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jaguarlax · May 3, 2020

Homesteader said:
Real seed company isn't a breeder but they collect from various farmers crops around the world. Always found really different genetics with them. https://therealseedcompany.com/

this is a pretty cool seed bank... I am more interested in strains like this over most of the stuff you see on social media.

Homesteader · May 3, 2020

So I have three Malawi's going and it seems as there are two pheno's. One that alternates nodes which I have two of and the one in the picture. Lots of good seeds in those. Only one of my Nepalese survived though seedling size though, luckily it was female.

Homesteader · May 3, 2020

jaguarlax said:
this is a pretty cool seed bank... I am more interested in strains like this over most of the stuff you see on social media.

They have a lot of great information about the history of the regions on the site as well. I think you can only get them through seedsman if you live in the US.

stanknugzz77 · May 4, 2020

Homesteader said:
Real seed company isn't a breeder but they collect from various farmers crops around the world. Always found really different genetics with them. https://therealseedcompany.com/

I feel like I have heard of them before, maybe from @Kanzeon's thread. I have definitely browsed their site before. I love how they have cultivars from Tom Hill. That should tell you something about his preservation work. Those were the fucking days. I will be starting some Deep Chunk this week, along with a few other old school cultivars. Everything is definitely looking interesting in your flower room. I wish you well and look forward to your progress! Positive vibes...

~nugzz

Homesteader · May 8, 2020

The Mazar main cola minus a few yellow/brown fan leaves

A close up of the Malawi

Terpz719 · May 9, 2020

Homesteader said:
Some of the pink stigmas of the Mazar-i-Sharif. The lower buds seem to have a bit more color than the larger colas do.

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I just finished up a Mazar x PCK, and FWIW the flowers started purpling up from the very bottom. I had never seen that.

Homesteader · May 14, 2020

The Nepalese coming along slowly

Hidd3nGr0w · May 15, 2020

@Homesteader those are some lanky girls in that malawi and napalese. What are you thinking? 18 weeks?

Don't get it twisted, I bet its some sure enough fire ya got growing, I do see now why the OG's took that fire and crossed indica's into it.

Great thread, thanks for dropping knowledge!

Homesteader · May 16, 2020

I have grown probably upwards of 20 different pure landrace strains over the past and out of them, I have yet to find anything that would be considered a keeper for smoke. Some unique flavors and structures but nothing that compares to an elite hybrid like a GG4 or or something.
This one Malawi pheno may be different though. At the least, something I want to breed with to see if I can get that structure after crossing it.

I may take cuttings from the Nepal but most likely Ill just reveg it if I want to keep it around after. Not really looking like a keeper yet. Almost zero trichs on either.

Im hopeful for 12-15 weeks on both but the Nepal may go longer. I guess time will tell.
The Mazar is fading fast and Ill probably just cut it. Probably try a smoke or two just for a taste and give it to my rabbits.

Hidd3nGr0w · May 16, 2020

Homesteader said:
I have grown probably upwards of 20 different pure landrace strains over the past and out of them, I have yet to find anything that would be considered a keeper for smoke. Some unique flavors and structures but nothing that compares to an elite hybrid like a GG4 or or something.
This one Malawi pheno may be different though. At the least, something I want to breed with to see if I can get that structure after crossing it.

I may take cuttings from the Nepal but most likely Ill just reveg it if I want to keep it around after. Not really looking like a keeper yet. Almost zero trichs on either.

Im hopeful for 12-15 weeks on both but the Nepal may go longer. I guess time will tell.
The Mazar is fading fast and Ill probably just cut it. Probably try a smoke or two just for a taste and give it to my rabbits.

That Mazar bud structure is soooo very familiar looking. All of them are for that matter.

I appreciate you journaling this and being able to see these starting blocks and allowing us just a glimpse into the minds that originally put these strains together and what they saw. All of the crossing and back crossing to get the building blocks that make the "elite hybrids" of today. And this is the sativa side. LoL

Them cats was next level, as are the breeders today, going through the combinations again and choosing differently what to keep or cull than the people who first did the crosses. Just the difference between turn left or right, go forward or back.

I do not know that I could cull any of these on appearance, would have to sample the product, you may have grown them before and already know what you are looking for in them, even if its just a little nostalgia.

Thanks again for posting!

Homesteader · May 17, 2020

The two phenotypes of the Malawi that I found in this group.

A closer look at one of the Malawi's

And then this one. Man it ain't pretty but I hope the smoke is decent. Looks like a few bowls when dried.

Homesteader · May 26, 2020

The Malawi coming along

MIMedGrower · May 26, 2020

Homesteader said:
The Malawi coming alongView attachment 978162

This rain forest you are growing is pretty awesome!

No time constraints? Going 16-20 weeks with these? Or whatever they take. I have no experience beyond a 13 week hybrid rhat was said to be 9.5. Lol

Kanzeon · May 27, 2020

Yeah I'm also watching that Malawi REAL closely.

Dirtbag · May 27, 2020

You can just tell that's the real shit by lookin at it. This is how pot used to grow before selective breeding and hybridization ook over. Cool grow man.

Homesteader · May 27, 2020

It definitely is like watching paint dry. Not much changes quickly with these flowers. No trichomes yet but at least they do look past halfway at least.
Going to reveg this Malawi and try breeding it after.

Probably the last group of landraces I do for awhile though.

Kanzeon · May 27, 2020

Homesteader said:
It definitely is like watching paint dry. Not much changes quickly with these flowers. No trichomes yet but at least they do look past halfway at least.
Going to reveg this Malawi and try breeding it after.

Probably the last group of landraces I do for awhile though.

Getting restless after these ladies have been camping out for so long?

Homesteader · May 31, 2020

Kanzeon said:
Getting restless after these ladies have been camping out for so long?

I guess in a way but it helps when you have two rooms. I hate running the rooms at peak during the summer so I usually slow them down this time of year anyhow.

I am so busy around here with the farm this time of year though and then you add to that my kids are home in the day, its been near impossible to get much done.
I am lucky if I get ten minutes a day in the grow rooms lately.

Got the new trout pond dug yesterday though!

Homesteader · Jun 12, 2020

Drip....drip....drip

Slowly making progress on this Malawi.
Starting the new sets soon and cleaning and switching the room over, but will finish this up in the other room.

Terpz719 · Jun 22, 2020

Homesteader said:
They have a lot of great information about the history of the regions on the site as well. I think you can only get them through seedsman if you live in the US.

@jaguarlax just an FYI, I got my Real Seed Company Seeds from https://www.hipersemillas.com/en/cannabis-seeds/the-real-seed-company.html last year. They're in Spain, and I had no problems with the order. Of course that was pre flu...

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