Bloeiend
4mo ago
1/7
25.4 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.32 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 6
Bud Candy
2.113 mll
pH Perfect Micro
3.963 mll
pH Perfect Grow
3.963 mll
LovelyTerps 23 juni 2026
Ze is nu aan het rekken en zou dat de komende weken moeten blijven doen. De luchtvochtigheid is verlaagd naar een doel van 50% RH, en de temperatuurdoelstelling ligt tussen de 18-24Β°C om haar gelukkig te houden terwijl ze verdergaat in de bloei.
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12-12
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Week 7. Bloeiend
4mo ago
1/15
38.1 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.32 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 6
Bud Candy
2.113 mll
pH Perfect Micro
3.963 mll
pH Perfect Grow
3.963 mll
LovelyTerps June 30 2026
I did some heavy defoliation on the weekend, mostly getting rid of the large fan leaves. I will trim off all the larf and lower branches as they're not going to yield more than a few grams by the looks of things, and they'll just take energy away from the colas.
She's stretching and budding and pushing out new nodes and fan leaves all at the same time as she reaches for the light. I anticipate the stretch should be finished by this weekend, but the colas themselves will likely keep pushing upwards as they fatten up.
Her smell is being completely overpowered by the blueberry beside her, but a stem/leaf rub near the top is faintly giving off that classic orange crush/orange popsicle aroma that other reviewers described.
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12-12
Techniek
Ontbladering
Techniek
LST
Techniek
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Week 8. Bloeiend
4mo ago
1/12
40.64 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
24 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
52 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.32 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 4
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
pH Perfect Bloom
3.963 mll
CalMag 2-0-0
1.321 mll
LovelyTerps July 7 2026
The stretch is done and she has finished her first week of mid-flower. Her smell is getting stronger, still developing but it's present in the tent now. Her soil was flushed yesterday and her reservoir cleaned out as she is definitely not lacking in nitrogen, and from here on out the only nitrogen she'll have is whatever is left in the soil and her leaves, as well as the small amount in the Cal-Mag being fed to her.
Last week she underwent her final round of high stress, having all her lower vegetation and branches removed. There's been no sign of any herming, stunting, shock, or negative reactions throughout the weeks of daily chopping, topping and contortion. With only 4 colas and no branches, she is free to pile all of her energy into them. The trichome density on the flowers is very nice, and her canopy is almost perfectly flat and gathering in lots of energy. From here on out it should be a stress-free ride for her.
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12-12
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HST
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Week 9. Bloeiend
4mo ago
1/17
43.18 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
23 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
49 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
21 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.32 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 4
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
Kelp Extract
1.981 mll
CalMag 2-0-0
1.321 mll
LovelyTerps July 14 2026
She's completed 2+ weeks of bulking up and her colas are expanding fast in all directions.
Over the past week or so I've noticed that the sugar leaves are getting some purple trichomes on them, as well as some of the flowers. It's just one more thing that makes this strain intriguing.
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12-12
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Week 10. Bloeiend
3mo ago
1/16
45.72 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
27 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
57 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
22 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.32 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 5
pH Perfect Micro
2.642 mll
pH Perfect Bloom
1.321 mll
Kelp Extract
0.65 mll
LovelyTerps July 21 2026
She finished bulking up nearly a week ago, and the flowers have been swelling up very nicely ever since. Colas have been ballooning as a result, and should continue swelling. The flowers at the top have turned a very light shade of purple, along with many of the trichomes. Sugar leaves and buds are also getting sticky fast.
I've been periodically piping cold outside air into the bottom of the tent to hopefully help bring out some more colours, and to offset the heat from the lights and dehumidifier.
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12-12
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Ontbladering
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Week 11. Bloeiend
3mo ago
1/15
45.72 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
23 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
47 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
20 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.14 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 4
pH Perfect Micro
1.321 mll
pH Perfect Bloom
1.321 mll
Cal+Mag Pro
0.66 mll
LovelyTerps July 28, 2026
The colas kept ballooning over the past week as the swelling moves down the stack, getting big enough that I was forced to heavily defoliate between them to stop any moisture traps. I don't think they're going to get much bigger now, as the flower trichomes are clouding up quickly and everything is getting caked in resin. The flowers smell exactly like grape crush with a faint whiff of skunk.
Nutrients are being tapered off week by week so she can vacuum up whatever excess is still in the soil. I don't have a date set yet for when I switch her to plain water, it will be dependent on trichomes. I've spotted a few amber trichomes on the flowers, so we're in the home stretch.
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12-12
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Week 12. Bloeiend
3mo ago
1/19
45.72 cm
Height
12 uur
Light Schedule
23 Β°C
Day Air Temp
Normaal
Smell
47 %
Air Humidity
22 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
20 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
0.95 liters
Watering Volume
Nutrients 1
Flawless Finish
2.113 mll
LovelyTerps August 4 2026
She's progressing rapidly. This could be the last update before harvest. She's getting plain water plus some "Snake Oil" to help deal with excess mobile nutrients.
The trichomes on the top flowers are very dense and mostly cloudy with more amber hues appearing every day. I'm keeping temps low, averaging 73F in the day and 68F at night, with temporary dips reaching 60F at night before the dehumidifier cycles back on.
Her smell is minimal thanks to the lower temps, but touching the leaves or flowers makes the air smell like someone cracked open a can of grape soda.
Strong old-school genetics in this one. Great big flowers. Smells exactly like Grape Soda. One could easily confuse it for a Purple Urkel Pheno. She Handles intense lighting without issues in flower, and she's good with minimal nitrogen in flower. Very stress tolerant in terms of temperature and training techniques. I absolutely love this strain and I highly recommend it. It's worth mentioning that you may need to chill her during mid-late flower to really get those purples showing. This definitely won't be the last time I grow this strain, the taste/aroma and effects are top shelf quality.
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Spent 86 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
425 g
Bud wet weight per plant
53 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
30.48 mΒ²
Grootte van de kweekruimte
Gemakkelijk
Difficulty
Ontspannen, Hongerig, Verheven
Positive effects
Droge ogen
Negative effects
Pijn, Insomnia, Angst
Medical effects
Bessen, Kruiden, Den
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa
Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Substrate temperature
Pot size
1/16
LovelyTerps Harvest time is here. Trichomes on the flowers are mostly cloudy with about 10-15% amber on the colas. The flowers are a beautiful shade of purple, very eye-catching.
While the yields are low, that was by design. I wanted to stress her and also limit the number of Colas to see how big they can get. She didn't herm once, despite me constantly and aggressively pruning and defoliating like a butcher.
Flower time from first pistils spotted was 57 days.
Flower time from flip was ~67 days.
Breeder recommended flower time 50-60 days.
Post dry and trim she still smells nice. Not as sweet, but still very grapey. The taste is very much like a wine-tipped cigar, and the effects are very calm and relaxing, clear-headed but body heavy. Good pain relief. Easy to find humour in everything. The yields were pretty much what I expected for only leaving 4 tops and lollipopping literally everything else. Overall a winner with no real drawbacks.