Has anyone grown out their clones? Does anyone know anything about their genetics other than what they say. I believe ZERO of what any clone seller says. It may not be the dispensaries fault, mind you. The grower can call cuts whatever he/she wants. I have purchased and bloomed out over 100 cuts purchased at So Cal dispensaries, and not a single one would I consider "elite". In fact, most were quite average and some totally sucked.
Clones aren't like laptops. You don't go home, open the package, and find out right then that the thing sucks ass. Noooooooo. With cuts you don't know anything for months. Most folks don't bother to go back and complain over a few $10 cuts. But they should...and dispensaries should encourage feedback. Then, hopefully, we can get these shit cuts off the market. I don't expect to be able to buy genetics like mine over the counter. They are the real elites and only available through the "grower network"...and sometimes for prices that most people wouldn't even believe. But, I would expect dispensaries to at least make an effort to keep the real crap off the shelves.
I can't imagine selling a clone that I've never bloomed out and tried. Yet, dispensaries do that all day long. I true clone store would have samples of the finished product, photos of the strain all through the growing process, and detailed information about growing the strain. I would think that info would be easy enough to obtain. The dispensary could just require the grower to provide said info with the cuts. I've often thought of selling cuts of one of my prized strains the last year I'm in business. For years my policy has been no live plants leave the op. But, I can't even imagine how much $$$ could be made once word got out what I was selling. But, I probably won't. It would piss off my growing buddies to no end. Plus, it's only elite if it's hard to get, right?
