F3 Valley Ice. (Matanuska x SFV OG)

Farmer's Hat said:

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

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