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It's still evolving. It has been in the jars for 45 days. The smoke 30 days in the jar was uplifting and mildly euphoric with giggles. The smells, post harvest are lemongrass, carrot, mild Granny Smith green apple.
Cactus Wes
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I Found mixing the manipur burma in joints with other weed works quite well at adding to the potency.
I found the Manipur Burma buzz to localize around the head much like the description on the ACE website.
Not heavy, just a bit of a forehead congestion feeling like a light head band.
I found the Manipur Burma buzz to localize around the head much like the description on the ACE website.
Not heavy, just a bit of a forehead congestion feeling like a light head band.
thanks for information and thanks for confirmation trippy weed exists in India... great!
and does it remind you some weed you know, like south asian or colombian? or is it on its own?
Good news! 
We have just received a few days ago the new Pakistani landrace selections from Indian Landrace Exchange:
These are the 'crème de la crème' last season selections. 3 new strains from North Pakistan:
Tirah Valley Selection 1A
www.aceseeds.org
This plant was around 8-9 ft. tall, with excellent overall vigor, from resin production to a tall sturdy frame. One of the best features on this selection is the size and the shape of its bracts, which are ovate and bulbous, allowing for greater surface area for the resin production.
It had an intense spicy aroma upfront with a tinge of sweetness towards the end. The smells as discussed previously are mostly defined by aromas of eastern spices like Clove, devil's dung, cinnamon or often a full-blown sumptuous complex like a mughlai curry.
The regional landrace variety (1.a) is used to produce the infamous red hashish which gets dried over and snowed on before it goes for the sieving, a process which imparts the signature red hues to the final produce. The Tirah hashish is famous for its extremely oily and sticky textures, and a heavy couch lock effect which keeps the brain wide awake as the feeling of weightlessness hits the body. The effects are overwhelming and often overpowering for people not used to this kind of strength and complexities in the high, which is a by product of both the genetics and the way they're processed in the Tirah Valley.
Tirah Valley spans from the North West of the Pakistan towards the North, the climate doesnt show a great deal of variance when it comes to precipitation and temperature ranges, However, the onset of the snowfall and the duration of the snow coverage itself, differs greatly between the North Western and the extreme Northern span of the Tirah Valley respectively.
Tirah Valley is a collection of countless small and big cannabis farms, The plant and the culture was brought here by Afridi tribe, approximately 600 years ago (as per the local consensus). Afridi's identify themselves as a subset of the larger Pashtun tribe which is spread across both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The cannabis populations in the valley have been domesticated over the decades by the farmers and have adapted to the most suited expression in response to their respective ecological habitats. Although there's a plethora of diversity within farms to farms in expressions, ranging from very squat and short plants to classical highland expression. Every other embodiment of the Tirah valley heirloom brings something different to cherish.
Tirah Valley is regarded as one of the biggest resin production grounds in the Pakistan and also the state doesn't interfere much with tribes who grow cannabis in this valley, so they can produce garda (dry sifted resin) from the big resinous flowers after drying it.The art of growing cannabis and making hashish within families is traditionally handed down from one generation to another keeping the infamous hashish carnivals and an entire nation lit up.
Tirah Maidan (Valley) in Khyber Agency or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated at an altitude of over 2000-2500+ meters of floor elevation at 32°- 33° North of equator, just on the cusp of Pak-Afghan border towards the southern fringes of Hindu Kush ranges and around 150 km South West of Chitral.The valley is placed perfectly in the transition zone (33-34 N) where we typically begin to see cannabis populations expressing significantly different phenotypic characteristics.
The preparation of the ground begins as early as first week of March when the farmers thoroughly plow the fields using cows or oxes, the soil is then also fortified each year with some cow dung manure, to support the surplus growth of cannabis. The farmers draw water through canals at ease from nearby natural sources of water like seasonal brooks or rivers, to feed the cannabis crops. whereas, during the monsoon there's nearly 900mm of rainfall that takes place in the district so watering the crops isn't really a problem here unlike some of the other drier places like Afghanistan or Balochistan, where there's no monsoon rains and the groundwater is hard to come by.
