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Update: July 3, 2020: Amnesia XXL Auto by Dinafem is my favourite :)
August 31, 2019 @6pm/Day one of Week 13/Day 85/Harvest: I am extremely happy with the outcome of my Dinafem - Amnesia XXL autoflower grow. She has been a strong strain and through a large amount of stressing from daily LST and defoliation. I did leave her alone for the last couple of weeks.
I felt bad and excited while taking her down. :D I cut the main branches off, just below the buds, and hung her to dry. I did not separate each branch or do any trimming. Hence, she will lose a good bit of stalk weight once I trim. However, I'm happy, regardless if I lose up to 75% when dry. :D Buds are really gassy and super sticky! It is pretty darn hard to wash the stick and smell off of my hands. :D Thanks Dinafem! Awesome!
I couldn't wait to try my properly cured product or even stove dried. :D I split a nug apart, placed it on a paper towel and a plate, and put it in the microwave. I ran the microwave for 8 second intervals x6 /48 secs, turning the cannabis at each interval, and it ground just fine.
I'm impressed!! The taste was already reasonably smooth and clean tasting, considering that she has not yet been properly cured. The burn was not harsh and she tastes like lemon and pine. I read that her taste and burn will become a lot more refined in smoothness (clean tasting) and flavour, as she becomes more refined during cure.
I felt a super awesome cerebral kick after the second inhale, straight to the brain. :D I felt immediate lightness come over my head/mind, focus kicked in strong and my vision remained excellent, creativity, happiness, energetic, bright eyed, some euphoria... and I did not experience couch lock! Effects last pretty long! This is what I wanted! Definitely a great strain to smoke during the day and at social settings. Coming off of the buzz is perfect, IMO! That's important to myself. I prefer very little side effects coming out of my buzz. Effects like heavy head, tiredness and dry blurry eyes don't make me feel good. :) Unless I'm using CBD strains to get to sleep fast, so that I can do lots of overtime hours at work. :D Though, I don't have problems with sleep. I'm a sativa lover whom has so far learned that I prefer terpenes: terpinolene, limonene and pinene (Alpha and Beta) and myrcene... So.. to each their own! :)
What I have learned in this grow: Make sure to use the proper PH and calibrate my meter more frequently. Use less nutrients than suggested for autoflowers - Do not over water - Wear a hair net - Grow more Dinafem Amnesia XXL autos :D
P.S. My LED grow light is rated equivalent to 1000 Watts. It pulls 245 watts from the wall.
After cure and trim I lost 81.504% and ended up with 18.4958% of 17.95 ounces, leaving me with 3.32 ounces, including a couple of grams I smoked prior to the curing stage. Happy Dinafem customer here! :)
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