Difficult to germinate, but great for getting a quick crop of nice buds.
From my first and original purchase, I found that close to half the seeds would not germinate or would not fully germinate. The seeds are smaller than what I have normally used in the past. I tried both the wet paper towel and the water saturation germination method. Both resulted with marginal effect. I will use the ziplock baggy + wet paper towel germination method on my next batch.
Last year I planted three germinated Strawberry Cough seeds late (in August). Only one seed sprouted. The other two seeds cracked open, but they did not fully germinate with a rooted tail even though they were kept moist for longer than typically necessary. The one plant quickly grew to ~2 ft and quickly flowered with nice fat clusters of buds that engulfed my yard with a sweet skunky smell.
This season I planted 2 seeds in late April. The first sprouts came up April 26. One flower in the cluster of buds at the very tip of one plant turned dark brown. After removing that flower, I noticed a bright white film at its base. Fearful of a fungus, I harvested my two 3-1/2 ft plants on July 26, 13 weeks gowth.
I just received a new purchase of Strawberry Cough seeds. After reading on ILGM site that states DO NOT USE Miricle Grow, I decided to purchase the various fertilizing combination suggested by ILGM. It is August and I will plant again using ILGM methods and seeds. I'm hoping the auto-flowering plants will not be dependent on light or dark (typical cannabis growing season) and that I will get a year-round yields.
I live and grow for personal use on the central coast of California. I am 75 years old and live in a gated retirement community here where many, if not most, of my neighbors also use cannabis for various reasons. I do not smoke or use cannabis to get high, as I'm dizzy enough in my olde age. I extract the THC from the plant and make strong cannabalm that is excellent for soothing sore joints and muscles.
