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Forum: Cannabis Laws & Cannabis Legislation 12-09-2017, 08:17 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 10,426
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The drug wars are from from over in the USA. ...

The drug wars are from from over in the USA. More like push, pull and tug.
https://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42848-jeff-sessions-wants-to-crack-down-on-legal-weed-will-congress-let-him
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-28-2017, 07:02 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 18,958
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
No one really breeds skunk anymore so it is a...

No one really breeds skunk anymore so it is a wide open field. Make F2's of inexpensive old Dutch hybrids and you will likely find close to what you are looking for in Skunk expressions. It might be...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-24-2017, 10:05 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 33,513
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
A lady I know is growing a few Nirvana NL regular...

A lady I know is growing a few Nirvana NL regular for her private stash garden. Excellent looking plants with slightly Indica looking phenos, but nice just the same. Great looking plants for an...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-18-2017, 04:29 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 33,513
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Northern Lights at least the original form that I...

Northern Lights at least the original form that I remember from the 80's probably does not exist anymore. That was amazing high quality weed. Back then people were pretty careful about developing...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-17-2017, 08:12 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 33,513
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Friend is growing some NL and the plants look...

Friend is growing some NL and the plants look pretty healthy. Seeds came from UK and Netherlands. Best to avoid any crap from Canada, seriously unless you want over priced hack jobs. Almost no one...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-15-2017, 05:01 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 33,513
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
One has to consider that many of the most popular...

One has to consider that many of the most popular strains of today have Northern Lights in their genetic background. If you go through the seeds catalog Gypsy has or buy yourself some some...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 06-11-2017, 05:36 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 33,513
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
After all these years Northern Lights can still...

After all these years Northern Lights can still produce some incredible dank weed.
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-15-2016, 06:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,197
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
There only was one good Canadian seed bank called...

There only was one good Canadian seed bank called Heaven's Stairway and it is long gone. I refuse to buy any overpriced hermie riddled hack seeds from pseudo breeders in Canada. That is assuming they...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-13-2016, 11:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,322
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Really looking at revisiting old time homegrown...

Really looking at revisiting old time homegrown genetics and leaving a small ecological footprint. Minimalist stuff like Northern Lights and Hawaiian Skunk
and Old California Skunk derivatives.The...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 10-11-2016, 04:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,210
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The biggest thing is to keep improving the...

The biggest thing is to keep improving the overall quality of your seed lines and maintaining enough genetic diversity in your seed lines to improve your chances of selection.
This may sound...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-08-2016, 01:24 AM
Replies: 565
Views: 110,040
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
It is not a question of weed quality. Indica...

It is not a question of weed quality. Indica dominant phenos might be ready after seven weeks with dense nugs. It might take 12 or more weeks of flower to get wispy sativa buds with no bag appeal as...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-06-2016, 05:07 AM
Replies: 565
Views: 110,040
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Neville had little or no background in plant...

Neville had little or no background in plant breeding when those clones and a few seeds made their way to the Netherlands. The stuff of urban legend much like the Herijuana and G13 nonsense that used...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-05-2016, 11:24 PM
Replies: 565
Views: 110,040
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Haze was never formally or informally stabilised...

Haze was never formally or informally stabilised before being incorporated into the Dutch commercial gene pool. If someone wanted to grow out 10000 plants and start making stabilizing selections at...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 10-05-2016, 11:08 PM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The most elegant answer is that no one or very...

The most elegant answer is that no one or very few people bother to maintain seed lines with a modicum of genetic diversity. Most people want to get good and high without putting too much thought...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 10-02-2016, 09:46 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Robust populations depend on more than one...

Robust populations depend on more than one breeding male. Small breeding populations like Cannabis can become extremely bottlenecked simply due to sampling error.No one out there is bothering to...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 10-02-2016, 01:56 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
So many people simply gave up on developing their...

So many people simply gave up on developing their own robust genetic seed lines ages ago. It is a whole easier to pollen fluff a so called elite clone named after a Star Trek community or someone...
Forum: General Gardening 10-02-2016, 01:29 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 16,851
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Shaheed those peppers can survive cooler Canadian...