The valley functions as an international hub and a launch pad for smuggled cannabis and so much more from the connecting Torkham border through Tora-Bora mountains, which joins Afghanistan's Nangarhar province to Pakistan's North/North-west frontier at Tirah Valley. The smuggled products are often carried across the unmapped routes, around Torkham into Pakistan loaded on mules, which are considered the official transport system for smuggling cannabis in these regions.The goods finally arrive at "Bara Bazaar" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from where they get distributed and paddled down to major economic hubs, such as Karachi, Lahore, Punjab, Sindh, Rawalpindi etc..
A lot of commodities are exchanged between them on a regular basis, ranging from edibles to clothes and all kinds of other utilities, a big part of these trades are marked by the prolific exchange of seeds and hashish, although there is a gaping trade deficit between these 2 countries when it comes to exchange of hashish and seeds, because of the high demand of the Afghani made hashish in Pakistan, so the amount of seeds and hashish that is imported into Pakistan via various trade routes from Afghanistan far exceeds the amount of hashish and seeds which are perhaps/occasionally imported into the Afghanistan from Pakistan.
The cannabis farmers in Afghanistan and Pakistan are extremely observant and sensitive towards the cannabis varieties they and their ancestors have been working with for ages now. Much like in the western world, when they come across a Hashish sample which is unique or just better than the norm, the farmers want to be able to get hold of those seeds to grow them in their fields as well. Sometimes they just grow the Afghan imported varieties alongside their own regional cannabis varieties to improve the overall output in terms of both quality and quantity, while others find a secluded spot to plant them and process it into hashish separately to sell as a different variety.
The wide-spread culture of importing seeds amongst many Tirah Valley tribes from neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan etc. makes it imperative to segregate the plants only on the basis of morphology/expression. The aftermath of the years of amalgamation of genetics in the fields of Tirah Valley can be seen in the form myriads of plant types or expressions stemming from the domestication work of the farmer clans. For example, Afridi tribe mostly grows (Ilaqai Nasal or regional variety) characterized by the thin leaved, tall plants exhibiting a wild looking thin leaved, long flowering plant which closely resembles other Southeast Asian longer flowering varieties. Only with significantly scarce side branching and shorter flowering time close to 12 weeks similar to many Indian highland hash plant varieties growing at about 30° - 33° N from the equator.
Although the telling difference in these regional heirloom plants from Tirah Valley is the flavour and high. Though it looks much like the highland or South East Asian varieties with longer stalks, the quality of resin, its flavour and effects are distinctly different. Mostly the flavours include very spicy to sour, with light fuel and floral notes and hints of sweetness, but muffled under the more common spicy, sour and other uncommon smells, which runs dominant amongst most of the populations in this variety.
We have just received a few days ago the new Pakistani landrace selections from Indian Landrace Exchange:These are the 'crème de la crème' last season selections. 3 new strains from North Pakistan:
Tirah Valley Selection 1A
Tirah Valley 1.a Standard - Indian Landrace Exchange - Brands
This is the selection from the 1.a regional landrace population for Tirah Valley. This plant was around 8-9 ft. tall, with excellent overall vigor, from resin production to a tall sturdy frame. One of the best features on this selection is the size and th
This plant was around 8-9 ft. tall, with excellent overall vigor, from resin production to a tall sturdy frame. One of the best features on this selection is the size and the shape of its bracts, which are ovate and bulbous, allowing for greater surface area for the resin production.
It had an intense spicy aroma upfront with a tinge of sweetness towards the end. The smells as discussed previously are mostly defined by aromas of eastern spices like Clove, devil's dung, cinnamon or often a full-blown sumptuous complex like a mughlai curry.
The regional landrace variety (1.a) is used to produce the infamous red hashish which gets dried over and snowed on before it goes for the sieving, a process which imparts the signature red hues to the final produce. The Tirah hashish is famous for its extremely oily and sticky textures, and a heavy couch lock effect which keeps the brain wide awake as the feeling of weightlessness hits the body. The effects are overwhelming and often overpowering for people not used to this kind of strength and complexities in the high, which is a by product of both the genetics and the way they're processed in the Tirah Valley.
Tirah Valley spans from the North West of the Pakistan towards the North, the climate doesnt show a great deal of variance when it comes to precipitation and temperature ranges, However, the onset of the snowfall and the duration of the snow coverage itself, differs greatly between the North Western and the extreme Northern span of the Tirah Valley respectively.
