Red Bubba/ Ahmar Bubba

[Redrum92]

#3 left, #5 right. Bush strikes again. No amount of defoliating and clipping lower budsites can hold them back. Day 7 12/12. Just starting to flower.

Vigorous and healthy! Don't want to jinx it, but I'm feeling much better about this run showcasing these genetics properly. Had to run it again; that first one didn't nearly do them justice

 

[VerdantGreen]

They look fantastic! looking forward to seeing what they do this time
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[Redrum92]

About 12 days of 12/12 here. Looking much, much better this time: absolutely gorgeous. Definitely some Bubba-dominant looking leaf. #5 left, #3 right

#5

#3

 

[VerdantGreen]

woah hats off to you @Redrum92 those look even happier than they did a week ago! two slightly different expressions.
you can tell so much about how 'happy' a plant is by the angle it presents its leaves to the light.. and whether they curl down or sit flat.. obviously time of day influences this a bit too. Those plants to my eye are at peak happiness !

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[Redrum92]

woah hats off to you @Redrum92 those look even happier than they did a week ago! two slightly different expressions.
you can tell so much about how 'happy' a plant is by the angle it presents its leaves to the light.. and whether they curl down or sit flat.. obviously time of day influences this a bit too. Those plants to my eye are at peak happiness !

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Yes! I am so thankful nothing went wrong this time. Definitely much easier to see phenotype presentation when they are happy! And yes I think these pics were first thing in the morning at lights on, so they were looking extra perky. They don't droop much even at the end of the day, tbh.

 

[Redrum92]

Day 20 of 12/12

#3 left, #5 right

#5 giving much more Bubba/indica vibes: thick, blue-ish leaf. Absolutely beautiful. Both have tight, bushy little buds. Both have plenty of early frost.

#5

#3

 

[VerdantGreen]

lovely.

 

[Redrum92]

Coming along splendidly. #5 All bubba, #3 definitely a little more mixed. Day 25 of 12/12

#3

And a comparison pic, #3 left, #5 right

#5

 

[VerdantGreen]

ooh looking nice! - both have an insane amount of frost for 15 days!. No 3 a bit more than 5 from the pics

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[Redrum92]

ooh looking nice! - both have an insane amount of frost for 15 days!. No 3 a bit more than 5 from the pics

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25* days. Not sure if typo or misread. They're super frosty, but don't want to give you false hope about them being freakishly fast lol. They're definitely not slow though. Honestly, now that I think about it, they were a little young, and didn't have any preflower pistils showing at day 1 of 12/12, so if you were to count it based on actual flowering time, maybe it would be closer to day 15... I just count days of 12/12, but that's certainly not a universal metric

Either way, frost absolutely did come in early, and is getting thicker by the day.

 

[VerdantGreen]

It was a typo, i mean't 25 days! - yes from clone i always call that day 1 too. great frost for under 4 weeks !

Is there any sweetness to plant 3's smell? the Ahmar has a lot of skunky notes but usually some sweetness as well. probably a bit early yet but something to look out for.
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[Redrum92]

It was a typo, i mean't 25 days! - yes from clone i always call that day 1 too. great frost for under 4 weeks !

Is there any sweetness to plant 3's smell? the Ahmar has a lot of skunky notes but usually some sweetness as well. probably a bit early yet but something to look out for.
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Yes! They both have a sweetness I'm having a very hard time describing. It's maybe somewhere between perfume and fruit, but in a very natural, subtle kind of way... or maybe like sweet herbs/potpourri/herbal tea? Nothing like the modern super sweet fruit strains.

 

[VerdantGreen]

i'm kind of glad you find it hard to describe too ! - because i've really struggled and it's a real feature of the Ahmar. Sometimes like the smell of Turkish Delight is about as near as ive got... Possibly a mixture of rotten fruit and floral.

 

[Redrum92]

Day 25 12/12
They're already at that stage where theyre prettier by the day. Probably going to be posting too many pics.

#3

#5

 

[VerdantGreen]

fantastic!
Bud structure for both Ahmar and Bubba is similar in terms of shape - the Ahmar is bigger and not quite as dense.... but the pistils are different.
No3 looks like it has longer, finer, Ahmar leaning pistils and No 5 are fatter, and fewer, bubba style pistils.
also possibly a bit of 'red' influence on No3 with the petioles a strong colour.

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[Redrum92]

Day 31 12/12

#3

#5

 

[Redrum92]

Some subtle pink and purple tones starting to seep in. Week 5 12/12



#5

#3

 

[Redrum92]

Day 47f. Looking almost done, probably like 8 week finishers.

#5

#3

 

[Jahaze]

Looking killer @Redrum92 . How do they respond to cutting back and training?

 

[Redrum92]

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Looking killer @Redrum92 . How do they respond to cutting back and training?

Very well as far as I can tell! I do topping, defoliating, and some level of LST, and they seemed very happy