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Mos Cutty
Greetings All,
Thought I’d fire up a journal to document this story of 5 beans that I acquired from a friend who owned a local collective that was recently been forced to shutdown. For the purpose of this story we will call him “Fred.” I have known Fred for a few years and have always enjoyed our chats on genetics and found him to be a knowledgeable source. When Fred opened his Dispensary, we continued to meet and talk shop and sample meds, mostly my stuff not the stuff in his shop. One meeting Fred informed me of a skittish old timer who came in with a bean collection Fred called amazing, tons of original Dutch, Canadian, Heavens Stairway, Landrace, etc. He told me the old timer had traveled extensively to Holland, Canada, and Asia to collect genetics and has been passionately hording, selecting and breeding for over 20 years.
So of course I asked to see the collection. A few months went by, the next meeting he pulls out this collection of at least 100 original packs and F2’s and crosses made by the donor with detailed notes on the selection process. This is one of those times you want to freak out and say you’ll buy it all! But I contained myself knowing this guy likes $$$ and would want a hefty fee. I asked him about price and he said $20-$40 per bean. At that point I asked about germination test, how the beans were stored, photos, med samples, to figure out if this stuff was legit. He told me he would get back to me and would hold the beans until he was sure. Another month goes by and we meet, he informs me germ test are working out but no pictures. So I decided to cut a deal on a few original packs. Fred wanted F2’s to sell at his shop and I wanted source material for future breeding. The deal was made that he’d sell me 5 of the 10 Space Queen beans along with 5 Black Domina. I asked for the 5 with the packaging but of course Fred being a businessman kept them to ensure I’d be back. I would test them out and we’d cut a deal for the rest of the original collection and some of the F2’s of other strains done by the source. Being that Fred loved genetics I was not worried about him selling the collection. He wanted to make money but he also wanted them preserved.
The most noticeable trait of the beans is they are white with beige strips, most would not believe they would crack. This was my first clue that these in fact might be legit. I had heard the legend of Space Queen beans looking premature.
I dropped all 5 beans and tried to relax, work forced me out of town so my wife was left watching them in the bath. Two days later I returned home to 4 of 5 tails showing. I tried every trick in the book on the 5th seed but it did not go.
Of the 4 remaining seeds, 1 was very strong with lots of vigor, 2 were struggling and one was pretty weak. I wanted to notify Fred they were struggling but up, In that next moment I get a call from a mutual friend telling me Fred’s shop had been shutdown and his phone lines were disconnected.
I freaked and think to myself,” Why the fuck didn’t you buy all you could from that collection?” At the time it was the 20-40 dollar a bean price tag!
Currently I still have not heard from Fred and don’t know what happened to the bean collection when he was shut down. My hopes are that Fred will return safely with the rest of the collection intact. For now I will focus on my end of the deal and create more beans if I find a pair.
Mos
Thought I’d fire up a journal to document this story of 5 beans that I acquired from a friend who owned a local collective that was recently been forced to shutdown. For the purpose of this story we will call him “Fred.” I have known Fred for a few years and have always enjoyed our chats on genetics and found him to be a knowledgeable source. When Fred opened his Dispensary, we continued to meet and talk shop and sample meds, mostly my stuff not the stuff in his shop. One meeting Fred informed me of a skittish old timer who came in with a bean collection Fred called amazing, tons of original Dutch, Canadian, Heavens Stairway, Landrace, etc. He told me the old timer had traveled extensively to Holland, Canada, and Asia to collect genetics and has been passionately hording, selecting and breeding for over 20 years.
So of course I asked to see the collection. A few months went by, the next meeting he pulls out this collection of at least 100 original packs and F2’s and crosses made by the donor with detailed notes on the selection process. This is one of those times you want to freak out and say you’ll buy it all! But I contained myself knowing this guy likes $$$ and would want a hefty fee. I asked him about price and he said $20-$40 per bean. At that point I asked about germination test, how the beans were stored, photos, med samples, to figure out if this stuff was legit. He told me he would get back to me and would hold the beans until he was sure. Another month goes by and we meet, he informs me germ test are working out but no pictures. So I decided to cut a deal on a few original packs. Fred wanted F2’s to sell at his shop and I wanted source material for future breeding. The deal was made that he’d sell me 5 of the 10 Space Queen beans along with 5 Black Domina. I asked for the 5 with the packaging but of course Fred being a businessman kept them to ensure I’d be back. I would test them out and we’d cut a deal for the rest of the original collection and some of the F2’s of other strains done by the source. Being that Fred loved genetics I was not worried about him selling the collection. He wanted to make money but he also wanted them preserved.
The most noticeable trait of the beans is they are white with beige strips, most would not believe they would crack. This was my first clue that these in fact might be legit. I had heard the legend of Space Queen beans looking premature.
I dropped all 5 beans and tried to relax, work forced me out of town so my wife was left watching them in the bath. Two days later I returned home to 4 of 5 tails showing. I tried every trick in the book on the 5th seed but it did not go.
Of the 4 remaining seeds, 1 was very strong with lots of vigor, 2 were struggling and one was pretty weak. I wanted to notify Fred they were struggling but up, In that next moment I get a call from a mutual friend telling me Fred’s shop had been shutdown and his phone lines were disconnected.
I freaked and think to myself,” Why the fuck didn’t you buy all you could from that collection?” At the time it was the 20-40 dollar a bean price tag!
Currently I still have not heard from Fred and don’t know what happened to the bean collection when he was shut down. My hopes are that Fred will return safely with the rest of the collection intact. For now I will focus on my end of the deal and create more beans if I find a pair.
Mos
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