Tirah Valley is a collection of countless small and big cannabis farms, The plant and the culture was brought here by Afridi tribe, approximately 600 years ago (as per the local consensus). Afridi's identify themselves as a subset of the larger Pashtun tribe which is spread across both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The cannabis populations in the valley have been domesticated over the decades by the farmers and have adapted to the most suited expression in response to their respective ecological habitats. Although there's a plethora of diversity within farms to farms in expressions, ranging from very squat and short plants to classical highland expression. Every other embodiment of the Tirah valley heirloom brings something different to cherish.
Tirah Valley is regarded as one of the biggest resin production grounds in the Pakistan and also the state doesn't interfere much with tribes who grow cannabis in this valley, so they can produce garda (dry sifted resin) from the big resinous flowers after drying it.The art of growing cannabis and making hashish within families is traditionally handed down from one generation to another keeping the infamous hashish carnivals and an entire nation lit up.
Tirah Maidan (Valley) in Khyber Agency or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated at an altitude of over 2000-2500+ meters of floor elevation at 32°- 33° North of equator, just on the cusp of Pak-Afghan border towards the southern fringes of Hindu Kush ranges and around 150 km South West of Chitral.The valley is placed perfectly in the transition zone (33-34 N) where we typically begin to see cannabis populations expressing significantly different phenotypic characteristics.
The preparation of the ground begins as early as first week of March when the farmers thoroughly plow the fields using cows or oxes, the soil is then also fortified each year with some cow dung manure, to support the surplus growth of cannabis. The farmers draw water through canals at ease from nearby natural sources of water like seasonal brooks or rivers, to feed the cannabis crops. whereas, during the monsoon there's nearly 900mm of rainfall that takes place in the district so watering the crops isn't really a problem here unlike some of the other drier places like Afghanistan or Balochistan, where there's no monsoon rains and the groundwater is hard to come by.
The valley functions as an international hub and a launch pad for smuggled cannabis and so much more from the connecting Torkham border through Tora-Bora mountains, which joins Afghanistan's Nangarhar province to Pakistan's North/North-west frontier at Tirah Valley. The smuggled products are often carried across the unmapped routes, around Torkham into Pakistan loaded on mules, which are considered the official transport system for smuggling cannabis in these regions.The goods finally arrive at "Bara Bazaar" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from where they get distributed and paddled down to major economic hubs, such as Karachi, Lahore, Punjab, Sindh, Rawalpindi etc..
A lot of commodities are exchanged between them on a regular basis, ranging from edibles to clothes and all kinds of other utilities, a big part of these trades are marked by the prolific exchange of seeds and hashish, although there is a gaping trade deficit between these 2 countries when it comes to exchange of hashish and seeds, because of the high demand of the Afghani made hashish in Pakistan, so the amount of seeds and hashish that is imported into Pakistan via various trade routes from Afghanistan far exceeds the amount of hashish and seeds which are perhaps/occasionally imported into the Afghanistan from Pakistan.
The cannabis farmers in Afghanistan and Pakistan are extremely observant and sensitive towards the cannabis varieties they and their ancestors have been working with for ages now. Much like in the western world, when they come across a Hashish sample which is unique or just better than the norm, the farmers want to be able to get hold of those seeds to grow them in their fields as well. Sometimes they just grow the Afghan imported varieties alongside their own regional cannabis varieties to improve the overall output in terms of both quality and quantity, while others find a secluded spot to plant them and process it into hashish separately to sell as a different variety.
The wide-spread culture of importing seeds amongst many Tirah Valley tribes from neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan etc. makes it imperative to segregate the plants only on the basis of morphology/expression. The aftermath of the years of amalgamation of genetics in the fields of Tirah Valley can be seen in the form myriads of plant types or expressions stemming from the domestication work of the farmer clans. For example, Afridi tribe mostly grows (Ilaqai Nasal or regional variety) characterized by the thin leaved, tall plants exhibiting a wild looking thin leaved, long flowering plant which closely resembles other Southeast Asian longer flowering varieties. Only with significantly scarce side branching and shorter flowering time close to 12 weeks similar to many Indian highland hash plant varieties growing at about 30° - 33° N from the equator.
