Thanks GB, appreciate the props, already go new beans comin, for next year, problems and causes or possible causes being addressed, etc. Anyways here is a copy of the post
So here is a background thread on some beans that we will be running next year from a friend, thanks NM. We are going to see how they perform in our environment. We have somewhat edited the thread to 3rd person as best as possible, without loosing the context.
Used one male on a few really nice females. The male hails from a pre-dutch Skunk#1. This line has been grown outdoors its entire life, preserved fully via open pollination, all naturally, and there were never any selections made so the line is very diverse and hardy, containing many many traits leaning from the sativa side of things and the indica side.
During the breeding of Skunk#1, Mendocino Joe(Sacred Seeds founder), selected from thousands and thousands of varieties imported from Colombia, Thailand, Afghanistan, etc... The sativa side of the breed was selected from Acapulco and Colombian genetics. They were hybridized, then worked to a F3. From there they selected a Afghan to add to the mix. There was special attention payed to this selection to find a mold resistant mother plant. Thousands were selected before finding her. After that she was pollinated by a male (ACG X CG F3), then being backcrossed one time, the line was complete.1978.
The male that was chose represented more Indica than any of the others. He triggered very very early and finished early as well. Large flowers, lemon/lime skunk aroma, wide structure, roots very easily, highly resistant to cold temps, hot temps, mold, pests, etc. Ive kept him in my garden for the last year and a half testing him out in various conditions. So far he has earned a place in my garden and my outdoor garden especially due to his quick finishing trait.
The girls that were used him on are as follows..
White Ruskaya: Bred by Nebu back in the day. Its is the Aloha White Widow clone X Cherry AK47 IX. This lady is interesting to say the least. Yields huge, potency is way up there and can be harvested to be either indica dom or sativa dom high type. Roots easily, grows very well in high temps and cold. This plant is a greenhouse dream. Her huge colas can lean right up against greenhouse plastic or glass and there will never be even the slightest sign of mold. She is impervious to mold IME. The taste and smell is to die for to.. think strawberry pastry...
Cherry Hemmingway: Bred by Rev it is a combination of Cherry Bomb, Williams Wonder, a super rare land race Bhutan and one other thing that is slipping my mind but either way she's a head banger. Elite indica potency sums it up perfectly. She is so narcotic its insane. The Bhutan brings very special traits to the table here. She gets giant as well, yields are insanely huge for how potent the end result is. She has Cherry AK47 in her to and it comes through strong with a very sharp cherry cream aroma. Taste translates in the smoke.
Orange Goo: Bred by 4Dragons, she's a nice hybrid that performed well. Huge yields, super easy to grow. She handles moisture very very well, cold temps not so much but high temps are not problem. She just takes a bit longer to finish when it cold, on account of the Gooey mom in her being sativa dominant. This smoke is divine, the combo of Orange Goo and Skunk#1 will be even better than the Orange Goo mom if the lime/lemon male translates in the offspring.
Cantaloupe Skunk: Bred by Insane Seed Posse. She is made up of very rare selections hailing from the same Skunk#1 line my male came from. Info for Cantaloupe Skunk can be found on hemp depot under Inane Seed Posse. Pollinated Cantaloupe Skunk with the Skunk#1 male, making the offspring pure Skunk#1, all though they do not breed true for the original Skunk#1 traits released in 1978. Expect more of a lime/lemon twist on the cantaloupe/mango aroma and flavor, maybe even some unexpected stinkers. The line is diverse. Yields are huge with Cantaloupe Skunk and resistances are solid. Greenhouse is a must to get her to finish.
Master Kush x Uzbekistan hashplant F1: Bred by Bodhi, this plant is a straight up indica. Master Kush dom, grows short, good yields of high quality smoke. Smells and tastes like a Chemdog/OG/Bubba kush. Lots of earthy coffee coming through. She was gnarly narcotic like Cherry Hemmingway. It might not be best choice for mold resistance though.They didn't have a problem with mold, and she's been grown indoors and out. Maybe the addition of the Skunk#1 male will bring in some more favorable traits. Not that there were any unfavorable traits to mention. The offspring may even end up being more Skunk-like than the original Skunk#1's that grew out.
