Hi Guys -
Here's my final report and strain review on the Sour Apple Autoflower from Humboldt Seed Company. First, the skinny:
Strain: Sour Apple Autoflower, original Humboldt strain, a cross of Humboldt Sour Diesel and Magic Melon Auto
Type: Hybrid, 65% Sativa/35% Indica other than whatever percentage of Ruderalis is in the genes, I couldn't find that specific percentage
Grown By: Me, Indoors/Outdoors, LED when indoors, in Fox Farms soil blend in 5-gallon AirPot with Fox Farms nutes and blackstrap molasses and zero training by design
THC %: I'm guessing, but I would estimate approximately 22%, the breeder says it's a 20-24% strain
Trichome Development: Obviously a function of my growing methodology, but I would say it has medium-level trichome development
Curing Time: At time of final report, dried for 8 days and cured for 14 days, curing in Infinity jars
Bud Density: Not rock hard buds, but far from flarfy, I would call them dense in that ball-ish, fluffy way if that makes sense...way harder than a cotton ball - more like the density of a Magic Eraser
TIme From Seed Sprout to Harvest: 78 days
Final Yield: A disappointing 1 ounce plus 1 eighth of buds exactly like in the photograph, every bud looked like this when I stripped the stem...this was the impetus for me deciding that never again will I leave an auto to i it's own devices without training
Taste: Definitely the highlight of this bud....the taste is very complex....I get all the tastes you would expect from Sour Diesel, a strain most of us are very familiar with, and from the Magic Melon I get a sweetness and a complex fruit flavor....the fruit flavor to my palate is primarily reminiscent of cantaloupe or mango...I believe this is the flavor they intended to be perceived as apple, and if I close my eyes and use my imagination just a little bit I can believe I taste apple, if that makes sense....in other words, it's not far off b but I wouldn't say it is super or even moderately specifically apple-ish...but all that said the predominant thing you taste when you first inhale it is strong sour fruit...It's a delicious strain that I'm psyched to be growing again just because the taste is very different than anything else I have or have grown. It's t the kind of taste that makes you want to keep smoking the bud after you are already high, if that helps.
Smoke: The smoke is fairly smooth, not incredibly smooth...I'd say medium level smoothness....I expect that to keep getting better as it cures
Length of Buzz: For me with high tolerance the buzz curve peaks early then drops off gradually over about an hour or maybe a bit more
Medicinal Use: No data but it made me forget about my constant back pain within minutes of smoking it
That's about it on the bare bones, and I don't know what else to add except that growing this plant is a breeze and impossible to screw up. She takes whatever nutes you throw at her and she grows fairly vigorously. She dealt with different and changing lighting and light hours. She dealt with a few days outdoors when it was almost 98 and her leaves curled a bit but that was it. Very resilient plant. Worthy of note is that when I trimmed her, in only one bud, the most flarfy one on the plant and right at the center at the base, I found 9 seeds. Only seeds in the entire plant. I dumped two in my pile of spent soil and both have popped. Lol. I would say her side branching is minimal and unless you want one big central cola and that's about it, I would suggest as much training as you feel comfortable with. I would and am growing it again right now, but I am training the hell out of it to increase that yield.
That's about it guys. Hope you enjoyed the review.
Here's a few pictures:
- The information claimed by HSC on the actual seed package itself
- The Sour Apple Autoflower actual plant itself right before harvest
- A natural sunlight shot of a typical finish trimmed and curing bud, they all looked just like this
Here's my final report and strain review on the Sour Apple Autoflower from Humboldt Seed Company. First, the skinny:
Strain: Sour Apple Autoflower, original Humboldt strain, a cross of Humboldt Sour Diesel and Magic Melon Auto
Type: Hybrid, 65% Sativa/35% Indica other than whatever percentage of Ruderalis is in the genes, I couldn't find that specific percentage
Grown By: Me, Indoors/Outdoors, LED when indoors, in Fox Farms soil blend in 5-gallon AirPot with Fox Farms nutes and blackstrap molasses and zero training by design
THC %: I'm guessing, but I would estimate approximately 22%, the breeder says it's a 20-24% strain
Trichome Development: Obviously a function of my growing methodology, but I would say it has medium-level trichome development
Curing Time: At time of final report, dried for 8 days and cured for 14 days, curing in Infinity jars
Bud Density: Not rock hard buds, but far from flarfy, I would call them dense in that ball-ish, fluffy way if that makes sense...way harder than a cotton ball - more like the density of a Magic Eraser
TIme From Seed Sprout to Harvest: 78 days
Final Yield: A disappointing 1 ounce plus 1 eighth of buds exactly like in the photograph, every bud looked like this when I stripped the stem...this was the impetus for me deciding that never again will I leave an auto to i it's own devices without training
Taste: Definitely the highlight of this bud....the taste is very complex....I get all the tastes you would expect from Sour Diesel, a strain most of us are very familiar with, and from the Magic Melon I get a sweetness and a complex fruit flavor....the fruit flavor to my palate is primarily reminiscent of cantaloupe or mango...I believe this is the flavor they intended to be perceived as apple, and if I close my eyes and use my imagination just a little bit I can believe I taste apple, if that makes sense....in other words, it's not far off b but I wouldn't say it is super or even moderately specifically apple-ish...but all that said the predominant thing you taste when you first inhale it is strong sour fruit...It's a delicious strain that I'm psyched to be growing again just because the taste is very different than anything else I have or have grown. It's t the kind of taste that makes you want to keep smoking the bud after you are already high, if that helps.
Smoke: The smoke is fairly smooth, not incredibly smooth...I'd say medium level smoothness....I expect that to keep getting better as it cures
Length of Buzz: For me with high tolerance the buzz curve peaks early then drops off gradually over about an hour or maybe a bit more
Medicinal Use: No data but it made me forget about my constant back pain within minutes of smoking it
That's about it on the bare bones, and I don't know what else to add except that growing this plant is a breeze and impossible to screw up. She takes whatever nutes you throw at her and she grows fairly vigorously. She dealt with different and changing lighting and light hours. She dealt with a few days outdoors when it was almost 98 and her leaves curled a bit but that was it. Very resilient plant. Worthy of note is that when I trimmed her, in only one bud, the most flarfy one on the plant and right at the center at the base, I found 9 seeds. Only seeds in the entire plant. I dumped two in my pile of spent soil and both have popped. Lol. I would say her side branching is minimal and unless you want one big central cola and that's about it, I would suggest as much training as you feel comfortable with. I would and am growing it again right now, but I am training the hell out of it to increase that yield.
That's about it guys. Hope you enjoyed the review.
Here's a few pictures:
- The information claimed by HSC on the actual seed package itself
- The Sour Apple Autoflower actual plant itself right before harvest
- A natural sunlight shot of a typical finish trimmed and curing bud, they all looked just like this
