I have worked on Bastard Ryder since 2022. The line's mother is DB#16 from Drunken Bastard F3 by 7East Genetics; the father is Lowryder. In selection, I looked for a combination of autoflowering and Australian Bastard Cannabis, or ABC: small, unusual leaves in place of the familiar fan leaf.
In The first generation from a cross between two parents.F1 ↗, I kept BR#3, BR#12 and male BR#6. I liked their soft, flexible branches and active branching. These plants started two parallel lines, #3 and #12. In The second generation of a cross, descended from F1 plants. Traits can separate into different combinations in this generation.F2 ↗, I selected autoflowering plants with ABC leaves from 350+ seeds; I also worked on the following generations myself.
ABC produces small, glossy leaflets without the usual serrated edges. The catalog describes a compact, dense bush with thin, flexible branches and dense flowers covered in trichomes. My selection included different frameworks: from a well-branched plant to one dominated almost entirely by a central cola.
The release has a listed cycle of about 70-75 days from seed to harvest. On the F1 plants, I noted lemon and lime, with mint as well in BR#12. At F3 harvest, I recorded apple blossom, lemon and pine. The catalog aroma emphasizes berries: blueberry and sour fruit, with a garlic note in some plants.
F1-F5 selection was my work; Doctor's Choice handles the F5 seed run and the F6 release. The catalog includes Regular seeds can produce both male and female plants.regular ↗ and Feminized seeds are produced to give female plants.feminized ↗ versions. Bastard Ryder became the autoflowering parent of Fastberry Bastard.
Bastard Ryder / flowersBastard Ryder F1 seedling with irregular first leaves.Week 4. An extra leaflet in the centre of a new Bastard Ryder F1 fan leaf.Week 5. BR#3, a branchy female with slightly curving branches.Week 6. The breeding pair: BR#6 (left) and BR#3 (right).Week 11. A mother's top with the first white pistils before pollination.Week 12. BR#12 after pollination with BR#6 pollen.Week 17. A top with maturing seeds.Harvest, BR#3. The plant after drying.Bastard Ryder F2 / ABC leaves
