Atlien0079
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re: Brightlight's Strain Fest - Organics & LED
Great update bro!!! Looking very tasty
Great update bro!!! Looking very tasty
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Looking good pal.
Sorry to hear about those high temps this late in Sep. It looks like the girls toughed it out nicely though.
I'm always memorized when looking at those lovely outdoor girls of yours.
Hello Brighlight!
Some good looking fare you've got there.
The weather here also returned to low 30's over the last 3 days. I was grateful because I started to worry about BR after the thunderstorms....
Hope your weekend has started well
They look great, I'm always impressed how quickly they finish in NorCal, partly because you're closer to equator, and partly probably cause all these strain have been bred there for generations. Yep temps around 105F are a little bit too much for end of September, here I got them perfect now high 70s to low 80s, and flowers are puffing up after the rain! Maybe you could mulch, water on every day basis until heatwave breaks, and even add some calcium carbonate to improve transpiration. Anyway, the end is near
Your garden is splended my friend.
Those nugs look divinely delicious.
and you gsc looks like a beast. Well done, well done.
Mornin Bright....what a nice job brotha....excellent looking plants at finish. Some very interesting and tasty strains....shame about the Mango Tango. Gotta research that strain a little. Have an awesome day my brotha!
Great update bro!!! Looking very tasty
Excellent!
That Purple D sure is purdy!!
Looks like you have your hands full....of scissors for the next month or so.
Ouch you could always send me about 15 degrees. I'm going to back up abit and find that oddity you mentioned. Keepem Green
I'm drooling over your Chem 91 and Lost Coast OG. Nicely done my friend!
I've noticed that you seem to like the Chem genetics same as I do. I assume that you've grown out a few different Chem strains over the years. Do you have a short list of favorites by breeder that you'd care to share?
Chemdawg, aftergrowing Grape Dog and Ultra Dog I really know what the fuss is about. It ups the potency of every cross you make and gives you that stellar zip, doesn't it?
The itch for a Chem girl has finally gotten the best of me, so I do have an Amherst Diesel from Humbolt Seed Co. that is in early veg right now.
From what I've been able to dig up this is supposed to be a direct genetic descendant of the accidental pollination between the (Chemdawg 91 x Mass Super Skunk/NL) x DNL with DNL being a NL/Shiva Skunk x Hawaiian.
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Amherst Sour Diesel is an outstanding smoke, and a great plant to grow. I've run a single genetic of her quite a bit, and she's got that unmistakable Chem power and smell. I had a Chem leaning plant, and the odor wasn't too bad -- moderately stinky, but, manageable. I don't know how it all worked out, but ASD is the original Chem91 X MSS Amherst (pheno of Mass Super Skunk). The DNL cross was for EastCoastSourD, which is my all time favorite, as you can tell from my prior post - with the DNL being the one secret ingredient. The pheno of MSS used to make Amherst (party college campus of Umass) Sour Diesel, is rumored to be of Sensi origin, and could also be attributed to the same 'skunk_va' person, that was also in possession of the original Chem. Well, that's all rumor from internet forum posts - so really, who knows. I remember getting baked at Umass Amherst many times, always good weed there. We were spoiled for east coasters, maybe because Chem was also from MA. There's some grown out ASD in my journal if you'd like to see how they grow.
DJ Short said in one interview that his Blueberry became an important building block for West Coast genetics, and it's 70% of all strains that carry these genes. Might be less, but doesn't matter, it's important for sure. Then you have Chemdawg and OG family including loved Sour Diesel, all great strains. Skunk #1 is a good example of old school building block, but it's never been Dutch as it was developed in Santa Cruz, California. There is Auggie around here, he grew shitloads of plants with Mendocino Joe who grew his own variation of the original Skunk #1 in NorCal. In the 70s and 80s these were sativa-dominant strains carrying either Colombian Gold or Acapulco Gold punch, Green Crack is actually a variation of it, and my Colombian Punto Rojo is very similar!
