Blue Gelato 41

The two voluptuous sisters

Words & Pics: Green Born Identity – G.B.I.

Consisting of 60% indica and 40% sativa, Blue Gelato 41 was bred from the iconic strain Blueberry and heavily sought-after Gelato 41 (Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies x Indica Sunset Sherbet) from the Cookies Family. Well, the breeders were sure that marrying these two genetics aces to one another was going to lead to something great… and it did. To be clear about the results – mighty indica power that will “rapidly plunge you into a tranquil pool of potent psychedelic pleasure”, as Barney’s puts it nicely, and can act as a kind of anti-pain massage. But that strong relaxation effect doesn’t give you a dizzy head feeling, users can enjoy their chill-out session without the chance of falling asleep. Resin glands in vast amounts come naturally to this hybrid. In terms of yields, Blue Gelato 41 is a hit – indoors it delivers a stately 600-700 grams per sqm. After 63-70 days of flowering outdoors bumper yields up to 2.5-3 kilos are feasible with an extended vegetative stage. This variety may reveal different phenotypes, with a likeliness of leaves and calyxes turning purple to blueish. The basic rule here is of course that the colder cultivation temperatures are, the intenser these colourations become.

Exemplarily good uniform vegetative growth

Blue Gelato 41 and its genetic make-up were music to the ears of The Doc who has had West Coast fever for some time, being fired up by all those beautiful genetics coming from over the big pond to Europe. So the race was on for this West Coast gem at his place! As usual, with two feminised seeds that sprouted very well, just 2.5 days later and the two seedlings sprouted, eagerly stretching towards the light soon after. It didn’t last long until rapid vegetative growth set in, with early lateral branching. The plants’ dark green leaves turned out to be thinner than expected, leaning more to the sativa side. Tight internodal spacing resulted in bushy compact growth, when The Doc switched them into flowering after three weeks, they had grown extremeley well, having formed an excellent scaffold of strong branches ideal for flowering. They impressed The Doc with their overall uniformity, also height-wise with 30 and 33 cm. 

Buds so resinous as if a shower of resin would have rained down on them

Flowering began quickly, after about a week female preflowering appeared on both plants. In the period that followed they stretched so much that they way more than doubled their height - the sativa dominance of Blue Gelato 41 became apparent. “Wow, this is quite a great start!” cheered the Doc. And it was going to continue extremely well, too: in the second half of flowering, the buds grew into some real fat whoppers and oozed out tremendously amounts of resin, “as if a shower of resin would have rained down on them” as The Doc put it. That lavish resin coat covered many of the bud leaves, even big ones sticking out of the buds with their stalks were largely covered in crystals. The buds swelled heavily and became ripe after 68 and 70 days.  All of the buds were of remarkable size, with the head buds naturally being particularly grand. “Just like all the plants from Barney’s Farm I’ve had so far, these two are true beauties! Beauties that are looking like twins, one could call them ‘the two voluptuous sisters’”, laughed The Doc.

Instant kick: The Doc feels buzzed in no time

A huge “whoaaah!“ came from the old pothead’s lips after he had inhaled a first hit off his Mighty vaporizer, because the deliciously spicy-citrusy tasting Blue Gelato 41 weed instantly kicked in – at the very moment when he exhaled the big vapour cloud, he felt completely buzzed. His neurons were sending strong signals of relaxation which made his head feel as light as cotton wool. Two more hits and his body followed, with his limbs pleasantly slackening and his previously somewhat stiff neck loosening up. It felt like having taken a hot bath in the tub: blissful relief, deep physical and mental relaxation, but no heavy paralysis – The Doc could have got up from his chair if he had wanted to, but allowed himself the luxury of chilling the whole day, daydreaming with a happy smile on his face and listening to some music, pretty stoned, but not heavily befogged and spiritless. That splendid relaxation session lasted about 2.5 hours. “The two voluptuous sisters have treated me to a real pampering“ the Doc said afterwards, grinning. “That special relaxation effect without a mental knock-out provided by Blue Gelato 41 is just perfect for chilling. This variety has more than fulfilled my expectations, it ticked all the boxes to perfection, talking about its growth and bloom performance, yield, fragrance, taste and effect. The Californian West Coast holds some amazing treasures, and I will definitely uncover more of these!” www.barneysfarm.com

Cultivation data:

GeneticsBlueberry x Gelato 41 (Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies x Indica Sunset Sherbet)

Vegetative stagethree weeks (after germination)

Flowering stage68 + 70 days / 63-70 days in general

MediumPlagron Grow Mix soil, 11 litre pots

pH6.2-6.6

EC1.2–1.8 mS

Lightup to 12 x SANlight S4W = 1680 watts

Temperature19-28°C 

Air humidity40-60%

Wateringby hand

FertilisationOrganic Bloom Liquid from Green Buzz Liquids

Additives/stimulantsLiving Organics, More Roots, Humin Säure Plus, Big Fruits, Fast Buds and Clean Fruits from Green Buzz Liquids

ToolsCleanLight Pro for mould prevention

Height74 + 77 cm

Yieldtogether, 223 grams