Although the telling difference in these regional heirloom plants from Tirah Valley is the flavour and high. Though it looks much like the highland or South East Asian varieties with longer stalks, the quality of resin, its flavour and effects are distinctly different. Mostly the flavours include very spicy to sour, with light fuel and floral notes and hints of sweetness, but muffled under the more common spicy, sour and other uncommon smells, which runs dominant amongst most of the populations in this variety.
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RED KUMRAT
Red Selection from the Kumrat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, featured a tall/wispy structure upto 7ft tall with minimal side branching. The flowers were quite airy and lose covered in resin and many bracts already opening up to disperse the seeds. It carried a strong piney stench, along with aromas resembling industrial adhesive.
A truly beautiful example of a primordial landrace variety, which hasn't been systematically cultivated or domesticated, by human beings but only used as a herb procured directly from the wild. Hence, these populations have been surviving completely on their own in this harsh terroir for the longest time by letting the environment take complete control of their evolutionary path. Where, the environmental pressure of the terroir gradually shapes the plant populations overtime to best fit their ecological habitats, imperative for long term survival.
Kumrat Valley, is located towards the northernmost fringes of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa around 35N, with an average floor elevation of 2000 meters. The Valley lies in the lesser known kohistan region which is inhabited by mostly Kohistani tribes.
Due to a combination of high latitude position and high altitude the onset of snow comes as early as late October to early November, which brings the valley to a halt until April when the snow clears.
Kumrat Valley is located towards the south East of Chitral and hence falls around the eastern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range traversing into Afghanistan.
Kumrat Valley, doesn't have any planned cultivation of cannabis at all, and all the cannabis populations in the valley are intact in their primordial form, completely unaffected from any domestication efforts.
The local variety grows up to be an extremely thin, wispy up to 5-7 ft tall plants, with disperse bract flower structure. The seeds are ejected from the bracts automatically at different times during the flowering period similar to other wild varieties we have seen in the past. However, the size and the density of the resin glands is exceptional as expected from a cannabis population adapted to an extremely cold (semi-tundra) climate.
These primordial landrace populations represents the actual Hindu Kush highland variety which has been taken by farmers, travellers, collectors and so many others to a variety of different habitats from it's own. To be then domesticated, bred, selected and turned into something more productive to human beings.
The overall lack of vigor in the plants, can be seen from a lesser root mass to thin/wispy stems only capable of producing little bud growth.The buds typically feature smaller sized bracts with a short life span, facilitating the self dispersal of the seeds. In the valley, seeds fall on the ground each year to be buried under the snow for at least 4 months before they can sprout up once again in the spring season.
The seeds are typically oblong/pear shaped, tiny and dark in color. The seeds have extremely hard shells, that seems to have developed multiple non permeable layers, which stops the moisture from entering the seed for long periods of time thus delaying the germination until the favourable time of the year, i. e. spring.
The weather around the harvest window gets extremely cold, with a wild swing in the day and night time temperatures. A lot of plants can be seen expressing vibrant hues of purples and reds. The flowering window is only around 8-9 weeks in the valley, which begins from August and closes in the first week of October as the snow comes in. These plants appear similar to the primordial Landrace populations documented in northern Kashmir (Lolab valley) and even from the southern Kashmir region like Srinagar and Pulwama.
Which finishes with an appearance similar to a long flowering variety from lower latitudes, However, the flowering term is significantly shorter (almost half compared to Landraces adapted to temperate regions located at lower latitudes) The buds are much more dense and the resin production is exceedingly better with bigger size of resin glands , especially the capitate-stalked trichomes which are rarely seen on the landrace varieties from hotter (temperate and equatorial) regions.
Bouquet: Strong piney stench, along with aromas resembling industrial adhesive.
High: A wilder population with not so strong but very unique, uplifting and mood elevating effects.
A truly beautiful example of a primordial landrace variety, which hasn't been systematically cultivated or domesticated, by human beings but only used as a herb procured directly from the wild. Hence, these populations have been surviving completely on their own in this harsh terroir for the longest time by letting the environment take complete control of their evolutionary path. Where, the environmental pressure of the terroir gradually shapes the plant populations overtime to best fit their ecological habitats, imperative for long term survival.
Kumrat Valley, is located towards the northernmost fringes of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa around 35N, with an average floor elevation of 2000 meters. The Valley lies in the lesser known kohistan region which is inhabited by mostly Kohistani tribes.
Due to a combination of high latitude position and high altitude the onset of snow comes as early as late October to early November, which brings the valley to a halt until April when the snow clears.
