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CH9 Flower smoke report

I've recently started a SOG in a micro-enviroment, and for this little project I needed a strain, that would do well in the aforementioned enviroment growthwise, and at the same time flower early and yield well, while still provide a quality high. One could say that those requirements would be an oxymoron, but Flower is all that - and a bit more ;)

I grew out 2 females, one indica dominant and one sativa dominant, both very vigorous and lush in veg. I decided to cull the sativa-dominat in early flower, because of the stretch(both were grown from clones - but that didn't help with the stretch on the sativa pheno) which was testing my cabinets capacities height-wise. That left me with the indica pheno(structure wise), which sported a tight node-structure and columnar growth pattern - ideal for my enviroment.

The plant was chopped around 50-55 (i don't count days - i sorta just look at the plant and the trichomes, to decide when to chop)days of flower, with most trichomes cloudy, and just a few turning light amber. The yield was quite good compared to other strains in my rotation - not quite as good a yielder as my indica-dominant satori or my skunk-dominant POG - but not far behind either. The yield is more than compensated for, by the short flowering time, especially in a perpetual setup.

And finally..... the smoke.... :
I've decided, in good spirits, to intoxicate meself with a nice fat joint of the Flower. The nug was air-dried for ten days and cured for a week(premature - i know ;) ). The smell is fruity with a faint wiff of freshly peeled oranges. The smoke is fairly smooth, though a big rip can provoke a bit of coughing. The taste is sort of discreet, and most of the smells from the bud doesn't carry over to the taste. but the high.... oh! the high... is wonderful. Very very euphoric and motivating, while still bringing a bit of body to the table. The body sensation in not at all lethargic, but more... buzzy... if that makes sense. The mental aspect of the high is very motivational and euphoric, but not racy or unpleasant at all. While under the influence of the flower I oftentimes find meself spontaneously giggling and getting arbitrary funny or interesting ideas. The inspirational aspect is complimentet by a very clear train of thought, that motivates one into conversational, or otherwise, social endeavours.
I personally think the flower expresses a very interesting combination of traits highwise, which I find comparable to apollo 11, but with a bit more physical energy.

summa summarum: a very nice smoke - and the beans are dirt cheap, so don't hestitate to give them a go, if your looking for an euphoric hybrid.
 
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idoreallytry

nice Mush a very good smoke report!!! do u have any pics? i might have to give the flower a go,,,and pete crossed a flower to make a a plant called jack 33 he thinks is his best if i am not mistaken but i won't speak for him u should check it out http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=106923 he is doing a grow thread on them in his forum check it out,,,i grew the jack and about ready to harvest citral and greenbud,,, the jack was a very good smoke,,,peace
 
I recently finished the Jack 33 and Mendocinno.....The Jack 33 is some good stuff...Strong!! It was really easy to grow, but stretched quite a bit once 12/12 started...Overall a nice yieilder, buds are airy, definitly a peppery taste and smell, well the pheno I got......Mendo was strong as well, had more of a citrusy taste to it, tighter budus!! Yield was much smaller though..Currently growing 2 more Mendo's at the moment, as I only grew 1 of each too get a feel for them.....I would definitly recommend CH9's gear!!
 

~CH9~

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I've recently started a SOG in a micro-enviroment, and for this little project I needed a strain, that would do well in the aforementioned enviroment growthwise, and at the same time flower early and yield well, while still provide a quality high. One could say that those requirements would be an oxymoron, but Flower is all that - and a bit more ;)

I grew out 2 females, one indica dominant and one sativa dominant, both very vigorous and lush in veg. I decided to cull the sativa-dominat in early flower, because of the stretch(both were grown from clones - but that didn't help with the stretch on the sativa pheno) which was testing my cabinets capacities height-wise. That left me with the indica pheno(structure wise), which sported a tight node-structure and columnar growth pattern - ideal for my enviroment.

The plant was chopped around 50-55 (i don't count days - i sorta just look at the plant and the trichomes, to decide when to chop)days of flower, with most trichomes cloudy, and just a few turning light amber. The yield was quite good compared to other strains in my rotation - not quite as good a yielder as my indica-dominant satori or my skunk-dominant POG - but not far behind either. The yield is more than compensated for, by the short flowering time, especially in a perpetual setup.

