Very nice. Thank you for that. Think I’ll run a few of those vortex crosses outside this year.
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Nice! I bet it’ll be very vigorous sativa-dom with some good indica genetics in there doing something from the RIL. Here’s a little more info on the Romulan:
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@beebud Jake didn’t want to pay for sponsorship but here’s some posts he put up when he first arrived
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Man I want Romulan even more now.
Happy to see the Cherry Destroyers standing tall. Very excited to see those going forward. 
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DW, are the Congoz V from Hoku?
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@beebud here’s the @Tonygreen Big Don mama first grow from seed
And Subcool/TGA Vortex dad:
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Yes @Tejas they are and were a surprise gift to me from @deeez99 along with his Tajikistan reproduction, all the phenos!
Congoz V is a regular photoperiod from Floyd at Hoku Seed Co, his description is:
Genetics: Palmera THCV x Kunduz D F3
We selected a very fast finishing 1:1 Palmera female that was done right at 10 weeks of flower. She is a stretchy sativa with Congolese origins and a very pronounced profile. Flavors range from overripe fruit to floral essences. Yields were on the low to medium side, but buds were extremely resinous and dense. Effects are very clearheaded and energetic.
To pollinate, we used three different Kunduz D males, all Indica dominant with very similar structures and profile. The kunduz D F3 is a cross of an inbred afghan line from the kunduz region and Marie Laveauv, an indica strain bred by crossing Big Poppa (Garlic) X Lashkargah White 91. The cross was originally bred in Pennsylvania and came to me in a seed trade. After growing them out, I realized they were an amazing Indica hybrid with great medicinal value and breeding potential. The line is super stable, Indica dominant, with a very high terpene and resin content. Profiles range from pine and grape to musk and spice. The effects provide a nice cerebral head buzz that fades into a complete body relaxation.
Congoz V will be type 1 with mixed ratios of Thc:thcv in the 5:1-2:1 range
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Ok, I thought so. I am very curious about the THCV part in this line, if it really does suppress appetite. I’m going to follow along.
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Headed out for a few nights but here’s some pics of the flowering tents before I go, will probably harvest the 3x4 or at least start later this week.
And a little bud porn, Frogspawn from @vernal after a few months in the Grove bags, this one’s being smoked quick! Only thing going faster is the FDM Janis:
Me too! I think I’ve felt THCV strongly in some strains before and I can’t wait to try it more distinctly.
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Back home, everyone looking good!
LABS solution ready to drain off and add the molasses:
Got in my original, lost in the mail without tracking since early January package from Organic BTI, the one he replaced express after two weeks missing. I had no doubts he sent the first but it’s always nice when the lost thing actually shows up!
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Looking good man. Out of likes.
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Day F8 for the ladies from @dinopartychucks and @Tonygreen they’re stretching and hungry! Need to get the in-line hooked up to this tent and start pushing down the RH in there more to get transpiration up, I’d like them to be drinking more but they’re also still rooting into those larger pots:
Might have to go back to the store and get some of this for my soil, good price:
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Plants are looking good @Dirt_Wizard! Found a couple shots of the Congoz V I grew outdoors but for the life of me I can’t find the flower pics. When crumbled up the flower has a really nice green unripe mango smell. I hesitate to use that descriptor as it seems to be used quite a bit but that is indeed what came to mind. Nothing sweet nor in your face but very pleasant when broken up with your fingers.
I did test some of the flower today using TLC and although the splotches are slightly blurred onto one another there is a decent amount of V in there. I’m actually more shocked by the amount of CBG though!
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That’s a lot of CBG! Also pretty impressive THC results as well
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Fifth image shows lots of hunched over trichomes! Harvest is imminent!
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So @JoeCrowe do you use that along with the heads inflating/deflating as your guide instead of clear, milky, amber?
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When that happens to a trichome it’s end stage. Usually next they turn amber. Sometimes they never turn amber or are a different color like purple. The one thing you can count on that I always see is they slump over like a hunch back.
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Nice, thanks for the advice. I have been pretty unsatisfied so far with using the clear/milky/amber judging standard, I pulled a few crops that felt early and not achieving their best potential. I switched to tracking days while ignoring all recommendations about how long to take things and watching senescence and that has worked better for me along with some optical sanity checking. I do want to take my observations to the next level when it comes to understanding peaking and senescence in the trichomes themselves, and your threads are great for that.
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