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"Why grow multiple strains? I don't understand why people do that."
To have strains that produce different effects, have different tastes, flower early so they can have bud while waiting for a long flowering strain, etc. And for the fun of it.
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"Surely it's more practical to keep everything as uniform as possible."
If a person is commercial growing or strapped for a decent growing setup then practicality is very important but, as growers for personal bud, for us efficiency gets played against personal interest. These are the strains I have in my flower garden now, the ones I'm going to grow and the one's I'll never grow again. Each one for a type of effect that I'm looking for and I have a lot of fun trying different strains. I've got room for 12 plants in my flower garden and Kali Mist is the only one with two spots.
Keepers Kali Mist & Bubblegum
(Serious), Strawberry Diesel
(Elite), Jack The Ripper, Jilly Bean & Pandora's Box
(Subcool), Killer Chemdog
(Rez), White Widow (F
-Seedsman), Querkel & The Flav
(Subcool),
Last Run: Flo (F-Dutch Passion - sob), Skunkberry & Northern Lights
(Peak)
Seeds On Deck: Cheese (F
-Big Bhudda) - or - Cheese BX2
(Dank Dairy), Agent Orange
(Subcool), Blueberry F1
(Peak), Trianwreck (F
-Greenhouse)
Seed Stock: Jack Flash # 5 (F); Super Silver Haze (F); Arjan's Haze # 3 (F); Big Bang (F); Mazar I Sharif; Skunk; Power Skunk; Thai Super Skunk; Alaskan Ice (F); Blue Moonshine (F-Dutch Passion
sob);
Out of rotation (but great strains): Big Laughing
(Dr Greenthumb) (looking to replace BL with Pandora's Box, but still have BL mother clone); Keeping Skunkberry mother too.
Strains I want: AK47 & White Russian
(Serious Seeds); Endless Sky, Jazz & C99
(Dr Greenthumb), Chernobyl
(Subcool); Blue Moonshine
(DJ Short); Medicine Man and Black Widow
(Mr Nice); Sour Bubble and Lifesaver
(BOG); Cotton Candy
(Federation); Sour Diesel IBL
(Rez); ...
Strains not to be grown again (still have seeds for): Red Diesel f
-Barney's Farm; Strawberry Cough f
-DP, Taiga f
-DP, Flo f
-DP; Blueberry f
-DP; Blueberry f2, White Widow f2, AK47 f2, NL 5 f2, Fruit Punch, Purple Cindy, Black Pearl, Brainwreck, Super Mix.
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