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Don_Sequitor

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You want things to move along. Are you removing your plants from the flowering, then letting them finish for a few more days? It might increase the yield without much more energy.

There are some great, big yielding, long flowering strains, however; the plants may become more susceptible to pests the longer they flower.
Bonanza of Green by Bushy Old Grower (BOG) is an book that may be of your interest.

Sour Strawberry is one of BOG's fast finishing varieties.
 

growingforfun

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You want things to move along. Are you removing your plants from the flowering, then letting them finish for a few more days? It might increase the yield without much more energy.

There are some great, big yielding, long flowering strains, however; the plants may become more susceptible to pests the longer they flower.
Bonanza of Green by Bushy Old Grower (BOG) is an book that may be of your interest.

Sour Strawberry is one of BOG's fast finishing varieties.
Sour strawberry is a real gem. I used to run it for a long time.
 

Dr. Who

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Limiting the grow time to 9-9.5 weeks?

Knocks the best shit right off the list.....

If you want to run production. Learn it yourself.....That's how all us old school's did...

I'll actually give you some real advice.

I suggest you invest in a lot more grow space!
 

growingforfun

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Now that's I've been reminded of sour strawberry I may have to order a pack lol. Kinda a low yielder and slow vegged but the quality and looks of it are very nice
 

Don_Sequitor

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Now that's I've been reminded of sour strawberry I may have to order a pack lol. Kinda a low yielder and slow vegged but the quality and looks of it are very nice
Going in now:

They are available at: https://seedsherenow.com/shop/breeders/bog-seeds/bog-seeds-sour-strawberry/

Breeder's notes says the yield is "Average." That is compared to BOG's flagship; Sour Bubble. Furthermore, its breeding origin trace back to ECSD, a strain that @Dr. Who has pinned in his footer. As for veg, that isn't the most important stage bc seedling are small and do not take up much space if started ahead of your continuous cycle.

Not emotional about you decision on Sour Strawberry, just in this thread for the reward. :weed:
 

growingforfun

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Going in now:

They are available at: https://seedsherenow.com/shop/breeders/bog-seeds/bog-seeds-sour-strawberry/

Breeder's notes says the yield is "Average." That is compared to BOG's flagship; Sour Bubble. Furthermore, its breeding origin trace back to ECSD, a strain that @Dr. Who has pinned in his footer. As for veg, that isn't the most important stage bc seedling are small and do not take up much space if started ahead of your continuous cycle.

Not emotional about you decision on Sour Strawberry, just in this thread for the reward. :weed:
Well, it was a little bit of a hassle because for me atleast all of bogs gear, while fantastic smoke, could take months of veg to get to 3ft then zero stretch in flower lol. In 9 years I've honestly never seen anything like it. I've grown 3 of his strains, sour bubble, blue kush, and sour strawberry. I'm def a fan, but have my grumbles.

I've also easily spent over 1k on his seeds in total, bought many a pack trying to find faster veg/higher yield phenos some claim to have found.
 

f series

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I've got to second peyote critical. It's a great plant, Grows easy strong branching, maybe upper end of your time frame (68 days), Super frosty, fat nugs, smells dank as fuck. Very chemical-esque. When I lay out my strains and let people smell, it's between that and mama mia, which is another fan favorite
 

Don_Sequitor

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Well, it was a little bit of a hassle because for me atleast all of bogs gear, while fantastic smoke, could take months of veg to get to 3ft then zero stretch in flower lol. In 9 years I've honestly never seen anything like it. I've grown 3 of his strains, sour bubble, blue kush, and sour strawberry. I'm def a fan, but have my grumbles.

I've also easily spent over 1k on his seeds in total, bought many a pack trying to find faster veg/higher yield phenos some claim to have found.
You bought the seeds so you have that right. However, uniformity is a standard of high quality seed.

How'd you like the Blue Kush?
 

growingforfun

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You bought the seeds so you have that right. However, uniformity is a standard of high quality seed.

