Peacefrog's Strawberry Cookies ... or could it be Jonesing

[Peacefrog]

Hey OJD. I purchased a pack of Strawberry Cookies from one of your UK vendors last year. I popped one seed and didn't take very good care of it and ended up with a sad looking poor yielding plant that still had a nice buzz and strong strawberry aroma. I had saved some cuttings and decided to give them another run. These pictures were taken today, 58 days after flip. I let the seed plant succumb to the knife after 61 days but it was in sad shape and looked done sooner. I figured it had shut down early because I treated it so poorly. Now this time around I juiced up the soil and turned down the LEDs and the plant maintained mostly healthy growth throughout flowering. The recommended flowering time for this strain is 63 to 70 days but this one looks ready to chop at 58 days. Plus the bud structure is a little more stout than I would expect from this cross. Is it possible that the vendor sent me the faster flowering, denser strain Strawberry Jones Cookies? I'm happy with this plant either way but am curious if you think these buds have some Casey Jones influence.

Obviously I didn't manicure this branch before taking the photo. I included it to show the bud density. This next one is a little healthier.

And a couple of closer shots ...

These clones responded amazingly well to my renewed efforts compared to my total failure with the seed plant. At about 6 weeks into flowering branches started sagging from the bud weight and I had to do some emergency staking just to keep them upright and get them to the finish. Now I'm just trying to find the sweet spot for harvest. Looking forward to any input. Thanks.

 

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Looking great bro, nice work .

Definitely not on mix up , Strawberry Cookies can grow really stout and indica dom and 8 weeks from clone no problem.
9-10 is from seedplant and always a week or 2 earlier from clone unless you vegged seed plant for a good 6-8 weeks.

 

[Peacefrog]

Thanks OJD. I'm going to end up taking these girls to at least 9 weeks. They have started to fade a lot in the last week and a couple more days should be just about right. Here's a top shot of the two cuttings that are about to finish at 61 days.

There's a MNS Holy Grail bud dropping a photo bomb in the bottom middle.

Another cutting I'm running because I had the space, at 24 days since flip ... waiting for her older siblings to vacate some space in a more height appropriate tent. Those branches look strong now but in a couple of weeks they'll be laying on the ground if I don't stake them up. I really should have isolated this plant before taking the photo but you get the idea.

And a mom and the young upstart looking to take her place.

While I'm at it I'll get the 420 grow along started with a few other of OJD's strains.

Here's a family shot of 6 plants, 4 of which are Connoisseur Genetics strains - from the bottom right going clockwise ending in the center - Orange n Mango, Australian Dead Head, Purple Mexican (CBG), A5S1 (much shorter than the rest and hard to see), Dead Chem Head, 90's Haze:

A little closer shot of the Orange n Mango seed plant at 21 days since flip:

And her sister from the same reversed mother Mango n Cheese (also a seed plant) at 15 days waiting for those other girls to finish so she can get some better light ... both of the Mango line plants showed vigorous branching early on and I decided not top top because of this. 2 weeks ago this plant was a pile of leaves with very short internode distance, the flip stretched her out a little bit.

This Dead Chem Head seed plant on the other hand definitely benefited from a topping. This is the tallest plant in the tent and may end up touching the lights if I don't pinch those tops. She's tripled in height since the stretch and is easily the fastest growing of the plants from this seed run:

90's Haze cutting at 33 days. This is my go to after work wind down smoke ... she hits hard with a major dose of stupid in the beginning that levels off into a nice clean buzz. Strong sweet earthy pine smell ... I like to savor the flavor of this one for a little bit before lighting the joint.

Australian Dead Head cutting also at 33 days. Sneaky strong, clear high. Slight piny aroma but not as pungent as the 90's.

That's it for tonight. Happy growing everyone!

 

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Looking great bro, nice work.
lovely variety of strains your running and looks like you have similar taste to me with the many Haze X's and the Strawberry strains.
great pics and detail on the different varieties and that 90's Haze sounds a special 1 .

 

[Peacefrog]

Thanks OJD. Yes I've noticed that our tastes run similar. I've run many of your strains over the years and don't think I've ever been disappointed.

I put in a marathon trimming session on the Strawberry Cookies the other night. I got a nice haul out of those two plants for my simple growing methods but man was I sore after hours hunched over a table snipping away. I'll post some dry bud shots later.

I've been playing with a new camera. I've been disappointed in the image quality of the photos I've been taking and realized I had the settings all whack on my old camera. Oh well the new toy is fun too. Here's a few random shots from my testing.

90's Haze at 45 days. She has had a permanent spot in the daily rotation since I harvested the seed plant last August.

Orange n Mango coming along nicely at 33 days.

Australian Dead Head at 45 days

And a couple from other breeders that I liked the look of. First, the Purple Mexican showing some color 35 days after flip.

And a Confidential Cheese also at 45 days that hits like a hammer and brings on sleepy time.

 

[Peacefrog]

Update for the Dead Chem Head at 44 days. She's putting some meat on those bones!

Australian Dead Head starting to foxtail

 

[ojd]

Looking great bro

 

[Peacefrog]

It's getting close to harvest time! I couldn't let 4/20 pass without snapping a few photos. The first is getting back to the original plant in this thread ... Strawberry Cookies. This is a cutting from the same plant but she didn't get much attention this run. She was 3+ feet from the lights throughout the grow and the buds show it. But she still looks pretty.

As the grow advances the branches get top heavy and start leaning. These 3 girls decided to lean in and pose for me. The 90's Haze in the middle was an untopped cutting that got swallowed up by her Purple Mexican and Dead Chem Head seed plant neighbors.

The Dead Chem Head is really putting on some weight. I sure hope she makes some good smoke because I'm fixing to have a lot of her around. Here's a closer look at her:

I've got two cuttings of the 90's Haze going this run in different tents under different lights. This one had a lot more space to spread her wings. She will provide a plentiful bounty.

Here's a side by side of the two 90's cutting buds at 66 days since flip. The first one is the top of the plant shot above with better lighting. Both are taking on a purple tone as they get close to the finish. They will be getting chopped in the next week.

I also ran cuttings of the Australian Dead Head under different lights. The contrast between these is much more striking. The first one is 60 days since flip under a Chilled Growcraft bar LED fixture and looks ready to chop now. The second is at 66 days under a Timber COB LED fixture and looks like I need to let those foxtails grow out for another week or two. They were grown in the same soil and given identical supplemental feedings throughout the grow.

And the last lady to pose for the camera was the Orange n Mango at 54 days since flip.

The Orange n Mango buds look very similar to the A5 S1 I have going in the same tent but took 3 less weeks to look this way. The fan leaves even showed some NLD traits in flowering. OnM on the left, A5 on the right.

That's all I have for tonight. Happy growing!