RolloOrollo
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Hello All,
This is my first post here on rollitup, and I have to say this place is great.
I’m really glad I could find such a community of helpful and friendly stoners and growers
I came across a strange lady (I hope! no sex yet) in the garden. She must be a Ruderalis-Indica crossbreed, or so I think.
The seeds originate from Lebanon’s Bekaa plains where cannabis is grown to produce hash that is blond, green, red, and black.
The particular seeds I came across were from a field of a mostly Indica landrace.
From last year’s grow of around 12 plants, 5 females soldiered through. I could tell that each plant had its individual profile, and each smoked differently.
Only one plant turned out to be disappointing, and I suspect that it matured quicker than I expected and that I harvested it late.
This year I was surprised to find that, from the same batch of seeds, a plant resembling a Ruderalis was among the mostly Indica plants, with leaves that appear significantly different. I topped this plant around week 4 of veg at the 4th node. The plants are in soil pots on the balcony where they receive lots of indirect sunlight and around 5 hours a day of direct sunlight.
Image 01
The first image is week 4 a few days after topping. You can see the plant is alternating nodes perpendicularly, only sprouting on one side, the first peculiarity.
Image 02
After topping, the plant began to sprout a single leaf that seems to be a continuation of the original top rather than split into 2.
The strange thing is that this leaf does not resemble its counterparts, which leads me to believe that it must be a crossbreed.
Growers in the Bekaa region let their plants breed almost randomly, as all the fields are closely knit, and males are left to their own devices to encourage seed development for the next season. Last year I killed all the males and this year I plan to do the same as I do want sinsemilla. At week 5 now, the plant is still quite tiny compare to its Indica friends.
Image 03
As you can see the bottom nodal growth is also growing only from 1 side. I wonder if this is part of the mutation or a result of topping stress.
Image 04/05
Some more details of the plant.
So, after this long intro, my question is, what can I expect from this plant? I’m not quite sure of the sex yet, but if it is a male (I hope not!), what’s something interesting to do with it? Should I then let it seed the females and use the next-gen for potential auto-flower genes? I’m also beginning to suspect the reason last year’s plant matured earlier might have been the result of some auto-flowering genetics that were hidden in one of the Indicas.
Anyone had a similar experience with a plant or knows what’s going on or what to expect? Thanks!
This is my first post here on rollitup, and I have to say this place is great.
I’m really glad I could find such a community of helpful and friendly stoners and growers
I came across a strange lady (I hope! no sex yet) in the garden. She must be a Ruderalis-Indica crossbreed, or so I think.
The seeds originate from Lebanon’s Bekaa plains where cannabis is grown to produce hash that is blond, green, red, and black.
The particular seeds I came across were from a field of a mostly Indica landrace.
From last year’s grow of around 12 plants, 5 females soldiered through. I could tell that each plant had its individual profile, and each smoked differently.
Only one plant turned out to be disappointing, and I suspect that it matured quicker than I expected and that I harvested it late.
This year I was surprised to find that, from the same batch of seeds, a plant resembling a Ruderalis was among the mostly Indica plants, with leaves that appear significantly different. I topped this plant around week 4 of veg at the 4th node. The plants are in soil pots on the balcony where they receive lots of indirect sunlight and around 5 hours a day of direct sunlight.
Image 01
The first image is week 4 a few days after topping. You can see the plant is alternating nodes perpendicularly, only sprouting on one side, the first peculiarity.
Image 02
After topping, the plant began to sprout a single leaf that seems to be a continuation of the original top rather than split into 2.
The strange thing is that this leaf does not resemble its counterparts, which leads me to believe that it must be a crossbreed.
Growers in the Bekaa region let their plants breed almost randomly, as all the fields are closely knit, and males are left to their own devices to encourage seed development for the next season. Last year I killed all the males and this year I plan to do the same as I do want sinsemilla. At week 5 now, the plant is still quite tiny compare to its Indica friends.
Image 03
As you can see the bottom nodal growth is also growing only from 1 side. I wonder if this is part of the mutation or a result of topping stress.
Image 04/05
Some more details of the plant.
So, after this long intro, my question is, what can I expect from this plant? I’m not quite sure of the sex yet, but if it is a male (I hope not!), what’s something interesting to do with it? Should I then let it seed the females and use the next-gen for potential auto-flower genes? I’m also beginning to suspect the reason last year’s plant matured earlier might have been the result of some auto-flowering genetics that were hidden in one of the Indicas.
Anyone had a similar experience with a plant or knows what’s going on or what to expect? Thanks!
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I’m not ashamed to admit this is my second time growing, and I’m looking for the input of fine growers like yourselves. Of the peculiarities this plant exhibits, anything you could say about it other than wait and see?