The Purple Passion project: Update #2
“I see babies!”
-@bobgrows
Welcome Back, thanks for following our story. We welcome your questions or comments.
We have finalized our wish list for the project, we want to produce a new strain that is:
- Reliably Purple,
- Reliably AutoFlower,
- Reliably Female,
- Reliably Potent.
That is what we are striving for.
Here’s a rundown from @Nagel420 on the hurdles and decisions we face:
Reliably Autoflowering - Check
Reliably Feminized - Easy enough to do.
Reliably Purple - Purple buds only? Buds n Leaves? HOW purple? We can work on either or both traits. For the time being, we’ll go with “Reliable, Purple & Bodacious.“
Reliably potent, potent in which way? Again, a discussion, is this more for relaxation, pain management, anxiety management? Do we want more energetic or less? At this point, “Enjoyably Potent.”
Our venerable mentor @JohnnyPotseed also weighed in on the subject of Potency. JP is the proprietor of Frankenstein, the smoke you never tire of.
In order to achieve the type of plant that you never grow tired of or immune to… this is a pursuit of something I’d call ‘elusive’ at best lol. In making Frankenstein, I used the wife and my own ‘needs’ in all aspects of our life, both medicinal as well as recreational.
With literally thousands of plants to assess and keep for moving on or toss and abandon. The need to research strain’s lineage, and not just toss willy-nilly into the mix, based on just if the plant is ‘purple’… The need to gain as blended a crossing as possible
Potency of a high order can be reached, yes, consistency of color should also be obtainable, a pleasant flavor and aroma also.
I literally crammed more years into Frankie, than actual elapsed time, to the exclusion of so much, the wife was ‘vexed’ to say the least. I don’t regret the time I spent, or the blood, sweat and frustrations. Don’t get me wrong lol But all that said…never again!
JP is completely right and we’ve scaled our “Potency” goal towards a consistent and pleasant high, with some fruity terpenes, tasty in the nose and mouth and strong enough to let you know she’s there.
We want a plant that is memorable and rewarding to grow, beautiful to behold and delightful to consume. @Bobgrows isn’t a licorice fan. Neither is Nags, purple reminds him of berries and bubblegum and grapes. Grouchy likes the low notes, woodlands, pecans, mushrooms, umami. For now we’re shooting for “Enjoyably Potent.” All of our candidates produce notable effects so, no problem there.
So, now we have the outline of a plan. AND, we are well on our way with a stable of newly pollinated plants that I’d like to introduce.
We have the following fecund females in our tent, thanks to the talent and TLC they received from @Bobgrows.
In other news, we are pleased to add two new members to the team. Welcome @BigMike55 & @Papalag. They will choose a project that suits their capabilities and timeframe with the goal of boosting the best of their candidates up the ladder.
Here’s the basic assignment for team members:
What is a TPP Grow?
If you take responsibility for a TPP strain, you are responsible for growing those seeds, then picking among the survivor plants and breeding the two best for a F1 generation seed run. A sample of those seeds go back into the TPP Archive for the next round.
If you take TPP seeds, you will receive as many as needed to accomplish the task. That might mean all available if necessary. As Custodian/Grower, your goal is creating seeds to ascend the breeding Elimination Ladder. As a competent grower we encourage experimentation. It doesn’t matter so much which of our candidate strains we mix now, as long as there is an outcome seed-line to move up the ladder.
Along the way you’re entitled to some magnificent smoke and your own stash of seeds from your run.
And then, you get to come back for more!
Thanks again to all those who donated special seeds for this project. You folks have expanded the scope and ambitions for this project!
That’s it for now,
Adios Amigos, hasta la proxima.