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    Freaky Ryder F1: the first cross

    Nine plants from the first Freakshow × Lowryder cross: selecting FR#2 and FR#6, pollination, F2 seed harvest and a test cross with Bastard Ryder.

    Sep 30, 2022 - Jun 24, 2023
    Close-up of a frosted flower with purple-tinged sugar leaves, orange pistils and grey-brown seeds between the bracts, black background.
    FR#2 cola with ripe seeds between the bracts, harvest #1.
    Cross
    Freakshow IBL × Lowryder IBL
    Generation
    F1 → F2 seeds
    Years
    2022-2023
    Seedlings
    9 of 9

    September 30 - October 7, 2022. The first cross

    Hi, friends! The growerstuffer project is starting a new season. Since I have a few more strains this time, I decided to give them separate reports.

    This report covers Freaky Ryder The first generation from a cross between two parents. F1 ↗ from Mutant Farm. I produced this hybrid by crossing Freakshow Inbred Line: a line selected over generations to reproduce particular traits consistently. IBL ↗ #8 (7East Genetics) × Lowryder IBL (Doctor’s Choice). It is part of my personal seed collection, which I started putting together in the second season.

    All 9 out of 9 germinated. The Freakshow genes are already making themselves known in the first generation.

    Top-down view of a seedling with two round cotyledons and two narrow, deeply lobed true leaves on dark soil.
    FR#1 seedling, 5 October 2022: deeply lobed first true leaves, the first sign of the Freakshow leaf trait.
    Top view of a seedling with two cotyledons and two long serrated leaves on dark soil.
    Freaky Ryder F1 seedling, October 7, 2022: first true leaves with deep serrations.
    Close-up of a seedling with rounded cotyledons and serrated leaves above dark soil.
    Another Freaky Ryder F1 seedling, October 7, 2022: 9 of 9 sprouted.

    Week 1. Leaf shape

    Most show a slight Freakshow leaf mutation, which makes me very happy because it makes my work easier. Leaf mutations are A trait that can be inherited without being expressed in a cross. Autoflowering is an example in the Lowryder story. recessive ↗, as is A plant that starts flowering independently of the length of the day. autoflowering ↗, so they usually begin to show in the second generation. 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. I am not eliminating any of them.

    An interesting observation: compared with a strain without Freakshow morphology, Freaky Ryder has 2–3 leaflets on its first leaves instead of 1. At the second node, it has 5–6 instead of the usual 3. The comparison is between DC Kush and Freaky Ryder F1 #1.

    Young plant with broad leaflets that have irregular, deeply cut edges, against a black backdrop.
    Mid-October 2022. Most F1 plants show a light Freakshow leaf mutation, although the trait is recessive.

    Weeks 2–3. Observations

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

    Top view of a group of young plants with deeply cut leaves, broad-leaved plants on the left and silver fabric on the right.
    October 23, 2022: Freaky Ryder F1 plants with deeply cut leaves in active growth.

    Week 4. Sex and preliminary selection

    Several plants are already showing clear sex characteristics: anthers are forming. Most of the plants with the most altered leaf morphology are males. A couple are still unclear.

    FR#2 was the first to show female sex characteristics, as well as the most vigorous growth despite the problems along the way. I provisionally chose her as my female candidate for breeding.

    I think I will confirm breeder happyevil’s theory over the next week.

    In his F1, 24 plants gave 9 males and 15 females: every male had cut, fluffy, multi-level leaves, every female had an ordinary, classic leaf.

    FR#1 and FR#7 are both males and show the most pronounced changes in leaf structure in their generation. Soon I will send them off to produce pollen.

    Dense tops of several plants with narrow serrated leaves on a black background.
    Week 4, November 6, 2022: Freaky Ryder F1 plants in vigorous growth.
    Close-up of a stem node with two striped green male flower buds and young leaves.
    Week 4: pollen sacs forming at a node of a male plant.
    Close-up of a plant top with dark green serrated leaves on a black background.
    Week 4: close-up of the top of a Freaky Ryder F1 plant.

    Week 5. Morphology

    The FR#2 lady is slowly putting on mass. Her stem petioles are showing anthocyanin coloration. So far, the only FS trait in her leaf morphology is deeper serration along the leaf edges. Next, the males will be sent off to produce pollen. I will describe the phenotypes in time.

    Almost all the male plants have pronounced changes in leaf structure.

    Fan leaf with extra lobes cut into the leaflet edges, photographed against dark cloth.
    Males FR#1 and FR#7 had the strongest leaf changes of the generation. Leaf from one of them, November 2022.
    Whole plant on dark cloth, long leaf stalks with a reddish tint.
    Week 5, November 13, 2022: FR#2 putting on mass, petioles colored by anthocyanin.
    Close-up of a broad fan leaf with lobed leaflet edges on a dark background.
    Week 5: a large leaf with deeply cut leaflets, a Freakshow trait.

    Weeks 6–8. Candidate FR#8

    FR#2 has picked a male partner: FR#8. Among the males, he shows more Freakshow morphology, has a strong resinous stem, and matches the female in structure: short internodes and substantial branches.

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

    Two plants on dark cloth: a tall bushy one on the left and a shorter one with cut leaves on the right.
    Week 6, November 27, 2022: FR#2 (left) and FR#8, the male chosen for her (right).

    Weeks 9–10. Transition to flowering

    I switched FR#2 to flowering. When rubbed, the stem smells sour, citrusy, and gassy. Structurally, she branches well and has short internodes.

