Ménage à trois

I haven't been posting updates to this Grow Diary because it turned into a Huge Clusterfuck. The Blueberry outgrew her tent (6') forcing me to tip her on her side, tie her branches up in various positions. Hoping she could at least finish and produce buds without becoming bleached by being too close to the lights. The only good thing to come out of that plant so far is she definitely got pollinated by my Male Cobra. Yesterday I went in, shook the bush and collected over 100 fully formed and mature seeds. That was just those who were ready to fall to the ground on their own. There is about 50-100 more which should to viable once I harvest her in about one to one & one-half weeks. I labeled the seeds BLUE COBRA and will be offering some seed packs on the Autoflower Facebook page I belong to. See how other growers are able to grow them to their full potential. The other 30-gallon tub which contained three plants, well what can I say without swearing too much? To begin with, there were two Cobras and one White Widow planted in a 30-gallon fabric bag. One of the Cobra's turned out to be a Male, which I was hoping for. That is the reason I purchased Regular Autoflower Cobras. I allowed about three of the pollen sacs to open before I pulled him out. I was able to collect and store a fair amount of pollen as well as, once the plant had been cut out of the fabric pot. I cut off various branches and shook them over the other females. From what I can tell, only the Blueberry's pistols were mature enough to accept the pollen and create seeds. Left in the 30-gallon fabric pot are one Cobra and one White Widow. The Female Cobra is about two weeks away from harvest. It has not produced many buds. I would say about equal to what one would obtain from a Thai Stick plant. I do not notice any seed pods but, there could be a few scattered throughout the plant. I will keep an eye out for any, as well as sweep the floor and inspect the top of the soil medium for any which may have dropped. The AUTOFLOWER WHITE WIDOW? Well, not so much! She is about four feet tall, three feet in diameter and STILL in Veg. mode. It was a Freebie seed so, I can only assume it was mislabeled and is actually a Photoperiod strain. The Cobra has about two weeks until harvest and once I cut Her out I plan on taking the 30-gallon pot with the White Widow outside and allow nature to take its course. Perhaps she will have enough time to begin flowering and finish before First Frost sets in? According to the charts, beginning on September 26 - Sunrise: 7:10am - Sunset: 7:11pm - Equals Day length: 12h 0′. If I allow for 60 days, that places me on November 26 with Day length: 9h 9′ Actually, now that I have written out the Daylight schedule, that isn't going to work. I guess I will need to simply keep her in the tent and switch the lights over to a 12/12 schedule. I would hate to lose her after all the effort I put in. I will need to bend & tie-down the tallest branches though. So, as you can see, my little experiment didn't turn out as planned. Having never grown any of these strains, I had no idea what to expect. The Blueberry turned out to be a thin, Thai/Vietnamese-style strain While it did produce seeds, that may have affected her growth and budding. I am eager to see what this cross-strain breeding produces. The Cobra turned out to be a Huge, Bushy plant which I have had to defoliate at least 4-5 times. Combine that with a Tall, thin plant I have no idea what the seeds will produce. One question for the group, at least those familiar with Breeding. If the Male was a Regular strain & the Female was a Feminized strain. What is the likelihood the seeds will be 50/50 (regular) plants? Or will the Feminized trait be the most likely trait to transfer to the seeds? OK so, that's the story of this Clusterfuck Grow. Now you know why I stopped keeping a Diary. It would've been an impossible task to record weekly reports for each plant. Oh, I left the nutrient section empty but, I was keeping up with a variety of nutrients & waterings throughout the process. I just didn't feel it necessary information given the outcome. BTW, my younger dog (2-years old) has become a verifiable stoner! Every time I would defoliate, she would select the smaller, tender leaves and munch them down like a kid on Halloween night! My older dog (14-years old) has never in her life shown any interest in my plants. Except for the Thickest portion of the Dried stalk, which she would chew and strip the threads along the length of the stalk. Never consuming it, just chewing & ripping it apart. OK, this will be my final entry to this diary. I haven't decided what strains I will grow next. Since I have plenty of the LSD left to smoke, I may be taking a break from growing for a short period. Perhaps I will ask any readers of this log, which plants I should grow next. Below is a list of the various seeds I have available to me. Old Skool Columbian Gold (photo - Reg.) Thai Stick (photo - Reg.) Buddha (photo - Reg.) Blueberry (photo - Reg.) Mango Haze (photo - Reg.) BLUE COBRA (seeds from this breeding) Malana Bomb (Autoflower - Reg.) LSD (Autoflower - Feminized) - This is a 2-toke strain which lasts about 6 hours! Cobra by Flash seeds (Autoflower, Reg) Peyote Critical (Autoflower - Feminized) TRIUNE of M.E.N. - My personal breeding project of over 20-years (Mazar-i-Sharif x Ethiopian x Nepalese) photo - Reg. I have been debating whether I should attempt a breeding of TRIUNE of M.E.N. x Lowryder by the original breeder, The Joint Doctor to see if I can transfer all the traits of my strain into an Autoflower strain. Naturally, I would first need to find some True, undiluted Lowryder Regular from The Joint Doctor before attempting such a breeding. Unfortunately, since becoming involved in growing Autoflowering strains, I have come to find many breeders are using the Russian ruderalis which has more of a Hemp structure. In fact, I believe that is what made the Blueberry grow almost like a true Hemp variety. A Tall, single stalk with side-branching. Well anyways, if anyone actually reads this posting and would like to select their Three favorite strains which I should grow next, please leave your choices in a comment. One thing is for sure, This was the first and only time I will ever plant more than one plant per fabric bag. It certainly proved to be more difficult to maintain the various plants. I have 5-gallon, 15-gallon & 30-gallon fabric bags. I am still confident that the larger the area for the root ball to expand is directly proportional to the eventual size of the plant. Similar to the drip-line of a tree, whereby the roots grow outward to the outside edges of the canopy. The only other factor besides the diameter of the root ball is the depth the roots can achieve. Cannabis roots grow downwards upto 12 inches. If you decide to buy larger pots or fabric bags, besides the diameter make sure the depth is as close to 12 inches deep as possible. Until next time, take care!