Bob's Journey into Hybridisation and Genetics - For Dummies

Hey guys

Growth is accelerating in the tent. Especially for the Skywalker OG x UK Cheese on the left, these ladies are stretching like there is no tomorrow.
Whojah!!!!


I've been tucking the larger fan leaves underneath the side nodes, which gave them just enough time in the light to stretch over them leaves. It doesn't show that well in the picture, but almost all the side nodes have reached into the light. And except for the Skywalker OG x UK Cheese on the left, I don't think the others will stretch that much, except for them nodes of course.


Oh, and I've discovered another advantage of topdressing with the VIANO MIXPROF FERTISOIL 3-2-3...
I don't have to water so slowly anymore, as the top-layer disperses the liquid and it disappears into the soil as fast as it got dumped on top


Mr. Sawney_bean's, Slaughtered Lamb are the furthest ahead. These girls have been flowering for a couple of days now. Still, #1 is looking the best. Tomorrow when I water them I'll be measuring the internodal distances. According to some breeders out there, if there is a 1:1.6 ratio between each next node, this should indicate a great specimen. Got something todo with the Golden Ratio...


The choice between the two Cheese XXL's is clearly an easy one. #1 is the furthest of both. In the back the race is on for #1 of the two Double Grape x 3 Bears OG, as she is doing her best to gain in on her sister.


And finally my male. A nice compact flower cluster, indicating a possibility of compact flowers in the female progeny.


For now the only one besides the two ladies and a undecided one...this undecided one will probably not make it for breeding as I want fast auto's, just like my mate Sawney



Another time lapse, a short one this time, but not because I sped things up, rather to show how fast everything is growing...
Speed = 30fps, duration = 38 hours!! Enjoy





Regards,

Bob

@hecno, thanks for the rep dude And why yes, it sure is my friend. Learning so much at the moment and I'm sharing it all here

The ladies and gent are growing like their lives depend on it, they are in stretch modus... Check out the time lapse in the end to be flabbergasted


And while stretching the first flower clusters are starting to form...

Yummie


Loads of potential in this little one.


I've also rearranged the plants so they go from high (left) to low (right)...


I've hung my light accordingly


I told you I would share some stuff I learned... Previously I discussed the Golden ratio, when this is also found in nature, I meant to say the Fibonacci ratio.
Most of you have seen The Da Vinci Code, no? If not look it up Anyway, the sum of distance A+B should equal C, and the sum of B+C should equal D and so on. If you find a plant where the internodal distance is following this ratio, then it get's one tick on the notepad behind it's name.


This shouldn't be the only parameter to be used for deciding which one to use, but it helps in selecting that one special parent


Check it out for yourselves...


A great example of above said ratio if you ask me...


And to end today's post...exactly what you guys have been waiting for...An amazing time lapse...Growth is spectacular to say the least
Speed = 30fps, duration = 58 hours. Enjoy





Regards,

Bob

First of all, thanks to @Emerald Archer for the rep. Tanks dude!!



Day 30 my friends

Ladies have stretched almost double in size. Great to have that extra 40cm headspace now. Will definity be a challenge with the Widow grow next as these guys can get really big!!!...

This is my male which is definitely conforming to the Fibonacci ratio, not that I had loads of choice as this is my only male
He sure has nice clusters of flowers to show for it. I'm thinking on removing the ladies which aren't to be pollinated outside the tent for a couple of days. This dark period will also stress these cultivars and see is any herms show up.


The flowers aren't nearly ready, so I'm not afraid anything will get pollinated right now... I have also been pondering why I just wouldn't let everyone sit inside the tent and let the male do it's thing. If, after a good cure, I dry/cure my buds to 52-54% humidity so I can crush them between thumb and index finget without the need of my grinder, which would definitly crush the seeds.


The advantage of this is, there's only one male. So genetically speaking the rest depends on every female in the group. I could harvest each plant, give it a personal wecking jar for curing and organize a test day. Maybe @Antonio_DutchPassion, would be interested in such an event? I know @Sawney_bean and many more would be, but for those guys, such a trip would have more preparation needed I'm afraid


Some of the leaves on the male are starting to show signs of trichomes...


This one shows it even better. And even though it are stalked versions, they imply a preference to building those structures. This is a good sign


A short clip of my male. Felt a video showed more then a photo. Turn your volume down as the fan is makeing quite some noice...


After taking these pictures I dosed the plants with another 200ml Boom Boom Spray. This should take the flower production in to overdrive.
Meanwhile I've been giving the soil a PK booster, based on Molases, Bone meal (1) and Potash (2).
(1)


For quite some while now. I notice that the first bottle of PK 5-8 I made in the beginning had loads of chunks still floating around in the liquid, but after dumping this back with the original batch, mixing that up again and refilling the bottle, I notice there's more finer stuff floating around. Everything a Organic farmer need, if you ask me
(2)


Everyone got soaked from top to bottom. 200ml is just enough to do this for me and have no waste to throw through the sink...


Nice flower, sadly this lady won't make the cut, if I choose to do selective pollination.


Mhmmmmm....Slaughtered Lamb #2, yummie!!!


This takes about an hour for them drops to dry up, well in time for when the UV light starts up. We're now at the stage that I'm giving one hour exposures, four times a day. This pushes the plants to defend themselves for it and like we use sunscreen, they make use of trichomes, being it bulbar or straight...



Normally I water with a piece of air hose, just to slow down the amount of liquid dumping onto the soil and disturbing it. Ever since I've top dressed with the VIANO MIXPROF FERTISOIL 3-2-3 (+Trichoderma & bacteriën), something happened to that top layer. I can pour an entire cup of liquid onto the soil and it soaks in as fast as I poured it on top. Nothing gets through to the bottom and runs out...
Have a look for yourself, but be warned about the volume again


The values inside the tent are perfect. I've installed my small heater in the lung room, which is on a separate breaker, which is connected to the bathroom residual current switch. Safety first right. To keep it even more safe, I've adjusted it so it only fires up when the lung room's temperature goes below 21°C / 70°F.
When looking at my logs, I can see the heater runs for fifteen minutes, shuts down for over an hour and then kicks in again. I can live with that for now...
This makes that the temperature has been in the upper 24°C / 75°F with a near perfect VPD. I can tell the stretch is nearing it's finish line because the plants are expressing less water then a couple of days ago.
Below is a screenshout about half an hour after dosing the plants with the Boom Boom Spray, so humidity is still a bit high...
Within the hour the room will have found it's equilibrium and everything will run on auto again.

Also have a look at the amount of CO²!! The 10L bucket I made up with the sugar and bakers yeast is still kicking ass. If I hold the sensor against the end of the air hose I get a N/A value on my app, lol. And this is a real CO² sensor, not the cheap E-CO sensors you can buy for a dime a piece. This sensor costs 17€ for one and that's whole sale. One of my more expensive sensors I'm currently using if you must know...So I know it gives accurate values.




No time lapse today as I've been quite busy running around, dropping of kids and to going to a vasectomy appointment, arch...What we do for our better halves. But they are so worth it, aren't they guys At least the s3x will be better...They say...
So, this means I'll be posting again in a couple of days and have an extra long time lapse for you guys. I Promise



Regards,

Bob