Hiya fellas! Just here to give my (long-winded) 2cents.
It's quite unlike me to "defend" positions via online forums, and yet here I am. I've purchased seeds from 3 different seedbanks, and Highgrade was one of them. Now, you can just call me lucky but all of my seeds arrived in a timely manner from all 3 seedbanks. (I live in the U.S.)
Of the 3 strains I purchased from the 3 different seedbanks, I've grown out and harvested 2 strains to date. The first was White Widow (not from Highgrade,) and the second was Purple Cindy from Highgrade. The harvested WW was excellent, even better than I hoped for and I was quite impressed with the genetic quality. Next was PC. In all honesty I can't say the genetics were any "better" but I can certainly say they were on par with the WW. I had a larger yield with PC (harvested 2 weeks ago.) WW packed a little more punch, but PC was a more unique high and flavor. Where WW was more energetic, PC was more cerebral. My point being... the quality is definitely there.
As a casual home-grower I'm not really out for the "hugest yield" or the "kick-you-in-the-face" kind of high. Ultimately I just want some tasty dank that gets me really high, and (for me) PC from Highgrade really delivered. Not only did I grow some dank smoke, but as a bonus for posting my grow on their forum... I get a
free pack of seeds of my choice! I'll take that offer any day of the week.
I'm not a regular here at rollitup but I've trolled around for over a year. I was simply compelled to respond to Celtic's obvious distaste for Highgrade Seeds, because unlike he, I've had such a great experience with them. I hope you don't mind me posting this link... this is my
PC GROW SHOW over on another forum I'm more active on. I consider myself a newb to growing but I have a decent understanding of what it takes to grow quality herb.
So here's my Highrade experience in a nutshell.
- $67 (including FedEx shipping to make sure my money arrived) = 13 Purple Cindy seeds shipped to the U.S. (3 freebies, I paid for 10)
- 10 more FREE seeds, my choice of strain = for posting a grow show on their forum.
- And this Personal Stash of Purple Cindy:
This was from a 400w DWC cab grow. Planted Feb 24, 2008 and harvested June 5th, 2008. (105 days from seed to harvest) I don't own a scale so I don't know how much it is... but it's gonna last me a long while. It has a sweet skunky smell with a hint of dark chocolate and some kind of earthy spice I can't yet pinpoint. It has a full bodied flavor with a sweet aftertaste, and the high is very strong and cerebral.
Is it Cannabis Cup quality? Probably not... Is it top-shelf quality? I think so... Did I get what I paid for? A resounding Hell Yes... and then some.
There's some proof in my pudding... but it's still just 2cents from a newbie grower, so take it for what it's worth.
peace,
smoove