Heh...dancing lesson. Yeah, you dive to unknown always head first.
Have Punto Rojo coming too..
Now I'm starting to wonder what I have put myself into....

Good health to you Mayan, "allways look at the bright side" ( been watching Monty Python

[mayan]

Well, friends...the great experiment came to a conclusion today as I -with great reluctance- made the executive decision to take down the Haze x Kali China...I think she's been 12/12 for about 74 or so days but the nanners are coming on strong and she free's up a lot of space.

She had a hard life. I put her in as an after-thought at 3 1/2 inches...She grew taller than me (and the light...and the ceiling) so I had to crook her neck - even then she continued to grow. But she was yo way to close to the artificial sun...Just not a good situation. I don't know what I was thinking and why I didn't LST her but she grew so fast it was too late, too quick.

Still...Not complaining...She was incredibly productive AND she is very -almost overpoweringly - strong. And this is me talking! Whew...blew right past any tolerance I have developed through the last several years. I may have to blend her with other strains. We will see. One way or the other she will make great medicine. Perhaps a good source of THCa I can't wait to try growing her again.





I note that the pictures were taken after my having snipped several lower branches. She was solid bud all the way down.

Her harvest freed up space for the mammoth Golden Tiger which is coming into her victory lap...she's at about 94 days of 12/12. It also will allow these PurpHaze x Malawi and Kali China x Malawi clones to strut their stuff.

[mayan]

Hey, all...So, it was time to free the Golden Tiger from her mortal bonds. She was just starting her 17th week of 12/12 and -well- it was time. She probably coulda gone another week or two...most of the plant's pistils had withered -except for the tips of some of the highest "peaks." But she truly was the biggest plant I have grown out, thus far...and I needed the room. Plus, she was a wreck...her structure was one of long sphere's of buds and they were falling down all over the place. Totally out of control! (I was unable (or unwilling, I guess) to take photos of her earlier as getting her out of the 5 X 7' room would have been an onerous and difficult process. She was just too big...too close to the light and the surrounding walls. But, boy! What an incredibly, magnificent plant!! Cascades of long spherical buds after long spherical buds. Three or four massive multi-bud tops. Whew! My cup runneth over. I used to just go into the room and look at her for long lengths of time. How will I fill those golden hours now?

Never tried GT, maybe I should, looks awesome.
Have those Haze x Kc coming, and now I'm baffled, what if they grow that big?Have 3-4 of them...
I do have room but....still.
Good work Mayan, anyways.

[mayan]

Thanks, scai!

Here's the coming wave...Kali China x Mal...Right before I transplanted her into a 5 gallon container. She was placed under 12/12 on 3/10/16. She shares a space with a Purple Haze x Mal - and some others. Fun times!



Soon come!

Got my eye on those Purple Haze x Malawi myself. Be interesting to see your results mayan - based on the others there, should be fantastic!
On another note, does the NepalJam really only come in at around 15% thc? It's getting me absolutely hammered

[mayan]

Baron...Thanks!
The NepJam that I had tested was quite old...it was an after-thought on the way to the lab. At any rate, I'm rethinking my take on THC/CBD. The lab I deal with is straight up and the owner is painfully honest - I'm beginning to realize that the "potency" and "quality" of the effect is tied to the entire entourage. I had a hybrid (Warlock and Zamal) that tested the "weakest" of all the strains - and it obliterates me - low THC and CBD (comparatively) and yet the stuff dreams are made of...Stronger than other strains that tested higher for THC. Haven't come up with a general field theory yet but in sum I think that the THC/CBD benchmarks are just signposts and there's much more at play...Kinda like lots of trichomes. Certainly, a good sign but all those sugar-sparkling trichs does not mean that a strain's effects will be stellar or anything more than generic - it's the mix of chemical soup that is in the trich that does it. I'm interested in your's and others' thoughts on this topic.

That's kind of the thought avenue I'm going down too mayan. I firmly believe there's a holistic effect, removing parts of it must change the effect. That's mainly why I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in concentrates - I was given a gram of honey oil, the first joint absolutely wiped me out but after that, nothing. I know of lots of well respected people on here (Sam Skunkman is the obvious example) who only smoke dry sift but I am absolutely certain they are missing the majority of the effects.
And now, the controversial bit (don't hate me, it's only my opinion ) - I don't bother with a cure. I get mine dried with a dehumidifier, takes about 8 days to completely dry (stems snap cleanly and it powders when crushed). This, I believe, captures the most volatile aromatic hydrocarbons and doesn't require months of curing where (as far as I can tell) nothing happens other than the degradation of the thc. It seems to me that curing is simply the absence of moisture.
I think you're absolutely right with the blathered in thc crystal thing - it's no guarantee of quality. Too often, the poly-hybrids all have the same effect - smashed round the back of the head with a lump of 2x4, glued to the sofa unable to function. Boring.
The best weed I ever had looked like absolute rubbish, no-one would have bought it, zero bag appeal, no glistening trichomes, stringy old sativa - lean for hours

[Kalbhairav]

There's also the terpene argument chaps. There's a few sources saying that terpenes have significant influence on effect. 15% THC is actually pretty strong. With the right terpene combination and a receptive individual constitution, perceived 'lower' THC cannabis can become the strongest stuff you ever smoked. So many variables to consider..

Looking good brother mayan... You'll have to give us a run down soon of the best flowers you've tried over the past couple of years.

On the curing front - I am definitely going to have a go at Tangwena's cob cure next time. I will probably find it's amazing and will completely change my mind about the whole curing thing and prove I'm a know nothing fuckwit