@rootfarmer many questions maybe just fill us in? curious minds wanting to know
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would take some pollen if your male can go.
I have four cuts in the re-vegg tent…
the nose is sweet & chem-like when the buds are stroked
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I think maybe it’s more likely that they’re unrelated or lambsbread contaminated the Landrace that was already growing in the region? It’s about 22-24 days into flower so far.
Either way, I’d say this strain is 90%-100% Sativa.
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I think rootfarmers started growinh in November or slighly before. They aren’t very old. 10-12 weeks maybe.
You might be right. Maybe Jamacain genetics mixed with what was growing there already. Everytime i think i understand landraces, i learn something new. Never know what you might find.
Ok, so you are 3 weeks into flower…how old when triggered @District_Flora? They kicked off pretty quick.
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@Upstate I germed them like November 15th or maybe a few days after that and I flipped them around December 16th or so. I wonder if Ethiopian varieties are indigenous or came from other parts of Africa or elsewhere even. I only know of three, this one included; the others being “Highland Ethiopian” (can’t remember who had it) and the Amhara region variety that Landrace team carries
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Good chance the Jewish refugees brought Genetics with them to Ethiopia when they fled Palestine centuries ago. …
Then later in history, circa 900( off memory here, give or take 100 years) the Ethiopian people were conquered and many people fled to Eastern India at the Indian rulers behest. Certainly the Ethiopian people were introduced to the local grass, which i believe made its way back to Ethiopia as people returned to their homes or traded with those left behind.
It’s not too common to see Ethiopian seeds for sale. What I have seen( same 3) flowers 12-14+ weeks, just like NE Indian varieties…
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Keep up the hard work @District_Flora. @Upstate again, your knowledge on landraces is fascinating!
I have heard that people who breed equatorial strains that use 12/12 light cycle have the lights turn on half way through the dark cycle to mimic sunrise/sunset. So it would be 12-1-12 on the timer.
Perhaps this method would reduce the amount of herms in landrace sativas grown out of there environment. I believe in 14 off, but might consider that one extra hour half way through the dark cycle…
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I’m beginning to wonder if some landraces have been grown outdoors in high-er temps for several generations
and expect the conditions not to differ much. I have been feeding often and some of the fan leaves are still going necro…
I did add a pound of gypsum to each cu. ft. of soil as well.
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It was the other way around actually, apparently Kushites (Ethiopians) had a presence in India since 4th century BCE, some even ruling certain kingdoms throughout history. The Iconography of Nagas, Part Three: DNA in History - Buddhistdoor Global
Also reading they went into Pakistan as well, and @rootfarmer says his Shashamane have a sweet/chem smell which tends to be a common terp profile in paki landraces. Don’t see that description regarding most African strains. You could even be right about Semitic people from Middle East bringing it over because I just read about that too!
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All the food in the world might be in front of them, but they have to eat it and utilize the food. Takes years of that high food availability to change their habits. They are used to having little food, especially nitrogen.
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- here’s an update … I pulled out the 3 seeds that didn’t germ the first time and I put them in a tube with sandpaper for
30-40 shakes and then inserted into a slice of Aloe Vera as part of my ‘germ bomb’ process - all 3 are now in solo cups with cotyledons above soil - hope for a big stud male out of the 3…
- also the fade continues…
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Thanks for the update. How far along are they now? Any guesses how long they’re going to flower?
Also what kind of terpenes are you smelling?
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@rootfarmer really nice. lots of work and a special harvest of some magic right there
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"Germ bomb"s away!!! That’s great you got them to sprout! Great growing and very interesting conversations!
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i did the calendar math backwards and they have been in flower for 12-13 weeks.
one plant might finish sooner than others but I think they all have another 6-8 weeks.
the slower plants are still throwing white pistils. since covid, my nose isn’t too good…
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So unfortunately I failed again with the pollen collection, I almost succeeded but I wanted to wait one more day for some more sacs to open but then they molded over night. Fortunately, I’ll have plenty of seeds after this so hopefully there’s males in those for me to take another pass at pollen collecting.
Here are my plants now, they look pretty far along for a sativa:
My plants are starting to yellow too but I also noticed signs of spider mites (which they’re tolerating so far), I’m thinking they’ll finish out before the infestation does significant damage though. The nose on mine is all straight lemon, the exact same lemon smell I got from the ABC I flowered, like exact. @Upstate that lemon terp is noted in the Amhara variety from Ethiopia, wonder if the farmer that gave Mike the seeds was using Amhara stock or a hybrid of Ethiopian stock?
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Tight little update brother.
Man, I am not a fan of racing problems to the end of a grow, but sometimes that’s just the way it is. Glad to hear those bugs shouldn’t be an issue regardless!
I totally dig these Charlie Brown Christmas trees; every time I see em I just grin.
Looking good!
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Hard to say. 20 weeks flowering( if they go that long ) definitely does not sound purely Ethiopian, thats for sure. The smell could develope further.
Is the male done flowering? It would be nice to get seeds from the other Shashamane plants rootfarmer is growing. @rootfarmer do you have cuttings?
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have 4 cuttings and 3 seedlings…still hope 1 of the seedlings is male
also i pulled the necro fan leaves and saw a seed on the plant that light-Hermie - that one is finishing earlier and
more S1 will be found once cut down
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Yeah, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don’t. I’m just on stand by with these until the end.
Lol that’s a good analogy, they do look like mini sativa trees!
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