The Liberty Sisters

So here we are with the last chapter of this journey which had many ups and downs but overall was a great experience. I love growing, it slowly became my passion thanks for GD and the community. It makes so much better, and lot of fun, one can interact with others and can learn from each other. Thanks for everyone who was with me in this last 2 years, you made me a better grower.🌱🌞 So let’s talk about the progress. I grew Liberty for the second time because it was my first photoperiodic strain 2 years ago and totally impressed me with it’s high yield and the effects. I wasn’t disappointed this time either. She had great structure, responded well to topping and training, and was resilient to pests. The germination rate wasn’t as good as usual and finally got 3 different phenotypes from the 5 germinated seeds. I topped them once and performed low stress training to get a flat canopy. The strong structure and rate of growth was impressive in the first 10 weeks which was actually a vegetative phase. They didn’t have any nutrient issues and even though they were under stress for two weeks (was my fault) in mid flowering, they performed really good. So it is a stress tolerant variety in my opinion.👌🌱 The buds are large sized and fat with medium resin production and a different scent for each phenotype. They aren’t dense and sticky like some indicas, but that says nothing about their potency. Flowering time was longer than the breeders recommendation but it's worth all the patience. Four plants were harvested 10 weeks after switched to 12/12 and one after 11,5 week. The harvest took place in several phases and some were immediately trimmed, some were hung with leaves. Calyx to leaf ratio was high except one plant so was relatively easy to trim. Plants which were trimmed after drying was easier this time.💚✂️ Based on the name, you'd really think it's a strong sativa strain but actually, this plant is a balanced hybrid, and it shows in both the growth characteristics and the effect. I am satisfied how this grow turned out however I know that it could have been better without my mistakes. In those two mid flowering weeks when the VPN was off and they were in stress I lost both the yield and the quality of the bud structure. So the total weight is 475 grams. 41 grams ore smaller airy popcorns and the rest are nice nuggets. I weighed the plants separately because I stored them also like this for later testing and smoke report.

Well… after 9 days of drying we went for curing. After 30 days of curing I proceeded to taste. The flavours from Pheno#1 are more floral and earthy with a sharper taste on exhale. It smells like a happy summer day. Pheno#2 is a smoother and creamier smoke with chemical nuances and a piney- lemony taste. I personally like this one the most. By Pheno#3 which grew one and a half week longer the aroma is pungent with a skunky overtone and is surprisingly pleasant. The high by Pheno#1 and #2 is intense and psycho-active, but don’t feel any anxiety or strange thoughts that can come with potent strains. The high lasts a while and it is very focused. You feel happy and creative and you can do your job in a perfectly good mood. I don’t recommend to smoke in the evening. Pheno#3 The smoke is leaning a bit more to the indica side but not in a lazy way so don’t expect to be couch-locked. Effects are more sedative and can relax the body but it can do the opposite for the mind. So still not an evening strain.