Another common misconception I feel is the poor male plant. He has a lot to offer. He is such a poorly represented chap. He really is. Bro science wiped his arse and kicked him out of the classroom crying decades ago.
Yet studies of thousands of indigenous landrace plants in china revealed what about potency in relation to gender of diocedus plants.
The stongest plant found was a male.
On average females were stronger.

Sooooo. Just let that sink in for a minute.
Now sinsamelia is great. It is. But how and why did it evolve? These horticultural practises were born from prohibition and have remained the same despite laws changing. We are still in hidden mode.
Id love to see a big old field of regular seed. Let the males do their thing. Let the females go to seed.
Then make a hash.
Doing this on purpose would be a great thing. Done intentionally I truly feel this will bring a broader spectrum hash. It might even make us giggle again, like teenagers.
Were drugs better back in the day or do our weary old souls rewind memories with tinted glasses?
Citation and experimentation awaits the brave.

Absolutley amazing perspective and real food for thought

also there is issues using cuttings after cuttings, i have been told by farmers the mother plant over time loses its strength and thus resulting in lower quality baby cuttings

the importance of going back in time to how nature intended is important, i know most breeders understand this

but in a world of greed, it seems nobody cares and the consumer just wants low priced high thc products so they do whatever they can

lately something has been crossing my mind, and it is marijuana grown in harsh conditions like bonsai

i wonder what genetics it may hold

MG

This is the reason I use two carbon filters on my indoor grows. Maintaining negative pressure requires sucking a lot of air! I have a prefilter on the inlet carbon filter and its shocking how much crud from the air it collects over the course of a grow. Its a gamechanger for bud quality yet I NEVER hear it talked about. Cannabis is a sticky plant lets remember. If I wanted to make a good clean hash or concentrate from outdoor plants id start with some older methods that have been used for thousands of years.
Water curing is without a doubt a hugely overlooked method. I dont think we know enough about the science involved. Just a lot of heresay and bro science due to in the most part prohibition of our glorious plant. However that is one way to be sure of a good clean outdoor product. Quite what you do with a whole water cured plant in order to extract is another matter, likely wpff hash without drying might work. QWISO would likely work too. As would drying the cured plant and dry sifting.
Im unsure of the solubility of terpenes but suspect they would disapppear. Cant have it all eh? Its good to think about these things.
When I do my indoor smoke I know it has at least one quality point thousands of other smokes wont! Clean air.
We all know that smoke gets stronger in mountains due to higher infa red light. But is it the only contributing factor. Perhaps that clean mountain air is a factor too.
It could even be a factor in O.G.
In the true sense of the abbreviation
Ocean grown weed again is enecdotally strong. Could good air be a factor as to why the ocean grown kush was more revered?
Making it the original?
Good topic. Dont get me started.
Ill get my hat.

Ocean grown weed very interesting

And what do you mean by water curing

Luckily for legalisation we’re getting real data and real science these days

Yes holding onto terpenes is the tricky part

They are so volatile even stiring resin will release some of these compounds

So the less agitation of the resin the better !

Thanks for replying back

MG

Water curing is a completely odd beast. It is a step in producing Malawi Cobs. An almost fermented end product. Water curing involves harvesting the whole plant which is then left in typically a clean mountain stream for three days. The water must not be so cold as to make the trichomes brittle. The whole plant is then left to dry.
Now comes the funky bit! After water curing it takes considerably less time to dry the plant. Yet you would assume the contrary, right?
Furthermore, when water cured bud is dry it needs no further curing. Im guessing the chloropyl is removed at the water stage.
It should also be noted that the bud loses almost all its terpene profile. The resin itself takes the forefront of flavour. The flavour is resinous, coffee, chocolate and smooth.
Making the cobs from the mostly dried bud is an even darker art, the buds are wrapped in corn cob husks, tied and allowed to chill for a year or two in the dark airy rafters of a malawi hut for a year or two.
Some human processes simply mystify me. When we find the right way to do something without any fundamental proof other than the pudding at the end.
Its a great subject for a deep dive.
I think brickweed is yet to have its day. Its always been associated with poor quality. I made my own once using Jacky White and a flower press. It basically came out like sticky leather. Like fibrous hash. Why brickweed? Because then we remove the oxygen and oxidisation is no longer an issue. So we can cure infinately. Hold on is this why moroccans made hash in the first place.....
Theres nothing new in the world.
And erm the cannabis industrys not fond of trends is it?! Mwah. Ha ha.

