If they’re really stubborn and don’t want to open I go kung fu 
on the shell and crack it (ever so gently, lol) with some needle-nose pliers 
I don’t recommend it often, but sometimes you gotta show those seeds who’s boss. They get their revenge in the end though, when you smoke it and all of a sudden it hits you to the back of your cerebellum like 
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I did this with the first pack, after they didn’t pop. 
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Thank you for this!! Never thought or heard of using potassium Nitrate.
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Yes, definitely hit or miss with that technique.
Sucks that you’re not having the best germ rates, I use the cotton pad method at 72 degrees and get 100% but with older seeds, especially pale ones, it’s a roll of the dice.
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Chocolope (pack #2): 36 hour soak, shell crack, then 4.5 days in the paper towel. We have tails!! 
Only 2 looking good. One is poking out, but not looking the best. The other 2 look like they wanted to poke out, then dudded off.
The first batch of Chocolope is mutated. Hoping they recover and start growing normal.
The Chocolate Chunk is gonna be a nice group. 
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Nice, I almost pulled the trigger on that Chocolate diesel S1 (from reversed clone only)from Useful seeds, on sale $51 JBC, Decided to hold off on chocolate pursuit right now, plus I’m currently enjoying the harvest from a second run of High Octane OG x Chocolate diesel x Chocolate thai x Chocolate Strawberries: True Chocolate i(s what the pollen chucker (unnamed)I got it from called it: yes I intentionally didn’t call him a breeder, I’m learning the diff, no shade just truth).
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I talked with Useful about his gear. He offered to sell me a cut of it, but his Chocolate Diesel leans more to the diesel side, from my understanding (and it wasn’t cheap). Katsu just lost his Chocolate Diesel (GG4 cut). That’s why I scooped up his Chocolate Lava Cake. It was the last cross he made with it.
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The are very nice looking
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I just found this thread - any updates? Definitely want to follow along with this!
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Brutal to see that happen with the Chocolope. Great smoke. Looks like a fun hunt you’ve got ahead of yourself. Best of luck finding that chocolate note you’re looking for!
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Don’t give up on the Chocolope, I’ve had worse and it turned out wonderfully well.
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Hey! Everything is still on track. I’ve got them all outside. I didn’t get anything out of the second pack of Chocolope & I’m still hanging onto the third pack, but the two seedlings from the first pack have out grown their mutations, and are looking well. A little small, but they’ll make it! The Chocolate Chunk has a lot of vigor, and I have eleven of them in the ground. I’m letting the Chocolope hang in the 1 gal grow bags for a couple more days, before putting them in the dirt. I’ll try to snap some pics, when I get a chance.
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I was able to snag some Chocolope F2s! I’m hoping to find a heavy chocolate leaning pheno. A cocoa male would be awesome! 
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Man, you got me craving some chocolate smoke…
Nice packs!! Hope you find a super heavy chocolate pheno too! 
Need me some chocolate/coffee tasting weed soon. Might have to rethink my winter projects 
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I have a couple Koffee F6 by PacificNWRoots, growing outdoors, along side the chocolate. 
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Who bred these? Nice to run some f2’s for some variability, good luck mate.
I just smoked the last of my Chocolope last night:( But running her again
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Had an eighth of that once that was really really good. Hope you get some of that, because that had a really nice smell and taste. It’ll be fun to watch the journey.
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The Chocolope F2s were made by Budzalicious.
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