Random Thoughts: Plants & Genetics

That's where I get wishy washy. Yeah Blueberry isn't the most potent but it is solid genetics and shouldn't degrade anything. I do have berry smells and good flavors from my Purple Betty that is very potent. A cross with it and Tangy would probably be stronger. For some reason I feel the Blueberry has more potential for greatness. They both have very strong terpene profiles.

As a regular hybrid with plenty of seeds I am sure a great pheno will show up. With selfing you don't need to really build a strain like before. All I have to do is find one great pheno. It doesn't need to be the strongest weed ever to be a success. A lot matters is how all the in between plants are. If it is decent weed then I will have no problem growing it till I find the right plant.

I also think I may be able to make a new strain stronger by breeding it to TTB. I just need the right pheno to do it with. As before the hybrid in general has to be good enough for me to spend the time on it. I have only found one or 2 Blueberry hybrids that I really liked. Those 2 I really liked. They were other peoples hybrids though. This time I will be mixing it with a high that I enjoy. That pretty much explains my breeding plan. Trying to blend highs more than flavors or other things. With these 2 strains involved. If I find a plant I really like flavor should come along for the ride.
 
I have had and smoked real Blueberry. The only Blueberry I noticed was on the exhale. There was a hint of blueberry in the after taste. I really like the musty earthy flavors and that is what I am shooting for. Not Blueberry itself. Blueberry's high by itself is very enjoyable. It seems to get lost in some hybrids.

I have also talked with the breeder a Peak seeds who has worked with Blueberry for years. Found out a lot about Blueberry males from him. From what he says Blueberry is stable enough the biggest difference in the males is flavor. So that explains why some hybrids don't pan out. There has to be males that breed better than others. Even if they all throw flavor.

I think Dankman might be right. It may be best to find the right Blueberry female first. I don't know anything about Tangy males but all the females were frosty as hell and strong to boot. So strong it can even be so racy it is uncomfortable. So I feel confident the Tangy males should carry decent genetics.

They say to use the male plant to transfer the genetics you want to keep. By using Tangy as the male I should transfer trichome production and sativa traits. How the flavor transfers is the big question.
 
Well I don't have a bunch. I have 12. 8 to 10 will probably be all I will start at once. I always like to keep a seed or 2 of a strain just in case.

I am going to have to take clones from all the females. The only way to know for sure is to smoke them to see what the effects are. After I know then I can save the one I like best. I will choose by effects. Which will probably leave me with the strongest. Maybe not. I can't say flavor might change my mind if effects don't nail down a winner.

Lots people breed for production. If THC percents are similar they will always go with the bigger plants. Size is not a big issue as long as it isn't super small. Blueberry has also been bred into a lot of things. Not as much the other way. Blue Dream proves Blueberry as the female works rather well.

It has been a long time since I have grown Super Silver Haze. Tangy was about as strong THC wise. The more I think about it the more I want to do it. Not so much because I think it will be like Blue Dream. Mostly because it will be nothing like Blue Dream and maybe just as strong. Those musty earthy smells and flavors from BB mixed with strong terpene profile of Tangy. Just not knowing what will happen makes me want it more LOL. Citrus terps tend to give hybrids a sour flavor or smell so this could end up a sour blueberry.
 
Well now for a few more updates. Chemdawg came out ok. Yeah it is fairly strong. Just nothing special. I till like the strain in general. I just need to find better pheno. I am glad I grew this strain. I just have to wait for a better pheno. I have a pack and a half of seeds so I may still find the one I like.

One of the Snowdawgs is reminding me how much I like to have gassy weed around. Just one more type of weed I need to secure seeds for. No way I am going to buy years worth of seeds anymore. Going to have to make my own.

I don't see me as a great breeder that is better than everyone else. It is just I have enough genetics to make whatever I want to try. Or need. I like them all and the all have their uses so looks like I need.

Berry's
Fruit
Fuel
Haze
Not so hard when you look at it that way. Thing is I will probably want a sativa and a indica of each. At least more than one of each. Just because I want fuel doesn't mean I would grow Diesel all the time that would be boring. So I would need at least one more fuely strain.

