OLD REVIEWS Dr. Greenthumb's Iranian Autoflower Strain review/smoke report

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SeedBank :
Dr. Greenthumb...kinda shady to make a phone order to who knows where with credit card information, but everything was shipped discretely and quickly.

Strain:
Iranian Autoflower - Apparently this is an S1 from an original clone...basically a landrace indica variety that has been selected to flower early, but...(see below)

Did it autoflower?:
...it is not a true autoflower. I vegged her for about 6 weeks then flipped the lights to 12/12 and she IMMEDIATELY threw out pistils...like within a few hours. She was completely finished by about day 45 of flowering, so she's a very early variety, but by no means an autoflower.

Soil/hydro:
FFHF with lime amendment.

Nutes:
GO Box nutes and EWC/Guano teas

Light (kind and schedule):
At first 150w SunSystems HPS, then I added a 240W Blackstar LED to the mix, so she had plenty of lighting.

From seed to harvest date:
About 12-13 weeks, but she was vegged a little too long.

Dry Yeid: (| 40g |)g
I had 1 very large plant, 1 medium plant, and 1 small as hell plant. The large and small yielded 25g together. I'm expecting another 15 from the medium plant (still drying) so probably about 40g total...they were my first grow and I really stunted the heck out of them.

High/Effect Duration (how long did effects last):
A very "awake" body stone that lasts about an hour and a half. This is an absolute creeper, takes 15 minutes to 30 minutes to really feel the effects, and at that point it's a little confusing because you realize out of nowhere that you're high. A little bit of loss of coordination is also present, and I would not recommend this for someone who has to function normally throughout the day.


In-depth


RATE SCALE: * bad to ***** good


Bag Appeal:***
Light buds...my fault, but they are very airy and wispy. My grow skills have improved since I popped these beans, so I'm just chalking it up as a learning experience.

THE GROWth: ***
A little finicky with the nutes, plus she was VERY sensitive to pH problems (unlike the PJEM I grew alongside her). I topped the 2 larger plants and one of them grew a dominant main cola...kinda intersting. The tiny plant only had 3 leaves per stem, not a single cannabis shaped leaf on her.

THE SMELL:***
Again, not great...very complex and piney, hint of solvent, very much a "wood" flavored smoke. I've had her in the jar for about 8 days, not very impressed so far for an indica. Maybe she needs another month or so...

THE SMOKE: **
Harsh. See above...

THE HiGH: **
I'm just not in love with her. It gets you high, but it's not really tons of fun. There's no happiness to it, it's more of just a feeling. I'm also not in love with the crystal production, I'm not sure I'm going to get much of anything out of the trim/popcorn buds for making bubble...I'm willing to call all of this "user error" at this point. Maybe after I finish some more grows I'll come back to her and see if I can't do a better job next time.

Pictures are of the 25g pile of buds getting a breather from their jar and a pic of my Purple AK-47 Autoflower (Mossy's). She's about a week to 10 days out, going to let her absolutely go to the very last possible second, keeping a strict eye out for botrytis...I wanna sample her at her absolute ripest.
 

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Ive always wanted to more about that strain. That's a nice detailed review.Doesn't seem like your impressed. Good luck with the future grows
 
I thought some more about this report and I have to assume most of the blame for a mediocre product...I think learning how to grow and having it be my first photo plant contributed a lot to the issues I had, and probably resulted in the mediocre crop. It's still better than 99% of the dealer bag-weed you'll find out there, just not the top shelf connoisseur quality I was expecting. I'll absolutely grow her again, but I'm going to try a couple other strains before I come back to her...having grown Mossy's autos (JEM and PAK) I feel a little spoiled, those things pack on the crystals no matter what you do to 'em!
 
Update: I got 10g dry off the medium sized plant that shared the 10Q pot with the larger one. Not bad for a stunted, improperly transplanted, root bound, under nourished indica! The medium sized plant smokes a lot better than the other 2, probably because she went just under a week longer AND was dried for about 10 days in a paper bag with shredded paper bags inside...a much more "cured" taste versus the hang-dried ones that are in a jar now.

My PAK is hanging in the tent above the light, away from the fans...I'm going to see how that works out, the tent is about 77* during the evening and 82* during the day (can't seem to keep her any cooler :cry: ). Once she's done curing out, I'll get up a report on her as well. Initial taste-test from quick-dried bud is...wow.
 
This is the first report that I've seen which could possibly be an honest opinion on the strain. The net is scattered with junked out Iranian threads. Also I see tons of beginner grows- as it seems that this one is a first grow as well. I'm curious to know how stable the line is- as I assume for a big outdoor season I should run an indoor over winter to find the right pheno. On the same token I don't want to end up with what usually happens: the photosensitivity is not even close to as advertised. I ASSUME that if it is under 24H it won't flower and if it gets a blink of dark it will flip and not come back. Correct me if i'm wrong. I have an early photo sativa that is just all sorts of unpredictable and when stunted it's a full season of preflowering and gimping along. Any feedback is appreciated!
 
She was stable at 24, 20, and 18 hours of light, not a single hint of a preflower. Within a day of going to 12/12 she had pistils and preflowers. Legitimately she would be done at 6 weeks.
 
Lovely smoke report low_and_slow...:clap: :clap: :clap:..much appreciated.

I've only Seen You and greenpharmd that have grown Iranian out so Smoke reports are as rare as hens teeth...:thumbs:..


Plus Repped Bro...and have a great weekend...:smokebuds:
 
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Picture 052.jpg that cola 085.jpg086.jpgIMG_0334.jpgthese plants were germed april 11 2012 . harvested aug 7. in these pictures taken july 23 they were over 40 inches tall. the bud in the beer bottle is the top cola from the farthest away plant. yield was over 9 ounces dry from these two plants. IAF DOES NOT DO SHIT INDOORS. the babies are seedlings and clones. peace out and tis the season for sticky fingers. ps i forgot to mention that cola was taken july 23 two weeks before harvest and it was immature. ran out of smoke lol
 
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