That will be interesting.
Around my neck of the woods an oz goes for $100 - $120. 1/2 lb is about $500 - $600 & a Lb. is about $850 - $1000. What a price difference. an oz at the dispensary runs $100 - $240.It is a really interesting topic you raise here BB. I have wondered the same question on whether there were some noticeably superior breeder strains that produced highs that were above and beyond or is it all fairly similar.
Concentrates sound worth looking into but not sure how to do that without either high strength alcohol or a rosin press, as an infusion isn't really a concentrate. Must be amazing getting something in the 80% - 90% range.
That is an interesting experience, thanks for sharing!
That's encouraging to know!
Hmmm.. Got me intrigued now
Thanks, it's great to have some names to search for. I am currently vaping White Widow and a WW cross. But I have no idea how genuine or much original WW it is my strain, or if it is good or average in a decent weed sort of way. To be fair, if you can pull half a pound off a plant then even $100 a seed is cheap in comparison to what half a pound of quality buds would cost to buy, in NZ that would be over $3000, and one never normally buys just one seed so you would be concerned that they were going to be pretty good. I'd love to get a bunch of seeds for a few dollars each but I'd prefer to pay more and get some really great seeds instead (just so long as they are markedly better) I am guessing from your experience that the difference in the quality of the high is well worth it.
Are you aiming for a couch lock high? I’m curious, have you ever harvested when the trichomes are 100% milky? As that is when your plant has reached its peak potency.. I usually only let my plants get about 10% amber with 90% milky.
Couch Lock is what I want. If you can barely keep your eyes open after smoking a whole joint by yourself I consider that .... Good Weed. Anything less is just a buzz.
That's how I remember it too, Columbian Gold in the 80's that was some sort of pressed stuff but totally obliterated you, and I had Thai and Nepalese stuff that was dynamite. I really dont understand the view that weed is a lot stronger these days, some of the stuff I had, to my mind, was right up there. I think perhaps the view that THC was less was because so many dumbos were growing weed with no idea of when to harvest so the potency of crap grown weed was of course bugger all and probably bought the percentages way down.
Amber trichomes doesn’t always mean “stronger” weed... The genetics you choose to grow are going to have more to do with the effects that you want then anything else. A very strong Indica harvested at 100% milk will definitely have couch-lock type of high, it’s about the genetics.. the more you amber up the more degradation of thc there is and gives the plant more cbd, ultimately making it less potent .. I’m just going to throw this out there since you said you’ve NEVER harvested a plant before until it had atleast 50% amber, maybe you should try to harvest one at 100% milky, might just surprise yourself at how potent it is. Again it all goes back to genetics... you cannot grow a landrace sativa like Acapulco Gold and expect it to give you a couch lock effect just because you waited until the trichomes were amber. Know what I mean? You should look into something like northern lights, black domina, or any other 100% Indica to achieve the type of high your looking for and then harvest at peak potency based on trichome maturity.
I have a far fetched theory as to why everyone thinks weed was better back then even though it was that brick/shwag. I’m probably 100% wrong about this, but it’s just a stoner theory thought up to give you a laugh... so here it is, all that mexi brick weed that had to be smuggled was obviously grown and treated like shit it’s entire life... evident just by looking at it. But I think back then they may have been fermenting the buds to increase the potency so basically just cobbed weed. I mean when I think about how Pablo was smuggling weed into the states through tires in cars, there’s no way those buds inside those tires did not sweat or go through some kind of fermentation during the transportation into the states. Again those are high thoughts
haha... I for one do not agree with most people, weed today is far superior to the brick weed I had as a kid, and most of the old heads I know agree that weed is better on all levels today. These are just opinions, and you know what they say about those...
I've got 2 Critical 2.0 going now so I'll do 1 cloudy & 1- 50% Amber to see the difference. Thanks for the suggestion as I've only went by what I read. Got nothing to lose & everything to gain. Looking forward to the end results.
Good idea, I’m curious to see how it turns out for you.. Critical 2.0 is a perfect strain to test that theory as well it being heavy Indica
You might be on to something in the fermentation thing. Never know.I have a far fetched theory as to why everyone thinks weed was better back then even though it was that brick/shwag. I’m probably 100% wrong about this, but it’s just a stoner theory thought up to give you a laugh... so here it is, all that mexi brick weed that had to be smuggled was obviously grown and treated like shit it’s entire life... evident just by looking at it. But I think back then they may have been fermenting the buds to increase the potency so basically just cobbed weed. I mean when I think about how Pablo was smuggling weed into the states through tires in cars, there’s no way those buds inside those tires did not sweat or go through some kind of fermentation during the transportation into the states. Again those are high thoughts
Well Chit. I'm on Leafly a lot looking for what I want to buy at the dispensary & never even thought about them having info.
Ya it’s completely theoretical but an interesting idea nonetheless. Have you read into cobbing buds at all? I’m thinking about giving it a try with part of my next harvest to see what all the hype is about.
Honestly, I never even heard of it. I will look it up though to get some insight. I'm not much on hype anymore. Seems one person says it's good & 20 people echo what that person says without 1st hand knowledge. I tried the Bud Washing & wasn't impressed at all. Didn't notice any difference in washed & unwashed other then the washed buds were not as compact & dried out crispier. Glad I can use Lemon Juice & Baking Soda for other things since I have plenty ... lol.
For sure, I’m with you there’s a lot of goofy shit going around... I read into bud washing a little bit but I would never do that. Haha I guess I used the wrong word to describe cobbing, it is not a new thing being “hyped” like bud washing. Cobbing has been going on for a LONG time and is actually a common practice in Africa.. I’m growing some Durban Poison next so I figured what better time to give it a try then with an African land race. Happy growing Bud
The first time I read sweetsue’s thread about it, it seemed a little overwhelming and I said fuck it lol... my curiosity peaked again though and upon a second look there’s really not much to it. You just need the supplies(vacuum seal bag, corn cob, crock pot, seedling heat mat, and a cool dark place to store it for a month) it’s actually not that labor intensive at all so I’m planning on giving it a go. Maybe when I do it, I’ll document my first attempt at it in my grow journal.
