Amazingly enough, spring planting season is almost upon us. Last fall’s harvest is already firmly in the rear-view mirror. We’re still enjoying the bounty, as this season was a prolific one. A grower’s life isn’t easy; while some may be off in Costa Rica or Hawaii, others are preparing their seeds for the spring, when it seems like they just finished trimming!
True, old-school growers ALWAYS grow from seed. The belief is that seed-grown cannabis plants are more vigorous. Growing from seed also allows a grower to choose the plants they want, based on observations of them growing, rather than having uniform clones. Many also believe seeds are a more natural method of propagating cannabis. Check out the hottest grape ape seeds online at united seeds website.
Five years ago, Harborside Health Center (HHC) became the first collective to start actively promoting seeds. At the time, the selection of seed genetics available in the Bay Area was quite small. Occasional packs of Dutch or Californian strains would pop up in dispensaries and then just as quickly disappear. There were very few California-based breeders producing seeds for the commercial market. Legendary breeders DJ Short and BOG (Bushy Old Grower) were the first two to start producing and distributing to HHC. Short’s infamous Blueberry–an impressive hybrid containing two types of Thai crossed with an Afghani–as well as BOG’s Sour Bubble, and future High Times Cup winner Boggle Gum, were some of the first strains to grace the shelves of HHC. But after initial public interest, these strains struggled to sell. The stage was set for some up-and-coming breeders to make their mark.