Oct 6: very promising field plant in that the buds are forming quickly and the weather is still good. A bit cool but sunny and likely still good for flowering.
The four grow area plants were force flowered starting in mid-July. The field plant was not light deprived but instead starting in mid-August I used a far red light (730 nm) at dusk to get the plant into dark mode for the night. This essentially provides an extra two hours of darkness or a 26 h day and is a bloom booster. This likely got the plant about 3-4 weeks ahead in flowering which makes it more likely to finish in time with good buds.
Oct 10: took a round of 415 g wet.
@Rangaku, best hobby ever. I haven’t liked most of my crosses so far but these were good and particularly the field plant. Have a few good possibilities for next year (if I can do this again next year…tough way to make a buck within the rules). Tough outdoor conditions here in spring and fall but sunny with 17 h daylight near the solstice means it can work great if things are timed properly with the right plants.