Hash Plant (2019) (IV)

I grew this iteration of Crop King’s Hash Plant from seed, in a peat pod outdoors. I grew Crop King’s Black Indica alongside this plant in the same conditions and in the same way, and they are similar so it makes for a nice comparison. Hash Plant had more peat activity compared to Black Indica. I would constantly see leaves munched on, or be surprised by a massive grasshopper or slug. Overall, it resisted the attacks but certainly invited more guests. I’ve made this direct comparison before, and so I was surprised to see Hash Plant larger than the other. Usually Hash Plant is squat and stout but I was happy with the main stalk and crown flowers. The main storyline: if you follow this grow you would find out that I live next to an industrial mill which has a very strong floodlamp to light their storage yard. This light illuminates the entire rear of my garage minus the space shaded by the perimeter fence. I was concerned of light stress in flower all along and my plans were to top and train the plant to remain below the fence line. I have learned that outdoor grows are a bit harder to control, especially the timing of flower, so ultimately Hash Plant stretched past the fence. At night the tops of the main crown bud was illuminated from a distance estimated at more than 50 yards. On rare nights the light was not on. I’m unclear if the horizontal light in the early stages, that is the indirect light, caused the plant to want to stretch further and ultimately into the light. The result of this tale is a stressed hermaphrodite plant full of seeds. Very disappointing. I have to imagine this effected yield in terms of energies expended by the plant. I’m not sure if seed production effects taste directly, but there are so many seeds that its hard not to get part of a husk or other plant material into the bowl, and this taste stands out badly in the vape. Overall, the taste is bland, herby, very few hints of sweet. No taste of hash. I would say potency is not heavily effected by seeds so this is good. Indirectly, the degradation of the bud may alter the power of the effects, but I can confirm THC contents are still fairly fine. This is clearly a strong indica. If you have read my other reviews, Hash Plant has a reputation as concussive ... even this batch is a good type of strong! Noticeably more relaxing than the Black Indica. This recurring theme seems to be a major perk of the Hash Plant strain. This isn’t a fault of Crop King Seeds. However, I can’t give a good rating based on the hassle of picking out seeds and the bad taste. 5/10