I’ve been browsing around trying to find a source for pure landrace ruderalis with no luck. Do any members know where to obtain these beans or perhaps live in russia or Europe and wanna take a stroll to collect and help preserve part of the cannabis gene pool
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I would not bother with northern European seeds, cannabis that is grown there trends towards hemp over a few generations. With the prevalence of outdoor growing, I would also be surprised if any uncontaminated pure ruderalis existed anywhere near civilisation. You might have more luck asking people to go for a stroll in September or thereabouts when seeds would be on the plants in Europe.
That said, I could ask my friend who lives in Spain if they have a source for wild seeds.
I will be seeing them in May, they moved out there a couple of months ago and I know they will be finding a way to grow something. I also know they like to walk in the countryside and they may well find some wild plants during their wanders. They also visit India every other year or so and I feel certain there would be something there more like what you are looking for just growing by the road…
There are multiple points of possible failure in this, just so you know, and it will move at the speed of plants, that being slowly, but I will try to get some genetics from either Spain or India into my hands at which point I will PM you about sending them to you. The timescale is roughly 4-24 months for this though if I am being realistic. 4 months would be the soonest I would expect seeds from Spain, and it might be 24 months before he goes to India again and gets around to reading his emails and being even slightly on the ball.
But now I know someone wants old, wild cannabis seeds that info is in there and I will be like some sort of virtual velcro and if the chance for (free or very cheap) wild seeds passes me, it should stick and I will grab them, then try to remember why I wanted to, hehe 
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2oz of Polish Ruderalis seeds for $5 sound good to you?
http://thehippiegeneralstore.com/product/organic-viable-polish-hemp-seeds/
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I saw those polish beans to but its listed as a heavy hermie strain and kinda if a turn off. I know most wild weed is germ prone but that has been bred for it.
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Did you manage to get any?
@Shevchenko do you have them in your area?
Edit: I just saw how old the op is, but still…
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I think this is not relevant for the topic starter, but ruderalis in my area is as much as you like, even if you give nut butter…
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Apologies i know i pulled it out the past but what longtitude are you? Im looking to pool some genetics together.
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50-51 northern latitudes…however i have to tell you that wild hemp is very different and near zero thc
plants of half a meter and three meters can grow next to each other, with leaves as narrow as a needle and as wide as a potato, so it is a very large variety.
when we were young, we didn’t smoke weed at all, only the “matsanka” went to the fields and simply rubbed the branches in our hands, in a few hours you could rub it like this (the picture, as an example, is not mine)
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Yeah i expect it to be near zero thc im after what it will bring to the table, its not as far north as id like but if there are any seeds availible of them id love to trade for some and see what they do in my garden if you are open to it. Any and all wild northerly genetics are welcome even if its a mixed bag from a few different plants.
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I can do it for you, what plants are you interested in, I have anthropometry in mind, what exactly should be selected (size, tubular trunk or not, leaf, height, distance between floors, cone formation)???
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Honestly im valuing the strength and hardiness of the plants the most, ability to grow in weak soil with low nutes and of course mould resistance but if i were collecting id like to take as broad a selection as i could. My first test will be to grow them outdoors here and harvest some seeds from each plant and let the rest drop and see if any come up the year after.
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why not grow turkish Landrace? its one of the most northern Landraces .
Further north there are few strong indigenous weeds as far as im concerned. Turkish is THE most northern non hemp absolute delight Landrace, so good, its LEGENDARY.
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Dr Greenthumb - Turkish Delightb(not my pics):
Turkish Delight, delight delight,
expresses well in someones Garden (looks like about 45 Degree north given the Vegetation in the Pic. Im shure it can doo 50 Degree)
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I am confused. With the plethora of reputable breeders that have worked the autoflowers to what they are today, why would anyone want to go so far backwards?
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So a relative of mine used to grow Turkish weed about 30 years ago and it looked just like that.
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i just read lately, and was reminded of what i read longer ago, that there was possibly a north American Landrace. I mean a THC Landrace.
However, i have heard so seldon about it, cant even recall an unified Name. or where it comes from. its very very rare. Also the smokereport didnt really convince me. Not for my Taste.
For me it looks like the most Strains further north than Turkey just are not happy with the Climate. Thats just a Specualtion. But why would literally noone in the North select for THC? probably because they tried, and it never became a good Landrace that leaves People deeply impressed…
Anyaway. North India with its Nepali is also cool im shure. Or High Elevation Afghani.
However, i smoked Afghani and loved it, but never smoked a functional Afghani that doesent glue me into the Couch or the Bed. lol I loved it but i dont need that soo often.
So, yeah, turkish is sooo freaking good.
Turkey is close to lebanon, and if i learned something, then it is that Legendary Reputations are so spot on, and are no HYpe,
So, Lebanese has a great reputation, and, besides the possibility one has just a rather seldon Taste, then its good chance a 70s Lebanese will blow mind.
In rare cases Reputation might slightly exceed the true nature of a certain region, but hey, this middle Eastern stuff makes me feel like a King,
it makes me also feel like at a warm place, its the best, just first degree i always told you. its legendary.
Some strains from this Turkish / Lebanon region can not really glue you to the Couch but almost… some is more uphigh than that, and very centered, its neither uphigh (seeing stuff in the air) nor is it just heavy stone (gloomy deep and beautiful afghani stoned) , its, well, very suitable for day and night. something in the middle.
They flower like first week oktober, no problemo growing them higher up. its just magic stuff. No idea why nobody grows this 70s Landrace from greenthumb… hmm
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Again, i dont know if this northermerica stuff is really landrace, if its any good, and such,. so… but i know the said Regions like Nepalese, Afghani, Middleaestern are approved, just insane
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If you are looking for something for breeding from the outside for further smoking I would really recommend looking at other things, as @heritagefarms have already said @heritagefarms. If this has already been done for us… YEA was advised by Friesland Indica from SSSC, up to 56-58 latitude people will lift this strenuous and very pleased.
I am waiting for it to get it and plan to do something for the 2023 season, I can share F2 and some early crosses on which I worked before.
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I cant reply to everyone but i will be chasing up all these strains mentioned and im just interested in the variety of northerly genetics and seeing what each one can bring to the table in my enviroment.