The New Smoke Report Forum

[Guest]

Hi IC'ers,

In this thread I'd like to discuss the new shape of the Smoke Report forum. First off you can ditch the old form. I understand that a lot of time and effort went into it. But if it's not entertaining as well as informitive it wont excite many. Stating that I'd like you to write reports in your own words. What you feel inside and certainly if you smoke with a crew give us their opinions. If you friend passes out, let us hear about it. I want to put the human element back into smoke reports.

Of course there are a few important facts that every report should include somewhere in the body of the report. How it smells, looks, tastes, the high and any conclusions or comparisons to other strains that you may offer. I would love it if you write in a relaxed down home stye that helps us relate to you, and want to be in(or at) your place. After all we already relate with our hobby. Finally do your best to expose that fancy strain behind the big name. Let us all know how it really is. I'll bet many of us will base a lot of buying decisions on the way you present your reports here.

If any of you have anything more to add please feel free to add it here for thought and discussion. As this is your forum, I was just invited.

 

[Guest]

can I bring over my StrainGuide reports from og semi as is?

 

[Tolteca Empire]

Uh oh... you mean there was a form I was supposed to fill out? (kinda like the I.R.S. huh?) *goes to the back of the class...*

 

[Guest]

Yes you can Grat3fulh3ad, I'm trying to figure out how to bring my pictures over here for my reports. I can cut and paste the words but what to do about the pictures. Skip told me last year that there was a way to do this.

Also I'd like to archive our smoke reports into some kind of strainguide of smoke reports. Something listing the strains in alphabetical order and placing all the reports for the same strain in the same folder. This way you can read several different reports of the same strain. Long after they are not current threads. This would be the ultimate buyers guide. But I don't wanna get too far ahead of myself. What do you think?


Toletca, yes there was a form. Not needed now.

 

[Guest]

Excellent... I'll do so...I'll try to figure something for the pix...
My C99xA11 are already in the gallery here, as are the sour bubble... I may have my other ones on a cd somewhere...
We definately need some sort of organised format to make same strain reports easy to find... This is gonna end up a primo resource for the would be seed buyer. You have us headed in the right direction.

 

[Okie grown]

Hi everyone.This new smoke report forum is gonna be great.Look for some very nice reports soon for a few strains. og

 

[Hooked-On-Grown]

Also I'd like to archive our smoke reports into some kind of strainguide of smoke reports. Something listing the strains in alphabetical order and placing all the reports for the same strain in the same folder.

Thats a great idea. Make it easy for people to locate what strain they want to look up.

looking good SmokeyPufmaster :friends:

 

[Guest]

As long as were delving into the subjective, I've always had a problem with smoke reports. How do we know the tolerance of the user involved? Effect and potency have everything to do with the tolerance of the person conuming the plant. About the only aspect that would translate is taste and smoothness, and of course, even that will be different grow to grow depending on the skill and wishes of the grower. I guess what I'm saying is I'd like to know where the individual testers are in their cannabis consuming habits.

Are you a:

-Heavy Smoker (6+ times daily)
-Moderate Smoker (2-6 sessions daily)
-Light Smoker (1-2 times daily)
-Recreational User (less than one time per day)

and.....

Is the cannabis you consume regularly

-Excellent
-good
-midgrade
-schwag

I know, all subjective. Someone who has smoked Mexican all year and does a hit or two of my SC99 might just pass out from the spins, while if I had a joint of someone elses, say....Trainwreck, I might be the one passing out (doubtful, my tolerance is currently as big as it gets)

Oh and hey! Congrats Smokey! I'm sure you'll do an excellent job. Already have.

 

[Guest]

Yes Grat3fulH3ad, I can see a lot of excitement already. A lot of people are going to give me the help that I need. I thank you for yours. Last night it got late, so today I'll find out if I can transfer pictures from OG. This can be the nicest resource guide on the net. Seed buyers can read reports next year and still be able to ask the author questions. Now that's community.

Thanks Okie, I look foward to your work. Help is comming, Thanks.

Thanks HOG, I'm glad you like some of my ideas. Got any yourself?

Caprichoso, Yours is the most difficult response to answer. You are absolutely right as we all have different likes and dislikes. Tolarences are different with each smoker. But most growers are long time smokers or people that love smoke so much that they have decided to grow their own and skip the buying. Such people usually have a much better connection with the plant than buyers. Most grower after some experiance growing different strians grow a sixth sense on the differences and effects of out favorite plant. It is this sixth sense that I look for in reports that make it all worthwile. Another factor is once several reports on the same strain begin to appear you can be sure that you have a terrific idea if that strain is for you. These things take time, but would you rather believe the seed bank's description?

 

[Guest]

Fair enough. Your right, once you see reports from multiple sources, it's much easier to make conclusions.

I hope your not reading my post as having an attitude, it was really not intended that way.

