They are coming along nicely Bear
What smells are you getting with a stem rub??
Its SUCH a complex smell. I definitely have never smelled ganja like this, it almost doesnt even smell like weed to me.
The closest I could probably get to describing it is to compare it to the smell I get in my garden in the summer. I mulch my paths with cedar and russian olive wood chips, and as the garden gets irrigated, they slowly decompose. When you pick up a handful of them after theyve been wet for a month, thats what this plant smells like. But there is definitely something else in there, I cant put my finger/nose on it. I want to say 'spicy', but that wouldnt quite capture it. Its a prickly, cinnamon scent. When I topped it the smell filled my whole house for an hour, it was great.
I am no expert but I was there smoking the greatful herb in 1972.. If I were to make a quick guess, the smell is what we had with a wonderful but not-as-famous-as-it-should-be weed we lovingly called "Dirt Brown Colombian"... It went around pretty much parallel to the Colombian Gold and was every bit as good. We didn't however call it DBC because of it's color, although it was deep rich brown, but for it's smell. It smelled of the sweetest farm rich dirt you could ever smell. Like being on the farm, turning up the spring... There is every chance these seeds are from something similar as the Gold and the DBC were as I said, almost parallel, the other "bigger" dealer in our area sold the DBC and he and I often swapped ounces... both went for about $400 to $500 a pound depending on who you knew.
Mr. Grimbo
A true landrace strain is back, amazing story!!!
Would love to see further developments, keep up the good work.
kind regards from guineapig
wow, thats EXACTLY how it smells. What do you think about the leaf structure? Pretty classic five blade palmate ganja leaf, could that be a columbian? Im growing some south american genetics (Ace Panama) in the group, they are a hybrid with an indica somewhere in the heritage but they have a much broader leaf.
Insight on leaf structure: Light type, orientation to the light, etc. will influence the leaf shape and plant structure quite a bit. Even plants that are old school sativa landraces will not necessarily look like old school sativa land races if grown under flouros or hps or what have you. One can certainly read between the lines and determine the structure and attitude of the plant relative to other plants of known genetic backgrounds, but don't beat your head against the wall trying to determine it's lineage by superficial and maleable taxonomic traits.