bodhi seeds

For most breeders I woild agree with you stow since they usually only test a few strains at a time but bodhi has like 4 dozen strains he is testing. So whole I am sure a little vetting of testers is done can't be to choosey when you have that much testing to get done.
I myself will have room to pop a full pack of testers when they arrive but if they send two I will prob run a half pack of each and start the resresult once those are sexed. But I can see both points of view

natro.hydro said:

For most breeders I woild agree with you stow since they usually only test a few strains at a time but bodhi has like 4 dozen strains he is testing. So whole I am sure a little vetting of testers is done can't be to choosey when you have that much testing to get done.
I myself will have room to pop a full pack of testers when they arrive but if they send two I will prob run a half pack of each and start the resresult once those are sexed. But I can see both points of view

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I feel ya. That's just my opinion. I've never tested a single seed in my life so Im only speculating. I suppose as long as someone doesn't sit on the seeds for a year it's all good

I always thought the idea of testing was to simply record data and provide it to the breeder. Identify pheno's, flowering times, general vigor, ease of growth. Testing potency through consumption, feedback on flavor and aromas. Of course pictures or videos would be of major help.

Maybe kind of like video game testing. Would they take it a step further and look for flaws, purposely abusing the plants in certain ways? Stressing them to see how weak or strong they are. Maybe they want people with certain room specifications similar to how game developers want people with specific systems to test the game in a wide range of "environments"? That would be pretty neat.

Ya, I put all bean poppin plans on hold once I found out there was still strains to be tested. Sucks because their is some stuff in my fridge I am really itching to germ, but I have always been one to go on the less traveled path so testers are exciting lol.

I believe b has a "dirty room" for stress testing but obviously using a large pool of growers you get a mix of skill sets and evironments so stress will prob happen intentional or not.
Shit I saw some guys on breedbay talking about testing outdoors so obviously most of that wont take place till next season anyways

D_Urbmon said:

I always thought the idea of testing was to simply record data and provide it to the breeder. Identify pheno's, flowering times, general vigor, ease of growth. Testing potency through consumption, feedback on flavor and aromas. Of course pictures or videos would be of major help.

Maybe kind of like video game testing. Would they take it a step further and look for flaws, purposely abusing the plants in certain ways? Stressing them to see how weak or strong they are. Maybe they want people with certain room specifications similar to how game developers want people with specific systems to test the game in a wide range of "environments"? That would be pretty neat.

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I agree ,at the end of the day

your still gona tell the breeder whether or not you think its worth anything

then the breeder has to sift throught the yays and nays and come to a decision

st0wandgrow said:

I feel ya. That's just my opinion. I've never tested a single seed in my life so Im only speculating. I suppose as long as someone doesn't sit on the seeds for a year it's all good

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Every time you pop a new bean you are testing still make sure that a plant isn't intersexed, I keep personal notes on all my strains that I've ran.

I think the only obligation when taking testers is to make sure you get feedback to others. I've got other testers up next and I will be sure to publish them online as giving feedback is important.

Cold$moke said:

I agree at the end of the day

your still gona tell the breeder whether or not you think its worth anything

then the breeder has to sift throught the yays and nays and come to a decision

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Of course they will need to know the general opinion on the smoke but I would have thought it's more about flower times, yields and general stability of the strain. It's like if the strain has 10 reported pheno(for example) they know they gotta go back and re work/stabilize the strain or whatever.

D_Urbmon said:

Of course they will need to know the general opinion on the smoke but I would have thought it's more about flower times, yields and general stability of the strain. It's like if the strain has 10 reported pheno(for example) they know they gotta go back and re work/stabilize the strain or whatever.

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All parts of Journaling in my opinion. It's hard when someone makes this many creations to have an idea on these variables

D_Urbmon said:

Of course they will need to know the general opinion on the smoke but I would have thought it's more about flower times, yields and general stability of the strain. It's like if the strain has 10 reported pheno(for example) they know they gotta go back and re work/stabilize the strain or whatever.

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Yes I said I AGREED WITH YOU lol (edit)but after that you still say whether or not you would keep it
not just a smoke report

Cold$moke said:

Yes I said I AGREED WITH YOU lol (edit)but after that you still say whether or not you would keep it
not just a smoke report

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Sorry but I could not refrain myself.

Pretty sad testing standards around here...

What breeder doesn't want all bean popped immediately with as much info on the grow as possible?

Don't get it twisted, Bodhi's been making loads of beans and selling out for years...

He's doing us a favor, not the other way around.

coolkid.02 said:

Pretty sad testing standards around here...

What breeder doesn't want all bean popped immediately with as much info on the grow as possible?

Don't get it twisted, Bodhi's been making loads of beans and selling out for years...

