hostagecs
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Some plants do better than others, the long beans are 3rd generation the pintos at the bottom that look dead where just Harvested 4th gen. Cotton is trying to come back it's first gen but 2 years old
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 producing really clean flower, but from my experience breeding solely indoors is truly a terrible way to develop an IBL. The selection process will always be flawed because the plants are not exposed to the elements and pests. This is an aspect that shouldn't be overlooked.
Having said that, almost every home grown crop is indoors. So to some extent, breeding solely indoors is acceptable because most plants will be grown indoors (under similar conditions).
Developing an IBL the traditional way, without selfing, is a much more nuanced and longer process. I personally enjoy the traditional way of developing and IBL. I dont have much experience with selfing, other than a few projects where I produced FEM seeds for friends.
Looking forward to see how your projects develop. I follow many breeders, from the highly well known to the talented and humble.![]()
Popcorny nugs is one solution. Another solution is a well bred plant that flowers earlier in the season.one could breed just for their outdoor environment. Idk, like popcorny nugs versus donky D’s to avoid budrot
just wing it like my first breedPopcorny 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 for experienced growers. My main concern is really the lack of resistance to pests, mold, and pathogens, because an indoor environment is much more sterile. A well-bred IBL should have great resistance to the aforementioned. That's just my opinion.
Breeding an IBL specifically for rosin production is really fascinating. I wouldn't even know where to start, honestly.
Consistent yield until you lose the moms genetics broken down after at most, 10 generations.
Not to derail your thread, but there are many clones out there that have been around for decades. Like 20-30+ years. This wouldn’t be the case if everything degraded significantly with every new gen of cloning. Sour D, OG Kush, and Blue Dream are all about 30+ years old. People would not keep them around if they degraded so much to the point of “dudding”, or losing 50% yield.
There are a number of means, grow styles and techniques that can keep plants expressing at or close to their original genetic expression. Tissue Culture, Meristem Culture, plain old organic cloning without added hormones, and sunshine/soil come to mind. If your plants are losing that much vigor to the point they seem like different phenotypes a few generations down the road, I would be questioning your long term care techniques. Generational cloning can and to a small degree does cause minuscule amount of epigenetic changes, but usually pests/diseases, viruses or overall poor gardening practices are what’s causing most people to experience “drift” or “degradation”, in my personal opinion. But the original DNA is still there. Plants can be “revived”.
Theres no such thing or its unavailable. Hash was never bred for,
Sorry there’s way too much to try to reply to.
Check out Bloom Seed Co if you haven’t already. A lot of their strains are bred for terpenes and hash. Like most of them. I’ve also heard and read great reviews about how their strains are great for hash, including rosin pressing. There are a ton of Reddit threads on their strains as well. Lots of people saying that breeder makes dumpers.
Disclaimer: I’ve never ran their strains before. Nor do I press rosin or make hash.
I just wouldn’t go trying to re-invent the wheel.