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Yeah I do, I feel it works well and that a lot of South Africans can relate to it. Our local market differs compared to a lot of other markets. Precisely! I would not be surprised if it was just made up to try and sound cool and add appeal to the bud being sold / traded / smoked. Before i started growing, I would notice that I would get a nice list of strains and some names really just seemed made up, order a variety and without a doubt the differences were minimal to none. Probably the same strain, just given a different name to give the illusion of choice and try create want based on the meaning / desire some strains have. The way in which strains are named, it plays a big role in the decision to purchase the strain or not - especially when you only get a picture (maybe) and a description (which is always appealing). If you are someone who likes flapjacks for example, a strain with the word flapjacks in it could seem very appealing in the hopes that there may be some relation to flapjacks but chances are there is not. Gorilla Glue #4 is a great example, super popular and you saw it being mentioned everywhere and soo many breeders had a GG4 strain or something mixed with it. Chances are majority of those breeders never even got a cut of the original GG4. Marketing works, brands sell - when it comes to weed a strain name alone can have a massive effect and hold a lot of power. In House Genetics kinda hit gold in a way with some of their super frosty strains and I feel for a lot of people they have become the go to breeder if you want frost. On Instagram and other social media places, you cannot smell or taste terps or measure potency. You get a picture, the trichomes / frost can be seen in a picture and it sure does look good. It creates desire and want as it is not very common, yet at least, most beginner growers end up buying cheaper EU genetics and I have yet to see any of those plants come close to the frost Sugarcane puts out. I feel most, if not all growers, at some point want to grow a super frosty strain. Even if it is just once off. If you are someone who buys weed, once again samples aren't really much of a thing without you first buying it. You often buy based on names and/or looks and frost looks good. Simple as that. So whether OG is Original or Ocean Grown, how much does it actually matter? How true does it need to be? What difference is it going to make? It is an interesting topic and leads to some good discussions though Whether we will ever know the truth behind the meaning, I am doubtful. Too much conflicting information and who do you choose to believe at the end of the day?

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I think the OG talk is similar to the talk about where 420 came from, cop code, high tea time etc.. This is an interesting article about naming conventions and something I have been discussing with a couple growers lately. On the other hand, this is exactly how not to handle naming conventions of cannabis. Thandeka has been involved in cannabis since the mid 90s, sadly she never thought of saving our genetics then and I am sure most of the original DP collectors would be happy to share, but please not with Thandeka. I do believe South Africa should have some benefit of the name Durban Poison, but it should go to the people and not government coffers. "From Maui Wowie to Durban Poison to Acapulco Gold to Humboldt OG, cannabis strains often boast their geographic origin in their names. However, there is currently no system of enforcement that keeps any cannabis strain from claiming it comes from a place that it did not, in fact, come from. And if your dealer tells you they have some quality California pot, you have no way of knowing if that is true or if it is merely something grown in their buddy’s garage in Kentucky. But such a system of enforcement is right around the corner. " I really cant stand names of today, Gelato, green crack, GSC, wedding cake, it sounds like an fffnnnn candy store. Think of the older names, naming conventions, they were spot on as they were regionalised already.Colombian Gold, Swazi Rooibaart, DP, Alaskan Thunder Fuck, Afghan Kush, OG Kush...... The oldest trick in the book of our street corner dealers was to sell medicore seeded swazi weed with names like White Widow, OG Kush, northern lights. I dont believe most people when they tell me names of weed, cause I know how hard it is to keep track of your names from seed to harvest if you not careful with labels. Could waffle on for ages, but need to do some work, but had a great talk today with some top growers about this topic,weed names, cannabinoids, and its interesting the work that is being done here locally. Well done Canna SA.

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I'm so pleased to have just received my order from @Marijuana Seeds SA and really cant wait to plant them. Original Glue Fem GSC Auto Sherbet Cookies Fem Blue Cheese Auto Grease Monkey Fem These are definitely going to be logged and photographed in every detail, and hope you'll all come along for the journey with me. Proudly supporting this company since day one and because of their ethics, and have always had outstanding service from them, so will continue to grow with them. Thank you Family,

You're not alone pal. I'm only on day 16

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Welcome back and glad you are with us again.

Yes, but only during Veg and most get it during Flower. Great prevention spray thou for indoor. Need 2 max three till you swap to 12/12. Also.. prevention, I go 50% of the recommended. A full blast can stress your childs.

i see a lot of other things mentioned , but not copper soap. i have had huge success after a single application of the stuff

Geez, this thread guys. @DamDave I started a grow diary a while back where I used some STS (Silver Thiosulfate Solution) - a combination of Silver Nitrate and Sodium Thiosulfate. It works really well and is easy to use. As Prom said, once you spray some on the plant, you gotta toss the plant and cannot consume anything from the plant. OG and it's meaning... Well we still see it now a days I feel, people calling whatever bud they have a specific strain as it sells and it is what people want. People buying a Levi shirt for a couple hundred bucks compared to a cheaper one from Woolies which does not have a brand name on it. Brands sell, the fact we see soo many BMW 116i and 118i is further proof of this. Kak cars and terrible engines, but they are popular as it is a BMW and more affordable compared to some of the better BMW's which have better engines. The name became popular, make up some BS and call it whatever and if it catches on good for you. Your strain, whatever it is, is now in demand as you are referring to it as a more popular strain. Perhaps this played a role in the name and the confusion?

No sweat man. Thanks for setting it straight.

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Hi Fam, Not Affiliated to this or taking part, but thought I'd share with my family as I've just seen it and dont see mention of it here yet. Should be good, but this is the only detail I have sorry.

I have been to The Green Side before. Very interesting concept. The main guy Myron is quite the character, also affiliated with Fresh and Healthy. I don't know if their model is the same now but when I went there about a year ago it was basically a grow club where members could be donated cannabis after a long introduction process into the club. Members can openly smoke in the yard, but I hope they have now fixed that up cause it was still pretty raw back then

I was working in the tent with the Gelato selection, removing abandoned fan leaves for ... an hour. When I left the tent, my right arm was rather sticky and the smell made me imagine to wrap a paper around it and set it on fire. Thank god, I still got my right arm without any burn marks .. those plants are part of the Gelato I tackle the potency record at Canabliss.. lets see if I fail 28 March ^^ is fat in my agenda No1 (Sativa Dream, at least to me hehehe) No2, i had em praying from start to finish (fingers crossed, about 10 days to go). But temperatures escaped me a few times over 26 (<10 times), never over 28. Winter harvest might have more punch... so far I am a happy chap Meet E, she is one of my favorites in my Gelato pheno hunt. And just if you ask yourself... if I don't have a goal, i get bored

Weekly Update I am still alternating days with plain mountain water / Cape Seaweed / Seagro / Molasses / Epic 5:2 feeds. Pest control without neem now. I am only using the BB foliar spray every 3 days. DWD is not showing any boy parts. I jumped the gun on that. It looks as if there may be flowers on the way. LC- 18 x Transkei is about to bloom Holly (Transkei) and Holly close up Wedding Cake and close up Inzane In The Membrane and close up Thank you for keeping me company, encouraging me and watching the progress of my journal.