    I have kept the males, FR#6 and FR#8, in the vegetative phase for now. In a couple of weeks I will switch them to flowering as well, for pollen. When rubbed, their stems smell grassy, hash-like, citrusy, and slightly sour. Both have medium-to-short internodes.

    A compact bushy plant against silver fabric.
    Week 9, December 15, 2022: FR#2 switched to flowering.
    Close-up of branches with closely spaced nodes and serrated leaves.
    FR#2, week 9: good branching and short internodes.

    Weeks 11–12. Waiting for pollen

    The plant is already forming flowers and will soon be ready for pollination. FR#6 has developed plenty of flowers and will soon shed pollen. I will collect some because I have not yet made the final choice of male. I am waiting to see how the second male, FR#8, performs; I switched him to flowering later because I was growing out his branches to take a clone.

    FR#2 is doing beautifully and becoming covered in resin. I am waiting for FR#8 to show what he can do.

    Cluster of closed green male flower buds at the top of a plant against yellow cloth.
    Week 11. Male FR#6 forming flower clusters, close to shedding pollen.
    A plant with a flat canopy and several pale green flower tops against yellow cloth.
    Week 12, January 11, 2023: FR#2 forming flowers.
    Close-up of a young flower with pale pistils among trichome-covered leaves.
    FR#2, week 12: the top is getting coated with trichomes.

    Week 13. Pollen donor FR#6

    FR#2 has finally been pollinated and is now carrying the next generation. FR#6 beat his brother to the role of pollen donor.

    FR#8 turned out to be almost identical to number 6, but at the start of flowering he seemed to have fewer anthers. Since number 6 was already shedding pollen, I decided to use him.

    After pollination, I put the males back into vegetative growth. I gave the plants a couple of days of drought; they were barely affected and bravely got through it.

    Flowering top with white pistils and frosted leaves on red-tinged stems against a black background.
    January 2023. FR#2 in flower; male FR#6 shed pollen first and became the pollinator.
    A compact plant with several flower tops against black and yellow cloth.
    Week 13, January 11, 2023: FR#2 in flower, pollinated by the male FR#6.
    Two tall plants against silver fabric, the right one with large clusters of male flowers at the tops.
    Week 13: the males FR#6 and FR#8 in flower.

    Weeks 14–18. Seed maturation

    FR#2 is lush, aromatic, and resinous. I am waiting for the offspring.

    In week 15, she formed good-sized seeds that will soon begin to mature. In week 17, I left her alone and waited for ripening. In week 18, 11 days have passed since the previous post. The seeds at the tops are already maturing; I think the lower parts need a couple of weeks.

    Resinous flower top with orange pistils and a swollen green seed bract, other plants blurred behind.
    Week 15. FR#2 has set large seeds that are not ripe yet.
    Whole plant with several resinous tops on black cloth.
    Week 14, January 17, 2023: FR#2 carrying seeds.
    Close-up of a resinous flower with orange pistils on a dark background.
    FR#2, week 14: a flower with orange pistils, heavily coated in trichomes.
    Close-up of a top with mottled brown seeds showing from the calyxes on a black background.
    Week 18, March 30, 2023: seeds ripening at the top of FR#2.

    Harvest. FR#2

    I found a patch of mold on FR#2’s largest flower. I harvested all the flower sections with mature seeds. I separated the seeds right away and set them to dry. I then gave the plant another couple of weeks and successfully collected a second batch of offspring.

    Alongside the seed plant, I kept a clone to assess its aroma and structure. FR#2 turned out stocky, with short internodes. The flowers are closely spaced and generously covered in trichomes. The aroma is sweet, slightly sour, floral, and citrusy, with pepper notes.

    The sample passed stress tests: the clone went through drought, overwatering, deficiency, overdosing and a disrupted light cycle.

    Whole compact plant with several resinous tops against black cloth.
    FR#2 at the first seed harvest, March 2023.
    Cone-shaped frosted flower top on a black background with a single striped brown seed emerging from a bract.
    A ripe seed breaking out of a bract on FR#2: the start of the next generation.
    A dense resinous top with orange pistils against a grey background.
    FR#2 clone kept to assess aroma and structure, March 2023.

    April 8, 2023. FR#6 revegetation and a clone anomaly

    The male pollen donor, FR#6, successfully returned to vegetative growth.

    I found an odd anomaly in a Freaky Ryder F1 clone. One cola reached a dead end: a cluster of calyxes appeared at the tip instead of a growing point.

    Close-up of a shoot tip with a cluster of elongated green calyxes and pistils on a dark background.
    Freaky Ryder F1 clone glitch, April 2023: a cluster of calyxes in place of the growing tip.

    April 29 - June 24, 2023. Freaky Ryder × Bastard Ryder

    For testing and out of curiosity, I pollinated the female FR F1 #2 with the male BR F1 #6. She is now carrying the offspring of (Freakshow × Lowryder) × (Drunken Bastard × Lowryder).

    The harvest of the last 3 seed-bearing plants is approaching: Drunken Bastard × Duck, (Drunken Bastard × Lowryder) × (Freakshow × Lowryder) and ABC Cra.Cro × ABC Cra.Cro.

    Two tops with pale pistils, with stems of male flower clusters rising behind them against a red background.
    FR F1 #2 pollinated by the male BR F1 #6, April 29, 2023.

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