The Garden 2024-2025 Part 2

28 days completed. Topped after 23 days? It is noted in previous week with a picture. Still a bit droopy, but I think they are just begging for a transplant. Still waiting on a few plants to get the f*ck out of the way in the big tent. If the growth is impeded in anyway, It's fine as more vege time only results in over-crowding mid flower. Wanted to test how large of a plant to expect from 35 days of vege, but I prefer to wait a minimum of 5-7 days after transplant before flipping to flower. Will try first cycle of next winter, I guess. I'll top each branch again, soon. This time I'll top above the node with best orientation for future training. If i have to go 1 node longer on a pair of branches, that extra length will be useful reaching farthest pairs of future vertical colas from apical meristem ('trunk'). Breeding cycle update: Pollen donator (STS) - 33 flower nights Pollen receivers - 26 flower nights So, i used soft water by accident instead of distilled when mixing the 3 millimole STS. It most definitely had an impact as i've had 99.9% conversion all previous times I've used STS. This time I ended up with one branch with 2/3rds pollen sacs at each bud site, another branch with a couple budsites below top cola with 2/3rds coverting, and one site at the bottom on trunk. I was not hopeful. So, the softened water greatly diminished the concentration, but I'm seeing brown pistils at FD 25-26 after agitating the pollen donator over the other plants the last ~5 days. FD 26 is unusually early to see rusty pistils. I've gone from pessimistic to optimistic about at least some pollination. Only need a handful of seeds to accomplish what I want to do. Since i want to make some F1 of similar flavors, a thousand seeds at this step is not necessary. Just 10-20 would be great. Threw out a ouple pollen receivers due to popping nanners or other traits i didn't like based on late flower. Only the SCO2 x SCO1 cross matters, but i'll get a toss-in F1 with cherry diesel, too. The SCO x GS would be a great combo. Both are fruity and sweet. I'd like to find something skunky to cross with BBGS. I'll continue to use the first crop cycle to find worthy plants and start doing a 2nd breeding cycle only when I have a good pairing for an F1. If anything is stellar from Zoap, GS, or Oreoz, i might revege it and plop it outside somewhere to take clones later. I really hate keeping mother plants, so they'd have to be fucking amazing. I've only had one plant truly worthy in 6 years, so... not likely. The S1 GS is not dependable, but is from that "1" plant. I planted 9 GS S1 seeds and only 3 weren't deformed sprouts. I am taking 2 of those 3 to flower in this diary. I didn't cull the weak last time i grew them. If these turn out well, I'll definitely search for a decent pheno.