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[kelticBlue]

Feminizing Seeds by Soma


Just thinking about this today:
Rodelization can naturally produce female seeds. Soma ((I think the original breeder of nyc diesel and a big organic method breeder))
uses the rodelelization technique.
Lots of caveats to this method, but generally you flower the female plant longer than usual and the plant starts to produce pollen at the end of its life. Lots of back and forth about hermie and stress induced hermie traits. With auto flowers I am not sure it would be an easy method. One thing I like to remember about this technique is Soma is very experienced with his strains. way more than I could be in the next tens years.


Here is a quote from the linked page.

In the Rodelization method, the male banana is very valuable. After growing your female plant 10-14 days longer than usual, hang them up to dry, then carefully take them off the drying lines and inspect for bananas. Each and every banana should be removed and placed in a small bag labeled very accurately. These sealed bags can be placed in the fridge for one to two months and still remain potent.

For the second phase you need to already have a crop that�s already 2 � weeks into flowering. Take your sealed bag of pollen out of the fridge, and proceed to impregnate your new crop of females. To do this, you must first match the female plant and the pollen from the same strain in the previous crop. Shut down all the fans in the grow room. Then take a very fine paint brush, dip it in the bag of pollen, and paint it on the female flower. Do this to each different strain you have growing together. I have done it with ten different kinds in the same room with great success.

 

[Radogast]

I've been busy with (civilian) outdoor gardening so the girls have had quick visits.

A quick pic of my flower area: Lilly and Ace Mix(30 days) in back, AK47 in front.

 

[KingstonRabbi]

Nothing wrong with quick visits. Doesn't look like your girls need much attention right now. They look great.

Time in the Big Grow Tent (the one with the big blue ceiling and giant light mover) is vital this time of year, for both me and my gardens.

 

[SweetSue]

Wow Rad. The AK-47 looks fabulous! I find my visits to the tents tend to be quick stops too, and they don't seem to mind at all. I'm curious, would you peg AK-47 as a savory or fruity? O ask because Neiko shared with me to finish the fruity strains on a Transplant drench if possible, to bring out the flavors. A bit of knowledge to keep on hand for future reference.

 

[Radogast]

Wow Rad. The AK-47 looks fabulous! I find my visits to the tents tend to be quick stops too, and they don't seem to mind at all. I'm curious, would you peg AK-47 as a savory or fruity? O ask because Neiko shared with me to finish the fruity strains on a Transplant drench if possible, to bring out the flavors. A bit of knowledge to keep on hand for future reference.

AK47 is the short one up front with no buds set yet, but you said she looks fabulous so she is primping and preening.

My AK47 may or may not be typical, I suspect not. Mine was sold by Amsterdam Marijuana Seeds as AK47 XTRM Feminized, they originally claimed nothing about the breeding on their website. Now they claim to get these seeds from a dude called Relaximo who mixed White Widow XTRM with AK47. Relaximo website identifies themselves as a

a group of stoners who dedicated our lives to collect, breed and spread the seeds around the globe

White Widow XTRM is offered by the Brazilian Seed Co who get their XTRM from crossing with a Brazilian IBL (In-Bred Landrace) sativa. The Brazilian IBL (sativa) strains have descriptions like fruity and Mango with a touch of pineapple., which is how identified my AK47 XTRM aromas in march. (I didn't get those aromas from a sister seed 2 years ago, but my soil is a lot better now.)

When I first tasted the AK47 XTRM I thought, no way is this the same company that bred White Widow and a Caramelicious that tasted just like White Widow. The Borderliner XTRM and AK47 XTRM were both totally different breeds. I wondered who they stole it from. It now seems they purchased from Relaximo who 'acquired' seeds from the Brazilian Seed Co. I believe a breeder should get credit for their work which is why my recent seeds are from Humboldt Seed Organization, Delicatessen, Ace, Barney's Farm/CBD crew, and Ministry of Cannabis. At this point, with the fantastic members here, I probably will only plant a well loved strain from a specific breeder.

Thank you folks of


I had heard to finish on a Growth Energy to make buds sweeter. Now you are saying finish on a transplant with fruitier strains. hmmm

 

[bobrown14]

Wow Rad... that Lily AK duo is looking mighty fine.

