I've come across a few strains over the years that were an absolute treat, and GG4 is definitely in that category. The buds are just covered in a thick, rich, oil & trichrome combination. The aromas are amazing, and the smoke is incredible. But on top of it all, it was hands down the easiest strain to trim that I've ever come across. When I harvested, I cut down the plants at their main stalk and hung them up whole, only removing larger fan leaves. After 7 days in a controlled, dark environment, and a 1-hr per plant trim up, everything was in buckets to begin curing.
When I sampled some, I was amazed at the flavors and taste I was getting before any curing had even begun. I suppose that's a good way to know if something is dank. Aside from OGK #18 and Chernobyl, I've never had anything with this much flavor immediately after a 7-day dry. Lastly, there was zero, (and I mean ZERO), larf / popcorn buds. Every bud formation was rock hard whether it was at canopy level or 12-18'' below canopy. I know the leaf-strip I performed 15 days into flowering contributes to the added density, but my god man, this takes the cake.
Alright, lets talk about the Canna Garden.
So a lot of my weekend was spent resetting the garden and getting things back in order. Thankfully I keep things small scale, so it's not too much work for one fella to do. I dove into the seedbank and pulled out some gear for the next round.
1. Black Forest Ghost (Black Forest Cake (cookies) x Ghost OG)
2. Purple Portal - I didn't get a chance to showcase these last round so I'm giving them another whirl. It's Alien Rift (Alien abduction x Alien Dawg x Alien OG) x Ninja Fruit (Grapefruit Haze x Grape Ape)
3. Nana Dawg - Once again, something I'd like to showcase on this thread that I didn't get to last time. Stardawg x orgnkid's Banana Kush male.
Doin' it a bit different this time by starting the seeds in coco plugs (rapid rooters) instead of a paper towel.
Last thing I wanted to cover - I got my hands on some old school, 30+ year old genetics. I'm not going to say how, but a family friend was able to gift me the seeds. It was their father's seeds from the 80's. Not sure what I plan on doing with them yet. Open pollination is something I may consider to try and preserve em'.