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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...
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...