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The Search for Trip Weed
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Greetings Tripsters,
It has been a long time. This site has changed dramatically. I can't find any of my old pictures and don't know how to navigate around anymore. I was hoping to post some pictures from my friends still growing my seed stock back in the U.S. I don't even see how to load my new pictures. Ugh!
The good news is that I am situated in the tropics in an area I like. I'm at about 5,000 feet altitude, just below cloud level. I mean less than 100 feet below the bottoms of thunderheads that drift by daily during the wet season. It is clear and intensely sunny nearly every morning for about 6 hours, then all hell breaks loose. I mean some SERIOUS lightning and heavy rain. The lightning is so frequent and intense, I had to research about it. Guess what? As prolific as it is here, I read that Thailand is like the number one or two most lightning struck country in the world. I'm taking that as a good omen, given my choice of genetics. LOL!
More good news is that I have with me, in country, my choice tropical genetics. I can't wait to try them here. Unfortunately, I do not yet have a garden location, but it is giving me time to observe the weather. October is usually the rainiest month, and it is surely rainy now. It has to average an inch a day. I will definitely need a greenhouse. I have never been here in the dry season, and I look forward to seeing the start of that during late November, I'm told.
I've meet some acquaintances that partake.Now that I am not employed by the corporate "man", I feel so much more comfortable enjoying the sacred herb. I smoke every chance I get now. LOL. Unfortunately, it's not that often. I have found several people who have small plants and have shared some fresh flower. Not one person yet who seems to grow the old school stuff that I'm so fond of. What I have seen does have less indica than what was common back in my U.S. home town. I'm told I have some lumbo coming soon, so we'll see what that is like.
All the best to all the great posters on this thread. I have many messages that I should respond to, when I have more time. Maybe next month.
Best Vibes,
ThaiBliss
hey thai,
great to hear you have made it man ,
this should really change the game for you..
can i ask what is the latitude where you are ??
5000 feet is quite high indeed , we can accurately say now you have your head in the clouds ,, lol lol ...
lots of lightening is great , it helps make the soil more fertile ,
ill have to come back with the name of the process and how it actually works ,
something to do with positively charging the atoms thereby making the soil more fertile than standard soils ,
we get it here also being one of the highest lightning strike places in my country ,
one place up the road got a world record for the most strikes in an hour ,
goes off like a strobe light sometimes in the storm season here ....
ive even seen ball lightning on 2 occasions now , which by all accounts is rare ....
you have to work around that monsoon ,, plant late toward the end or as it finishes is the best ,
depending on how heavy they are where you live now ,
hybrid crops tend to go around 16 weeks unless they are very sativa dominant ,
so its easy to avoid taking them into that rain if you are aware of the beginning of the storm season ...
you are definitely in for some fun now man , im excited for you ,
i recently ran into a bunch of thai varieties so feel free to get in touch again ,
in the meantime enjoy the tropical life ....
paramagnetism was the word i was looking for ,
but it might be in reference to the volcanic soils where i live rather than the lightning ,
either way plants will benefit from lightning due to the nitrogen it produces ,
Lightning is another natural way. Nitrogen in the atmosphere can be transformed into a plant-usable form, a process called nitrogen fixation, by lightning. ... Once split, the nitrogen atoms quickly bond to oxygen in the atmosphere, forming nitrogen dioxide.
but it might be in reference to the volcanic soils where i live rather than the lightning ,
either way plants will benefit from lightning due to the nitrogen it produces ,
Lightning is another natural way. Nitrogen in the atmosphere can be transformed into a plant-usable form, a process called nitrogen fixation, by lightning. ... Once split, the nitrogen atoms quickly bond to oxygen in the atmosphere, forming nitrogen dioxide.
So no super trippy pot yet but several fairly trippy ones. Manipur is a very clean and energetic strain and quite strong. I suppose by itself I could trip out if I smoked a joint to myself real fast, but at the usual few tokes I take it is not super trippy.
Where it shines is supercharging other strains that are a bit more trippy. I tried it with Chellakutti and a Michoacan and it made the experience more intense. Both of those are trippy btw. I tried it with a Kullu Valley and it was just a mellow feeling. Seems it canceled the effect of the Kullu for some reason. The highest I ever got was some mystery strain smoked with my own Michoacan back in '74. That mystery strain was super speedy and intense. Worth a try mixing and matching.
The Snowhigh Michoacan is exactly the same stuff I had in '74, not even a bit of difference. Taste, effect, look all the same.
