question for sam the skunkman on the original haze

[bigherb]

Bibherb, I love the idea of retiring in Colombia. Nice that you already have some connects there.

On the topic of Colombia, I got a little bit of intel about Colombian gold from my older cousin earlier this month that would be good to pass on. He's a commercial fisherman in the Florida Keys and he was the dude who hooked me and my other cousins up with some Colombian gold "seaweed" around Christmas 1975. That was the first time I smoked Colombian gold and it was extraordinary.

I hadn't seen this cousin for over 20 years and he's now an old man. I brought him up to speed on my love of 1970s weed and my ongoing efforts to breed it back into existence. Apparently he knew quite a bit about the smuggling scene in the Keys back then, and was likely involved in it, at least indirectly. I asked him if he or any of his contacts might possibly have some old seeds; he said there might be some buried in his friend's yard. He said at one time there was probably 20 kilos of Colombian gold buried there, well secured in plastic. They would regularly dig it up and enjoy it, and it was still good years later.

He texted me a few days ago and said there's no more buried weed in his friend's yard. But he did say the source of the Colombian gold was Santa Marta. Most of us know that, but he went on to say it came from "five fingers area called Gereer or something like that." There's a town called Gaira just a few clicks south of Santa Marta. My cousin said his friend said they also buried weed there. I've asked him to see if there's any further clues about the buried gold treasure. I told him the genetics are priceless and it's worth looking into.

It's an interesting story about buried (Colombia) gold. I'll update this post with an edit if I hear more.

EDIT: He says the buried weed is long gone but he thinks there's still some growing up in the mountains there.

I love those kind of stories , makes me feel like I walked with you .
@red rider has that effect on me when he shares his old Tales of the Golden years

We all must Dream brother , thanks for sharing

Some Connects yes but the plant is still not accepted by many, although legal .
Its looked at negatively
in several aspects which makes things more difficult In every way

Something ive learned about rather recently Santa Marta Punto Rojo. I find it incredible that 2 of the most spoke of Highly regarded Colombian varieties were both grown in Santa marta .
Coincidence/ Micro Climate / knowledgeable collective/ family of growers

There is a beautiful article posted somewhere on ICMAG about the
Santa marta Punto rojo

1luvbigherb

 

[bigherb]

Red Gold update

There was a second wave of pistils almost 2 weeks ago . SOO I Hand pollinated everything again with exception of the RG #4 which was 4/5 weeks ahead in flower

The Original Haze #4 was Hand pollinated , she's pregnant and Happy

The 3 Red gold are giving slightly different aromas on the stem rub . Pheno #3 is something wicked poisonous comes to mind I like it

 

[Genghis Kush.]

I love those kind of stories , makes me feel like I walked with you .
@red rider has that effect on me when he shares his old Tales of the Golden years

We all must Dream brother , thanks for sharing

Some Connects yes but the plant is still not accepted by many, although legal .
Its looked at negatively
in several aspects which makes things more difficult In every way

Something ive learned about rather recently Santa Marta Punto Rojo. I find it incredible that 2 of the most spoke of Highly regarded Colombian varieties were both grown in Santa marta .
Coincidence/ Micro Climate / knowledgeable collective/ family of growers

There is a beautiful article posted somewhere on ICMAG about the
Santa marta Punto rojo

1luvbigherb

A lot of Lebanese people moved to Santa Marta in the first half of the 20th century.
I wonder if some brought herb growing skills with them?

 

[Raco]

Lebanese @43N

I grew Red x Gold from @Chaman
Same cut grown outdoors (left) cured to gold color while the indoor stayed green.

Nice plants @bigherb

 

[Limeygreen]

Lebanese @43N

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I grew Red x Gold from @Chaman
Same cut grown outdoors (left) cured to gold color while the indoor stayed green.

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Nice plants @bigherb

The lebanese, which one is that?