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Maiden Destroyer

ArtOfSelection

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things get awfully crammed with over 300 seedlings in16 pots ....this is when the real defoliation has to start,..altho you can notice i had started on some of the bigger plants .....the so called 'one love haze' ...seemed more like 50/50 indica/sativa
 

ArtOfSelection

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this picture better illustrates the process,....i don't believe is taking whole fan leafs from the seedlings, to much stress imo, so i trim them as so ,....as to allow light to penetrate all the plants in the pot , plants always seem perfectly happy with this protocol...and of course things become more roomy if your discarding unwanted males....which usually are the biggest and take up the most room

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ArtOfSelection

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and the last one for today, this pic shows how easily the different sativa/indica compositions are to distinguish after a few weeks flowering

right bottom corner are some blueberry the the so called 'one love haze' a little further back
left are the pure sativa destroyers and the mostly sativa Issac haze
top right hand corner that you can just about see are the very sativa mango hazes

a packed house,...but they are all getting along :)
 
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elanius

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thanks allot @kro-magnon makes me happy to know my efforts are appreciated

and that sounds like a lovely mix of genetics , i have been keeping an eye on new calediona, some of the phenos i have seen posted and the reported scents flavors and highs are really exciting @elanius and his work over the years with sativa's have been a real inspiration to me ,i think you are going to be in for a real treat

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Hey @ArtOfSelection,

thats very kind of you to say, Im humbled 🙏

just amazing man, really nice gesture towards the community and Im sure many appreciate it as much as I do. Will try to score some of these in near future, I still keep two Destroyer females so hopefully some good male reveals itself later.
Im little sad to see the escalated clash of opinions reg. the release date of this version, Im sure neither party meant any bad vibes initially... easy to misread the intent reading words on internet sometimes...

The thing is, it doesn't really matter if this is pre raid version or not, It is just old enough for great stuff to be found. I have always admired Destroyer grows of @RandyCalifornia, he was my inspiration to give it a go. Randy's old pearl Destroyer pics came from seeds bought in 2016 and I believe the version where @unnamedmike found his keeper was released even later and again, many found great phenotypes in these seeds shared by @elchischas, (thanks again brother).

I found very special Destroyer from mikes s1's, not sure how unique it is within the genetic pool, but I have never smelled anything like this before and it pairs so well with the N.Caledonia male, I cannot wait to grow more of this stuff.
@kro-magnon looking forward for your results with the Destroyer x N.Caledonia, with bit of luck you can find earlier finishing plants for sure.

@ArtOfSelection hope you dont mind derailing a bit from your thread, just wanted to share my perspective but I am definitely excited to see what this older version of Destroyer has to offer!
 
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elchischas

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Hey @ArtOfSelection,

thats very kind of you to say, Im humbled 🙏

As for the share of this old Destroyer release, just amazing man, really nice gesture towards the community and Im sure many appreciate it as much as I do. Will try to score some of these in near future, I still keep two Destroyer females so hopefully some good male reveals itself later.
Im little sad to see the escalated clash of opinions reg. the release date of this version, Im sure neither party meant any bad vibes initially... easy to misread the intent reading words on internet sometimes...

The thing is, it doesn't really matter if this is pre raid version or not, It is just old enough for great stuff to be found. I have always admired Destroyer grows of @RandyCalifornia, he was my inspiration to give it a go. Randy's old pearl Destroyer pics came from seeds bought in 2016 and I believe the version where @unnamedmike found his keeper was released even later and again, many found great phenotypes in these seeds shared by @elchischas, (thanks again brother).

I found very special Destroyer from mikes s1's, not sure how unique it is within the genetic pool, but I have never smelled anything like this before and it pairs so well with the N.Caledonia male, I cannot wait to grow more of this stuff.
@kro-magnon looking forward for your results with the Destroyer x N.Caledonia, with bit of luck you can find earlier finishing plants for sure.

@ArtOfSelection hope you dont mind derailing a bit from your thread, just wanted to share my perspective but I am definitely excited to see what this older version of Destroyer has to offer!
I'm glad that you likes

Probably Mike's Destroyer selection are the best destroyer available.

Take care amigo
 
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ArtOfSelection

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Hey @ArtOfSelection,

thats very kind of you to say, Im humbled 🙏

just amazing man, really nice gesture towards the community and Im sure many appreciate it as much as I do. Will try to score some of these in near future, I still keep two Destroyer females so hopefully some good male reveals itself later.
Im little sad to see the escalated clash of opinions reg. the release date of this version, Im sure neither party meant any bad vibes initially... easy to misread the intent reading words on internet sometimes...

The thing is, it doesn't really matter if this is pre raid version or not, It is just old enough for great stuff to be found. I have always admired Destroyer grows of @RandyCalifornia, he was my inspiration to give it a go. Randy's old pearl Destroyer pics came from seeds bought in 2016 and I believe the version where @unnamedmike found his keeper was released even later and again, many found great phenotypes in these seeds shared by @elchischas, (thanks again brother).

I found very special Destroyer from mikes s1's, not sure how unique it is within the genetic pool, but I have never smelled anything like this before and it pairs so well with the N.Caledonia male, I cannot wait to grow more of this stuff.
@kro-magnon looking forward for your results with the Destroyer x N.Caledonia, with bit of luck you can find earlier finishing plants for sure.