Where it shines is supercharging other strains that are a bit more trippy. I tried it with Chellakutti and a Michoacan and it made the experience more intense. Both of those are trippy btw. I tried it with a Kullu Valley and it was just a mellow feeling. Seems it canceled the effect of the Kullu for some reason. The highest I ever got was some mystery strain smoked with my own Michoacan back in '74. That mystery strain was super speedy and intense. Worth a try mixing and matching.
The Snowhigh Michoacan is exactly the same stuff I had in '74, not even a bit of difference. Taste, effect, look all the same.
I'm at around 10 degrees north in Costa Rica.
I found a few garden spots that I like. More about that below. First some pics of my friend's garden who used my seed. My friend is a good gardener, and did a good job on these. These are about a week before harvest. Ideally, they might have gone a week longer, but rain and frost were a touch early:
I've been settling in at an area I like. It is cool enough for me to be comfortable. It's a bit rainier than what I'm used to, but it's almost always very sunny and nice for the first six hours a day. This is the peak of the wet season, then it is supposed to become dry very quickly in the next few weeks.
I decided to compare what I've found to the climate in Thailand / Laos that has a very good reputation for growing world class smoke back in the hay day. I think it might be the Northern Khorat Plateau along the Mekong between Laos and Thailand. Please see the map below with the purple highlight.
The area I'm at is a bit south relatively on the globe. I'm at about twice the altitude, but it appears that the average daily temperature is almost exactly the same, about 64 degrees Fahrenheit. The yearly rainfall here is about 1/3 more than the area represented by the purple area in the map above. Both areas have a pronounced dry season peaking at about the same time of year. I surmise I will have to start plants in a greenhouse to get the plants mature enough to flower in January or February, without succumbing to mold during the rainy season.
This place is not ideal for growing, but it should be greatly improved compared to the indica friendly Mediterranean growing area I moved from. It is very pleasant for my comfort. The temperature has been so moderate and constant since May. It will be interesting to see the dry season. I hear it gets hotter during the day, but colder at night. It may be that the mornings continue to be the most pleasant time of day.
I'll post some pictures of the local area I'm considering for my finca sometime soon.
Until then, take care ya' all,
ThaiBliss
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These are Snow Lambsbread x Viet Laughing Grass. Laughing Grass is a Dalat x Black Congo. Not sure what the Black Congo is, pure or hybrid. Lot of strains claim that name and differ in look and effects. The one on the left is the trippiest with some lag to vision and thoughts, saw a bit of a trail when using my lighter. Brain is stuck a second or two behind what is happening effect. One on the right is soaring and electric with some noids at times, very intense. Two middle ones are stony and I think lean to the Dalat side. They all look similar but the one second from left has denser buds and more frost.
Sorry for the poor pic but my camera is on it's last legs it seems. The other pics were even worse. 57 days into flower. I am cloning the two that are more clear and not the stony ones. The stony ones are more pleasurable really, but not what I am after. I smoked the intense one and went outside at night and some public worker pulled up across the street with flashing emergency lights. He had a safety vest on and with the lights I had a bit of a panicky feeling. hehe I maintained composure and he left without incident after a few minutes. The stony ones would not cause that I am sure.
Sorry for the poor pic but my camera is on it's last legs it seems. The other pics were even worse. 57 days into flower. I am cloning the two that are more clear and not the stony ones. The stony ones are more pleasurable really, but not what I am after. I smoked the intense one and went outside at night and some public worker pulled up across the street with flashing emergency lights. He had a safety vest on and with the lights I had a bit of a panicky feeling. hehe I maintained composure and he left without incident after a few minutes. The stony ones would not cause that I am sure.
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Hi there, very interesting thread. I have just skimmed through the pages. Thought i would share my experience.
Im living in cambodia the last 20+ months. I find the weed here very diverse and even the common stuff can pack a punch. The last few months i have been growing out bagseed here to take a look at how it grows and smokes. Im also reproducing seed and trying to preserve what i have.
I began with a batch of seeds which had a bright green sativa appearance and grew very slim with single stacked calyxs
I find the discussion of cambodian red interesting because recently a friend passed me 'special' seeds from a farm contact of his. His only description when i asked was 'red and sticky'
They were sewn this week and a few heads are above ground.
Im living in cambodia the last 20+ months. I find the weed here very diverse and even the common stuff can pack a punch. The last few months i have been growing out bagseed here to take a look at how it grows and smokes. Im also reproducing seed and trying to preserve what i have.
I began with a batch of seeds which had a bright green sativa appearance and grew very slim with single stacked calyxs
I find the discussion of cambodian red interesting because recently a friend passed me 'special' seeds from a farm contact of his. His only description when i asked was 'red and sticky'
They were sewn this week and a few heads are above ground.
