No doubt there. I knew he had a group of breeders who make and test stuff out. But as far as who holds what and how long they take testing new stuff is for them to know. Just wondering if any of these will come to pass. Interested in the Shovelhead, just want some background.Huerkle = Querkle x Harlequin and is a high CBD strain. I don't think/know if this has been released yet, though, I do know of it b/c about a year ago I was asked if I wanted to test it.
Shovelhead Kush- I don't know about. https://www.rollitup.org/subcools-old-school-organics/496117-weed-nerd-892.html Mentioned here 8-31-13. Been around for a while apparently, though I don't know if it was or is being released.
Space Kandy- Cotton Candy Kush x Space Queen. I actually have this strain and have for a while. Haven't got around to it yet. He has mentioned what the plans were for this strain on one of the last couple of nerds.
As far as testing goes, I can say these strains are being tested mostly behind the scenes by the TGA crew and testers. It's not like TGA is stingy. I got way more strains then I know what to do with. And chances are I have some strains that are unknown crosses to majority of people that I've been asked to run and give my opinions on. I see him giving testers/freebies out to the public all the time. The more info you have the better.
If you noticed since he has gotten all these new strains TGA has grown. Jinx, Odie, Mush. It's not like Subcool is making all these strains by himself. He has lots of help.
Over on IRC back I'd say atleast 2 years ago he told me that TGA was about to grow with some new breeders and that ton's of new strains were and are going to be in testing in the future. It's not like this just all happened out of the blue. TGA has been hard at work behind the scenes.
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Trust me T Ray, last thing i would wanna do is offend any weed nerds or a TGA tester by any means.. I wasnt saying that Subcool was the one doing all the breeding. I know exactly who his team of breeders are and how Sub hasnt bred anything for a while until recently he made cuve or however you spell it. I know that Odie Mush Jinx Spliff Dirk TC and Mzjill all have a bunch of crosses they bred thats in testing. a bunch of them which im sure you got your hands on that have been tested and have passed the test by Sub. He even said himself nothing is released till it goes by him and he likes it.. I definitely trust all these breeders are making nothing but excellent strains weather they make the list or not because i see results like 30% THC and dont even question weather its good or not, i just know it is lol. I know theres lots of people who have got all these testers in their hands, but rarely do you see actual reports from the public on these testers other than from you and ocan. Like you said, mostly everything is behind the scenes. Its awesome that TGA is generous enough to hand out testers to people for free and thats another reason why i will continue to support TGA. But i just thought that like 10 strains being released in one year even from multiple breeders is a lot from one company... Not even counting all the strains that they are testing still. And on the TGA Facebook, MZjill made a post saying Pennywise was being "recalled" or "isnt for sale right now" which was a first from TGA and made me raise an eye brow. But what do i know. That was for reasons i dont know i just assumed maybe it wasnt tested enough..
Once again, i didnt mean to be offensive and didnt mean to say that TGA was releasing strains just to make money because i know thats not true.. But the stupid haters certainly think that. I know everything Subcool and Mzjill do is for a great cause and i commend them and the whole TGA crew for that.
I don't totally disagree with you wolf. Like I said, there's nothing wrong with making money, I just don't buy that "everything that subcool and Mzjill do is for a great cause". That's not true. Their primary motive is to make money, and this sub-forum, the weed nerd, seed sales, cannabis cups, etc are all tied to that purpose. I have no reason to believe that they aren't generous with their time and giving away testers and what not, but even that helps pad the bottom line due to the positive PR that generates. They run a business that's primary objective is to make money. To believe anything short of that is being naive IMO.
sub is one of the few(if not the only) breeders who makes it clear that it is not all about the money...what other breeders upload videos every week of their personal grow rooms sharing all their techniques and knowledge??
Ugh. Do you honestly believe that subcool has nothing better to do than to make youtube videos just to entertain and educate you??? It's called marketing, and every company does it. He uses that platform to keep his followers abreast of new seed lines, apparel, TGA nug jars, etc. I mean, Apple uses youtube in a similar fashion. Are they just being nice and giving, or are they trying to sell you stuff? Bed Bath and Beyond has 266 videos posted on youtube. Best Buy has 8 different youtube channels. I suppose they are just being kind and giving too, huh?
If subcool isn't concerned about profit, why are his seeds $100+ per pack and someone like Sannies is less than half that? My god, he's even branded someone elses soil recipe and is selling it as his own. Good for him. Capitalism at it's finest ..... but please drop this "subcool isn't in it for the money" bit. It's ridiculous.