Reporting back on the D9 Thai x DLA 5 (‘9 to 5’). Grow updates and photos can be found scattered throughout this thread.
Grow summary
—Outdoor grown, 44 Lat, Northeast.
—2 plants, one single cola dom, the other more lateral branching.
—Chopped on 11/2, but could’ve gone longer. Hard freeze was approaching.
—All cloudy trichs, no amber.
—PM only reared it’s head in the last 10 days and there was no rot to worry about. Overall, excellent resistance.
—These stretch! 2-3 x, if I had to estimate.
Smell
—The smell is super unique and a big plus for this cross.
—Loudest plants of the season, made my wife’s eyes water when I was processing.
—The smell in flower was enticing fruity gum with earth and a dank general weedy backend.
—After 5 weeks in jars, the intensity hasn’t decreased, but the smell has evolved into a distinctly fruity hop smell. I brew and we drink a lot of hoppy beer. My two plants smell like hops, big time.
—Can’t really comment much on taste. It’s never been my strong suit.
Looks
—It was pretty, for sure. Nice fall fade with some purples and golds.
—The branchy plant had pointier nug tops, while the totem plant had rounder bud tops.
—Both were of medium density, small calyx size and relatively high leaf volume.
Effects
Relaxed eyes and facial muscles, lifted mood, 1,000 yard stare and glazed eyes. Mind clears, reactivates, clears again. Effects are focused in the head, but calming, not energizing per se. Smoked some finger hash one night after shucking seeds and was still able to fall asleep just fine. Have smoked midday with no lethargy resulting either. A nice fun one.
Summary
This was a pleasure to grow, glad the weather cooperated this year. I don’t always get to keep plants in the ground until November. Will grow again, but it’ll probably be a few seasons.
Also made a ton of f2s. Germ tested them this last week and got 18/22 to pop. Have 400+ seeds, even after stashing plenty for myself. Pulled seeds from both plants and mixed them together. Already packed 10 vials with 15-20 seeds in each, but need a few more supplies before offering them out. Stay tuned.