altitudefarmer
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OK, please give me a heads up if I am missing a thread; I found nothing in this forum.
What as a grower do you look for in a male keeper?
I realize everyone's goals may vary; I'd like to share mine.
#1 Parent stock.
I look for a male from a known potent strain. I look also for the most stable strain I can find.
#2 Structure
I like to see vigorous side growth. For my style of growing, I prefer bushes with lots of tops.
#3 Trichomes
I think that somewhat goes without saying.
#4 Hollow Stem.
This I have no scientific data to prove; but I heard it from an old pro. Hollow stems in males equate to resin production; solid stems equate to fiber production.
#5 Smell
Ooh that smell. You know it's going to have flavor when the little ones stink up the veg room.
#6 Puberty
The same old pro who gave me the hollow stem tip said that the ones who show sex the latest are the most stable/NOT prone to throw herm offspring. I used this criteria when I picked my wifi x kushdee male for F2s.
Anybody else have any tips? Especially you breeders out there...
All the best strains came from hermie's, accidents and luck! Pollen chuck away, you have just as much of a chance of finding something as good as these breeders.
I never hear, "I crossed this with this and i got exactly what I wanted!"
...test, test, test.
It takes time to find a good male...
~Lem
We have quite the adventure in front of us fellow farmers :brb:
I dont have the slightest idea..im just a chucker :)@caregiverken, @Seamaiden, @zeke, do you guys really feel that calyx size matters?
I reverse my males to females to hunt down specific flavors and now with all the labs around i can even send in samples to find the most powerful and flavorful male. After the reversing and the testing at the lab the best thing is testing out the progeny.
Not all strains cross well with each other. You might have a killer male that made a killer cross with female A, but when using the same male on female B it could turn out crap. The best way is testing out the progeny
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