South African Durban Poison x Skunk #1

[GDS StonerBoy]

I recently received a few orders from seedboutique and the freebies were South African Durban Poison x Skunk #1. On a few other boards i have heard only bad things about this strain. Mostly everyone says they are hard to germ there was only guy if i remember correctly that actually got it going and harvested it. He said it was a really good high and taste but im just wondering should i toss them out or give it a shot, also just want to hear if anyone has had these actually work for them!

[the image reaper]

well, I definitely wouldn't 'toss them out', unless I was 'tossing' them into potting soil :D ... I have heard Durban Poison ain't that hot, but I've never had a bad Skunk :jointsmile:... what do ya have to lose ? ... or, give them to someone to use ... :thumbsup:

[antman]

it's early durban from flying dutchmen

[Ghettoguy]

You can send them to me, I grow anything I get my hands on :stoned:

[the image reaper]

You can send them to me, I grow anything I get my hands on :stoned:

hell, ya ! :clap: ... now, there's a man with the right attitude !! :D

[keeko]

i tried to germ them. no luck but one sprout and it didnt make it through the soil. but free is free and if you have success with it; more power to ya

[GDS StonerBoy]

Over the weekend i tried to germ 5 and out of the 5 one popped while i had it in some water. I then moved them into a wet paper towel and none popped from their and the one that had already popped in the water made no progress. I read on another forum that while germing these seeds they should be at a higher temp than most seeds. I dont know but my entertainment systems produces alot of heat and they still didnt pop. I'll try the other 5 with not so much heat and see if this helps.

[the image reaper]

put the 'popped' seeds directly into your soil from now on (once it emerges from the shell, it is very susceptible to 'damp-off' from being too wet, too long) ... it is not a good idea to let the taproot extend more than 1/8" or so, from the shell ... I know some growers will let that taproot grow much longer, but they are asking for trouble ... the taproot is very fragile, and doesn't like light, either ... they do like to be warm while germinating, but 80-85 degrees F, is warm enough, more is too hot ... :smokin:

[GDS StonerBoy]

put the 'popped' seeds directly into your soil from now on (once it emerges from the shell, it is very susceptible to 'damp-off' from being too wet, too long) ... it is not a good idea to let the taproot extend more than 1/8" or so, from the shell ... I know some growers will let that taproot grow much longer, but they are asking for trouble ... the taproot is very fragile, and doesn't like light, either ... they do like to be warm while germinating, but 80-85 degrees F, is warm enough, more is too hot ... :smokin:

2 more are cracked open but no taproot has appeared. The one that had popped in the water had a taproot appear but it is very little i was going to take a pic of it but i planted it after reading your post.

If the tap root doesnt appear on the other 2 that cracked i'll just take a pic of them! I'll be germing the other 5 tonight anyone have any methods of germing that i should try. I really would like to grow one of these out since i've only read one post of someone actually growing these out and he only had 2 to germ out of 10 and one ended up being male so he had 1 female and he likes it alot.

[Nocturnal Stoner]

I "think" it was crossed with skunk#1 to reduce the flowering time as most sativas do. Durban poison has a 10 week flowering time according to the website and is sometimes crossed with skunk to get an early finisher. Gotta love thar skunk #1 though that stinks!

[GDS StonerBoy]

This is what has happened to 3 out of 5 of them! One had a taproot appear i have that one in soil right now and one never cracked at all. All of the rest did as the picture shows. When the rest crack (if they crack) should i just put them in soil even if no tap root appears.

[the image reaper]

I always advise to 'mimic nature' ... nature doesn't pre-soak, or have access to paper towels ... we do those things to give the seed a 'headstart' on absorbing moisture, nothing more ... stick 'em in the dirt where they belong ... if the taproot emerges, it will do so, regardless of whether or not, you're watching ... taproots and roots are killed by light, not a good idea to prolong its exposure ... :smokin:

[curious101]

funny you should ask...i had one germinate outta of the 10 i got free and it was in my last grow...had to cut it early at 7wks b/c it hermied on me...the smoke was pretty good though for the early harvest...still better than what most sell...it was a decent smoke with a good yield

[GDS StonerBoy]

funny you should ask...i had one germinate outta of the 10 i got free and it was in my last grow...had to cut it early at 7wks b/c it hermied on me...the smoke was pretty good though for the early harvest...still better than what most sell...it was a decent smoke with a good yield

Damn you lucky sob,lol! The one that i put in the soil has yet to pop through the soil so i'm guessing it wont pop. It shouldnt take a week to emerge i dont think?! I've started the papaya so i dont really have the room for the durban poison x skunk but i'll just try to germ them they probably wont pop anyway but if they do i guess i'll just have to do a guerilla grow!:pimp:

[Treetops]

I too got the 10 freebies of Durbon Poison with my Hawaiian Snow..all were duds except for one, which is exactly what yours is doing...I waited 2 weeks for it with no results..these seeds which many have posted havent germinated all must be really old or past their prime as someone should have had some better results if not...Seedboutique could/should do better than that...Come on!!

