Strain
The Fast Buds Gorilla Glue auto really took off in the vegetative stage and was very easy to grow. She demonstrated very tight inter-nodes in veg and exploded with side branches with careful LST/ pony-tailing. Her leaves looked almost sativa in nature even though she is advertised as indica dominant. She was doing well in the first week of flower and then demonstrated a nutrient deficiency the 2nd week of flower. Im not sure if it originally was a "nutrient lock-out" or cal-mag deficiency, but she had trouble recovering. Overall, the problem stunted her growth and robbed her of some yields. I personally ran into a frustrating problem where I could not get cal-mag for a couple of weeks due to a delivery issue and at that point the deficiency was really tearing her leaves apart. Even with the doses of cal-mag finally and several flushes, she only showed minor signs of recovery in the final 2 weeks. Her buds still came out very indica oriented (quite dense) even though her phenotype originally was sativa dominant. She actually does smell very similar to the adhesive part of Gorilla/Duct tape, and only mildly smelled of weed in my room. I would like to try her again once I get a little more experience under my belt.
Smoke update: She has been curing for a while now and is starting to come along nicely. This is definitely a strain that really never hits its peak potential without a nice long proper cure. 1 month in and that grassy dank chlorophyll smell is finally gone. Now she smells piney with a smooth vanilla background and hint of lemon. Once you crack her open though that lovely glue smell takes over. She was a little harsh on the throat in the beginning but has developed a nice smooth piney/woody taste with just a drizzle of lemon smoke. She will never smoke as silky as the blackberry but thats because I couldnt flush her long enough.
The high is relaxing and mellowing but I do not feel couch locked at all (i couldnt let the trichs get >5% amber on this round due to problems). Smoking excessively can really bring out the giggles. Definitely a high that allows you to still be functional during daytime use.
