Author Archive: Real Seed Co
Real Seed Co
May 8, 2020
Just recorded a new ‘Curious About Cannabis‘ episode on the crucial new taxonomy for endangered subsp. indica landraces and wild-type populations by Small & McPartland. Fingers crossed I didn’t get too much wrong, though I’ve already realized I misrepresented the…
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Real Seed Co
April 20, 2020
You may have noticed the homepage archives have been restructured. This in light of the significant new herbarium study by McPartland and Small published April 3rd 2020. The changes are as follows: ‘Northern Afghanistan’ category deleted due to examination of…
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Real Seed Co
April 20, 2020
This offer is closed as of 06/05/2020. Thanks to the generosity of Eric, the creator of Cannabeizein, and Scott, we’re able to offer these stunning freebies starting today, 4/20/2020: Tree of Life Second Sight F2 Goat Yogi Holodeck Jesus Island…
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Real Seed Co
April 16, 2020
Recently, we’ve made some wild-type (“wild” or weedy) accessions from South and Central Asia available. Wild-type seeds exhibit slow and staggered germination. Almost all commercially available Cannabis seeds are of domesticated types such as hybrids or landraces. Domesticated seeds readily…
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Real Seed Co
April 14, 2020
The study, published April 3rd 2020 and entitled A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives, is available for download here. The abstract is as follows: Abstract Two kinds of drug-type Cannabis gained…
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Real Seed Co
April 13, 2020
‘On Indicas & Afghanicas’ is new at The Real Seed Company blog. It looks at the history of Cannabis taxonomy, particularly as it relates to proposed species, subspecies, and varieties from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The photo is from the…
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Real Seed Co
March 30, 2020
We’re shipping as usual folks, no worries! If you have concerns, you can check the Royal Mail website for updates. Their latest post at the time of writing states that “Royal Mail remains open for business. The postal service is…
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Real Seed Co
February 24, 2020
Check out this must-listen episode on CBD from the excellent Curious About Cannabis podcast.
Real Seed Co
February 23, 2020
Pure Indicas are something people often contact us to ask for, and particularly for potent Indicas. For potent true-breeding Indicas, check out Afgaan 90, X18, and Deep Chunk. Afgaan 90 is an intensively bred Afghan recently resurrected from 1990 Amsterdam…
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Real Seed Co
December 15, 2019
Angus’s deep dive into landraces with the excellent Jason of Curious About Cannabis is up at Youtube. The photo shows a page from a Sufi mystical text from Aceh, Indonesia. The role of Islamic mysticism in the diffusion of Cannabis…
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