Gmo grows Top Dawg Fam95

[gmo]

Many years ago I had a cut of Stardawg that I just loved. I asked for some recommendations for seeds that might fit my needs of finding something in the same family line. I'm looking for pungent, sticky, dense colas. Something that produces, but maintains a nice structure. All signs pointed to Top Dawg genetics, and after seeing what dank.frank was finding in his pack, I was sold.

4'x4' AC Infinity tent 4x Mars Hydro TS1000s
Homemade LP Aeroponics tote
6" AC Infinity t6 fan and filter
GH Flora line 6 part nutrients
Apera PH60 and EC60 meters
Humidifier/dehumidifier
Hisense 5500BTU air conditioner piped straight in
Clip-on fans

Dropped 6 seeds in to Rapid Rooters this morning with hopes of moving them in to their netpots early next week when my current grow comes down. I'm hoping for 3-4 females in the bunch (males will be called), and at least 1 keeper mom.

 

[dank.frank]

dank.Frank

 

[gmo]

3 of 6 have popped. I'm hoping to see movement on the other half of them in the next couple of days.

 

[gmo]

As of this morning, only 3/6 have popped ground. I haven't lost complete hope, but I did put 3 additional down in Rapid Rooters, just in case.

 

[gmo]

Still waiting on movement from 6 of the 9 Fam95 seeds that were dropped. Not looking like they're going to do anything.

I had a little delivery today of 2 feminized Chemdawg seeds that I immediately put in to Rapid Rooters.

Also started 2 more auto feminized wedding cake seeds that have sprouted and will be going in to my soil tent when the current 2 come out on Sunday.

Gonna be a busy next half of the year in my garden!

 

[gmo]

Update....it looks like I'll go 4/9 on the Fam95s this round. 3 are above ground, and 1 is just starting to poke through. The other 5 will be tossed at the end of the week if they haven't made movement by then.

Top Dawg Seeds did agree to send me another pack of seeds to replace these ones. I'm not sure what they'll be, but they were posted yesterday. Most likely, whatever they are, will have to wait until next run to get planted.

In the Aero system currently are 3 Top Dawg Fam95 and 2 Chemdawg feminized seeds from Weedseedsexpress. Will place the 1 other Fam95 in if it sprouts.

Although the aero setup is the same as the last run, the environmentals have changed significantly. This run is in a 4'x4' tent, 4 Mars Hydro ts1000s (total 600w LED), 6" fan and filter (AC Infinity Cloudline t6. NICE fan! and equivalent filter), humidifier for now and dehumidifier when it comes time, 6500btu air conditioner piped in.

I also decided on keeping the soil tent going for another round. I was fond of how the ILGM Wedding Cake Fem'd autos ran last time around, so I decided to give them another run. 2 have been placed in 3g fabric pots with Happy Frog soil. This tent is using all the same equipment as the last run. 2'x2' tent, 1 Mars Hydro ts1000, 4" fan and filter, humidifier, GH nutrients when it comes time.

 

[asher1er]

Taking a seat for this one!

 

[BobChronic6505]

What do u mean posted yesterday?

 

[gmo]

BobChronic6505 he mailed them out yesterday.

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

Take a chair and enjoy the show.

 

[BobChronic6505]

gmo that's what I thought u might have meant. That's cool man I hope mine got sent out too

 

[gmo]

Alright, it's time to really start getting this journal going.

In the aero tent are 4 Top Dawg Fam95s. I had very poor germination rates on these (4/9). They're non-feminized, so I'm hoping that I get at least 1 female in the bunch. I also have 2 feminized Chemdawgs from weedseedsexpress, no germ problems on those (2/2).

Currently the only issue I'm running in to is keeping the reservoir temp in check. I'd like it to be 64f and it seems to hover around 71f, even with ice bottles. I'm seriously considering an aquarium chiller. Until then I've upped the ice bottle regimine to see if I can get it under control.

Approximately day 14, Temp 74f, rh 55%, lights 100% @ 20" distance, pH 5.6, res temp 71f, GH 6 part nutrients according to week 2 schedule @ 600ppm.