Kumrat Valley is located towards the south East of Chitral and hence falls around the eastern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range traversing into Afghanistan.
Kumrat Valley, doesn't have any planned cultivation of cannabis at all, and all the cannabis populations in the valley are intact in their primordial form, completely unaffected from any domestication efforts.
The local variety grows up to be an extremely thin, wispy up to 5-7 ft tall plants, with disperse bract flower structure. The seeds are ejected from the bracts automatically at different times during the flowering period similar to other wild varieties we have seen in the past. However, the size and the density of the resin glands is exceptional as expected from a cannabis population adapted to an extremely cold (semi-tundra) climate.
These primordial landrace populations represents the actual Hindu Kush highland variety which has been taken by farmers, travellers, collectors and so many others to a variety of different habitats from it's own. To be then domesticated, bred, selected and turned into something more productive to human beings.
The overall lack of vigor in the plants, can be seen from a lesser root mass to thin/wispy stems only capable of producing little bud growth.The buds typically feature smaller sized bracts with a short life span, facilitating the self dispersal of the seeds. In the valley, seeds fall on the ground each year to be buried under the snow for at least 4 months before they can sprout up once again in the spring season.
The seeds are typically oblong/pear shaped, tiny and dark in color. The seeds have extremely hard shells, that seems to have developed multiple non permeable layers, which stops the moisture from entering the seed for long periods of time thus delaying the germination until the favourable time of the year, i. e. spring.
The weather around the harvest window gets extremely cold, with a wild swing in the day and night time temperatures. A lot of plants can be seen expressing vibrant hues of purples and reds. The flowering window is only around 8-9 weeks in the valley, which begins from August and closes in the first week of October as the snow comes in. These plants appear similar to the primordial Landrace populations documented in northern Kashmir (Lolab valley) and even from the southern Kashmir region like Srinagar and Pulwama.
Which finishes with an appearance similar to a long flowering variety from lower latitudes, However, the flowering term is significantly shorter (almost half compared to Landraces adapted to temperate regions located at lower latitudes) The buds are much more dense and the resin production is exceedingly better with bigger size of resin glands , especially the capitate-stalked trichomes which are rarely seen on the landrace varieties from hotter (temperate and equatorial) regions.
Bouquet: Strong piney stench, along with aromas resembling industrial adhesive.
High: A wilder population with not so strong but very unique, uplifting and mood elevating effects.
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Hopar Valley Selection #2
www.aceseeds.org
Selection #2 is easily the crown jewel from this season's hunting. To put simply this plant had it all, from aesthetics to resin production and everything in between, despite the harsh outdoor conditions there wasn't a dent on this plant and it had finished flowering already in early October, while looking in absolutely pristine shape.
It shared a similar bouquet of aromas as found amongst most of the plants in the valley, which is quite difficult to put in words, however the best description for it, would be to compare it with sharp smells such as ammonia or some of the other industrial cleaning products with sharp/acrid smells. This plant was growing right next to a small glacial stream in the garden of a different farmer in the valley, who had some other spectacular plants in his garden as well, along with this absolute gem.
Hopar Valley is a small but beautifully etched portion of the Larger NagarKhas region, inside the Nagar Valley, featuring avg. floor elevation of approximately 2500 meters at 36°N and above at all places. Hopar Valley is an almost perfect bowl valley which is surrounded by towering snowclad mountains and constitutes the base of one of the most famous Glaciers inside the Central K2 National Park** **Maintained by an international programme called "Seed" (Social Economic Environmental Development).
The climate in the valley could be categorised as sub-arctic, and because of the valley being in the rain shadow of the K2 Himalayas. Rain is almost non-existent here, while the extremely arid environment facilitates the withering of the bare rocky surfaces of the mountains into sand and silt deposited at it's base. Hopar Valley, features an extremely cold and dry climate throughout the year, which can be categorized as semi-tundra, with the snow cover spanning over 4 months and valley itself stays surrounded by the repository of glaciers year around, spewing freezing gusts of wind into the valley floor be it winters or the summers.
Hopar Valley is a small bowl valley located at the toes of the Spantik and Hopar glacier. The indigenous population in Gilgit-Baltistan is known as "Balti" majority of whom are shia Muslims.
