Just finished week 8 so I am counting down the days to finish and I am ready for these to be done so I can clean out this tent and get in some new equipment and start fresh again. Going to start with the IISW line. Pheno IISW2 still not showing any of the nanner issues from the previous plants covering the flowers, but it still has a possible issue. I was looking over the other two pheno's #3 and #5 in the other tent and found that both these pheno's of the cross have real genetic issues besides grower error. Hidden in each of the nodes behind the flower is a pollen sack, and I mean HIDDEN. I had to pull each flower away from the main stalk on each and every branch and every one of them below the top 3-4 inches had ONE and only one pollen sack per node. VERY disappointing and relieving at the same time. Disappointing because that means this is truly genetic, like a really inbred line to insure it survives and relieving because I now know it was not driver error completely. These seeds were true male/female made, 100% FOR SURE, it took forever to clean the inside of the tent, so this means it is something I will not be able to breed out quickly (couple of years), nor will I be able to run enough plants to find male pheno's that will shut this gene down if it can be done completely being as inbred as it seems. As far as I am concerned this is mission FAIL (First Attempt In Learning) and I am going to have to rethink this moving forward. Something else I am going to have to consider is that the male used to make these seeds could have been sterile and the seeds came from female pollination, I did not think about it at the time, nor did I think it odd to not have any males in 6 seeds popped, out of the large amount I started with, could just just have been luck, but when I eventually do the progeny form 3SW if I do not get a male in that group, I have to think its a very real possibility of sterility in the male used, that I have all fem seeds, and just let this go for indoor growing or trying to breed out the trait. Finding 20-30 seeds in a pound of outdoor grown is one thing, seeding an entire tent and crushing a crop is another. When the days ahead are shorter than the days behind, I have to consider it is not worth the trouble, since I found these beans I had stashed long ago, maybe they should go back into the closet, and I should work my other gear with the time I have left. You never know though, its a cloudy day today and the sun may shine tomorrow. Anyways here we go.......
She was over fed and over watered. Not a lot of frost, but some nice colors coming out in the bud. No seeds to be kept but it will be smoked, the flower does have a good working/social/daytime effect, very giggly from the solo cup phase, but its done as far as appearing again. I had thought to re-run it, but after seeing the other pheno's problems its a wrap, she will be chopped in 2 days or day 60, since she has not been watered in a week and the pot does not feel much lighter than when it was last watered. I think its safe to conclude she's done..
Moving right along we get to OSS1. Another plant that will be culled. Just not what I am looking for as a keeper. Effects are average, more of a dull sit in front of TV and watch 5 seasons of your favorite show back to back or video game and veg all night. Not really what I am looking for here either. I am running the clone side by side with OSS2 since the clone was big enough (before culling) and the differences are easily seen there, Not a bad plant, I just have a better pheno of its line.
Over fed and over watered here as well. Not a bad looking plant, but I have a better one. Not really what I am looking for here and I have more seeds to go through. I was going to take it to day 70, but may change my mind and cut it down in a week, day 65
Wkw2 is next, and a week behind the previous two. She looks very different from her sister, Wkw1 which is up next, with her long thin fingers on her fans and very leafy flower by comparison. Its not a bad looking plant and the solo cup test was good smoke, very conversational/social after supper chill weed.
With 2 weeks left, planning on a day 65 harvest, she will have a little more time to continue ripening. She didn't do as well with the overfeeding/watering as her sister. Is it worth re-running with the good notes I have for water/feeding? I am still on the fence with this one. The double serrated leaf's haven't shown in the other 3 pheno's of this line I have going and I would hate to cull it out just because I can not run a large enough population to see if it truly is something different, or just different in the group of seeds that were ran.
Last up Wkw1. I am soooo bummed this plant was seeded. It has the effects, very very social, watch the stars with the wifey and talk all night kind of buzz. Could definitely get lost in a daydream here. With no down to it at all. Very chill evening smoke. It has the look, even seeded, nice and frosty for an amateur grower in novice conditions.
Planning on day 65 or another 2 weeks from now. This should be the end of the test phase of this grouping, with, as of right now, Wkw1 coming out as the only real keeper of the grouping. The Wkw3 pheno, my first choice from the solo cup phase, is ready to go in flower once this round in the tent is done, along with my SchweedyBalls cut from a different line and I will decide then which to keep.
The bottle was only put in the photos for perspective, nothing more. Soon to follow will be the finish of the other group of testers so I can get back down to a 4 plant rotation again and the conclusion of the tester hunt. More to follow from the other tent soon!
Thanks to all who stop in, and as always any comments or critiques are much appreciated!