I'm a strain junkie myself. I collect seeds like some folks collect stamps. LOL!
I do notice that there is not as much strain discussions here on 420mag compared to some of the other sites.
420mag seems to attract a more mature and chilled out clientele than some of the others so I'm sure we could talk genetics till our faces turn blue without anyone jumping in and polluting your journal with the drama and mudslinging that I see on some sites when it comes to genetics and breeder discussions.
Is the Deadhead OG the Cali Connection variety that you are referring to?
I have some Chem seeds from various breeders but have been reluctant to try to grow any of them indoors due to odor concerns.
The itch for a Chem girl has finally gotten the best of me, so I do have an Amherst Diesel from Humbolt Seed Co. that is in early veg right now.
From what I've been able to dig up this is supposed to be a direct genetic descendant of the accidental pollination between the (Chemdawg 91 x Mass Super Skunk/NL) x DNL with DNL being a NL/Shiva Skunk x Hawaiian.
I've read a few good reviews about this one, but I still have my doubts about it's authenticity simply because of all of the rumors about the Chemdawg lines.
When I hear folks bad mouthing bag seed I almost always mention that the original Chemdawg 91, Sour D, OG Kush, Tahoe OG, and many other high quality and well known varieties can all trace their lineage back to a single ounce of seeded ganja.
Chem 91', OG Kush, and DJ's Blueberry seem to have become to US genetics what Jack Herer, Northern Lights, and Skunk #1 are to Dutch genetics.
Amherst Sour Diesel is an outstanding smoke, and a great plant to grow. I've run a single genetic of her quite a bit, and she's got that unmistakable Chem power and smell. I had a Chem leaning plant, and the odor wasn't too bad -- moderately stinky, but, manageable. I don't know how it all worked out, but ASD is the original Chem91 X MSS Amherst (pheno of Mass Super Skunk). The DNL cross was for EastCoastSourD, which is my all time favorite, as you can tell from my prior post - with the DNL being the one secret ingredient. The pheno of MSS used to make Amherst (party college campus of Umass) Sour Diesel, is rumored to be of Sensi origin, and could also be attributed to the same 'skunk_va' person, that was also in possession of the original Chem. Well, that's all rumor from internet forum posts - so really, who knows. I remember getting baked at Umass Amherst many times, always good weed there. We were spoiled for east coasters, maybe because Chem was also from MA. There's some grown out ASD in my journal if you'd like to see how they grow.
The way that I understand it, the first skunk variations were developed in Ca. then brought to Holland by Ben Donkers of Sensi shortly after the lines were developed. Once back in Holland he then began working these genes into the lines that Sensi had going at the time.
At least this is the story that I've heard and read. True or not I have no way of knowing for sure. What I do know for sure is that the skunk genetics are very prominent in the dutch lines regardless of their original US origin.
The first variations of skunk that I was exposed to all seemed to be heavily indica dominant. This was back around the mid 80's.
The buds seemed to be a darker shade of green and much more dense than any of the sativa's that were the norm around my area during that time.
When the first bags of skunk came around I collected whatever seeds could be found. When I began growing them out the following spring all had indica type leaves and growth structure. None of the seedlings or plants that I grew from skunk bag seed even closely resembled the sativa's of the day (Colombian, Mexican, Panama, Hawaiian, Thai, etc..) that I had grown previously.
Since becoming aware of the supposed heavy sativa lineage of the skunk strains (70% or more sativa as reported) I've always wondered why the ones that I grew out during the mid 80's exhibited such indica heavy traits.
In hindsight the leaves and growth structure may have been very similar to the hybrids of today. But since all I had been exposed to up until that point were the long and thin leaf sativa's I guess anything even remotely different was assumed to be an indica variety. LOL!! We live and learn.
What are some of the best Skunk lines in your experience? Such an important foundation strain used universally so now countless versions. I know grower who grows the entire Mr. Nice catalog & says Shantibaba's Skunk is one of the best.