Wedding Cake Review.
The Wedding Cake Auto from Barney's Farm is a crossing of Wedding Cake and Barney's Farm Super Auto #1. I don't know what the SA #1 is but it makes some super strong plants. The branches on the WC auto were literally unbending and stood up tall and unaided in the tent. The growth was perfect and very fast with the plant being ready to harvest within the breeders estimated time. The plant started out with quite broad leaves which became more narrow fingered as she matured. It was visually impressive and felt like nothing could go wrong. Things did go wrong though but that didn't slow her one bit. She continued to fatten up and pack on the grease right up until the very end. The problem we encountered was fungus gnat related and they went to town on many of my plants in the garden. The WC was showing all the signs of stress but just kept going. The only thing which frustrated me was that I lost a lot of sugar leaves to the gnats as the plant became bright yellow and the leaves dried up. Overall though, this plants grows, and grows very nicely. The Super Auto #1 must be a beast.
The flowers were equally as impressive. They had an orange hue and appeared golden at times under the lighting. The trichome production for this plant was well above average with the flowers glistening with sticky frost. They had an excellent feel to them and were weighty. The smell was one of the best I've ever had from an auto. It had a very funky fuel profile with lots of subtleties. At times there was a fruity twist and at others it was more incense and woody. It was strong smelling from very early on and it would be very hard to hide this plant without a carbon filter.
The finished product was great. The dried flowers had great bag appeal, a very ripe odor and some serious effects. The flowers ground up perfectly and smoked even better. It took me close to a month to dry as the weather was not on my side but I think that it paid off. The flavour was as good as the smell and had some Kush/Chem notes that were there even before the cure. After a few weeks in the jar the flavours and smell were very intense. It was a favourite in my household and you couldn't open the jar without someone knowing. There was also some sour notes after the cure but the fruitiness had all but disappeared.
The effects were strong and a little debilitating. I could feel it in my head but my body was most effected. It was warming and very relaxing with the perfect amount of head buzz to keep you thinking. Sleep and eating came very easy but finding the motivation to clean a cat litter tray was gone. I did manage to get out and about but I felt tired from the exercise and just wanted to get back home.
The negatives are the usual offenders. Very dry and red eyes being the main one but also feeling very thirsty. Definitely one to have with a coffee or tea.
Overall I more than liked this plant. I wish all autos grew like this one did. It ticks all the boxes. Smell, flavour, effect and yield and is highly recommendable by me to anyone looking to try out autos for the first time. I also highly recommend to any auto growers who may not have tried any from Barney's Farm yet. This, I believe is my first automatic from Barney's Farm and I am very impressed. Well done.
Time for some pics. Have a great day everyone....
Feels good to beat the 1g/W threshold all the time but I'm sure it will feel amazing to get more than 2g/W regularly. I'm done messing with plant architecture and now focused on the max yield and frost as I mention. I have a good feeling about this vertical grow tent idea.