@ArtOfSelection hope you dont mind derailing a bit from your thread, just wanted to share my perspective but I am definitely excited to see what this older version of Destroyer has to offer!
hey @elanius

and no its certainly not derailing my thread,its great to have you aboard for the ride and i would be truly honored if you snagged some freebies and grew them out, later in the thread i will show the 1 and only male that came from the 13 seeds ...you can cast your expert eye over him :)

and yes it was a bit unfortunate the back and fourth me and @unnamedmike got into, i know he is a respected member and maybe i was a little bit over sensitive regarding some of his comments, but i just felt he was trying to disparage me and my efforts and seeking to cast doubt over the age and validity of my genetics, and i did prove to everyone that he was totally wrong in his false assertions !

but yes that goes without saying,these freebies are the same genetics as people can buy to this very day directly from Rafa over at the cannabiogen website, just simply a much earlier release, but it is also true to say that over on the archived cannabiogen forum, growers report a change in pheno expression with charlie himself stating that to be true

it doesn't mean my maiden destroyer is better than rafa's,or better than @unnamedmike 's S1....they are all the same thing !

but frankly its this sort of petty competition over genetics and the back-biting over meaningless details, the seed hoarding by individuals or by small cliques who want to feel they have something special others dont , that motivated me to do this project the way i have done it


i like to think of my self as .....The Robin Hood of cannabis

i wanted to take destroyer out of the hands of .......the genetically rich

and give it to ....the genetically poor

the new growers, the people not connected, the aspiring sativa breeders , the people who cant afford to buy multiple packs of $100 seeds to find a great pheno..... the 'little guy' so to speak

and hey in the same way you have inspired me over the years @elanius i would like to think ... maybe, i could inspire others holding rare or important genetics to maybe, in their own way,..... do the same thing


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ArtOfSelection

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these pics are from about 5 or 6 weeks flowering i believe, this is when the pearl/wheat phenos started to show themselves and i could see the first outlines of the subgroups i mentioned earlier in the thread ..... @elchischas talks about ''real deal destroyer shit'' on some threads over on the cannabiogen forum when referring to the pearl/wheat phenos and shows some amazing pictures .... his words btw..not mine
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ArtOfSelection

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and just before i sign off for today
i want to make sure everyone who wants these freebies...... can get them


its not enough to simply make a order at https://www.realgorillaseeds.com its a big site with lots of other great freebies on offer ,.............you have to stipulate you want these maiden destroyers


WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE CHECKOUT...LOOK FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BOX




Additional information​



Order notes (optional)

**A.O.S maiden destroyer freebies please**



as easy as that !!!.........i just don't want anyone to be disappointed


much love


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El Timbo

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but yes that goes without saying,these freebies are the same genetics as people can buy to this very day directly from Rafa over at the cannabiogen website, just simply a much earlier release, but it is also true to say that over on the archived cannabiogen forum, growers report a change in pheno expression with charlie himself stating that to be true

In the end I decided to order some BlueDigiBerry F3s from @VerdantGreen and asked for your freebies - so if all goes well I'll do a side by side of 5 each of yours and rafa's bought last year. This was the destroyer grow I messed up 3 years ago - before I messed up...

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elchischas

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these pics are from about 5 or 6 weeks flowering i believe, this is when the pearl/wheat phenos started to show themselves and i could see the first outlines of the subgroups i mentioned earlier in the thread ..... @elchischas talks about ''real destroyer shit'' on some threads over on the cannabiogen forum when referring to the pearl/wheat phenos and shows some amazing pictures .... his words btw..not mine View attachment 19136911 View attachment 19136912 View attachment 19136909 View attachment 19136908
Many growers realize that the pearl pheno of Destroyer usually its the most potent pheno
The great work of Mike's with destroyer was worked many years searching a pheno with same potency but more productive buds.
Btw great work and great thread.
 

ArtOfSelection

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just a quick post for day .... these pics are a few weeks on from the last, in one you can see a couple of pearls but also one of the tighter budded phenos with 'normal ' growth to the bottom right ...you can notice the height difference and see just how tall those wheat phenos get ..... their hard maidens to tame ... that's for sure :)

and also a closer pic of a tighter budded pheno with normal growth, it wasn't long after this that i started the reveg process,....and that is the real weakness in selecting this way ........you have to rely on revegging ....no way i could keep 300 plus cuttings .......so when i realized these seeds where winners, i started a super early reveg

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ArtOfSelection

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In the end I decided to order some BlueDigiBerry F3s from @VerdantGreen and asked for your freebies - so if all goes well I'll do a side by side of 5 each of yours and rafa's bought last year. This was the destroyer grow I messed up 3 years ago - before I messed up...

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i would love that @El Timbo ...a side by side comparison grown under Mediterranean sun really excites me

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badass-eu

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I'm looking at this closely if you would like, I'm interested in a certain Destroyer S1x cross... so I'm hesitant with what you're proposing... how long does this variety last? I recently had a pearl phenotype on another variety that I particularly like, the similarity excites me 👀, keep it up!
 

ArtOfSelection

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I like how the AI added a little bit of robin from barman’s aesthetic into robin hoods outfit

First ones a rogue but the second one looks more like a Gardner
haha yeah a gardener or wearing that hat, a wacky weed wizard or something .......was just a bit of fun i had playing around with the free AI on X (twitter)

anyway guys i will post some more pics tomorrow,...... moving onto the re-veg process next


much love

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