How to grow Big Bud Fast Version
Taste
Seb's take
Big Bud, shortened — Herbies crossed her with an undisclosed hybrid purely to shave a couple of weeks off the flowering cycle, keeping the large, frosted flowers intact. Woody, sweet, and earthy on the nose, with a relaxed, happy, sleepy high delivered rather sooner than her parent's.
Where it comes from
Big Bud, crossed with an undisclosed secret hybrid for one purpose only: to shave a couple of weeks off the flowering cycle without losing what made the parent worth growing. Herbies' USA line specialises in exactly this sort of quickening, and here they have kept the large, frosted flowers of the original intact while bringing the finish forward. A fast version, honestly named — the parentage on one side stays deliberately behind the curtain.
Nose & flavour
The Big Bud nose, unchanged by the hurry: woody and earthy at the base, sweet through the middle, with a spiced herbal edge and a pungent carry over the top. It is a deep, savoury profile that fills a room, and the speed of the grow costs it none of its weight.
The high
At seventeen per cent the effect runs relaxed, happy, and euphoric before easing into sleepy, with the familiar appetite alongside. It is evening company, unhurried and undemanding — the same settled indica landing as the parent, delivered rather sooner in the season. The sitting-down sort, arrived ahead of schedule.
Growing it
The whole point is the speed: flowering in around fifty days, a fortnight quicker than the standard line. She reaches eighty to roughly a hundred and twenty centimetres — medium and manageable — and returns in the region of 488 g/m², frosty flowers intact. For a grower on a tight schedule who still wants the classic weight, this is the shortcut, and a well-cut one. On a soldier's schedule, and none the worse for it.
Learn to grow her properly:
Effects
Common questions about Big Bud Fast Version
How long does Big Bud Fast Version take to flower?
Around 7 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers. Quick, as these things go.
Is Big Bud Fast Version an autoflower or a photoperiod strain?
A feminized photoperiod strain — flowering starts when you switch the lights, so the timing is yours to control.
How tall does Big Bud Fast Version grow?
Around 120 cm. Standard tent territory.
How strong is Big Bud Fast Version?
The breeder lists THC around 17%. The gentler end of the scale.