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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
looks kind of cool looking with the center vain striped like that
What I like is that both did it. So if I bought another pack because I of this I think I would see lots more of the same. Just for general purposes unless I know a strain is something I like and any girl will be good flower - I need to drop the pack with regs.

Usually about a dozen regs in a pack, and after culling males you have 5-7 girls. Usually you won't have that many pheno's in a pack so you're likely to see all there is in the cross (except oddballs).

If I had been doing this all along it would have taken longer to find what I really love (less variety) so I don't regret dropping 2-3 of a strain just to see what might be there. But now it's pointless. I need to add reduced germ rate on old packs into the mix.

Basically if I find somethting in the old beans I like there's little chance of getting more. If I had grown the pack at the time I would have been able to get more of a few things that are gone. But I know I would never have kept a clone around that long anyway. I think about 6 months is my record for keeping a mom.
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
What I like is that both did it. So if...
... so if one tosses balls I still have one to grow out and see if I like it LOL

No pics right now. I culled another baby LemonHP x 88g13, the 4 I still have look good though.

I harvested the 5-pack of FB68 clones but the 2-fer is still going. The Tire Fir got chopped as well, both of the harvests were at 8 weeks.

With the harvests and the cull I still had tons of plants to water but I have also been cleaning and rearranging the grow rooms. I vented the 4x out the window and upgraded to a 6" exhaust. I need to empty that tent and clean behind it and plug the ceiling vent hole but I may just let it empty naturally with a few more chops.
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I had to go back and take pics of everything because the math wasn't adding up. The red/purple/magenta veined leaves are the Pakistani Chitral - which I now have one of. The 2 Uzbekistani are later in flower in the other room and look like weed. nothing unique yet.
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
This is the spare bedroom that's for flower. I have the full tent that's a 3.5' x 3.5'. The 2 Uzbek are in the back and just fine. I did a big defoliation along with everything else last night just so I can see everything. Finding week-4 balls will do that to you. center and left are the three Purple Floyd. Back right is the Helens Melons and front right is the Lime Green Skunk
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The 4' x 4' that I'm letting flower out then deep cleaning. There's an Urban Poison in the back left on a shelf, then two each FB68 and Chem91.
The 2-plant FB68 has maybe another week. I may take it to the full moon and see how dank it gets then worry about the tent-wash and overhaul.
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Then there's the three Pink Floyd and the Toke-a-cola in the closet. Getting large tops and chunky nugs on everything. From golf-ball to pinecone to spear.
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
The other room was for veg and other household stuff but the big tent got switched to flower. I still don't like the yellow-ish light but if it works this run it's a great back-up for overflow. In reality this is my tomato and pepper starting tent and I'm debating on if it's needed. The tall 1968 in the back and the two short light green shrubs are way different - but it's obvious one at least was consistent. The dark green Flashback 68 former-mom in the back is looking sharp. The two shorties are the Paki and the Pine Tar.
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VERY similar structure but the Paki has the bling going on. But being so tiny looking for nuts is a pain. Unless I find Jesus in this smoke it's probably a one-and-done. Looking at this pic I zoomed in to make sure that wasn't one in the lower part of the flower - watching close.
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With the little countertop seedling/clone tent this is really all I need for veg with no more moms. I pulled the babies in here to get acclimatized.
My Dirty Flashback are on the left, and based on past experience those little cabbage leaf looking plants ain't worth the effort if they don't stretch. It's already putting out limbs though so early topping may be a thing. LemonHP x G13 are the 7 in the corner, the larger one up front being the fem Sour Puss. The babies are 4 mas Bud on the corners and the shorty Ricky Retardo fem in the middle.
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I should clarify that I'm not disappointed with the Paki herming. It's kind of expected since it was just an open pollination of an old landrace strain. I only had a freebie 5-pack but if you buy them you get 20 or 25 beans - enough so culling isn't an issue.

and that was 4 "Xmas bud" - I think I have resin buildup on my keyboard. can you soak it in alcohol then let it dry? :unsure:
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I topped all the veg plants a few days ago. Since I am just growing for smoke I'll limit each one to 4 or 6 tops just based on how the plant is growing.

The 7 Lemon Hashplant regs are getting flipped and sexed soon, as well as the three of mine that are normal. The Sour Puss fem is gonna get a 2-3g plastic pot next, then a big pot for flowering.

The next drop will be all my stuff. I have three separate Dirty Taxi moms worth of F2's, and I'll take another whack at the Flashback crosses. I also want to try a few more like the Ricky Retardo and the Headline. I'll wait and do a bigger pop of that Chem91 cross since it wasn't the regular Chemdog. I want to see if any lean towards that original Chem.
 

1oldfart

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I should clarify that I'm not disappointed with the Paki herming. It's kind of expected since it was just an open pollination of an old landrace strain. I only had a freebie 5-pack but if you buy them you get 20 or 25 beans - enough so culling isn't an issue.

and that was 4 "Xmas bud" - I think I have resin buildup on my keyboard. can you soak it in alcohol then let it dry? :unsure:
a 22 oz bottle should clear it up! ;)
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I rearranged stuff and flipped most of the regs. I got the usual flower spaces filled back up and have the "veg room" flower tent with some 'spready' plants and the ones being sexed. I have just enough soil resting right now to up-pot half those regs. Flashback, Chemdog, and the PB-Chem mom, and the shelf plant is the Urban Poison. The back-left corner is the Flashback #2 mom and it was holding itself up before the flowers started swelling up.
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Two of the Flashback/Taxi crosses got flipped but the cabbage leaf one and her sister from the same plant weren't there yet so I didn't flip.
I culled another Xmas Bud when re-potting, there were almost no roots compared to the other three and it looked it up top. The closest one was on the edge of culling, and you can see the skinny leaf thing up top. The Ricky Retardo looks yellow because I neglected them. I had company for the weekend and I had to kid-safe the house a few days before that. I kept them wet but there's no life in that seed starter soil.
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I moved the tall 1968 plant in here and put the short Pink Floyd on the shelf
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The other two 1968 and the Flashback #1 mom, Helens Melons, Tokeacola and the LGS on the shelf.
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And this one has the rest.
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I finally got a halfway decent pic of the opossum. This is the big teddy bear. there's two more half this size. Except for the rat tail they look really soft.
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I lost my second Dirty Flashback and a Lemon HP13 to gender discrimination, so I flipped the other two FB68/Taxi. The cabbage leaf one started making limbs when I stole her fan leaves. It's either a one-off weirdo or it's a pheno easy to cull if i know not to bother with in the future. If it's great smoke I'll know it's worth vegging them out. They are the darker ones on the right.
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So this is veg. The Sour Puss gets a bigger pot next watering
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Tall Girls. The shorter Pink Floyd is finishing way before the other two. Might be a good one.
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A few of these are close
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I pulled the Helens Melons so four left here, might be another rearranging soon
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Helen just had that milky look finally so i took a pic and found this where there's lots of new stuff,
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But the old stuff is done done. I'm gonna get hiiiiiiiii lol
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
This is why my plants look good. I just dumped 5 trays of my worm bin and this was in a dry section near the bottom. I put it right back in a tray and moistened it. When I sift the castings I'll add the big stuff and worms back into the empty trays with a little more bedding mixed in. The blue is from an AC Infinity box ;) If the Hyphae don't care neither do I.
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