'Dutch Dragon' by Paradise

Howdy all you fine folks. This is Dutch Dragons Harvest entry and the official finish line for her and Grow #3. Will format this the same as Space Cookies Harvest entry. The Deets!: This was an overall great plant to grow... She was a lot like her sister (SC) and grew very, very well. My mistakes didn't keep her down and she just kept plugging along, recovering after every misstep I took. Though her smoke isn't exactly what I was looking for, this was a great run and my first Sativa Dominant strain (testing the waters). Below I'll go over positive and negative traits noticed, a smoke report, final weights and final notes.👍 Positives: -Very versatile. Takes punches really well and rebounds like nothing happened. She took under/over feeding very well, as well and just kept forgiving me for my mistakes. Good girl. -Fantastic form and lateral strength allowing for less bracing and training. With weight on, she still held her form and needed very little intervention. -Hammy strain that moved very quickly. Vigorous for sure... She was initially 3-4 days behind her sisters but caught up and surpassed them within several days. Fresh genetics, fast popping and fast growing strain from Paradise. Very impressed with this👌. -Bud development was wonderful, packing a bunch of solid stacks throughout. Her trich dev. seemed slow at first, but in the final 3 weeks she really started to shed and got super shiny. In those last few weeks she packed on a tonne of weight and impressive trichs. -Bud is fluffy but nice and firm at the same time. Nice and squishy, with a little bit of give before coming back to her original form. Lovely. Meh's: -Was hoping to get her a bit taller and pull more product, since she was a Sativa, but she stayed short and I feel she could have been packing much more bud weight at end game then she ended up with. Just like SC, I feel this is a "Me" issue, not a genetic one. My mistakes in late veg may have stunted her a tad and I lost some potential. -That's literally it... No other meh's. She took everything very well. Yield could be better, that's it. Strain, Smoke and Product Review: -It's a great smoke, that's for sure. It isn't exactly up my alley since I'm much more of an indy/indy dom fan. That being said, I let her go a week longer then breeder projections to get more of a narcotic high. I achieved this and lost a bit of THC, but it's far more my style this way. -Not lab tested, but ball parking 17-18% THC (A little under my happy spot). The high is very clear and focused that tends to get me talking. I'm usually pretty quite when I smoke, but this is very sociable. Rolling one up on a warm day, on the deck, with a friend feels like the best way to enjoy this. -The Taste is surprisingly sweet and peppery w/ quite the kick and without a harsh cough lock. I'm a cougher, so this is rare and definitely okay with me. -All in all, a very functional and serviceable strain that I wouldn't hesitate to suggest to those that like a little more Sativa in their smoke. As for me? I could see myself growing her again cause sometimes I don't want all couch/cough lock. This is a nice strain to have in the collection for when I want/need er. I don't have complaints!😃 The Numbers (Popcorn/LARF numbers are halved in the "Outcome" portion of this entry as I personally don't believe in counting it as whole bud, quality or not. The numbers below are higher then the outcome, but these are the true product numbers pulled): Jar #1 Whole Bud): 28 Grams (1 ounce) Jar #2 (Whole Bud): 28 Grams (1 ounce) Jar #3 (Whole Bud): 28 Grams (1 ounce) Jar #4 (Popcorn/LARF): 24 Grams (.86 ounce) Total Product: 108 Grams (3.86 ounce) **Happy with these numbers. Could be higher, but I'm cool with almost 4 Ounce. Was looking for 3, so this is a win.** Grow #2 vs Grow #3: -Used Green Planet nutrient line and dropped GHE (except for Diamond Nectar and Rapid Start) -Inclusion of a second SF-2000 at the beginning of Bloom and decommissioning of the Phlizon 1200 Blurple -More soil aeration by conditioning with more perlite and peat moss substrate. -More circulation added into the unit to keep things moving and breathing. -Better bracing in place and planned further ahead of time. -Even with big Veg mistakes, I cut a full week off of veg. The SF and advanced nutrient schedule are to thank for that. Looking for a 6 week flip near future. Final Thoughts: At the end of the day, I'm very happy with these genetics, product and yield. There is no doubt that this is quality, even if it's not my exact style of smoke. She grew very well w/ very little issues. I would definitely throw another Dutchy in for a future grow to try and pump my numbers a little better and develop her terp profile/taste a bit more. Happy! Good stuff👍 Thank you ALL for this 18 week venture and for all your support through the good and bad times. I got to the end with this grow because of all the helped I received on here... If I was left to my own devices and books, I'm positive it would NOT have turned out as good as it did. Hell! I thought I was going to lose too of them, but here we are with a full harvest. Thank you, thank you, thank you for watching, supporting and guiding me to this successful end w/ the best bud I've grown yet. Cheers all you happy grow guys and girls. Keep Cannabis Culture Alive! Keep Paying it Forward!✊