Pre-flower Picture Show
It's that time of year, late July, early August, when sun-grown, outdoor plants in the north have their coming out parties! They begin to reveal their genders! As a breeder, it's a time to keep a magnifier in hand, taking a close look to see who has pistils, and who has balls, or pollen sacs.
Below are 2 pics. The first pic shows a Legend lady, starting to reveal her thin, delicate, hair-like pistils, mixed with emerging foliage. You have to look close to get a peek at her pistils.
The second pic shows a young Santa's Stash boy. Note the small pollen sac balls at the base end of the leaflets. Note also the reddish stems, characteristic of the Santa's Stash strain. And, oh what a pungent stem rub odor on that boy!
Under my Lamb's Breath line breeding program, I am very selective of which males get to share their pollen. As the boys mature and show their stuff, I select the "pollen donors" based on the following criteria: Spicy, lively and pungent stem rub odor; Number and size of male pollen flowers; Lineage, focused on high THC and terpene profile of the seed mom; Strong sativa traits; Vigor; and Response to pruning and training.
So far, those criteria have served me well, moving the THC content from 16.5% in my starting landrace seed mom to my Legend, Respect, Irie Select and Santa's Stash lines, which average around 25% THC, with loads of lively terpenes.
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