Let seeded buds go longer and cure them like usual for a week then fridge.
Never had issues doing it this way.
There might be some science with ethylene ripening the seed.
I don’t know but always wondered about seeds from different climates and latitudes.
In this most recent grow, things got pollinated early, so seeds were mature early, and actually, I had another male out before they finished and all plants got pollinated again. So, by letting the plants go a little longer to give the newer seeds a chance to mature, the others finish maturing and start falling out of the buds.
I have three different strains that started dropping seeds into the pot and the Azad Kashmir started sprouting early. Then a Malana plant did the same thing but a little later, like when I cut her, I noticed the three sprouts. The Kashmir has around 28-30 seed sprouts in the old pot. I’m gonna pick a couple to stay and make sure it was my Kashmir dad that made them. I’m really paranoid about pollen outside. It’s too dry and windy here, and it can travel a long way.
I also had some clones that flowered back in summer and got pollinated and that female had one sprout in the pot when I was trimming it up for reveg. It was a different strain and not a landrace/IBL, just a poly hybrid. So, three different strains, with two being from the Himalaya region. I’m at 36ºN.
So, just thought I would add that because I was always aware that some seeds need to go through the stratification process and was minimally curious when I saw so many sprout. I’ve also heard others say that as long as you dry them good, for a few weeks say, that they’ll sprout. If not the freeze thaw thing seems to help.
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One thought,
In other species it is common to have water soluble, germination inhibiting enzymes present in seeds. These require repeated soaking and drying to leach out these inhibitors before the seed can germinate.
Also, as mentioned above, some seeds need time post-harvest, for the embryo to develop, before they are viable. For example cycads (a type of false palm) take between 3 and 18 months for “ripe” seeds fall out of the female cone and for the embryo to fully mature, and only then will they germinate.
Here is a short version of a much longer discussion of this…
http://www1.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/cycads/seeds.htm
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I smoked something. unknown bud.long ago. Most pleasant chilled weed ever, similar?, thats why i ask.
I heard your fascination, and my bud was fascinating too. It was smooth smoke, pretty low anxiety, that is what im after. Made me the Sweat on the Forehead almost consistently, BUT didnt make me wasted… THAT is special .
If those just were regulars…
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@upstate i still think this strain “turkish delight” has its potential to be closest to what you are after. (pic above) .
you could outcross it to the old lebanese sold by “humbolt seed organisation” .
i mean its neighbouring country and probably similar.
The humbolt seeds strain is selected for CBD, so thats not what youre after, but what i thought is that in an outcross to turkish delight you find your “functional” but highly medical strain. probably needs one two backcrosses…
im pretty shure i smoked similar weed… my strain was just putting me in a cloud, but it didnt lead to “thinking to much” , didnt lead to a state of resignation. didnt make me sit down too often aswell… It basically was just a deep clouded feeling, with sweat on the forehead… high endorphine.
this one seem similar, altho mine was a tad more uphigh sounding
You could outcross the turkish delight to the 1950 souther indian seeds i told you, wich are super uphigh, slightly close approximity too.
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or waht about afgani x old souther indian? its pretty close, so its not thaat much outcrossed.
I was meditating about how those nmentioned Strains are, and the south indian would cross well to afghani… im convinced.
I also find the turkish delight one of the most unique and interesting looking strains ever.
but your afghani sativa is a good choice. hope its not copleetly putting into a chair tho.
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