Female Seeds next gen c99 - Sexbud
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Earlyriser76
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Both look the same to me from that picture. Can you tell any difference?
fellowfelon
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Nope! I'm beginning to lose hope of ever being able to ascertain which one is which. But then again, if they're both exactly the same I guess it doesn't matter at all.
You think you'll be able to tell them apart once they go buddy? Well I'll be sure to keep you posted!
abe supercro
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they look similar, why wld they be the same? aren't they from two diff seeds?
fellowfelon
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Yes, one is FS C99 and one is FS Sexbud, but I think these two brands have very similar if not identical genetics. It's been claimed that Sexbud is "enhanced" C99, but I don't know what that even means, though I suppose more knowledgeable folks familiar with breeding practices can tell me. I suspect the enhancement is simply the different marketing approach evoking the ever-effective "sex".
abe supercro
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greater variance in phenotypical expression will be noticeable in flowering. I am surprised how similar they look, but you have trained them identically.
fellowfelon
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Well I can't wait!
They've already been flowering for 3 days.
Earlyriser76
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That kinda sucks but you will have two great c99 plants to smoke no matter what.
Earlyriser76
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My one SB is still the largest of the bunch. In a few days, I'll be starting the nutes. These are at 12 days of 12/12 from seed. It's still like watching grass grow..
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Earlyriser76
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At two weeks the small round leaves are turning yellow. It's time to start the nutes.
These have really tight nodes. I don't know if its just these seeds or my growing method but for whatever reason, there is nearly zero stretch between leaf sets.
I did grow some major stems and some major roots in two weeks along with 4 sets of leaves. I think I could have started nutes sooner than two weeks based on the amount of roots these plants produced.
The tap roots didn't grow 7", but did grow small root hairs nearly that deep. My idea of air pruning didn't work for the seedlings because they didn't have enough time to grow out and prune themselves. Air pruning from day one to day 14, doesn't do anything.
These are exactly two week old C99 and SB plants. The c99's have pretty much caught up with the SB in terms of growth. All plants have just been watered everyday in a 75%perlite/25% vermiculite mix and kept under 12/12 of lighting. The seeds were germinated in Rapid rooters.
I think I could have done better. There was a bit of a stall in the growth rate because I waited too long before putting the Rapid rooter into the perlite grow container. Next time, I won;t wait for roots to come out of the Rapid rooter before planting. As soon as I see that seed crack, and before it grows roots, it's going in the perlite to avoid transplant shock.
These got maxibloom at 1tsp per gallon today and will until the end and are watered (top fed) 4 times a day in a dutch bucket type system. The 150w HPS is 8" off the canopy and still on 12/12.
These have really tight nodes. I don't know if its just these seeds or my growing method but for whatever reason, there is nearly zero stretch between leaf sets.
I did grow some major stems and some major roots in two weeks along with 4 sets of leaves. I think I could have started nutes sooner than two weeks based on the amount of roots these plants produced.
The tap roots didn't grow 7", but did grow small root hairs nearly that deep. My idea of air pruning didn't work for the seedlings because they didn't have enough time to grow out and prune themselves. Air pruning from day one to day 14, doesn't do anything.
These are exactly two week old C99 and SB plants. The c99's have pretty much caught up with the SB in terms of growth. All plants have just been watered everyday in a 75%perlite/25% vermiculite mix and kept under 12/12 of lighting. The seeds were germinated in Rapid rooters.
I think I could have done better. There was a bit of a stall in the growth rate because I waited too long before putting the Rapid rooter into the perlite grow container. Next time, I won;t wait for roots to come out of the Rapid rooter before planting. As soon as I see that seed crack, and before it grows roots, it's going in the perlite to avoid transplant shock.
These got maxibloom at 1tsp per gallon today and will until the end and are watered (top fed) 4 times a day in a dutch bucket type system. The 150w HPS is 8" off the canopy and still on 12/12.
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Earlyriser76
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They came through the first day with full strength nutes without a hitch. They all look downright perky!
