I bought HDF about a year ago from Gypsy. I had 100% germination and ended up with 7 females out of 10 seeds. 5 females looked 50/50 and finished in 8 weeks and 2 looked like 70% Sativa or more and finished in 12 weeks. The yields ranged from 3 to 6 ounces. I kept 2 of the heaviest yielding 8-week mothers and posted photos of a bud from each of the lines to show the slight differences.
HDF has a spicy, fruity smell and taste. So don't worry about THSeeds description about the smell. It has a potent cerebral high bordering on psychedelic. HDF is my "Holy Grail" because I grow for yield. So my quest has been to find the most potent, highest yielding, SOG strain with a Sativa high and finish in 8 weeks. Believe me this wasn’t an easy quest because most of the high yielding SOG strains are mostly Indica and have a lethargic high. The only time I like to smoke Indicas in late evenings. Another thing I love about HDF, she is a joy to trim. I hate strains that require tons of trimming. I’ve grown most of the well known high yielders like Chronic, Ice, Big Bud, Big Skunk, M-39, Shark Shock and so on but HDF wins hands down as the best. Commercial growers would be wise to grow HDF to give customers a better high and still get top yields.
I grow HDF at 4 clones per sq. ft. and average 4 ozs. I flower clones when they are 12" and the end up 30" at harvest. I use 75 watts HPS per sq. ft, 6" square pots, Pro-Mix, Ionic nutes and drip irrigation.
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Grower Report - IslandGrown on October 5, 2003, 7:33 am
Only word I could say about this strain is BIG BUDS. I think that's where the Heavy Duty comes in. But as for fruityness it wasn't all that of a sweet taste or smell compared to the other fruity sweet smelling strains I have tried. I also give the high a good rating. It may not look so potent but it...continued
These plants grew easily in hydro (ebb and flow then bubbler than DWC with powerheads). They gave me an average yield. But some of the worst weed I’ve ever grown. I read some posts about this strain saying it's the "holy grail" for me it's the worst strain I grew. I'm sure of one thing, I wont grow...continued
Grower Report - Derrayld on July 10, 2004, 4:33 am
I grew out 3 seeds, 3 females. 1 never made it while 2 performed well and grew like champs. The bud outdoors is a mission to say the least, massive buds, massive mold. The buds were incredibly thick but no light got to the core so it all rotted. I saved major amounts but lost major amounts. From 2 p...continued
Grower Report - Lawnboy on August 17, 2004, 12:55 pm
Received clones from 3 different females from original breeder's pack. They grew quickly in veg and were flowered after only 10-14 days.
Flower onset was a little on the slow side but once it started, the plants just kept packing on the buds. This was the highest yielder I have had in my gard...continued
Grower Report - Gainster on March 9, 2005, 6:30 am
This was an easy strain to grow. High male ratio. We got two females and one seemed more aromatic then the other, but pretty much the same all the way around.