Melon lifesaver is pushing some nice side branches and is about to get chopped into cuts.
The second one will get shaped into a bonsai and introduced to the mom lineup
Thanks. The cut I keep certainly is the one to beat. To add variability I have 26 skunks from various generations from different mothers that I’ll open pollinate.
Selfing the cut is also very important. I fear I may lose the clone eventually due to it being very challenging to grow and keep healthy… to give you an idea… simply taking a clone will stress that shoot enough for it to grow all funky/start flowering.
I’m hoping to find a plant with even more skunk but easier to grow…
One thing I noticed right away when growing my old skunk is the capitate sessile trichome production. When I first looked into these stalkless trichomes I quickly found out they weren’t psychoactive and thought well WTH purpose do you serve? Then read about how they can enhance aroma and flavor, ok interesting…
This morning with my morning coffee I read that they can be CBC rich, cannabichromene baby.
With the quest for high thc and cbd strains these compounds are now rarer than ever.
CBC amongst other fascinating things is known for
Brain Cell Development
Astroglia are star-shaped brain cells that provide nutrients to nerve tissue, help the brain repair itself after a trauma, maintain the extracellular ion balance, as well as support the cells that make up the blood-brain barrier.
Researchers have found that cannabichromene has a positive effect on the neural stem/progenitor cells that transform into cells such as astroglia, neurons, and others. This development of new brain cells, known as neurogenesis, is essential to brain function and health.
I had a strain called washing machine I grew a few runs back, one of its parents was exodus cheese. Stinkiest plant I have ever grown but nearly all the trichome stalks had no head on them. I don’t have the plant anymore but very interesting info Mith.
As soon as I regain control of this punk deficiency, it’s flip time for melon lifesaver, skunk A, ssk12, ssk1, lemon lifesaver, cherry white and orange1. All will get hit with reversed skunk A pollen.
My only regret is to not have started a dozen strawberry skunks due to lack of space(im not yet immune to that apparently). A perfect opportunity to make strawberry skunks bx, missed.
OK, deficiency is (I think) under control so I went ahead and transplanted the skunk f2s to 5" pots.
Out of 24 f2s I hope I have at least one male, they’re as rare as hens teeth.
Then, I trained the melon lifesaver and sour strawberry1 as they are way too big. I just bent the branches down and outwards using bend-a-bitch™️ rubberized wire. Once they begin to stretch, I’ll crush the stems to create a knuckle so they grow upwards. Luckily ss1 doesn’t stretch much, but I might have to cut or twist the melon LS in a spiral.
I also transplanted the 15 skunk A cuts that rooted. On top of that there’s 6 or 9 revegged skunk A moms…
I’m about ready to flip the top shelf. All I need to figure out is how many skunk A do I need/want on each shelf, how many do I reverse etc.
It’s a matter of staring at the tent for a good hour, and it’ll be done lol.
I still have to take cuts from a couple things, but I’m out of space…
A 2x 4 x 3 tent to sit on top of this 2 x 4 is looking better and better, I’ll buy one on Monday or Tuesday
Edit
I just snapped a sour strawberry 12 in half… let’s try to root an 8" top hah
you get to see the 3 main types without growing too many.
