Ouch yeah if his description says that it really needs to be changed that is a bit of BS I would not expect from him. I never even read his description I just know from researching the strain on icmag what the deal is with it. TK is by no means a large yielder either. That shit is a sagging grape vine. Amazing quality smoke, but horrible structure and yield. Raspberry Kush is same thing. As a breeder it pays ten fold to be honest in a description of strain than having an unhappy customer after they dedicate at least 4 months to growing something by not being honest.
If you want raspberry flavor you should buy some raspberry from nirvana no joke (i think they still offer this line blackberry is a cross with their raspberry to black domina and has monster yield too). Big yields of old school dank. Chimera is not too active right now but his blockhead x medina is fuckin huge yield of honey raspberry skunk. The medina is a line he hand selected in morocco on a trip. Pictures of his trip and what not are posted in his forum on the mag. I think gypsy's new seed guy on realgorillaclothing will be posting a drop soon and it will be the last drop for good while from Chimera. He just made new seed stock but he is having to organize a new supplier in the UK.
As far something going wrong with the breeding I would definitely be asking what generation it is and whether it was a self or feminized. Selfing things while a good breeding tool is a highway to hell as far as inbreeding goes. A lot of selfing can lead to horrible traits just 2 and 3 generations in and lets face it most of these lines are from selfed bagseed to begin with....
Pure Raspberry Kush description that is or has been basically everywhere for the sale of the seeds:
Pure Raspberry Kush Fem (Raspberry Kush Clone x Raspberry Kush clone)
The Raspberry Kush Clone is an older cut from Norcal. Its currently one of my favorite cuts, if this cut was more widely passed around, it would have the same amount of hype as the Cookie cut, except the Raspberry Kush is better, it actually taste and smells like Raspberries, I didnt believe it till I grew it out for myself,and its true. Pure Raspberry Kush will give you big yields of purple /pink, raspberry smelling kush dom flowers. If I was going to try just 1 CannaVenture line, it would probably be this one. If you can get your hands on the Raspberry Kush Clone…..Do It! If not…. Run Pure Raspberry Kush! You’ll see.
And I also am like you and agree. Just be straight up about stuff. People will like and trust you more, and actually trust spending money with you more so you eventually may make more money. I would be down to snag some Cannaventure gear with the prices he's offering but I don't want to dedicate the plant count and time/space to something that is more inconsistent than consistent as of late.
I have a freebie CSI:Humboldt great white bubba that is a fem seed, looks like a sturdy normal plant super vigorous. Different strain for sure, but just looks like a normal fantastic regular seed/plant. I would lean towards what you are saying is the breeding has brought upon/out certain undesirable traits. I think one of those is the intense but very skinny weak lateral branching of the Raspberry. I even thinned it out and still same thing. branches don't really strengthen up.