Gormengrass Vol. 1 - Titus Grown

Gentlemancorpse

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Brokehoe said:
That's awesome I'm wanting to see more of his gear. I'm liking everything I've seen.
I plan on running some of my Bobber Berry Autos outside next year. I think I'll have better luck straight to the grown with my veggies.
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Yeah, I'm definitely still thinking autos for my outdoors next year as well. It just fits my schedule better. And I'm also thinking straight into the ground. Maybe even just right in the middle of a row of tomatoes lol.
 
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This nex bit is really for me to organize some thoughts while I have some downtime at work here. It's going to be a bit stream of consciousness and maybe not something anyone wants to read. Or maybe you do, how the hell would I know. But welcome to the world inside my head lol.

Ive been thinking a lot about setting in motion a more long term breeding plan. And in turn I've thought a lot about the history of selective breeding in cannabis, and in turn the prevalence of certain strains, like Afghani, Thai, Mexican, Colombian etc. And then about the lack of other strains, like these Bahlki, Burmese, Chinese landrace etc. And I find it interesting that it's not actually all that intentional. The strains that were used to breed extensively in the US in the 60s, 70s, 80s and so on weren't chosen because people were traveling the globe, looking for the best strains to work with at the time. I mean, a few breeders were. But by and large these strains found their way to the US or Netherlands because of other socio-political forces. These strains were brought back by veterans of foreign wars, who likely carried back whatever seeds they could find. Or they arrived via the elicit drug trade, the mechanisms for their availability being more based off geographic location. Colombian, Panamanian, Mexican.... these strains were in the US because it was easy to get them here.

And then in turn these strains were crossed and back crossed and intermingled into the now classic strains over the next several decades. Strains like Northern Lights and Purple Haze, Romulan, Skunk, Chem and so forth. And then those strains were slapped together into the modern day hype strains like Cookies and Cake and whatever cut is popular right now that's named after a food or beverage.

But fundamentally they all trace back to strains from a handful of geographic locations and elements of those strains are still represented there.

And that got me thinking. Up until recently when I've thought about chucking it's been "hunt a female you like and throw pollen at her". And then grow out the progeny and see what happens. And that's loads of fun! And I intend to keep doing it. But it's also unpredictable, and heavily reliant on other people hard work.

So I've been thinking of really taking a step back and essentially starting from scratch. Taking a couple landrace strains that I like and really digging into them and building something from there. And obviously this won't be a fast endeavor. I'm not deluding myself. I don't have Bohdi's operation at my disposal. I'll be working with limited space. It will take years to take a handful of landrace strains and turn them into something that stands up to modern strains. And probably a lot of luck. It could fail epically. But a lot of our classic strains came from the same situation. And I feel like it would push me to breed something that really maximizes my grow style and environment. Something for me and not the rest of the world. And hopefully others would enjoy it as well of course but the primary goal would be to end up with a strain that thrives under the conditions that I have instead of constantly trying to cater my conditions to the plant, because the way we do it now is just so damn resource intensive. I want a strain that doesn't care about my temperature and humidity swings, or my lack of attentiveness to measurements and schedules. And I want to make it myself.

This is very much still in the hypothetical stage. I'm not even sure where I would start. Almost certainly with a pure indica since that fits my space requirements better. Also I feel like indica have unfairly gotten a bad rap lately as people seem fixated on "day time" weed and not wanting to be "couch locked". A lot of what I've read suggests that isn't as heavily tied to indica vs sativa as people think anyways.

But anyways, this digression was brought to you by my after lunch burn session, Blueberry Dub and the letter J.
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That was very interesting. I enjoyed riding the train of thought you were conducting. :)

Your new path is similar to the one I've been on, though you are looking to go further back than me. I mostly work(on my tiny, tiny scale) with IBLs as opposed to land races, though I have a few of those in the vault.

My belief is that most of these modern crosses have been so bottlenecked their family tree looks like a telephone pole. That might be why everything is, like you say, a dessert or beverage these days.
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Anyway, thanks for sharing that and best of luck on your new path.
 
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So I've been thinking of really taking a step back and essentially starting from scratch. Taking a couple landrace strains that I like and really digging into them and building something from there. And obviously this won't be a fast endeavor. I'm not deluding myself
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Really like your idea, Corpse Daddy. Been thinking about every year growing at least one variety with a purpose. Picked up some various Lebanese genetics late this year with the (early) intentions of attempting to select over time some plants that will do good for anyone outdoors in the low deserts. Not looking to make a name or profit, just to feel as though I'm contributing.

Looking forward to what you come up with.
 
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Gentlemancorpse said:
This nex bit is really for me to organize some thoughts while I have some downtime at work here. It's going to be a bit stream of consciousness and maybe not something anyone wants to read. Or maybe you do, how the hell would I know. But welcome to the world inside my head lol.

Ive been thinking a lot about setting in motion a more long term breeding plan. And in turn I've thought a lot about the history of selective breeding in cannabis, and in turn the prevalence of certain strains, like Afghani, Thai, Mexican, Colombian etc. And then about the lack of other strains, like these Bahlki, Burmese, Chinese landrace etc. And I find it interesting that it's not actually all that intentional. The strains that were used to breed extensively in the US in the 60s, 70s, 80s and so on weren't chosen because people were traveling the globe, looking for the best strains to work with at the time. I mean, a few breeders were. But by and large these strains found their way to the US or Netherlands because of other socio-political forces. These strains were brought back by veterans of foreign wars, who likely carried back whatever seeds they could find. Or they arrived via the elicit drug trade, the mechanisms for their availability being more based off geographic location. Colombian, Panamanian, Mexican.... these strains were in the US because it was easy to get them here.

