If – like me – you missed this fascinating 2023 study on the development of prehistoric cannabis cultigens by Rita Dal Martello et al., you can download the pdf here: Cannabis differentiation and Haimenkou. The authors examine archaeological cannabis seeds…
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Where legal, to get the best germination rates when germinating landrace cannabis seeds, follow these simple steps: (1) Presoak seeds in 1% peroxide solution for approx. 12 hours. All cannabis seeds – but especially landrace seeds direct from regions such…
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These are now the landraces automatically added to all orders: Gorkha Nepali – 12 seeds Hmong Ganja – 5 seeds The Gorkha Nepali accession is from Barpak, roughly 50 km north of the town of Gorkha. Expect large plants of…
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Show above is Tashkurgan – a north Afghan landrace maintained from an accession originally collected by Lucas Strazzeri with the help of Baaba Qo. The photo is from an order of over 10 different lines from our catalogue by a…
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Don’t miss the beautiful Cinderella 99 and Pakistan Chitral Kush hybrids over at our sister site, Kwik Seeds: The prices are very friendly and the highs are even friendlier! Bliss is the beauty shown here in the photo. A dream…
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New over at our sister site is a reproduction direct from original ’89/’90 seed stock: 1990 Haze x Skunk #1 Plus, there’s an ongoing special offer for all our 1990s heirlooms: freebie packs of 1990 Skunk Special x 1990 Durban Skunk…
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Powdery mildew resistance in a Nepali Mountain Ganja landrace (foreground) is shown in the above photo of a test for resistance to powdery mildews. Powdery mildews are a group of related fungi which attack a wide range of plants, causing…
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Shown above is a plant from ‘Mazar-i-Sharif #2’ in mid-July at around 40° N. An authentic Indica landrace from Balkh Province, sourced in ancient hashish-producing districts outside the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, this accession exhibits the classic Indica traits of broad…
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To welcome in the Year of the Snake, here’s a painting of Fuxi and Nüwa on a ‘hemp’ textile, which was hung on the ceiling of a tomb chamber at Astana Cemetery, Turpan, Xinjiang (PRC). Turpan was a prosperous, multiethnic…
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Where legal, germinating landrace seeds is easy: (1) Presoak seeds in 1% peroxide solution for approx. 12 hours. (2) Place seeds in moist, fresh, and sterile Seed Compost. (3) Ensure the conditions are very warm (+25 °C). (4) Ensure the…
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