Doctordoobs Crazy Adventure

[Doctor Doob]

Things are going slow
I am overthinking it. Figured out I am over watering them. About half of them were not growing much so I got rid of those last night. I believe because they are so old not properly storing them has made them really slow. The one's that made it and are growing so far are just jumping back and getting new growth. I think I was over watering and the light was too close and intense. They wouldn't grow upwards much, then I cranked the fan up, backed the light off a bit, and gave them longer dark periods and they are drying out and coming back. I will have to work with these for now as I am on a budget, don't really want to have to pop my pack of exotic... Plus I guess I will have to continue these and now it seems this may be turning into a breeding/preservation run to pheno hunt males and females to make new seeds to be able to keep these genetics
But when I make new seeds from these will they be slow germination as well. Or do you guys think if I can nurse them back to good health and then make seeds the seeds should refresh the genes?

 

[Doctor Doob]

I threw away about 50 last night. Kept the best ones, that left me with 42 that are growing slow, and some of those are stunted or mutants growing weird. So I just popped some more last night to get some new seedlings that will hopefully grow faster than these and have better health from the start.

 

[Doctor Doob]

I have these two Delhi Friend x Garlic Breath that looked like twins at first. They both had a cool yellow cotyledon almost the color of a banana from day one, then they started to get purple veins going through the yellow. Eventually turning the cotyledons solid purple and then they popped the first set of leafs and the leafs got that same purple veining in the leaf tips and then the first one popped green leafs but the second one is stille working to do what the first one did. I'm guessing it has to do with genetics and the problems stunted. They look like they never really grew these past few weeks. But most of them have 4 sets of leafs already, they are just short and stacked. Once I let them dry out, and moved the light off of them a bit to allow them to stretch, they started forming new growth...

 

[Doctor Doob]

These are the same strain/cross and they both stand out from all the normal green plants...

 

[Doctor Doob]

Most of these plants look dumb

 

[Doctor Doob]

This is a Garlic Breath x Garlic Breath Triploid. Three cotyledons and three single leaves on the first set of true leafs.

 

[aCBD]

If you're going to make seeds I'd say that they will be more vital than the seeds stored over a long period of time.
You're right that they look kinda dumb, as you say but over the years i made the experience that those seedlings after making it through always impressed me with their growth and bloom and i don't discard any slow growing seedling anymore.
It's good that you found the possible problem and now it is just waiting and keeping the grow parameters in check Fingers crossed that you stay in a jungle of green by the end of next month

 

[Doctor Doob]

I was talking with a friend and said my plants were struggling because the seeds were old plus I didn't have money for an exhaust fan right now with so much going on, and he said he had an entire AC Infinity setup he only used once but had to throw it in storage, so he came through with the gear I got it setup (some of it) and the plants are now starting to pick up a bit and growing more. Now I need to stop watering so much so they don't stay wet so long. Here is a couple pictures although it is hard to see things with this light, I will take better pics with the other light tomorrow. I am still sprouting a couple strains..

 

[Doctor Doob]

I got a sack of buds from a buddy the other day of some Lemon Skunk x Cherry Gelato and it had a dozen seeds in it so I threw those in a paper towel overnight and by the next day they already almost kicked the shells off in the towel so I transplanted them immediately and those are two days old and already broke the surface. I am sure these ones are fresh because of how fast and strong they sprouted when all the other seeds I am sprouting in the same conditions are slow to sprout, if they even ever do, so although the Lemon Skunk x Cherry Gelato isn't really my cup of tea it is still fresher than my crosses and will be something to hunt through and work with as well. As I continue to nurse my old seedlings along to hunt through as well. The Lemon Skunk x Cherry Gelato from my buddy was super dry outdoor I don't know if it was from this season or last season, so the stuff he gave me was super dry because he harvests so much he just dries it in piles on tarps inside and outside. But I'm sure it will grow nicer indoor under LED lights I will see different phenos from the dozen, some boys some girls, and try to find a nice keeper. Maybe I can find a nice indica in it

 

[aCBD]

That's an exciting and fun project you have sprouting.
Fingers crossed that they all turn out female.