Testing, testing.. is this thing on?

[treehousegrowery]

@Wojak I believe what you’re looking for is called a light box. Not sure if they make em tall enough, but led strips and some craft board is all it takes.

[Wojak]

Yeah nice! Sounds like a fun project, I’ll add it to the list.

[Gpaw]

The Clones

Out of the 6 clones, 5 are surviving transplant and as of today, 3 are planted in the backyard. The 6th had the least developed root system, so not a surprise.
These plants are definitely easier to clone than OG Kush.

Of the two pots I threw out back after harvesting to test revegging, one is still with us.
You would think the plant would be totally ‘spent’ by harvest but there’s still some life in that girl

I have a bad feeling that Tampa Crippy will not last long in the jar…
The Quality Assurance manager (me…) has been back collecting more ‘test samples’, never a good sign for ‘cured longevity’…

Cheers
G

[OriginalDankmaster96]

@Gpaw

Out of the 6 clones, 5 are surviving transplant and as of today, 3 are planted in the backyard. The 6th had the least developed root system, so not a surprise.
These plants are definitely easier to clone than OG Kush.

Yup the cloning speed was so much better when the NL2 was crossed in. They are hardy, resistant to shock too.

@Gpaw

Of the two pots I threw out back after harvesting to test revegging, one is still with us.
You would think the plant would be totally ‘spent’ by harvest but there’s still some life in that girl

@420noob did the same thing for his and the 2nd turned out way better than the first in the desert of all climates. That was definitely a test of resilience.

@Gpaw

I have a bad feeling that Tampa Crippy will not last long in the jar…
The Quality Assurance manager (me…) has been back collecting more ‘test samples’, never a good sign for ‘cured longevity’…

Now you know where the infamous reputation for Crippy comes from, it’s just irresistible to savor and trust me, it never lasts either, but the A2 is more alluring, even from other jars not CripXmas

[Gpaw]

Good Whiskey and good weed have the same problem…
The "don’t keep’ after opening.

That Tampa is good shit.
We are heading ‘out of town’ for a few days and I ‘jared’ half the
Tampa Crippy to come with me… just in case I need to do more QC checks…

Cheers
G

[OriginalDankmaster96]

Based on G-paws report do you want a TC A BX2 F6 to be available ?

• Hell yeah
• Maybe
• No

[Gpaw]

Crippy Smoke Report

I managed to get a nice slow drying process lasting 9 days before the buds were ready for the jar (amb. = 65F, 64% RH).
They were carefully removed from the stalks, transferred to amber mason jars and stored at 65F for a month to cure.

As I indicated earlier, I had concerns in regards to Crippy Xmas A2 x BX2 #3 when I harvested. It was displaying what looked like seeds at the apex of half a dozen buds and had a couple late flower nanners stashed in the ‘under buds’ (no signs of pollen). The seeds were hollow with the pistils coming out of the top. I haven’t seen that before, she really really wanted to reproduce but was thwarted in the end…

I found two bud structures; the CXA2 x BX2 buds were a more open structure, more reminiscent of a Sativa to my mind. The CXB x BX2 buds were somewhat larger and denser.

Over the last couple weeks I cracked a new jar each night and sampled the wares.
A word of caution, I’d say my taste buds are somewhat beat up and I found it a challenge at times to describe what I was tasting…

My judgment of strength… My tolerance is ‘high’ as in my normal daily fare is a 50mg edible then followed later by vaping a gram of flower and possibly a dab or two of bubble hash even later in the evening…
For this sampling, no edibles or bubble, just the Crippy bud.
To my thinking, all of the Crippys are around 1 to 2 Sigma above average strength, not a creeper high either, more like a glider gently lifting off and it builds at a good pace. If you are prone to anxiety, be careful, this probably isn’t the weed for you. Interestingly I could feel the body stone long after the high had passed. In fact I slept like the dead. This may have some medical benefits for a few folks in that regard.

CXA x BX2 plants (3)

I’d describe them as sour pine, now the pine ran from “yup, that’s pine” to a subdued pine aftertaste. #3 (see above) was a sour ‘something’ and it was stronger than her sisters. There was a definite spectrum of the flavours with these girls.

