I didn't see the growing thing in the North San Diego county area take off until about 1975, when you could buy mason jars of fat gorgeous buds for a hundred bucks. Soon every grandma on the street had a little patch going for pin money.

My area was known for great sativas, you could find an occasional 16 footer. Excellent mexican strains got very robust, than there was a thai craze. A neighbor had actual Panama Red spears and it was truly red! My favorite early strains were the Columbian because they had an expansive flavor that would hit you right in the chest. Unfortunately you might have to wait until late November, December for fruition and as you know the stress levels get exponentially more difficult.

I had a partner and ranch and we did many afghanis and africans. The former was great, the latter wispy and tasting like furniture polish. Beautiful violet haired Lebanese bushes, we termed the cannonball.

The problems started soon after. The cross breeds often produced the worst of both worlds, awful tastes and accentuated the deficiencies of both parents. Many of you youngins will never experience the sweetness and cerebral pleasure of real sativas. Yes, the thc levels were lower but the psychedelic qualities were unmatched.

So the biggest changes I see are these. One, a stupid reliance on brand names. Two, dispensaries and growers that out of greed or ignorance don't know how to properly trim and leave far too much leaf. An aesthetic debacle if nothing else.

An evident sameness to the product, due to clone reuse and a lack of fresh hybridization. There are hundreds of cannibanoid byproducts in THC that have yet to be qualified. Keeping the genie in the bottle steals a little magic imho.


I only did indoor once in 1979 or 80, had light combos, co2, state of the art at the time but it was nowhere near the fulfilling rhapsody of a successful outdoor experience. Although sleeping in the patch with a shotgun is no great pleasure, you devotees of artificial light are missing something, methinks.

Thanks again.
azurebird Reviewed by azurebird on . Beginner Question I stopped growing in the early nineties (after a rude encounter with a helicopter) but had a couple of decade run that was quite promising. I am embarrassed to say that I have a very fundamental dumb question about the new technology. I am a medical patient and want to pop a few outdoor this season. I purchased a clone at the dispensary yesterday and it comes in a rockwool type cube. Pretty small at this point - could go in a 3" pot or with a bit of time a quart. My question is how do I Rating: 5