Grape Brain by CannabisBreedersClub

This time around I will be showcasing some genetics from CannabisBreedersClub . I will be growing in 6” pots and probably topping .

Thanks again for this opportunity to showcase your genetics @CannabisBreedersClub

Alright, so I have started 3 seeds in my preferred method which consists of an 8 hour soak followed by 48 hours in moistened paper towel placed inside a DVD case and left in a warm place(ie. beside my router)

Sorry no pics I’m sure we all know what seeds in paper towels look like

Alright so after 48 hours all 3 seeds have tails approximately 1” long and we’re thus transferred into their homes in 6” pots containing a 60/40 coco perlite mix that was freshly rehydrated and rinsed to .4 ec and placed under 250 PPFD of light roughly 2 feet above the canopy.

Here we are Day 1

So far so good plants have received their second watering on day 8, seem to be coming along just fine.



I never mentioned before but I use Strive nutrients which is a two part that is used exclusively throughout the grow, Part A has the bulk of the micro , P and K while Part B is nitrogen and calcium .



I use it at about half of the recommended strength for most of the grow but in this early stage I use it in the range of .5 ec and at about a 60/40 ratio of A to B . As the plant grows a little larger I tend to mix it more as per the recommendation which is 2/1 A to B but I still only use it at 1/2 strength and in late flower I drop the Part B down further to about 1/3 the mix.



Here we are on Day 9

Plants are starting to pick up the pace, they have begun to be fertigated every 3rd day and the mix has been bumped to .8ec @ 6.0ph of course to runoff.

2/3 plants have been topped, the third will be allowed to grow a little bit more to expose the top I will be removing a little more, I like to see the new nodes at least established before I remove the top .

Here they are Day 15

Day 19
Topped 3rd plant above 4th node .

Removed 1st node from all 3 , branches on plants 1 and 2 have started reaching up to the canopy.

Here are some pics

Start of week 4, all plants have been topped and feed has been increased to 1.0ec @6.1 ph

Plants 1 and 2 have started to develop the branches after the top and have recovered from the stress. Plant 3 is still a little sluggish after the top but you can see the starting of the branching.

I have raised the light a touch to get the branching to hopefully stretch a little to allow more light through as they have stayed quite stout.

Here are some pics on day 21

Day 23
Alright, so #2 looks to not have liked the topping and has started to show pistils, she may not get too big, plays 1 and 3 have also shown sexy but are not like the other one is, I have trimmed a few of the lower nodes to get them to focus a bit more on the tops.




Day 28
End of week 4 and plants are looking alright, plant 2 is much further into flower than the other two appear to be, they have all grown some though and lateral branching has begun to reach up, definitely like the frame of the third node top over the 4th node topping but time will tell if it stays that way.

Here are some pics 8 hours apart

Day 31
Plants are just cruising along, still stretching a bit although plant 2 since triggering almost a week before the others is looking like it’s in pre/early flower. This one did not like the topping at all, the other two seemed to have tolerated it much better.

I have also decided to pop the other two seeds , these will also stay in the small pots however neither one will be topped , I will only be clipping the leading fans as they start to develop , I have found this to do a decent job of slowing the development of the corresponding node enough to even the canopy.

Here are a few pics


Some pics from Day 34

So just want to make a separate entry for this Plant to which I would say has entered Pre-Flower/Early Flower stage around Day 30ish here are some pics

Day 36
Start of a new week, Fertigation is everyday now, 1.2ec at between 5.9 - 6.1 ph.

Plants are doing well, 1 and 3 are still a bit behind Plant 2 regarding development and the new sprouts plants 4 and 5 are just finishing up week 1 and are looking good I have not fertigated them yet, here are some pics




Day 37 on plants 1,2,3 and Day 8 for plants 4,5



Some Early frost on Plant 2


Day 39
Plants 1-3 are all cruising and adding pistils or stigma daily nothing really to report just documenting every few days here.

Day 10 for plants 4-5
These two have doubled over the last two days and are looking good.

Here are some pics, I have moved the fan to have some more floor space .