The cannabis cultivation in Hopar Valley has shrunk significantly in past 3-4 decades from being prolific to cannabis being a secondary crop which is now sown on the sides/periphery of the fields meant for growing food. Unlike, some of the other cannabis hotspots in northern pakistan like chitral, that saw an increasingly stringent attitude of the administration on Cannabis, Hopar Valley in the wake of rapidly increasing tourism had an entirely different reason for slowing down the cultivation of cannabis so, Cannabis can still be easily seen growing on sides of the roads in the entire valley, without a shred of worry.
In Hoper Valley, particularly, we observed that the farmers don't plant cannabis as the main crop but every farmer plants the cannabis seeds as a side crop all along the fences of their fields reserved for their main crops like potatoes. As per the local farmers, they make exceptionally good use of the cannabis plant, by using the resin, the seeds for making traditional soups and the stems/stalks for burning to generate the life giving heat in the winter months.
The cannabis varieties which are adapted to such extremely cold weather conditions, embody certain features overtime, which are integral to the survival and the subsequent reproduction of the plant. These adaptations are typical and seen in plenty amongst the larger populations, Since, it's these fine changes over the long periods of time that ultimately makes it conducive for the populations to thrive.
The first few adaptations which are quite apparent and can be subjectively appreciated in this valley, are the profuse anthocyanins production on the bracts only but not as often on the leaves itself and the relatively bigger size of the trichomes with a clearly more dense coverage as well.
The typical embodiment seen amongst the cannabis populations in the Valley is that of a semi-tall plant with moderate side branching, broad leaflets and fibrous stalk and stems similar to cannabis varieties domesticated in subtropical Highlands around 29-32°N (e.g. Malana, Uttrakhand, Nepal) but Hopar Valley being located at a Much higher latitude (36°N) have both lesser insolation (sun lit hours) and season length hence the plants in Hopar Valley have broader leaflets to absorb sufficient sunlight in shorter days and the plants also flower faster to finish before the onset of the snowfall. The plants at the most get 7-8 ft tall with much of the population staying under 6ft.
A lot of plants are also seen expressing vibrant colors mostly on the floral bracts, while some also showing anthocyanins production in leaves and the bracts alike. In fact there seems tobe a good proportion of plants expressing red/Purple coloration on the bracts with contrasting green leaves, within the larger domesticated population of Hopar Valley.
The un domesticated cannabis population in the Hopar Valley is distinctly different from the fully domesticated ones. E.g. plants from the un domesticated populations clearly show lesser vigor, sporting spindly stems instead of thick upright stalks as seen in domesticated populations here and the wilder genotypes also exhibits some of the typical characteristics seen amongst the wild or un domesticated Landrace populations of Cannabis such as shorter bract life to self disperse the seeds as shown in the picture below.
However, certain traits which are integral to the survival of the organism in this harsh terroir could be seen amongst both populations invariably, such as bigger sized trichomes can still be seen throughout every single plant in the valley be it domesticated or wild. It's also, noteworthy that the smell found in these plants were a lot more intense in comparison to possibly any other known landrace variety encountered yet. The shear density of the resin glands on the flowers was outstanding in majority of the cases and the bigger size of those glands only seems to further aid in being able to produce and store higher volumes of (secondary metabolites) cannabinoids and terpenes.
The interesting part is how these foul aromas seems to be omnipresent within these populations, which means that it is a highly favourable adaptation for the cannabis populations, at least in this particular locale.
Bouquet: Sharp smells such as ammonia or some of the other industrial cleaning products with sharp/acrid smells. The smell found in this strain is a lot more intense in comparison to possibly any other known landrace variety encountered yet by Indian Landrace Exchange. The interesting part is how these foul aromas seems to be omnipresent within these populations, which means that it is a highly favourable adaptation for the cannabis populations, at least in this particular locale.
High: Overall body-oriented, sedative effect, which is more prominently felt in the body and legs.
Hopar Valley Selection #2 Standard - Indian Landrace Exchange - Brands
Selection #2 is easily the crown jewel from this season's hunting. To put simply this plant had it all, from aesthetics to resin production and everything in between, despite the harsh outdoor conditions there wasn't a dent on this plant and it had finish
It shared a similar bouquet of aromas as found amongst most of the plants in the valley, which is quite difficult to put in words, however the best description for it, would be to compare it with sharp smells such as ammonia or some of the other industrial cleaning products with sharp/acrid smells. This plant was growing right next to a small glacial stream in the garden of a different farmer in the valley, who had some other spectacular plants in his garden as well, along with this absolute gem.
