Easiest Stain to Trim

[40AmpstoFreedom]

Sour Diesel is VERY easy to trim. Chemdog also. I can't believe anyone would say to stay away from these plants because they are difficult to trim. That's just ridiculous. Perhaps you may think that is the case if you have a fake sour diesel you got from a pack of seeds. I have the real cut of both and they are both a breeze to trim.

On the other hand, I have also grown out GHS SLH, Lemon Skunk, and Exodus Cheese. Lemon Skunk was not bad, but give me a break. Cheese? The very top reason for me never wanting to grow that plant again is because of the pain in the ass it was to trim. And the tiny ass yields. That is one leafy bitch. DO NOT get GHS cheese if you want a plant that is a breeze to trim.

GHS Cheese not GHS Exodus Cheese...The cheese yields just as much as chemdog and the ECSD and smell and looks fantastic. Look I have no axe to grind I call GHS on their shit I encounter and call it like it is when it is damn good and solid. Grown out well over 50 fems of this and SLH with 30 or so LSK and the majority were all easier to trim than 5 packs of Chemdog IBL, 2 Chemdog BX2, and a couple SD IBL packs. All reservoir and clearly legitimate.

I don't need to grow the ECSD cut to be able to tell quite a few of my phenos look identical to it and ECSD is no where near as easy to trim as well bred skunk or afghan or many others...like the ones I listed. There are many threads on here of highly detailed professional level pictures of verified ECSD as well some even doing comparison of REZ's IBL to Sour D and it is damn near identical (crazycomposers thread if you are interested). The ECSD in every picture is fallen down all over the place, tied up to the ceiling, needs tomato cage, or heavily staked, or as I do it one stake and however many 12 zip ties need to tie the colas to the stake. I don't think the hundreds of verified pictures by reputed breeders and moderators on these forums are of fake ECSD much less Rez beans being fake SD...

Love my current pack of sour D and the previous ones, but in my experience there is much easier to trim...I would never avoid this strain for any reason it is world class, but I can't say it is easier too trim than others when I make my comparison from my experience.

day 40 flowering sour diesel ibl

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=208504&page=10


SD is fuckin awesome best smoke I ever had but not the easiest trim when making comparisons...

 

[Scrappy-doo]

OK fair enough.

40 you got mad skillz as a grower and know your herbs more than me that's for sure. You might even have some sick breeding skill as well. I won't know till I grow out your WBK. But the pics say a lot.

But why you suggested to the OP to stay away from sour d and chemdog is beyond me. Perhaps there are strains that are easier to trim, but those 2 are def on the easy side. Yes they are floppy. I either scrog them or use a homemade tomato cage. But if they have support they are a breeze to grow.

The reason I raise the argument in the first place is because ease of trimming is an important issue for me personally. I hate trimming! One of my favorite things about either of those strains is their ease in that department. For the amount of time I take to trim I get lots of bud, which me likey a lot! I'm not looking to argue, I just disagree. Sorry for anything offensive in my previous posts.

 

[thesloppy]

I have two slightly different GHS Cheese (not the Exodus version) moms that I've kept around for years that I also hate to trim (but love to smoke), for whatever that's worth. Lots of sticky leaf to deal with (I'm not complaining too much):

The SLH and Lemon Skunk I've got are an absolute breeze in comparison (but perhaps not coincidentally are also much smaller yielders), both of which I can and do often trim with my nails/fingers:

Of course, y'alls mileage (and plants/phenos) may differ.

I've got a particular White Castle plant from Nirvana that grows fat softball-sized, menthol & green apple buds that is super easy to trim, not because of a lack of leaves, but because the fans & stems are so fat that you can snap 'em off easily. Also not a great yielder, though.

 

[Veg N Out]

The D.O.G throws large yields of A quality nug that is easy to trim. I had people cleaning up to 4lb per day of it last trim scene. Bless

 

[bigbag]

NL#5x Bigbud aka Baldy

 

[Fluffy Clouds]

A plant can most certainly produce thick robust stems and generate a hell of a lot more yield with much bigger bud and a plant that doesn't need to be staked to death or tied up to one stake because it flops all over.

well it can be easily true, but im interested in quality of bud at first place, not in yield or stature... and theres straight connection beetween quality of finished product and weak stems.. believe it or not... i dont say c99 cant produce quality, it would be dumb.. but good sourD wins over c99 everytime for me, but you can say its about subjective preferences hehe we should make thread about floppies and discuss it there..

