Hello all! 2024 is here as we all know, I just wanted to pay homage to one of my inspirations. The story goes like this…
I was just a pre teen/teenager when I started to cultivate this special plant, after finding this wonderful space in the late 90s early 2000s! Bag seed from my older brothers brick stash was used for my first few rounds. Late 90s, 98-99ish. I was unable to finish anything due to my father finding my plants. I thought if they were mixed in with his others he would never know… 
Well needles to say, he found them. He thought they were my brothers since I was far too young 
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Fast forward about 5 years and my parents decided to separate. My mother and father both remarried years later. This is where it gets interesting. I was living with my father and would visit my mother occasionally. When I would see my mother, her apartment smelled of the dankest smoke I had ever smelled… Her now husband use to grow and his best friend still did. My mother in the beginning, only smoked his leaf!! It was that strong! My step father would smoke the buds.
Freeman - Freeman was an old school guy who at the time was living in Gainesville, Florida. He was wheelchair bound due to surgery’s gone wrong… He had a grow partner but I will exclude his name from this as he may still be around. Freeman has since passed away a few years ago unfortunately. I would visit with my mom and play on the computer, mostly full tilt poker and smoke freeman’s quality cannabis. He would often come over and gamble and smoke. After about a year or so of getting to know him, my mother mentioned to him that I started growing at a young age. I was getting genetics through Heavens Stairway and Dr.Chronic at the time. Back then we had to send money orders with an order sheet overseas, just to get our genetics.
Well, during one visit my mother told me that Freeman wanted to talk to me. We were all sitting around our computers playing poker and smoking, he says to me “Hey, so I hear you can get cannabis seeds”. My reply was of course I can! He told me that he would be willing to give me some money to get him some. I eagerly agreed! 
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He told me that he has been growing one specific strain for many years and would like to replace his current mother as she is getting old.
During my next visit to my mother’s, Freeman came by. He handed me $300 and told me to keep what was left over. He stated that he was growing KC Brains from holland and that the name was Cyber Crystal. He wanted two packs to run, so he could hopefully identify a replacement for his current mother. I agreed I could get those particular genetics.
I went back home to my fathers a couple days later and printed out my order form, supplied the cash, and sent the order off. A few weeks later my package arrived! It was in a cd case with an actual cd, but the breeder packs were behind the case where the cd sat. (In the back of the case).
A few weeks later I return with the goods. I was so happy to help him find those I felt like a million bucks! At my age as well, the extra money really helped. I believe I paid around $60-$70 total and he had given me $300! I couldn’t help but feel like I got over on him but after I told him the cost of the seeds, he was happy with his purchase and refused to take any money back.
Well after about a year or two he has something come up and needs to leave Florida. He mentioned to my now step father that he had found a replacement for his mother but was unable to continue growing in the state. I am unsure of what happened to those genetics as he moved but his partner did not…
So with all that being said, I have for a long time wanted to find his prized winner! This stuff is hands down some of the best I’ve smoked in over 20+ years of growing/smoking. I would sweat and my armpits would smell of this strain if I smoked it for an extended period of time. Weird for sure, I wonder if anyone else has had this phenomenon happen…!?
These packs I’ve had for this particular run, and while I put it on the back burner for BOG I think the time is now. These packs have 5 beans in each. I will start all 10 looking for the best female in hopes to locate the winning pheno, which will then be reversed for seed collection.
So for this run, I will be running in a 2x4 bed in a 2x4 tent once i determine if the ladies are what I am looking for. I would like to spread these along in the community as well if all goes right! 🤌:crossed_fingers:
I am currently awaiting some supplies for the beds(More pumice and peat). I am working on a co op with my brother in another state so bear with me please. I have finished building his 90gallons of soil and will start cooking mine within a week or two.
RIP Freeman, this one is for you buddy!
I hope it goes well.
