Dr. GreenThumb's "Bubba OG"......
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racerboy71
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oh, ok, i wasn't sure what strains he had listed in there..
i agree with everyone else though that thc % is just a number and not much more.. some odd reason i find it hard to believe that strains from years ago that only tested 10% were 1.5 x's weaker then a 25% modern strain..
that was pretty crazy what dr gruber was saying about strains that didn't go as far test higher in thc then ones that go a week or more longer.. that alone kind of tells me the % number really doesn't add up to potency as i've yet to find any strain that i thought to be more potent after an early chop compared to the same strain given a bit more time..
Actually, a big resounding YES. It's been a very easy and stress-free grow. I think it's a great choice. I believe Dr. Gruber would/will agree if he'd like to pipe in.
I haven't had to flush once this whole grow, with one pinch at 21 days they stay nicely short, and they appear to be well done in 8-9 weeks.
I have seen a few male bananas towards the bottoms of 2 plants, but it hasn't been detrimental to the grow at all. I just plucked them off, and they haven't grown back.
I haven't had to flush once this whole grow, with one pinch at 21 days they stay nicely short, and they appear to be well done in 8-9 weeks.
I have seen a few male bananas towards the bottoms of 2 plants, but it hasn't been detrimental to the grow at all. I just plucked them off, and they haven't grown back.
Dr Gruber
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I thought they were fairly easy to grow myself. Seemed to want to be healthy all the way through. I did have one plant that didn't want as much nutrients but the others were all the same.
Dr Gruber
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I mostly agree about the numbers but i still think there is something to be learned from them. We may still be along way from understanding but i'm thinking the cannabanoid and terpene combinations will eventually tell us a story about why each strain can be so different. I was watching a show on MJ and they had a young woman who was having psychotic episodes from certain strains. They tested her with another strain that had something like .4% CBD and her reaction was way different with only that small amount of CBD. I was always thinking it had to be much higher to be effective but apparently, I was very wrong.
Hopefully, as science catches up with what we already know, and more and more testing occurs, we will start to crack the code.
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
hey dr gruber, i think i asked this question before in your iron labs thread, but i forget the answer and thought i'd ask here since we're talking about it..
when you get the results back from a lab like iron labs, and they tell you the total thc %, does this number include the various thc, like thc a and the other cannabinoids, or is it stritctly only thc, and no cbd, etc?? thanks, and sorry for making you repeat yourself.
when you get the results back from a lab like iron labs, and they tell you the total thc %, does this number include the various thc, like thc a and the other cannabinoids, or is it stritctly only thc, and no cbd, etc?? thanks, and sorry for making you repeat yourself.
Racer......just look at the report. It shows the various cannabinoids (profile) adding up to a total number, which is the total Dr. Gruber reported.
At this point I will also mention I'm noticing a difference in high quality between the plants, which I also read about in a strain review elsewhere. I believe it stated the best plant was NOT a "looker" (i.e. best looking) but was noticeably stronger than the rest. I plan on separating out each plant when finished and personally spending my evenings (and possibly afternoons and mornings) looking for my standout! Shame you can't test them all Dr. Gruber..........
At this point I will also mention I'm noticing a difference in high quality between the plants, which I also read about in a strain review elsewhere. I believe it stated the best plant was NOT a "looker" (i.e. best looking) but was noticeably stronger than the rest. I plan on separating out each plant when finished and personally spending my evenings (and possibly afternoons and mornings) looking for my standout! Shame you can't test them all Dr. Gruber..........
Dr Gruber
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As SSHZ said if you look at the report it has the various cannabinoids listed and the amounts and the the total. You might have to zoom in to see it better because i can hardly see it myself.
When I picked my keeper i wasn't testing yet but now i wish i had been. I kind of picked by yield and looks as well as taste and high but i worry that i put too much emphasis on the look of the plant. I would love to have tested them all but too late now....
I generally look for an earlier flowering plant, good (or better) yield and overall plant appearance.......but after many years of doing this, I've learned I typically pick WRONG. When looking for a mother with this strain, I'll take my time, save a bit of each plant to smoke myself, keep all 8 plants alive in a re-veg process and decide down the road.
Dr Gruber
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Really good decision....
Dr Gruber
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hmmmm....might take you up on that. What part of the country are you in?
High Times generally sucks but they had an interesting article last year called "Talking Terpenes", which is one of the more "understandable" reads on cannabanoids and terpenes and how they interact with other.......we'll worth a read.
http://www.hightimes.com/read/talking-terpenes
http://www.hightimes.com/read/talking-terpenes
Dr Gruber
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very interesting....thank you!
8 weeks exactly today in flowering........ trichomes are 1% amber, 85% cloudy, and 14% still clear. I just cut this bud to smoke tonight, and I'll dehydrate for about 4 hours this afternoon. This is a test of plant 3. Plant 1 was great, and plant 2 was good but not as strong. Dehydrating kind of destroys the flavor and odor when smoking so I can't comment on those just yet. Between 7-9 days to go, I won't go longer than that. And to be honest, I normally would cut the plant down by now after a bud looks like this one. But, to get a true reading, I'm letting this go all the way done- hopefully 10-20% amber I'm guessing.