CXB x CXA plants (2)

The buds are similar structure to the CXA plants

I found a fruity ‘not pine’ and a notably strong “not pine” that was a little rough on the end note (this may improve with further aging)

CXB x BX plants (2)

The 1st girl was fruity and OK. The 2nd very nice menthol pine… so nice it was hard to put the jar away… The pine was loud but the menthol was ‘blast your hair back’ If you find one of these… this is what you want to have for a ‘mother’. It will be interesting to see how this jar ages (#1 favorite).

TCA x BX

“Grumpy” turned out to be a notably nice menthol pine (not as loud menthol as the above but quite quite well balanced, (#2 fav)).

Notes on the Crippy crosses:

The combination of strength, quick flowering time and size makes me think there should be commercial interest in these crosses.
The only weaknesses are the current seed production and germination issues but I think that would improve with working the line a bit.
All in all, I don’t see these issues as serious impediments.

I’d say job well done @OriginalDankmaster96 !!

Cheers
G

[OriginalDankmaster96]

I have more to say later, but I’m coming down bad and suddenly… getting more difficult to swallow

@Gpaw TY brother. I appreciate the kudos and happy CripXmas delivered ‘the goods’ I think it’s safe to say now, as with G13, Dank knows strength in potency

[Pawsfodocaws]

Good read beautiful plants @Gpaw

[OriginalDankmaster96]

Well, I managed to pound the colloidal silver just in time before whatever nasty took hold. I’ve been laughing and sneering about masks, but being older I see going out more has a susceptibility factor to it… on it goes when I’m out

@Gpaw

As I indicated earlier, I had concerns in regards to Crippy Xmas A2 x BX2 #3 when I harvested. It was displaying what looked like seeds at the apex of half a dozen buds and had a couple late flower nanners stashed in the ‘under buds’ (no signs of pollen). The seeds were hollow with the pistils coming out of the top. I haven’t seen that before, she really really wanted to reproduce but was thwarted in the end…

Yes, you now understand what I’m talking about. There’s a self preservation mechanism that also has a defect being hollow and devoid of embryo. Most times I’ve found the nanner within but isn’t released. And the TC seed ratio is far lower than the F4 CripXmas being more normal for calyx pollination.

I am noticing since deposing Tampa Crippy A and B the incidental pollinations are far less than having them in rotation, but at this point A and B aren’t needed. We have an F5 of your #2 preferred pheno, soon to be F6. The F5 looks far more normal than original parents too. I think a decent production can be done from 4-5 sog/super crop cuts. These already look bigger than F5 too.

@Gpaw

I found two bud structures; the CXA2 x BX2 buds were a more open structure, more reminiscent of a Sativa to my mind. The CXB x BX2 buds were somewhat larger and denser.

Yes, A is the ‘actual’ cut phenotype of the popcorn TK “Crippy” cultivar. I know this because the self TC was a sativa like popcorn structure, but as I said the A and B CripXmas are far stronger than TC on its own. The F4 with NL expression has turned out to be the best by lending the whole reproduction of seed to the traits rather than TC reproductive abilities. The NL also does increase the size, because neither PTK or Xmas Bud did anything to size contribute in F3.

The B on the other hand did get the PTK contribution from a thicker structure and fatter flower. Hence why it’s the Indica version of CripXmas. It would be silly to keep 2 plants of the same genus than polar opposites of the spectrum. You’ve proven while A is good, B has a place too in what an individual would prefer given the plant found within the B lineages.

@Gpaw

My judgment of strength… My tolerance is ‘high’ as in my normal daily fare is a 50mg edible then followed later by vaping a gram of flower and possibly a dab or two of bubble hash even later in the evening…
For this sampling, no edibles or bubble, just the Crippy bud.
To my thinking, all of the Crippys are around 1 to 2 Sigma above average strength, not a creeper high either, more like a glider gently lifting off and it builds at a good pace. If you are prone to anxiety, be careful, this probably isn’t the weed for you. Interestingly I could feel the body stone long after the high had passed. In fact I slept like the dead. This may have some medical benefits for a few folks in that regard.

