12/2021 County Line Gen Mystery Comp

This grow consists of 3 separate mystery seeds that I am growing for a forum competition being held by County Line Genetics. We (close to 50 growers) are doing this as a fun way to test his newest creations and we will not know what the strains are until the end of the competition. The seeds provided had a 100% germination rate but a few were slower to start than others. Everything is looking great so far so I'm excited to see what will come of these seedlings. DNA samples were sent to Delta Leaf Labs a few days ago to determine the sex of the plants so I can cull the males early on and focus on the females. I will select four of the best looking females (best one of each strain plus one extra to fill my 4x4 tent) to put into flower. The seedlings were started in a 1:1 mix of Fox Farms Happy Frog soil and my own soil mix I've been amending and reusing for about 18 months now to mellow the soil out a bit for the starting seedlings. They've been getting watered with tap water with 1ml/l of CalMag and a low dose of recharge. Once they get transplanted into their final 10 gallon pots they will get that mix hand watered only once a week and will get tap water dripped through Blu-mats 24/7.

The plants are looking great and the ones that have been confirmed males have been removed. I have put aside two confirmed females as definite keepers and will need to choose between the four remaining plants that are leaning female but need to be re-tested to confirm. The unconfirmed plants that I'm hoping I can keep are "Other One 2" and "This One 2". The plants are still pretty short, but I checked the roots yesterday and they are starting to fill out the pots, so I'm hoping to get the remaining tests confirmed early next week so I can get these girls moved into their 10 gallon pots in the 4x4 tent.

I've been told the last ones I wanted to keep are females so I've moved the 4 keepers into their 10 gallon pots in the 4x4 tent. I wanted to make sure I kept at least one of each type so I kept "This One 1", "This One 2", "That One 1", and "Other One 2". Each root ball was loosened up and dusted with mykos before going into the 10 gallon pots and then I watered each one well with some recharge. This is the first time I've been measuring ppfd so I made sure the lights in the 4x4 were at the same distance from the plants (18") and set to the same ppfd (550) as they were in the 2x4. I also set the plants in their nursery pots into the holes about 2 hours before I transplanted them to have the soil they were in get to the same the temperature of the soil they were being transplanted into. I'm hoping these measures help reduce transplant shock so the plants don't skip a beat...might not, but it's not like it was a lot of work to do. The remaining two plants (This One 4 & Other One 4) are staying in the 2x4 until I am 100% positive the ones I chose are all females.

The plants are doing well and have grown 3" this week. I will likely top and clean up the lower end of the plants either today or tomorrow. I bumped the intensity of the lights up to achieve 650ppfd at the canopy and that seemed to have helped perk them up and improve growth. The soil was a little wetter than I like for most of the week so I skipped the weekly dose of recharge.

The plants grew quite a bit last week so they were flipped to a flower schedule yesterday. I also cleaned up the undercarriage of each plant and top dressed the soil with 1TBSP of Roots Organics Uprising Bloom.

The plants have been growing really well over the past week and all look healthy. All lower bud sites that would just produce larf were removed on Thursday. Each plant got a small dose of recharge and were top dressed with 1TBSP Roots Organics Uprising Bloom today.

Plants are nice and healthy and growing strong. I removed the two lowest levels of branches from each plant since they were never going to make it up high enough to make keeping them worthwhile. Also removed all bud sites from the lower ends of all branches. Each plant got a small dose of recharge and were top dressed with 1TBSP Roots Organics Uprising Bloom today.

Lots of growth and flower development over the last week. The smell is starting to come through, but I've been congested, and can't really pinpoint any particular aromas yet. Gave each plant 1TBSP Bloom fertilizer and wet top of soil down w/recharge on Saturday and have been slowly removing lower bud sites throughout the week.

These plants aren't skipping a beat. Very healthy and vigorous plants with no signs of issues. Each plant received 0.5L Recharge on Sunday. Will try to get some leaves removed this week to try to prevent any humidity issues.

All still healthy and doing well. The humidity has been a little high, and these plants are really leafy, so I'm going to clean up the leaves withing the next few days. I will give them a top dressing and some recharge at the same time.

Still no issues with these plants...the just keep chugging along. They are leafier than I like but they are still really nice plants. Watered each plant with 0.6L recharge and cleaned the dripper nozzles to make sure I don't have any surprise clogs. "Other One #2" is the winner in the frost department but, surprisingly, isn't really strong scented. The two "This One" plants have a gassy citrus smell to them, and the "That One" plant has a nice berry scent to it. The breeder also released the linage info to us this week Linage Info: This One - GSC Forum Cut x *County Line Diesel F3 (VSD) That One - County Line Diesel F4 x *County Line Diesel F3 (VSD) The Other One - Starfighter Zee (Starfighter F6 x **Zerelda) * CLD F3 VSD (ECSD x Blue City Diesel) Variegated Surface / Dorsal ** Zerelda - (MendoBreath F2 x DosiDos F2 x GMO Fuel F3)

The plants are still looking amazing and no issues so far. The "Other One" plant is definitely going to be ready to harvest the earliest, followed by the "This One" plants, and the "That One" plant looks like it will go the longest out of the three strains. Each plant received 0.6L recharge today.

The "This One" and "The Other One" plants are very close to being ready for harvest. Other growers in this contest have been harvesting them in week 8 but I'm hoping to squeeze another week or two from them to see how they do. I've been checking the flowers closely every day to make sure there are no stamens or growing and have not found any yet. The "That One" plant is definitely a longer finisher so I'm hoping she starts ripening more soon. I've removed the heater from the tent, and dimmed the lights by 20%, and hope that will coax "That One" to ripen up faster. Each plant received 0.6L recharge today.

This was the final week for these plants and they will be getting harvested tomorrow. I'm very happy with how these plants turned out and am exited to see how they turn out after drying and a proper cure.

Each of these three strains came out nice. My favorite overall for look, structure, and smell is the "That One" which is County Line Diesel F4 x County Line Diesel F3. Both "This One" (GSC Forum Cut x County Line Diesel F4) and "That One" (County Line Diesel F4 x County Line Diesel F3 ) were very resinous and sticky. "The Other One" (Starfighter Zee) had a ton of frost but the trichomes has more of a dry feeling to them. Weight and more photos will be added once drying is complete.