Janborrego
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@Janborrego I am glad your beans popped up for you I will be following along to see how they
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all the best and be safe
Dequilo
Easy method for old beans
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Janborrego
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I tried sandpaper on these I tried gently cracking the shell slightly. Nothing worked until I found this. I am glad they sprouted at all even if I only get males I will harvest the pollen. Then keep trying until I get a female. I am one determined chick!
That’s one of the reasons I seem to have old seeds slack every time when hit them up ? can get some to crack, but then they just stall out and don’t do anything once they get planted.. fresh seeds are amazing in their response I once I F2’ed C 99 when I first got it and I lived off of that for years ..you just looked at them and they would sprout …
Janborrego
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The cat was eating my plants. They are slow growing but are growing. The bigger one was born 3/27 the smaller one came up Apr 2. If I can keep that cat out of my plants.
Baba Karuna
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This is awesome 
I have old seeds that I cannot get to germinate. I will have to try this 
I have old seeds that I cannot get to germinate. I will have to try this
Janborrego
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Today they got some Jacks. The lower fans were eaten by my bad cat
Janborrego
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It worked for me but it took me 2 tries
Janborrego
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Today they look better. If that cat knows what good for him he better stay out of my weed room. I might have to skin me a cat! Update on the C99 X NL. They are starting to pick up a bit. I may need to put them in a 3 gal pot so they do not get root bound by June. I will put these 2 in a 30 gal pot since they are together. I don't want to ruin anything. I hope they are both females but if not. I have a 50/50 chance for one of each. If they are male or one of each. They will go in my room. I have a light in there that will suffice with the window and the sky light. I would like to make some seeds of this strain. I looked online and they are so expensive. Way out of my reach. I am happy I got them. I sent some to my friend in SoCal. He said he can get anything to grow we will see. He will start them the pass them off to his seed guy. If I get a female I will try cloning again. I really want this strain to be in my life.
One looks like it may be a male still to early to tell.
One looks like it may be a male still to early to tell.
Janborrego
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Why did I not post the pic. Only one pot with 2 plants. The first pic I took this morning. The other 2 I took yesterday but forgot to post. I hope they are male and female
Janborrego
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Thanks I do not normally put 2 in a pot. The first one never came up so I tried again. With luck we will make some fresh beans.
Janborrego
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They are up potted. This should hold them over a while.
Janborrego
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I put them in a 3 gal pot. If they are both boys or one of each. I will keep them in my room. If They end up both female I will put them outside in June
Janborrego
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May just put them in the 30 gal container if they both are female
Janborrego
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My king Kandy were done so I put them outside a week or 2 earlier than I should have so now they are flowering. Oh well
BigGPop
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Not so good so far! Nothing!
Janborrego
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I will try that way too. I did get my c99 from 2016 to pop I started 5. 3 popped and my ass hat cat ate one. It was most likely the male. Here are the 2 survivors
Drunken Buddha
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In my experience, as well as that of a lady grower from Jerome, Arizona, the secret is to plant directly in good soil that is high in Mycorrhizae, the beneficial fungus that aids plant roots in absorbing nutrients:
"A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant's rhizosphere, its root system. Mycorrhizae play important roles in plant nutrition, soil biology, and soil chemistry." - Wikipedia
In the process of germing 40 year-old Mexican seeds that germed last year without a male. Will be a timeless, genetic building block if successful. Imagine 40 year-old genetics, untouched by the hybridization that has been hitting even remote landraces for the last 40 years. Priceless.
An experienced grower friend in Cali tried all of his special methods on 5 seeds and had no germination. He shared 5 more seeds with a germ plasm specialist in Los Angeles who also had no success.
Stay tuned.
"A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant's rhizosphere, its root system. Mycorrhizae play important roles in plant nutrition, soil biology, and soil chemistry." - Wikipedia
In the process of germing 40 year-old Mexican seeds that germed last year without a male. Will be a timeless, genetic building block if successful. Imagine 40 year-old genetics, untouched by the hybridization that has been hitting even remote landraces for the last 40 years. Priceless.
An experienced grower friend in Cali tried all of his special methods on 5 seeds and had no germination. He shared 5 more seeds with a germ plasm specialist in Los Angeles who also had no success.
Stay tuned.
Good luck
