hey there just wondering if any of you guys got any info on these strains? I thought I'd get help while I was in ADAM for the cup but noone knew anything, so i was just wondering if these were clone only or if the beans were ever previously released? flowering times? sorry I had some outrageous champagne and have been searching ever since, thanks fellas...
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Champagne, Romulan?
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I believe both are canadian strains or at least I think some of the Canadian seed banks offer some in seed form. Not completely sure tho. Good luck
Romulan
Romulan
I had my eye on Romulan for a few years, and I have tried to read all I can about it. The descriptions from catalogs and books seems to be like my ideal indica. I finally plan on growing, and I settled on Rommy for my first one. This is the info from what I read by Federation seed co, other strain encylos/catalogs, many other posts on other boards, and a post by Texas Kid.
Romulan was created by a guy named Romulan Joe once known as Mendocino Joe who was one of the founders of the Trinity grow scene. Romulan is a mostly afghani hybrid not related to Sk#1. The strain is very popular in Canada and Texas. It is very popular with the marijuana medical scene because of it's potency for treating chronic pain. There are a few banks that carry the strain and it's hybrids. Federation had the original clone, and 97% pure seed form. Next Generation has many of Federation's strains including Romulan. Reeferman has Romulan and it's hybrids. Marc Emery used to have a Romulan x White Widow cross that was very popular. I have seen pics of this Rom/WW hybrid, and they are truly amazing with almost purple look, super thick buds, and with crystals all over the entire plant! Another hybrids that was popular was Romberry (Romulan x BlueBerry)with it's exotic taste and awesome purple colors! Subcool seeds has a C99 x Romulan cross called Space Queen.
In the old days whenever someone mentioned Romulan, the talk of California Blue Indicas comes up. I am not sure what Blue Indica means, but they get mentioned. I know Romulan is mostly of Afghan origin, but I would like to know what the other genetics of the plant are. Maybe there is a little Paki/Hindu Kush or Lebanese hashplant mixed in. General concensus says that it is not entirely Afghan, and that it has more sativa in it than a landrace Afghan or Hindu Kush. I am thinking that it is slightly under 15%-10% sativa. Since it has a lot of purple coloring, it may have a little Colombian Green, Red, or Black in it. There is talk of it maybe having a very little amount of mexican genetics in it as well, maybe Oaxacan. People tried to grow these late flowering equatorial sativas outdoors up north with little sucess until Afghan seeds arrived. That's my specualtion. It may have a little haze crossed in, but I think that Northern Lights has the claim on the multiple Afghan x (Afghan x Haze) cross. If anyone else knows what Romulan might be, please chime in.
Federation acquired a strain from Romulan Joe (A Vietnam Vet/East Bay Biker) from California and grew it on Vancouver island. It was given to them in clone form. I guess that Federation crossed it with White Rhino to get seeds. They backcrossed it 11 times backwards to the original clone. They favored backcrossed plants that were the largest & most robust while still finishing within 8 weeks flowering time. Federation's seeds are 97% like the orig clone. Now it has been inbred ever since, and it is good breeding material to cross other plants with.
The overall structure of the plant is short and stocky. They said it can get a very branchy compared to other afghan/indicas, and it isn't the best choice for SOG. The color of the buds and leaves are very dark green with a thick structure. Leaves are wide. The stems on the plant turn purple. I'd imagine that maybe other parts of plant will start to turn purp near the end of harvest time. The plant is pretty frosted in that some stems have crystals on them. The yields mentioned are 30g-60g per plant indoors, up to 250g outside. Since it is almost all indica and an IBL, it doesn't have hybrid vigor and the sativa stretch in flowering that other strains tend to have. I have seen growers get a little more yields out of the plant. Federation says Rom can foster mold near harvest time if you are in a humid environment.