How'd you like the Blue Kush?
My results were very uniform, I never said they wernt... every batch has a few gems though as most know. The accepted rate is 1/100 are exceptional.

I found BK to be amazing in hydro, a real winner. And average bog gear in soil. But we are talking bog so average is relative.
 

growingforfun

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Not sure how many have done this but I'm a member of the "pop 100 seeds club" it's expensive and time consuming but I have found some real good cuts.
 

Don_Sequitor

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I grew up Bogglegum and both my plants leaned under the weight of abundant flowers. They didn't require lots of trimming during harvest.

The point is that Sour Strawberry is an outstanding recommendation because there is evidence of being efficient in different growing environments.
 
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FlyHigh589

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Limiting the grow time to 9-9.5 weeks?

Knocks the best shit right off the list.....

If you want to run production. Learn it yourself.....That's how all us old school's did...

I'll actually give you some real advice.

I suggest you invest in a lot more grow space!
Yeah, I know my limits definitely reduce my strain selection. I bloom 30 plants at a time in 7 gallon pots, and have a separate veg room that keeps my bloom room steadily filled as well as a small area solely for me to grow out un-sexed seeds. I really want to just grow out a large variety to see what works best, but I have 13 people I grow for, all with chronic or terminal Illnesses, ranging from MS to a nasty glioblastoma and several cancers.. I’m fortunate enough to not need to sell the product, But to provide what I need to, I have to harvest 3 plants weekly and have a dry 4-5 ounces minimum of non-larfy bud from each.


So my system is basically chopping 3 plants per week, averaging 5 ounces on the alright yielding ones. I donate 13 ounces a week which often leaves little to none for me and my family, which I am okay with, but would much rather have a solid list of strains to run through that will allow me to continue to hit my numbers. I try to cycle through strains atleast semi-regularly as most of my donation recipients get very excited about trying new/different stuff, and while I can do much for them, I try to give them something to look forward to occasionally.

Honestly, I’ve taken a few more patients than may should have, though sadly I know the number will be one fewer before Halloween.. regardless, I live in a very tough area to get good product and it’s been hard for me to say no.. I’ve went from 6 plants in bloom, to 12, to 22, to 30, and have now run out of expansion space.. so my only option is to stop running all strains I get trying to find Genetics that will provide what I need and try to figure good choices out beforehand.

I suppose my other option could be to use the area I currently use to grow out regular seeds for sexing purposes, and instead use it to grow a few autos.. it’s a 2 foot by 6 foot area with 5 X 75 watt cobbs(citizen I believe) so I could fit a good 4-5 mid sized autos I would think.. but I’m doing this, I would have nowhere to really grow out and keep my un-plants and would make it difficult to run through new strains in my normal bloom room.

Lastly, I could run Femenized seeds, but to me atleast, it seems like most of the beater breeders don’t seem to deal with fem gear much so it really tends to limit the selection.. anyhow, sorry for such long post, just wanted to share some details and see if anyone could chime in with some thoughts or opinions that may help! Happy growing all
 

Dr. Who

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There are solid fem's out there.......
Pheno hunting bean packs, yeah I have to do that some. Much rather get clones (hand picked) as we have a nice little network that we draw in from the Mountain and west coast regions.

Everything here is in rotation also. larger scale but we use established strains from our hunts and clone buy's. Once accepted into rotation the plant is cloned as it goes into the bloom room and the strain is rotated that way.

This allows for more strains to be run, allowing for a broader med choice for all. We do cater to patient wish's buy putting into rotation new strains they try from our initial dial in/test runs.

One thing that is never kept? A schedule.....Nothing is harvested until it is done. I run long too. I want that potential to be as close as I can be... To me, 9-9.5 weeks is still the bulking period for most strains here. Some longer but, they tend to be more "Holiday" and personal Sativa strains.