He's doing us a favor, not the other way around.

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I allways pop 2-3 packs of test beans,that helps me keep some of each,plus most of what I test is already out.

coolkid.02 said:

What breeder doesn't want all bean popped immediately with as much info on the grow as possible?

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I agree with this. That's how I would approach it.

coolkid.02 said:

He's doing us a favor, not the other way around.

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I disagree here. This is mutually beneficial. He *needs* people to test these before they can be sold. With an untested strain you stand a much higher chance of getting something that is unstable, or utter crap. Devoting 10 spots in your garden to that is no big favor he's doing anyone. 2 way street IMO.

I don't get why people get worked up about it. I'm glad some of you can dedicate an entire space to testers.

All that matters is that they get popped and reported on.

I'm happy to have 4/4 on both Afkan x 88 and Afkan x SL. I'm not going to apologize for having a small garden with plants I need to keep, complying with the law as much as possible, and keeping plants I know perform over the unknown

Nonetheless I shall report back the good, the bad and the ugly (I doubt that).

And I run into males in either lines, I'll pop some more. I'm excited for these, they are what I requested and I'm pleased to have a shot at giving some input.

TonightYou said:

I don't get why people get worked up about it. I'm glad some of you can dedicate an entire space to testers.

All that matters is that they get popped and reported on.

I'm happy to have 4/4 on both Afkan x 88 and Afkan x SL. I'm not going to apologize for having a small garden with plants I need to keep, complying with the law as much as possible, and keeping plants I know perform over the unknown

Nonetheless I shall report back the good, the bad and the ugly (I doubt that).

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Totally get what you're saying. But here's the problem as I see it:

Let's just say you get 2 females. One is pretty good and the other you don't really care for. You report on this. Then it's time to pop more beans. Do you pop more of the testers you were less than impressed with or something else you've been wanting. Problem is there are 7 more beans that no one is gonna know about maybe ever?

No big deal to me. I ain't Bodhi.

I just thought it was funny how he got flooded with emails this time because it got posted here and other places off of BB but everyone here is only poppin a few beans. Hey, free beans. I get it. Lol.

TonightYou said:

I'm not going to apologize for having a small garden with plants I need to keep, complying with the law as much as possible, and keeping plants I know perform over the unknown

Nonetheless I shall report back the good, the bad and the ugly (I doubt that).

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If I were Bodhi, and I read RIU, I'd give you a couple packs of your choice on the house. There's no telling how many people you've influenced to purchase Bodhi based on your consistent praise.
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Amos Otis said:

If I were Bodhi, and I read RIU, I'd give you a couple packs of your choice on the house. There's no telling how many people you've influenced to purchase Bodhi based on your consistent praise.
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I'm probably one of them. I purchased directly because of this thread. No specific influence. Just the pictures speak for themselves.

Well I've grown some plants I wasn't over all impressed with. Not disappointed, but White Lotus #2 I have right now won't be in the garden long... just gotta do due diligence and see how it's smoke is, but if you recall I wasn't exactly thrilled with round 1 with this strain. Huge producer of quality, just not the extra mile I'm looking for. Her sister is looking much better but the smoke is the final decision, not just cause the gal looks good.

Yet I'll still hunt through the pack later. Particularly since I have an idea of what I had before and what it was like, but even a pack of any strain won't necessarily be the genetic lotto. I know that, and it's part of the hunt.

I have a good idea of what snow lotus traits are, and I know he is a good papa. Excited for some more heavy hitting indica on the 88g, in fact the TER are jumping the line after China Yunnan and MLI #2, both gals.

I can see your point, but some people here have had terrible luck with males. Some only getting 2 females or worse. Surely they wouldn't necessarily judge the strain on just 2, but it's still worth taking note and reporting it. I'm kinda sad I don't have the one outstanding (slightly different than her sisters) superstitious. Wasn't necessarily what I wanted, but in hindsight she was an excellent plant. Done in 9 weeks, a good day high, decent producer, I'm stoned off of Goji, so pardon the rambling.

Point being is a bunch of people reporting, in different environments, in different styles, making different selections is a very effective and efficient means of getting something tested.

I'd probably make some type of questionnaire sent back, that way I could look for answers to specific questions, but I'm a nerd like that.

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If I were Bodhi, and I read RIU, I'd give you a couple packs of your choice on the house. There's no telling how many people you've influenced to purchase Bodhi based on your consistent praise.
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I rep, as in praise, his gear because it's pretty solid. I love some of the plants I've had, and I've grown totally terrible plants from breeders people recommend and like. It's always the luck of the draw but damn I've had some fucked up plants, that other people have complained about, that never should have been released. Shit, if they would have been tested I'm sure they wouldn't have because people would publish that shit before you wasted your time and money.