Federation claims Romulan as it's strongest strain potency wise. It was nicknamed Romulan because "the high can put a dent in your head". Most people claim that the high is a little more clearer thinking than most indicas, but still strong enough to put your @ss down. The smells are pretty strong ranging from a pungent piney to an acrid fruity/pepper smell.
The strain is rather rare. Most of Federation's strains are rare. I am not sure if the company is even producing the popular ISS, Mikado, Cele Temple Sativa, Hawaiian Sativa, Romulan, and UBC Chemo. I wish they still had UBC Chemo as it is good for nausea/pain, but I see that JOTI has Chemo. I think that Federation still produces all of them, but not in huge quantities. Everyone says Fed strains are top quality, and are on most people's top ten for strains they's like to have. Other companies have similar seeds, but I am not sure if they are 100% the same. If you like indicas I suggest to pick up some seeds. If you can acquire the original Romulan cutting, PLEASE get it and take real good care of it!
DarkGreen
Romulan
I had my eye on Romulan for a few years, and I have tried to read all I can about it. The descriptions from catalogs and books seems to be like my ideal indica. I finally plan on growing, and I settled on Rommy for my first one. This is the info from what I read by Federation seed co, other strain encylos/catalogs, many other posts on other boards, and a post by Texas Kid.
Romulan was created by a guy named Romulan Joe once known as Mendocino Joe who was one of the founders of the Trinity grow scene. Romulan is a mostly afghani hybrid not related to Sk#1. The strain is very popular in Canada and Texas. It is very popular with the marijuana medical scene because of it's potency for treating chronic pain. There are a few banks that carry the strain and it's hybrids. Federation had the original clone, and 97% pure seed form. Next Generation has many of Federation's strains including Romulan. Reeferman has Romulan and it's hybrids. Marc Emery used to have a Romulan x White Widow cross that was very popular. I have seen pics of this Rom/WW hybrid, and they are truly amazing with almost purple look, super thick buds, and with crystals all over the entire plant! Another hybrids that was popular was Romberry (Romulan x BlueBerry)with it's exotic taste and awesome purple colors! Subcool seeds has a C99 x Romulan cross called Space Queen.
In the old days whenever someone mentioned Romulan, the talk of California Blue Indicas comes up. I am not sure what Blue Indica means, but they get mentioned. I know Romulan is mostly of Afghan origin, but I would like to know what the other genetics of the plant are. Maybe there is a little Paki/Hindu Kush or Lebanese hashplant mixed in. General concensus says that it is not entirely Afghan, and that it has more sativa in it than a landrace Afghan or Hindu Kush. I am thinking that it is slightly under 15%-10% sativa. Since it has a lot of purple coloring, it may have a little Colombian Green, Red, or Black in it. There is talk of it maybe having a very little amount of mexican genetics in it as well, maybe Oaxacan. People tried to grow these late flowering equatorial sativas outdoors up north with little sucess until Afghan seeds arrived. That's my specualtion. It may have a little haze crossed in, but I think that Northern Lights has the claim on the multiple Afghan x (Afghan x Haze) cross. If anyone else knows what Romulan might be, please chime in.
Federation acquired a strain from Romulan Joe (A Vietnam Vet/East Bay Biker) from California and grew it on Vancouver island. It was given to them in clone form. I guess that Federation crossed it with White Rhino to get seeds. They backcrossed it 11 times backwards to the original clone. They favored backcrossed plants that were the largest & most robust while still finishing within 8 weeks flowering time. Federation's seeds are 97% like the orig clone. Now it has been inbred ever since, and it is good breeding material to cross other plants with.
The overall structure of the plant is short and stocky. They said it can get a very branchy compared to other afghan/indicas, and it isn't the best choice for SOG. The color of the buds and leaves are very dark green with a thick structure. Leaves are wide. The stems on the plant turn purple. I'd imagine that maybe other parts of plant will start to turn purp near the end of harvest time. The plant is pretty frosted in that some stems have crystals on them. The yields mentioned are 30g-60g per plant indoors, up to 250g outside. Since it is almost all indica and an IBL, it doesn't have hybrid vigor and the sativa stretch in flowering that other strains tend to have. I have seen growers get a little more yields out of the plant. Federation says Rom can foster mold near harvest time if you are in a humid environment.
