I reviewed as many threads as I could, looked at GS Alien's site and decided to take a chance. I had not ordered seeds since 2004 before OG was shut down and things became tighter.
Ordered 8 packs of seeds:
Nirvana - Top 44
Nirvana - NL X Shiva
KC Brains - Cyber Cristal
KC Brains - KC39
Barney's Farm - Blue Cheese
Barney's Farm - Blue Crimea
Kulu - White Widow
Kulu - Ice
Received
Nirvana - Top 44
Nirvana - NL X Shiva
KC Brains - Cyber Cristal
Kulu - White Widow
Kulu - Ice
+ One pack of 6 free seeds ( I have no clue what they are )
Shipped it to myself. Used my own card. I do live in the States and unfortunately, I am not in Norcal or anywhere close.
Is using my name and card crazy? Well, yes. Let me add this note. No equipment, no measuring devices, no green or purple lovely ladies are anywhere near me or any address associated with me.
This is to be my last run as a one man shop commercial grower. It's been a few years but I have a lot of experience. Where I live, shwag is a commodity and we see what all of you guys call mids go well into the $500 an ounce range. Keefed, Canadian M39, Northern Lights and the other shwag that makes it here from Canada runs flat out $4600 a bow and it is HARDLY EVER found. Sad huh? Run of the mill outdoor Humboldt goods can fetch $1800-$2000 or more a quarter pound. With the recent economic collapse, I am regularly seeing $30 grams (that's $840 an ounce).
I would like to add a few notes from my own personal experience. Nirvana seed stock has been the best I have ever worked with. I hear people bash the Nirvana stock but then I look further into thier setup and the reasons are always quite evident. I have grown both the NLxShiva and Top44 strains. Both yielded heavy, 4 oz's in 5 gal g bags under multiple 1000 watt hps. The NLxShiva is incredible, completely frosted, heavy hybrid effect, great bag appeal, very compact, entire plants turn into a bud, period. The Top 44 grows a lot like the NLS. Bit more stretch. Only complaint, not a hard enough hit. I would say my mom was probably about 12% THC at its best. I like a serious punch, not enough for me. Oh yeah, but the yield and flower time. I would not suggest cutting these at 44 days. At 44 days, they are not as heavy and the stone does not last as long. At about 50-56 days, the effect is much greater, buds are heavier and the bag appeal is substantially better. Anyway, good strain if you know what you are doing, easy to clone too.