Maria Sanchez
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@ThaiBliss -- amazing journey here!
Why am I only now discovering this thread??
Why am I only now discovering this thread??
This is where you are now?Greetings Tripsters,
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!
...Best Vibes,
ThaiBliss
Hi Maria,This is where you are now?
Nice.
puttng a dead toad in your tea is pushing the limit in my opinion!
How was the smoke?The SAGE cut getting harvested today at day 85. She smells like burnt rubber, turpentine, and pine.
Your lucky on the burmese, I've been on the lookout as it's right up my street, but to no avail. I've not found enough evidence to say that JOTI or coastal are the sameGreetings,
I'd love to hear about that SAGE. I've found the "it" factor in those genetics before. That Panama looks really nice. Hopefully there are some green Haze genes floating around in those that you will be trying.
Update about the reveg and seed plants from last season's pots:
The long flowering plant #2 reveg plant is getting big and not flowering yet. I'm quite happy about that because most of the rainy season is still to come.
Unfortunately, the seed plants that came up are already flowing, especially the big female from the faster flowering plant #1 from last season. The good news is that we will see just how mold resistant these things are. This needs to get out in unfiltered sun despite the rain or they won't get good enough for a decent test.
You just can't make this crazy sh*t up in life. I lived so far north that I had to work very hard for a very long time to select and breed for strains with cerebral / trippy leaning highs that ripen quite early. Now that I'm near the equator, I need to cull many plants that ripen too early. I'll also need a cool house, a tropical style greenhouse with ample ventilation including at the ridge, and supplemental lighting.
Such is life. Moving here wasn't the cultivation cure all that was dreamed of. LOL!
I'll plant the last of my original Gypsy Thai Stick x (Neville's Haze x Mullumbimby Madness) in August. They won't need supplemental lighting. They won't get giant, but I might find a strength of high winner to breed with.
I'm also going to collect some seeds from my northern line that I have been breeding and outcrossing for many decades to the most cerebral, energetic, clear, and strong genetics that I could find. They will definately need supplemental lighting to get even 1/4 lb size, but at least I know they are better than the average or poor quality GTS x (NH x MM) seeds I have found so far. Still hoping for a winner with a high ceiling from those, but I need to improve the basement floor of the quality and get better consistency.
As a reminder, this old line of mine had a lot of other people's crosses when they used things like Thai (Trainwreck, Goo, etc.), Purple Zacatecas, Haze, Nepalese, Mexican, and the like. These were all known for their soaring highs. The two most recent standouts used in the line were Burmese (VISC) and Bangi Haze (ACE), two well bred lineages with stable traits. My line is still being cultivated and is very popular among irie vibed, cerebral loving, old heads back in the States.
All the best with your search!