Some big bushes...and looking like you need to get the rope out soon and wrangle up those big critters....Corral those cola's, get a rope on em.... giddy up buddy! Yee-haw! That's a great challenge to have..

Feeling all country western today... I roped my dope yesterday and need to get some more rope out.

Gonna ride my pony pony... <wip snap> my girls a hear me comin.... <wip snap> <wip snap>

 

[Blazinjones]

Wow Rad... that Lily AK duo is looking mighty fine.

Some big bushes...and looking like you need to get the rope out soon and wrangle up those big critters....Corral those cola's, get a rope on em.... giddy up buddy! Yee-haw! That's a great challenge to have..

Feeling all country western today... I roped my dope yesterday and need to get some more rope out.

Gonna ride my pony pony... <wip snap> my girls a hear me comin.... <wip snap> <wip snap>

Lol bb14 ur a trip lol n yea brotha rad things are really lookn beautiful in ur flower tent i cant wait till my perpetual grow gets to the point of harvesting buds getting really close but still so far away lol i hope my pineapple skunk i have in the veg tent rite nw under my new cobs gets nice and tally like ur lilys and ace great job bud ur rockn the shit out of docs gear thts for sure

 

[Radogast]

Nothing wrong with quick visits. Doesn't look like your girls need much attention right now. They look great.

Time in the Big Grow Tent (the one with the big blue ceiling and giant light mover) is vital this time of year, for both me and my gardens.

That is very true for the wife and I. Because this is our first spring since moving in, we just completed 4 waves of plant purchases: Native plants (mostly bare root - mail order), Common (exotic) garden plants from a downstate mail order company, more garden plants from a big nursery across the Mississippi, and even more garden plants and seeds from the local small nursery up the hill. I still have seeds to plant, mostly vines and annual flowers, but for now, we wait to see how things grow.

Wow Rad... that Lily AK duo is looking mighty fine.

Some big bushes...and looking like you need to get the rope out soon and wrangle up those big critters....Corral those cola's, get a rope on em.... giddy up buddy! Yee-haw! That's a great challenge to have..

Feeling all country western today... I roped my dope yesterday and need to get some more rope out.

Gonna ride my pony pony... <wip snap> my girls a hear me comin.... <wip snap> <wip snap>

I'm not a fan of the cowboy aesthetic, but when you talk about roping up my girls, and the sounds of whip snaps... um... well... thanks for the images

Made me smile

 

[Morglie]

Your Dark Devil Auto would almost certainly be auto since ruderalis was inserted 3 times in the genetic tree.

Your Red Poison Auto is less likely since it is (Hindu Kush x ruderalis) x Green Poison(a mostly indica.) with Ruderalis confirmed on only one side of the genetic tree, and assuming the autoflower gene gene is fairly dominant- She will be auto 1/2 to 3/4 of the time.

Also assuming I understand this stuff - it's all book knowledge - no hands on experience.

It sounds solid to me from what I've read. I'm pretty certain the S1 would be a selfed seed. Where did you find the genetic breakdown for DDA and red poison? I've wondered where the color came from.

 

[weenmeoff]

I've been busy with (civilian) outdoor gardening so the girls have had quick visits.

A quick pic of my flower area: Lilly and Ace Mix(30 days) in back, AK47 in front.

Hey Rad! It seems like it's been a while since I posted in here but I've been watching. Your ladies are looking amazing!

 

[Radogast]

It sounds solid to me from what I've read. I'm pretty certain the S1 would be a selfed seed. Where did you find the genetic breakdown for DDA and red poison? I've wondered where the color came from.

The breakdown of a lot of strains is at en <dot> seedfinder <dot> eu

Hey Rad! It seems like it's been a while since I posted in here but I've been watching. Your ladies are looking amazing!

My girls are mostly doing fine, I get all impatient for them to veg faster - but when they do veg faster, I get annoyed at them for cutting in line ahead of the other girls and maybe lowering the number of strains I can grow.

As long as supply meets demand, I'm a happy grower

Same thing with conversation, as long as you are there for a shout out and hit like every now and then, we're good

 

[Lady Antheia]

I've been busy with (civilian) outdoor gardening so the girls have had quick visits.

A quick pic of my flower area: Lilly and Ace Mix(30 days) in back, AK47 in front.

Your girls are looking great! Doesn't seem like they are feeling neglected at all.

