My WW Breeding Program

[White WidowMaker]

BBP - thanks!

Rockster - thanks for your extended/edited reply, and thanks for the pictures of the seeds! Those are beautiful seeds! Yes, I know what you mean that the more mature seeds are just popping out!

If DP is interested I will simply go to local Dutch Embassy and send them special delivery through their diplomatic post so that I won't get arrested for sending seeds back to Amsterdam. If DP is interested, ok. If not, then they lose out because if I can isolate those special genetics in the WW, then the new sub-strain of pure WW will have extra yield (maybe same potency).

If they are not interested, that's ok. At least I had fun, and I accomplished something in breeding my own private WW for me and friends. That's ok, too.

 

[bombbudpuffa]

Btw, WWM, it will probably take a lot more than a backcross to isolate high yield and high potency.

 

[BuddyLuv]

:spit:

 

[White WidowMaker]

Btw, WWM, it will probably take a lot more than a backcross to isolate high yield and high potency.

Thanks.

I don't know yet about the potency (probably same potency as the other seeds in the group), but the male had unusual (extra) branching, and if his offspring have the same unusual branching characteristics (approx. 60 seeds harvested), then I would like to isolate this in future generations to create a sub-strain that has the extra branching (= higher yield).

 

[ShecallshimThor]

than i would say keep your dad alive as long as possible. cloning or anymeans possible
then backcross any mother that show the characteristics
from what ive read on breeding this sounds like what your looking for

 

[White WidowMaker]

than i would say keep your dad alive as long as possible. cloning or anymeans possible
then backcross any mother that show the characteristics
from what ive read on breeding this sounds like what your looking for

Unfortunately the dad was used for breeding and then killed. I hope his children in the seeds I have will show some of his characteristics (both male and female), and then I hope to cross these with better chances that their offspring will show the wanted characteristics since they both have them in their genes.

 

[ozzydiodude]

WWM the are a couple thread on collecting and storing male pollen that save you from having the grow males and would help you in your backcrossing and breeding. When I get a extra min I'll look up and post later.

 

[White WidowMaker]

Hi again WWM,

the plant was chopped and seeds removed straight away.You kinda run your fingers gently through the bud and the larger more mature seeds come away quite easily and it's those I planted,as per the pic taken at the time.

I noticed it takes about 6 weeks to form nice, dark, black-striped seeds. So if you chopped at 8 weeks, the seeds (at least some of them) in the bud may have had a dry-time of approx. 2 weeks. So this may have been a factor in the success of your plant immediately after harvest.