Peace,
Treetops:(

[curious101]

yeah the smoke was nice...my plant leaned very towards the Skunk #1 but lacked the potency and taste of good ole skunk #1...i had to harvest a few weeks early tho but i wouldn't waste em

[GDS StonerBoy]

yeah the smoke was nice...my plant leaned very towards the Skunk #1 but lacked the potency and taste of good ole skunk #1...i had to harvest a few weeks early tho but i wouldn't waste em

Hey curious im curious to know how'd you germ your's?! Was it the same ole basic methods?

[curious101]

well i soaked em in a cup of water with a lil peroxide...about 48hrs later a tap root was poking out and i put it into the soil...no tricks or anything wish i could help...guess it was luck

[Buddahbear]

oh man this is sounding like a big time bummersky. i just got a freebie pack i was hoping for some dank nuggets not some problem child seeds! I'm going to soak in water (with filtered water with very trace amounts of superthrive, liquid karma and peroxide) overnight, without looking at any of them or worrying about taproots i'm going to put them in wet paper towel in a plastic bag on a germination heating pad with a layer of cardboard in between check on them till i see little roots then strait into rockwool and soil
(I know it might not be "natural" to use heating pads, paper towels, liquid karma, superthrive and shit like that but hell we're doing all this indoors, that ain't natural we might as well try to do everything without harming the organism to ensure success and health, hell i'd give them crushed up flinstones vitamins if it would help)

[Treetops]

oh man this is sounding like a big time bummersky. i just got a freebie pack i was hoping for some dank nuggets not some problem child seeds! I'm going to soak in water (with filtered water with very trace amounts of superthrive, liquid karma and peroxide) overnight, without looking at any of them or worrying about taproots i'm going to put them in wet paper towel in a plastic bag on a germination heating pad with a layer of cardboard in between check on them till i see little roots then strait into rockwool and soil
(I know it might not be "natural" to use heating pads, paper towels, liquid karma, superthrive and shit like that but hell we're doing all this indoors, that ain't natural we might as well try to do everything without harming the organism to ensure success and health, hell i'd give them crushed up flinstones vitamins if it would help)

:jointsmile:

[Buddahbear]

A couple cracked! My albino rhino's are VERY healthy and getting bigger by the day. The poison skunk is really picky. I put 10 seeds into one thing of rockwool and am hoping for at least one to crack, it would be nice if all of them did.

[doomie62]

"I have heard Durban Poison ain't that hot" haha well your not smoking the real thing then the durban poison i smoke is intense!!! i get extremely high off of it!!!

[GDS StonerBoy]

Yay!!! I got one to sprout! Hopefully i can get a few more i'd love to add these to my grow log. Here's a few pics. Check my grow log from time to time to see how the sprout is coming along. Cross your fingers for me, i hope she's a female!

[Treetops]

:thumbsup:

[ismokealldaylong420]

i actually like durban poison if its dried and cureed to perfection its just not a very potent plant

[OahuLocal]

I had no success with any of the freebies that I had left.

[GDS StonerBoy]

I killed the DP sprout along with 9 papaya seedlings because i made a frickin noob mistake of keep the top of the soil moist. All of the seedlings got damping and died only one survived and its looking good.

[ismokealldaylong420]

that sucks are you gonna order any more beans

[GDS StonerBoy]

O yeah go check out the grow log it's just started! I currently have 3 C99 in hydro, 1 in soil, 1 Skunk#1 in hydro ,4 PPP in hydro and the sole surviving Papaya in soil. Go check out the grow log its just started and the pics that are on it right now or nothing just waiting for pro gro to get back to me so i can show off my purty new Seedlings. There doing much better than they were in that picture.

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/132623-gdsstonerboy-progrowannabe-dual-grow-thread.html

[cesarhorta]

i´ve got some durban+skunk that i cross myself and is very good smoke, but they are very easy to overfert so just be carefull. for them to sprout i basically put the seeds in some pre-soaked cotton and when they crack i put right away in the soil, is the best thing for me.