Some of the color gets retained when it dries but unfortunately much of the intensity gets lost. However to me by far the most unique thing about this strain is the intense guava-like smell - I really wish there was some way to do a scratch-n-sniff over the forums lol. Almost nothing else I have encountered has such a pungent, overpowering and unique smell to it; the crazy look is just an added bonus. Not all the phenos are like this one though, about 25% of the F1 generation and 50% of the F2 generation have normal white looking hairs.
To get that sort of look outside just takes time and lots of trial and error IMO. You have to find what strains really thrive in your micro-climate and that takes usually at least a couple of season. So far most of the best ones I have found have been either sourced locally, or came from my own breeding experiments. There have been exceptions to that though - like the Sour Diesel and the Blueberry x Northern Lights. Another thing I've noticed is that often strains that do really well inside won't do so great outdoors. There have been a few times I've tried strains that looked and smoked AMAZING when done inside but looked like shit when you did the same cut outside. I've seen it go the other way too - that Mendo Pineapple is one of my all time favorite strains ever, but indoors, it comes out very sub par. Pretty much anything in my garden has that look though, it's an important factor.
How you process it really makes a big difference as well. Most outdoor growers are super rough on their buds when they harvest it. Tossing it in huge piles on tarps on the ground, lugging it around in giant sacks, running it through a twister trimmer, that sort of stuff... By the time it's all finished being handled like that, you've knocked off damn near half the trichomes. I always try to be very gentle when I harvest and dry, and IMO it definitely makes a big difference in the end.
Thx dude! We still aren't done yet though, the hardest part is still to come.
