A Dutch Passion Grow Report. Auto Colorado Cookies

So easy to grow, and an incredible, tasty end product, Auto Colorado Cookies isn’t just one of my favourite strains from Dutch Passion, but it is one of my favourite strains of cannabis ever.

Auto Colorado Cookies, is a Indica Dominant hybrid, that is crossed from Girl Scout Cookies, and Auto Blueberry, if you have tried any of those 2 strains, then just by reading that you should be onto Dutch Passions website ordering some.

This strain really is a pleasure to grow, and can be harvested just 11 weeks after germination. If you’re looking for some new autos to grow, then give Autos Colorado Cookies a try

Auto Colorado Cookies Grow Guide

Germination

Auto Colorado Cookies are always quick to germinate. I soak the seeds for just a few hours in water, and then plant them straight into my medium (Coco). Within 2-3 days, a shoot would already have surfaced.

They are then kept under 50w t5 for a few days maybe a week until the true leaves first grow, and the small plants can handle more light.

Some Auto growers will plant the seeds in the final pot, and do not transplant, feeling that doing so will increase their final yield. In my opinion, this is a myth, and I have tested it. I start ACC off in a small pot, no bigger than 0.5L in volume. Once the roots are big enough, I will then transplant them into their final pot.

It is up to you, but there is no harm in transplanting once, as long as you do it properly, and keep the stress to a minimum.

Vegetation

Vegetation on Auto Colorado cookies only take about 3-4 weeks. The growth is slow at first above ground, but plenty of root will grow under the surface.

After about 3 weeks, the plants will start to really fill out with growth, and the more light you can give them from this point, the better. They should be under at least 100w of light per plant during vegetation.

The ACC doesn’t like a lot of food. You can easily push it too far. Monitor the plant for what they want to eat, and raise the amount you feed it as the plant grows. Always keep the food low unless the plant looks hungry.

After 4-5 weeks, you will see flowers begin to form. This is when the flowering stage has begun.

Flowering

When flowers begin to form, you should change the feed to a “bloom” or “flowering” feed. You should reduce the amount of nitrogen that is being given to the plant, and increase the amount of potassium and phosphorus.

Too much nitrogen during the flowering will cause the buds to be airy (less dense). With the right feed, you will have big dense buds from Auto Colorado Cookies. Reducing the nitrogen early in flower will help give you those dense oily nugs.

For me, I grow autos under an 18/6 light cycle for their whole lives. But there is no reason why you can’t grow ACC under 24 hours of light.

The buds grow big and fast, and is one of the few strains where you notice the plant packing on weight day by day.

After 6-7 weeks, you will see that the trichomes are milky, the pistils are turning brown, and the plant is ready for harvest. There is a fresh fruity sweet pungent smell to the buds.

My personal preference for this strain is to let it go a little longer. Under the advice of Dutch Passion, I let one of my Auto Colorado Cookies go for a full 100 days as a test, and the smoke was incredible. I would recommend you trying the same thing. But It is still quality with 11-12 weeks.

The harvesting point is up to you, but make sure your trichomes are at least 90% milky before harvesting to get the best results, and to have the buds express the right characteristics of the Auto Colorado Cookie high.

Harvesting

When you are happy the plant is ripe and ready for the chop, all you have to do is harvest. This strain will grow long dense colas, so it is easy to remove a whole branch from the plant and hang it.

With the correct training and topping early on in the grow, you will have a number of branches, with huge dense colas. Just harvest them each one by one and hang them in your drying room.

Drying

As the buds dry, you will notice the thick resins and oils the flower produced even more. It is very sticky, and is perfect for making extracts and oils. The thick layer of crystals is amazing, and can actually be scraped off tip leaf. After 5 days, the smaller buds will be dry, the bigger buds should be dry with a week to 10 days.

At this stage the cookies are good to go, and you can smoke them if you wish. But to cure the buds for a week at least will really bring out that fruity sweet flavour.

Final Result

My yield varies from Auto Colorado Cookies depending on what light I use to grow it. I have found I will get the frostiest buds under my LED, but get a better yield under HPS, but this is standard for any strain.

But no matter how I have grown it, Auto Colorado Cookies has never disappointed me, always brings a good yield, and a very high standard of buds when its finished.

The final flavour is intense, fruity, sweet, but has a slight mixture of all flavours. With its deep relaxing Indica high, it is a daytime smoke for only the hardcore smokers, and should be enjoyed lightly by regular by people who do not smoke often.

The amount of crystals on the buds and leaves is amazing, and if you’re looking for an auto to make edibles with, I could not recommend Auto Colorado Cookies enough. Even the trim after harvest can be used to make a good amount of extract.

Follow My Grow

If you want to see Auto Colorado Cookies growing, then come and check out my grow diary that will begin soon on percysgrowroom.com

I am going to be running a sponsored grow with Invisible Sun LED, and grow 2 Auto Colorado cookies, with Canna Nutrients.

If you would like to join me, and grow some of your own Auto Colorado Cookies, then message me in the cannabis growers forum at Percy Grow Room. We can talk you through your grow step by step to get you to the best harvest.