Hello! I have a strange question...

FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
I personaly think some will sprout some wont and Im gonna toss out a 3 out of 7 sprout ratio. Me though Inwouldnt do the sandpaper scuff on these older seeds as the husks are gonn abe brittle I am sure. As said the potency will be less then to day as we have more modded strains that have been breed fro strength. most old stoners will tell you todays smoke is much much more potent and better tasting. It should be a fun thing to try though bring back a dead plants babies 4 decades later
 
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SkyFire

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Thanks a lot man!! You see really awesome yourself too! I keep beefing up my grow room to make it better, being a first time grower..Now that I have the certification, I am happy to know that I can grow up to 12 and keep 2.5 ounces on me at all times, without going too far and driving a car stoned out of my mind or anything like that, although, out of all the accidents I have been in, I can honestly say that I was never high at the time which was a couple times,,LOL. I am set now and don't have to worry anymore! It is awesome!!!!:bigjoint::fire::leaf::leaf::leaf:

May all your wildest dreams come true, forever!!!
 
tvd2

tvd2

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Im no expert, but I'd say you have a very slim chance of getting life out of 40 year old seeds. The enzymes inside are probably denatured and thus not going to work as they would normally. Hell, even if they were 2 years old, many seeds still don't germinate. Good luck!
 
IndicaFatnHeavy

IndicaFatnHeavy

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i hear old people saying that weed was less potent back then... but yeah i think its just the knowledge/technology we've gained on them to make the plant so much better.... i dont think they had aero/bubble/hydro ponic systems back then... or near the knowledge we know now.... weed will only get better and better... more expensive, more expensive??
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Its kind of similar to the US givernment. They keep 100's of thousands of seeds from different corns, wheats and vegetable stockpiled in sealed area in case anything should happen we have back up seed stock to restart a food supply. they have genetics over 65 years old and they can sprout them at will just depends on how well they were preserved
 
Spasticsmoke

Spasticsmoke

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i woudl try to grow those outside, start them inside if you can get them to crack, but talk to your pops, see how he grew them... if he didn't have the advantage to veg them before throwing them outside in at the start of the grow season maybe you can get 20 footers hahah
 
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SkyFire

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Spasticsmoke said:
i woudl try to grow those outside, start them inside if you can get them to crack, but talk to your pops, see how he grew them... if he didn't have the advantage to veg them before throwing them outside in at the start of the grow season maybe you can get 20 footers hahah
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I just talked to my dad and he told me that he had saved the seeds from a batch he had bought or whatever back then, so they're probably Columbian. In any event, It will be interesting to see the results..:) He also said they're at least 35 years old and have been preserved, and that the government has special preserves in arctic conditions that can last thousands of years in case of the end of the world or a mass extinction of people..I am very optimistic that this will work! Thanks for the feedback..See ya in 35 years..hahha:leaf:
 
Parvati

Parvati

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First off, your dad is soooo cool. Other than that, I think that there is a chance the seeds will be just fine if your daddy has really taken care of them that well.

As for the potency debate, if you do germinate and grow I'm guessing that you are going to put a lot more time and effort in keeping the quality high for the buds. Back in the day (I hear) they didn't even harvest the same way we do, my dad was buying leaves, stems, some seed in there... they didn't even know what 'bud' is because thats not the part of the plant they bought.

Whether its high potency or not, its super neat.
 
robert 14617

robert 14617

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dads still hustling around town trying to get some bag seed because he didn't think his son would really ask him for the old seed
 
Dr. Greenhorn

Dr. Greenhorn

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not the "fakes" substituting for the "real deal" eh Rob.,:lol: heh,,,well hopefully it's the real deal, I have an interest in Old School genetics:weed:
 
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