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18 out of 20 females are purple. That is 90% I find it interesting that the percentage of the purple pheno is much higher in the female plants. All of the females are being pollinated. I have no idea how many seeds I will end up with. Im really curious to see if any of the girls end up being...

Week 7 on 12/12 I originally planned on reducing light hours at this point, but decided not to because I shuffled 4 clones in there and they need the extra light right now. Plant #1 _ looking good. Drinking only half a cup of water a day. She is really slowing down. Im starting to pick up some...

I don’t see any seeds developing, which means the Durban Poison pollen was no longer viable. Oh well, live and learn. Next time I store pollen, I will freeze it. I was just curious about the lifespan of pollen in simple storage. Seems like 2 weeks is about the maximum amount of time the pollen...

Female selection has been made. All three displaying deep purple in pre flowers. Plant #1 _ Ahead in flower. Medium sized plant with good structure. Pre flowers are showing frost already. Its going to be a potent one. Plant #2 _ A vigorous larger plant with all desired traits. Pest...

A total of 17 years seems pretty long... but thats how things have turned out. I suppose it could be quicker if I do my selections only indoors, but that betrays the very essence of the project. An IBL that has adapted to the PNW and thrives outdoors. Cant breed an outdoor strain indoors, unless...

Male #4 _ This plant started off really strong. Displaying all the desired traits. I was unsure wether to leave it standing or not because of the freaky leaf mutation. It reminds me of the strain Freakshow. I decided to let it cross pollinate because only 2 leaves had quirky mutations. I wont...

Today I did a full count and inspection of everything. There are a total of 17 males and only 6 of them are true purples. Which is 35.29% Im cutting down all the males and leaving only 5 standing. Those five will open pollinate all the ladies, and I will cut them down once the girls are about...

Alrighty then... Thanks everyone for making me aware of my ignorance. :blsmoke: The like button is apparently irrelevant and responses to my posts is also not relevant. Here is a fun and random piece of information. Ive invested a decade into my Valley Ice breeding project. Im half way to...

Popcorny nugs is one solution. Another solution is a well bred plant that flowers earlier in the season. Also, greenhouses or simple tarp set ups to protect the plants from rain is another solution. Force flowering (light deprivation) is also another solution. Bud rot isn't really an issue...

That seems plausible. I should implement that practice. How hot does it get in your neck of the woods?

For sure. By F3 the strain has begun to adapt to its environment. Three seasons is all it takes to witness significant changes in a strain. Growing out at the very minimum 10 plants is all thats needed. Just make sure to avoid seeding the weak sensitive plants.

Breeding is a lot of fun. Its full of surprises and thats what makes it so thrilling, to me. Something I am witnessing first hand is that when breeding is done outdoors, strains adapt to that region. It is one of the best ways to create a highly unique IBL. Growing indoors is great for...