Hopar Valley is a small but beautifully etched portion of the Larger NagarKhas region, inside the Nagar Valley, featuring avg. floor elevation of approximately 2500 meters at 36°N and above at all places. Hopar Valley is an almost perfect bowl valley which is surrounded by towering snowclad mountains and constitutes the base of one of the most famous Glaciers inside the Central K2 National Park** **Maintained by an international programme called "Seed" (Social Economic Environmental Development).
The climate in the valley could be categorised as sub-arctic, and because of the valley being in the rain shadow of the K2 Himalayas. Rain is almost non-existent here, while the extremely arid environment facilitates the withering of the bare rocky surfaces of the mountains into sand and silt deposited at it's base. Hopar Valley, features an extremely cold and dry climate throughout the year, which can be categorized as semi-tundra, with the snow cover spanning over 4 months and valley itself stays surrounded by the repository of glaciers year around, spewing freezing gusts of wind into the valley floor be it winters or the summers.
Hopar Valley is a small bowl valley located at the toes of the Spantik and Hopar glacier. The indigenous population in Gilgit-Baltistan is known as "Balti" majority of whom are shia Muslims.
The cannabis cultivation in Hopar Valley has shrunk significantly in past 3-4 decades from being prolific to cannabis being a secondary crop which is now sown on the sides/periphery of the fields meant for growing food. Unlike, some of the other cannabis hotspots in northern pakistan like chitral, that saw an increasingly stringent attitude of the administration on Cannabis, Hopar Valley in the wake of rapidly increasing tourism had an entirely different reason for slowing down the cultivation of cannabis so, Cannabis can still be easily seen growing on sides of the roads in the entire valley, without a shred of worry.
In Hoper Valley, particularly, we observed that the farmers don't plant cannabis as the main crop but every farmer plants the cannabis seeds as a side crop all along the fences of their fields reserved for their main crops like potatoes. As per the local farmers, they make exceptionally good use of the cannabis plant, by using the resin, the seeds for making traditional soups and the stems/stalks for burning to generate the life giving heat in the winter months.
The cannabis varieties which are adapted to such extremely cold weather conditions, embody certain features overtime, which are integral to the survival and the subsequent reproduction of the plant. These adaptations are typical and seen in plenty amongst the larger populations, Since, it's these fine changes over the long periods of time that ultimately makes it conducive for the populations to thrive.
The first few adaptations which are quite apparent and can be subjectively appreciated in this valley, are the profuse anthocyanins production on the bracts only but not as often on the leaves itself and the relatively bigger size of the trichomes with a clearly more dense coverage as well.
The typical embodiment seen amongst the cannabis populations in the Valley is that of a semi-tall plant with moderate side branching, broad leaflets and fibrous stalk and stems similar to cannabis varieties domesticated in subtropical Highlands around 29-32°N (e.g. Malana, Uttrakhand, Nepal) but Hopar Valley being located at a Much higher latitude (36°N) have both lesser insolation (sun lit hours) and season length hence the plants in Hopar Valley have broader leaflets to absorb sufficient sunlight in shorter days and the plants also flower faster to finish before the onset of the snowfall. The plants at the most get 7-8 ft tall with much of the population staying under 6ft.
A lot of plants are also seen expressing vibrant colors mostly on the floral bracts, while some also showing anthocyanins production in leaves and the bracts alike. In fact there seems tobe a good proportion of plants expressing red/Purple coloration on the bracts with contrasting green leaves, within the larger domesticated population of Hopar Valley.
The un domesticated cannabis population in the Hopar Valley is distinctly different from the fully domesticated ones. E.g. plants from the un domesticated populations clearly show lesser vigor, sporting spindly stems instead of thick upright stalks as seen in domesticated populations here and the wilder genotypes also exhibits some of the typical characteristics seen amongst the wild or un domesticated Landrace populations of Cannabis such as shorter bract life to self disperse the seeds as shown in the picture below.
