[Angel Eyes]

Okay, I guess the first question is whether this 3-day-old Satori seedling is what is called a trifoliate.




The second question is whether this "condition" is anything bad at all, or is it just a normal variation that could grow into a perfectly healthy, happy plant. I really don't know, and an ICMag search didn't turn up much information that I could use.

Any info on this little darling would be helpful. I have eight Satori seedlings about three days out of the soil, with an eight for eight germination success rate using Mandala's suggested germination techniques.

[resinryder]

Yup, that's a trifoliate. Had a Sadhu do the same thing. The growth pattern was nice but I pulled it tho as it didn't keep up with the others on the table at the time. Pretty cool to see tho.


Check out this buds location. Had only seen it online before but this is the first one to ever do it for me. It's on the Satori #1 girl I have going now. Not hurting the plant abit. Mike said this comes from the landrace side of the genetics used if I'm recalling correctly.

[Speeding Mullet]

I think I had it also..This plant never really amounted to much, so I pulled it. Glad I did now, as I'm seriously struggling, even with just 4 in there!

[rixo]

this satori looks really healthy....I grow one satori, it is clone, made from my mother plant...she is nice...strong...but I had problems with insects... now it is more better....i hope u will make it more better than me ...
this picture is from 10th day of flowering....keep watchin your satori Good karma guys...

[MandalaMike]

Hi Angel Eyes,

This is indeed a triploid plant (or trifoliate). It looks healthy and can grow quite normally, but I generally recommend to remove them because in some cases yield is inferior to the regular diploids/2-leafed plants. Triploids occur seldom and are part of recessive genetic traits in cannabis.

Originally Posted by Angel Eyes

I have eight Satori seedlings about three days out of the soil, with an eight for eight germination success rate using Mandala's suggested germination techniques.

Lovely. Are you starting a grow diary?

Have a good start to the week, Mike

[Angel Eyes]

Yes, I will start a grow diary, because I think ICMag is a great knowledge base, and the more knowledge added the better!

One more unrelated question, Mike, if I may...

Since my cabinet is already under a 12/12 light regime, I started my Satoris under 12/12 from seed. They seem to be developing almost as strongly and quickly as my previous 18/6 run.

My question is this: if the Satori will usually finish in 65-70 days of flowering, how will starting with 12/12 from seed affect the overall timeline? Will the 65-70 days begin at first sign of budding? Will it begin from day one of the seedling's life? Just wondering what you think I might expect from this run in terms of time to finish.

The reason I'm interested in the timing is because I have this idea of a perpetual mini-sog, where I have three plants running, each approximately 30 days apart, so that each month I harvest one mini-sogged plant grown from 12/12. I realize the yields will be smaller than if I had used a veg period, but I think that having three plants at different stages of growth in a perpetual scenario will help keep things interesting for me.

Thanks, Mike.

[MandalaMike]

Originally Posted by Angel Eyes

My question is this: if the Satori will usually finish in 65-70 days of flowering, how will starting with 12/12 from seed affect the overall timeline? Will the 65-70 days begin at first sign of budding?

Frankly, I can't answer that question out of personal experience. I am also not aware of a grow done this way before with Satori. There was recently a 12/12 grow from seed with Hashberry. The flowering time usually counts from the day you switch to 12/12. But in this case it will be different because the plant can't switch to flowering as quickly as a maturer plant can, so you probably have to calculate additional days for the overal plant life.
Once you finish your first mini-sog we will all be wiser.

Grow on,
Mike

[Harry Gypsna]

Hi there....
Ive got me a Satori trifoliate also(They seem to pop up quite often in this particular strain from what ive seen online) an she is doing great so far at about 10 days old....
Igot something which is very rare for me Mike,- I got 100% germination and then followed with 100% succesful sproutong above ground-doesnt happen to me often So bigup urself for the great beans.
Looking forward to seeing what these'll do for me
Ill swing by with a pic of them at some stage.....
Be lucky mate

[okwildfire]

hey mike your the man! thank you for giving such awsome deals on awsome seeds! and angel eyes you are going to love them buds!

[MandalaMike]

Originally Posted by Harry Gypsna

Hi there....
Ive got me a Satori trifoliate also(They seem to pop up quite often in this particular strain from what ive seen online) an she is doing great so far at about 10 days old....

Hey Harry, great to have you back!
The triploids come up less than 0,5% in the population...so for every 200+ seeds you might get one. Someone recently harvested a triploid and got a great yield and quality buds, so they can be just as good as any regular plant.
As breeders we are less lenient. Anything that looks less than perfect meets a timely death. *lol* I guess it's a useful habit from our strict selection requirements in breeding.

Originally Posted by Harry Gypsna

I got something which is very rare for me Mike,- I got 100% germination and then followed with 100% succesful sproutong above ground-doesnt happen to me often

That's good news. But I would have been surprised if you got a different result. :wink: Our seeds are as fresh as morning dew, and we follow through on germination tests before they get packed.

@okwildfire: thanks for your support.

Mike