Mephisto Pink Livers #2 (NO LST)

All wrapped up with the second Pink Livers grow. I started this grow as a test to see what a non-LST Pink Livers would look like directly next to my other plant, which I trained fairly heavily, though they were a few weeks apart. Overall I have to say I much preferred the LST plant! >> HARVEST AND TRIM << As suspected, she didn't yield anywhere near as much as the LST plant, almost 50% less in fact! I was sort of expecting it from about week 3 to be honest, when I saw her structure start growing quite lank and straggly. Still, she grew well, looked beautiful and the bud she did give up are hard as nails so it's definitely still a win! Trimming was fairly easy and I took off about half the largest fan leaves before dry and the rest after 3 days of drying. Everything went into the drying rack on full stems, in 50% Relative Humidity and temps around 19-20C. >> DRY BUD REPORT << It took about 6 days to dry in my hanging rack, with another 2 days in a cardboard box with the lid shut and a small hole in the top. After that I tossed all the dried bud into jars with 62% Boveda packs. Final weight all trimmed was 46g. There was more popcorn with this plant compared to the LST plant, but the majority of the bud is still good size. The smell is actually a little stronger than the LST plant, but the same sour and earthy gasoline vibe. >> EARLY SMOKE << I smoked a tiny bit of this just to compare it with the other Pink Livers and they both hit about the same, feeling very heavy in the head and relaxing full body stone. This will definitely be one for smoking before bed time, for sure. >> FINAL THOUGHTS << I enjoyed this grow and managed to avoid any calcium issues after the slight struggle I had with the first grow of this strain. The late fall colours were really enjoyable to watch come out and overall this was a super easy plant. On the flip side, I really hated her structure, which pretty much sucked. She was way too lanky and the side stems didn't really ever take off at all. Compared to the LST plant, it's just a no brainer to train this in future, which I'll definitely be doing as I still have 4 Pink Livers seeds left and it's a great plant to grow. Thanks so much for reading and following the grow, I've got plenty on the go right now, so nothing new going in right now just yet. I want to finish up the Forum Stomper at least, and hopefully by then the Purple Punch, Orange Sherbert and Fastbuds Tester will be nice and mature and I'll start thinking about what to grow next. I'm going to either grow out a Purple Lemonade, or start a new seed project, chucking a bit of pollen and possibly creating a mix of Forum Stomper x Purple Lemonade, which I'm going to call Loli-Pop (Loli as in Lolita, from the Forum Stompers girl scout heritage and Pop as in fizzy drink... Get it?! lol) Anyway, not sure what I'll be doing, but plenty happening right now anyway!