See what kind of world I live in? This mind, while amusing is not a easy place to be LMAO.
 
Effects came through as he bred for flavor. The right Blueberries will still have some of the heady effects from all the Thai in Blueberry.

In the end. I think Blueberry will be like C-99 for me. Best to just feminize it and grow it just as it is. No matter how well it transfers flavor and stability the outcome never really stacks up to the original. The only hybrid I can think of that might keep all the good and ad more trichomes is the Dark Dreams I want to make. It might work well enough for me I don't need to feminize BB.
 
The more I grow the more I understand what he means. You all know that I believe that there are certain strains for certain people. How they affect each person is key. Plus now they can test everything they are finding out it is not all about THC percent. Amounts of terpenes are effecting how highs are perceived by each person.

I am finding my favorites every year have a very dominant terpene profile. Plants that have flavor along with the high seem to affect me differently. Each hit is enjoyed more because of the stronger flavor. The stronger the flavor the more pronounced the effects of the terpenes to the high.

As with THC I am sure terpene effects vary person to person. I know what terpenes that effect me the most. I don't know the exact names or amounts. All new things to learn now I know what to watch for.
 
Ok maybe I have too much weed. Hard to keep everything in the rotation now days. I just smoked Headband for the first time in weeks. Thing is that's one of my favorites. No reason I should have forgot it.

That means less than perfect strains like the R.K.S. and a few others fall by the waste side. Nothing totally sucked this year so I don't have anything I need to smoke up. "Funny fact". I usually will start at the bottom and work my way up. Smoking the lesser pheno's and saving the best ones for later just in case tolerance becomes a issue.

Not that I don't swipe a bud here and there from the "Special" jars. I do. It just feels better knowing I didn't smoke up all the good stuff then be left with lesser weed the rest of the year. Always something to look forward too.

My biggest problem is that not much doesn't get me high. Because everything works I am second guessing how good they are. I know or think my tolerance level is pretty high. I have not missed a day of smoking since I started smoking again 4 years ago. Day in and day smoking has to have effects on the effects LOL.

While I feel that if it gets me high after all this then it should be strong. For some reason I still second guess it. It is almost like strains themselves. I always thought everyone knew at least a few strain names and what they like. WRONG. For most people weed is weed. Good and bad it stops there.

Not bragging but I would be a great purchaser for a dispensary. Not so much that I know more than others. I mostly look at weed different than most smokers. Alas no weed jobs here at all let alone a great one like that LMAO.
 
I think it is the Murcreme terps that I like most. Not sure on the spelling. Of course Lemon terps are important as it reflects well into effects. Lemolene effects seem to power through when they are there in high levels.

There is just something in the dank strains that I really like. I find it mostly in indica's like PB and Blueberry hybrids. I also find it in Haze so it is not a totally indica thing.

As I learn more about terpenes I will need to be able to identify the ones I like . This way I can work more with the ones that seem to be the most important. Thing is it is still a mix of all things together to make it work. Type of high still comes into play terpenes or not.
 
Hey Pennywise. Looks like the Slap you in the face shatter will be made with the Gorilla Zkittlez. While the Chem and the Alphadawg are strong as hell they lack the flavors and intensity that great pheno's have.

I did find lots of things I like by growing them. With single plants of both I can't expect to get a a great pheno. Plenty of Chem to look at to see if I can find that right plant. My gassy weed of the future might very well go through Chemdawg before I finish it.
 
Cool I will look into it.
Even though it is Chem that brought them all to be. The flavors in it helped Og Kush become one of the most sought after strains. To the point that we will never be able to use the Og or Kush handle to identify them again.

People don't know how much difference there is between Kush and Og Kush.
 
Someone sent me 3 Chemdawg x Sour Angel feminized seeds to test out. Unfortunately only 2 of those survived. 5 out of 12 total seeds from 4 strains survived the trip. Needed better packaging, yet the damage seems deliberate. Pretty sure the post office smashed my package after running it through the scanner.

Moral of the story, I hope to have some gassy buds myself.

Not sure what Terp it is, the one that tastes like rich freshly turned soil, that's my favorite. Probably a Humalene and Carophyllene mix from what I have read.
 
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