That LifeStar sounds amazing BOG! I'll be watching for it to become available! Thank so much for your opinion on the GSCxSB, but looking back, I was very unclear in my post. I meant I'd love to hear your opinion on all the breeders today that are cranking out the untested shit, and making crosses and just throwing them out there for a quick buck! Here's a good example...
I was given test beans by BCBD of their Animal Cookies (GSC x Fire OG) to run, along with probably a dozen or so other growers. Out of all the AC journals I saw, I'm the only grower to get any female plants at all, and the plants that others did get were out-of-control stretchy. Most folks removed them from their gardens quickly. (I wish I had)! I did get some females, but what I got...well, I still don't know what it was!
These are the pics BCBD has on their website of the Animal Cookies strain they are selling.
(It's my understanding the pics were stolen and used without permission):
BCBD Animal Cookies as advertised on their site:
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BCBD Animal Cookies as advertised on their site:
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Here's what I GOT...
BCBD Animal Cookies...the truth!
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BCBD Animal Cookies...the truth!
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BCBD Animal Cookies...the truth!
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Clearly, the plants that grew bore no resemblance to ANY cookies strain I've ever seen! The buds were loose, airy, and finished up looking like hell. Zero flavor and I'd rate the potency just very slightly above commercial mexi-garbage. I was embarrassed to have these plants in my garden! They didn't like anything I did for them. They were very difficult to grow, and a total waste of time and money! In case you think it was something I did wrong, this is a pic of a G-13 Blueberry Gum that grew right beside them...
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IMO, BCBD just swept the floor and slapped an Animal Cookies sticker on them and out the door they went! If I had paid for these beans I would be fucking furious!!! I feel so bad for all the poor unsuspecting people who shelled out their hard-earned cash for this shit!
I guess my question is...unless a breeder is just blatently ripping people off, how could something like this happen? Even if you tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, it's hard to see how the plants I got could have come from either the GSC or the Fire OG! I'm not seeing any of either strain in this cross. Is it just me? Their God Bud is another good example! It used to be an AMAZING strain! True, you had to search a little to get THE pheno...but when you found it...you were set! Now, the God has been completely ruined! It's not even the same plant at all IMO. I also ran a BC sweet tooth of theirs that was not even close to being a sweet tooth. It's really too bad! If Matt had run the business honestly, it could have been the top of the market, IMO. Instead, they're famous for shit service and now shit genetics.
BCBD is just one example of this kind of deceptive...NAY...fraudulent business practices that have become the norm for some in the marketplace. THANK GOD for reputable, honest breeders such as BOG! I know you'd rather shoot yourself than fuck somebody like this! I guess the QWISO hash kicked in and I ran on a bit, but it just really pisses me off! I guess this is the kind of thing I was really hoping you'd chime in on! Best, -Max :wacky: