Doh! This is all info I should’ve done a lil research on before posting, as I’m sure it’s already out there. IMHO testers are worth their weight in gold, not discounting that in the least. Like any experiment, it’s invaluable to have different variables, and in the case at hand… environment, veg time, medium, nutrients, and most importantly the TLC that goes into it. Whether it be the lack-thereof TLC/ie stress, watering schedules and amount or even drought, trimming, defoliating, stressing, or even talking and spending time with the suckers. All important variables that a breeder must take into account as every grower is different, sometimes vastly. All of these things go into how plants genetics vary phenotypically. For better or for worse.Hi @swampthing - thanks for the kind words!
The test grows.. i like to know for myself what the lines are like and it makes good promotion.. plus i have had a few really good indepenedent ones recently too from members here if you check my seedbay forum. You are kind of putting your arse on the line showing the whole thing but i am usually lucky and it works out ok.
Veg time and pot size.... i tend to veg for just long enough for the plant to branch out a bit after topping and then throw them into flower immature. My aim is to try and sex them before they get too rootbound in their pot and then up-pot as soon as i know which ones are girls - hopefully keeping them going without a growth check. They end up in 11 litre pots which are just about big enough for them to express themselves without the pot keeping them too small.
This round i think they went from 3.5 litre to 11 litre on the last repot which went ok... next time i think i will try 5.5 litre to 11 as i think they may keep going better then and use the 11 litre pot better with their roots.
White Rhino x pre-98 Bubba (fems) were the first cross i made with the Rhino and it has done really well, the WR really seems to add potency and augment the terp profile than usually still leans toward bubba.
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