Grandaddy Purps Redux: DWC Small Batch

This was my second time growing this fast flowering variety of Grandaddy Purps and the two experiences and the end results couldn't be any more different. Things started normal enough but during week four, under 18/6 lights, this girl went into flower. "Grandaddy Purps Fast is the result of crossing Purple Urkle with Big Bud and a secret hybrid to impart the fast finish." This strain likely has some ruderalis (auto) bred in it to help reduce the flowering time and the genetics of this particular seed produced an auto leaning plant - that or there was a mix up during packaging and it's a different strain altogether 🤔 I FIMed the plant once during week 3 and she responded furiously, sprouting several branches - and lots of undergrowth. Lots and lots of undergrowth. I really didn't manage her undercarriage well at all and should have been much more vigilant about pruning her branches and managing her shape. Consequently, she developed a lot of thin, whispy branches and a lot of larf - half of the harvest is destined for for the hash/butter bucket. At the end of the day, she displayed none of the characteristics she did last time I grew her. The purple coloured buds and berry, citrus smells/tastes were completely absent this time around. Instead her buds were more piney/skunky/spicy tasting - perhaps leaning more to her Big Bud heritage in this instance. All in all it was an OK grow. There were some other challenges along the way but at the end of the day up I ended up with some tasty weed so I'm happy about that. Until next time. Thanks for tuning in ✌️