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Greetings. As far as I'm concerned, I would stick with any Thai, or any Thai crossed with something without any stony or couch lock traits. Thai crossed with something that is known for being cerebral would be best.
Yesum - I like what you've got going there!
Klangna - Please give us updates. Very interesting.
I've gotten reports on my friend's grow with the seed line I've grown, most recently with Burmese (VISC) and Bangi Haze (ACE) as mothers. I attached pictures on my last post. People like the aroma and taste, which must be the Burmese coming through. I was told that some don't like it because it can give them anxiety. This tells me that my friend got it to ripen enough for it to be strong. The last couple of times I grew it, my description would have been "soaring", "very cerebral", and dare I say, mildly "trippy". This would apply to both the last mothers, and carried on in the cross breeding. It can fool people that expect to feel high right away. It tends to creep up on ya', and some smokers take too much before realizing how strong it can be. An old guy, even older than I, said he likes it much more than the prevalent couch lock weeds. I hope those seeds get preserved.
I'm finally experiencing the start of the dry season down here in Costa Rica. I met an expat who keeps track of the rainfall. For August, September, and October there was 30 inches of rain per month. The last month, November, "only" had 5 inches of rain. So far in December, there has been strong winds and something the locals call "hair of the cat". Clouds get blown down from the peaks of the mountains with a very light mist. It's not really even a drizzle. It would be terrible for flowers. Even that is quickly becoming rare. Some days the mountain tops don't even have clouds. I would guess there has been less than a half inch of rain so far this December. I'm happy here. I think I can work with this if I have a greenhouse to start the garden, then move plants out at this time of year.
All the Best,
ThaiBliss
Good to hear from you ThaiBliss. I have some RSC Highland Laos and Laos Gold starting, along with Congo Black from TLT. The CB was recommended as being lysergic by a review from a grower and the sellers also. Angus at RSC said the two Laos lines are 'Thai Stick' type highs.
I have had VERY short trips from two lines I have had for some time. I had not smoked either in months and not much else around the time I smoked them. I smoked some Michoacan and in semi darkness everything seemed to be broken up into geometric shapes, rhombus shaped like a diamond on a playing card shape. Lasted just a few minutes, but very trippy none the less.
Oaxacan x Mullumbimby Madness. The Oaxacan is narrow leaf and old and the MM is likely a Thai from the 70's. Anyway, I smoked a bit of it with zero tolerance and got VERY spaced out. Again it was just a few minutes, but it was there.
Grew out some Manipur, Panama x Black Haze/Colombian, Lambsbread x Dalat. Manipur might not be the most trippy but leads or shares the lead as far as being a delightful high. All of the these lines I just grew could trip me out quite well with ZERO TOLERANCE and whatever else/luck is involved. Hit it hard and fast and after a LONG break. I do not expect any line to make me trip over say 15 minutes and often less than that.
I have had VERY short trips from two lines I have had for some time. I had not smoked either in months and not much else around the time I smoked them. I smoked some Michoacan and in semi darkness everything seemed to be broken up into geometric shapes, rhombus shaped like a diamond on a playing card shape. Lasted just a few minutes, but very trippy none the less.
Oaxacan x Mullumbimby Madness. The Oaxacan is narrow leaf and old and the MM is likely a Thai from the 70's. Anyway, I smoked a bit of it with zero tolerance and got VERY spaced out. Again it was just a few minutes, but it was there.
Grew out some Manipur, Panama x Black Haze/Colombian, Lambsbread x Dalat. Manipur might not be the most trippy but leads or shares the lead as far as being a delightful high. All of the these lines I just grew could trip me out quite well with ZERO TOLERANCE and whatever else/luck is involved. Hit it hard and fast and after a LONG break. I do not expect any line to make me trip over say 15 minutes and often less than that.
GreenAndFast
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GreenAndFast
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Yes mate 
This plant was sewn early july. Showed preflowers for a long time, kicked in more during november. It has been pollenated twice with different males, i have been collecting seeds for over a month. The next round are on their way.
It smells like lime and has been getting a touch more sour in later flower as the resin builds up. Ive smoked some early buds and it gets the heart pumping, excitable and moving. Which is great for me working in the garden.
Its the lone survivor after 5 months or so and a few different plants.
It smells like lime and has been getting a touch more sour in later flower as the resin builds up. Ive smoked some early buds and it gets the heart pumping, excitable and moving. Which is great for me working in the garden.
Its the lone survivor after 5 months or so and a few different plants.
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looks really good roms ,
a great combo man ...
a great combo man ...
