Well, I harvested my 3 GSCs (Cali Conn) 2-3 weeks ago. I posted up some pics of them in a couple entries of this thread back in early to mid summer. Anyway, Too bad I fell asleep at the wheel and quit with the vigilant HERMIE Patrol about 3 months into the grow,
because at harvest I found evidence of TESTICLES... and moderate seeding through all three GSC plants.
This WAS a test grow, and as such I had NO expectations other than to prove or disprove what it says on the tin. I
DID pollinate a couple selected branches on each GSC with a 'Chocolate Trip' (Dutch Flowers) hybrid. It'll be near impossible to pick those seeds out now, other than there seem to be two different sizes/colors of seed.
I expected quite poor yields, but not necessarily a hermie issue. Despite it all, I'm not too terribly upset about how this affected my GSC harvest. It was never meant for my patients, only for me. And even being seeded, the smoke is dank and potent. I've been a chronic toker for the last 30+ years, starting with my 'wake and bake' ritual with morning coffee. But this GSC cuts through ANYTHING that's come before it, and keeps me elevated for some hours. Only about 2-weeks of cure, and taste on the inhale is earthy and rich, while something akin to 'chocolate mint/menthol' dominates over skunk-lemony-og on exhale.
But what I AM upset about is -- a Gorilla Grape (original cut, Outlaw Genetics) and big Larry OG that were next to my GSCs ended up getting seeded. LOTS of GSC-fathered seeds from the big Larry OG, and a medium amount from the Gorilla Grape.
I'll probably do a seed germ test this winter on them, just to KNOW viability ratio. Who knows, maybe this will be one of those 'make lemonade out of lemons' situations and some fire will be lurking amongst these unplanned/unwanted seeds. The female to male ratio should be fairly high, that's for sure.
I have a couple packs of Ken's Plantinum Cookies. I WAS planning to crack a few beans for a test grow this winter, but not sure now.