How often are people changing their strains?

[Twisted Wizard]

Hey there, just wondering how long on average peeps keep the same strain?

Im asking more directed at how often people want the challenge of 'learning' another strain.

 

For example in my experience different strains prefer higher or lower ec etc.....

 

Are there other considerations people take?

[Naycha]

I like to hang onto a few good performers and try out new strains at the same time.

 

Naycha

[DoctorWho]

I had to start over from seed this year when I started growing again and I'm planning on sprouting more seeds every 2-3 months so I can really build up my strain collection in a hurry.  There will be 5-10 seeds of a few different strains started every time and each generation needs to be fully tested before any ladies can be killed.  The males can be killed if I have no intention for making seeds with them but I need to keep all the ladies and at least one cutting of each of them alive which require their own grow area effectively doubling the size of my garden.  Since I'm sprouting more seeds before the first lot can even be fully tested you can imagine the insanity that I'm forcing upon myself.  Most people aren't as crazy as me but I think you'll find most people here are just as eager to get new genetics in their gardens because variety is the spice of life and we all love growing something new

[Badseed77]

 I will grow different strains every grow until i find what i am looking for .

I started smoking when canna was still seasonal and hydro canna was just starting to become more prevalent .

Still looking for that stinky sticky red hairy nugs from the 90's when " skunk " and hydro gear started to become more common

[forgetiwashere]

i grow a new strain every 2 months or so.

 

i also have 5 clones which i regard very highly as my elites. keeping clones takes work and im lazy so they have to be something very special for me to keep them in the garden.

[Stix87]

been changing it up every year but really regret letting a few keepers go pays to keep clones of ya favourites and im finally learning that this year so I stating a collection should have 5 plus strains before the end of the year and 1 off my favourites is back in my hands go the blue cheese

[loylty gets u nothing]

have grown same strains for over 2 years

 but now i smoke test before keeping

so im forever germing seeds

always chasing that smash ya up the side of the head stone

generally id say at mypeak id do 40 to 50 strains a year or derivatives of those strains

each to there own

but variety is spice of life

take care

bil

[forgetiwashere]

fook billo thats a lot of strains? do you just crack single seeds or do you crack a few of each strain?

[Faith]

I tried 2 breeder strains and a couple different bagseed strains.  I think around 4 or 5 would be cool.  I noticed it is nice to have a couple jars of each for variety and tolerance type stuff.  Nice little subtle changes in flavour aroma and   Still looking for  the paramount daytime smoke for me. so far its NHS but perhaps next autumn La Nina may be the one?  Couple of different bag seed experiments that I'll do this summer outside so Stix might be on the money with 4-5 mums...There's soo many   when the kids are a bit older the bamboo is gonna be tall and the tropical sativas will get a run outside...in the suburbs   I bet you've got some gems amongst them billo

I like the idea of Ozzy bred strains too...just on this site we have some seed makers of excellence-Aus could be the cannabis centre 'sted of europe/states

peace to yas. v

Edited September 12, 2013 by Vinno

[loylty gets u nothing]

crack a few at a time

no point cracking 1 seed

i like to see the structure the way a plant grows

like to see if theres much variation

before i go off on my pollen chucking tangent