I am no stranger to the Greek alphabet, however not in my daily lexicon of use, I had to refresh my understanding of its context. After all I did call my GFW Omega G13. Sigma potency quality, but not “creeper” style. I think everyone has a different and unique perspective to offer in judging how effects are. I often think 2 people could’t describe how potency/effects “feel” the exact same, but you may have given me the name for the F6 “Sigma Crippy” though and I’ll be sure to get ya some with A2 and Pressure Skunk fems to run. As for sleep yes, @HumblePie420 wanted something for sleep and it delivers, in fact I’ve lost count of how many times a I’ve fallen asleep with unlit blunt hanging in my mouth, to find me slept on it or on the floor

@Gpaw

CXA x BX2 plants (3)

I’d describe them as sour pine, now the pine ran from “yup, that’s pine” to a subdued pine aftertaste. #3 (see above) was a sour ‘something’ and it was stronger than her sisters. There was a definite spectrum of the flavours with these girls.

CXB x CXA plants (2)

The buds are similar structure to the CXA plants

Let’s dive in deeper to the sour aspect. I’m inclined to believe it’s limonene and myrcrene mixing together, but I don’t think it overwhelms the pineine and terpoliene. This here is why I thought mixing the CripXmas to RKS could lead to a complemented profile, and your report tells me there’s gonna be interesting cornucopia to decipher in Pressure Skunk. This is WHY I like reports like these, I derive data and ideas from them.

@Gpaw

CXB x CXA plants (2)

The buds are similar structure to the CXA plants

I found a fruity ‘not pine’ and a notably strong “not pine” that was a little rough on the end note (this may improve with further aging)

CXB x BX plants (2)

The 1st girl was fruity and OK. The 2nd very nice menthol pine… so nice it was hard to put the jar away… The pine was loud but the menthol was ‘blast your hair back’ If you find one of these… this is what you want to have for a ‘mother’. It will be interesting to see how this jar ages (#1 favorite).

TCA x BX

“Grumpy” turned out to be a notably nice menthol pine (not as loud menthol as the above but quite quite well balanced, (#2 fav)).

So I know what you’re interpreting as fruity, and it’s more like bubblegum in the TC, which strangely was just an odor in TC A but in CripXmas B there’s a mix of both with subtle pine-menthol. So I can tell you prefer the terpenes without the TC bubblegum. This is the same I got for the A BX 1 v2, all bubblegum but the terps are more menthol flavor. The next A BX v2 isn’t bubblegum, it’s dank funky almost mold like, not too pleasing to me but this terp is in B3. I’m with you, the loud pine and menthol are the “keeper” plants, less bubblegum/fruity aspects. Personally I prefer the odor to be less desirable terps than actual taste turns out to be.

@Gpaw

Notes on the Crippy crosses:

The combination of strength, quick flowering time and size makes me think there should be commercial interest in these crosses.
The only weaknesses are the current seed production and germination issues but I think that would improve with working the line a bit.
All in all, I don’t see these issues as serious impediments

The way the A and B started the regenerative phase when I first did them said exactly the same, a commercial producers dream come true. I certainly would like to get more commercial production interest in getting these widely available to buy at a dispo. I know it would be the welcoming breath of fresh air for the buyer who’s tired of sweet candy and desserts offerings.

@Gpaw

I’d say job well done @OriginalDankmaster96 !!

Thanks brother, it’s knowing WHEN you have something that’s not ordinary and I could see it glaring as both plants grew/flowered. I’m lucky I did the NL2 male and went on my gut. I could’ve chosen to wait and see, but I’ve never had the strongest confidence like when I went to live pollinate back in Dec of 22. Then an early sampling confirmed it. So hard to explain but all of this is so innate and natural for me to do, but the more I study CripXmas I’ve literally dissected all the traits to lineages and have formed a mental map of both plants.

Awesome, amazing and I sincerely appreciate your time and effort to put this out

To date, Gpaw has the most comprehensive and complete report on the CripXmas given. I’ve got to be honest, this is what I’ve been looking for. IF you think you can potentially give him a run for the money in a report, contact me and I’ll get you set up to get started

[420noob]

Wow great description and write up @gpaw

[Gpaw]

Thanx guys, I’m glad you found it useful.

I need to invest in some photography equipment to up my game as my old point & shoot has become unreliable… but I’m getting ‘sticker shock’ from pricing out replacement setups. …Champagne tastes…

We are in the slow process of looking to sell our current place and move to the Windsor area. Once we get settled (probably in a year) I want to seriously expand my grow operations, I might just dedicate a tent to just running testers for fun, we’ll see.

Cheers
G