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indicalover
Well said Raco, the vigor is not that bad especially out side and it is a great breeder.
I believe he means that it is 12th to 13th inbred generation. According to a post by Tom Hill the seeds he sent in to seedbay were 8 to 9 generations inbred. That is not that inbred compared to some strains. It does not seem that 8-9 generations would cause that much of a loss of vigor. Could this just be that DC is a slow grower and always has been?
BH, those are some very nice looking buds, can't wait to see that stuff when it is finished.
I believe he means that it is 12th to 13th inbred generation. According to a post by Tom Hill the seeds he sent in to seedbay were 8 to 9 generations inbred. That is not that inbred compared to some strains. It does not seem that 8-9 generations would cause that much of a loss of vigor. Could this just be that DC is a slow grower and always has been?
BH, those are some very nice looking buds, can't wait to see that stuff when it is finished.
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Barefrog
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Guest
Hiya barefrog, good to see you here.
Hiya GNW, first comes the exploration of the smoking potential, the exploration of the breeding potential will come a little later.
Hiya GNW, first comes the exploration of the smoking potential, the exploration of the breeding potential will come a little later.
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Guest
It's become apparent there are two different purple phenos, this one is actually the plant that was a slow starter, but is the most purple. The buds are a lighter shade than the other purple one, with a pinkish tint but the leaves are getting very dark purple. The other purple pheno has intensely purple buds but little purple on its leaves. I really, really like the looks of this pheno.
catfish
New member
i have found that afghanis are a very rewarding strain
last year i kept the purple and tall seeds together
and the early one was separated
to go into the ruderalis pool
afoaf is doing an afghani grow indoors
ill see if i can link to soem pics when
it gets going
those pics are nice hempire
the purple pheno i came across was purple buds
soem leaf as well but
the purple buds were the best out of the 3
last year i kept the purple and tall seeds together
and the early one was separated
to go into the ruderalis pool
afoaf is doing an afghani grow indoors
ill see if i can link to soem pics when
it gets going
those pics are nice hempire
the purple pheno i came across was purple buds
soem leaf as well but
the purple buds were the best out of the 3
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Interesting discovery! We will see how it pans out. Nice pics thanks for shareing. Please do a group shot from a distance so we can see the plants and the structure.
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indicalover
Dam those are pretty!
muddy waters
Active member
indicalover and Raco-
yes, I meant 12th or 13th incrossed gen... just a guess based on what Tom posted...
re: vigor... all I know is that next to about 10 different strains, hybrids, and landraces I have going right now, DC is by far the slowest grower, and by far the least resistant to fungus (damping off, leaf rust, budrot)... my conditions are hardly ideal but I see vigorous growth from different Dutch strains and hybrids and landraces, while DC is struggling.
Raco, what is your substrate and nute regime for DC in veg and flower?
yes, I meant 12th or 13th incrossed gen... just a guess based on what Tom posted...
re: vigor... all I know is that next to about 10 different strains, hybrids, and landraces I have going right now, DC is by far the slowest grower, and by far the least resistant to fungus (damping off, leaf rust, budrot)... my conditions are hardly ideal but I see vigorous growth from different Dutch strains and hybrids and landraces, while DC is struggling.
Raco, what is your substrate and nute regime for DC in veg and flower?
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Guest
Hiya ngakpa
Thanks for popping in, if anyone I know has knowledge to share on Afghan cultivars, it's you I guess. I asked my friend and here's his reply:
So I have no idea whether these are truly a pure Afghan or not. I tend to think they are as they are quite unlike any commercial Afghan type I've seen, certainly not like the old Afghan #1 or Maple Leaf Indica.
I most certainly will be making Purple Afghan seeds to share, I will be collecting pollen from the male tomorrow and applying it to lower buds with a little paintbrush.
Thanks for popping in, if anyone I know has knowledge to share on Afghan cultivars, it's you I guess. I asked my friend and here's his reply:
So I have no idea whether these are truly a pure Afghan or not. I tend to think they are as they are quite unlike any commercial Afghan type I've seen, certainly not like the old Afghan #1 or Maple Leaf Indica.
I most certainly will be making Purple Afghan seeds to share, I will be collecting pollen from the male tomorrow and applying it to lower buds with a little paintbrush.
That would be a good test F2 them and see what the population brings. Seed em heavy!
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Guest
As I;ve got clones of all 4 ladies, I'm only going to dust a lower branch or two of each and make a small number of beans, I'll get these out to folks to test and the ones that produce the best results will guide me in future work, then I can fully pollinate which clones I wish.
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Guest
I'm the same, no expert, but to my eyes they are lovely plants and that what counts in the end isn't it? I'd love to be able to travel to that region to collect genetics, but in the meantime, I'm much enjoying doing my best with what I have.
British_Hempire said:
Nice said!!! British, we must work what we have.
You have a really beauty afghan.. as you said not similar to afhani 1 or indicas like this.
To me the leaves remembers me to an old school afhan like DC.
I hope youy get a good seeds and one day could be tested there down the mediterranian sun!!
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Guest
Nice looking plants and good grow skills. I was fortunate enough to be gifted some 10+ year old Purple Afghani x Oaxacan beans and only one bean popped and it was a male so made some offspring of what else I had going at the time. Your stuff is looking great!British_Hempire said:
Catfish...that first pic looks like that plant is in serious need of water.
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Guest
Hi folks
Not been around to update much due to new job with shift work. The Purple Afghans are looking great at roughly 40 days of 12/12, have lightly pollinated a lower branch on each with pollen from the male, so hopefully wll have a few seeds. I will decide which of the females to chose to make a large batch of seeds after smoking them, I will flower a female clone and fully pollinate it. They look like they are gonna take 60 days as although they are nicely fattening up, no orange pistils at all yet, the Cheese and OG Kush are similarly developed.
Fish, those do look like they have an Afghan heritage, nice plant and a good big lady, hope she provides you with a good harvest. We had the first frost yesterday here, which is very early, outdoors this year must have been a waste of time, little sun, constant rain and frost in the 3rd week of September, worst season I can remember.
Not been around to update much due to new job with shift work. The Purple Afghans are looking great at roughly 40 days of 12/12, have lightly pollinated a lower branch on each with pollen from the male, so hopefully wll have a few seeds. I will decide which of the females to chose to make a large batch of seeds after smoking them, I will flower a female clone and fully pollinate it. They look like they are gonna take 60 days as although they are nicely fattening up, no orange pistils at all yet, the Cheese and OG Kush are similarly developed.
Fish, those do look like they have an Afghan heritage, nice plant and a good big lady, hope she provides you with a good harvest. We had the first frost yesterday here, which is very early, outdoors this year must have been a waste of time, little sun, constant rain and frost in the 3rd week of September, worst season I can remember.
