How to grow Pound Cake Auto
Taste
Seb's take
Bred for scale in every sense, Pound Cake Auto towers to 150cm in just ten weeks, colas dripping in trichomes throughout. Sweet, earthy cookie notes on the nose; the high is uplifting at first, then relaxed and calming as it settles. A sizeable strain that lives up to its name, and easy enough for beginners despite it.
Where it comes from
Fast Buds offer this as an autoflowering Pound Cake, the record naming the strain as its own parent, a stabilised auto line rather than a fresh cross, in other words. What it lacks in a complicated family tree it makes up in intent: bred, by the record's account, for huge harvests and explosive highs in a single plant. It leans slightly sativa at 60 percent. A purpose-built autoflower, and one that wears its ambition plainly.
Nose & flavour
The nose is sweet and earthy with a distinct cookie note, a dessert-line character that lives up to the cake in the name. It is warm and moreish rather than sharp, the earthiness grounding the sweetness so it never turns sickly. A comforting, confectionery aroma that carries well on those trichome-heavy colas. Pleasant from grinder to exhale.
The high
The effect opens uplifting and bright, then settles into something relaxed and calming as it goes, a rounded arc rather than a single note. At 28 percent THC there is real strength behind that progression, so the settle runs deep by the end. Company that starts sociable and finishes restful; approach the dose with the respect the number deserves.
Growing it
Big in every sense, the plant towers up to 150cm in around ten weeks, producing enormous, trichome-dripping colas along the way. Yields sit at a heavy 600 g/m². For all its size the record calls it easy to work with, performing well in beginner and advanced systems alike, so the enormity need not intimidate. Give it the headroom it plainly wants, keep the scissors clean for all that resin, and it rewards the space generously.
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Common questions about Pound Cake Auto
How long does Pound Cake Auto take to flower?
Around 11 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers. She takes her time; the result is the argument for it.
Is Pound Cake Auto an autoflower or a photoperiod strain?
An autoflower — she flowers on age rather than light hours, which simplifies the schedule considerably.
How tall does Pound Cake Auto grow?
Around 150 cm. Standard tent territory.
How strong is Pound Cake Auto?
The breeder lists THC around 28%. Among the strongest figures in the catalogue.