How to grow Sweet Special F1 Fast version

60% indica - 40% sativa
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Sweet Special F1 Fast version bud — quarter view
THC 23%
Flowering 49 days
Yield 400 – 550 g/m²

Taste

Citrus
Sweet
Fruity

Seb's take

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Hog and Grapefruit sit somewhere back in the family tree, lending a sweet aroma closer to fruit jellies than to anything botanical. This fast version trades on hybrid vigour alone, producing big, resin-covered buds in a handful of weeks rather than the usual long wait.

Where it comes from

Sweet Seeds bill this as a fast version of Sweet Special, and the interesting genetics sit further back: Hog and Grapefruit both feature in the ancestry, an unlikely pair whose contribution is chiefly to the flavour. This edition trades on hybrid vigour and a shortened flowering time above all, keeping the aroma of the original while getting there faster. Indica-led at sixty percent, with enough sativa to keep it lively.

Nose & flavour

The nose leans firmly confectionery — a sweetness the breeder likens to boiled sweets or fruit jellies rather than anything botanical. Grapefruit sits somewhere behind it, lending a citrus lift, while the sweetness carries the front. A dessert of an aroma, and an inherited one at that.

The high

The record keeps quiet on the effect, and I won't fill the silence with guesswork. What the numbers say is enough to warrant respect — eighteen to twenty-three percent THC is no small figure — so approach as you would a staircase in the dark until you know its measure. The plant will tell you the rest.

Growing it

A fast version through and through: flowering in around forty-nine days, with big, resin-covered buds arriving in a handful of weeks rather than the usual long wait. Hybrid vigour drives the growth, so she comes up strong and even. Yields land between 400 and 550 g/m². No height is recorded, so I leave that blank rather than guess — but expect vigour to show in the frame as well as the pace.

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Common questions about Sweet Special F1 Fast version

How long does Sweet Special F1 Fast version take to flower?

Around 7 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers. Quick, as these things go.

Is Sweet Special F1 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 strong is Sweet Special F1 Fast version?

The breeder lists THC around 23%. Firmly in the strong band.