Right on man. I'm in Bellingham WA. I moved here a little over a year ago from California, but originally from Maui. My story is very similar to yours. I have a huge genetics collection, worked in the industry since about 2009 (legal/medical, and black market). I had to get out and try pursuing other things other than cannabis. After I move into my new house I'm about to try to get set back up again just as a hobby. I have an F1 cross of Larry og and Cinderella 99 that I've been meaning to work out into about F3, or F4. Your breeding project seems pretty awesome. Looking forward to watch it unfold. Keep on keeping on dude.Here is another quick update. A got a 40/60 female to male ratio. Its not great, but it will do for now. One of the females is a strain called Champagne. I acquired the seeds from a breeder in Bellingham, WA.
I keep all the plants in 1 gallon pots until I can sex them. It saves a lot of time and resources. I top all of the ladies when I transplant them into the beds, and strip all the growth under the 3rd node. I will take clones from the 4th and 5th node, in about 2 weeks.
I was planning on force flowering everything but I think I will have to let them grow natural. The Valley Ice can finish properly in a greenhouse without any major mold issues. It is resilient and well adapted to this PNW climate. Unfortunately the ladies are a little behind schedule because the weather hasn't been great this year. Live and learn. Next year I am going to have much larger plants because I will start everything earlier and under lights. I might also expand the bed and double it in size.
Regarding the pollinators
I have selected three males with three distinct traits. One male has all the traits ive been working on stabilizing, such as beautiful sharp leaf structure, compact, and super resinous stalk. The second male has more common hybrid traits that will be a good match for the Champagne. The third male has uncanny haze like traits. Long internodes, thin sharp leaves, etc. (I will post some pictures of the males some other time.) For cross pollination, I will be using the sandwich bag method. Place pollen in the bag, wrap it around one the lower larf flowers, shake it, and leave it on the plant for 2 days. The humidity will destroy all the extra pollen in the bag and it will no longer be viable. I will be crossing all three of the selected males with every lady. I should end up with a few hundred seeds for next years project.
Cheers
Small worldRight on man. I'm in Bellingham WA. I moved here a little over a year ago from California, but originally from Maui. My story is very similar to yours. I have a huge genetics collection, worked in the industry since about 2009 (legal/medical, and black market). I had to get out and try pursuing other things other than cannabis. After I move into my new house I'm about to try to get set back up again just as a hobby. I have an F1 cross of Larry og and Cinderella 99 that I've been meaning to work out into about F3, or F4. Your breeding project seems pretty awesome. Looking forward to watch it unfold. Keep on keeping on dude.
Good stuff there nice and stable thenBoth males have successfully reversed into vegetative state.
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It would seem that way. They are going to be good pollinatorsGood stuff there nice and stable then
Beautiful garden!Here is a little update on the grow.
The two plants that I selected to keep as mothers as performing better than the rest.
There are two plants that appear SFV OG dominant. Those two plants incidentally flowered the latest. I will be really focused on breeding out this late flowering trait.
** I am going to upload flower pictures once a week, of the 2 females that I will continue to breed with.
Female #1. Deep purple flowers and haze like in structure. Trichome production is decent, but it definitely needs some work in that regard. I will improve the trichome production of this purple variant.
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Seeds are developing nicely.
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Female #2. Possessing all the traits ive been working on stabilizing. I would say its definitely sativa dominant. Trichome production is excellent. The trail of trichomes extend to some of really large fan leaves. Also, im surprised by the faint purple hue on the calyxes. Im not particularly attached to the color, but it might be a trait that I can stabilize with the purple male.
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We had some warm sunny days and the girls are loving it. Im not ashamed to admit that ive been procrastinating on putting up the second net. Lol
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Its looking good so far. I did have to put up the second net today. One of the plants tipped and fell overnight. I was able to lift her up without damaging her. Its a heavy yielder, for sure.Beautiful garden!
What kind of taste did you get off the hash?Its looking good so far. I did have to put up the second net today. One of the plants tipped and fell overnight. I was able to lift her up without damaging her. Its a heavy yielder, for sure. View attachment 5428579View attachment 5428580
I got to sample the hashish. It was an energizing clean the house type of high. I freaking love it.View attachment 5428581
One of the Purple buds broke when I put up the net. Hollow stems are delicate. The girl that fell over is like freaking bamboo. Flexible and dense.
It was minty with a berry aftertaste.What kind of taste did you get off the hash?