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  • P, F1, F2, S1 and Fast: How to Read Breeding Generations

    P, F1, F2, S1 and Fast: How to Read Breeding Generations

    ← Back to the Breeding Room P, F1, F2, S1 and Fast: How to Read Breeding Generations The stage label tells you which plants are growing now and which seeds a breeder is making. Here is how to read that label—and the other terms that appear beside it. In this guide Reading a stage label…

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  • Black Mamba #42 Auto Breeding Logs

    Black Mamba #42 Auto Breeding Logs

    ← Back to the Breeding Room Black Mamba #42 Auto: breeding logs The Black Mamba #42 Auto project aims to develop an autoflowering line while preserving the mother line’s dark, ash-toned appearance and berry aroma. Cross Black Mamba #42 × Lowryder Latest update F1 seeds collected Selection plan Dates for future stages are estimates. Stage…

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  • Velluto Breeding Logs

    Velluto Breeding Logs

    ← Back to the Breeding Room Velluto: breeding logs The goal is to cross the selected Vanilla Velvet mother with Lowryder and develop an autoflowering line that retains her resin coverage, velvety leaves and vanilla aroma. Cross Vanilla Velvet × Lowryder Latest update F1 seeds sown Selection plan Dates for future stages are estimates. Stage…

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  • Tulga Parvati Breeding Logs

    Tulga Parvati Breeding Logs

    ← Back to the Breeding Room Tulga Parvati: breeding logs The Tulga Parvati project aims to develop an autoflowering line from the Rasol landrace and Lowryder, with the possibility of multiple harvests a year for growers in India. Cross Rasol × Rasol → Rasol × Lowryder Latest update Rasol parents flowering outdoors Selection plan Dates…

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  • The History of the Freakshow Cannabis Mutation

    The History of the Freakshow Cannabis Mutation

    “After forty years, normal gets a little monotonous.” Shapeshifter, creator of Freakshow A typical cannabis leaf is palmate: the leaflets fan out from a single point. The Freakshow cannabis mutation gives the leaf a different structure. Its leaflets are narrow, deeply serrated, and arranged along a central axis, while the leaf as a whole looks…

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  • Mutant Autoflower Breeding: Freakshow and Australian Bastard Cannabis

    Mutant Autoflower Breeding: Freakshow and Australian Bastard Cannabis

    Where fern-leaf and ABC came from and why a mutant autoflower is so hard to breed. Almost all cannabis looks the same. The palmate leaf, the Christmas-tree silhouette you can pick out from across a field. That recognizability is a problem: what is easy to identify is easy to find. So one branch of breeding…

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  • Sasha, aka Joint Doctor – interview for the AWC Cup. Part 2

    Sasha, aka Joint Doctor – interview for the AWC Cup. Part 2

    Part 2 is here. Joint Doctor on real breeding, what’s next for Doctor’s Choice, and why most of what you’ve heard about early autoflowers is marketing spin. Missed Part 1? Start there — there’s a story about a chicken coop you don’t want to skip. 5. AWC: Autoflowers used to be “fast but weak.” Now…

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  • Sasha, aka Joint Doctor – interview for the AWC Cup. Part 1

    Sasha, aka Joint Doctor – interview for the AWC Cup. Part 1

    Joint Doctor — the breeder behind the original Lowryder. This June, he’s coming to Berlin as a judge at the Autoflower World Cup. We sat down with him ahead of the event to discuss the most challenging questions. There’s also a story about a police raid, a chicken coop, and a nine-foot Colombian plant that…

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  • Fast Crazy Bastard: second “Be a Breeder” release

    Fast Crazy Bastard: second “Be a Breeder” release

    The next drop in our Be a Breeder collaboration is here — meet Fast Crazy Bastard, a wild and vigorous hybrid from mutantfarmer, crafted in partnership with Doctor’s Choice. This is not your typical strain — it’s a true playground for experimental breeders and collectors. The Be a Breeder program was designed to empower passionate growers and creators with access…

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  • Freaky Ryder: First strain of Be a Breeder collaboration

    Freaky Ryder: First strain of Be a Breeder collaboration

    As part of our Be a Breeder program, we’re proud to introduce the very first result of collaboration: — a truly unique autoflowering strain created with mutantfarmer. Freaky Ryder Genetics: Freakshow × Lowryder (IBL)Type: Regular, AutofloweringCycle: ~75 days from seed to harvestYield: MediumFlavor profile: Pine-floral-gassy with hints of citrus and pepperHeight: MediumTerpenes: High A unique hybrid…

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