Sativa Auto Attempt

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I have seeds on the way for a home trial and tribulation funtime . Some Russian ruderalis seeds and two African sativas. Senegal from Landrace Team and Ciskei from Tropical Seeds. I want to dust them with pollen from the rusky auto from Tartastan. I want to grow a couple later for stash but first things first . These particular sativas are a little earlier than most African . How long should I veg ? One month ? They don’t get tall either . And can I grow them just long enough to produce the seeds that’s all I want from my first batch .

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You can switch to 12/12 anytime after you have roots established.

Yep but long enough to produce viable seeds will usually be at least as long as to fully ripen the buds. If anything you may need to let the buds over ripen to get good healthy seeds.

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And note that your F1s may not show the autoflowering trait or may only show in a small percentage of plants. F2 and higher will be more likely to produce more autos.

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Thank you

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Yes I’ve done a little research that’s great knowledge. It’s a perpetual quest . Thank you so much

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Sounds like a fun project and nice to see someone else using TLT. I have their Jamaican “Longtime” and a project very similar to yours in mind.

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I was looking at that Jamaican Longtime on the website :+1: I’m relatively new to indoor so it’s going to be nothing but learning and some cussing I’m sure

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Do I keep pollen from the original male to pollinate the next generation ?

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I never tried it but I believe you can. My understanding is that the viability of the pollen drops pretty quickly after collection so you might consider also taking clones of the father if it’s a keeper or if you think you might want to back-cross with the progeny.

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You do if that’s what you want to do.

Even if you start on 12/12 the plants won’t produce flowers until they are mature, which is usually 4-5 weeks. Sometimes running on short light schedule takes a little longer, so i would run them on veg schedule for 3-4 weeks and then go to 12/12.

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I think that’s the safe bet thank you . Patience is number one with something like this to get the best results . I could use male pollen from these African plants to cross with already established hybrids I suppose as well .

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