Well these buds have not yet cured so I will update the smoke report when they have cured properly, though the first 3 colas I took off (due to bud rot) have now started to cure nicely and are a very tasty smoke. Don't worry I am not smoking rot, I discarded the buds that were affected and cut off the whole cola whereby the lower buds were not affected. Anyway I am getting a very fruity smell and flavour - like berries of the forest or something, with an earthy undertone and a lingering sweetness that feels almost herbal.
***Smoke Report Update 19/6/23***
WOW! Just wow! This bud has really transformed during the cure and is now really special. Complex flavours and smooth smooth smokes, leaves an almost sherbet aftertaste. It is currently my favourite that I have grown myself, it is even nicer than my Super Lemon Haze. I will certainly grow this again.
Poppy grew the chunkiest looking buds I have seen on a plant I've grown, but I had to cut her earlier than I wanted due to botrytis, therefore they are not as dense as I would have hoped, but neither are their airy. The three biggest colas got bud rot - incidentally the three I snapped clean off in transport. I wish I had tended those wounds properly now (or not caused them at all). Still, the overall result of well over 4.5oz is really something I am happy with all things considered. If I had the space to let this plant grow and it had not been subjected to the problems during house move I think she would have yielded over 10oz easily. Brilliant strain and I have 2 seeds left for a future grow! Woohoo!
Hello growing buddies!
It is time to name this baby Purple OG Punch Auto from Super Sativa Club. This is something I do when I feel the most vulnerable moment has passed. That feeling has come upon me today.
So what shall I name her?
At the moment I am leaning towards "Poppy" but I am open to suggestions! The only "rule" is first letter must begin with same as strain name (auto always a suffix) so P in this case.
Definitely g9nna give poppy a follow. Would like to try these beans out , so curious how it goes for u.
Best of luck , looking forward to following her Goooo !!
@MedicineMaker, one day I will be brave enough to try and photograph the roots mid-transplant. However with coco's wonderful feature of not clumping together, I have to be extremely careful when transplanting, and the younger the plant the more tricky it is because there are fewer and smaller, weaker roots to bind the medium together. It is why the timing of these transplants is absolutely critical. I don't have a set time, I check the plants every day and the transplant moment is always obvious. So Poppy's roots are approx 8cm long, to one side a branch root has hit the side of the pot and grown straight down, it has every 2mm or so and all the way down, branching roots that reach out around the pot edge up to 5cm. This is the root structure that being in a solid pot causes - if you can transplant to a large pot after this root structure has started to form, but before the roots become tangled or constricted - the plant will have many many more options to grow branching roots from, and will end up with a bigger, stronger, better organise root system. The timing is the key, and being extremely careful. It was actually Karen in week 4 that gave me the confidence to try another transplant strategy with an auto, I know a shockless transplant can be done, because I've already done it. :) So we will see. I planted her at the edge of the big pot, with the root structure I just described facing the interior so they have the entire massive pot to fill. Time will tell but I am very confident in this one. The transplant was perfectly timed and perfectly executed.
@MedicineMaker, yet she's doing okay. Of all the sisters I've grown so far she has the most impressive root system at 7 days that I've seen. Although with Nesia and Misty they started in final pots so unsure about those 2.
@UnorthadoxDude, yea the results are showing bro! Look like your in for a treat when there finished up π rolling with some nice genetics over there at SSSC! Yer it's hard fitting it round a busy life but we'll worth it by the end! Take it easy brother π
@NCbud, I think it appropriate at this juncture to mention that these were supplied free by Super Sativa Seed Club as part of my entry into their photo contest for this strain. I did not grow mine quick enough and missed out on that (moving house mid grow fked me up) but I am nevertheless excited to see her develop. These are some seriously dense buds like whoa.
Awesome harvest and great to hear it is such such great smoke!π π I'll have to add this one to my grow list based on what you are saying. Great work my friend! πππ
@MedicineMaker,Yes! I have just planted another I cannot help it it's so good.
I am doing final processing now on the fully cured buds (2 months) the smell is utterly intoxicating. I will add photos of the cured buds in a bit.
@NegotiatedBubble, drying wise I was able to keep RH around 50 but temp I couldn't keep down. It ranged from 17 to 24 degrees c. To combat this and prevent a quick dry ruining my crop, I usually dry about 80-90% then dry trim/process/sort and cure in sealed glass jars with Boveda packs.
@MedicineMaker, I think so too. I saved one of the colas I snapped and the buds are barely formed... yet still some how rock solid and beautifully flavoured. I think each of the 4 pots left in the main tent will yield more than Karen. Poppy is looking like 150-200g but those buds are dense AF so maybe more.
@@resimax, I think she would be looking a lot better if I hadn't snapped her three largest colas clean off, or starved/droughted her for 9n days in a row, twice in 3 weeks, or left her in a tent with no lights on for 2 days, and if I had been able to continue regular training (time and space). Still she is causing me problems with my light height already, but the Knowles Sisters are the worst for that, they are going CRAZY and they will get much bigger.
Penso che poppy verso fine fioritura potrebbe soffrire un po' un quanto lo stelo e troppo ancorato a terra e secondo me quando andrai per innaffiare, innaffierai sul tronco principale! (Successe a me) comunque bellissima pianta molto forte! Continua così ti ritroverai con un bel raccolto
@LegacyMarketFarm, greatly appreciated thank you for taking the time! I think perhaps my best training so far has been on Nesia - Fast Buds Amnesia Haze Auto. I am also very happy with Citronella training but she's a photo so its easy.