And then in turn these strains were crossed and back crossed and intermingled into the now classic strains over the next several decades. Strains like Northern Lights and Purple Haze, Romulan, Skunk, Chem and so forth. And then those strains were slapped together into the modern day hype strains like Cookies and Cake and whatever cut is popular right now that's named after a food or beverage.

But fundamentally they all trace back to strains from a handful of geographic locations and elements of those strains are still represented there.

And that got me thinking. Up until recently when I've thought about chucking it's been "hunt a female you like and throw pollen at her". And then grow out the progeny and see what happens. And that's loads of fun! And I intend to keep doing it. But it's also unpredictable, and heavily reliant on other people hard work.

So I've been thinking of really taking a step back and essentially starting from scratch. Taking a couple landrace strains that I like and really digging into them and building something from there. And obviously this won't be a fast endeavor. I'm not deluding myself. I don't have Bohdi's operation at my disposal. I'll be working with limited space. It will take years to take a handful of landrace strains and turn them into something that stands up to modern strains. And probably a lot of luck. It could fail epically. But a lot of our classic strains came from the same situation. And I feel like it would push me to breed something that really maximizes my grow style and environment. Something for me and not the rest of the world. And hopefully others would enjoy it as well of course but the primary goal would be to end up with a strain that thrives under the conditions that I have instead of constantly trying to cater my conditions to the plant, because the way we do it now is just so damn resource intensive. I want a strain that doesn't care about my temperature and humidity swings, or my lack of attentiveness to measurements and schedules. And I want to make it myself.

This is very much still in the hypothetical stage. I'm not even sure where I would start. Almost certainly with a pure indica since that fits my space requirements better. Also I feel like indica have unfairly gotten a bad rap lately as people seem fixated on "day time" weed and not wanting to be "couch locked". A lot of what I've read suggests that isn't as heavily tied to indica vs sativa as people think anyways.

But anyways, this digression was brought to you by my after lunch burn session, Blueberry Dub and the letter J.
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Digging into landrace strains are always a breath of fresh air! I've been planning on finding some good sources for landraces and start growing them out and make some random crosses with modern genetics.
 
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So of course I decide to let go of the Mass Super Skunk cut and absolutely nail it on the last run. Despite all the thrip damage this is definitely the best run I've had with her. She's crazy loud this time, with rubber and cherry robotussin terps. My whole house stanks from the basement to the bedrooms lol. Now I'm kinda sad I let her go, but it was time either way. There will be others.
 
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Sorry I blew up your alerts this morning, bud. I forgot to hit watch last time I was here, so I had some catching up to do.

You're good stuff, GC. I always enjoy your posts and you've got some nice crosses. I like your style. I'd like to hit you up late spring about trying a couple out.

Also looking forward to that meltdown tent. They put out beautiful, frosty, tasty smoke.
 
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Sorry I blew up your alerts this morning, bud. I forgot to hit watch last time I was here, so I had some catching up to do.

You're good stuff, GC. I always enjoy your posts and you've got some nice crosses. I like your style. I'd like to hit you up late spring about trying a couple out.

Also looking forward to that meltdown tent. They put out beautiful, frosty, tasty smoke.
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Appreciate it man! Blow up my alerts anytime you want lol.

And definitely hit me up whenever and I'll send a few things your way. I should have a couple more chucks done by then too.
 
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I'm ridiculously excited about this! This is a GG#4 cut (more like a teen really) that the extremely generous @Frimpong shared with me! I've always wanted to run this cut and see how it compares to the crosses I've tried. Just got her uppotted. Gonna let her get adjusted to her new home then try and get a few clones going myself.
 
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I'm ridiculously excited about this! This is a GG#4 cut (more like a teen really) that the extremely generous @Frimpong shared with me! I've always wanted to run this cut and see how it compares to the crosses I've tried. Just got her uppotted. Gonna let her get adjusted to her new home then try and get a few clones going myself.
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Ohhhhhh baby , so happy to share this w someone. Man u are gonna love it , and can't wait to see what you can do with it . ?
 
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Blanking on the name for this right now but one of my Punch Mittens has the double sets cotelydon going on. I've only seen it once before so that's pretty cool! 20211124_215407.jpg

It's been a busy week and I'm behind on garden stuff but with a nice long weekend looming I'm hoping to get caught up a bit. The 4x4 has been empty for a few days now and it's time to uppot everything and get her ripping again.

The 12/12 tent is cruising along. A couple plants don't seem to like my feeding schedule right now but I'm not mixing a separate dose just for two plants so screw it. The ones that are showing some signs of nute burn are also the two closest to being finished anyways. I keep barely being able to get in there and water before the lights turn off unfortunately so I haven't been able to give them as good of a look as I would've liked but on the whole it seems to be working well.

Looking forward to having space to drop some more beans. My vault is burning up right now.
 
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Gentlemancorpse said:
Blanking on the name for this right now but one of my Punch Mittens has the double sets cotelydon going on. I've only seen it once before so that's pretty cool! View attachment 92446

It's been a busy week and I'm behind on garden stuff but with a nice long weekend looming I'm hoping to get caught up a bit. The 4x4 has been empty for a few days now and it's time to uppot everything and get her ripping again.

The 12/12 tent is cruising along. A couple plants don't seem to like my feeding schedule right now but I'm not mixing a separate dose just for two plants so screw it. The ones that are showing some signs of nute burn are also the two closest to being finished anyways. I keep barely being able to get in there and water before the lights turn off unfortunately so I haven't been able to give them as good of a look as I would've liked but on the whole it seems to be working well.

Looking forward to having space to drop some more beans. My vault is burning up right now.
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Can't wait to see how the 12/12 end up man ! And what is that Siamese twins !!? Never seen that before
 
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