CHEMICAL BRIDE - GHSC - Taste of USA

Mixed feelings about this grow unfortunately. On one hand it was one of the smoothest and cleanest grows I have done to date, but it was disappointing to have one of the five plants go hermie on me… and that’s the only reason I can’t rate the strain itself too highly. It appears from other growers’ diaries that this is common with this strain, especially when using LED lights. Sadly I think the strain needs some more work to stabilise it, as a lot of growers are using LED these days. I’ll focus on the other 4 plants that grew without issues… 100% successful germination rates meant a good start to the grow. All plants grew through the veg stage nice and strongly and consistently and were topped after 2-3 weeks then put into flowering after 5 weeks. They were easy to train an stretched out into a bushy shape with several equal height tops and were ‘lollipopped’ to concentrate growth on the upper flowers. The flowering cycle started well but then the hermie appeared and I had to start being nervous and carefully checking the other plants hadn’t gone the same way but luckily it was just one pheno out of the five. The other four plants continued to flower well and were looking beautiful after the 6 week mark, with leaves fading to deep purples and the buds shimmering with thrichomes. I felt ready to harvest at the 8 week mark, with the majority of thrichomes cloudy and some going amber. The plants were hung to dry for 7 days, then cut down and trimmed and left in paper bags for a few weeks before being placed into jars to cure. The final dry weight of the 4 plants was 198 grams of bone dry trimmed buds. Not huge but to be expected from a cookies type of strain… more about quality and density than weight. The buds are very enjoyable to smoke and vape. Overall I am happy with this grow. Will enjoy using it but wouldn’t grow the strain again with the chance of hermies, and there are other strains that excite me more. I’ll definitely be using the GreenHouse Feeding Bio range of nutrients again, and would recommend them to any grower!