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fullymelted

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After a cool 9 years of developing advanced chemistry on the lab side of the industry, im back in the garden.
I have been putting feelers out, collecting most of my old gear back, as well as going on an absolute bender to find EVERYTHING.
Im setting out to preserve the legendary CA clone only varieties we all grew up on into s1's , as well as hunt down old mexican, columbina, afghan lines present in old brick weed.

I made a post on instagram asking for any old seeds, film containers, pre 2000
and the response i got was overwhelming.

from , people finding 20 year old bags of seed in a storage container (with pics and proof)
to someones dad keeping 2000+ seeds in a vinegar bottle from the 70s, growing them occasionally, with pictures and all the proof.

I probably have 4-5 different sources of verified mexican swagg/ pre seed bank sativas and what look to be unmistakable afghan beans in the lot.

Im going to document EVERYTHING and pop EVERY seed, get them big enough to take two cuts and flip and i will be asking for help in identifying, and if youre down to smoke one in LA, letting everyone try so we can all take part in preserving history.

part 2 of the project.... kind of stumbled into this next bit.

to the old manager of nirvana from 1998-2001 seeing my post and offering up nirvanas breeding stock of that time

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Vintage Nirvana Strain Collection (1998–2001)

  • Shiva × Afghan
  • Shiva × Bubblegum
  • Shiva × LOC × Hashplant
  • Northern Lights × Bubblegum
  • Crystal × Bubblegum
  • Mexican Sativa × Bubblegum × Afghan
  • Jack Cleaner Grapefruit × G13
  • Pinebud × G13
  • Blueberry × Northern Lights × G13
  • Double Widow × G13
  • Alaska Matanuska × G13
  • Boiling Brain × G13
  • Orange Widow × G13
  • G13 × G13
  • Red Widdow x Afhan
  • NL5 x Katsu
  • 3g

supposedly nirvana was scared about the g13 being gov weed and they didnt want to release, so all of these g13 lines are unworked and just have been sitting for 25 years.


On top of that,

i just popped 10 skunk1 , 10 nl2, 10 purest indica, and 10 original haze (AG seed co)
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the lonely survivor,, the only 1 of 12 to pop from 1996 sensi seeds early pearl that almost died in happy frog from being nutrient sensitive...
it appears to be going into flower on its own under 18/6 after two weeks of being alive from seed.

it took off from seed and then burnt itself


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Aside from all of the seeds ,

It has come to my attention that @premiersd is offering his massive list of clone only genetics up for grabs for a decently hefty price tag.

Im trying to put together a group buy situation where we can get all 40 and take straight to tissue culture vault to preserve these heirlooms.

Full List (verified):


  1. Runtz
  2. Bolo Runtz-
  3. SoCalMasterKush-
  4. Original Bubba Kush
  5. SantaCruzBlueDream
  6. LoompasHeadband
  7. Triangle Kush
  8. FireOG
  9. GhostOG
  10. Tahoe OG
  11. FaceOff OG
  12. LarryOG
  13. BtyOG
  14. Afgooey
  15. 05’WestCoastSourD
  16. KarmaSourBx2
  17. Albany SourD
  18. SanDiegoWarheads-Shauncron
  19. Smarties-Kush4Breakfast
  20. Gelonade-Connected-
  21. ZeroGravity-shauncron
  22. PurpleUrkle-NorcalHeirloom-
  23. GrandDaddyPurple-NorcalHeirloom
  24. Schrom-shroomy420-
  25. Original ThinMint Cookie- jigga
  26. CherryPie-Jigga
  27. HiChew47-Clearwater
  28. DantesWrath48-Clearwater
  29. SunsetSherbert (tc)
  30. Original Zkittlez-GasStationBob
  31. SourDubb
  32. Znickerdoodle
  33. Gelato 33
  34. Zerealz- cereal milk x zkittlez -terpHawgs
  35. Strawberry Jelly
  36. PurpleDrank-45day hash crusher
  37. StarburstOG-khashtreemason-
  38. Zoap-Deo-
  39. Rs11-Deo-
  40. Sherbanger22-BostonRoots-


Ideally, it would be great to tissue culture all the classics, as well as make s1 seed stock of each.
maybe take some of those old males back to modern plants to get back some vigor and stank?

there has to be a future without gelato right?

still on the list of plants i need to have.

skelly
sharons white widdow
sk18 (master thai seeds will do)
skunk va 91 chem, headband
chemsis
cindy 99
giesel
diesel daywrecker
sour dubb
analogs mass super skunk (idc if its not it its close)
deep chunk (not from seed)
indiana bubblegum
any and all afghan lines that smell like shit/gross.

this is strictly for fun and preservation, maybe a little breeding for new things.
if youd like to get involved, please do.

i am keeping every single male , flowering them in full to see how dank they are.
i will be posting a lot of pictures here, and if anyone wants pollen, or any of the plants just chime in, its open for everyone.

If any established breeders, would like any of those lines, i was told i can share openly in the name of preservation, just dont be greedy if you find something good!

Im going to need all the old heads in here to give their expert opinions on some of these lines as, i was 15 when these seeds dropped. I know a lot of the history from growing up in Garberville but still, if you have knowledge that you cant get in college regarding any of this gear.. please leave it in the comments!
 

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Taima-da

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What is your source for the "pre Nev. '69 haze"?
Either they have gone through a repro and are then no longer that batch, or they are over fifty years old and mythical.
hard to believe that is what they are actually
 

fullymelted

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What is your source for the "pre Nev. '69 haze"?
Either they have gone through a repro and are then no longer that batch, or they are over fifty years old and mythical.
hard to believe that is what they are actually
its listed in the post. AG seedco. the original haze is supposedly columbian /mexican equatorial sativas. im only growing those to see whats in there. I dont expect much from the AG seeds but have yet to see anyone take those 18 weeks so its my turn.
 

fullymelted

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its listed in the post. AG seedco. the original haze is supposedly columbian /mexican equatorial sativas. im only growing those to see whats in there. I dont expect much from the AG seeds but have yet to see anyone take those 18 weeks so its my turn.
it says 100% colombian, but im thinking theres for sure some mexican sativa genetics in there.

im more interested in growing these bad boys tbh
someone found these in estate sale /storage unit
they were in a safe hidden behind the paneling in a very old bag
the other items in the unit looked like a time capsule from the 70s.


they were moved to this baggy and have been sitting for years.

those dont look 100% sativa to me

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Taima-da

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Being a bit older than that psychoactivity is where it's at for me, haven't got time to just feel zonked all the time, so tend to avoid simply relaxing strains, which I find are shorter acting as well.

Good luck, that's a lot you have going on
 

fullymelted

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Being a bit older than that psychoactivity is where it's at for me, haven't got time to just feel zonked all the time, so tend to avoid simply relaxing strains, which I find are shorter acting as well.

Good luck, that's a lot you have going on

Im trying to find the 18 week sativas and lock myself in the house for a weekend and see how scared i can get.
 

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