Shmavis ... Funny you should say that I’ve literally grown myself out of house and home.... Almost ready for a breakInteresting discussion fellas. The kind I usually try to stay out of, as I see such as ultimately a rabbit hole… however, a couple points for the sake of clarity. 1.) If we parse the words and phrases Jerry uses in his book, we find that ‘Big Sur Holy Weed’ is not a neologism coined by him. The weed was already known as such. 2.) The beatnik planted a crop using *some* ZP seeds - to say nothing of others he may have been growing as well. Seems plausible this wasn’t his first crop - and the lack of an outright mention of Afghan does not necessarily imply, nor confirm, its absence.
The problem being there is not a large enough sample from the population known as BSHW to engage in proper pursuit of the rejection of the null hypothesis; nor the alternate hypothesis of BSHW and MIS being one and the same. I think a definitive answer would only be found with sequencing.
And what of the ‘Perry the Monk’ version? Oy vey…
I agree with Roms that Afghan was here and being grown in the states pre-‘80s. (I don’t buy the alternate hypothesis though.) There’s a lot of focus on California & PNW, apparently forgetting the long-storied history of pot growing in Kentucky (hemp as early as 1775). A climate that would not be as conducive as California to finishing long flowering varieties. And many old-time growers kept operations to intrastate, rather than interstate, commerce. (Johnny Boone should’ve taken note.) So the lack of widespread public knowledge of Afghan - especially considering it likely at the time was used more as a tool than a standalone var - does not exclude its possibility/likelihood in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
My stance on it is: “whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” That said, I am just going to grow these plants, share some updates with y’all, and have my popcorn ready for the competing theories.
Thanks MAHA. No real stem coloring at this point. Is this a trait that would show earlier as opposed to later? I hope to find at least one winner from the seven. If I do I plan to self her. I also selfed a cut of S.A.G.E. and will eventually grow ~10 of those to see what pops up and if a winner is in there, let some BSHW pollen fly.
It is looking as though I have an established cut of each plant with the exception of #4. She was really slow to root and as soon as one of the three cuts rooted I transplanted her. She’s really struggling to take hold. Overall the seed plant is one of the happiest, if not the happiest. Her fans are smaller than the other plants, but with similar shaped blades. The difference from #1 can be seen in the background. The fun days are just around the corner now!
#4, day 31:
star crash do you have another house where you sleep?