Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch

~ Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch®️ ~ THC Bomb X (Critical Orange Punch x Bubba Island Kush) One of my favorite breeders is undoubtedly Dutch Passion, I've gotten spectacular results from every one of their strains I've cultivated and, although this will be my first time with this particular strain, I'm sure this Sugar Bomb Punch won't disappoint! "Sugar Bomb Punch is a cross between THC Bomb and Critical Orange Punch x Bubba Island Kush. This ‘3-way cross’ has created the very interesting and diverse odour and taste profile. Critical Orange Punch is super fruity and the Bubba Island Kush is more earthy, sour and kushy. Both the THC Bomb and the Bubba Island Kush contributed to the potency of this new strain and the relatively fast flowering time. The Critical Orange Punch, on the other hand, has slightly increased the volume and thus the yield. Combining these 3 strains has created a new strain that is unparalleled. The combination of potency, taste and heavy yields is usually the blend that every grower wants." "Sugar Bomb Punch is an Indica-leaning hybrid cannabis strain that was created by carefully crossing different types of genetics. This strain belongs to our "USA special" family and produces some of the most potent cannabis buds you will come across. THC values are between 20-25% without too much effort. Sugar Bomb Punch shows more of a hybrid leaf structure during the vegetative growth phase. This leaf structure is somewhat thinner/slimmer than you might expect from such a relatively fast bloomer. In late growth, as well as in bloom, the leaf structure changes slightly towards the Sativa side. She remains fairly compact, which makes her easier to handle than most Sativa dominant hybrids. Her branches are strong and respond well to bending and cracking. Most phenotypes start to bud early in the flowering phase, usually after 2 to 3.5 weeks. At that time they also start producing trichomes very rapidly. After a good month of flowering the buds are already full of resin. Even the leaves seem to have been snowed under. When you touch the plants your hands and fingers stick together and you understand why we named this strain Sugar Bomb Punch. Some plants can be ready within 7.5-8 weeks, these are the fastest phenotypes. Others really need at least 8.5 to 9 weeks. Most plants remain fairly compact, so it is recommended to take this into account." "Sugar Bomb Punch has a very complex aroma. The most dominant is the fruity scent reminiscent of a sweet rose. But there are also phenotypes with a more sour, citrus or berry aroma. During flowering most plants smell very fruity and sweet. Some plants have a cherry yogurt aroma, very creamy and sweet. Once dried, the buds again have a mainly fruity and sweet character. This is accompanied with floral, creamy and berry-like notes. In terms of taste she also leans more towards the fruity side of the spectrum. Some phenotypes also have a slightly skunk-like taste, with notes of earth and grass." "Sugar Bomb Punch can grow slightly slowly in height during vegetative growth. This is because she grows in very bushy structure, compact and with a lot of leaves. That is why we recommend defoliating the plant several times during the growth phase so that the side branches and buds will receive more light. Topping or fimming is possible and will increase the yield."** **CREDIT: Dutch Passion ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~THE SETUP~ ~ This will be a 100% Organic grow ~ Initially seed was planted directly into the medium. ~ Planted into a 1qt. plastic pot filled with that was hydrated with distilled water warmed to 78℉ with a 6.5 ph. ~ Seed germinated for three days before breaking ground. ~ Grown in a 10g fabric pot filled with Mother Earth 70/30 Coco/Perlite amended with Xtreme Gardening Mykos, Gaia Green 4-4-4 (2tbsp/g) / 2-8-4 (1tbsp/g) and 30% Worm Castings. ~ Top dressing every 3-4 weeks with Gaia Green slow release dry amendments and Earthworm castings. ~ Straight well water ph'd @ 6.2-6.8 when needed and bi-weekly Compost Tea's. ~ Grown under HLG 650R's with a 18/6 light cycle for vegetation, then 12/12 to flower with supplemental UVA added during the last weeks of flower. Lights are controlled by a Trolmaster Hydro X controller set for a 15min Sunrise/Sunset simulation. ~ Supplemental co2 provided throughout vegetation and flower - monitored and controlled by an AutoPilot APC8200 co2 controller. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Updates: 3/21- Here we go into the 5th week of flower for the Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch and what a week it will be! We're just past the half-way point for this lady and she's looking pretty good, although she is getting some leaf discoloration which is concerning me a bit. I'm hoping the top dress I did yesterday will remedy the problem but it will take a week or two. After top dressing and thoroughly watering it in yesterday, today I let the Sugar Bomb Punch dry out and will check the medium with a Soil Moisture Probe tomorrow to determine when her next watering will occur. The Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch is really turning it on now and she's got the canopy filled with flowers that already are getting frosty! I'm only watering and doing some minimal canopy maintenance at this point which makes this stage of flowering so darn fun! As I said previously, she has some signs of a deficiency and I'm hoping that the recent top-dress will help her recover...time will tell. 3/23- I watered the Sugar Bomb Punch today with .75g of well water that I ph'd to 6.5 @ 73℉. She is really stacking her flowers now and they're getting visibly covered in frosty looking trichomes along with a noticeable increase in the aroma coming off them! I went ahead and also removed all of the damaged leaves so that I can see if her deficiency is resolved or not. 3/25- Yesterday I let the Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch dry out and after checking the medium today, I let her go another day before getting watered again as her medium was still pretty moist. I'm not seeing any discoloration in her leaves as of yet and am keeping my fingers and toes crossed that I've got a handle on the issue now! 3/27- I watered the Sugar Bomb Punch today with .75g of well water that I ph'd to 6.7 @ 72℉. The leaf discoloration seems to be leveling off and I'll know better in another week if my mistake(not top dressing sooner) is somewhat fixed. Five weeks of flower on the books now and the Dutch Passion Sugar Bomb Punch is only going to get better looking from here going thru the next few weeks! Thanks for visiting!❤️ 💚 Thank you for checking out my passion in life! 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