Hmmm… Yeah, you’re probably right. I can’t find any definitive lineage for Early Queen. It was the “Since the beginning of the 1990s, this three way hybrid has earn acclaim in the cultivators world.” description that got me to jump the gun. My bad…
Been researching this and it seems that the Silver Pearl is NL5(Nevilles breeder cut) x ( Early Pearl x (Early Pearl x Skunk #1)). It would be awesome if you or @HolyAngel could confirm that this is case.
Never grown Silver Pearl but since it’s not ready available anymore I can understand why it’s been overlooked. Hopefully it will emerge yet again in quality seed form.
I got really interested in TK after growing the S1s! The uplifting effects together with the mouth coating kush taste really makes it the best kush around imo. It’s going to be interesting to follow along this grow!
NL5H x EP give a smooth, not saturating, JH at least. Already tested. It wasn’t a big scale but i don’t got any hazey pheno on ~100 seeds.
If I was on this side of the force, i will reserve the NL5 for a direct skunk assembly with a chem. I tested a NL5 ibl x C91 (but in fems), the selection was terrible but the genetic was streamlined and melted very well. Surprisingly.
@HolyAngel I actually don’t know. Might have to ask JP I trust his judgment when it come to plants so I just snagged 3 packs when I bought your SSDD bx
That’s very interesting info @Fuel. That makes me directly want to play around with some of the African sativas and Early Pearl.
Yeah you are totally right @Rocket. It’s quite obvious that the NL5 is that sauce in this cross. Providing the last piece to the genetic puzzle. As I understand it, nevilles NL5 #1 was very leaning towards the Purest Indica, with much fatter leafs and stockier structure then the rest of NL5. I can see how this might help bring all the Mexican genetics together from the skunk and EP.
Haha, you are leading me into side projects here
Definitely following along this one, it’s going to be exciting to see how they grow.
You mean the (SSDD F2 #1 x Starlite) StarShine F2’s? I never gave JP the SSDD F2 BX1, I gave those out myself and never sold them, I’d hope you’d have a pack… I did give JP a bunch of those F2’s though so I’m assuming that’s what you got?
I have several different iterations of NL5 and Shiva Skunk I could use for something like this if I ever took a notion.
Personally, I wouldn’t buy anything Sensi is offering these days. You don’t see many good things written about their seeds anymore. It’s a shame because back in the day Sensi was king in our circles.
I would have to seek out some inbred Early Pearl from someone who got their original stock in the early to mid 90’s.
Early Pearl was never an F1 line, nor did the original parents used to make it existed after it was made. It’s almost impossible to drop the ball on that line when it’s reproduced through open pollenation.
I mean, sensi couldn’t have lost the parents to EP because they never had them, nor did Nevil.
I traded DEF seeds for some of his NL5 F5 and F6 because it appeared that he had been working with them for a while. So you think those originated from Nevil’s NL5 BX8 via Melvanetics?
Sorry, I don’t really know man. It just says SSDD bx1 on the package and I remember that I bought em solely because of you as the breeder.
@WVMountainGhost tbh I haven’t tried any sensi seeds for ages. I stopped buying them because of horrible germ rates. But as you said, you don’t see a lot of people running any of their gear now a days. Only person I know have been running their gear is @Fuel and as I understand it, it was herm heaven.
@Rocket From nevilles description of the positive traits of EP that @HolyAngel posted above. It doesn’t seem to be traits that easily get lost. I’m just spit balling here, but I think you’re on to something
Edit, the EP from sensi and EQ from nice does look very much alike.
Score! I have a pack each of his F6 and F7
And yes I do think so indeed! I’m hoping to pop the F6 here this September along with a few other things…
Well if that’s what it says then that’s what it should be, just… interesting
I had a pack of the Early Pearl IBL from Santero that I gave to a local buddy to repro outdoors this year but haven’t spoken to him in some months now. Need to see how those are doing.
No. Green Bodhi’s plants came from seed given to him by Sinbud(?).
Take it from someone who has grown a lot of 89NL5. His shit is not pure 89NL5. There’s clear signs of hybridization, whether on purpose or accidental, through cross conatimation, it’s not the same.
I trust his judgment when it come to plants so I just snagged 3 packs when I bought your SSDD bx 
You mean the (SSDD F2 
