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Forum: Landraces 01-09-2018, 09:01 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
hi - thanks... it was just a glitch, everything...

hi - thanks... it was just a glitch, everything is back online
Forum: Landraces 01-09-2018, 08:55 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
@Green yeah, I agree I often suggest...

@Green

yeah, I agree

I often suggest that people consider making crosses - e.g. in situations where people got the Manipuri as a freebie and complain that it won't finish outdoors where they...
Forum: Landraces 01-08-2018, 01:05 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
@meizzwang - beautiful bud, and good looking...

@meizzwang - beautiful bud, and good looking seeds --- always good to see people making their own seeds and keeping the strain pure...

this is what all growers should do (not just making hybrids...
Forum: Landraces 01-08-2018, 12:57 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,936
Posted By ngakpa
hi - the smell description sounds like it's...

hi - the smell description sounds like it's exactly the one I remember the light green pheno having. Really liked it. Will be interesting to hear how it smokes effect and potency-wise.
Forum: Landraces 12-15-2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
yes, it's a single plant No, it's not about...

yes, it's a single plant

No, it's not about there being a microclimate lol
Forum: Landraces 12-15-2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
this isn't intended to sound harsh, but from my...

this isn't intended to sound harsh, but from my perspective that post from Thule is way off topic

I see zero evidence of influence from Chinese hemp on the Manipuri strain, and Hindu Kush strains...
Forum: Landraces 12-14-2017, 11:54 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
yes - all these Manipuri plants need is root...

yes - all these Manipuri plants need is root space and good soil and they will do their thing

I'm really impressed at how this plant handled Oct and Nov in inland Oregon

here is a specimen...
Forum: Landraces 12-14-2017, 06:18 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 36,880
Posted By ngakpa
for Himalayan charas cultivars, which are some of...

for Himalayan charas cultivars, which are some of the milder landraces, I would expect low to high single digit THC to be pretty typical. Though I have seen cannabinoid lab results of low teens THC...
Forum: Landraces 12-14-2017, 04:55 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379...

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379&pictureid=1808765&thumb=1 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379&pictureid=1808765')

RSC Manipuri outdoors in Oregon, Nov 30th
...
Forum: Landraces 12-08-2017, 01:51 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 36,880
Posted By ngakpa
so, here are some pictures I took of real Nepali...

so, here are some pictures I took of real Nepali plants from Langtang (iirc in 2009)

the first two are Langtang feral cannabis plants - aka 'jungli', which is what charas is made from there...
Forum: Landraces 12-08-2017, 01:42 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 36,880
Posted By ngakpa
it's a hybrid, made by crossing iirc a feral...

it's a hybrid, made by crossing iirc a feral strain from Langtang, Nepal with a modern hybrid (I don't know which)

it's a pity that seedbanks who use landrace strains in their breeding are...
Forum: Landraces 12-01-2017, 07:47 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
Hi I think you've interpreted me as saying...

Hi

I think you've interpreted me as saying that it is Mediterranean conditions that caused the stress - but obviously that isn't going to be it... (I mentioned the Med in the contect of the Panama...
Forum: Landraces 12-01-2017, 12:25 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
hi there, well, I think we'll have to agree...

hi there,

well, I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one

I can tell you that, from the perspective of Himalayan farmers (and afaik 99.9% of farmers outside the Himalaya), a year when...
Forum: Landraces 12-01-2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
this is exactly the point: a trait can't be...

this is exactly the point:

a trait can't be selected against when it isn't being expressed
Forum: Landraces 12-01-2017, 11:51 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
Hi Meizzwang, This says what I have been...

Hi Meizzwang,


This says what I have been trying to convey:

"Some varieties require an environmental stress to express inter-sex. This is genetic based also."

The fundamental reason that...
Forum: Landraces 11-29-2017, 10:09 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
worth noting: they're all Himalayan charas...

worth noting:

they're all Himalayan charas plants of course, but these are from Kumaon, which borders Nepal, but is in India
Forum: Landraces 11-29-2017, 09:56 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
Hi no discounting or writing off going on...

