Two new pure Hindu Kush landraces are at the site now, both from the tribal frontier regions of the Afghan–Pakistan border. ‘Waziri’ and ‘Tora Bora’ are compact, early maturing plants that tend toward the Indica-type morphology. We also have our…
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The Internet is overflowing with misinformation and disinformation about landraces. In a new post at landrace.blog, Angus investigates ten false claims from the top page of Google, covering everything from the Hindu Kush to breeding and biodiversity. The photo of…
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The greatest hashish-producing region in the world, both in terms of quantity and quality, was once Central Asia. This is where the innovation of dry-sieving hashish most likely originated, in Turkestan, a tract that stretches more than two thousand miles…
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All orders of Himalayan landraces will receive 12 Kumaoni seeds plus the usual freebies, which are currently 12 Johaar seeds. The Kumaoni strain is a traditional multipurpose Himalayan landrace selected for use as fibre, seed, and charas. The seeds are…
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Afgaan ’90 seeds are due here and at kwikseeds.com around early November 2019. Afgaan ’90 is a pure inbred Afghan line obtained in Amsterdam in 1990. Seeds have been made directly from the original 1990 stock. The strain shows the…
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Grassyou.com recently got in touch about an interview, which is up now at landrace.blog 1. Let’s start at the beginning. Tell us something about yourself. What was your first contact with cannabis, and how did you end up being who…
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Angus was on ADS on Friday discussing landrace strains from the Hindu Kush and beyond. The interview starts at about 2 hours in.
Landrace strains are getting hit by as much misinformation and disinformation as they are hybrid pollen. A new article at the The Real Seed Company blog discusses whether landraces are wild, naturally created plants.
A couple of responses to the recent post about charas have objected that it’s unreasonably harsh on Clarke and Merlin or even misrepresents what they wrote. So here are a few clarifications aimed at removing any potential for misunderstanding.
Visit landrace.blog to find out what charas really is, and where this name for resin originally came from: Central Asia and the Hindu Kush or the Indian and Nepali Himalaya… The answer might surprise you. There’s a lot of confusion…
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