Hello.,
I am about to start a process of implementimg auto genes from a landrace siberian ruderalis into some long flowering sativas. I am contemplating ways to cut down the time. The plan is to backcross f4 pollen to the sativa mother and doing this several rounds. Cubing the sativa mother, trying to add as little as possible other than the auto flowering trait. A very long process. I wondered if a very long flowering sativa{one of my varieties that I haven't tried yet was said to be 25 weeks flowering) could take two seed runs while flowering. I don't know what is minimum or average time for seeds to ripen, I have read about four weeks. Add then minimum time to dry, then sowing the new seeds directly at 12/12 and using the first pollen to occur from the next generation to pollinate once again on a different branch while the mother is still flowering. Could it be done? I know at least autos can extend their lifespan if pollinated late, as a means to ensure passing on genes and reproduce. I know the first males to flower are not ideal, as they are more likely to be turning the breeding process in a hemp direction.
So I will of course plan on a safer route of keeping several clones of the sativa mother and flowering them successively. But if each flowering period and seed run is more than 20 weeks, the time adds up. I haven't pollinated extremely long flowering sativas before, I don't know if the long flowering is just the time it takes to reach ideal ripeness of trichomes or if it also takes much longer for the seeds to mature.
I am well aware that good breeding practice takes several years and a hell of a lot more plants than I could ever manage. And that rushing it will not give good results. It would just be fun to hear if two seed runs in one flowering is at least possible in theory. Sorry for the long post.
I am about to start a process of implementimg auto genes from a landrace siberian ruderalis into some long flowering sativas. I am contemplating ways to cut down the time. The plan is to backcross f4 pollen to the sativa mother and doing this several rounds. Cubing the sativa mother, trying to add as little as possible other than the auto flowering trait. A very long process. I wondered if a very long flowering sativa{one of my varieties that I haven't tried yet was said to be 25 weeks flowering) could take two seed runs while flowering. I don't know what is minimum or average time for seeds to ripen, I have read about four weeks. Add then minimum time to dry, then sowing the new seeds directly at 12/12 and using the first pollen to occur from the next generation to pollinate once again on a different branch while the mother is still flowering. Could it be done? I know at least autos can extend their lifespan if pollinated late, as a means to ensure passing on genes and reproduce. I know the first males to flower are not ideal, as they are more likely to be turning the breeding process in a hemp direction.
So I will of course plan on a safer route of keeping several clones of the sativa mother and flowering them successively. But if each flowering period and seed run is more than 20 weeks, the time adds up. I haven't pollinated extremely long flowering sativas before, I don't know if the long flowering is just the time it takes to reach ideal ripeness of trichomes or if it also takes much longer for the seeds to mature.
I am well aware that good breeding practice takes several years and a hell of a lot more plants than I could ever manage. And that rushing it will not give good results. It would just be fun to hear if two seed runs in one flowering is at least possible in theory. Sorry for the long post.