Day 40


Plant 2 close up

I’m just going to go ahead and say they are all in the Pre-flower / Early flower stage for plants 1 & 3 at 35 days

Starting week 7
Plants are looking good all vertical growth seems to have stopped, Plant 1 is looking like it could have some long running colas if she bulks nice, Plant 2 is very squat having not liked the topping very much she is looking like she would be quite chunky and looks to be quite frosty, Plant 3 is sort of in between its nodes are fairly spaced but she did t get as tall as plant 1.



Plants 4&5 are looking like they are about to take off, they look happy and pretty uniform thus far.


Some shots from Day 47


And the sprouts on Day 21

Here are a few shots from week 8 on Day 51




A few more from Day 54

Here are some pics from day 58, plants 1 - 3 are getting close to harvest they are already showing some amber and due to the recent cold snap here in Ontario they have started to purple a touch . The plants have definitely wanted more then I was giving at some points I’m sure this was more of an issue with the pot size and also I’m sure a factor in why they stayed so small but what they lack in size they look to have added In frost

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Here we are on Day 64 the start of week 10, plants 1-3 are nearing the end , water consumption has slowed and no new pistils are appearing, they are mostly cloudy with some amber here and there. Plants 2 and 3 are quite chunky while plant 1 is not as chunky as it had a bit more stretch after the topping as such the buds are not as dense and the others.

The other two 4 and 5 really didn’t like the cold and looks like they had really been suffering , nutrients were not getting taken up by the plants as it was in the low 60s here most of the last two weeks, I live in a building and they have not yet turned on our heat so I had no real way to warm the plants. They look to have pushed through and our cold snap has warmed a touch, the heat is supposedly coming on this week so hopefully there won’t be any more cold nights.

Here are some pics



Some shots from Day 70

Here we are at the start of week 11, I will be harvesting plants 1-3 in the next few days, they have gotten a trim of most of the larger fans and anything without much frost. Plants 4-5 are looking a little better since the heat has been turned on and they have not had to withstand low 60s.

Here are some pics

Well, here we are on day 75 and I have Harvested plants 1-3 , seeing quite a bit of amber and the plants are plump and dense. They have a fruity smell with a menthol/spearmint when you brush the plants it’s quite nice actually. Here are some pics pre and post chop.

Here are the last of the Grape Brain, they are approximately 25 days behind the others already harvested. They are now at Day 55 and cruising along despite any trouble I have put them through, one of the two share a similar terp profile while the last of the 5 is missing the spearmint/menthol layer and has a more fruity profile. They are also very similar in that they are very frosty and sticky, here are some pics

So the last two are just about wrapped, sorry for the thin updates with these last couple.

Plants have been true to type, they both exhibit the same terp profile as the previous 3 , fruity with a distinct menthol/spearmint aroma.

They seem to be a bit quicker in the party cups so seems like a strain you could definitely control with some small pots if you are limited on space as I am , I usually only run two at a time and prefer to train my plants to optimize my area .

I will give my final results after these are harvested probably in the next week.

Here are some pics

Alright, sorry for the delay I have kind of fallen off here so the plants were harvested on November 22nd and hang dried until final trim today Dec 5th.

Plants 4 - 5 were true to type just like the last 3 they all have the same method/minty hints to them . All plants were frosty as hell and had a nice dense structure.

Here are some pics of the buds on plants 4-5

Grape Brain by @CannabisBreedersClub

Plant 1 -39g
Plant 2 -29g
Plant 3 - 34g
Plant 4 - 18g
Plant 5 - 18g
Total 138g/4.92oz

These plants were great, consistent, frosty and dense. Morphology was pretty consistent with the same terpene profile on all plants, fruit/berry with hints of menthol/mint.

Good Bud to leaf ratio, easily controlled by pot size I would say small to medium sized plants. They can tolerate high humidity and cold temps , fairly heavy feeders with a desire for extra calcium at budset .

Smoke after dry/cure is smooth not too dense in the lung. Initial onset is a little energetic with a nice calming relaxation afterwards , not couchlocking but definitely relaxing a decent after work or Sunday strain .

I would say that these are definitely worth a spot in your garden at the price. Solid parental genetics that have contributed to the offspring.

Thank you again @CannabisBreedersClub for the opportunity to run these in my garden you have made a great cross here , I look forward to your future work.