 

[bobrown14]

I'm not a fan of the cowboy aesthetic, but when you talk about roping up my girls, and the sounds of whip snaps... um... well... thanks for the images

Made me smile

Country... I'm getting in the mood for Jim Lauderdale - he's kinda famous down in Nashville .. he's coming to a little place walking distance from us Friday night and he's a friend of ours... gonna be a hooting good time. It's not the country I & you (don't) hear on the radio.

 

[Blazinjones]

That is very true for the wife and I. Because this is our first spring since moving in, we just completed 4 waves of plant purchases: Native plants (mostly bare root - mail order), Common (exotic) garden plants from a downstate mail order company, more garden plants from a big nursery across the Mississippi, and even more garden plants and seeds from the local small nursery up the hill. I still have seeds to plant, mostly vines and annual flowers, but for now, we wait to see how things grow.







I'm not a fan of the cowboy aesthetic, but when you talk about roping up my girls, and the sounds of whip snaps... um... well... thanks for the images

Made me smile

Lmao jus thinkn bout wht ur thinkn bout made me laugh hahaha ur 2 funny man between u an bb14 i almost always get either a chuckle or a gud laugh atleast once usally more everyday from sumthn one of u guys post man havn 420mag available and all u guys sure make my days brighter also glad 2 have every1 here to help me threw my journey of learning to grow this amazing plant so jus wanted to say thanx every1

 

[Radogast]

Lmao jus thinkn bout wht ur thinkn bout made me laugh hahaha ur 2 funny man between u an bb14 i almost always get either a chuckle or a gud laugh atleast once usally more everyday from sumthn one of u guys post man havn 420mag available and all u guys sure make my days brighter also glad 2 have every1 here to help me threw my journey of learning to grow this amazing plant so jus wanted to say thanx every1

and .. you know .. unlike me Bobrown knows his stuff.....

I know some stuff, bobrown knows lots more stuff

(I know most stuff from books, but I did learn some fancy knots in action )

 

[RheinRover]

Same thing with conversation, as long as you are there for a shout out and hit like every now and then, we're good

Well guess now is a good time for me to step out from behind the curtain. Been reading your writings for a few weeks now. Awesome stuff Rad! I grew up about an hour west of the Mississippi river, nice area but seems I'm only back for short visits these days. Maybe one day we'll move back but I'm hoping for a few good law changes first.
Oh and your non-420 garden, love it too! I just had to read from page 1, your place out east was a gem for sure! I'm guessing you'll have a little better luck with flowers in the new house.
Well hope you don't mind I'm gonna pull up my barstool next to Lilly and watch her flower away!

 

[Radogast]

Well guess now is a good time for me to step out from behind the curtain. Been reading your writings for a few weeks now. Awesome stuff Rad! I grew up about an hour west of the Mississippi river, nice area but seems I'm only back for short visits these days. Maybe one day we'll move back but I'm hoping for a few good law changes first.
Oh and your non-420 garden, love it too! I just had to read from page 1, your place out east was a gem for sure! I'm guessing you'll have a little better luck with flowers in the new house.
Well hope you don't mind I'm gonna pull up my barstool next to Lilly and watch her flower away!

Welcome to the sunlight RheinRover. If you are roving along the Rhein(Rhine) I'd think you are in a pretty sweet part of the world. Law changes are going to happen, it's a matter of when - but still pretty important that they change.

I've been wondering if I should ask the moderators to split my non-420 garden thread up between the old and the new locations. I should have done that a year ago, but I forgot how rewarding it is to garden in land that wants to grow things - plus I'm the kind of guy who just forgets to do things. (I quite literally forgot to file taxes for 4 years - they owed me money - Not something I would recommend, but it all worked out well )

I was thinking I was lazy today, spent only 5 minutes in the cannabis garden and 4 hours in the outside garden with little to show for it. Then I realized, I: drove to the auction house to pick up a table, wing chair, and bookcase; installed (stapled) curtains in the living room, nailed and glued the table, rearranged the furniture with my wife, helped clean the house, planted about 200 (pre-soaked) Morning Glory and Moonflower seeds, went through the entire garden seed inventory of years past with my wife (60 packets) and made planting decisions, before spending that 5 minutes in the cannabis garden, attended an end of the high school year art show where the young lady has 3 multi-color pen and ink drawings on the cafe walls, dropped in to the neighborhood pub and chatted with the bartender and his wife while having drinks, and socialized with the family - so maybe I'm not so lazy. I'm loving being retired

Wow Rad... that Lily AK duo is looking mighty fine.