I decided to run Wedding Cake autos in the small tent again. I really liked the structure and size last go around, and it's pretty much water and watch grow, so why not? Looks like I have one that's going to go purple very early this time, something I didn't have last time.

Approximately day 17, temp 74f, rh 60%, pH 6.5 water only at this time in Fox Farm Happy Frog.

Also including a picture of Wedding Cake that has been curing in jars since 7/24/21.

 

[BobChronic6505]

So you have the fams in a bubbleponic bin? They look 3x the size of mine. Looks good man

 

[gmo]

BobChronic6505 it's a low pressure aeroponics/bubbleponics/dwc tote. Here's a picture of the inside from a previous grow.

 

[dank.frank]

https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...753-family-jewels-v-2?p=17913161#post17913161

Just an update on some FAM95 information...I'm really thrilled to see more people sorting these seeds. Some killer plants to be found. I'm not letting my cut go. Absolutely love her.



dank.Frank

 

[gmo]

dank.frank killer update, and congrats to you on your entry. I'm holding out hope that one of the 4 that germinated will be a killer female. Time will tell! Probably another 3 weeks at least before I have an idea of sex on mine.

 

[BobChronic6505]

https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...753-family-jewels-v-2?p=17913161#post17913161

Just an update on some FAM95 information...I'm really thrilled to see more people sorting these seeds. Some killer plants to be found. I'm not letting my cut go. Absolutely love her.



dank.Frank

Did you know that a certain seedbank uses one of your photos for the fam95? I thought the photo looked familiar.

Tbh I had just recently heard the story of chemdog and was inspired to get those classic genetics. That interest lead to researching and finding out about top dawg, then found the post on here of the fams and now I got some going myself.

I had some SISDMV rosin and it was garlicky and good as fuck, I'm looking to get a pack of that soon

 

[gmo]

Aero tent day 19. Still fighting to keep res temp where I want it to be, but I'm gaining ground. I'm changing the ice bottles out 2-3 times a day. I figure I can deal with it for another month while the outside temps are at their peaks. Things are taking off and looking good.

pH 5.6, temp 74f, res temp 68f, rh 55%

Soil tent day 24. Sexing right at the same time as the last go around. Started some light LST and may top in the next few days. I did add CaliMagic to the last watering at a rate of 2mL/G, otherwise it's straight water @ pH 6.5 for another week and then I'll start a light feeding regimine.

Temp 75f, rh 65%

 

[gmo]

Day 26 aero tent. No sex on any of the plants just yet, maybe by next week? I did move to feeding at the higher end of the medium strength feed rate. 4 of the 5 have responded well to that, 1 showed slightly burned tips but new growth looks fantastic. It was probably just a little bit of shock associated with the higher PPMs.
pH 5.7, temp 71f, RH 55%, res temp 67f

Day 31 soil tent. Topped one plant twice a few days ago, and the other plant once. They're both starting to flower now. Today was their first light strength feeding (GH 6 part week 1 flower schedule). Growing exactly how I'd imagine based on the last run with them. I did find a single leaf hopper that had caused minor damage on 2 single blades of 2 separate fan leafs. Both fan leafs were removed, and the leafhopper was evicted. I didn't see any eggs or any other pests during my check.
pH in 6.6 (out 6.5), RH 60%, temp 74f

 

[gmo]

Day 32 Aero tent. The 2 feminized Chems have sexed as of a few days ago. Though, going back I can't seem to find where I saw the preflowers. The 3 Fam95s have yet to show sex. I'll be taking cuttings of everything in the next week so that I make sure to have a mother plant if I find something I really like.
Temp 70f, RH 60%, res temp 65.5f, pH 5.7, PPM 1.68k

Day 37 soil tent. These girls have been fed once. I'll probably hold off on feeding for at least another couple of days. The one closest is a little sensitive. I did a heavy watering hoping to flush because I was noticing a bit of tip burning. This was done before the first feed. I think it's just a touchy pheno because the other one seems to be trucking along just fine.
Temp 74f, RH 64% (I changed the humidifier to 40% today. It's time to start lowering the RH at this point.) Will get a watering with CaliMagic only in the next 24hrs @ pH 6.5