Federation claims Romulan as it's strongest strain potency wise. It was nicknamed Romulan because "the high can put a dent in your head". Most people claim that the high is a little more clearer thinking than most indicas, but still strong enough to put your @ss down. The smells are pretty strong ranging from a pungent piney to an acrid fruity/pepper smell.
The strain is rather rare. Most of Federation's strains are rare. I am not sure if the company is even producing the popular ISS, Mikado, Cele Temple Sativa, Hawaiian Sativa, Romulan, and UBC Chemo. I wish they still had UBC Chemo as it is good for nausea/pain, but I see that JOTI has Chemo. I think that Federation still produces all of them, but not in huge quantities. Everyone says Fed strains are top quality, and are on most people's top ten for strains they's like to have. Other companies have similar seeds, but I am not sure if they are 100% the same. If you like indicas I suggest to pick up some seeds. If you can acquire the original Romulan cutting, PLEASE get it and take real good care of it!
DarkGreen
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The orignal name for Romulan is Mendo Joe's Pine. When it hit BC, the name was changed. Romulan sounds much better than "Pine". Unfortunatly, the original is almost impossible to find.. and many seeds sold as ROM are different due to different sativa's used to produce a seedline from the original ROM clone. I think Federation's is closest to the original's smell and effect. Federation has stated that it's supposed to be 40/60 S/I.
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Orangelazaris
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I have been contemplating this for a while now,
I really love the powerof the original smoke..i just dont want to spend 6 months finding out if federation has th real deal.
I really love the powerof the original smoke..i just dont want to spend 6 months finding out if federation has th real deal.
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Here are a couple of shots of six Romulan seedlings in the veg cab. The larger
plants in the rear are K2 clones. I'm excited to have Federation Roms in the cab rotation now. In a few days l'll yank out the K2's and place them in the flower cab so the seedlings can soak up the 400 mh for themselves. DarkGreen many thanks for all the info you provided
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plants in the rear are K2 clones. I'm excited to have Federation Roms in the cab rotation now. In a few days l'll yank out the K2's and place them in the flower cab so the seedlings can soak up the 400 mh for themselves. DarkGreen many thanks for all the info you provided
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I am growing some F12s (F2s from Fed's gear) of Romulan right now.. I put the 1st girl into flower about a week ago.. Of the 5 I've vegged from seed all looked almost identical..
It's definately not a SOG strain, much too branchy for sure.. They match the Romulan description so far to the letter.. Looks like Fed really inbred this strain like a mofo, and it should be as good of breeding stock as any, as long as the flowers live up to the hype..
These F12s were made a couple yrs ago, when Fed was thriving.. I'm very curious as to how the recently released Fed seed stock does, good luck to all those growing it.
It's definately not a SOG strain, much too branchy for sure.. They match the Romulan description so far to the letter.. Looks like Fed really inbred this strain like a mofo, and it should be as good of breeding stock as any, as long as the flowers live up to the hype..
These F12s were made a couple yrs ago, when Fed was thriving.. I'm very curious as to how the recently released Fed seed stock does, good luck to all those growing it.
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i can dig up some romulan pics to uplload for later on today
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romulan clone?
TheHashAssassin
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both are clone onlys for the real deal. romulan is origianlly from Cali, Champagne from Vancouver Island. Champagne is King x Hashplant. the king is where the Champagne gets its kushy edge to the flavour from. if your wanting a good champagne seed cross, Reefermans champagne has a pheno in it thats near bang on to the original clone.
damn you people w/ those clones!!! well I was able to get some of rez's strawberry D after refreshing SB for like 24 hrs straight, and since I sent out for the seeds I decided to pick up some FSC romulan, hopefully it works out, anyone know which phenos Im looking out for? happy new year...
evilunclephil
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When I was at Hempfest last year I asked Ed Rosenthal what the genetics of Champagne were, and he said he had no idea whatsoever, but it was mostly sativa, as far as he remembers.