Shaheed those peppers can survive cooler Canadian nights,grow in small containers indoors and outdoors. Amazing little pieces of nature at work.
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-30-2016, 12:23 PM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The Heaven's Stairway bust was orchestrated by...

The Heaven's Stairway bust was orchestrated by Canadian Federal officials, since the company was operating in very pot tolerant and friendly Quebec. Big photo op on HS closing money etc. One of the...
Forum: Landraces 09-30-2016, 06:19 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,548
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
It might be easier for you to start by creating a...

It might be easier for you to start by creating a sample set of F2s from well respected breeders like Sam at Flying Dutchman. A lot of the genetic editing has already been done. It becomes for you...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-30-2016, 04:15 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Tazz, on the old Heaven's Stairway they had...

Tazz, on the old Heaven's Stairway they had auctions in a quiet format for secondary and private breeders to sell their wares. The Dutch Flowers thing was pretty amazing. Huge prices wanted for a 10...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-30-2016, 03:50 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Not sure what Emery is doing these days. Never...

Not sure what Emery is doing these days. Never ordered from that magazine avec catalogue with over 500 strains of cannabis and that was ages ago. Guys like Prairie Fire had 90 strains on the go at...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-30-2016, 02:30 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The most elegant answer is that people stopped...

The most elegant answer is that people stopped growing their own and developing their own seed lines. It was an illegal plant so half assed hackism became the norm. Most of the more famous...
Forum: General Gardening 09-30-2016, 02:00 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 16,851
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Shaheed those Jamaican Scots Bonnet peppers are...

Shaheed those Jamaican Scots Bonnet peppers are flame thrower hot. With a bit of shelter they can adapt quite well in cold climate garden zones. They are beautiful little plants to grow. Excellent...
Forum: General Gardening 09-30-2016, 01:43 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 16,851
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Columbian Aji Amarillo are tough to grow in...

Columbian Aji Amarillo are tough to grow in northern cold climate. They don't like wind and brutal temperature changes.They are quite hot without being overwhelming like the Trinidad and Jamaican...
Forum: Landraces 09-29-2016, 10:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,548
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The problem is that few people bothered to...

The problem is that few people bothered to maintain or improve the original seed lines and use proper breeding standards. Using natural cropping methods it might be two or three seed crops per year....
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 09-28-2016, 05:33 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 108,087
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The really sad truth is that there has not been...

The really sad truth is that there has not been anything like actual cannabis breeding occurring in decades. For example Northern Lights was a remarkable strain created in the USA. Northern Lights...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-27-2016, 04:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,496
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
This kind of cross is so complex and if a person...

This kind of cross is so complex and if a person is working with very finite growing population the odds of finding something you could stablise are pretty small.
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 09-27-2016, 03:30 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 108,087
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Crossing commercial hybrids isn't breeding. There...

Crossing commercial hybrids isn't breeding. There is no shortage of these types.
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-10-2016, 07:03 PM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
I highly doubt that many of the breeders out...

I highly doubt that many of the breeders out there have waded through many books on population and quantitative genetics. There is something called the Franklin hypothesis which basically States that...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-10-2016, 02:19 PM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
There are no real financial rewards for those who...

There are no real financial rewards for those who spend years building up their seed lines. Even the chances of that happening these days is becoming increasingly remote legal relaxation or not.The...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 09-10-2016, 07:57 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 29,276
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
One of the biggest problems is that bad breeding...

One of the biggest problems is that bad breeding practices has narrowed the gene pool. Using one male to pollinate an octahybrid clone looks like a recipe for disaster in the future. Even the top...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 09-07-2016, 04:39 AM
Replies: 261
Views: 28,193
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
I was house cleaning this past weekend and found...

I was house cleaning this past weekend and found some old Bros. Grimm beans from Heaven's Stairway circa start of the new millennium. One of those frozen in time gifts. I gave away virtually all my...
Forum: Breeder's Laboratory 01-04-2016, 08:27 AM
Replies: 3,994
Views: 405,095
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
I have not grown anything in a while now and have...

