The first buds I ever grew back in '78 in 5gal buckets of farm dirt and dry sheep shit from the FIL’s farm were bagseed under a lot of T-12 fluoros down in a dirt cellar of a rented house in Calgary. I didn’t know shit about flowering cycles so just let them keep going until tiny buds formed. None of us had ever tasted fresh bud before and we all thought it was the best pot we’d ever smoked. I kept a big bowl on the coffee table I’d toss fan leaves in and we’d all roll fat joints of the dry stuff on the bottom and got high. When the buds finally showed up it was a world of difference. Pathetic looking things by today’s standards but mind-blowing at the time.
I had 2 each of Thai Stick, Jamaican Red Hair, Maui Wowie and some Mexican Brick weed. Took pics with an instant camera then and years ago scanned them.
The state has created the “problem.” Back when decriminalization was first being taken seriously, a team from the state and county came to our little town and made legalization sound like a great thing for everybody. I told them, in Washington already legal, the black market was the alternative to over regulation, taxes and fees, leaving farmers no choice but to go illegal and if governments did the same here, the black market will continue. They poo-poohed the idea because they were on fire with dollars filling their coffers and blind to the reality. Money tends to do that to people. If governments really want to stop the black market, recend most of their taxes and regulations so a farmer with 50 plants could make at least something for their work. But they don’t want to lose their cash cow, so on it goes.
They might be my beans, I will have to ask him. He puts them right into 12/12 from germination. So I did a round of the Wreckage Master Bastard 12/12 they sure don’t look as nice as his. I only had 1 hermie on me out of 40 plants. They seemed to be able to handle the smaller pots and the stress ok. Looking forward to starting the “Wreckage Master Bastard” friendly competition this fall. I will probably be looking for a little help in getting it going, since my I.T. skills are lacking. I am sure we will get some donors of some fire beans as a package to the winners.
