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The perfect strain for a rookie?

BudGood

BudGood

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You might want to check out some BogBubble, some up on seedbay under BOG Seeds. It's supposed to be very easy to grow, and I'm sure the final product will be pleasing to ya. Just became available again! :wave:
 
MrBomDiggitty

MrBomDiggitty

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dunno how much you invested into your lab, but... if you can get some stress you'll have plenty of seeds and my bet is you'll be impressed what you get from them seeds. Otherwise you can cough up some loot and buy some seeds from gypsy and I can garuntee you'll be impressed
 
K Double O

K Double O

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A strain perfect for a rookie....

Any thing from Cannacopia.....

maybe Bubbas Kush x Deep Chunk.....

Price versus quality....

Odds are def in your favor....
 
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billyblima

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Thanks a lot ive heard a lot of hype about maple leaf,jack flash and jorges diamond......wat do u kno about these strains?
thanks
 
K Double O

K Double O

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BOG is a bit pricey for a newb to me....

I am sure yo can find special something for well under a 100 clams....
 
weedster

weedster

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Almost anything mostly indica are good for rookie. And i also agree with folks that saided NL crosses are good :yes:
 
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billyblima

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MrBomDiggitty said:
dunno how much you invested into your lab, but... if you can get some stress you'll have plenty of seeds and my bet is you'll be impressed what you get from them seeds. Otherwise you can cough up some loot and buy some seeds from gypsy and I can garuntee you'll be impressed
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Which seed banks do you use?
 
foomar

foomar

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If you have never grown plants of any kind before it could be best to run a crop of tomatoes or peppers first , sounds boreing but teaches you most of what you need to know at no risk.
If you can sort out light leaks , ventilation , odour control , cloneing and shakedown the system safely you are good to go.

If you have some experience would avoid anything too fancy or pricey first run , NL or skunk and basic crosses of them are reliable and plenty of completed grows for guidance , choose for stability first time and then go mad second run with confidence.
 
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KingV

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Nirvana California Orange Bud and Pure Power Plant have been easy and very rewarding plants with good yields, good high and great flavours. Personally COB has been my favourite taste, I like it more than blueberry or Neville's haze.
 
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arne564

go with northern lights. you can get dr. atomic northern lights on the boo. northern lights is easy to grow and it yields a lot.
 
Lt. Herb

Lt. Herb

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Bagseed.
Until you get a successful harvest (or two) in and know what/when/where to look for things. With the crazy prices on seeds these days you owe it to yourself to know how (and have the facilities/equipment) to propagate the genes indefinitely, either via crosses or cloning, before making the purchase. The easiest way to learn this stuff is to do it, so do a few runs with bagseed to minimize losses if things go tits up, and read everything you can that is remotely close to your style of growing.
 
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darookie2000

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Lt. Herb said:
Bagseed.
Until you get a successful harvest (or two) in and know what/when/where to look for things. With the crazy prices on seeds these days you owe it to yourself to know how (and have the facilities/equipment) to propagate the genes indefinitely, either via crosses or cloning, before making the purchase. The easiest way to learn this stuff is to do it, so do a few runs with bagseed to minimize losses if things go tits up, and read everything you can that is remotely close to your style of growing.
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I agree in principle, but in practice, it helps to have a known strain, because you have a better chance of knowing the flowering time, origin, nute requirements, etc. I will say that my first run was from clone, and I had no idea of the origin of the clones. I did all the stuff that you were referring to as far as propagation (asexual only, obv, since I was growing from clone), but not knowing how long the flowering period was meant that I had a much greater chance of cutting at the wrong time, since I had little idea how much longer I had to go. I'm sure I cut down my first couple a little too early, since without a fixed timeframe in mind, it's really hard to get things right.

The other problem with bagseed is that they are often the result of self-pollination by hermies, so they are far more likely to hermie than known strains. I agree that it's helpful to be able to learn the mechanics with minimal risk, but I'd rather go that route using a cheaper strain that is much more likely to be able to finish, than sinking all the money in to get started, only to be disappointed.

I'm in the process of growing a bagseed now in addition to the "named" strains that I bought, and I used the bagseed as a way to experiment with different techniques early on, while expecting better results from the beans that I had invested more money in. Genetics can make a huge difference in end result, and can make life much easier if you can find people that know your strain :)

I agree about everything else you said, and, in fact, I was an advocate for bagseed trial runs too, but I was helping out a new grower who had disappointing results when the one seed that turned out to be female hermied midway through and had to be chopped down. That's a long road to end in disappointment. I have often suggested clones for a first run if you can get them, since it allows you to learn the routine, without the risk of males (usually), however, seed germination is a technique all on its own, and I had to learn how to do that with one run (I chose cheap white widow beans ($35 for 10 at a local club) and a few bagseeds, ended up with like 3 out of 10 germinated and then killed one when I was trying to clone it - the clone is almost at the point where I can identify the sex, but it has been a long road).

Get some plants one way or the other, pick a regimen, and don't be afraid to experiment.

That said, the easiest strain to grow in my first run was Massachusetts Super Skunk, but I suspect that most Super Skunks would be just as straightforward. They smell a lot, so you're going to have to figure out a way to control that, but it's a very rewarding strain to grow IMO.

NL is an answer that I hear often. Bogglegum (an NL cross) is a strain that I'm growing out now, which has been very easy (I'm actually using a really easy nute regimen right now, so it's tough to tell because they all seem easier than my last run).
 
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