First run of TGA, Ace of Spades

[thekoc]

Just cut my new keeper of Ace of Spades, it has by far been the most impressive strain I have grown from 4 Attitude orders so far. I grew out 5 getting 2 duds and 3 females, and also grew out 2 males, a Cheesequake and 3D. The other 2 aos are not quite as resinous, one leaning toward jtr and one being a fairly even hybrid but still much better than most I have grown. This one photoed below has been my favorite since about week 3, it has a very pungent Baja Blast like smell, a noticeably denser bud structures as well as more resin. Everything was ran from seed, t5 and then a 400 watt hps, flowered at 12" in 1 gallon smart pots using Advanced Sensi AB for veg and bloom as well as Big Swell from Soul Synthetics, Gravity and Sweet then flushed for 2 weeks. Topped out at a little over 2 ft tall and cut right at 8 weeks of flower(next round going 8.5-9 for more amber), yields were right around 20 grams on 1 and 3 with #2 looking to be a bit heavier with the denser structure. I am now looking forward to growing out a few of the seeds I got from the Cheesequake and 3D pollen i tossed on the aces, I have a few seeds from each pheno so far.

Trim: Very easy, not a huge producer of sugar since there is a great bud to leaf raito but what you do get is encrusted.
Smell: Baja Blast from taco bell is the best description we can come up with
Look: Great bag appeal, tons of swelling, covered in trics, magenta and pink buds, little to no leaf after a good trim
High/Taste(only samples as of a week ago): Very smooth and clean, the baja blast comes through at first with a bit of sandalwood on the exhale. Very good onset, hits me quite hard and fast, one bowl and I was feeling good for around 2 hours before i considered another. Heavy head stone with a good body stone that creeps in over time. I did not feel to tired smoking a bowl after work, still fully functional but after a few bowls i started to get overly baked. Sorry the photos are not great quality, they were taken on a smartphone so not great quality but its the best I have for now, will update with dry photos and a full smoke report once they are ready.

 

[thekoc]

Even got a few decent shots through a 15x scope.

 

[ddimebag]

Looks awesome! AoS is my next grow...really looking forward to it. Can you tell us more about the phenos? Growth pattern, smell/taste (don't have Taco Bell around here...), variation? Did you get a berry flavored pheno (what was the high like from that one)?

 

[thekoc]

I'll give you the basic rundown on the phenos I had. They were very similar in height all throughout the grow, very sturdy and support flowers without issue. The smoke has been quality off all 3, #2 packing bit more of a punch from the samples so far.

#1 Most side branching, lots of side nodes even without topping, closest node spacing, largest main cola of the 3, has a mix of the berry and sandalwood smell(a bit heavier on the sandalwood) least dense of the 3, tiny bits of purple throughout

#2 Keeper, not as large colas as the other two but noticably denser and more swelled caylaxs as well as a bit more resin, little side branching, has a unique smell baja blast is still the best discription i can come up with(berryish with a uplifting crisp soda/lemon lime twang to it, tiny bits of sandalwood on the exhale), Magenta and pink accents on most buds, by far the easiest strain to trim so far.

#3 2nd in side branching, good node spacing however not as close as the #1, good size cola being a bit more dense than #1 but not quite as large, strong sandalwoody smell with a bit of citrus/babypoo with it

Once #2 is starting to cure I will post a in depth smoke report for her and maybe even the other phenos. Excuse any typos, I have been typing this at work in my down time.

 

[ddimebag]

I'll give you the basic rundown on the phenos I had. They were very similar in height all throughout the grow, very sturdy and support flowers without issue. The smoke has been quality off all 3, #2 packing bit more of a punch from the samples so far.

#1 Most side branching, lots of side nodes even without topping, closest node spacing, largest main cola of the 3, has a mix of the berry and sandalwood smell(a bit heavier on the sandalwood) least dense of the 3, tiny bits of purple throughout

#2 Keeper, not as large colas as the other two but noticably denser and more swelled caylaxs as well as a bit more resin, little side branching, has a unique smell baja blast is still the best discription i can come up with(berryish with a uplifting crisp soda/lemon lime twang to it, tiny bits of sandalwood on the exhale), Magenta and pink accents on most buds, by far the easiest strain to trim so far.

