Hi Miss Mean Weed:
I appreciated reading your message. I gotta say that even this thread up to this point has been educational. As you pointed out and as MANY others pointed out, BC Seeds has some crazy prices for their top genetics. I agree with that. They are the most expensive seed company in the world that I am aware of.
I am patient on this thread because I participated in Jasper2478's BC seeds elephant grow - who started an outdoor thread growing BC seeds elephant. So I saw all the negativity that came his way and new it would be coming on mine. Poor guy's plants went to seed by another strain which he was growing. If they had just been elephant seeds, he could have made a small fortune.
The second reason why I am trying to be patient with everyone is because I agree that there is a huge mystery about what kind of plants bc seeds produces. That's because they say right on their web site, don't participate in the forums because it attracts attention to them. Well that's all fine and good for them. They make huge money, but I'm in this to either make some good money also or to have top quality personal smoke. I won't say which one.
But some people are starting to realize this point and some bc seeds customers are showing pictures of their strains, which I personally really appreciate.
The negative people on this thread - I call them the negs...they've had an effect on me that I didn't expect and that is that maybe I should also do my best to realize my goal of cropping out with several pounds of top quality smoke. There are some oter seed companies with great outdoor strains but grow journals need to be done on them too. As an example, another strain not BC seeds that I am considering is BC bud depots pinewarp...as well as BC bud Depots Texada Time warp. I've just ordered these a few weeks ago just to be on the safe side.
While I was researching I also discovered a new medium I wish I had known about before I humped all that soil out into the bush. And that is the stuff they call Coco Coir. Made from the fibres of recycled coconut husks. Pot plants grow really well in that stuff after you've added some soil, lime, (approx. 5.2-6.3ph) and organic fertilizers to it. I've already done my research and the best stuff is called Atami BCuzz Coco. This brand is the only brand that is harvested inland where there is no sea salt. Then it is shipped to the netherlands where it goes through a steam and rinse process. It's the only company that does this with coco coir. The other stuff is harvested around the sea shore and it is full of sea salt. If you use the cheap stuff you must rinse it thoroughly. It swell up and holds a huge amount of water while also creating air space for your roots.
Back to genetics...so I know what my end goal is and thanks to the negs I am preparing to have a plan B and C. I am very nervous about growing feminized seeds outside after all the hiking I've done. If I found my plants had turned to male come end of summer, I'd probably fall down to my knees and cry. I've dropped weight and feel terrific. So I can see why so many people love growing outdoors. It's a spiritual experience.
So I can understand why people are hesitant with BC seeds. I do point out that there are several good outdoor strains that we need grow journals done on. Upstae, elephant, elephant outdoor, texada time warp, texada Pinewarp...I'll see what I can get baby wise. Using these upstate feminized seeds outdoors...it's the fear of the almighty variables that scare me. I don't want them to go male on me and waste my summer. We have 6 weeks to go til planting starts where I live so there's still time to look around.
But I still talk t the two people that are growing upstate. One says go for it and the other shares my feelings about using feminized upstate for the very reasons I've just mentioned.
If I do gow upstate, should I start another thread in the outdoor section or just use this one?
Thanks and take care,
Buckets
