Strains
I say strain selection if alpha-omega of every grow. You need to find quality strain, with good yield and taste. But most importantly, you need to know your strain. Knowing how it grows, if it branches and how much does it stretch to height after 12/12 switch is crucial. Only then you can time your grow so you get most bang for the buck. You need to fill tent space with even canopy as you can see from the pictures. This takes experience and is not something you get right for the first time. So try to get some quality strain and stick with it for few rounds, I guarantee that you will get better results with each round, revising strategy (or grow style) and learning from past mistakes. Every plant does react different way to nutes, light and maintenance (trimming, pruning). This can’t be summarized into simple article, you have to try it yourself.
My strain selection is following:
- Hashplant (Sensi Seeds)
- Northern Lights (clones, not sure which breeder)
- Afghanica (Flying Dutchmen)
These three are superb strains that I’d grow anytime again. I have kept these mothers for years and their clones were stable and yielded well all the time. All three are very indica dominant hybrids that have great yield and more important they fit my Sea of Green cultivation style. Hashplant has incredibly dense and resinous buds. Afghanica can grow extremely big colas.
I’ve got also nice selection of BushyOldGrower’s strains (BOG seeds): Sweet Cindy 2, Sour Bubble and Sugar Babe. I’ve kept mothers from all. Cindy is very delicate, small very dense buds with unmatchable taste. Of course there was some variety in seed pack, but I’ve chosen mother with excellent sweet taste and smell. You would be surprised when crushing bud with crusher to see how much it is packed in it! Sour Bubble was very sour and great if you wanted change in smoke you are used to… It wasn’t big yielder. Sugar Babe was yielding fine.
I’ll share some bud macros of these varieties later.
I’ve tested but can’t recommmend Mandala Seeds Blueberry.