re: Brightlight's Strain Fest - Organics & LED
I sometimes wonder why I don't see more Chem & Chem cross grows since it's rep & notoriety is so widely known.
Firstly, this thread, which I just found, is excellent! .
Now, to address the above...
The reason that more Chemdog related hybrids aren't available, is because not that many people have the actual, original P1 clones. The Chem D clone, for example, trades for huge $$$$$, if it can even be sourced through verified channels. There are huge Colorado grows offering big money for the real deal but family out there that holds the D clone lol at that silly shit. Dilute the quality, dilute the legacy, not a chance. The vast majority of "chemdog" and "sour diesel" seeds being sold, simply aren't "as labeled" and most are generated from polyhybrid crosses made by cash hungry pollen chuckers to begin with.
Also, fuckery from shops like Greenhouse Seed Co., who simply co-opt names to cash in. Arjan has been unapologetically doing it for years. OG Kush, Sour Diesel, Chemdog, he's "borrowed" the names without bothering to acquire the genetics. Barney's Farm, the same shit. The Dutch are crooked as fuck-if you don't believe me, look up "Dutch East India Company/opium wars" or tulip bulb market manipulation, and the seed business is just a 21st Century version of that. Back to topic: When people buy the wonky-named seeds, they of course stick with the name, so a "chemdog" clone that isn't, goes around mislabeled, pissing in the gene pool, diluting the name.
I've had the Chem D clone, Sour D, and many others, for decades. They don't get sold, they don't get traded, and a person has pretty much gotta' be family or have some sick credibility to have them offered. When buying seeds, today "CAVEAT EMPTOR!" is the bottom line. If a grower sees pretty pics on a seed site, remember: They're likely pinched from Instagram & not indicative of what your results will look like-in fact, the picture probably doesn't represent the genetics being sold at all. For solid genetics, I recommend Mr. Nice Seeds. Shanti has original P1 stock from Neville that goes all the way back to Sam the Skunkman and Positronics-Serious OG genetics. The market right now is 97% garbage poly-polyhybrids/fems and autos, and (imo) polys are okay if you can ascertain lineage (which is rare) & like unicorn hunting, but fems have No Place in the picture & autos are only good if you're CBD focused or have a hemp fetish. All righty, end rant .
Again, killer thread man, fun stuff!!
- Doc