Kannabia Apple Fritter - Pheno Hunting

greenkeepers Kannabia Pheno Hunt 2025 Hi there! We are Anbauvereinigung Greenkeepers Leipzig e.V., a Cannabis Social Club based in Leipzig, Germany. We’re proud to present our biggest pheno hunting project to date, in collaboration with Kannabia Seed Company, The Pure Factory, and Advanced Nutrients. With their generous support — providing seeds, nutrients, and equipment — we’re able to carry out a selection process of considerable scale and precision. This project includes four cultivars from Kannabia’s genetic catalog: • Apple Fritter • Pink Gelato • Zoap Rose • Sativa Dream We’ve started with 548 seeds. After careful observation and evaluation, only 72 plants — 18 per cultivar — will be taken into the flowering phase. Our goal is to identify standout phenotypes based on structure, vigor, resin production, and other key traits. We’re also testing an innovative internal selection method aimed at improving the accuracy and repeatability of phenotype selection. While the details are still under internal research, this system forms the backbone of our decision-making process. The plan is to test it, validate it, and — if successful — release it publicly. So if you're interested, please be patient and stay tuned. We’ll keep you posted 😉 ➡️ Follow this and other future projects on Instagram: @greenkeepersleipzig 📅 Week 1 – Germination Each seedling was assigned a position and ID for internal tracking. Tagging and documentation were completed during this first week. Seeds were placed directly into Eazy Plugs, pre-soaked with osmosis water adjusted to pH 5.6, with no nutrients added at this stage. After germination, the first watering was done using a light nutrient solution: Advanced Nutrients – Cultivator Series (Base & Grow) EC: 0.9 pH: 5.7 Out of 115 seeds, 110 germinated successfully, resulting in a germination rate of 95.6%. We observed that the 44W LED lights used during early germination may have been too weak — or placed too high — which led to some stretching. We’ve since moved the seedlings under stronger lights to avoid further elongation.