So Con when are you going to dial her in?lol When a friend killed our willie that reef gave us I thought for sure my ol lady was going to castrate him. There are some willie keepers out there for sure. But expecting to buy a fucking 5 pac and get a gem come on. If you do not have the time and balls to grow out 40 females or so do not come a whining to reef that you can not find a keeper. Not that I have not whined. I grew out 50 sinclairs and found nothing close to my red Congolese. Its part of the game we play. JK
No kidding huh!
What I find amusing is seeing a post asking for desired pheno's to look for, followed later by an aditional post screaming about the variation. If you expect to be able to look for a phenotype, you had better expect variation!!
It seems the expectations of indica's are being extended to sativas. Couchlock sedation is the measure for so many, most of whom have never tried the old world strains we were fortunate to grow up with. And it is my belief that those weened on indica's will never be able to apreciate or experience a sat completely.
In thier minds, if they are not melting into the furniture, they just aren't high - indica's have tainted thier perception of needs and effect.
Folks have gotten so used to the same old indica infused crosses they are totally surprised when they try and grow an old world sat or a sat dom cross.
Perhaps they should keep buying the old standbys or proven clones if they don't want an adventure - refined and worked ghani dom plants are small and predictable and finish like clockwork ...
But those of us who had cut our teeth on IBL's and tropicals are more than willing to put the time in searching for a mother, flowering for months on end or making further generations and continue the selection process.
Most undertake this with the understanding it will be a process and not instant gratification. Sativa's haven't been worked like thier faster flowering cousins, and honestly I hope they never do. Diversity has been bred out of too many of the indica dom strains IMHO.
Although, the land race indy cultivars are just as unpredictable, it seems these raw genetics never come to market. We have all seen the military coverage in Afghanistan with 10 foot plants in the background - imagine that in a 4ft tent.
Would I like to find the holy grail in a single pack - who wouldn't? But I do not expect it to happen anytime soon.
Until then I will keep on my quest to find something that tastes of 1976.
