That sounds and smells Fucken dope. I can just imagine what special plant you came across. It’s always a bummer when you lose a plant/clone.
I don’t take clones…but this would for sure be the one to keep. I figure…by the time I get through 6 ounces of it, I’ll be ready for something different anyway lol.
This is the second time I've read about HSC gear demonstrating intersex traits. The other person said they had a bunch and complained to HSC about it. They got a response saying that it was likely caused by the abrupt transition to 12/12, with the thinking being that since HSC works outdoors the plants are adapted to that more gradual transition. Does that seem plausible to you all? I've read so many rave reviews of HSC (and recently picked up some Lemongrass beans myself) but that conflict between being bred outdoor then grown indoor seems like it could cause problems to my layman brain. Or it could be bro science and the intersex stuff is just the genetics and other environmental factors, I have no idea. I plan to grow their stuff someday, but for me that will have to be indoors since I live on a city block with a big ol' street lamp shining right into my backyard.
I'm running their blueberrry cupcake right now and a good portion of them have hermed. Yeah, plants bred outdoors will be adapted to the outdoor environment, and vice versa. The stress of the indoor environment being foreign and strict could absolutely be triggering intersex traist. I don't think it means we should avoid them altogether, it just means you should know what to expect when ordering them. And in humboldts defense, I've had plenty of seed packs from indoor breeders go herm as well, sometimes much worse than what I'm seeing with the cupcakes.
The intersex expressions I've had with HSC strains, with one exception (Old Growth OG), have been somewhat "manageable"; most of the balls appear at the 3rd-5th internodes with a few being crafty and hiding under leaves and etc...it's a pain in the ass for about two weeks straight and then it seems to level out. Blueberry cupcake followed with this route; she is now on day 47 and looks (and smells) absolutely amazing. Raspberry parfait , sitting next to her, has had zero intersex issues.
That's how I'm feeling too. Blueberry cupcakes smells are amazing so far tbh. I like to monocrop my flower room though, and the keepers have to be pollen-free. It's a pain enough to defoliate at week 3. Hands and knees picking pollen sacs off for a week or two is no beuno when you have more than a couple lights. I have a couple phenos that had no balls, so fingers crossed, but yeah, makes me pause when considering them for future pheno hunts.
That's good to hear. What was your favorite so far? I've been hearing good things about CMK
I'm curious if you have tried taking a clone and flowering it to see if the intersex issue carries over?
Yeah, I'm going to have to say Collie Man Kush was the best so far. The Blueberry Muffin was an interesting one because it smelled just like baked blueberry muffins during flower, but it wasn't super potent.
Good question; I did not take clones due to the others I popped as part of this run (and we can only have 4x plants in the state I live in). It would be interesting to know as I flowered at roughly ~7 weeks or so. Maybe there's a threshold where intersex issues are mitigated. It would be a good test to prove out for sure...
I've seen a lot more than two times but always indoor. Had a Humboldt Pound Cake herm last year but their gear has been pretty solid for me.
Here ya go
Yeah I saw that…but then look up Notorius THC, came from two other strains they bred, then those were each two different strains they bred etc. but I never ended up on where the genetics started that they were using. I know one of them was some unknown “OG” strain they got from a guy, supposedly older genetics.Here ya go
Jelly Rancher (Humboldt Seed Company) :: Cannabis Strain Info :: SeedFinder.eu
Independent, standardized information about Humboldt Seed Company cannabis-strain Jelly Rancher! Find phenotypes, comments + detailed profiles, flowering-time, THC-Content, images, prices & stores, extended family-tree & lineages, crossings & hybrids, grow-journals, direct-comparisons, medicinal...en.seedfinder.eu
That's likely as accurate as you will get given the sketchy history of Humboldt genetics.