Hey @Budderton
Excuse me for butting in here. I was wondering about the bags you use for isolating your boys. I assume it is plastic. I was wondering how long the plants can stay in the plastic. I am sure the humidity in there is 99%. Plus probably lacking a bit of light. Just thinking out loud, trying to analyze. I want to do something similar I think.
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Hey @BigMike55 .
The sides of the bag is made of sheets of packaging papper. It’s light and breathable, but contains pollen. Only the top is clear plastic to allow light it and give me a view of the state of the flowers. I have a more detailed thread describing my process as well as ideas and input about alternative materials to making the bag and methods used by other members. 
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Almost @Slick1 .
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Dude! @Budderton the cuts in a fridge method worked! Even after being wrapped in a wet towel all that time. I was ready to chuck the cuts of the male PKxUHP because they were looking really rough like they weren’t gonna make it, but damned if I didn’t go down there today and 3/4 were pushing roots from thier plugs! Your method has just saved my ability to do a seed increase on this line after I prematurely killed that male and then realized the pollen I saved wasn’t viable, a million thanks dude, definitely gonna use this in the future!
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That’s awesome! You can feel the excitement in your post about the method working. Made me happy
The giraffe puncher pictures are hilarious 
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Right on @LegsMahoney ! That’s awesome you saved your male! May your pollinations go well!
But I must say, I did not invent this method. I wish I could give credit, but I can’t remember the username. I read it on a RIU post a few years ago and adopted the process. I’m just passing the info along… 
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Well thanks for sharing man, saved my bacon
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Dirty Taxi F2 hash out… brought to us by @Emeraldgreen .
I used this much herb. Cured out a bit. Overall garlic/onion/body funk mixed with chemy OGness.
Light rub, this is everything past 145 microns. I didn’t clean out the bottom end because I think alot of the terps are there.(50microns to zero)
It all packed up to this. Gratuitous lighter shot…
And split open… sorry for the shitty phone pics.
It has a smooth Chem/Kush inhale and a kinda surprising earthy exhale. Buzz came on fast and strong but no paranoia. Nice mix of in your head and body relaxation. I feel like sitting through 3-4 hr of classic early 80s wrestling and yelling at the TV.
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Wow that looks great 
. It looks like it’s a good yield also, but that’s just a guess. Just looking at hash making myself.
Would this darken with age or maintain the blonde color?
Thank you @Budderton for all your tags and updates. I really appreciate it!
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A piccy of the bottle toke rig would be nice !
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It was. I never weigh anything but it was about 30-40 grams and came back around 7-10 so high teens and it was a fast rub.
Yep, to varying degrees. Especially if you seal it up and put in a dark, cool spot for a spell.
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I’m out and about right now, but it’s a bottle with a hole smash in the bottom. Kinda grimy looking. I’ll snap a pic when I get home.
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So I was making some observations and starting to sort phenos in this seed batch and I figured I talk about branch angle. The angle the branch leaves the main stalk can be used as an identifier, much like leaf shape, internode spacing, and stalk diameter, while in veg. Meaning, you can use it, along with the other factors, to group pheno clusters in a seed batch.
Example: After they are harvested, all the nicest females had fat leafs with a short petiole, tight internode spacing, with a sharp branch angle. Now you can look for these physical traits in the brothers of the females you like, and have a bit of insight into what they might bring to a cross. Or seek out further females from the same batch. Branch angle, another tool to help sort pheno clusters.
Sharp branch angle. This plant will hold its flower closer to the main stalk and may not need support…
Relaxed branch angle.This plant will get out there and more then likely need support.
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Well shit…
I looked through about a dozen Giraffe Puncher females from seed and had zero issues on the first run. Now, on the second run, cuts from 2 of the 5 I kept to make F2s have got weird in the worst kind of way. Nuts at wk 3. Ugh!
The first run was relatively stress free but the second run was exposed to low night time temps (5-7 C) for 2-3 nights. Or it could just be the clones wanna grow different than the seed mom. Good example of why you should run stuff a couple times before you make seed with it.
As a result there will be no punching of giraffes or anything else unfortunately. Project retired.
So it goes without saying, anyone holding those beans, I wouldn’t be hurt if you binned them. If you do grow them be careful. There is some nice ones in there for smoking, but I wouldn’t make seed with it.
I haven’t seen intersex problems in any of the Lemon Slush males progeny through a few different crosses so I’m guessing it may be inherited from the Baboon Wine female, though it never expressed weirdly. Or maybe it’s just the product of crossing two crazy polys. As the man in the chair says “That’s the way she goes” (TBP reference)
On a positive note, this allows me to move on the my next round of seed making. Hope it goes
Better.
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Thanks for the heads up still I’d run them and keep a eye on them . Root bound will trip that also on some finicky plants .
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Hey budderton, that’s a bummer, all that hard work but it is what it is, the way she goes 
LOL one of my favorite TV shows.
What will you grow next?
Greetz
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Biker Slush F2s and some Biker Slush crosses.
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Because I’m not exactly sure what the first picture shows. Is that dry sift and rso?
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