Thanx guys,
Hey Rinse,
I did African Seeds version of Malawi Gold many years ago. The difference, well, the old African Seeds version delivered a notably more complex high that scrambled your head so that you couldn't function-perhaps one man's medicine vs another man's poison. Further, they didn't taste nearly so good, it was a lot hotter to smoke and didn't produce nearly the resin, nor did it have the intensity of upness to it's HIGH. Also, their version was prone to setbacks in growth as they were entering the budding phase so that they would not recover nearly so easily. Yield wise, they were probably similar in the final outcome but all in all, Afropips version shines out head and shoulders above IMHO. Despite what people may have thought of Jim, he was really onto something when he released this strain onto the market and I see it really stands as a legacy from the man now that he's passed on (may he RIP).
I haven't tried ACE's version yet but from my experience with their Golden Tiger, which is a cross of their Malawi with a Meo Thai, it appears that she's not in the same league. After it's initially intense high, she lets you down with an indica like stone that lays me out with a heavy thud everytime. That's certainly not the Thai factor in there creating that effect, so I gather their standard Malawi, while reputedly being dreadfully potent (as is their Golden Tiger), doesn't bear a lot of resemblence to Afropips version either. But if you simply want your head ripped off and hammered into the mud after an exhilarating rocket ride, Golden Tiger's one to try for sure. I can only imagine their Malawi must be a real shocker!
billy
I'm confused. You said you smoked your lone male and he turned out to be twice as potent as the females?
I'm confused. You said you smoked your lone male and he turned out to be twice as potent as the females?
That's right Quasi,
A number of us smoked preflowering tips from the male and compared this to the same as gathered from the 9 females. Although this may not present as an accurate way to determine potency, experience would have us believe that the male was somewhere in the vicinity of being twice as potent. Half the amount would do the same for us as double the amount collected from the females.
That male reeked of lemonescque turpenes and we are now suspicious that this trait may be associated with potency in this particular strain, although we have to be somewhat skeptical of this conclusion at this early stage, it merely serves as an indicator for us to be more observant of these traits in the future, though we strongly suspect we might be onto something good.
billy
great info and story Billy. These sound wonderful. I have and am going to start a pack of Golden Tigers this week. Honestly a little bummed my your description of GT. Hopefully I will end up with a sat leaning clear electric pheno. The Mikado is popping with those as well. Thanks again.
Peace
Hey Homebrew420,
I guess I'm more into elite energy highs that just keep on enduring within the 'UP' register.
billy