Humboldt Seed Company (HSC) Thread

Texas Growing Crew

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They weren't operating because Pot Sistemak (their parent company) got shut down for a long time for stealing electricity to run the La Mota/Dinafem/HSO breeding operation, it looks like whoever was operating it re-opened it with regional distributors. I don't know who's trading cuts with these folks but they're clearly attempting to market themselves as a Humboldt area breeder which is deceptive. Their about section and blog sections don't make any mention of Spain at all; there is an obvious effort not to be perceived as a Spanish company.

He shot me the same response yesterday mattymatt guy did. Must be copy pasting alot
 

GlassJoe

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So your acknowledging you know they are based in Spain, and distribute from the US and at the same time say they are trying to hide that they are from Spain XD k... everyone is entitled to their opinions, but only new growers that think Barney's Farm, Greenhouse and shit from Swerve/GU are "fire" don't really know the breeders and the way they do their business. HSO has very legitimate genetics and only gets held back by novice growers that only fixate that they are not based in Humbolt rather than they pay homage to the great growing tradition and genetics that originate from Humboldt as stated int heir about us section.
I know that they're based in Spain because I've looked into it, but they pretty clearly trying to hide that fact from anyone who just looks through their website and catalog. The only indication they're based in Spain is a small section of their European website under the legal disclaimer. Be reasonable, there's no way that someone poking around their website would be able to tell they're a Spanish company. So why be deceptive that way?

And there are plenty of producers of sound genetics, I'd rather not support pot Sistemak. If they've been held back by anything, it's their own shady business practices, as shown by the message on their European website saying they can't distribute seeds any more.

It's the same message as on the Dinafem and la Mota seeds websites, because those are the same seeds repackaged under those brands. They were supplied by the same operation, which got busted for having an unmetered electrical connection they used to steal power.
 
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PopAndSonGrows

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Some updates on me & my boy's "Race 2 The Mountaintop" Mountaintop Mints that were flipped at same time
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Mine is SUPER frosty very early, but still kind of a slow bloomer compared to his:

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His is stacking quicker and better, way more normal leaf structure compared to mine. Neither of us report any strong aroma yet.
 

trychrome

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Some updates on me & my boy's "Race 2 The Mountaintop" Mountaintop Mints that were flipped at same time
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Mine is SUPER frosty very early, but still kind of a slow bloomer compared to his:

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His is stacking quicker and better, way more normal leaf structure compared to mine. Neither of us report any strong aroma yet.
Mine is starting to get pretty skunky. Not super strong but it is the prominent odor when I open the tent.
 

GlassJoe

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I'm sorry dude I misinterpreted what you communicated or the intention. I'll eat that one.
I think he was talking to me, but I'll stand by what I said. If you were a company from Spain trying to appear to be a company from CA, your website would probably look exactly like the HSO website. The only place where you see a Spanish phone number/address or any mention of Spain in association with the company is on the legal disclaimer of their European site.
 
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OkieKush

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I've decided that my next grow is going to be HSC's Hella Jelly and Mountaintop Mint, along with an old-school strain, Hindu Kush.

I'm very curious about the Hella Jelly and the Mountaintop mint. The Hindu Kush is an old friend. Well-grown, home grown Hindu Kush is the absolute best in my opinion. The high feels like a warm blanket wrapped around you and it can have a sandlewood taste that lingers.
 

Texas Growing Crew

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I've decided that my next grow is going to be HSC's Hella Jelly and Mountaintop Mint, along with an old-school strain, Hindu Kush.

I'm very curious about the Hella Jelly and the Mountaintop mint. The Hindu Kush is an old friend. Well-grown, home grown Hindu Kush is the absolute best in my opinion. The high feels like a warm blanket wrapped around you and it can have a sandlewood taste that lingers.
I can remember smoking that stuff from the red flowers extracted and it makes you feel the warm blanket feeling also like a pot high X10. Red Rock opium was the shit in the early 90s!
 

Texas Growing Crew

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I'm hoping for some sandlewood flavor.
The hashball in the picture got me, sorry. That was many moons ago. I'm currently growing a Hella hella and for a 70/30 sativa dominate it has the weirdest fan leaves. Not long, not narrow, and not a lot period, I have a goat&monkey seeds plant next to it and they knew haw to put vegitation or breed it into a plant. I'm really impressed with Goat & Monkey Seeds.fyi. The mountain top mint looks sweet, makes me feel like I'm on side a hill in Jamaica looking at plants with Mojo.
 

Texas Growing Crew

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No but they have alot of modern crosses but rather just chunken pollen their plant I've been impressed. I have the blueberry indica x herijuana which was a freebe quality freebe at that they came out with later permanent calling it Reverb. I read I e guy saying it was a killer terp plant and you could smell them down the block! My kind of plant! I bought some Second generation stuff which is JD Short DJ Shorts son and the apple fell and planted on that tree because he's picked up his dad's traits and knowledge but twists them and I am willing to stand behind this but JD Short has majic along with his dad's male's and his F-13s and other insane stuff. He can in no way be called out for using DJs stuff be he puts amazi g colors into his breeding and overall quality.
 

Senokai

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Squirt - She really has turned out to be a beauty. The first non-runt I've grow, deep derps and there will be some serious flavor. Best specimen yet. As I would expect from feminized seed she is starting to toss bananas. Just the nature of feminized seeds infact any feminized strain I have grown has always developed nanners. Im going to let her finish out as everything else will soon be harvested in the tent.
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Texas Growing Crew

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Just popped seeds. I did over water but think I have that corrected. View attachment 4538329ow...

I think we feel that way start of every run because we are parnoid that little 10$ seed won't make it or not sure it's not a dud. When the seeds are quality they seem to pop leaving no question with inch long tap roots but the little slow one's that pop then sit and hang with their little tounge hanging out. When the root starts branching off that dryback will pick up more and more then it all turns overt and you can't keep moisture in them during flower.
 

Texas Growing Crew

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I think he was talking to me, but I'll stand by what I said. If you were a company from Spain trying to appear to be a company from CA, your website would probably look exactly like the HSO website. The only place where you see a Spanish phone number/address or any mention of Spain in association with the company is on the legal disclaimer of their European site.

I'm with you 100%. I found this all out after asking why their packaging in wooden blocks then I unravelled a big spin of marketing off another company reputation
 

Texas Growing Crew

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Mountaintop Mint at week 5, SO sticky. Starting to get some color.

Going to be a great looking plant. I have some Blueberry Muffin, Purple Panty Dropper, and a Purple Mountain Majesty going now and I tell you the Purple Mountain Majesty is coming on week but it was the last to start producing anything, it's getting frost and bud is under construction but it has NO SCENT AT All so far! I've had plants that didn't start showing pistols until 21 or so also not smell much until week5 or 6 but damn! The Blueberry Muffin, well doing what it does, started pushing out pistols in about 7 days and hasn't stopped and the scent is coming on hard and when the room opens you know she's in there but most surprising of all the Purple Panty Dropper, hmmmm how do I say this plant isn't going to be most productive however out of 4 that I began with wish I had kept more of them. When I go into the room and open shop doing my first nuzzle up to the ladies and I can't pull up from her. Idk where to start or what I'm smelling other than it's got me and I cannot let it go until my smelling ability fades. Almost a vanilla sweet creamy idk but I hope it stays or gets better. Very surprising I'll say just not much yield even though the PPD had the best structure to hold weight on it I mean the stalk looked tough when I was selecting on all off them.
 
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