WOW i have never heard of this and what an insight i guess ill be reading into this tonight

MG

Sounds crazy!!

Just stay within the system that is there to protect both biggas and vendors and don't react to the emotive side. As you say, the coin is protected in escrow.

Biggas need to be more patient and vendors need good comms to monitor tracking- its just part of the game with PUP (Personal Use by Post).

Large orders raise hackles and suspicions on both sides fast. Some vendors split and send max.14g per posted item to decrease the risk. Others would only send an order this size to a well known customer but each vendor has a different appetite for risk.

Waiting on weed seems to bring out the worst in a lot of people and many find themselves apologising a day or so later when their delivery arrives. On the whole vendors take a lot of unjustified abuse which is frankly unacceptable considering the job they do. That said, some vendors ignore initial impatience and this only serves to fuel the anxiety. The best vendors keep the best comms.

Nearly all deliveries get delivered and nearly all disputes get resolved without the Borgs. Phew!-Long Live LB!

Thanks for the reply bro I will definitely take more precaution sending larger order to customers with small buy history

Hi I'll screenshot my messages. I haven't been rude whatsoever. I'm just anxious because I've no parcel and my spare cash has been spent

Yes I understand bro I’ve tried to reassure u multiple times

But it did not seem to work

I’ve told u we will get the tracker for u Tomororw

And I’ve not scammed u because the money is not with us

MG

Hello my friend, using the post office is extremely risky, all it takes is one disgruntled customer to bring you unwanted attention. You can pay for postage online with a prepaid debit card, print the label at home and post anonymously using RM postboxes. The prepaid debit card can be bought using crypto to stay anonymous. This is beneficial both to yourselves and to the customer, as you could now provide tracking without worrying.
I would be happy to help you eliminate any risk, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.

I've always been given tracking numbers from vendors I use.

I’ve sent the tracker to you now mate please check

It shows delivered on the 12th with proof

Hi bro that’s very kind of you and I will pm you

MG

if the parcel doesn't arrive by the date stated, a tracking number should be provided. At the end of the day the customer has paid money and its unnecessary stress just waiting and waiting, at least if you give the tracking number, they can keep an eye on it themselves, I have never got why vendors don't just give the customer the tracking number and they can track it themselves instead of having the customer constantly bugging the vendor/s and making posts etc. Just my 2 pence.

Thank you. My parcel was supposed to be posted by tracker 48 on Monday. I've done my money so now I need to wait to get it back.

This has always confused me, how does providing a tracking number affect vendor safety?
The parcel arrives and the tracking number is fully visible, why does it matter if you provide tracking to a buyer or not before the parcel arrives??

From the tracking number you can see where it has been posted from. I believe this is what vendors are worried about although when the customer receives it they can access the same information as the tracking number is on the package.

Thank you. My point exactly

Hi, would you like me to screenshot my messages. I haven't been rude whatsoever. Any vendor I've used in the past provide tracking numbers. If you new to this that's ok bit tell the truth please and don't say I'm been rude when I haven't at all

Hi, so by any chance could you let me know what's happening with my order please 🙏

Straight from the 90's to the top of ya dome

Won't let me send pics on private chat so I'll post here
(I'm no expert or professional but something like this could look good)

Needs touching up tho cos ai is sloppy haha

haha bro this is nice

can u make something similar to my current pic? love the gold bar being advertised haha

as our pollen bars to us are valuable like gold

I'm dabbling with a little something, will send later