Tobe, Tobe, Tobe, I can always count on you to come with the banger questions.
Goals for the Future of APK:
- For this run I am hoping to get a higher ratio of the smaller more sweet Pheno. They finish a bit quicker and tend to put on a bit more frost.
- I will more than likely do anther F3 run to try to isolate the giant pheno.
- I'm planning on using theses different APK phenos in outcrosses. The giant pheno to help increase size on outcross varietals. And the sweet pheno to help increase flavor on outcrosses. Both I am hoping keep and pass on the super spacey effects.
Male Selection Criteria:
- Honestly, this is the hardest aspect of creating reg Autoflower seeds and the part I have the least experience with.
- In veg I look for the same traits across the board (males or females). I like uniform vigorous growth and structure. I cull out anything that has mismatched nodes, leaves, or blades. I like the stem rub to smell similar to the target female plant.
- I cull the first male and first female to show sex. There is no special reason for this other than my own superstition.
- Once they are into the stretch I tend towards plants with lateral branches that stretch up and get close to the main cola while maintaining uniformity on all sides.
- For testing, the only way I know is to grow them out and see what the progeny holds. If successful, the children should be more similar to one another, more often than the previous generations. This is why I kept two slightly different females. If I missed mark in selecting the male for the desired traits, there is a possibility the second female will be more like the male and allow me to work the line in that direction instead.
I am very curious to hear your thoughts on my process and how it is similar/different than your own.
