Red Hot Cookies^® Grow Diary (SWS83)

The feminized and photoperiod-dependent strain Red Hot Cookies^®, is possibly one of the most desired strains from the Sweet Seeds^®’ genetic collection.

This wonderful strain is born from the cross between a selected clone of Tropicanna Cookies (Girl Scout Cookies x Tangie), and a selected clone of Tangie, a very potent American strain with an excellent aroma of tangerines.

About 60% of its offspring shows red-flowered tones. This coloration starts from the lower branches and flowers to the upper ones and usually becomes more visible in the last weeks of flowering.

Red Hot Cookies^® is very productive and resinous, and can reach THC levels of up to 25%. Excellent aroma and a dense sweet taste, with outstanding tangerine and mango tones mixed with hints of berries.

Data Sheet:

• • • Variety: SWS83
    • Indica : 40%
    • Sativa: 60%
    • THC: 17-25%
    • CBD: 0,1%
    • Indoor Yield: 500-600 g/m²
    • Outdoor Yield: 400-600 g/plant
    • Indoor Blooming: 8 weeks
    • Outdoor Harvest: late September
    • Red flower: approximately 60% of the specimens

Grow parameters:

• • • Type of growing: Indoor
    • Gardener: eldruida_lamota
    • Technique used: SoG, effeuillage.
    • Number of plants: 4
    • Vegetative: 5 weeks
    • Flowering: 8 weeks
    • Total culture weeks: 13 weeks

Week 1 – Growing

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 16 hours LED/100W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 80%
    • Temperature: 24ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 0.4 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0,5 ml/l Growth Black Line
    • 0,1 ml/l Flash Root
    • 0,13 ml/l Cancerbero
    • 0,1 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0,4 ml/l Great Green
    • 0,5 ml/l Pyramid

4 seeds of Red Hot Cookies^® were used and all the seeds sprouted without any problem. They were then planted in 0.4 litre pots.

The humidity remained between 70% and 80% and the temperature between 22 ºC and 24 ºC.

The pH of the water used was of 5.8.

Week 2 – Growing

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 16 hours LED/100W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 70%
    • Temperature: 24ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 0.4 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0,6 ml/l Growth Black Line
    • 0,1 ml/l Flash Root
    • 0,13 ml/l Cancerbero
    • 0,1 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0,4 ml/l Great Green
    • 0,6 ml/l Pyramid
    • 0,05 ml/l Gold Joker

During the second week everything keeps going well and the plants show a very good development. The pH of the water is set to 5.8, the temperature kept between 22 ºC and 24 ºC and the humidity lowered a bit to 60/70%.

Week 3 – Growing

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 16 hours LED/100W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 60%
    • Temperature: 26ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0,6 ml/l Growth Black Line
    • 0,1 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 0.1 ml/l Flash Root

The plants were transplanted in the end of the week to their final pots of 11 litres.

The humidity kept within the 60-70% range and the temperature between 23 ºC and 26 ºC.

The LED lights are incredible.

Week 4 – Growing

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 16 hours LED/100W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 60%
    • Temperature: 26ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.8 ml/l Growth Black Line
    • 0.1 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 0.1 ml/l Flash Root

As visible in the photos, all the plants are growing without any problem.

The humidity is around 60% and the pH remains at 5.8.

Week 5 – Growing

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 50%
    • Temperature: 22ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 1 ml/l Growth Black Line
    • 0.2 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 0.2 ml/l Flash Root

Excellent growth. The plants show a very good branch production.

This week the photoperiod is changed to 12/12, so we can expect pre-flowering to start soon.

Week 6 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 50%
    • Temperature: 23ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.3 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 0.2 ml/l Flash Root
    • 0.5 ml/l Flowering Black Line
    • 0.2 ml/l Silver Bloomstimulator
    • 0.1ml/l BetaZyme
    • 0.8 ml/l Genesis

We are already in the sixth week of life of the four Red Hot Cookies® and the pre-flowering already started.

The plants have a totally healthy appearance.

Week 7 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 45%
    • Temperature: 24ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.3 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 0.2 ml/l Flash Root
    • 0.5 ml/l Flowering Black Line
    • 0.2 ml/l Silver Bloomstimulator
    • 0.1ml/l BetaZyme
    • 0.8 ml/l Genesis
    • 0.2 ml/l Beta Shark

I’m very well impressed. This genetic in incredible. Two of the four plants started to show red tones already.

This Sweet Seeds^® strain is very promising. I’m already impatient to see how the plants perform during flowering.

Week 8 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 45%
    • Temperature: 24ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.3 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 1 ml/l Flowering Black Line
    • 0.2 ml/l Silver Bloomstimulator
    • 0.1 ml/l BetaZyme
    • 0.2 ml/l Beta Shark

We are already in the third week of flowering and the purple tones are already very present.

I performed a bit of defoliation.

Week 9 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 45%
    • Temperature: 25ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.5 ml/l Engordacogollos
    • 0.4 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 1 ml/l Flowering Black Line
    • 0.2 ml/l Silver Bloomstimulator
    • 0.2 ml/l Beta Shark
    • 0.1ml/l BetaZyme
    • 0.5 ml/l Mega PK (56-35)
    • 0.3 ml/l Tricoma
    • 0.8 ml/l Terminator

We finish the fourth week of flowering of the four Red Hot Cookies^® plants. It is very impressive, such wonderful tones they are producing and some great aromas too.

The aromas are reminiscent of boomer strawberry gums.

Week 10 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 45%
    • Temperature: 25ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

Nutrients supplied:

• • • 0.5 ml/l Engordacogollos.
    • 0.4 ml Tucan NPK
    • 0.05 ml/l Gold Joker
    • 1 ml/l Flowering Black Line
    • 0.2 ml/l Silver Bloomstimulator
    • 0.2 ml/l Beta Shark
    • 0.1 ml/l BetaZyme
    • 0.5 ml/l Mega PK (56-35)
    • 0.3 ml/l Tricoma
    • 0.8 ml/l Terminator

Mi Red Hot Cookies^® plants are getting their last waterings with liquid fertilizers and soon I will perform a flush.

The humidity keep at around 45% and the temperature between 21 ºC and 25º C.

Week 11 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 45%
    • Temperature: 28ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

My Red Hot Cookies^® are almost ready to be harvested.

I already performed the flush.

There are some amazing fruity aromas and the colours are wonderful, just looking at them it’s a great delight.

Week 12 – Flowering

Grow parameters:

• • • Light: 12 horas LED/450W Mars TS 600
    • Air humidity: 40%
    • Temperature: 27ºC
    • pH: 5.8
    • Pot size: 11 L

We are already in the last week for my marvellous Red Hot Cookies^® plants. I can’t wait to harvest the four plants as they are totally covered in resin. The flowers look and smell like strawberry jellies.

They are still under the 60 days of flowering mark and in my opinion they are very well mature, with about 50% of red tones and 50% of green tones with a purple touch.

week 13 – Harvest

The final result:

• • • Number of plants harvested: 4
    • Taste: Berries and fruity
    • Dry weight: 137 gr
    • Positive effects: Relaxation.
    • Negative effects: dry mouth and insomnia.

Well fellas… we have finished this experience with Red Hot Cookies^® and I can say that it is a great strain.

The truth is that the drying process has gone very well. I left it for 7 days in a drying mesh, with a humidity of 45% and 23 °C ambient temperature during drying.

The 4 plants were grown in a closet of 1.20m.

Red Hot Cookies^® is an American strain of the Cookies family and the THC content is of around 17/25%. A bomb!