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[woody]

just looking for some tips on what to expect from passion#1 hydro

woody Reviewed by woody on 11-12-2004. newby just looking for some tips on what to expect from passion#1 hydro Rating: 5

[D3STRUCT]

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[The Student]

Hello,

Here is some info on Passion #1.

Indoor Maturation: 40 to 45 days

Passion #1 (Amstel Gold) is an Indica variety developed in California in the seventies, and has been grown outdoors in Holland since 1980. Smokes soft with a citrus-like aroma and has a good high. Easy to grow, grows with long compact resinous buds. One of the best green outdoor varieties worldwide.

THC = 18.6%, CBD < 0.1%
Outdoor harvest time: September.

The numbering scale used below is on 1-10. Ten being optimal.
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Overall Rating: 5
Effect: Nicely balanced
Potency: 5
Stature: Average size
Yield: 6
Phenotype: Indica
Ease: 8
Indoor: 40 to 45 days
Appearance: 5
Outdoor: Oct 1 to Oct 15
Odor Level: 4
Odor: Fruity smell
Taste Level: 5
Taste: Mild, fruity taste
Grower's Tilt: 5
Sexes: Standard (M/F)
Vintage: Not Listed

I grew Passion #1 for my first indoor grow.

Had very little trouble, even though I'm sure I made errors. Like over fertilization, over watering, high temps, etc.

I was very happy with the way Passion #1 survived my errors.

Once ready for chop, (42 days), I dried the bud. Once dried, I placed bud in glass jars, opening weekly to check progress.

The taste got better after about 3 weeks.


Garden Information for this report
Bloom Wattage Used: 260w to 400w
Average Plant Height: 24
Plants per Sq. Foot: 1.00
Average Yield per Plant: 1.00
Pruning or Plant Style: Bush
Fertilization Method: Chemically fed

3' x 3' floor area, 7' height.
One 400w MH during veg, one 400w HPS during flowering.
Area is cooled and heated, as required.
Walls have mylar.
Schultz Grow for veg, Schultz Bloom for flowering, 1/2 strength.
Soil grow.

RO water PH 7.0, as required.
Epsom salts 1/2 tsp per gal of water, every watering.

I vegged, until the plants had 5 nodes, then I pinched them off. I let them veg for 8 weeks total. Went to 12/12 and flowered until the trics. were starting to turn cloudy. That took 45 days.

The seeds I used came from World Wide Seeds.

I have grown this strain outdoors for some years. The reason, it is very easy to grow outdoors. Never had mold.

Grow report by justforfun
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Overall Rating: 7
Effect: Somewhat heady
Potency: 6
Stature: Average size
Yield: 7
Phenotype: Mixed, primarily Indica
Ease: 6
Indoor: Not Listed
Appearance: 8
Outdoor: Oct 1 to Oct 15
Odor Level: 5
Odor: Skunky, smells almost of shit
Taste Level: 7
Taste: Nice on the tongue, well cured smoke is piney
Grower's Tilt: Not Listed Sexes: Standard (M/F)
Vintage: October, 2003

I liked it. Seedlings were weak, but the one P #1 I kept stayed small and produced suprisingly thick buds considering its lankiness. It was a great looking plant in the backyard, though grown guerilla style its results were varied I've heard, and may be better given constant care. Smoke was good, taste is good. What I like most about this strain is the smell of the buds, skunked out pine, and the look of the buds, bright green and damn crystally.

Grow Report By onajmai

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Overall Rating: 5
Effect: All in the head
Potency: 9
Stature: Somewhat tall and lanky
Yield: 3
Phenotype: Indica
Ease: 7
Indoor: Not Listed
Appearance: 5
Outdoor: July 15 to July 31
Odor Level: 1
Odor: Very little smell but smells good if touched.
Taste Level: 5
Taste: Easy on the lungs.
Grower's Tilt: 7
Sexes: Feminized (mostly female)
Vintage: July,

I was very surprised to see that this variety grew high and long with quite a long space between leaves. It matured very quickly and the buds are long and thin with very little if no smell.
The plant was easy to grow but looks NOTHING like the picture on the Dutch Passion website, as has been the case with other varieties of theirs that I have tired.
To be honest I would not grow this again or any of Dutch Passions stock and found then unhelpful when contacted.
The only good thing about this variety is the stone, it's a knockout but not good if you need a little money, definitely not a cashcrop..
The buds have many hairs and few leaves and I found that against the skink varieties it was poor in yeild.
In the final analysis I would not grow this again and I am very wary fo ANY of Dutch Passions claims for their products.


Garden Information for this report
Bloom Wattage Used: Not Listed
Average Plant Height: 70
Plants per Sq. Foot: 1.00
Average Yield per Plant: 4.00
Pruning or Plant Style: Tree
Fertilization Method: Organically fed

Grown in pots in an open garden in England. Grown in John Innes no 3 soil in natural light outdoors.
I used superthrive while in vegetation and Cellmax total earth bloom when flowering.
The soil was a mix of John Innes no 3 plus 3 cups vermiculite, 2 cups perlite and 4 cups of home sand.
Watered daily at night.

Grow Report by jools_pirog

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These were all taken from the strain guide at OG here is a link.

Over Grow Strain Guide

Hope this helps, have a kick ass grow.

Peace