I think the final breakdown of the 10 plants I have flowering is:
4 male DLA 5.3,
1 female DLA 5.3,
and the ESBs are either 4 female/1 male or ALL female which would be nuts.
It’s funny, you do the math in your head and figure, there’s no way I would have 5 regs all turn up female, it’s only 1/32 probability. But then I’m like, in the huge number of events that take place in nature each day, 1/32 probability events happen all the time! So maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised if I get 5 ESB females lol. There will be space for them what with all the males I got out of that half pack of DLA haha.
On that note, I’m having fun watching them stretch. The DLAs are noticeably more vigorous than the ESBs, probably cuz they’re mostly male! And it’s funny, the one DLA that I’m pretty sure is female is the runt of the whole bunch I think. So it goes. Here’s a pic of her (
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You can see how the ESB right behind is a good 6 inches taller.
Now here are my stud candidates:
1
2
3
4
All of them are pretty vigorous, although #2 probably wins in that category. Not a fair comparison though because that’s the only one that got topped. It was getting too damn tall compared to the others. I would like to have that kind of vigor in the progeny, so it’s a strong candidate. #1 I think has the stickiest stem rub. #3 is in last right now because it’s being all fussy and shit after going into the EB Jr. Burnt tips and such. I guess being a light feeder has advantages, but the way I grow I need stuff that doesn’t fuss. I’m liking #4 quite a bit but probably not as much as 1 and 2.
I’m torn about how to handle the pollen collection. Part of me really wants to just keep my selected stud in the tent and let him splooge all over everything. I want to see a full male lifecycle and even try consuming one, possibly in some kind of hash. But on the other hand, I want to experience these new strains sin semillas as they say. Of course, if I were doing it right I would clone everything and grow those out for bud I guess. But keeping clones and mothers is not something I’m really up for, and I already have accumulated more seeds than I will likely be able to grow in the next 10 years.
Ope, I did the wall of text thing again! Thanks for reading if you made it this far! May you all get just the right amount of high this weekend 
. I will try to collect some on a paper plate perhaps tomorrow then try to pollinate some branches. I was checking my little DLA5.3 runt girl and she’s so light deprived she looks way behind the ESBs in terms of flower development. So I want to keep the male around long enough for successful pollination there, then maybe try to shake all the pollen I can off and collect/dry/store for future chucks? I would like to try if I have time. While all this is happening, I’m gonna pop a few more seeds. I’m gonna start another flower run in the 2x2 I think. Some longer flowering shit from Ace. I need some rocket fuel weed bro!
oh man, stoked for this! I’ve been eyeing his golden tiger. 
and I’m only kinda high from before dinner
Ain’t memory a weird and grand thing?
. Weed really does a number on my reading comprehension.
featuring ESB. He harvested it about a month ago and is giving one pheno rave reviews! I’ll have 5 to choose from here, all partially knocked up with DLA5.3 hybrid babies.
let’s fuckin go!
