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Big thanks to Colorado Sativas for doing the work to preserve and keep this material moving. Now it’s my turn to get some of these seeds popped, grow them out and start documenting what’s there.

Oaxacan Gold F3
Highland Guerrero
Angola Red
Panama × Zamaldelica
Oaxacan × Purple Satellite

Really interested in hearing from anyone who has run any of these specific lines. What did you find in the populations?

Banana Dog D53 clone hit with pollen from a Congo Red male I selected this summer.

Banana Dog D53 is Chemdog’s Banana Z × Chem 91 × Chem D project, so I was curious what a Congo Red male might bring against that Chem-heavy foundation.

The Congo male stood out early with red branch coloration and a pretty unusual nose — fermented mango/lychee with fresh-cut wood.

I collected the pollen, stored it, and used it on the Banana Dog. This isn’t a finished line or something I’m trying to hype. It’s a test cross, and the real goal is to run the offspring and start learning what the male actually contributes.

I’m still early in breeding and selection, but one thing is becoming obvious:
Making seeds is the easy part. The real work starts when you pop them.

For those who’ve been doing this awhile, when you run an F1 test population, what traits do you document first?

Met NYCeeds at a free seed event he was hosting. We got to talking for a while and eventually he says, “I have something for you.”

He digs through hundreds of packs, finds one, gets up, walks over to a vending fridge and grabs a bottle of water.

Comes back to the table, opens it, pours some straight into the seed pack, takes a deep sip, looks me dead in the eyes and says:

“Run these.”

😂 At that point I guess I was committed.

The pack was Casu Marzu — Sardinian for “rotten cheese.”

9 seeds went wet. 6 popped. I lost one along the way and ended up with 4 females and 1 male.

That male has turned into the surprise of the run. Strong structure and absolutely filthy on the stem rub — ripe funk, gas, fresh-cut wood and nasty cheese. Easily one of the loudest males I’ve had around.

I’ve kept cuts of him because I want to see what he actually passes before making any big claims.

Two females are being used to keep the line going, one will get an outcross, and one stays untouched so I can smoke the flower and actually learn what I’m working with.

Pretty wild that all of this started because somebody poured water into a seed pack before I could change my mind.

Sometimes you pick the seeds. Sometimes the seeds get picked for you.

Met NYCeeds at a free seed event he was hosting this past June . After talking for a while he says, “I have something for you.”

He digs through hundreds of packs, pulls one out, walks over to the vending fridge and grabs a bottle of water.

Comes back, opens the bottle, pours water straight into the seed pack, takes a long sip, looks me dead in the eyes and says:

“Run these.”

😂 Well… guess I’m running them.

The pack was Casu Marzu — Sardinian for “rotten cheese.”

9 seeds → 6 popped → lost one → 4 females + 1 male.

And that male is FUNKY. Ripe, dank, gassy cheese. Easily one of the loudest males I’ve handled, so I backed him up with cuts.

Now the plan:

2 females × Casu Marzu male to preserve the line.

1 female gets an outcross: Congo Red, Original Haze or Zacatecas Purple.

1 female stays unseeded so I can smoke her and see what the line actually brings to the table.

The male looks promising, but the offspring will decide whether he’s actually worth a damn.

What are you hitting that third female with — Congo, Haze or Zacatecas?

Purple on purple. 💜
chef.budz Purple Chef × hyp3rids Zacatecas Purple Two Zacatecas males. Two seeded expressions.
The genetics are talking. 🔥

Hit this Granddaddy Purple with my Congo Red #2 male. The goal is to bring together that GDP density, color, and resin with the Congo side’s vigor, spice, lift, and high-energy expression.

Hit this Granddaddy Purple with my Congo Red #2 male. The goal is to bring together that GDP density, color, and resin with the Congo side’s vigor, spice, lift, and high-energy expression.

I’ve just completed the first heirloom-seeded run of Purple Zacatecas by Hyp3rids. I used two different males in the breeding process. The open structure, long flowering energy, purple potential, and real preservation work make this a promising strain. My goal is to preserve Mexican expressions and build a working seed library for future hunts.

I’ve just completed the first heirloom-seeded run of Purple Zacatecas by Hyp3rids. I used two different males in the breeding process. The open structure, long flowering energy, purple potential, and real preservation work make this a promising strain. My goal is to preserve Mexican expressions and build a working seed library for future hunts.

I’ve just completed the first heirloom-seeded run of Purple Zacatecas by Hyp3rids. I used two different males in the breeding process. The open structure, long flowering energy, purple potential, and real preservation work make this a promising strain. My goal is to preserve Mexican expressions and build a working seed library for future hunts.

Two seeded RSC Burmese Ganja were crossed with Hyp3rids Purple Zacatecas. Out of the original 7 seed pack only 3 germinated, and out the 3, 1 Hermed. Each plant is unique in its structure and offer interesting characteristics I hope to
Preserve. I took clones of both and will order more seeds with the hopes of finding a male to breed.

Two seeded RSC Burmese Ganja were crossed with Hyp3rids Purple Zacatecas. Out of the original 7 seed pack only 3 germinated, and out the 3, 1 Hermed. Each plant is unique in its structure and offer interesting characteristics I hope to
Preserve. I took clones of both and will order more seeds with the hopes of finding a male to breed.

Documenting the line, watching seed set, and preserving the work forward

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That purple/dark seed/bract expression is probably coming mostly from the Durban mother’s flower tissue reacting to light, maturity, and seed pressure, not necessarily the Congo pollen directly?