| At first, I wasn’t going to write a report for this strain. After wrestling with it during growth, and unsatisfied with the final product, I was somewhat let down.
However, I've given myself time to mill over the BogBubble grow, as well as let the final product cure, and I feel that now I have a solid report to offer.
This was my first attempt at multi bucket DWC. I grew individual DWC's with THSeeds Bubblegum before and got excellent results, so I figured I would do just fine with the seven-site setup.
There were some factors I didn’t consider... a learning curve going from two or three buckets under a four hundred, to seven under a 1000 for example. The biggest mishap was flowering them too late. Reading other reports in the strain guide, I let these go to sixteen inches and larger before flowering because most said they had minimal stretch. However, mine went notably beyond the four feet I have allotted to vertical growth. To make matters worse, a female in the center of the garden outgrew the others and rested its [massive] buds on the other plants, effectively shading them.
There were seven plants to begin with, four ended up being female. The biggest female that I spoke of made up most of the weight, by far. I would say it yielded about six ounces plus. The other plants yielded skimpy because this monster cut off their light. Together, the remaining three females may have yielded about an ounce to an ounce and a half a piece.
My biggest complaint was the appearance of male bananas on the plants. Toward the end of flowering, there were a few here and there on two of the four females. This could have been from over crowding, as I spared no expense getting the other parameters down. However, Bog himself stated in a PM to me (after I asked about the genetic stability of his strain), that Bogbubble has some hermie traits in its genes, which can manifest themselves in less than ideal conditions.
After their unpredictable stretch and hermie characteristics, I was very disappointed. I assumed the bud would be full of seed. However, after it was trimmed and dried, I could only find one seed in over nine ounces, so that was a big relief. It weighed out to about what I expected. Nine plus isn’t a bad figure for four plants, especially considering three were all but living in the dark.
Immediately after drying, I was not impressed with the appearance of the bud. It looked good, don’t get me wrong, but didn’t seem to have the qualities I have come to associated with A+ genetics. The smoke was somewhat uneventful as well.
At this point, it has been curing for two weeks. Now, the bud has a nice texture and appearance, and the crystals are really starting to gleam. It has an excellent odor, and tastes very, very good out of a clean, glass water pipe. I have to say, I am certainly happy with the product. Although there were some screw-ups on my part, the bud still turned out great after a few weeks in the jar.
I have to say, it gets you very high as well. Definitely indica influence...narcotic type of bud that is very relaxing. After about two hours or so, you have to smoke some more or else you’ll fall asleep...good stuff. As compared to my last grow, THSeeds Bubblegum, I'd have to say it’s a close call. Bogbubble, being bogs bubblegum, is a good comparison test. I’ve seen debates on the matter in forums during months past. My opinion would suggest the finished Bogbubble has a slight edge over the THSeeds Bubblegum. The TH had a nice high, but the smell and taste weren’t as pleasing as this BogBubble. In terms of nug appearance, or bag appeal, I would say each of these are good contenders, perhaps giving a nod to the TH. The TH is also much more stable and manageable as opposed to BogBubble. The TH plants were incredibly uniform...like clones from seeds. The BogBubble exhibited some variation. It was also more sensitive than the TH. More importantly, the TH was marketed as a strain that stays low and bushy, and it did just that. The BogBubble, however, did not stick so much to this description, and tended to stretch considerably more than what had been advertised. As a plus, odor was more than controllable with a carbon filter, which should be a standard item for everyone in this hobby.
Overall I give BogBubble a good mark. The product is very nice. I don’t give it a stellar review because of variation and stretch in the strain, as well as the appearance of hermie traits. The real question: would I grow it again? Although it was certainly worth my time, and I relish the product, I would probably not devote my garden to BogBubble again. There are strains that are much more exotic, which offer a better all around experience. As a final thought, I would recommend THSeeds bubblegum over BogBubble if you were considering one of the bubble varieties.
Garden Information for this report Seven bucket, recirculating DWC system under a 1000watt light, sitting on twenty-five square feet of real estate. Fed with GH Nutes a-la Lucas formula. Supplemented with Thrive Alive B-1 and hydro guard bio-fungicide for res protection. Light air cooled via a six inch, three hundred ten CFM in line. Same model three-ten hooked up to a carbon filter for general exhaust, while a two hundred fifty cfm six inch inline provides intake air. |
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Report added by: fluff_master92
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