I have not grown anything in a while now and have some old beans I am hoping to pop. Think my next project will involve stabilising a beautiful seed line.
Forum: Seed Boutique 04-06-2015, 12:40 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 27,317
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
I bought some MTF seeds from Bros Grimm from the...

I bought some MTF seeds from Bros Grimm from the old Heavens Stairway.It was certainly dank. I bred out my plants but made the big mistake of giving them all away to complete idiots with zero...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-25-2010, 08:38 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 14,723
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The Grimm Matanuska I grew out were non hack job...

The Grimm Matanuska I grew out were non hack job F2's that I got on one of those charity auctions that used to be so popular in more liberal times in Canada. They were done by
a couple of guys out...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-25-2010, 09:18 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Genetic drift happens independent of selection. ...

Genetic drift happens independent of selection.
Cannabis is pretty low on the scientific genetic research scale so very little is known about hybrid vigour, inbreeding depression and the effects of...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-25-2010, 07:03 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 14,723
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Grew out the Grimm's Matanuska back in 2002. It...

Grew out the Grimm's Matanuska back in 2002. It was very dank. It might have been just plain luck but it was some of the dankest bud I have ever seen.
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-25-2010, 05:44 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
I was able to find a sample tableau on genetic...

I was able to find a sample tableau on genetic drift. It is straightfoward, easy to understand and saves doing a lot of iterations on the calculator.
...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-24-2010, 02:48 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Tex, the thing with small isolated populations is...

Tex, the thing with small isolated populations is that they either survive and thrive or go extinct due to inability to survive environmental pressures or genetic bottlenecks. If the genetic...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-23-2010, 11:43 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
The basic concept with respect to genetic drift...

The basic concept with respect to genetic drift is that small isolated populations evolve in a very rapid and unsystematic fashion due to sampling error and habitat fragmentation.
Clones are...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-23-2010, 07:55 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Sam is right on about the environment and genes...

Sam is right on about the environment and genes thing. Equatorial sativas grow in conditions of 12/12 light cycles for example or a Pakistani Indica is adapted to low humidity and the ability or...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-23-2010, 12:13 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Brocolli, what would be great is someone is...

Brocolli, what would be great is someone is someone breeding out a great Diesel line.
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-21-2010, 10:15 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Cannabis breeding, if one wants to call it that...

Cannabis breeding, if one wants to call it that these days, is the last frontier for the scientifically and mathematically challenged. Calling what is going on these days breeding is laughable and...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-21-2010, 08:40 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
There are very practical reasons for maintaining...

There are very practical reasons for maintaining genetic variation in a population.
If diversity gets reduced the possibility of improving a seed line declines and the line may not respond well to...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-21-2010, 01:04 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Sam, I should have metioned that my argument was...

Sam, I should have metioned that my argument was based on my recollections of constructing those statistical tableaus with Ne on the left hand side and very small numbers on the top of the matix.So...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-20-2010, 12:53 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Inbreeding depression is the result of the...

Inbreeding depression is the result of the compounding effect of negative recessive alleles as opposed as the mere act of inbreeding a line. A lot of the poly hybrid bunk lines out there today suffer...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-19-2010, 10:13 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Small Ne's will inbreed very quickly but at the...

Small Ne's will inbreed very quickly but at the expense of losing genetic diversity in your seed lines. The further down one gets in filial generations especially after F4 the greater the risk of...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-19-2010, 09:27 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
Bombadil360. Here is my brief explanation of Ne. ...

Bombadil360. Here is my brief explanation of Ne.

Effective breeding population is one of the most basic parameters of population genetics. The idealised Ne is by definition infinitely large and...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 04-18-2010, 09:44 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,752
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
It is almost impossible to avoid genetic drift...

It is almost impossible to avoid genetic drift unless the Ne or effective breeding population is around 7000 plants. It is a numbers game with respect to preserving alleles in a population and...
Forum: Marijuana Strains and Breeding 10-20-2008, 09:34 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 9,065
Posted By Cuzin_Dave
There are lots of White Widow and White Widow...

There are lots of White Widow and White Widow derivatives out there in circulation.
Nirvana Snow White is great. Grimm White Widow Is great. Serious Seeds White Russian is great. Shantis White...
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