However, certain traits which are integral to the survival of the organism in this harsh terroir could be seen amongst both populations invariably, such as bigger sized trichomes can still be seen throughout every single plant in the valley be it domesticated or wild. It's also, noteworthy that the smell found in these plants were a lot more intense in comparison to possibly any other known landrace variety encountered yet. The shear density of the resin glands on the flowers was outstanding in majority of the cases and the bigger size of those glands only seems to further aid in being able to produce and store higher volumes of (secondary metabolites) cannabinoids and terpenes.
The interesting part is how these foul aromas seems to be omnipresent within these populations, which means that it is a highly favourable adaptation for the cannabis populations, at least in this particular locale.
Bouquet: Sharp smells such as ammonia or some of the other industrial cleaning products with sharp/acrid smells. The smell found in this strain is a lot more intense in comparison to possibly any other known landrace variety encountered yet by Indian Landrace Exchange. The interesting part is how these foul aromas seems to be omnipresent within these populations, which means that it is a highly favourable adaptation for the cannabis populations, at least in this particular locale.
High: Overall body-oriented, sedative effect, which is more prominently felt in the body and legs.
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and 4 new selections from Balochistan, SouthWest Pakistan:
RED BALOCH
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Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Very fruity, sweet like apples and strawberry
Type - Narrow Leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Short (5-6 ft.)
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - Sedative, mostly body oriented high with muscle relaxation.
RED BALOCH
Red Baloch Standard - Indian Landrace Exchange - Brands
Year of collection - 2021<br> Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan<br> Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E<br> Profile - Very fruity, sweet like apples and strawberry<br> Type - Narrow Leave/Drug type THC dom<br> Structure - Short (5-6 ft.)<br>
Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Very fruity, sweet like apples and strawberry
Type - Narrow Leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Short (5-6 ft.)
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - Sedative, mostly body oriented high with muscle relaxation.
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Balochistan Mastung King’s Bud
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Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Sweet/Honey and deep earthy smell
Type - Broad leave/Drug type THC dom.
Structure - Med. Tall (8-9 ft.) tight internodes
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - Strong energetic, soaring high
Balochistan Mastung King’s Bud Standard - Indian Landrace Exchange - Brands
Year of collection - 2021<br> Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan<br> Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E<br> Profile - Sweet/Honey and deep earthy smell<br> Type - Broad leave/Drug type THC dom.<br> Structure - Med. Tall (8-9 ft.) tight inter
Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Sweet/Honey and deep earthy smell
Type - Broad leave/Drug type THC dom.
Structure - Med. Tall (8-9 ft.) tight internodes
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - Strong energetic, soaring high
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Balochistan Mastung Elite
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Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Spicey, phenol, naphthalene
Type - Narrow leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Short (5-6 ft.)
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - fast onset, uplifting, euphoric high
Balochistan Mastung Elite Regular - aceseeds
2021 ELITE SELECTION OF BALOCHI INDICA FROM MASTUNG, PAKISTAN
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Location/Site - Mastung, Balochistan
Alt. & Lat. - 5000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - Spicey, phenol, naphthalene
Type - Narrow leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Short (5-6 ft.)
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - fast onset, uplifting, euphoric high
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And lastly Balochistan Kanak pink stigma
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Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Kanak, Balochistan, Pakistan
Alt. & Lat. - 3500-4000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - sweet ripe mango, diesel, incense
Type - Broad leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Tall (10-12 ft.) round bush with tight internodes
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - sedative, intense body high
Balochistan Kanak Pink Stigma Regular - aceseeds
PINK STIGMA 2021 SELECTION OF BALOCHI INDICA FROM KANAK, PAKISTAN
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Year of collection - 2021
Location/Site - Kanak, Balochistan, Pakistan
Alt. & Lat. - 3500-4000 ft. / 29.88 N, 66.78 E
Profile - sweet ripe mango, diesel, incense
Type - Broad leave/Drug type THC dom
Structure - Tall (10-12 ft.) round bush with tight internodes
Flowering Term - 11-12 weeks
Typical growing season - April to November
Resin Type - Dry textured resin glands
Effects - sedative, intense body high
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Hopar Valley Selection 2 seeds up and running. First pack popped with 10/10 up within 3 days or so after soaking. Favorite one so far has the 3 cotyledons. Vegging under led 18/6 right now. Going to pop the other couple packs and will probably take cuts and sex, then open pollinate and keep 1-2 of them if I can find any with looks like momma.
