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    Bastard Ryder F1: the parallel line

    The first Drunken Bastard × Lowryder cross: leaf observations, selecting BR#3 and BR#6, the second mother BR#12 and F2 seeds.

    Sep 30, 2022 - Apr 9, 2023
    A whole flowering cannabis plant with several tall green colas and yellowing fan leaves, against black cloth.
    Week 18. BR#3 near the end of seed maturation.
    Cross
    Drunken Bastard F3 × Lowryder IBL
    Generation
    F1 → F2 seeds
    Years
    2022-2023
    Sex after selection
    3 females, 6 males

    September 30 - October 7, 2022. A parallel line

    Hi, friends! This report covers Bastard Ryder The first generation from a cross between two parents. F1 ↗ from Mutant Farm. I produced this hybrid by crossing Drunken Bastard F3 (7East Genetics) × Lowryder Inbred Line: a line selected over generations to reproduce particular traits consistently. IBL ↗ (Doctor’s Choice).

    It is part of my personal seed collection, which I started putting together in the second season.

    On September 30 I take out the seeds and get started. On October 2 I sowed all the material.

    Eleven out of 12 germinated. One plant looks too much like a Bastard, so I wondered whether a seed had been mixed up. We will see how it develops.

    A young cannabis seedling with round cotyledons and its first serrated true leaves.
    Bastard Ryder F1 seedling. 11 of 12 seeds sprouted in the first count.
    A young cannabis seedling with oval cotyledons and small wrinkled, toothed first leaves against a dark background.
    Bastard Ryder F1 seedling with irregular first leaves, October 7, 2022.
    A cannabis seedling from above with two cotyledons and the first pair of toothed true leaves on dark soil.
    Bastard Ryder F1 seedling seen from above, October 7, 2022.

    Week 1. BR#9 and the first elimination

    All 12 out of 12 germinated. Ten out of 11 plants show ordinary leaves without distortions, with subtle leaf differences in some. BR#9 fully expresses the ABC mutation. I think pollen from DB#15 reached the mother, which was DB#16. I will describe the The observable traits of a plant, such as its height, leaf shape or colour. phenotypes ↗ after the plants show their sex.

    BR#1 took a long time to emerge, turned out weak, and was eliminated.

    Weeks 2–3. Observations

    The aphid attack I mentioned earlier did not cause significant damage or affect growth. The plants are growing vigorously.

    BR#9 still behaves like an ordinary Bastard, which leads me to conclude that the mother received pollen from DB#15 instead of Lowryder.

    Close-up of dark green cannabis leaves seen from above, with a small extra leaflet growing at the centre of the leaf whorl.
    Bastard Ryder F1 leaves with extra leaflets.

    Weeks 4–5. Sex and morphology

    The plants are beginning to show their sex. Many have extra leaflets at the upper nodes. BR#6 shows the most Bastard influence, visible in the unusual shape of the extra leaflet on new leaves.

    All the plants have shown their sex: 3 females and 6 males. The males will then go on to pollen production.

    All the females are very branchy, beautiful, and vigorous, as I would expect of plants with hybrid vigor. BR#3 is my favorite: her branches curve slightly, recalling the Bastard’s flexibility, and the upper fan leaves develop extra leaflets that resemble ABC leaf shape.

    Close-up of dark green cannabis fan leaves, with a small rosette of extra leaflets growing from the centre of one leaf.
    Week 4. An extra leaflet in the centre of a new Bastard Ryder F1 fan leaf.
    A whole branchy young cannabis plant with long narrow leaves against dark cloth.
    Week 5. BR#3, a branchy female with slightly curving branches.
    A pale green cannabis stem bends in an arc between fan leaves against dark cloth.
    Week 5. A curved, flexible Bastard Ryder F1 stem.

    Weeks 6–8. Choosing a pair

    I selected the best male and female plants for breeding: male BR#6 and female BR#3. I chose both for the Bastard characteristics in their phenotypes: slightly smoother leaf structure, softer and more flexible branches, and good, active branching. Both showed an extra ABC-shaped leaflet on the upper fan leaves.

    During weeks 7–8, I did not intervene or take photographs.

    A light green cannabis branch bent into a wide loop in front of the main stem, against dark cloth.
    Week 6. BR#3 and BR#6 were chosen as parents, partly for softer, more flexible branches. A branch bent into a loop.
    Two young cannabis plants side by side on dark cloth, the left one with a thick cut main stem and the right one with thin flexible branches.
    Week 6. The breeding pair: BR#6 (left) and BR#3 (right).

    Weeks 9–10. Transition to flowering

    I switched BR#3 and BR#12 to flowering. I have kept the male, BR#6, in the vegetative phase for now. In a couple of weeks I will switch him to flowering as well, for pollen.

