Starting on this update, I will be putting a “P” in front of the plant’s number. This is more for me because all my seeds have a numeric strain identifier as well, but perhaps you’ll like it also. When making my notes in my database, I am using and “S” in front of the strain identifier. This makes it easier to make notes about each. For instance, the @Kalgrae plants have no official name and writing “BC Mango Nurse Diesel Moonshine - green phenotype” each time I wish to make a note about it is too much typing, so in my notes it is S10. I’ll still refer to the stain by its whole name here for your benefit.
Also, starting with this update, this topic will only contain my 1st grow only, from the seeds I have been given. This was my original intention for this topic. Hell, when I started this thread, I didn’t think I’d ever purchase seeds. Also, with all the new seeds I had, I hadn’t expected to clone some plants as I went along.
This link will lead you to an additional thread that will cover any other grows: Cradle to grave. Seeds, clones, STS, germination and more
You’ll find follow up grows of seeds highlighted in this topic as well as clone grows. This is also the place to go to see stuff I started here that is no longer a first grow, for instance, I have 2 Sweet Tooth clones still going, further updates on these will be at the new link, not here. I will also be using the new thread for such chores as reversing a plant, collecting pollen, or germinating difficult seeds. It will also contain any special projects, if there are any.
@Kalgrae, how do you like your BC Mango Nurse Diesel Moonshine (green phenotype) plants now?
These plants are doing extremely well and have a lot of bulk. I can’t quite place the fragrance of these plants. It seems to be slightly pine smelling with fruity and floral accents, but I can’t figure what fruit or flowers it smells like. I can say, it is very pleasant aroma.
My basement is an entire bouquet of fragrances since I started growing out all these different seeds. My original two types had a good fragrance as well, but with all the years I’ve been growing them, I became so accustomed to them that I didn’t even smell them any more.
P97 had a 2" tall, Christmas tree shaped bud on the top that is visible in the last pictures I posted of her. I cut that bud off on 10-1, flower day 52. It finished drying yesterday (after 5 days) and I smoked it last night. It was very good. It tasted the way it smells, with the addition of a very unusual taste that reminds me a little of menthol. It isn’t menthol, but that is the closest I can get to figuring out what it is. I may be tasting the Diesel in its heritage. It is more pleasant tasting, with less of the harsh after taste than most. I can still taste the resins at the back of my tongue, but it doesn’t send me for something to clear the taste.
The buzz was potent, but did not slap me in the face. The high built with each hit until after about 5 or 6 hits, I was very pleasantly stoned. All in all, @Kalgrae chose an excellent group of plants to chuck. Great job @Kalgrae!
@Sebring, how does this OG Kush (flower day 30) compare to when you were growing them?
This plant has gotten so tall! That accidental re-vegging of the plant allowed for more branch growth than I’d have liked.
If I gently pull on the pollinated buds, I can see plenty of good size seeds in the branches self pollinated and the ones I pollinated using Divyder pollen. She has very solid growth going for her and with her size now, she should give me a good yield.
@Pookie123, here are the Chuy Purps x Second Sight I got from you.
I’ve been watching the pollinated buds closely. Remember, I used the pollen that had been stored at room temp for 10 days to pollinate these girls. I really fought the urge to get the saved pollen from the freezer to guarantee I get enough seeds.
I gently spread the buds apart to inspect for seeds deep in them. Here are a few representative pics:
It looks like I’ll be getting at least 3 dozen from each plant, plenty enough to make some F2s in the near future.
They are looking very good and the temps are mostly mid 60s around my home lately, so I have them closer to the lamp now where it about 82°F, so the colas should be better than I’ve been getting in the hot weather.
@99PerCent (and @Jellypowered), I still have 9 of your XJ Medleys alive and well. They were on germ day 22 in this photo.
They are still in a boring phase, but I expect them to change quite a bit in the next week or so. Then they get anything but boring as they exit the seedling stage become a plant in earnest. I wonder what the boy:girl ratio will be as well as whether I will get a representative from each of the choices in each sex. This grow is “like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”. I have some updates on the clones I have going as well as the current Divyder grow in the new thread, for anyone that is following them.
Cheers,
C50
Edit: formatting