Some big bushes...and looking like you need to get the rope out soon and wrangle up those big critters....Corral those cola's, get a rope on em.... giddy up buddy! Yee-haw! That's a great challenge to have..

Feeling all country western today... I roped my dope yesterday and need to get some more rope out.

Gonna ride my pony pony... <wip snap> my girls a hear me comin.... <wip snap> <wip snap>

I checked the girls for their willingness to be restrained (always good to establish boundaries first.) They are not having it. Lilly doesn't need it, and Ace Mix convinced me she doesn't need it either. They just don't seem to be those kind of girls - yet.

Lilly is standing tall without support, her sister plant Ace Mix (a free seed) has individual branches spreading sideways, but they aren't sagging - they are growing into the light not being used by other plants. She has yellow leaves down low, but it's not so much to absorb nutrients as that she is shadowing all the light from her own lower leaves. I'll clean the leaves up soon.

 

[Radogast]

What's your favorite indica?

I'm looking for recommendations on seed company and strain for a good indica.

My last Hawaiian Skunk seed failed to germinate and I'm down to two standard indica dominant strains (Borderliner XTRM and Bubba's Gift) and the CBD Critical Cure - and Bubba's Gift is hanging on by a reveg thread.


I'm looking for something with a trippy, mellow, aphrodesiac, love-your-neighbor kind of high. Like the weed I smoked in the early 80s


My short list right now is:
Paradise - Sensi Star
? - Hash Plant


Indica dominant might add:
? - Chemdawg
Mandala - California Dream
Dynasty - Huckleberry Kush

 

[RheinRover]

Welcome to the sunlight RheinRover. If you are roving along the Rhein(Rhine) I'd think you are in a pretty sweet part of the world. Law changes are going to happen, it's a matter of when - but still pretty important that they change.

I've been wondering if I should ask the moderators to split my non-420 garden thread up between the old and the new locations. I should have done that a year ago, but I forgot how rewarding it is to garden in land that wants to grow things - plus I'm the kind of guy who just forgets to do things. (I quite literally forgot to file taxes for 4 years - they owed me money - Not something I would recommend, but it all worked out well )

I was thinking I was lazy today, spent only 5 minutes in the cannabis garden and 4 hours in the outside garden with little to show for it. Then I realized, I: drove to the auction house to pick up a table, wing chair, and bookcase; installed (stapled) curtains in the living room, nailed and glued the table, rearranged the furniture with my wife, helped clean the house, planted about 200 (pre-soaked) Morning Glory and Moonflower seeds, went through the entire garden seed inventory of years past with my wife (60 packets) and made planting decisions, before spending that 5 minutes in the cannabis garden, attended an end of the high school year art show where the young lady has 3 multi-color pen and ink drawings on the cafe walls, dropped in to the neighborhood pub and chatted with the bartender and his wife while having drinks, and socialized with the family - so maybe I'm not so lazy. I'm loving being retired

Thanks for the warm welcome! If you ever make your way over to the Rhine you'll have to let me know. Great wine, beer and herb

So I see you're looking for an Indica. Give Crystal Candy by Sweet Seeds a look. Had some from a coffee shop a few weeks back and wow. I'm usually a sativa dude myself but this really changed my mind. I had that perma smile for hours, wasn't to bad downstairs either if you know what I mean

Hope you're putting your feet up today after that long one yesterday! Sounded like a great day, nothing better than a day filled with things you enjoy.

 

[SweetSue]

I always find the frostiest buds are the popcorn hiding underneath those leaves we pull with such abandon. I've pretty much stopped doing that.

Your unstructured life sounds delightful Rad. You're settling into the shift nicely. I find the best feature of retired life to be the fact that I can stop what I'm doing at any time and take a walk if I so choose. I'm really spoiled now, and I doubt I'll take on any employment opportunities for the rest of my years.

The best libido enhancer I've grown was the Strawberry Blue. Mmmmm...... I need to make that one of my hempy pots. Keep forgetting about it. It was a very pleasant buzz too. Smelled fabulous when you broke the buds up for consumption.