So I have an update on my Citrus 25 run/project. But I’m probably going to piss somebody off or get called a n00b because I have some negative stuff to report. So here goes nothing.
To start, I popped 3packs because I wanted to add some Orange-citrus to my toolbox. I grew a ton of Tangie in years passed, then eventually Crocketts Clementine; both of which were great smoke imo. But Crockett has seemed to have fallen out of popularity since then. Plus Tangie takes too long for my states climate outdoors, and Clementine molded on me a few times; thus I moved on.
I was late to the party on C&C. But intrigued by Mr.Bobs wealth of knowledge, his pairings, plus him using a lesser-circulated Orgnkid creation. Not to mention the Jim Ortega male used. The info I was reading about the Tangerine Skunk was favorable too (i.e high potency, big yields, very orange-y while pre-dating Tangie). The goal was to specifically filial breed, and maybe keep a cut around.
Now, the males: I had 17 before I started culling some for terrible structure & internodal spacing. They all took 21+ Days to start dropping pollen. Most had pretty puny sac clusters…but I don’t judge too harshly based on that alone. Two had large sac clusters but have near-completely molded. At this point, I’m mainly looking for the one/few that DON’T mold in the tent. Then from there, reveg, evaluate, and run again.
The females: I ended up with 16 after culling a few that seemed sensitive to nutes. Took about 3wks but they’re all starting to produce some leaf resin and strong smells; mind you, they’re staggered, and the oldest ones are 4-5wks. Smells range from all Orange, to pine, to a funky-hashy orange, to a mostly earthy pine. Compared to MOST of the other gear I’m growing, they seem to be packing on some weight.
If you haven’t nitpicked my grow yet, now’s your time to shine. I noticed several girls in the tent lightly seeded. I doubt it’s stray pollen but I wont rule it out. But because of the circumstance I did a thorough check last night of everything I’m growing. All the other breeders gear was free of nanners. 4/16 of the Citrus 25s had visible nanners, with one being a true hermaphrodite. I’m fine accepting that it’s grower-error.
My moral is still high for the project overall. But because I like talking to yall and sharing my experience, I decided to write this book-of-a-update today.
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