Cali connection

BigLittlejohn

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I realize this is an older thread but seemed like the appropriate place to discuss Blackwater I am running. Currently at day 57, I was very worried about herms etc.but have had my eye on this strain for a long time. Around day 21 or so, I noticed what looked like sacs forming, plucked them and have since noticed no issues.

Here it is at day 57.

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BigLittlejohn

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Based on how that Blackwater plant grew (donkey dick main) and the fact I only had 1 bean, I naturally took some cuts.

This is a clone which I have topped to 8 mains and created a mainline manifold. I am hoping to achieve 2 things with her: 8 donkey dicks like the one above and some height regulation. The mother tripled in height and is way closer to the lamp than I would like.

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BigLittlejohn

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Tastes exactly how it smells and how you would expect a purple og to taste. Not overly impressed with the effect but it hasn't been cured either. I can see people liking it and it produced a nice yield to have not been trained much.

I will decide over the next few weeks whether I will hang onto it for a while or not.
 

BigLittlejohn

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So much for cloning helping the stability issues: Just like the mother did at the beginning of week 3, I plucked a bunch of male flowers off the plant. This time significantly more since I mainlined the plant 8 mains.

So if it follows the pattern of the mom, it will start blowing nanners around day 60. I have another I just flipped that I am.going to cull. The smoke doesn't justify the headaches.
 

Mr Hyde

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I'm curious if I will experience the herm issues people talk about... Call me a skeptic haha
More people that I know have had herms than not with CC, now no one I know grows their gear. I was surprised when I saw Swerve join Grow For Vets California. That company changes the lineages on their strains and has all kinds of issues, if I was looking for anything close to what CC offers I would go for Raskals gear.
 
The Tahoe's pretty amazing, but let me tell you a little secret I just got wize to: A bud of mine just cropped his Rascal's OG from CC. So far he reckons he can't tell it from the Tahoe, not as far as smell or resin goes. But it yields a fuktonne more...

Yeah not a noob's plant to grow, but once it goes it GOES. Quite stretchy and a bit leggy, but makes up for it in pure power that's for sure.

Not a good buy if you grow from seed. A ten-pack averages 2 girls. So definitely for those of us that keep mums and clones, and growing 10 plants for 8 weeks to find those two girls is a pain in the ass. BIGTIME. If you plant only 5 then you're not guaranteed a girl.

So for that and a few reasons, I have a feeling the Tahoe will remain a pretty exclusive smoke, and IF you do find it to buy you're going to pay through your teeth...
CALI CONNECTION REVIEW!!!!!! I know this thread is years old. But if anyone reads this, this is my experience with Cali Connection. Well to say the least, it has been complete SHIT. First off, I tried there Girl Scouts Cookies. Which was complete garbage. Out of 5 seeds, two didn't even pop, other two Hermied on me. And the 1 good one. If you can call it that. Didn't even look like weed. It had some the most airy buds, I have ever seen in my life. You know I wouldn't even call em a buds. So anyways I say the hell with CC. But online I keep hiring about Tahoe OG. They keep saying it's straight fire. So my dumb ass gave CC another try. 4 out of 5 Tahoe OC (CC) seeds popped. And the other 3 hermied, like I have never seen before. Growing balls right off the stem. No light leaks or anything like that. All my other strains that I have in the same tent, are just fine. But not Cali Connections stuff lol. I'm still waiting to see what the one good Tahoe turns out to be. They are 3 weeks into flower. And it looks to be a strong indica dom. Short, stout, bushy & little plant & her leaves have 9 fingers. She looks so much different from all the videos & pictures I see of Tahoe OG. When I stick my noise close to the flowers to get a smell, on my other strains. I get a pretty good smell. But my one Tahoe doesn't seem to be anything special. Just a average skunky smell. I was hoping for a little bit of a citrus or lemon hints in the smell. But it just smells a little skunk. I do hope I get something out of these guys. But I could just cry when I think of all the time, wasted soil, notes, & most of all money. I paid more money then I every paid before for seeds. They have no consumer service lol. Don't even waste your time instantgram these guy. They'll never respond. I think these guys sell dirt weed seeds online, for a crazy amount of money. And they have there (PAID) friends (or themselves) come these sites. And talk shit about replies like mine. And they'll say they grow some amazing stuff form them, & that it's straight fire lol. I sure these rich guys mad shit loads of money off of dumb people, that are dumb enough to buy there seeds (like me). And I'm sure they do have some good strains they own. And if you get a clone only, your got yourself a kick ass plant. But there seeds are complete garbage. This company is a complete joke. You would be better off plant some seeds off, some brown frown. It would turn out way better then anything from Cali Connection (seeds). It just sucks that I had to write this. Even if I help 1 person from making the mistake I made, it was worth it. Well that's my review of Cali Connection or should I say (Hermie Conncetion)
 

MichiganMedGrower

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I have only grown one feminized Deadhead OG that was gifted to me and it was an almost perfect Grow despite me not knowing what to expect. It made almost 5 oz of very sativa leaning delicious og buds that had a huge, expansive and motivating high. The taste and smell was some of the best I have grown and I am comparing it to some pretty elite genetics.

I was going to try the Tahoe one of these days but I have collected too many seeds. :-)

Here she is after her thick canopy was stripped for harvest. I guess I forgot to take a leaf on pic sorry. She never lost a leaf her whole Grow. And green to the end.

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