I think it rather trivial to even compare my experience to yours. I was not addressing you, just my experience. You grown out anything I listed and able to compare? Even then we got environmental factors and growing styles that differ...

i know it.. different enviroments.. but you can look to riri thread for example, and you can see sourD in different envronments but in most of cases it looks like easy trimmer... its my opinion you really surprised me with yours.. to those strains you listed no! i will never grow ghs beans or Mosca´s c99.. but i see my mistake you just said those are easier than sourD ok!

peace

p.s. i didnt give you neg rep hell no! it wasnt me

 

[Tony Sativa]

Soma's Sogouda is one that needs hardly any trim at all. I've been running the Haze phenotype for years. Bog's strains are pretty simple to trim also.

 

[40AmpstoFreedom]

I saw a killer Sogouda the other day and would have to say the thing looked a dream to trim...If I can find that pic again I will repost it here. Would have to agree with some BOG gear I grew out Bogglegum and Lifesaver both easy, but bogglegum was the easiest to trim.

OK fair enough.

40 you got mad skillz as a grower and know your herbs more than me that's for sure. You might even have some sick breeding skill as well. I won't know till I grow out your WBK. But the pics say a lot.

But why you suggested to the OP to stay away from sour d and chemdog is beyond me. Perhaps there are strains that are easier to trim, but those 2 are def on the easy side. Yes they are floppy. I either scrog them or use a homemade tomato cage. But if they have support they are a breeze to grow.

The reason I raise the argument in the first place is because ease of trimming is an important issue for me personally. I hate trimming! One of my favorite things about either of those strains is their ease in that department. For the amount of time I take to trim I get lots of bud, which me likey a lot! I'm not looking to argue, I just disagree. Sorry for anything offensive in my previous posts.

Noot lookin to argue either man just our opinions I am in good spirits. I just got done tirmming for hours when I posted last night, bunch of chemdog at that, and sour d is next lol. Maybe my wording is bit harsh I'll go read it cuz I don't think anyone should ever stay away from the Sour D for anyway reason, but will still argue my experience. Maybe I am just too obsessive over how I trim too...I find in Sour D lines that the tiny leaves on some of it that hook (not the big leaves) are just little annoying for me. It really isn't a big deal at all I mean I am really trying to be critical when I assess a plant like Sour D cuz it really is amazing on almost every level.

I have two slightly different GHS Cheese (not the Exodus version) moms that I've kept around for years that I also hate to trim (but love to smoke), for whatever that's worth. Lots of sticky leaf to deal with (I'm not complaining too much):

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The SLH and Lemon Skunk I've got are an absolute breeze in comparison (but perhaps not coincidentally are also much smaller yielders), both of which I can and do often trim with my nails/fingers:

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Of course, y'alls mileage (and plants/phenos) may differ.

I've got a particular White Castle plant from Nirvana that grows fat softball-sized, menthol & green apple buds that is super easy to trim, not because of a lack of leaves, but because the fans & stems are so fat that you can snap 'em off easily. Also not a great yielder, though.

Definitely agree in the order of things here # 1 SLH #2 LSK #3 Cheese for ease of trimming. I too simply used my hands on my SLH and LSK keepers 95% of the trim job. That is what made it really stand out in my head. The small leaves are so frosty it is impossible to use your hands for those though heh. I would note for people the only plant that made the long term was the cheese still have it and it won't leave for a long long long time. SLH is worth a rerun thoguh anytime you need to fill space with fems or fun consistently frosty and good.

 

[Booner47]

I'd say any indica would be easy than sativa or ruderalis.

 

[thesloppy]

I would note for people the only plant that made the long term was the cheese still have it and it won't leave for a long long long time. SLH is worth a rerun thoguh anytime you need to fill space with fems or fun consistently frosty and good.

Heh, I tell you what...coincidentally, I've been smoking GHS cheese for the last week, for the first time in a while, and I was reminded of her one trait that I definitely do not like: the hangover is a fucking killer. Unlike the exo cheese, (my selections of) the GHS cheese smokes like a pretty straight-up indica, with a knock-your-dick-in-the-dirt, heavy narcotic buzz, and waking up the next morning is a GOTdamn challenge from hell.

Have you had similar experiences, or do you have a more sativa-leaning Cheese? I've got one pheno that smells like juniper and rotten, skunky pineapple, while the other has a very sweet odor somewhat reminiscent of fruit punch. Either of those sound familiar, 40a?