The Roadkill Skunk Fan Club

[friendly530]

i was just handed a seed pack from the 80s labeled Mel Frank skunk i am really excited about popping these i will be doing all i can to make them live also from the same guy i received a couple small tupperwares and they were labeled NL5xSK and the other was HAZE and then a bag that said AFXSK and the he said to me this is a seed company.HE is a trusted source so i am really pumped and hope i can get these to pop as they are old but he still has a stash of some diff stuff and said if we get these going we can crack into the rest of the stash. SKUNK SEEDS FROM THE 80s wish me luck

 

[Mr.Miner]

^ Good luck for sure! You may be making history.

 

[KiefSweat]

3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is found in alcoholic beverages. Substance responsible for ``sun-struck'' flavour of beer. 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is found in coffee. 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is used in food flavourings 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol belongs to the family of Hemiterpenes. These are terpenes containing only one isoprene unit (C5-terpene).

http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB31529

Am I reading that wrong or does the statement from the link not refer to a thiol as being a Hemiterpene?

thiols are alcohols or analogues of an alcohol. i'm not sure if that separates from being a terpene

 

[Twisted pleasur]

i was just handed a seed pack from the 80s labeled Mel Frank skunk i am really excited about popping these i will be doing all i can to make them live also from the same guy i received a couple small tupperwares and they were labeled NL5xSK and the other was HAZE and then a bag that said AFXSK and the he said to me this is a seed company.HE is a trusted source so i am really pumped and hope i can get these to pop as they are old but he still has a stash of some diff stuff and said if we get these going we can crack into the rest of the stash. SKUNK SEEDS FROM THE 80s wish me luck

Hell YES!!!... finger crossed!! Good Luck.

 

[xxxstr8edgexxx]

3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is found in alcoholic beverages. Substance responsible for ``sun-struck'' flavour of beer. 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is found in coffee. 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol is used in food flavourings 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol belongs to the family of Hemiterpenes. These are terpenes containing only one isoprene unit (C5-terpene).

http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB31529

Am I reading that wrong or does the statement from the link not refer to a thiol as being a Hemiterpene?

oh well shit. lol. i guess i was wrong on that.
i didnt realize it was a different type of terp. i thought thiols were considered different.
hemiterpene. ill look into it. thats the chem. a name like that doesnt exactly roll off the ol tongue from my memory without looking it up.

as far as my buddy could tell, there were no standards available for analysis in those fancy mass spectrometer get ups. he said he suspects the trouble of handling such an offensive pure chem wasnt met with any demand for it.

maybe thatll change soon.

oh boy id give just about anything for the chemically pure form of that, just for spritzing the disp owners car who fucked me over lol.

 

[xxxstr8edgexxx]

i was just handed a seed pack from the 80s labeled Mel Frank skunk i am really excited about popping these i will be doing all i can to make them live also from the same guy i received a couple small tupperwares and they were labeled NL5xSK and the other was HAZE and then a bag that said AFXSK and the he said to me this is a seed company.HE is a trusted source so i am really pumped and hope i can get these to pop as they are old but he still has a stash of some diff stuff and said if we get these going we can crack into the rest of the stash. SKUNK SEEDS FROM THE 80s wish me luck

nice. make a thread on it or at least kepp us posted here. sounds like a cool project. there are some tricks to popping old ass beans like that.
good luck. cant wait to hear how that turns out.

 

[G.O. Joe]

Thiol means alcohol with sulfur in place of the oxygen, nothing more. There's no reason to believe the sought after odor has sulfur in it, or is based on isoprene units.

 

[KiefSweat]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12449512

GC-MS analysis of the anal sac secretion from the hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, showed the following seven major components comprised 99% of the volatiles in this secretion: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, S-(E)-2-butenyl thioacetate, S-3-methylbutenyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, 2-methylquinoline, and 2-quinolinemethanethiol. Minor volatile components identified in this secretion are phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate. S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate, bis[(E)-2-butenyl] disulfide, (E)-2-butenyl 3-methylbutyl disulfide, bis(3-methylbutyl) disulfide, and S-2-quinolinemethyl thioacetate. This secretion is similar to that of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, differing only in that it contains four compounds not reported from the striped skunk: phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, and S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate.

 

[friendly530]

what are the tricks for popping those ols beans i have a couple ideas the guy i got them from said to lightly roll the seeds on a sandpaper to take all the tiger stripes off and use a good kelp what are some of best techs for popping seeds that are this old?

 

[Twisted pleasur]

I scuff in a match box lined with sand paper and soak in distilled water in a coffee cup cleaned with peroxide and I soak them till I get tails for days if I have to. Of course new gens get tails in 12-24 hours. But Ive waited up to 5 days on some old fem beans. I just would change some of the water out with fresh after a couple of days.

Im sure allot of people on here will have a few ideas... Good luck...

PS: You dont have to scuff them that much I sake mine and count to 10 done. You just want to scratch the wax layer a btt you don't want to go through the shell at all.

 

[friendly530]

what grade sand paper?

 

[bigbag]

cold breakfast tea work's well for old stubborn seeds...

 

[Twisted pleasur]

150 grit.... Tea Ive never heard that one...

 

[friendly530]

ive never heard of the tea either im getting some 150 grit in the next couple days

 

[Miraculous Meds]

ive never heard of the tea either im getting some 150 grit in the next couple days

heres a thread on germinating old seeds.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=290948

I tried seed surgery I called it on some 10 year old seeds. I used razor blade n carefully sliced open the shell. most of the embryo's seemed viable, but nothing grew. After failing, I wish I had done more. with what u have, I would go the extra mile n be patient n try every trick. gl

 

[ozza]

what are the tricks for popping those ols beans i have a couple ideas the guy i got them from said to lightly roll the seeds on a sandpaper to take all the tiger stripes off and use a good kelp what are some of best techs for popping seeds that are this old?

Do the seeds have full tiger stripes?

 

[ozza]

Thiol means alcohol with sulfur in place of the oxygen, nothing more. There's no reason to believe the sought after odor has sulfur in it, or is based on isoprene units.

? So what it your reasoning for this?

 

[xxxstr8edgexxx]

ive heard of using some sort of nutrient solution with some sort of sugar but i dont recall. ive never done it.

 

[friendly530]

yes they do have tiger stripes

 

[ozza]

If they have the full tiger stripes and it is the full length of the seed. You might have gold mate. Are they big? You should get yourself some gibberellic acid and learn the shit out of popping seeds before you even attempt to get those babies going. Unless you have the ability to keep mothers and breed and sustain this strain, then it would be a pity to see such things wasted by a novice, just to see if they could pop them. I am not saying your a novice, I just hope you understand that many people would sell their left nut to have those seeds, if they are what you claim. If you don't think you will be able to create seeds or keep a cut alive and well for breeding or sharing, I hope you will think of the greater picture and pass a few to someone who could do all these things. Maybe someone in a legal state. Again not doubting you or your skills. Just treasure a gift you have. I hope it is what you say. The seeds sounds to have a good description.