Mephisto Genetics 650+ plants/9 strains/3600w grow out

[SkatterBrayne]

Success follows passion. You've got a good head on your shoulders and your heart is in it for the right reasons. Added ontop of that the determination to keep the dream alive. Nothing worth having ever seems to comes easily, but that just makes the journey all the more sweet.

I'll be rooting for you guys!

:karma Cloud:

 

[mephisto]

Thanks mate, very much.
Comments like that make it all the more worthwhile.

Cheers, Mitch

 

[mephisto]

Tonight I pollinated the selected bubblykush (kvs non-af x hbts) ladies with fem bubblykush pollen.

Wasn't expecting this though, have others seen colour in their KVS? These are quite heavily HBTS dominant, although faster than the majority of HBTS, Selected also for the super sweet bubblegum smell.

here are some green phenotypes too, (the colour has emerged on 25% of the batch)

 

[mephisto]

A few nights ago I pollinated the selected Sour bubbly girls (24 carat x HBTS) ,
And here they are, I think this is possibly..possibly my favourite variety of the moment. The lovely bubblegum smell with the resin from the 24 carat.

The average size of the Sour B. is 80cm, which is pretty decent considering the restrictive potting (1 litre - 11 litre) , however there was about a 5th of the girls that are slower.. but 120cm+

 

[mephisto]

Just pollinated today, 3 24 carat girls.

 

[Duggy]

Everything looking super frosty bro...nice work...:Sharing One:

 

[SkatterBrayne]

Gorgeous. Those girls are super frosty, and seem to be pretty chunky as well. I know you are breeding for potency as well as unique characteristics (smell, taste) to bring some nice connoisseur smoke to the realm of autoflowers.

You have stated high yielders isn't your objective, and it seems you have also been choosing some of the faster finishers to pollinate. Considering you use restrictive potting, can you see any of your strains capable of good yields when grown SOG style?

I am really enjoying SOG growing, and you are the only person I have seen really knock an auto SOG out of the park, so I'm curious if any of your lines may be a candidate.

 

[mephisto]

Everything looking super frosty bro...nice work...:Sharing One:

Thanks mate

Gorgeous. Those girls are super frosty, and seem to be pretty chunky as well. I know you are breeding for potency as well as unique characteristics (smell, taste) to bring some nice connoisseur smoke to the realm of autoflowers.

You have stated high yielders isn't your objective, and it seems you have also been choosing some of the faster finishers to pollinate. Considering you use restrictive potting, can you see any of your strains capable of good yields when grown SOG style?

I am really enjoying SOG growing, and you are the only person I have seen really knock an auto SOG out of the park, so I'm curious if any of your lines may be a candidate.

Sog growing on a small scale (in comparison to what we grow now) is my favourite way to grow autos,
Really we want all our strains to be easy to grow and yield well, and of course incorporate the added qualities given from working a new photoperiod parent into the mix.
Out of our catalogue of strains I want to have at least a few varieties to choose from that will suit every auto growers requirements.

I would ask you what your specific sog arrangement/setup is, but right now I can say our most suitable for SOG strains would be our more indica varieties,
24 carat was bred for AF-SOG, with our restrictive potting, the largest are a little bushy but remain no taller than 50cm, snip the first set of branches, add some leaf tucking and they would perform very well in close configuration.

I have bred with the phenotypes that were the strongest growing, and slightly larger, so should you choose to give them ample amounts of soil, space, and light, you would get a nice solid bush that would yield a couple of ounces without too much trouble. It's nice to have the flexibility.

From this run also, Sour crack would also be an ideal candidate for a sog, overall, the majority are not too tall or stretchy, quick, and produces hard frosty nuggets.

Hope that helps

 

[SkatterBrayne]

I most recently ran a pseudo-SOG, I guess you would call it. By the 'strict' definition of SOG on most boards, it doesn't meet the criteria but it's semantics really. The strains I have were not conducive to a traditional SOG(Critical Jack x White Widow) as they are quite branchy so I made my own modifications. I still consider it a Sog because it's a bunch of plants packed in to maximize square footage, with a nice even canopy.

One gallon pots of coco, hand watered 2-3x a day through flower. I LST pretty aggressively early on, as well as defoliating unruly fan leaves. once a week I rearrange the pots like a game of Tetris to make sure the canopy is even, and full, but not overcrowded. Started with 30 vegging under a MH until they begin to overgrow each other, and then I divide them up between my two 600w in my 10x4 tent.

I would like to run a more traditional SOG in even smaller pots, with a strain that is more ideal for SOG. I remember your frustration with how much of a hassle watering was, and the coco is even more ridiculous than soil which is why I opted for 1 gallons until I eventually setup a drip lime when I move.

I have had my eyes on the sour crack. Psyched to hear that may fit the bill. Can't wait for their release so I have an excuse to buy some seeds! When are you projecting to release your strains? Or is it still too early to say with any confidence?

 

[mephisto]

I most recently ran a pseudo-SOG, I guess you would call it. By the 'strict' definition of SOG on most boards, it doesn't meet the criteria but it's semantics really. The strains I have were not conducive to a traditional SOG(Critical Jack x White Widow) as they are quite branchy so I made my own modifications. I still consider it a Sog because it's a bunch of plants packed in to maximize square footage, with a nice even canopy.

One gallon pots of coco, hand watered 2-3x a day through flower. I LST pretty aggressively early on, as well as defoliating unruly fan leaves. once a week I rearrange the pots like a game of Tetris to make sure the canopy is even, and full, but not overcrowded. Started with 30 vegging under a MH until they begin to overgrow each other, and then I divide them up between my two 600w in my 10x4 tent.

I would like to run a more traditional SOG in even smaller pots, with a strain that is more ideal for SOG. I remember your frustration with how much of a hassle watering was, and the coco is even more ridiculous than soil which is why I opted for 1 gallons until I eventually setup a drip lime when I move.

I have had my eyes on the sour crack. Psyched to hear that may fit the bill. Can't wait for their release so I have an excuse to buy some seeds! When are you projecting to release your strains? Or is it still too early to say with any confidence?

Hi mate,
There will be some available for testing in a shade over 2 months from now.

I used to water my tent sogs every 3-4 days, looking back it wasn't so bad at all. My best results came from when I used to rearrange the rows daily at times , and generally every day I would rotate the plants a quarter turn as I inspected them. (Only after transplanting them into their final pots)
So to water 3 times a day, that's real dedication and very admirable.
I also experimented with larger pots and less plants, employing a variety of training methods, topping/fimming, lst etc. I tried 36, 25, 16 plants in a 4x4 tent. For me in soil, I think the balance between work and yield, the 25 plant arrangement in 11 litre pots worked best for me.

As you say, it's really the evenness of the canopy that makes a world of difference, and the real big yields in my opinion are hinged on that. Decent airflow, and strategic removal of fan leaves can help rot or anything detrimental to your flowers setting in.
My dream would be an oz per plant, 36 plants at 50cm in one of my old tents, but it's neither here nor there right now.

cheers