Hey Donald!
-
Happy Birthday ICMag! Been 20 years since Gypsy Nirvana created the forum! We are celebrating with a 4/20 Giveaway and by launching a new Patreon tier called "420club". You can read more here.
-
Important notice: ICMag's T.O.U. has been updated. Please review it here. For your convenience, it is also available in the main forum menu, under 'Quick Links"!
1970 Colombian Gold
- Thread starter HippieCannaGen
- Start date
Plookerkingjon
Active member
My god do I remember the old silver Pearl, back when we try to Northern Vermont to grow Sage team of ours only to realize that they were too prone to mold at least for us anyway
Plookerkingjon
Active member
Stress testing initially, and now because I'm very finicky about what I want to keep them in and this is my first time growing a plant that doesn't have a really highFeeding need.
The only reason the majority of the ones that are still in Solo cups are in still in Solo cups is that I hate to go into this but it is what it is after 8 and 1/2 years of walking through the woods with my dog she got f****** Lyme disease which I thought initially was vestibular disease because I take her for a walk and she'd stop and she'd stare at me like I was speaking some foreign language and she tilt her head out of curiosity and then she starts stumbling like she was drunk like she had a head injury Well turns out she had Lyme disease and the treatments that the local veterinarians use do help tremendously but by the time it was all said and done I think I'd spent $2,200. I am not complaining but I think it played a huge role in me being able to stockpile the medium I like to use I have a particular medium that I like to have up here and at the beginning of the pandemic I had the same media that I had used for like nine seasons in a row and just replanted into it but it is and everything else that I had was taken from me so I had to rebuild upwards and onwards
Plookerkingjon
Active member
It is what it is I hit the microphone and responded. Sarcasm condescending all that stuff washed off me with my twenties guy good luck though
Hey all, I just went through this entire thread and realized that many folks were doubting or even dismissing @HippieCannaGen Colombian line.
Although I am not a botanist or an authority in any sense of the word or in any sense period
I can definetely vouche for the legitimacy of @HippieCannaGen Colombian line.
I'm quite familiar with my Colombians and I was frankly shocked that someone in the US was successfully growing and reproducing it under whatever circumstance.
As far as old seed goes I agree with a commenter that room temp is not the same for all and that seeds have a better chance in certain Northern climates due to natural cold so its not unfathomable that a seeds viability may be stretched a bit in reasonable (airtight) storage.
I have some 30+ year old seed (yes, it was originally in a film cannister) and I did a small batch germ test which I documented in our old FB landrace group and the results were more than surprising, although I did not get 1 successful germination out of those seeds about 40% popped (blackroot) so considering the small amount I tested I felt confident that considering the total volume of the seed if I could get even 10% successful germination I'd be in the pink.
Anyways never underestimate the film can seed!
And don't forget theres a bit of faith and magic involved
!
Although I am not a botanist or an authority in any sense of the word or in any sense period
I can definetely vouche for the legitimacy of @HippieCannaGen Colombian line.I'm quite familiar with my Colombians and I was frankly shocked that someone in the US was successfully growing and reproducing it under whatever circumstance.
As far as old seed goes I agree with a commenter that room temp is not the same for all and that seeds have a better chance in certain Northern climates due to natural cold so its not unfathomable that a seeds viability may be stretched a bit in reasonable (airtight) storage.
I have some 30+ year old seed (yes, it was originally in a film cannister) and I did a small batch germ test which I documented in our old FB landrace group and the results were more than surprising, although I did not get 1 successful germination out of those seeds about 40% popped (blackroot) so considering the small amount I tested I felt confident that considering the total volume of the seed if I could get even 10% successful germination I'd be in the pink.
Anyways never underestimate the film can seed!
And don't forget theres a bit of faith and magic involved
!Attachments
Edit: just realized how old this thread is haha.
In regard to germination, like most people I’ve seen 10 year plus, improperly stored seeds get 30-50 percent germination rates with alittle effort but 52 years old, good Lord. The OP is a scam artist still lurking on here.
In regard to germination, like most people I’ve seen 10 year plus, improperly stored seeds get 30-50 percent germination rates with alittle effort but 52 years old, good Lord. The OP is a scam artist still lurking on here.
Last edited:
I too have my doubts, but devil's advocate here; last season, I pulled out some 15-17 year old seeds I brought back from various trips to Jamaica. I only popped one "line", six seeds as a test. I got 4/6, one of which was a severe runt that didn't survive. They were not even close to properly stored. Just saying.
GrandpaMillenial
Well-known member
Hey all, I just went through this entire thread and realized that many folks were doubting or even dismissing @HippieCannaGen Colombian line.
Although I am not a botanist or an authority in any sense of the word or in any sense period
I'm quite familiar with my Colombians and I was frankly shocked that someone in the US was successfully growing and reproducing it under whatever circumstance.
As far as old seed goes I agree with a commenter that room temp is not the same for all and that seeds have a better chance in certain Northern climates due to natural cold so its not unfathomable that a seeds viability may be stretched a bit in reasonable (airtight) storage.
I have some 30+ year old seed (yes, it was originally in a film cannister) and I did a small batch germ test which I documented in our old FB landrace group and the results were more than surprising, although I did not get 1 successful germination out of those seeds about 40% popped (blackroot) so considering the small amount I tested I felt confident that considering the total volume of the seed if I could get even 10% successful germination I'd be in the pink.
Anyways never underestimate the film can seed!
And don't forget theres a bit of faith and magic involved
Hello @Lugo
I started following you on Instagram a while back.
Any way, here are some of his 1970 Colombian Gold grown indoors, with a bit of training and a 10/14 flowering cycle.
@113 days of 10/14, 12 weeks of actual flowers present on the plants.
These are really exciting to grow!
I’d love to learn about your gold curing process.
Rhizoma
Member
Love the project and preservation idea. congratulations
GrandpaMillenial
Well-known member
Cant wait to see see your grow!
goingrey
Well-known member
I have also successfully popped over 10-year-old seeds that were just stored in a drawer.
But not seeds that are over 50 years old.. I mean, haven't tried and failed either so..
GrandpaMillenial
Well-known member
Thank you!
I am good, thanks for asking. I really enjoy growing and learning about these long flowering sativas.
Im trying to find all my keepers that can adapt to my little grow tent and start my own personal collection of ibl’s.
I love seeing your work!
RobFromTX
Well-known member
Anyone know if there is a way to get seeds from this guy without going through instagram? Because i don't mess with it. At this point i don't care how he got these seeds or where they came from. They're obviously a legit long flowering sativa and the plants look fire 
GrandpaMillenial
Well-known member
Here they are, almost done drying.
