Chronic - Maybe the fattest bud

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12/05/2008
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Chronic the fattest bud

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Chronic the fattest bud on earth

Every cannabis seed breeder strives to create the optimum combination of quality, quantity and potency. A variety that produces heavyweight flower tops with a delicious smell and tasty aroma that virtually drip THC from vast amounts of resin glands. Well, Serious Seeds for example certainly is a seed bank that has managed to achieve this goal, having bred the famous strain Chronic. With its introduction in 1994, it set a new standard in terms of combining superior yield, flavour and potency excellence in one plant. If growing and harvesting would be an active part of the High Times Cannabis Cup`s testing ceremony, Chronic surely would have gained more than just 3rd place in the hydro category in 1994, when it had been entered in the Cup for the first and only time. Because every grower who properly cultivates this strain stands mouth wide open in front of his plants at harvest time, stunned by the Chronic`s enormous cola size and flower beauty. The buds not only are huge, but also nearly leafless, nicely composed of abundant small single flower clusters that add up to large colas with the size of a brick or even bigger.
The pedigree of chronic is very classic, consisting of Northern Lights/Skunk x Northern Lights/AK-47. This is the formula of today`s Chronic. The original one, being in existence during the 90`s, had no AK in it. But by the late 90`s, Simon, the breeder of Serious Seeds, thought that his Chronic was kind of dated, as he puts it, and had to be refreshed and made more complex by breeding in a slight degree of superior new genetics. He decided for his proven AK-47. It was of utmost importance not to lose any of those marvellous characteristics that had made the strain so popular amongst worldwide growers.

Simon reports: I bred more sativa into the indica dominant Chronic, which gave it a more complex, full-spectrum high without losing the nice yield and flavor. The facelift also improved both the strength and resin content. The mildly sweet scent with a bit of spiciness also stayed intact. The grower has to keep a special eye on the drying process in order to preserve this honey-sweet aroma. Simon gives the following recommendations: Even while living, the wildflower scent is subtle, but it will be lost for good if not dried properly. When put in plastic before completely dry, the scent is irreversibly gone, more so for this variety than for any others I've worked with. But if you let it dry thoroughly, the aroma develops a very strong, sweet smell which doesn't fade. For flavor connoisseurs, this could be the difference between thinking Chronic is fabulous pot or just okay.
 
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