12/12 From Seed Experiment - 21 Strains

[Hot Diggity Sog]

I'm not only excited about this new camera, but I've regained my enthusiasm on this experiment so I'm eager to keep documenting. Might continue doing 2 updates a day!
I know it's a little early to start drawing conclusions, but 1/2 way thru flowering and 2/3rds of the way done, it sure seems that most strains are perfectly fine for 12/12 from seed and this very well could be a viable technique. Once we get to the end and I can put together concrete numbers it will be interesting to discuss.

 

[DirtyNerd]

That's great yeah i am trying to limit my updates to once a week at the moment now but once i do my next update on sunday should really be able to notice the change from the last photos i am just amazed how fast they showed there sex this grow 2 days little white hairs i was shocked couldn't be leave it

anyway mate keep up the great work can't wait to see some more photos

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Thanks man and I sure will!

 

[cherrybomb74]

Really enjoyed your journal, found it yesterday, makes good reading seeing how far they've come, i'll be following your progress from now.
I did some 12/12 a couple of years ago under cfls, had terrible problems with light leak (had the most ghetto cab in the world! ) but ended up with a couple of decent plants if i recall i ran an Eva Monster and a dna OG Skunk, both producing around 35g dry. I've included a (terrible) pic of the Monster pre-chop, the skunk ones seem to have disappeared from my computer...
Anyway...after some time away from this damn fine forum (during which time i managed to get a better set up and some successful regular grows under my belt) you have made me want to try 12/12 again . Thank you bro! Happy growing

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Really enjoyed your journal, found it yesterday, makes good reading seeing how far they've come, i'll be following your progress from now.
I did some 12/12 a couple of years ago under cfls, had terrible problems with light leak (had the most ghetto cab in the world! ) but ended up with a couple of decent plants if i recall i ran an Eva Monster and a dna OG Skunk, both producing around 35g dry. I've included a (terrible) pic of the Monster pre-chop, the skunk ones seem to have disappeared from my computer...
Anyway...after some time away from this damn fine forum (during which time i managed to get a better set up and some successful regular grows under my belt) you have made me want to try 12/12 again . Thank you bro! Happy growing

That plant is gorgeous! Your plant is exactly what I was hoping for...not my 3 feet tall ones! haha.
Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad your here. Feel free to give me your opinions, suggestions...anything at all!

 

[cherrybomb74]

You seem to be doing just fine as you are! Kudos to you . If i think of anything i'll chime in, but feel free to ignore it don't want to get in the way of such a good experiment!
Thanks for the kind compliment (she was an awesome smoke too!), I think i lucked out with my plants, due to using cfls i had to keep them so close to the girls they had no real room to stretch.
Wish the internet had smellovision, i bet your growspace is smelling insane right now!!

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

You seem to be doing just fine as you are! Kudos to you . If i think of anything i'll chime in, but feel free to ignore it don't want to get in the way of such a good experiment!
Thanks for the kind compliment (she was an awesome smoke too!), I think i lucked out with my plants, due to using cfls i had to keep them so close to the girls they had no real room to stretch.
Wish the internet had smellovision, i bet your growspace is smelling insane right now!!

The smell is pretty nuts. With so many strains there are so many aromas. They all kind of blend together into a smell that is just *nice*...lol

 

[cherrybomb74]

Mmmm i can imagine, won't be long til you get to taste the fruits of your labor are there any in particular you can't wait to try? You'll be like a kid in a candy shop! Loving the look of your critical cheese, the trich-porn pics from that are ridiculous!!

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Mmmm i can imagine, won't be long til you get to taste the fruits of your labor are there any in particular you can't wait to try? You'll be like a kid in a candy shop! Loving the look of your critical cheese, the trich-porn pics from that are ridiculous!!

Thanks...most of them have really good trich's. To be honest, I have not really thought too much about which ones to try. I've just been focused on the experiment but now that I can start to see the finish line I'll probably start thinking about it. I think I'll look forward to trying each and every one. I'll probably make a rating chart cause I'm a nerd and that's how I roll

 

[Mainlinekush]

Lol your on the right track with data your going to find some real heavy weight strains hopefully. Hot damn I want a new camera one toy at a time

 

[green217]

Your ladies are looking great! Hopefully all will go smoothly for me as well. Im getting ready to go for a SOG myself. So what would you suggest for pot size I am going with clones off of some plants I'm revegging. I'm planning on cutting them and putting the prospective clones in a dome sometime this weekend. I have a 3x3 tent with a 600w(tent that I haven't used yet), and a 5x6 with a 1000w that I've been growing out of successfully all summer. What size pots and how many do I need to get to fill the 3x3? and the 5x6? BUT on the other hand a perpetual sounds beneficial as well, But I am at least going to sog that 3x3 tent with a 600w hortilux, at least for the first run, Then maybe go for the perpetual.