And finally..... the smoke.... :
I've decided, in good spirits, to intoxicate meself with a nice fat joint of the Flower. The nug was air-dried for ten days and cured for a week(premature - i know ;) ). The smell is fruity with a faint wiff of freshly peeled oranges. The smoke is fairly smooth, though a big rip can provoke a bit of coughing. The taste is sort of discreet, and most of the smells from the bud doesn't carry over to the taste. but the high.... oh! the high... is wonderful. Very very euphoric and motivating, while still bringing a bit of body to the table. The body sensation in not at all lethargic, but more... buzzy... if that makes sense. The mental aspect of the high is very motivational and euphoric, but not racy or unpleasant at all. While under the influence of the flower I oftentimes find meself spontaneously giggling and getting arbitrary funny or interesting ideas. The inspirational aspect is complimentet by a very clear train of thought, that motivates one into conversational, or otherwise, social endeavours.
I personally think the flower expresses a very interesting combination of traits highwise, which I find comparable to apollo 11, but with a bit more physical energy.

summa summarum: a very nice smoke - and the beans are dirt cheap, so don't hestitate to give them a go, if your looking for an euphoric hybrid.

i'm glad cause I remember the "max 49" reading your post,,,it was the high i was looking for ...grow it in Hydro!
 
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Thanks for the comments everyone.

Idoreallytry:
Thanks for the compliment ;) . Sadly I haven't got any pictures - house rules: Growing flies well with the girlfriend, as long as it is intelligent and discreet; posting pictures of the grow doesn't qualify for the aforementioned criteria.... it's a good and fair compromise ;) .

I haven't tried any of pete's other gear, though I wouldn't hestitate at all. The beans I received where all fat and mint, so no problem with germination or anything. Personally I've been looking at both the jacks, greenbud and the california as additions to my collection of mother plants; that is sadly not goin to be now (pretty tight budget right now), but I love to hear more about the greenbud. But the flower is solid - she is gonna take up most of my flowering cab, with a few black dominas and satoris thrown in for a bit of variety. Especially the yield vs. high. vs flowering time makes this a very good "bread and butter" strain for my small perpetual enviroment - in other words: the summe of the different aspects of the plant, is greater than the individual traits. Of course one should not expect a high that equals that of a "proper" sativa, but she is quite motivating, considering yield and flowering time.

Wedge:
I was quite indecisive whether to grow the jack or flower, but chose the flower, due to height and stretch limitation. Did you perchance find any phenos in the other ch9 strains that you grew, that was more manageable height-wise? both of your desciptions of smell and high of the mendo and jack33 sounds very nice.

CH9:

I like the high very much, and I must admit, that although I haven't smoked the max49, that you nailed quite a nice high there. What I like is the flexibility of the high, in the sense, that its quite a good daytime smoke(comparable to c99 or a11 as stated in the report), while still delivering into the early hours of the evening. ie. wathching movies, reading, playing music(the flower really got me lost in my guitar ;)), mostly because there is no "dumbening" effect, while the indica still makes it possible for one to sit down and focus/get lost in whatever youre doing. So as mentioned above, a very good "bread and butter strain", for everyday smoking.
One question though: One of my flowers(from fem seeds)got pollinated by a g13hashplant male, and I know there is some controversey regarding seeds from fems(so far it seems, that the consensus is, that if the fems in general are herma-free, there should be no problems, within the first generation of crossing)., but have you any experience in crossing your fems. with regular pollen? any occurence of hermas?
oh and thanks a lot for you wonderful work with these strains and making them available for a very very reasonable price. good work ;)
 

~CH9~

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Hi Mushuthewhale,

Thanks for your comments,
to respond to your question regarding regular pollen,I tried it once on a small branche and I got no seeds but it was a reg pollen that was difficult to work with or often unfertile.I never tried after again,and only work with Female pollen.

if you see seeds being produced ,you should be fine and get reg seeds.

here you have some produced by Dekabum on a ch9 jack and ch9 flower pollinated by one of his regular strain male.
check the results.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=99366&page=3
 
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mush......haha, i'm in the same deal as you...the gf is cool with it, as long as I'm smart....she was a little hesitant about me posting on here, but I've had no issues........keep it small and personal and you should be ok!! well the the mendo seemed to be a bit more squat.......i did'nt do much training last run, so height definitly could have been more managable on my part..... but i am giving a good lst to the 2 mendo's i have gowing now....i also have them each in a 2.5g pot....i hope to start flowering by the end on the month.......i am noticing a bit of a fuel taste in the Jack33, it seems to get stronger with the longer cure, i don't think there is any diesel in there, but maybe pete can chime in............good description on the flower, that definitly sounds similar to the 2 strains i grew, but the taste is definitly coming on with the cure...........the high from the flower seems alot like the jack33 and mendo(which is not a bad thing at all!!)....very motivational, very giggly....this is the kinda stuff that makes you high, not stoned...i love it......sorry i typed forever, puffing on the jack33 as i type..lol
 
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~CH9~

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Hi Wedge Antilles,yes you right there is no diesel in the jack33...
 
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