This grow will revolve around three different cultivars. First to mention and is the main focus of this grow is doing a open pollination reproduction on behalf of @Strikingviking is some K4 x SSDD F2 seeds they won from @DougDawson daily seed give away thread. Our second cultivar is some Pure Ghost OG fem seeds I aquired from Cannaventures about a year ago that I have been itching to grow. Our third cultivar is a test run on behalf of @Even of a cross they made called White Yeti F2. The White Yeti is cross of the European Version of “The White” and Lompa Farms Yeti. The fact someone across the world asked me to test run for them was an honor I couldn’t pass up. Very much Like Strikingviking asking me to repro K4 x SSDD on their behalf as well.
Now you may be saying “JonPott!!! Dont make the same mistake as you did with the Coop grow!!” Which is very valid to say! Since Even gave me strict orders not to reproduce any F3s or new crosses of White Yeti I figured this couldnt be more perfect. I get to kill off extra males and purity of the K4 x SSDD will be passed to the next generation.
Due to the unfortunate situation of the Pleiadian love nest seeds (I also lost three test seeds of White Yeti F2 due the higher levels of chlorine) I figured it would be best to wait and start this thread once I have viability and healthy tap roots developed.
White Yeti F2 has had a 50% success so far. The last set of seeds had all three germinate before the incident so I feel confident the other two will pop soon
The K4 x SSDD has two strong ones out of the bunch. Two other seeds were just cracking as well when I opened up the paper towel for inspection. The other remaining seeds I gave a light scraping on the edge of the seeds to help them out.
I moved all the thirsty seeds with roots to their beginning medium contianers for further development. Everyone was placed back to the humidity dome to keep things moist and warm with the heating matt underneath.
Me too! I did the newb mistake when ordering and they canceled. So due to my error and having to send payment twice they hooked up a fat pack of these Ghost OG seeds. I gave some to @Rhai88 last year around this time too.
I hope so brother! After the incident with PLN I was feeling guilt and grief about it. The group told me to suck it up and get back to planting more seeds
Best of luck bud. I got 100% germ rate on the Kush 4 x SSDD I popped in the beginning of the year. Hopefully the rest of those pop for you. If not, hit me up as I have more. That germination method looks very familiar, lol.
Good luck with this run @JonPott. I’ll b following along 2. I’ve never attempted something like this, but I’m makin plans 4 such a move. I’m studyin up 4 somethin grand with the Blockhead IBL beans I won here recently. Been buyin and collecting genetics and studying. Im gonna try 2 make something EPIC. Ha-Ha. At least 2 me.
The issues with collecting seeds is figuring out what to grow next! I cant begin to tell you how many times I have made a grow schedule for the year and have changed it.
The canna venture Irene S1 cut I had was unreal. that was hunted by a buddy in a close friend group. I have nothing but faith in those ghost S1s. Can’t wait to see what you find brother!
The good news is the Pure Ghost OG thriving well and finished developing their first three point leaves. Working on the next set! All of them are in the back row. We had at first two successful White Yeti F2 sprouts that made their first three point leaves and working on the next set as well. I stuck two pots that were showing no sign of life in my warm closet that was dark and gave a shot to see if that would convince them to grow. Kind of forgot about them… you know that saying… out of sight, out of mind Well! One of them decided to come to life and is the super stringy and long sprout you see in the middle front row with the other White Yeti F2s. I guess that sprout will really test out this cross of yours @Even . That makes 3 out of 4 germinated this round.
Now some of the bad news… The K4 x SSDD had only two successful sprouts and tried diligently convincing the other eight it was a good idea to come out. Talking it over with @Strikingviking and @DougDawson we will give the K4 x SSDD F2 another run for the OG community when the summer temps drop and international travel can be a little kinder to those seeds. Takes a good 28+days to get mail from where Doug is at. Dougs generosity and no hesitation is a key example of a true OG member in my opinion.
Since we are on the topic of generosity I felt it was my duty to try and seek out another pack of Pleiadian Love Nest through other social media and forums. My sesrch has been unsuccessful but it did lead to connect with @Weednerd.Anthony on discord and presented a lovely Bodhi cross to my interest. At first, I was going to go with the sale of it and didnt care how much at the time but all he asked is I reproduce the pack for the OG community. Since the K4 cross didnt produce I figured we could move forward with his generous pack till the temps cool for another shot at growing K4 x SSDD f2.
Last thing I wish to state is I have been working on propagating the various plants I have growing in my Garden so I can spread them to other areas and start filling up my backyard. I was successful on getting these Bee Balms to grow roots and will deadhead them soon so it can focus on more growth.