thenotsoesoteric
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Curious by what you mean, "pass the stem rub test"? Do you mean you just didn't like the smell when you rubbed it?Chugging along with this Mixed Emotions seed run. I think she'll stay on the back burner. I tossed over half because they didn't pass the stem rub test. But then again, the mother of the cross is more old school herb quality. Really not smell, or heavy trics, but she packs a punch. It's has a hazy head until the come down when she'll let you fall. When my 4x8 tent is free, i'll probably sift for F2 breeding and run every bean of it I have.
The first singled out plant is ???, I lost or miss labeled the cross but I have more to run.
The second is Johnny's Chunk. I'm so proud of this runt I'm going to sift the remaining seeds for F2's.
I only ask because if you're judging how a plant might taste by doing the stem rub you're missing out on some killer phenos.
Some of the tastiest plants I've grown had zero good smells from stem rub. My blueberry (2001) was super grape jelly bomb but stem smelled like nadda.
Top 44 I had was fruity berry goodness and I actually almost threw her out because her stem rub smelled like green peppers, I hated that smell but then flower hits and it was berry goodness.
Critical jack herer had that same nasty pepper smell but again turned into berry fruity goodness.
Right now I do actually have a plant that smelled like oranges when I rubbed the stem and right now at 46ish days into flower it smells incredible, like orange rinds and tropical punch. I haven't harvested it yet so not sure if flavor will come through.
Hopefully you find some killer phenos any way you choose ladies.