I thought I might clarify something. These got full strength nutes 14 days from when the seed was planted (after a 12 hour soak) which came out to about 12 days from the time the seed actually cracked in the Rapid rooter.
So, it's more like 12 days from the day the seed germinated , they got nutes. I think they could handle nutes even a few days sooner because of the root growth I saw at day 14. Maybe even 8,9, or 10 days from spout, they might take full strength nutes and do well. Certainly Maxibloom 1tsp per gallon @ 12 days works. Maybe other combo's will work too.
I thought I might clarify something. These got full strength nutes 14 days from when the seed was planted (after a 12 hour soak) which came out to about 12 days from the time the seed actually cracked in the Rapid rooter.
So, it's more like 12 days from the day the seed germinated , they got nutes. I think they could handle nutes even a few days sooner because of the root growth I saw at day 14. Maybe even 8,9, or 10 days from spout, they might take full strength nutes and do well. Certainly Maxibloom 1tsp per gallon @ 12 days works. Maybe other combo's will work too.
fellowfelon
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And here's my SB vs. C99, 11th day of 12/12. The Stretch has been outrageous, my vigilant veg LSTing completely disregarded. I'm very nearly out of (my humble) space. Please pray for them to stop.
One is obviously superior, and interestingly it's the one that started out slower. Wonder which is which...
One is obviously superior, and interestingly it's the one that started out slower. Wonder which is which...
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Earlyriser76
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Those look amazing. I saw something similar. A few of mine looked smaller but they pretty much all caught up with the SB.
Test both, see which one makes you feel frisky.
LOLThink of it as an adventure. Keep smoking until you can tell the difference.
Honestly, there probably isn't much difference in the first place but if there actually ends up being some difference it might be a nice plus.
One thing we can say. Sex bud grows just as well as their regular c99 so we haven't lost anything.
Sex bud is supposed to finish a week earlier, so maybe the first one to finish is your SB. If that's the superior one on the right, that might be a good guess.
My SB is still the superior plant of them all. Maybe this is what they mean by "enhanced."
fellowfelon
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Hehehe, I can't wait to test them out, you have no idea...Those look amazing. I saw something similar. A few of mine looked smaller but they pretty much all caught up with the SB.
Test both, see which one makes you feel frisky.
Think of it as an adventure. Keep smoking until you can tell the difference.
Honestly, there probably isn't much difference in the first place but if there actually ends up being some difference it might be a nice plus.
One thing we can say. Sex bud grows just as well as their regular c99 so we haven't lost anything.
Sex bud is supposed to finish a week earlier, so maybe the first one to finish is your SB. If that's the superior one on the right, that might be a good guess.
My SB is still the superior plant of them all. Maybe this is what they mean by "enhanced."
Your experience with the stronger start of the SB makes me suspect my superior girl is actually the C99! Although these kinds of variations can occur between different seeds of the very same strain, can't they?
Is Sexbud really purported to finish a week earlier?? I mean that's a pretty huge difference methinks. I seem to recall the flowering time for both of them to be identical on the FS site (56 days, already delightfully short).
I actually mailed FS that picture, because they had told me they might be able to tell them apart on day 40, which is today! Let's see if they're brazen enough to guess which one's which
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Earlyriser76
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Right. A week earlier than even c99 I believe I read.Is Sexbud really purported to finish a week earlier?? I mean that's a pretty huge difference methinks. I seem to recall the flowering time for both of them to be identical on the FS site (56 days, already delightfully short).
I actually mailed FS that picture, because they had told me they might be able to tell them apart on day 40, which is today! Let's see if they're brazen enough to guess which one's which
I'm not vegging or topping. I'm trying to run them fast as they will go.
fellowfelon
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More C99 vs. SB / SB vs. C99
12th day of 12/12
12th day of 12/12
Earlyriser76
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Please let us know which plant that FS seeds says is the sex bud. My guess would be the more lush one. Hopefully that is part of what they mean by an "enhanced" version.