Dark Devil Auto: A Community Grow Record

I do wonder... If the original seeds were produced by the same method (in general), then that'd be TWO generations produced by selfing. How much "less" will those offspring be than the hypothetical parent of their parent?

I don't usually think about this. Most strains being crosses of some sort or another, my default assumption is that the seeds that come from seedbanks are produced with two parental plants, even if they were both female (requiring a reversal). BUT... That presupposes that the breeder isn't taking a cutting off of a mother (that was an actual cross of two parental plants), rooting it, and then spraying a portion and allowing it to "go <BLEEP> itself." And that might actually be happening, now that I think about it. Actually, multiple clones would be more likely, methinks. Still, if they're all clones of one parent - and it is the same parent - then the same thing would seem to apply.

Always best to cross unrelated plants when creating seeds. Just like with people :rofl:. First cousins secretly(?) breed, have a child... It probably fits within the norm. If that person then breeds with a first cousin, well... Schizophrenics, serial killers, bearded women, and generally creepy individuals have to come from somewhere. Look at European royal families throughout the last couple millennia.
With the southern states in play... you have the cheek to point at european royals for inbreeding examples lol
 
I do wonder... If the original seeds were produced by the same method (in general), then that'd be TWO generations produced by selfing. How much "less" will those offspring be than the hypothetical parent of their parent?

I don't usually think about this. Most strains being crosses of some sort or another, my default assumption is that the seeds that come from seedbanks are produced with two parental plants, even if they were both female (requiring a reversal). BUT... That presupposes that the breeder isn't taking a cutting off of a mother (that was an actual cross of two parental plants), rooting it, and then spraying a portion and allowing it to "go <BLEEP> itself." And that might actually be happening, now that I think about it. Actually, multiple clones would be more likely, methinks. Still, if they're all clones of one parent - and it is the same parent - then the same thing would seem to apply.

Always best to cross unrelated plants when creating seeds. Just like with people :rofl:. First cousins secretly(?) breed, have a child... It probably fits within the norm. If that person then breeds with a first cousin, well... Schizophrenics, serial killers, bearded women, and generally creepy individuals have to come from somewhere. Look at European royal families throughout the last couple millennia.
Not saying youre wrong btw, i do agree. But atleast our young princes are diversifying the gene pool now lol
 
I’m curious if anyone has personally noted a difference in the potency of vivid purples vs the green pheno? Chris, I'm pretty sure I recall you saying your green didn't do much for you. Are you finding the purples more to your liking?

My first was a green pheno, turning chocolate purple within two weeks of harvest. I recall it being incredibly potent, effective enough euphorically that I couldn’t wait to plant the next.

They’ve all been marvelously euphoric for me. I’m not sure I can say one pheno is moreso than the other.

My first DD grow had a purple and a green, and so far i prefer the green. The green is more balanced while the purple is very speedy, but i think it's more due to the harvest times than anything else.

Purple smelled like sweet cereal and grass, green smelled like pine and wet dog at one point.
 
I have a few Black cream autos from sweet seeds in flower at the moment. Looks like only one is going to show color. I grew 4 DD's last year and ended up with 3 that were purple. One was a really dark purple, it was really nice smoke. I love me some DD. Hopefully my black creams will be similar. Has anyone here grown Black cream before?
 
Yours seem to have kicked it up to another gear, Sue. Looking very nice.
 
Yours seem to have kicked it up to another gear, Sue. Looking very nice.

I think the roots hit the reservoir beez. :slide:

Don't you find it fascinating how differently they can develop? I have one going all sativa-looking and one more indica-influenced. Happened the last time I grew them too. Lol!
 
Do you notice a difference in the quality and/or effects of the flowers of the two different phenotypes?

Here are the two Dark Devil autos I currently have running indoors. Both in hempy. I've never grown in hempy before this so should be interesting.


This one has suffered through weather not conducive to happy plants. It is out in my garden. It's hung in there so far, just isn't the prettiest thing in the world.

I would say, looking at the leaves that this may be the more Indica dominant phenotype?
 