Yield is nice I guess but, that too is not really important here either. I like cutting edge and established strains of note. Run some that many haven't even heard of and that's part of the patient "fan base"

To be clear on any strain suggestion would be kinda hard for me - that time limit you have.

Try www.seedsherenow.com for the quality stuff you might be looking for.. You will be pheno hunting strait run beans. Make your picks and rotate them into the mix.

Good luck
 

Dr. Who

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Going in now:

They are available at: https://seedsherenow.com/shop/breeders/bog-seeds/bog-seeds-sour-strawberry/

Breeder's notes says the yield is "Average." That is compared to BOG's flagship; Sour Bubble. Furthermore, its breeding origin trace back to ECSD, a strain that @Dr. Who has pinned in his footer. As for veg, that isn't the most important stage bc seedling are small and do not take up much space if started ahead of your continuous cycle.

Not emotional about you decision on Sour Strawberry, just in this thread for the reward. :weed:

Giggle - we both gave him SHN as the shopping place for quality!
Not the only place but a good one....
 

FlyHigh589

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Giggle - we both gave him SHN as the shopping place for quality!
Not the only place but a good one....
I suppose i could add lights to have a total of 33-ish plants and if I keep things in veg filled so I can immediately switch after chopping, I could push my timeline to 70-75ish days... since I started growing small time I’ve always respected your opinions and could tell you know your shit, so I suppose I can try broadening my slotted bloom time period.. would you have any recommendations that may fit the adjusted criteria?

Really just looking for 7+/10 yield, nice potency, and not terrible to trim. I work roughly 50 hour weeks remodeling our new rentals, and I grow and trim by myself.. and because of my stupid anal-retentiveness I ALWAYS over-trim strains and spend waaaay too long on clipping and trimming.

If I can find strains that finish more along my original timeframe, I’ll of course be able to help atleast a couple more people than if I push the window to 10.5ish weeks, but at worst, I can just continue to start a new 10-12 pack every couple weeks, and hang onto clones until atleast harvest.)
 

Dr. Who

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I suppose i could add lights to have a total of 33-ish plants and if I keep things in veg filled so I can immediately switch after chopping, I could push my timeline to 70-75ish days... since I started growing small time I’ve always respected your opinions and could tell you know your shit, so I suppose I can try broadening my slotted bloom time period.. would you have any recommendations that may fit the adjusted criteria?

Dos I Dos
Sundae Driver
GG#4
VooDoo - The new one, not the old strain.
Ghost OG
Skies Over Paris
 

FlyHigh589

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Perfect info.. Deciding to use a couple of my unused veg spots to run 6 auto flowers at a time has broadened my options nicely..

I fully understand what you mean about not keeping a strict schedule, while I do try and run strains that I hope will finish in time to fill my general needs, I regularly have to tell people “few more days this time, sorry.” I’ll always run till completion, not some arbitrary number that some breeders offer that RARELY is accurate.

One of my most successful strains has been Deep Line Alchemy 10 by Bodhi, which is his signature male G13HP, crossed with Fat Cherry Afghani. The two dominant phenotypes were a more sativa dominant hybrid that grew nearly twice as large, but also consumed nearly 1.8X the amount of water as the smaller, easier to manage more indica dominant variation.. I kept the smaller as it’s much easier to manage and finish’s right around 64-65 days and has very large buds that are very easy to trim.. I know the Fat Cherry Afghani mother is likely what is giving is nice structure and large/heavy buds, but do any more of the Deep Line Alchemy strains (or any G13HP crosses for that matter) put out dense buds that finish in +\- 10 weeks?

Regardless, I’ve already got Deep Line Alchemy 4 and 7 started, Kashmir 22 and Old Mother Ghani mothers) and purchased some of the new Mothers Milk X G13HP that just recencly released for my next strain, so whether they do or not, I’ll be growing them out atleast the once. But, just wondering what anyone else’s opinions are on any other of Bodhis G13HP crosses.
 
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