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Your ladies are looking great! Hopefully all will go smoothly for me as well. Im getting ready to go for a SOG myself. So what would you suggest for pot size I am going with clones off of some plants I'm revegging. I'm planning on cutting them and putting the prospective clones in a dome sometime this weekend. I have a 3x3 tent with a 600w(tent that I haven't used yet), and a 5x6 with a 1000w that I've been growing out of successfully all summer. What size pots and how many do I need to get to fill the 3x3? and the 5x6? BUT on the other hand a perpetual sounds beneficial as well, But I am at least going to sog that 3x3 tent with a 600w hortilux, at least for the first run, Then maybe go for the perpetual.

I don't really feel like I have a enough experience to make any suggestions for you. I'm just starting to learn myself!

 

[green217]

I feel ya, how big is your room/tent and how many plants do you have in there now?

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

I feel ya, how big is your room/tent and how many plants do you have in there now?

Tent is 4' x 4'. I'll have to go count. I started with a little over 50. I'm going to guess I have about 40. They are all really close together occupying about 2 feet by 2 feet.

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Day 58 Update - Day 33 Flower

Canopy Shots



Strain #10: Sensi Seeds Silver Haze #9
This strain is by far the worst performing strain. Buds are small. Not a lot of bud sites. Top cola is very weak. What buds are there looks and smell nice but she looks to be a terrible yielder.



Strain #11: Barneys Farm Seeds Critical Kush
34" tall, nice resin, nice top cola. All in all a nice looking plant.

 

[sherman420]

Hey Diggity,

Great journal. It's taken me two evening's to sift through all this material. It will probably take two weeks to digest this great information. Just wondering, have you put any thought into harvest and the time it will take to trim and tidy up all of your final product and witch strain would be most suitable for this? I waited for a bit to chime in before asking such a question seeing that their are more pressing issues to be addressed in this awesome journal! I'll be following this closely, I'm very interested in your final analysis.

Keep up the good work.

Sherman420

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Hey Diggity,

Great journal. It's taken me two evening's to sift through all this material. It will probably take two weeks to digest this great information. Just wondering, have you put any thought into harvest and the time it will take to trim and tidy up all of your final product and witch strain would be most suitable for this? I waited for a bit to chime in before asking such a question seeing that their are more pressing issues to be addressed in this awesome journal! I'll be following this closely, I'm very interested in your final analysis.

Keep up the good work.

Sherman420

When I first started out on this experiment, I did not expect that many of the strains would perform well under 12/12. To my surprise, nearly every strain has performed well. The Silver Haze #9 is the only strain so far that is definitely out....in fact I'll probably just remove her today.

Other than that, it's still a little early to draw any concrete conclusions. Flowering is only 1/2 way done so we've gotta wait some more!

 

[cherrybomb74]

Day 58 Update - Day 33 Flower
Canopy Shots
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Strain #10: Sensi Seeds Silver Haze #9
This strain is by far the worst performing strain. Buds are small. Not a lot of bud sites. Top cola is very weak. What buds are there looks and smell nice but she looks to be a terrible yielder.
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Strain #11: Barneys Farm Seeds Critical Kush
34" tall, nice resin, nice top cola. All in all a nice looking plant.
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Wow that Critical Kush is looking FROSTY!
Maybe the silver haze is a bit too sativa (just looked it up - 80% sativa)...might well take longer than the others, especially under 12/12. If she looks nice and smells nice, can't be so wrong huh? good work Diggity!
I am happy today - have a G13 blueberry gum ready to go into soil, and a bagseed (not just any bagseed, it is the most healthy looking seed i've ever seen!) has grown a tail too, high hopes!!

Edit: AND...my latest order has just been dispatched from OSSC!! Got some bargains, 14 seeds (6 autos, the rest fem photos) for £24....that's about $38 i think...ah starting to daydream about what could be!

 

[Hot Diggity Sog]

Wow that Critical Kush is looking FROSTY!
Maybe the silver haze is a bit too sativa (just looked it up - 80% sativa)...might well take longer than the others, especially under 12/12. If she looks nice and smells nice, can't be so wrong huh? good work Diggity!
I am happy today - have a G13 blueberry gum ready to go into soil, and a bagseed (not just any bagseed, it is the most healthy looking seed i've ever seen!) has grown a tail too, high hopes!!

Edit: AND...my latest order has just been dispatched from OSSC!! Got some bargains, 14 seeds (6 autos, the rest fem photos) for £24....that's about $38 i think...ah starting to daydream about what could be!

Awesome! It's so exciting getting ready to start new seeds

 

[cherrybomb74]

Awesome! It's so exciting getting ready to start new seeds

And of course they will be grown 12/12 (if only to determine the sex of the bagseed quickly) along with a delahaze and lemon kush (when my order arrives). I've done a bbgum on 12/12 before, not a great yield but lovely smoke. Your experiment has inspired, thanks man