DAY 1
I finally got a DDA in dirt! She popped her head yesterday I put her outside and the wind musta knocked off her humidome. Hopefully it wasnt off for too long but I shall see if shes opened out properly, if so she's fine.
Only in a small pot just so I can churn it out quickly and see the actual difference with autos in different size pots
 
My first DD grow had a purple and a green, and so far i prefer the green. The green is more balanced while the purple is very speedy, but i think it's more due to the harvest times than anything else.

Purple smelled like sweet cereal and grass, green smelled like pine and wet dog at one point.

I’ve only grown one that wasn’t boldly purple, and I’ve found them all to be racy, one of the main reasons I grow them. Lol!

Thank you for the thoughtful insight. :hugs:

I have a few Black cream autos from sweet seeds in flower at the moment. Looks like only one is going to show color. I grew 4 DD's last year and ended up with 3 that were purple. One was a really dark purple, it was really nice smoke. I love me some DD. Hopefully my black creams will be similar. Has anyone here grown Black cream before?

I’ve always been tempted, but have yet to grow one. Feel free to share the pictures here.

From a greenhouse on the coast of Maine....


Oooo..... you’re getting staining. :yahoo: That looks like you’re going to get a deep purple in the blossoms. That greenhouse of yours is producing great beauty. A Carnival to make us all droll and now a DDA sporting celebratory coloration.

Well done Blew. :high-five:

DAY 1
I finally got a DDA in dirt! She popped her head yesterday I put her outside and the wind musta knocked off her humidome. Hopefully it wasnt off for too long but I shall see if shes opened out properly, if so she's fine.
Only in a small pot just so I can churn it out quickly and see the actual difference with autos in different size pots

WooHoo! :yahoo: Here we go. :slide: She looks hearty to me. Resilient little beauties they are. :battingeyelashes:

@beez0404, I can’t tell from the picture if that’d be a more Indica-dominant, but to be honest, I’ve grown both phenols and I see no discernible difference between them.
 
DDA 8 got topped at the 5th node and responded nicely. DDA 8 decided to go lanky in between nodes, and although planted at the same time she's only starting to fill in the 4th node. At day 25 she's too old to top. With autos it's best to get that out of the way around day 12-14.

The next best thing was a little LST.





It'll be interesting to see what they do over the next week. I'll be giving them veg nutrients for at least two more weeks, possibly three, as they fill in.
 
I'm not 100% positive, but I think my DDA outside is starting to show pre-flowers. There' s not a whole lot to her but that's my fault for putting her outside too soon. A rookie mistake. Heck I put two photoperiod plants outside this spring too early too and they started to flower.....LOL
 
I'm not 100% positive, but I think my DDA outside is starting to show pre-flowers. There' s not a whole lot to her but that's my fault for putting her outside too soon. A rookie mistake. Heck I put two photoperiod plants outside this spring too early too and they started to flower.....LOL

They’re right on schedule to set flowers. That means nothing in the scheme of how much will be harvested. Lol! They’re autos. They start flowering early and keep on growing, setting more and more.

I always look at them later and think “Awww... I won’t get much” and then I harvest a few ounces. :battingeyelashes:
 
This thread is very long and soon I will have my own DDA growing to contribute to its longness. But I am having a hard time(could be that it's so late) finding anyone that feeds their DDA maxibloom only in Hempy for the full grow. I am currently doing this with photo plants with great success @ 1tsp per gallon. If someone could point me in the right direction I will be a very grateful grower.

:ganjamon:
 
This thread is very long and soon I will have my own DDA growing to contribute to its longness. But I am having a hard time(could be that it's so late) finding anyone that feeds their DDA maxibloom only in Hempy for the full grow. I am currently doing this with photo plants with great success @ 1tsp per gallon. If someone could point me in the right direction I will be a very grateful grower.

:ganjamon:

I don’t use it, and this is my first attempt at DDA in hempy, but if it works for photos is should work for the autos too, don’t you think?

Autos are light feeders. I use a nutrient line that I don’t adjust at all for either energy. Hopefully someone else can give you more guidance.
 
My #1 Dark Devil auto is showing some variegation on the leaves. They are happy and healthy otherwise. It has responded very well to it's topping at the 5th node.


Here is a quick pic of the outdoors DDA. Not much to her but she has begun flowering.
 
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