County Line Genetics (CLG) - 4th Gear - Batch 12

Started three CLG 4th gear tester seeds labeled "Batch 12"

I'll start My review of the strain by first stress testing from seed. I'll expose the seedlings to the natural elements during the seedling stage and the first few weeks of veg.

After soaking the seeds for 24 hours in RO water, all three seeds had split and I drop them into a 10-gallon pot of used soil. I let the plants get established in the pot for 5 days before adding a clover blend and the pot was placed in outside full shade.

12 days after Germanisation / Day 7 outside in full shade

On day 10 outside one of the plants just disappeared, Looked like an animal had just decided to eat it and pulled it completely out of the ground without a trace. The same day I discovered the missing plant I also placed a heavy layer of barley straw mulch and placed the pot in full sunlight.

After a few days, I noticed that my cover crop had mostly died off under the weight of the mulch, except a few bean sprouts so I reapplied some cover crop.

Day 17 Outside
Another plant has vanished, I'm starting to suspect my dog who has started "Eating Grass" as an afternoon pass time is the guilty party in question.
If my goal was to grow beans, I'd be killing it!

This plant showed male flower traits and I was forced to cull it. I have a female plant outside that is just finishing up and I couldn't run the risk of cross-pollination. The plant grew beautifully.

Dropped 6 seeds from batch 12 into RO water -

All 6 seeds look fully developed

On Monday I pulled all my plants from the tent and repotted. Today (Wednesday) I realized the 6 4th gear seedlings were MIA, Found them in the garage on top of the water heater dry as can be but still alive. Lost one plant repotting into 1-gallon plastic pots. I am a bad tester but a great stress tester!