For those of you who have been doing this for a while, what do you expect for getting plants that match what the breeder is advertising? It is discouraging to take a plant to flower, only to have it be subpar and not do what you are expecting it to do. Even with some of the bigger "named" breeders, I am experiencing low rates. When the plants don't express correctly, they are all subpar in terms of flavor and scent. I have never had a plant that didn't express its advertised genetics, be exceptionally good. They all have little to no scent or flavor, and I am starting to believe that it's just not good genetics and maybe some issues with getting it to be an autoflower.
I first believed it was me, and my process. I was doing 1 plant at a time for a while, and it was very rare I'd get amazing results. I took controlling this to the extreme, to the point I have a PH controller on my nutes, and have in tent and out of tent wifi monitors, co2 monitor, as well as heaters, air conditioning, humidifiers and dehumidifiers all attempting to provide the perfect conditions. Through this process my plants have become super healthy, huge and yield is outstanding, but quality continues to suffer.
Now, I am growing multiple plants side by side, doing batches of the same genetics, and I am beginning to see it is not me, but the plants themselves. For example, my last batch of Purple Lemonade yielded 1 amazing, dark purple color, stinky plant covered in resin that with the first hit, my buddy said "this tastes like lemonade" before he ever knew the strain. The other 3, little scent, little taste, no good colors, just below average flower that nobody really wants to enjoy.
I did experience 1 out of 6 or 7 different breeders that gave me what I consider 100% results. The 4 plants did have different visual phenotype, but they all very closely matched what was advertised. I am about to try another package from the same breeder, so we will see how that turns out. I'd guess my normal results, are 1 out of 4 plants, out of all the other breeders I have tried. Some much lower than that.
So, giving it your best guess, how many of your plants express correctly? Do you notice that if your plants do not express correctly, they are poor quality? If you have good results, please drop the breeder name. If you have poor results, let's just not bash anyone. Or, if you think I'm just nuts, let me know that too!
I first believed it was me, and my process. I was doing 1 plant at a time for a while, and it was very rare I'd get amazing results. I took controlling this to the extreme, to the point I have a PH controller on my nutes, and have in tent and out of tent wifi monitors, co2 monitor, as well as heaters, air conditioning, humidifiers and dehumidifiers all attempting to provide the perfect conditions. Through this process my plants have become super healthy, huge and yield is outstanding, but quality continues to suffer.
Now, I am growing multiple plants side by side, doing batches of the same genetics, and I am beginning to see it is not me, but the plants themselves. For example, my last batch of Purple Lemonade yielded 1 amazing, dark purple color, stinky plant covered in resin that with the first hit, my buddy said "this tastes like lemonade" before he ever knew the strain. The other 3, little scent, little taste, no good colors, just below average flower that nobody really wants to enjoy.
I did experience 1 out of 6 or 7 different breeders that gave me what I consider 100% results. The 4 plants did have different visual phenotype, but they all very closely matched what was advertised. I am about to try another package from the same breeder, so we will see how that turns out. I'd guess my normal results, are 1 out of 4 plants, out of all the other breeders I have tried. Some much lower than that.
So, giving it your best guess, how many of your plants express correctly? Do you notice that if your plants do not express correctly, they are poor quality? If you have good results, please drop the breeder name. If you have poor results, let's just not bash anyone. Or, if you think I'm just nuts, let me know that too!