    Aromas when the stems are rubbed:

    • BR#3: bright, fruity, and sour, with blueberry notes.
    • BR#12: pungent blueberry, garlic, and sourness, with sharp fruit notes.
    • BR#6: blueberry and garlic, with hints of fruit.

    Week 10: no intervention, only photos.

    A branchy cannabis plant with long narrow fan leaves against silver fabric.
    Week 9. BR#3 at the switch to flowering.

    Weeks 11–12. Pollination

    BR#3 and BR#12 are developing their first flower clusters and will soon be ready for pollination. BR#6 is also about to begin shedding pollen.

    On December 27 Bastard Ryder F1 (Lowryder IBL × Drunken Bastard F3) moved on to their main task: reproduction. I used a brush to transfer pollen from BR#6 to the females BR#12 and BR#3. I marked the unpollinated branches on the female plants with white stickers, leaving a couple on each.

    BR#3 and BR#12 have put the offspring plan into action and received pollen from BR#6. BR#3 looks more like her pollen donor than her sister does. After pollination I returned the male to vegetative growth.

    A male cannabis plant with clusters of closed green pollen sacs on its upper stems, against a plain yellow cloth.
    Week 11. Male flowers on BR#6, the pollen donor.
    A frosty green cannabis top with orange pistils and curled fan-leaf tips, isolated on a black background.
    Week 13. A pollinated mother (BR#3 or BR#12) carrying seed.
    A cannabis top with fine white pistils among narrow green leaves against yellow cloth.
    Week 11. A mother's top with the first white pistils before pollination.
    A tall flowering cannabis plant with two main tops against yellow cloth.
    Week 12. BR#3 after pollination with BR#6 pollen.
    A dense, flat-topped flowering cannabis plant with many tops against yellow cloth.
    Week 12. BR#12 after pollination with BR#6 pollen.

    Weeks 13–17. Maturation

    BR#3 and BR#12 are growing and carrying the offspring. The plants got a couple of days of drought. I let them recover. I am waiting for the next generation.

    DF#9 (Drunken Bastard F3 #16 × Freakshow IBL #4): the flower has developed a good, rich purple. For comparison, next to it is BR#12 (Drunken Bastard F3 #16 × Lowryder IBL); they stand in the same conditions. Of course, the cool air in my growing area is the cause, but the predisposition to purple buds is plain to see.

    In week 17, maturing seeds are already showing at the tops. The lower parts still need a week or two.

    A dense seed-bearing cannabis cola with trichomes and dried, curled leaf tips, on a black background.
    Week 14. Waiting for the seeds.
    Macro of a cannabis bud where a swollen calyx has split open to show a striped seed, on a black background.
    Week 17. Maturing seeds are pushing out on the tops. The lower buds need another week or two.
    Two flowering cannabis tops side by side, a green one on the left and one with dark purple leaves and orange pistils on the right.
    January 27, 2023. BR#12 (left) next to DF#9 (right), whose flower turned purple.
    A dense green cannabis top with trichomes and dried, curled leaf tips on a black background.
    Week 17. A top with maturing seeds.

    Week 18 and harvest. Completed April 9, 2023

    I had planned to grow out a clone of BR#3 to get more seeds for the next round, but I think the current seed harvest from the miniature version will be enough. Once the plants had dried, I collected the seeds. In a couple of months I will start a new round, where the most interesting part begins: searching the The second generation of a cross, descended from F1 plants. Traits can separate into different combinations in this generation. F2 ↗ generation for A plant that starts flowering independently of the length of the day. autoflowering ↗ plants with Bastard leaves.

    BR#3 has a sweet-and-sour aroma with bright lemon and lime citrus. BR#12 has a sweet-and-sour lime-and-mint aroma, slightly reminiscent of menthol sweets. Both plants went through a series of stress tests with drought, overwatering, overdosing, and a disrupted light cycle, and showed no signs of hermaphroditism.

    A single dried, seeded cannabis top with yellow-brown leaves, lit from the side against a black background.
    Harvest, BR#3. Aroma per the log: sour-sweet, bright lemon-lime citrus. The seeds were collected.
    A dried cannabis top with pale green and amber leaves next to a second blurred top, on a black background.
    Harvest, BR#12. Aroma per the log: sour-sweet, lime and mint, a little like menthol candy.
    A dried cannabis plant with several long yellow-green tops against dark cloth.
    Harvest, BR#3. The plant after drying.
    A dried cannabis plant with dense tops and yellowed, curled leaves against black cloth.
    Harvest, BR#12. The plant after drying.

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