Strain
Overall, great plant to grow, resisted troubles easier than others, didn't complain too much, smelled beautiful throughout and finished well mature and faded.
However, I gotta say this is some of the larfiest weed I've ever seen! You can see through most of the buds. Plus they are VERY leafy, with bulbs of very thick calyxes pushing through. To trim this properly, you'd have nothing at the end, so we left quite a bit of foliage still.
But again, she smelled amazing throughout, even through the dry, which is a first. Didn't lose punch at all. Smelled up the entire apartment AND the lobby as we were trimming. Not cool. But also very cool.
Smells of just DANK berries and wine. Very sweet, very fruity. Smells feminine, if that makes sense.
Smoke wise, with no cure whatsoever, I gotta say I'm surprised. I expected poor smoke quality and harshness due to the amount of leaves, but no. She is already pretty smooth. Smoke smells great too, although the taste is still underdeveloped, leaving just a lingering hint of berries when you're done toking.
High is very heady and racy, with full body functionality, if you know what I'm talking bout.
Doesn't seem to press too well for rosin. Or maybe we just suck at it. We'll try again later when we she cures.
Overall, I'd say I get why people bash on Fastbuds. I get why someone who has grown for years would be pissed at weed this airy. BUT, I a simpler man. Smells great, looks fantastic, smokes just fine and yielded pretty good for her size.
Will be growing her again, and also attempting half assed breeding to cross her with some chunkier strains.
If you're looking for beautiful plants, purple goodness, berry smells and decent yields at the price of density and bud structure, this is the plant for you.
Looking forward to cure it up. π