Great to see you here, Rain, thanks for the kind words!
I can say with high confidance that I will never run Indian Skunk ("Kerala") again, lol. Uh uh. I'm rapidly becoming a snob after 6 whole months of growing. I can now relate to that feeling of having a "bummer" plant in the room. It's f'n annoying. It makes me grumpy. Limited upside, and too much downside. I'll be happy when Kerala1 goes down this weekend not because it's a harvest, but because I won't have to see the miserable thing ever again. I still have Kerala3 in kit soil and that's the one I've been talking about. It'll be a better plant, undoubtedly, but it still hurts the eye. Even if it's great smoke, I still want to grow plants that are thrilling to watch, like the Jamaican Dream.
I just started a Tangerine Dream. You say you weren't all that impressed? I watched a couple other grows and was impresed with its habit and vigor. Hmm.
I have a 2 quart Solo sprayer with extended wand and it works great. I just wish it was a one quart - I only have 6-8 plants to treat, so I never mix up more than a quart and there's so much air in the bottle that it's hard to keep pumped up. It also has a nozzle that rotates, so it's very easy to spray undersides.
If you search for strains that are relatively pure, genetically speaking, you'll have better success with the kit.
For example, last night I had a "guest" trimmer come over and help harvest. He's a pro....makes his living off a hemp store....been growing/smoking for a long time.
He freaked out and went on a long rant after trying the Herijuana. Went on and on about it....and when I told him it was an old strain from yesteryear grown in High Brix he started to get it.
Then, we smoke some Lemon Paki.....and he freaked out all over again. He tried to fill his lungs all the way.....full exhale before the hit, full inhale.....tried to cough....could barely do it on expansion but no coughing spasms....totally freaked out. Said he hadn't been that high in 10 years. We just sat there and laughed at him....cuz we smoke this stuff every day.
He became a total snob in about 20 minutes. He saw the wash water, saw the peroxide bath turn brownish, saw the pristine buds getting hung....and smoked the end product.....it's all over for him now, only high brix will do.
Again....a landrace strain.
These old strains that people discarded in favor of hydro-friendly/salt friendly hybrids are like 60's muscle cars....set them up right and you can show these young kids what weed is all about.
Many of these newer strains became popular because they yield well and grow well in a high salt environment. Put them in high brix soil and you have no idea what will come out the other end.....could be unbelievably good, could be a disappointment.
Put the landrace strain in high brix and now you've got something that blows away the salt friendly strains....something no one has seen before and something they won't soon forget.
So, my recommendation is to look for genetics that are as pure as possible. Old school is the first place to look.
I wonder what Sensi Star would do in high brix....