#3 2nd in side branching, good node spacing however not as close as the #1, good size cola being a bit more dense than #1 but not quite as large, strong sandalwoody smell with a bit of citrus/babypoo with it

Once #2 is starting to cure I will post a in depth smoke report for her and maybe even the other phenos. Excuse any typos, I have been typing this at work in my down time.

Awesome, thanks That #2 sure sounds dank! Gonna pop four seeds tomorrow...got them the day they came out, hope they still sprout...

 

[ddimebag]

subbed for the smoke report, once you get around to it...

 

[Omgwtfbbq Indicaman]

my 3 aos were like this

JTR dom, very berry lemonade smelling

BCS Dom- Like cherry Lifesavers

hybrid- More lemony/berry candy smell. very dense.

none were real keepers. i plan to grow more AOS in the future, just not anytime soon.

 

[ddimebag]

my 3 aos were like this

JTR dom, very berry lemonade smelling

BCS Dom- Like cherry Lifesavers

hybrid- More lemony/berry candy smell. very dense.

none were real keepers. i plan to grow more AOS in the future, just not anytime soon.

How was the potency, and what kind of high did they give?

 

[Omgwtfbbq Indicaman]

very different on the jtr pheno, it was stupifying. the berry pheno gave me a body buzz and happy euphoric sativa effects but became a stone when smoking to much. the hybrid was my favorite, it was heady, happy and strong with no ceiling

 

[Omgwtfbbq Indicaman]

here is the vid i made, i was looking for keepers but i did not find one. i have high standards, but they smoked good. all of them.[video=youtube;EyMWIn1uU2I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyMWIn1uU2I[/video] the ace og spades are on the right and one in the middle, the 2 girls with the calyxes on the leaves are AOS. both were a bit mutant, the middle girl got huge, strong root mass, alot of vigor. i think 2 void and 1 third dimension female were on the left too, the little girl in the front left pouch was a barney's farm freebie waste of space. almost no trich development.

 

[ddimebag]

I'll give you the basic rundown on the phenos I had. They were very similar in height all throughout the grow, very sturdy and support flowers without issue. The smoke has been quality off all 3, #2 packing bit more of a punch from the samples so far.

#1 Most side branching, lots of side nodes even without topping, closest node spacing, largest main cola of the 3, has a mix of the berry and sandalwood smell(a bit heavier on the sandalwood) least dense of the 3, tiny bits of purple throughout

#2 Keeper, not as large colas as the other two but noticably denser and more swelled caylaxs as well as a bit more resin, little side branching, has a unique smell baja blast is still the best discription i can come up with(berryish with a uplifting crisp soda/lemon lime twang to it, tiny bits of sandalwood on the exhale), Magenta and pink accents on most buds, by far the easiest strain to trim so far.

#3 2nd in side branching, good node spacing however not as close as the #1, good size cola being a bit more dense than #1 but not quite as large, strong sandalwoody smell with a bit of citrus/babypoo with it

Once #2 is starting to cure I will post a in depth smoke report for her and maybe even the other phenos. Excuse any typos, I have been typing this at work in my down time.

Hey dude, it's been a while, huh? I grew out my Ace of Spades and got 4/5 males...the one female is a keeper though...I'm almost certain it's the same pheno you kept...lemonade with a berry twist, and frosty as hell! Bits of purple here and there, dense nugs, huge, clustered calyxes. I also had a stretchy sativa male I pollinated some plants with. Today I started a Vortex x AoS seed...that's gotta be dank!

 

[endpro]

If you are not trying this already, Germinate your seeds at a lower temp around 68-70 for better female ratio.

 

[MistaRasta]

my 3 aos were like this

JTR dom, very berry lemonade smelling

BCS Dom- Like cherry Lifesavers

hybrid- More lemony/berry candy smell. very dense.

none were real keepers. i plan to grow more AOS in the future, just not anytime soon.

I got a 5 pack, 3 females. These examples are exactly how I'd describe my experience.
the strongest was the 50/50 hybrid.