I feel like an asshole because I bought Cali Cons GSC female seeds...I hope they germ better than that shitty Jedi Kush ( only 2 beans popped and I been doing this shit for a while)
Hey, don't feel bad for buying those beans. Growing IS learning what works and what doesn't. To grow successfully, you must devote some growing to experimentation and learning in order to KNOW. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
My 'peeps' had been hounding and pestering me to grow some GSC for ages -- long enough -- so I bit the bullet and decided the CaliCon GSC fems were probably as good as anything available at the time (~ April 4).
So, seeds arrived and I actually got 9 beans total in the pack. A couple of the beans were super, super tiny and I figured they'd probably not crack. Perhaps that's why CC threw in some extra seeds.
I germed 4 seeds (including one of the super tiny) and all 4 germinated (including the super tiny) and have been flourishing and growing robustly ever since.
I gave one plant to a buddy of mine who's getting his 'ganga grow legs' under him. He tried his best to kill it at first (lol) but despite his efforts the plant lives and is thriving beautifully. The other three plants I put outdoors in large (25-30 gallon) smart pots on June 1st. They were all topped at the 4-6th internode a few weeks before going outdoors. I topped them all a second time during the last week of June. They are fairly vigorous growers with all three at or approaching 4 feet tall today, and surprisingly bushy. I am surprised to say the least! I mean... I expected these to just meander along and not be very vigorous, requiring a lot of topping, pinching, and training to get even a modicum of branching. I've found this not to be true -- at least not with these plants I have from the pack of CC's GSC.
If they continue at the pace they've been growing since germination, I suspect my yields with these plants should be quite stellar. But, I've been growing for over 30 years now, and experience has taught me NEVER to count my harvest before its in. Indoors or out, disasters can and do happen.
Getting ready to hit the GSC cuttings I've taken with pollen from Bodhi's Head Trip (choco, minty pleasure wands anyone?). Took cuttings from each of the 4 plants - they're now all 28-30 inches tall and I'm flipping them to 12/12 today or tomorrow.
Can't complain so far about CC's beans. I've ordered a few other varieties from Swerve - Blackwater, Corleone Kush, Lemon Larry OG, etc. My experience has been near 100% germ rates and plants that preform pretty much like it says on the tin. In fact, his Larry OG has been a monster yielder for me. It is in my garden again this year as it probably will be next year and the years after. My 'peeps' insist. They take it away as fast as I can grow it - the best testament for anything I grow. And that works for me.
I'm gonna try to find time to take some photos or videos of the gardens later this week. I'll try to remember to come back and post those.