Hi

no discounting or writing off going on here - I've been taking all your reports at face-value

under the conditions you grew the plants under, an unusually high proportion had stress...
Forum: Landraces 11-29-2017, 12:40 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
@meizzwang I'm wondering - how long since...

@meizzwang

I'm wondering - how long since you harvested the bud?

I have only ever smoked this strain as handrubbed charas, and wouldn't usually smoke it until at least a month after the piece...
Forum: Landraces 11-25-2017, 11:30 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
HI there, I'm not sure what you're asking me...

HI there,

I'm not sure what you're asking me here, sorry.

It's Xinjiang btw, not Xiang Xing --- Xinjiang means 'new frontier'

It's the far northwest of China, and it's geographically and...
Forum: Landraces 11-25-2017, 08:13 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
according to Andrew Sherratt, who is the person...

according to Andrew Sherratt, who is the person to read on this, the earliest use of psychoactive herbs involved smoking

drinking cannabis came later, in emulation of wine drinking
Forum: Landraces 11-25-2017, 08:11 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
Hi Shennong isn't a historic figure who...

Hi

Shennong isn't a historic figure who actually lived

he's a deity and legendary physician king from myth, who was said to have taught the ancient Chinese various skills

afaik there's no...
Forum: Landraces 11-25-2017, 03:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,258
Posted By ngakpa
Yes, you can expect it to have similar...

Yes, you can expect it to have similar characteristics to the Lebanese and Sinai, it's from the same fundamental region
Forum: Landraces 11-25-2017, 03:50 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
hi Chinese Turkestan, not Turkmenistan ...

hi

Chinese Turkestan, not Turkmenistan

the Chinese name for the region is Xinjiang

it's where the Uighurs are from - it's a Central Asian region of China

Turks are originally from...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:49 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
hi Meizzwang yes, that's what I've...

hi Meizzwang



yes, that's what I've been saying

that's why I've been using the term 'trait'

it's a trait, but one that is being expressed as a response to stress, and which is very...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:37 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
yes, I didn't mean to imply different from what...

yes, I didn't mean to imply different from what you read - the tents described and dug up seem to have been small, designed to concentrate the smoke from a fire --- making it doubly clear that the...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:27 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
hi I hope you're alright mate, the nasty...

hi

I hope you're alright mate, the nasty tone is a bit weird - this is an interesting topic, why not keep it nice?

just to try to clear a few things up, because this is interesting:

the...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:48 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,275
Posted By ngakpa
Hi there - Altitude does affect the resin...

Hi there -

Altitude does affect the resin cannabis produces. But it's about the terpene profile, not the cannabinoids. The same happens with tea.
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:45 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
hi there - lowland North India is all ganja or...

hi there - lowland North India is all ganja or bhang cultivation, whereas the Himalaya is all charas with occasional ganja cultivation

Authentic Himalayan strains don't show anything Westerners...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:36 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
hi there - as I say, I have seen late male...

hi there - as I say, I have seen late male flowers once in the Himalaya. I'm not saying it doesn't happen in these plants,' native region, just that it is infrequent and certainly not something you...
Forum: Landraces 11-24-2017, 12:09 AM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
interesting and confirms what others have said ...

interesting and confirms what others have said

I think you get more depth by blending several plants

I suspect the ceiling is linked to CBD too

In my experience smoking the resin at source...
Forum: Landraces 11-23-2017, 11:58 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
hi there - the Scythians in Herodotus were...

hi there -

the Scythians in Herodotus were getting high by inhaling smoke inside tents, hence the "howls of delight". There are several other accounts from Classical historians (e.g. Strabo) of...
Forum: Landraces 11-23-2017, 12:31 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
I didn't assume anything about your education ...

I didn't assume anything about your education

first thing to be clear on:

we're talking about Europe (and the Middle East) vs. Asia, which means settled urban centres and settled...
Forum: Landraces 11-22-2017, 01:27 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
I can see why people are keen to sieze on the...

