Haha this thread really got me going.
I want to show you all another example of fuckery that goes on in the industry. Fake names and renaming/copying names of strains to cash in on hype << This seems to be very common practice in the EU and Dutch scene. People are going to be like “paintedfire you’re crazy! This is a well respected Seed Co!”. No, it’s not. They are thieves and liars in my eyes simply preying on the people who don’t know any better. It’s no different than selling someone a mutt labelled as a pure breed or straight up lying about the parent breeds. Or even apples. Imagine you order granny smith apples because you love that sour but you get golden delicious because they kind of look alike a tiny bit because they aren’t red and that’s close enough in the sellers mind. Imagine you have a fetish for Chinese girls and you meet this girl on some dating app, she tells you she’s Chinese but you get there and she’s anything but Chinese. Mexican or possibly Inuit at best. You would be pissed! You catch my drift? This is the exact same thing that’s happening here. I’ll show you how and why.
So first thing’s first. We need to distinguish the difference between a strain and a clone. Most of you already know but some people don’t. Clones and strains are very different. A strain can have many different expressions from seed but a clone is just that, a clone. It’s a genetic copy. We can use human siblings for an example. You are the same strain as your siblings, you share the same parents and genepool and you may even share some similar qualities both physically and personality wise but in the end you are your own unique individuals and you are definitely not the same person. Cannabis is the same both in physical expression and cannabinoid profiles. Unless coming from a heavily inbred line where they were bred for homogeny every plant is different but may share similar qualities to varying degrees. And let’s face it, the market is dominated by polyhybrids and noone gives a flying fuck about homogeny anymore. It’s all about HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! All that matters is instagram pictures, frost and cool names that sound tasty.
Right now I’m putting Barney’s Farm on blast. They are scumbags. Some people may think I’m being a little harsh but I just call it the way I see it. As I said before they prey on unknowing customers. Not cool. Is this going to damage their company at all? Nope… there will be millions and millions of unsuspecting new customers that will be preyed upon in the coming decades with legalization looming all over the world but hopefully I can save one or two of you from supporting this type of con artist company. I don’t know about y’all but I am not fond of supporting ripoff artists. There are many many more too, it’s not just Barney’s Farm.
So let’s get to the genetics and the name behind the genetics. I want to set aside all of the cookie fam funny business because that’s all besides the point… but what is Gelato? Gelato is claimed to be Sunset Sherbert x GSC Thin Mint. Legend has it they popped a number of beans and labelled them by number. #25, #33, #41 were chosen as the best 3 and coveted. These are now considered clone only “strains”. They are unique individual specimens that have acquired their own name for being considered elites and standing out above the rest. Just like GSC, OG kush, Sour Diesel, Chem 4, Chem 91, Bubba Kush, Harlequin, etc.
Now lets have a look at Barney’s Farm Blue Gelato 41. I stumbled upon this gem a while back when doing window shopping and it’s really the perfect example. What is Blue Gelato 41? Blue Gelato 41 is Blueberry x Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies according to Barney’s Farm. Why did they put the number 41 on there? If you notice, the clone only named Gelato 41 is not even one of the parents of this strain. Nevermind the word Gelato in the name that 41 is extremely deceptive, leading to the impression that this strain has anything to do with Gelato 41. At best they share a parent Thin Mint GSC but who knows if they even have a legit cut of that. Judging by the photos and they deceptive name, I would guess not. The pictures bear no resemblance to cookies or gelato. I’d even place a bet on it. So simply they are just scamming anyone who has ever smoked Gelato 41 or heard it in a rap song and wanted to grow some for themselves. It’s really a damn shame.
BARNEY’S FARM EXPOSED!
You’ve been warned. Can you get good some good frosty weed from their seeds? Sure probably but if that’s all that matters to you then you are part of the problem. Just know you are supporting a company that survives off conning people.
TL; DR Barney’s Farm, among many many other companies are scammers and liars and you should not buy their seeds unless you enjoy supporting the finances of con artists.
