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wordtree

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ah, where to start? Just puffed a couple joints of this vortex here...saved it for after my vacation to the 'sea' (it's actually a lake) of Galilee. Very pleasant!

Looks- this sample was done outdoors quite well in soil (conditions allowing). Fluffy, almost olive green sativa buds, with pistils poking up in clusters here and there among the buds...long runs of smallish calyxes spiraling around a main stem. Trichs are mostly clear to the eye, rather small but they are everywhere. More light would have compacted the buds nicely, yet it still has some density to it. Breaks up easily, not too dry and with a dusting of trichs on the fingers....good things to come!
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Smell- Now this is a tough one to nail down. A base fruit blossom aroma, with a garnish of sweet ?onions? and a bit of a rotten smell to it. Overall the notes are not very strong until it is broken up, but extremely interesting indeed. Never had herb that smells quite like this before I gotta say. Flavor on the dry puff is more distinct in the sweetness, none of the rotten notes coming through.

Taste- Sickly sweet is a good way to describe it, a faint playing of fruit notes across the palate. Lasts well after the smoke....I did enjoy the flavor of this herb! Very smooth and refined feel to it.

High- It's not the strongest herb on the planet but it got me buzzing! All the head here, a throbbing temple full on HIGH ride with this one. Have to smoke a little bit more to get to a nice level but that's not really a problem, is it? I have yet to hit a ceiling with this, just continues to escalate in intensity...smoke one joint and you will be mellowed out for an hour or 2 with it trailing off nicely with no crash, or smoke 3 bongloads and creep into what becomes an concentrated excitement of the senses, with a mind racing aspect to it I found very similar to C99 with a very flat peak to the high with the mellowness dropping off (I found it interesting that it did not increase my heart rate or coordination levels after initial acclimation to the effect). Not many waves here, more like solid plateaus to the effect. I like it very much, as I do most all sativas!
Like I have noted before, it is nice and dry with a tiny bit of moisture remaining in it...the flush is proper, ashes white and with no harshness to the smoke unless there is some foilage mixed in with the calyxes.

I'd like to give my thanks to you for reading through this. Any questions you might have I'll be happy to field them with my experience from this sample.

All the best!
 
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Lucid

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nice!.... i like seeing Subcools work .....

*she looks a tad under fed.....
 
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jiboia

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The yield on this one seems low, except for only Subcool himself claiming to get big yields on this strain. All other growers seem to get low yields with Vortex. The high is nothing special as i've read in other threads...like wordtree says...it is not very potent.
I have Vortex veggin and it is so slow...I've got Kiwi's Alegria, and they are so much bigger than Vortex..the 2 strains grown side by side.
I've grown Jack the Ripper from TGA and it is not very potent either..JTR is their strongest shit.
There are so many good breeders and strains out there, i dont think anyone should waste their money on TGA...
 
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jiboia said:
The yield on this one seems low, except for only Subcool himself claiming to get big yields on this strain. All other growers seem to get low yields with Vortex. The high is nothing special as i've read in other threads...like wordtree says...it is not very potent.
I have Vortex veggin and it is so slow...I've got Kiwi's Alegria, and they are so much bigger than Vortex..the 2 strains grown side by side.
I've grown Jack the Ripper from TGA and it is not very potent either..JTR is their strongest shit.
There are so many good breeders and strains out there, i dont think anyone should waste their money on TGA...


Are you growing it indoor or out? I grew this plant outdoor and it was very slow going because I had light issues from all sources. Also due to various reasons I had to harvest her before her time. I got at least 150 grams from this 1 plant. But because I harvested before her time her potency was not couchlock, very much an upper vigourous energetic mindracing not allowing any sleep high. - Not to be smoked at night strain.

Plants should grow to full term before harvesting, then cure them properly to fully appreciate the strain. Although you may have done this already and the mentioned strains may just be not as potent as you want.
 

U.B.C

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Nice report, I am a big big fan of TGA I grew some Vortex F2's and smoked it all summer. I have to say it was the STRONGEST weed I have ever smoked and all my boys said the same I would say I have a very high tolerence also. I could smoke as much as I want with any other strain but it was 1 and done with Vortex. I am now growing some out of a pack right from Sub so we will how it is compares.


 

jiboia

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I am growing indoors under two 400 HPS. They are in 5 gallon pots and the ph is around 5.8 to 6. I keep the ppm around 800 for now. They are about 2 feet tall only but this is their 8th week from seed. I should put them in 12/12 anytime soon.
 

bergerbuddy

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jiboia said:
I am growing indoors under two 400 HPS. They are in 5 gallon pots and the ph is around 5.8 to 6. I keep the ppm around 800 for now. They are about 2 feet tall only but this is their 8th week from seed. I should put them in 12/12 anytime soon.

take a couple clones off of each from the bottom... and bud em! IMMEDIATELY!!

Peace
 
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