RE: Clean Cannabis is DELICIOUS! The smoke is soft, cool, aromatic and loaded with complex flavors...
I once grew a crop using organic methods, fully organic fertiliser, plus an extra dose of sugars and molasses, plus a massive amount of pulverised aloe vera. Then we also vented the output of a brewing vat into the chamber. The end result was far different from what the original clones were growing into from the source of the clones. It was paler, more sparkly and crystally, and when dry, they smoked very clean. The chemical grown cannabis had a bitter taste, it popped and crackled in the bowl, and it smelled bad. The organic grown of the same, very same plant, was amazingly better. It was also stronger. The flowers were so thick and dense we had a serious mold problem which I predicted would happen after I petitioned the manager of the little crop for another ventilation fan. I was right. We easily lost 25% of the crop and what remained was tainted with fungus.
Interesting
I too have noticed significant differences in how genetics turn out in my garden. They're much frostier and tastier than anything else I've had, the last 8 years. (So Cal and Colorado)
The Hydro You Sampled was Contaminated
Very, VERY few hydro growers are aware of what it takes to grow cannabis cleanly. 90%+ of the information available is wrong. Organic also grows dirtier cannabis than my hydro methods, or all the organic I've been sampling is just horribly wrong. lol
Clean Hydro is Simple
You can clip flowers from any point in my grow and dry them out. They'll smoke clean, no sparking or popping. My dry cannabis, before curing, is smooth and tasty, curing simply makes everything more complex and amazing. :)
I'll have a crop in about 3 months.
I'm in Fairplay Colorado and I would LOVE for someone to bring organics that beat my hydro. Out of all the challengers so far, none have come even close in quality, potency and outright flavor/aroma density.
Organics depend on "Passive ionic uptake" to feed the plants only what they need. Cannabis is not a vegetable though and is listed as a dynamic/hyper accumulator plant. This means it also absorbs elements outside the passive ionic pathway.
The only way to prevent cannabis from absorbing excess and unwanted elements is to strictly control what the roots of the plant have access to. This also means catering to the pH swing needs for absorbing a minimal (yet complete) nutritional profile.
The plant is much more sensitive to absorbing excess and contaminants than the 'organic' farming industry is used to. Grows awesome cucumbers though. :D
I've been working on my diplomacy for a great deal of time, and I'm still not that great at it.
Your crop sounds like you did a great job, not knocking it by any means.
:)