THE STRAINS
So, let's get into some detail on these strains...
CALI CONNECTION BLACKWATER
Blackwater is a cross between Mendo Purps x Tahoe OG S1 (OR Mendo Purps x SFV OG for regular seeds) that took 3rd place for "Best Indica" at the 2014 High Times Medical Cup in Los Angeles. It averages 20% THC and is known for some dark purple buds. It has a flowering time of 8-9 weeks.
The goal, when breeding Blackwater, was to create one of the darkest OG Kush strains available. The buds from my grow didn't turn dark (I can probably get them to turn by lowering temps!), but they were huge, dense, and covered with trichomes and cured to a nice grape smell. The colas produced the biggest buds I've ever grown with some individual buds weighing over a half and ounce. This, to date, has been the preferred strain to help my Dad with pain.
Here are some of those huge colas & buds from my last Blackwater grow:
INHOUSE GENETICS DOLATO
Dolato is a 70% indica/30% sativa cross between Gelato #41 and the NorCal cut of Dosido that boasts an average 26% THC ratio (22%-29%). Flowering time is also 8-9 weeks. I've heard the flavors described as earthy, musky & piney, but my cured Dolato buds smell just like chocolate, to me! And, while I haven't had mine tested, judging by the trichomes from the last grow, I'm thinking it should be towards the HIGH end of the THC range!
Here's some Dolato colas at only 22 days of 12/12:
By Day #37 of 12/12, they looked like this:
And, on Day #60:
Dried & Cured Dolato Buds:
INHOUSE GENETICS PLATINUM KUSH BREATH
Platinum Kush Breath is a cross between OGKB V2.1 x Platinum with a 60-75 day flower time. These are also incredibly frosty buds and my cured buds smell like sour oranges. The branches on this one were pretty spindly and most had to be supported with yo-yo's to keep them from collapsing under the weight of the buds.
Here are some pics from the last Platinum Kush Breath grow on Day #26 of 12/12:
By Day #35 of 12/12, we had this:
Here's Day #59 of 12/12:
And, by Day #70, right before harvest, they turned a great color!:
This was the PKB sample/tester bud I took:
INHOUSE GENETICS PLATINUM CAKE
Platinum Cake is a cross between Wedding Cake x Platinum and also has a 60-75 day average flower time. As frosty and tasty as the other three strains are, I'd have to place this one as the top strain I've ever grown. The one PCake plant I harvested was put into the flower cabinet at the last minute to replace another plant that turned out to be male (from feminized seed!) so it didn't have much of a veg period. There was a lot of stretch and some wide internode distances, so she didn't yield as much as I would have liked and will need some good training to really produce. But, what she produces is just incredibly beautiful, dense buds completely covered in trichomes with just about every leaf on the plant also covered in trichomes. The buds are still curing on this one, so I don't have a great description of the smell or flavor yet, but it's a skunky/floral smell right now. The trichome coverage on these buds was ridiculous and I'm going to be growing a lot more of this strain and will be using her for some breeding.
Here are some pics from my last Platinum Cake Grow:
Day #30 of 12/12:
Day #53:
And dried buds (still curing):
It's worth noting that all the buds above, with the exception of the Platinum Cake, were grown under Mars Reflector 144's and all were grown using
@Doc Bud's High Brix kit.
Let's see how the SP-250's do!
Happy Harvests!
K
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