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A Little Taste of the Himalayas in New England
- Thread starter Green Squall
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Nice 1 GS
SolarLogos
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That line above your avatar from the small faces, Itchycoo park? Dang I'm old.That looks great, GS.
Peace, God bless
Green Squall
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Hey everyone. We just got blasted with a substantial coastal storm here, which brought us 5 days of rain and intense wind. I've been anxious as hell, but to my surprise, no significant damage or mold came to my plants. These beasts are invincible lol. Buds keep putting on weight and I'm confident I will be able to start harvesting in the next 2-3 weeks. The weather outlook looks pretty good with no threat of frost or other extreme weather.
Squall
they look exotic ... awesome grow , how tall are they now? I'm quite impressed
Green Squall
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Squall
Exotic indeed
The coolest part is that they're all different. The end product certainly won't be as strong as a western hybrid, but I have no doubt it will be special. I plan on keeping a good amount of flower, but will most likely use the bulk for hashish. As far as I know, there isn't much of a bud culture in the Himalayas - its mostly hand rubbed hash. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me, as I'm no expert in this area.Last time I measured the height was during preflower and the largest was 20ft. I knew they would get big, but they exceeded my expectations, especially considering the size holes I dug.
Flying Monkey
Member
You gonna hand rub any fresh GS. Some nice charas is a treat. Looks awesome.
Wow, those are big ol girls! I hope you give us a smoke report.
Beautiful shots
had a few requests since ths report, so for those looking:
I took these seeds off the site as germination dropped below 75%
for people wanting seeds of this strain right now, there's still the Malana Cream -
it's from very close by and is very similar in size, aroma, and mold and cold resistance
have a bunch of other Himalayans too, e.g. Nepalese
drop me a note and I can put some of these Parvati seeds in too
had a few requests since ths report, so for those looking:
I took these seeds off the site as germination dropped below 75%
for people wanting seeds of this strain right now, there's still the Malana Cream -
it's from very close by and is very similar in size, aroma, and mold and cold resistance
have a bunch of other Himalayans too, e.g. Nepalese
drop me a note and I can put some of these Parvati seeds in too
Exotic indeed
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as you say no bud culture in this area ,
but in 96' 97' , i was use to smoke Parvati weed and hash ( they had both ) at Amsterdam , Dutch flowers coffee shop ( which is 420 Coffee now ) ,
i remember that was a very good weed , don't know the origins and never seen that after , but was a good memory .
Hope you to got some buds like that .
well, there are exceptions
there are a couple of areas of the Himalaya where ganja (ie, bud) is produced, namely a few areas of eastern Kumaon and central to midwest Nepal
but they use a different type of plant from the big multipurpose seed-fibre-resin plants used for charas
ie, they use ganja landraces
there's also a lot of ganja production in the Terai area of Nepal, though that's not the mountains
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what technique will you use to make resin from these plants?
Green Squall
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I not sure. Its really not my expertise and I hear its extremely labor intensive, but maybe I'll try?
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ngakpa: I'm mostly accustomed to make water hash, but considering how much material I'm going to have, maybe I'll also dry sift some as well.
AbuKeif
Member
Oh my heavens, those look glorious. I’ in New England too and just got some Himalayan strains from RSC... I’ve been debating whether it would be madness to run them outside, but you’re giving me lots of optimism for 2020! Did you do any pollination? Seems like it would be amazing to have our own, acclimated, NE/Himalayan variety...
Either way, that looks like a ton of processing you get to do... I would be tempted to do a little hand-rubbing, just for the bragging rights!
Amazing, inspiring grow—kudos!
Either way, that looks like a ton of processing you get to do... I would be tempted to do a little hand-rubbing, just for the bragging rights!
Amazing, inspiring grow—kudos!
I'd have some misgivings ... I mean WHO KNOWS where those hands have been makes me a bit queasy & there's plenty of better modern techniques to collect resin
makes me a bit queasy & there's plenty of better modern techniques to collect resin
Green Squall
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I think it depends where in New England you are. If you live inland far up North, it might not work out, but here in Massachusetts on the coast, I saw it as doable. I still thought of it as a risk, but it seems to have paid off and it was a blast watching them grow.
No pollination, but I still have more seeds, so perhaps next year.
About the processing. My god....its a daunting prospect lol but it'll be worth it.
Flying Monkey
Member
I'd have some misgivings ... I mean WHO KNOWS where those hands have been
Maybe depends on how hairy your hands are
But nice gummy charas sure aint like other hash.
AbuKeif
Member
I'm out "west of Worcester" in the Pioneer Valley, where we have little patches of Zone 6... as I say, your example is inspiring!
Not sure where the italics around "pollination" in my original post sprang from, but am happy for you that you have the seeds to do it again. Keep up the good work, and if you do go the charas route, make sure you know how you're getting those hands clean before you begin...
hand-rubbed will make a very different distinctive product from other methods, but it needs to be done in right conditions to work
seen claims that it's best done at night, but that's nonsense - the only reason a farmer would do that is they've got so much harvest to get through
to hand-rub, you need to do it in warm sun - for the oil to stick to your hands... if it's too cold, it won't work or you'll get too much unwanted plant material with it
farmers will put a pile of freshly cut plants on a warm stone terrace or roof in the early morning and work as long as they can face it
usually women to do the bulk of the work, quelle surprise
dry sift is very easy - just needs taught cotton or silk over a plastic bowl, tight like a drum
if it was me, I would try both methods before committing to a pile of water hash, as a lot of interesting stuff can dissolve in the water
I suspect the best stuff would be from making a blend of dry sift from different plants
fwiw: dry-sifted or hand-rubbed, it's still correctly called charas
https://landrace.blog/2018/11/26/charas-or-hashish-the-straight-dope-on-cannabis-resin/
seen claims that it's best done at night, but that's nonsense - the only reason a farmer would do that is they've got so much harvest to get through
to hand-rub, you need to do it in warm sun - for the oil to stick to your hands... if it's too cold, it won't work or you'll get too much unwanted plant material with it
farmers will put a pile of freshly cut plants on a warm stone terrace or roof in the early morning and work as long as they can face it
usually women to do the bulk of the work, quelle surprise
dry sift is very easy - just needs taught cotton or silk over a plastic bowl, tight like a drum
if it was me, I would try both methods before committing to a pile of water hash, as a lot of interesting stuff can dissolve in the water
I suspect the best stuff would be from making a blend of dry sift from different plants
fwiw: dry-sifted or hand-rubbed, it's still correctly called charas
https://landrace.blog/2018/11/26/charas-or-hashish-the-straight-dope-on-cannabis-resin/
M
moose eater
Very mice work, Squall!!
You've been quiet about this all this time?? Holy cow!!
Not to be too anti-climactic, but what did you do for soil prep?? I assume you're in a clay soils area, just based on your home State, but.....????
Nearby natural water source, or back-yard spigot??
Thanks!!
*Nepalese black (hand-rubbed) hash, of several varieties, as well as the old Kashmiri hash, are some of my absolute FAVORITE flavors and highs of ALL time. I don't often get envious.... but I'm envious.
Good luck in the finish, what ever you decide to do with them!!
You've been quiet about this all this time?? Holy cow!!
Not to be too anti-climactic, but what did you do for soil prep?? I assume you're in a clay soils area, just based on your home State, but.....????
Nearby natural water source, or back-yard spigot??
Thanks!!
*Nepalese black (hand-rubbed) hash, of several varieties, as well as the old Kashmiri hash, are some of my absolute FAVORITE flavors and highs of ALL time. I don't often get envious.... but I'm envious.
Good luck in the finish, what ever you decide to do with them!!
