hsfkush
Well-Known Member
Attitude is pretty much right with it's claims of being the biggest seed bank in the world. Anyone who orders seeds will have at least known about Attitude, looked on their website or ordered from them previously. Not only that, there are people who don't have the information that we regular forum users have on breeders, so the ones which are advertised the most, are the ones which are bought the most.
Greenhouse Seeds, Barneys Farm and Dutch Passion are the biggest companies in Holland(seed wise), they're the ones who win the most cups, get the most coverage in High Times and also they have the largest selection of seeds, this is why they're the most popular, advertising leads to sales, especially if it's positive publicity from High Times or one of the many other Cannabis Cups.
The worst of it is, these guys to the informed growers are not as reputable as they seem to an untrained eye. New members of the growing community will naturally get sucked into pretty pictures and page upon page reviews of the latest strains.
I like to put it into a movie context. You've got the likes of James Cameron and Steven Spielberg who are world renowned an who ever stars in their movies, usually end up getting a nomination at the Oscars. Then you the likes of Tarantino, who has more of a cult following, and only has one or two of his movies known across the world(Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained). Clearly he's a better director/producer in terms of writing and talent, but he never has the budget to get the box office smashes that the previous two mentioned get.
My comparisons may be slightly dated, now that Tarantino has released more movies, but that's just how I see it. It's an unfortunate circumstance, where genuinely good breeders that have great genetics are undermined by marketing. I really feel for the likes of shanti and DJ Short.
