jonnynobody
Well-Known Member
Every strain is different in how it grows and branches in addition to how many leaves each produces. Leafy strains are a nightmare to trim whereas a strain like gg#4 is incredibly easy because it has almost no leaves compared to something like blue dream or maui waui. I'm planning to refine my garden where I'm growing strains that are not only desirable, but also easy to trim. Too many strains that are hard to trim make harvest time a protracted never ending nightmare. Easy to trim strains the wife and I just breeze through like it was nothing. For instance I have 2 blue dreams in the flower room now. One is smaller than the other. The small one will take 2 days at 10-12 hours/day to trim. The larger one will take 3 days. 2 days ago we knocked out 2 ghost trains top to bottom in a single day. That's a big difference. Granted the bd's will yield exponentially more they are still going to be a hell of a task to get through due to the leafy nature of the strain. And I defoliated 4 times. Last leaf strip happened at week 3, and it still did this:
Hard to trim (blue dream):
Easy to trim (Jager):
Jager has almost no leaves to monkey with. Blue dream I'll be scissoring for days. I keep a shot glass full of 93% isopropyl alcohol on the trim table and dip / wipe my scissors every few buds to keep 'em moving freely.
I also grew some pineapple express that was a very heavy producer and was very easy to trim. Girl scout cookies seems like a good one also. I only had a few small branches this cycle and all I can say is wow! I grew it out last cycle and dogged it hard due to poor results. However, it wasn't the strain's fault. It was mine. I had some kind of root rot going on and the plant was in bad shape from week 3 of flower on. I only grew one small clone out this cycle, and it's probably the most special bud that's going to come out of the room this cycle. Super dense and very frosty with almost no leaves to monkey with. The colas consume almost all of the fan leaves. It's a short hair cut and onto the next cola. Just a pleasure cruise trimming that shit. Maui waui was a fucking nightmare. Almost 5 days for 2 plants. All I can say is it's over thank god.
So let's hear it fellas (and ladies). What's been your easiest to trim strains you've ever grown? What have been your hardest to trim? I'd say jager is my sweetheart of the garden right now. Almost no leaves on the whole plant and the few that populate colas are almost fully consumed by the bud. Short haircut on the exterior and done.
Hard to trim (blue dream):
Easy to trim (Jager):
Jager has almost no leaves to monkey with. Blue dream I'll be scissoring for days. I keep a shot glass full of 93% isopropyl alcohol on the trim table and dip / wipe my scissors every few buds to keep 'em moving freely.
I also grew some pineapple express that was a very heavy producer and was very easy to trim. Girl scout cookies seems like a good one also. I only had a few small branches this cycle and all I can say is wow! I grew it out last cycle and dogged it hard due to poor results. However, it wasn't the strain's fault. It was mine. I had some kind of root rot going on and the plant was in bad shape from week 3 of flower on. I only grew one small clone out this cycle, and it's probably the most special bud that's going to come out of the room this cycle. Super dense and very frosty with almost no leaves to monkey with. The colas consume almost all of the fan leaves. It's a short hair cut and onto the next cola. Just a pleasure cruise trimming that shit. Maui waui was a fucking nightmare. Almost 5 days for 2 plants. All I can say is it's over thank god.
So let's hear it fellas (and ladies). What's been your easiest to trim strains you've ever grown? What have been your hardest to trim? I'd say jager is my sweetheart of the garden right now. Almost no leaves on the whole plant and the few that populate colas are almost fully consumed by the bud. Short haircut on the exterior and done.
