Critical Kush.
Here's a thang: got 2 rootbound, under-nourished cuttings of Critical Kush off a mate who's grow room had mold problems - these were just in a seperate cuttings tent. They were in coco, and I grow in soil, so already it was like "any point?" But I thought what the heck, as I'd just invested in small bud-box tent and a 400w dual-spec HPS. First ever grow, so couldn't turn down some free cuttings. Got 'em home, had to repot them....in soil. I wanted to do an organic grow, and had already invested in Oldtimer grow and bloom. So, not thinking much, just shook off as much coco as I could (fair bit was still left on) and potted them in 7 litre pots with lightly-fertilised soil from B & Q (I'm in the UK).
So, the leaves went super pale at first for the first proper week of vegging. And did I mention they were rootbound as fuck? Anyway, long story short, one hermied a lot, so got rid of it - that pheno was lanky and more sativa esque, even though CK is supposedly pure indica? Obviously not. The other pheno was short and stocky, but still with some thinner, sativa esque leaves. It was a runt - these cuttings had been rootbound for 3 months or more, in tiny pots. I gave them 2 weeks of vegging, and put them on 12/12 on the 18 Nov last year. Like I said, one got chucked. The one that remained sprouted 'nana's too here and there, which got plucked with tweezers and that was the end of it really.
Now, here's the thing - the other pheno bounced back like you wouldn't believe. Been feeding a 2litre bottle of Evian every other day, with up to 8ml of the oldtimer bloom in it. Been doing fantastic. The evian is practically pH neutral, and obviously cleaner and with less chemicals than tapwater. Had great success with it.
It's now a few days, or maybe a week, away from harvest, as I want all the cannabinoids and terpenes to max out (going for about 10 - 20% amber). It's on the start of week 9, and no amber trich's, though mostly cloudy by now. Looking like I'll get about 2 ounces at least from this one, rootbound, runt of a cutting in a small-ish 7 litre pot with normal soil! I topped it, so have two really chunky main colas, and all the side buds are dense and big too. The thing is very, very resinous, covered in crystals, and there's hints of spice, lemon, fuel, earth, and pine/fresh smells emanating from it. Supposedly 25% THC and 2.1% CBD, I'm pleased because been after a high (ish) CBD level plant that's also high in THC. Hoping for a mellow, thoughtful, feel-good stone from this one. I know I won't be getting much of an energy buzz!
So, growing organic with evian water with less than desirable starting conditions ended up with a pretty impressive plant for the size pot I have. It was in coco for 3 months, and managed to adapt to soil and organics quickly. Will have to report back on quality of the high etc. But Critical Kush seems like a pretty robust strain, and should be considered if high CBD power indicas are of interest