I thought pure romulan was clone only?
A couple fellow growers in my area were set up by a relative of theirs, who just happened to be a really important figure in the bay area company "Tainted", and good friend of Ed Rosenthal, and the two genetics he brought to these friends of mine were, you guessed it, romulan and champagne. Weird.
I liked the romulan more, it had the most amazing high, piney smell, and taste out of this world, though I found the champagne a LOT smoother of a smoke. I also found out that champagne yields more than romulan on average.
Funny story, one night I was showing off the rom to an old roommate of mine, and the best way to do that in my opinion is in knifer form. So we're in the kitchen waiting for the knives to get hot, and to show him how sticky icky it is, I broke off a little nug and stuck it to the fridge. By then the knives were glowing and we both ended up passing out...but anyways, I went down to the kitchen the next day to get some breakfast and the nug of rom was still sticking to the fridge
Got a good laugh out of that one.
I thought pure romulan was clone only?
A couple fellow growers in my area were set up by a relative of theirs, who just happened to be a really important figure in the bay area company "Tainted", and good friend of Ed Rosenthal, and the two genetics he brought to these friends of mine were, you guessed it, romulan and champagne. Weird.
I liked the romulan more, it had the most amazing high, piney smell, and taste out of this world, though I found the champagne a LOT smoother of a smoke. I also found out that champagne yields more than romulan on average.
Funny story, one night I was showing off the rom to an old roommate of mine, and the best way to do that in my opinion is in knifer form. So we're in the kitchen waiting for the knives to get hot, and to show him how sticky icky it is, I broke off a little nug and stuck it to the fridge. By then the knives were glowing and we both ended up passing out...but anyways, I went down to the kitchen the next day to get some breakfast and the nug of rom was still sticking to the fridge
Got a good laugh out of that one.
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darthvapor
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darkgreen that was a great description. nicely done. I dont know about the original champagne from the pacific north west, but I can tell you about reefermans version. Its a hashplant X pink kush pollenated lightly with a super sweet burmese male. Its 50%indica 50% sative with a 8-9 week indoor finish and early nov for outdoor Yields hugh, good mold resistance and its not to stinky in flower.
viewsonic123
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Tainted = the best gaja goodies
i met some really cool people this year from Tainted @reggae on river
they had the best gaja granola bars i was supposed to meet back up with them at hempfest seattle this year but didnt see them
any ways the original champagne from the pacific north west well it definatly lives up to its name. I have seen romulan and champagne done by the same people and most of the time the romulan wouldnt look as good or even smell as good but it would leave you witha bigger dent in your head.
i met some really cool people this year from Tainted @reggae on river
they had the best gaja granola bars i was supposed to meet back up with them at hempfest seattle this year but didnt see them
any ways the original champagne from the pacific north west well it definatly lives up to its name. I have seen romulan and champagne done by the same people and most of the time the romulan wouldnt look as good or even smell as good but it would leave you witha bigger dent in your head.
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I think Reef's been out of his incarnation of Romulan for a bit, he said something about working on making a new Rom-hybrid (an improved Romulan x Blueberry I think), perhaps he'll make some more of the regular Reef's Rom while he's at it.
I have F2s of Reef's Romulan, a shorty pheno and a lanky one... nice smoke.
I have F2s of Reef's Romulan, a shorty pheno and a lanky one... nice smoke.
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darthvapor
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romulan has been here in the bay for so long its kinda boring. Most clubs have it in clones. same goes for odessey. In my opinion if you want that coucklock kick you in the head stone, i recommend lui from legends I think its a better smoke than romulan