I can see why people are keen to sieze on the idea that cannabis smoking began with Europeans

but the Yamnaya were steppe nomads - and the Yamnaya horizon stretches from the Don-Volga all the way...
Forum: Landraces 11-22-2017, 01:16 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
it's worth emphasising that this trait is likely...

it's worth emphasising that this trait is likely being expressed as a response to unfamiliar environmental factors, conditions, and methods of cultivation

also, re. late intersex pollen:
...
Forum: Landraces 11-21-2017, 06:11 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
@Truhan interesting comments what...

@Truhan

interesting comments

what latitude are you working at?
Forum: Landraces 11-16-2017, 10:20 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
worth noting: you are likely to get the nicest...

worth noting: you are likely to get the nicest hash by blending the resin from several different plants
Forum: Landraces 11-16-2017, 08:27 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
No it's not misleading, you just couldn't handle...

No it's not misleading, you just couldn't handle being wrong.
The Yamnaya horizon was located in Eastern Europe. So they originally lived in Eastern Europe. And the overwhelming majority of modern...
Forum: Landraces 11-14-2017, 01:11 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
hi yes, this finishing time is in line with...

hi

yes, this finishing time is in line with what you would expect

harvest for the real Mazar-i-Sharif strain in Afghanistan is October through to November, with many farmers emphasising the...
Forum: Landraces 11-09-2017, 12:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,430
Posted By ngakpa
@meizzwang that's a really bulky looking...

@meizzwang

that's a really bulky looking Nanda Devi

it should handle rain really well

do you have any more photos of this plant?

thanks
Forum: Landraces 11-09-2017, 12:43 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379...

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379&pictureid=1798922&thumb=1 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=61379&pictureid=1798922')

hi Meizzwang

sorry, I think maybe my posts...
Forum: Landraces 11-03-2017, 03:09 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
My point was about potency not flavour. ...

My point was about potency not flavour.

Clearly real Lebanese hash tastes great.

The nicest plants will have a fruity cedar citrus aroma.

I will post some photos from a grow this year by...
Forum: Landraces 11-03-2017, 03:06 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
Here are some examples of the RSC Lebanese...

Here are some examples of the RSC Lebanese outdoors in various conditions.

The best looking plant was grown outdoors in Europe from one of the recent reproduction batches. Resin from the plant was...
Forum: Landraces 11-03-2017, 02:56 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
I think you need to consider that the environment...

I think you need to consider that the environment you have grown these in is a major factor in how the plants have behaved.

For example, have they been sharing rootspace with non-cannabis plants,...
Forum: Landraces 11-03-2017, 02:49 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 43,961
Posted By ngakpa
Hi - what latitude are you at? Sadly, there...

Hi - what latitude are you at?

Sadly, there is slim chance of a tropical cultivar withstanding rain, and no cannabis flowers do well if rained on.
Forum: Landraces 11-03-2017, 02:35 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,275
Posted By ngakpa
It's a landrace charas plant. If you...

It's a landrace charas plant.

If you consider that typical good Himalayan charas probably ranges in the 15% - 20% range, with less strong stuff probably in the 5% - 10% range then clearly the...
Forum: Landraces 10-20-2017, 05:27 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
wars typically increase cannabis production ...

wars typically increase cannabis production

production in Bekaa has increased since the war in Syria

try going to Bekaa and telling them farmers they lack experience, see how that goes
...
Forum: Landraces 10-20-2017, 05:21 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 61,545
Posted By ngakpa
the plant in this image is a Chitrali plant,...

the plant in this image is a Chitrali plant, collected in Yarkhun, the same valley that the Chitrali is from (e.g. look at the leaf shape)
Forum: Landraces 10-20-2017, 11:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,043
Posted By ngakpa
well, I don't know what is going on there ...

well, I don't know what is going on there

the Nanda Devi is a faster strain, based on the time of harvest in both areas, and consistent feedback from growers
Forum: Landraces 10-19-2017, 03:38 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
it's nothing to do with the size of fields ...

it's nothing to do with the size of fields

and huge fields are grown in parts of India (I have photos if you doubt it)
Forum: Landraces 10-19-2017, 03:36 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,609
Posted By ngakpa
the only places where selection for potency...

the only places where selection for potency occurs are ganja producing regions - e.g. Thailand, Manipur

there is a seed industry in Af-Pak too, and some selection is done

but in general, it is...
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