What do you look for when seed shopping & why?

Offmymeds

Offmymeds

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Boru420 said:
i was looking for kush because i believe it is easier on the throat when i smoke that haze strains, and an automatic just for practice. ihave no excuse as to why i picked super skunk, i should have picked this, just because of the names on it. i bought all the white label.
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The Super Skunk freebie from Seedsman was very nice. I was surprised how much I enjoyed that one. I hope you have the same luck.
 
kovidkough

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look for an online reputation , smaller breeders have more to lose and im learning sometimes the larger guys don't care for individuals however the flipside alot of people are cash grabbing so watch out for hermies
 
Offmymeds

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maxamus1 said:
So I maybe a lil different as I go for what piques my interest. If I see something I want to try I grab it. I learned a long time ago that even if everyone says they love it it dont mean that you will so get what you think you will enjoy and go from there.
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Great way to go. Judging seeds from the reviews, wherever they are posted, is always difficult. The people that like the strain are more likely to gush about it & nobody gives any strain a very low ranking because it's like sex, bad sex is still sex.

I was hyped to try Green Crack, a favorite of a friend. I ran it twice thinking I stressed the first one. The 2nd one was a pretty grow but I still didn't like the smoke that much or the high.
 
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Chunky Stool said:
As I mentioned previously, the descriptions are not expanded by default.

Click the little '+' by the description.

If you have questions, give him a call. He's not fond of email and prefers to speak over the phone.

Thomas Swanson, C.O.O.
High Alpine Genetics
970-456-6873
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To me an old school kinda guy would seem more trustworthy & attentive to his work. I have to check out High Alpine.
 
ikushy420

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I usualy go and check up grow diarys if i want to buy a strain if im not sure. And i also try to get the specs to be as close to my grow as possible (lights, pot size....)
 
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Offmymeds

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Red Eyed said:
I used to add variety in my runs.....cakes, chems, and so ons. That became hit or miss to much. Recently though I have been just running through strains after strains of top notch breeders. In House , Symbiotic and so on....
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I ran White Widow, Green Crack, Califronia Orange, & Blue Dream all together in a 4X4 space. I love variety but I won't be doing that again. The end result is fun but you don't learn as much growing that way.
 
Offmymeds

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ikushy420 said:
I usualy go and check up grow diarys if i want to buy a strain but im not sure. And i also try to get the specs to be as close to my grow as possible (lights, pot size....)
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Good point. I've been trying for a few days to visit Grow Diaries but I keep getting a network protocol error message. Can't see the site.

Do you get that error today?
 
Railage

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go go kid said:
the only problem with those seed companys is they dont take into account our shitty short growing season with lots of rain . bud rot is a big problem for a lot of outdoor growers, you could call it our bain
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The Platinum crosses from In House Genetics are supposed to have very good mold/pm resistance, so is everything from Freeborn selections.
 
Offmymeds

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Red Eyed said:
I dont understand what you mean by saying you dont learn as much from growing different strains? If you arent learning much its because you aren't trying to learn.
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I learned how to get rid of aphids, that I like an LPA system, & that manifolding worked on them all. But I had a mix of different plants with different lights at different times with 2 in coco & the others in an LPA so I didn't learn much about growing the strains.

I am simplifying the next run.
 
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Railage said:
The Platinum crosses from In House Genetics are supposed to have very good mold/pm resistance, so is everything from Freeborn selections.
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I saw posts referring to In-House & I first assumed that it meant strains developed\grown by the seedbank beng discussed. Time to check out In-House.
 
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Red Eyed said:
I used to add variety in my runs.....cakes, chems, and so ons. That became hit or miss to much. Recently though I have been just running through strains after strains of top notch breeders. In House , Symbiotic and so on....
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I checked out your current strain. I can say ditto to the 1st comment. Damn! You aren't kidding.. You must have a fantastic pantry.
 
Red Eyed

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Offmymeds said:
I checked out your current strain. I can say ditto to the 1st comment. Damn! You aren't kidding.. You must have a fantastic pantry.
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Thanks. Sure keeps me busy. Between them all just looking for a couple to sit back and run for a while over and over. I am sure I'll still hunt here and there as well though. Gonna be dropping the tents soon and just working with self built rooms very soon.
 
jimihendrix1

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I look for old school 80s-90s genetics/

NL5-Haze, NL5/Haze, Nevils Haze, Afghani#1, Nl1, NL2, G13 x Hashplant, Nevils Hashplant PNW Hashplant, Super Skunk, Skunk #1, Black Domina, Big Skunk, AK47, White Russian, White Widow, Kali Mist, Bubblegum, Blueberry, Cuddlefish Hashplant, Williams Wonder.
 
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jimihendrix1 said:
I look for old school 80s-90s genetics/

NL5-Haze, NL5/Haze, Nevils Haze, Afghani#1, Nl1, NL2, G13 x Hashplant, Nevils Hashplant PNW Hashplant, Super Skunk, Skunk #1, Black Domina, Big Skunk, AK47, White Russian, White Widow, Kali Mist, Bubblegum, Blueberry, Cuddlefish Hashplant, Williams Wonder.
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White Widow is my current favorite. Super Skunk was better than I expected. I am curoius about Williams Wonder just from the comments I've read. I've had my eye on a few of these already.

My first run ever was California Orange Bud that was killer. Sadly I can't find it any longer.
 
Max Ehrmann

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Back n the early 2000's I would pick seeds that I thought would be stealthy to grow as it was still illegal to grow in my state. I picked strains like Northern Lights because of the low smell and land race kushes because they always tend to stay short and easy to grow. Now here its is 20 years later and its legal for me and my wife to have 24 plants...we are trying to stink up the whole neighborhood! SHe says order the skunky funky ones... I say get the high THC, so we get both.
 
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Max Ehrmann said:
Back n the early 2000's I would pick seeds that I thought would be stealthy to grow as it was still illegal to grow in my state. I picked strains like Northern Lights because of the low smell and land race kushes because they always tend to stay short and easy to grow. Now here its is 20 years later and its legal for me and my wife to have 24 plants...we are trying to stink up the whole neighborhood! SHe says order the skunky funky ones... I say get the high THC, so we get both.
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LOL! You kids can go crazy now. Maybe someone in here can recommend a truly evil-smelling strain.
 
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