I stopped believing seed packet info when, years ago, one seed company started telling growers to use 48 hours of darkness after harvest for better potency(or whatever the claim is). That is such a blatent marketing device as to be in splashed in neon, yet today, that sentiment is nearly cannabis dogma, with some people now going two weeks darkness and even giiving a dark period before going from veg to flower.

People will say thoses numbers are a guideline, but of what? Was the test sample grown indoors, out or half and half? Organic or chemical? Soil or hydro? Seed or clone? Who knows? All these things can have a factor in those numbers on a seed pack and little of it is relevant to me, my growroom, and the way I grow.

 

[BuzzBob]

Hey Smokey! --

I really like the direction you're taking the Smoke Report Forum, and your hopes 'n plans for making it the best o' the net!! I hope I can contribute in a fitting style!!

Question for you: In a case such as Shorts' AK-47, where he grew it from seed, made the {fine!} choice of Mother, Smoke Tested and Reported on the strain, etc... Should an additional Smoke Report, of the same lineage {I received/grew clones of Short's AK Mom}, be created? Should an addition be made to the lineage's parent Smoke Report Thread? Or is an additional report redundant?


Just curious...
-Bob

 

[BushyOldGrower]

48 hours in the dark has been proven and it certainly was never intended to hype or market. Did you read flower pics news on the darktime Caprisio? Crazy Composer and many others agree with me on the 48 in the dark without water helping in the cure.

This about the smoke reports and I think some sort of standardized form does help but the form we used before was too long. Perhaps just a guideline Smokey in the factors to be mentioned would be good enough. Having a strainguide archive is something we need here for sure Smokey and its good to have you at the helm here. BOG

 

[Guest]

Caprichoso, I detected no attitude at all. I hope the same from you too. I certainly want people to put in some of their grow infomation but I want to refrain from telling people that there's a 'form' that they have to folow. Yes all conditions make a big difference in the final product. But we just have to extrapolate the info recieved into our own situations.

Bob Thanks bro. I hope I can do all I envisioned. In that case I would hope that all reporters would give that disclamer in the opening remarks. But the report most certainly should stay. As any one of us could find that pheno if we buy a pack.

Bog, Thanks for the kind words my friend. There seems to be a lot of very literite people here at IC Mag. And reading the words of the smoker should make everyone including the breeders feel just great. I have another idea to try and get some of the best Smoke reports published in the Magazine. Maybe even in a corner of each issue. But of course I'm getting way ahead of myself.

What do ya'll think?

 

[Hooked-On-Grown]

Lets get it rockin!!! two thumbs up!!!

Did you say you were able to bring the pics over from OG smokey??

Alot of quality growers here to provide great info for anyone looking!!!

 

[BushyOldGrower]

Smokey I will not worry with you on it man!

Great plans for sure. BOG

 

[Guest]

Well Hog I just got a PM from Green Lantern that states that OG doesn't allow the transfer of the photographs. So I'll have to download the ones I want to use and upload them here to my gallery. Thanks,

Bog, Your the only one, not worried. I sure am. lol Thanks!

 

[ograskal]

Hey Whats up Smokey! I just found this Forum today and i think its a great idea! ICMAG is really growing these days and i think you guys are doing an Excellent job! This place is already more popular than CW! Congratz on being selected to be the MOD here in this Forum, they couldnt have selected a more Qualified person such as yourself!!.You are Very Well known for your Awesome growing skills and your Excellent Smoke Reports!! :wink: I'll be putting up a few Smoke reports here in a few weeks! I have 9 new strains I'm growing So I'll be sure to let everyone here know How they turn out! Keep up the great work Bro! Peace!

 

[bartender187]

Hi IC'ers,
I want to put the human element back into smoke reports.

Hell yeah... my thoughts exactly... i dont like it when the smoke reports read out like a print out..

If it's so damn flavorful you cant describe it, Let us know

Gratz Smokey on your MODship, you deserve it.

take care, and watch out... ill be postin up some reports asap

 

[Guest]

Ograskal, I guess you can see whats up. This place is growing and the people are just more mature. The trolls and conflicts are miminal. (FF excluded). I apreciate your nice complements and commitent to write those '9' smoke reports.

Bartender, I'm seeing tremendous efforts in bringing the personal experiance of smoking different strains. From this new format I believe that I can make buying decisions. And a few already have. But I might end up hating this job. As I can't possibly grow all the good strains that I'll read about here. Let's see some reports.

 

[Guest]

It wont be long before I chime in / I am a VERY heavy smoker & yes most of the time it's tex-mex swagg (I was broke for 3 years & couldn’t afford it – ps. Hydrocodone) suckes ) / however I can-have many times smoked some of the best (I have had to import it) & my tolerance is still very HIGH after a few joints & can-will give very personal reports on what I grow / I think the idea for a full "Smoke Reports" thread is a very good one /

I am still relatively new here & slowly learning the ropes / I will try to not step over boundaries out of ignorance.

Good Blessings