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KingsChron
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The vault ? Is that a physical location?? Etobicoke is super close to me! Where abouts you at these days? Still growing?
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The vault ? Is that a physical location?? Etobicoke is super close to me! Where abouts you at these days? Still growing?
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KingsChron
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That’s great to hear. I hadn’t heard of Durban poison until a couple months back. The smoke was AMAZING. One of my all time favs. A friend of mine had a Durban poison clone that wasn’t faring so well in his grow environment . I recently finished my harvest, so I let him grow in my space. Haven’t seen the update but last I spoke to him, she was doing a bit better!
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KingsChron
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Toronto is a beautiful place man. I just came to Athens for a visit. I used to think Toronto needed more cleaning, but after seeing another large city I am very thankful for Toronto! I live closer to Mississauga though. Lots of up and coming areas more west.
How do they sponsors work?
I have been talking to Tom from Seedsman. He’s a very easy going, knowledgeable guy. My favorite aspect of getting seeds from different places around the world is the fact that we can. I love the possibility of growing exotic strains that originated around the world plus the fact that they’re creating new generations to get more specific traits... it’s a wonderful thing man.
Thanks for all the knowledge man. I hope we can grow together at some point
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KingsChron
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Welcome aboard from another fellow Canadian
Thank you very much eh
I hope to follow some of your grows! I just don’t know how to navigate this site as of yet
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KingsChron
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Sorry, please don’t let that discourage you! That could have been an isolated event. What strain were you looking for?? Got any grows on the go currently?
The Bard
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Yes! Compared to lots of other huge cities, Toronto is really clean.
@SeedsMan is really good. Great selection, service, etc.
I'm not sure what you mean about "how sponsors work"? Companies like Seedsman, Dr. Seeds, The Vault, and lots of others like LED lighting manufacturers, etc., pay the 420 Magazine website to be able to advertise and market to all of us here. Occasionally, one of those vendors will offer free seeds or a "sponsored grow" where they will give away stuff to a number of growers, or run a contest or something similar. Just another way for them to get their names and products out in front of us. Personally, I am grateful for them doing so, as it pays for the benefit of all of us having this community to participate in.
Not sure if you have already found the sponsor forum on this site? Here's a link. If you check it out you will see news from different sellers about their latest products, discounts, and other events. For example, @George from The Vault has a couple of seed giveaways going on right now. @SmokeSara is the representative from Mars Hydro lighting, and she does a lot of contests here too.
I think that most of the time the sponsors here are pretty reliable and reputable, as they would get a lot of negative feedback and criticism from folks here if their quality or service wasn't up to standards. Does that help answer your question?
Look forward to seeing your grows in the future! If you take a look at my signature (and lots of other folks' signatures), you'll see a number of different grow journals, interesting articles, etc. If you get a grow going, you might want to think about starting a journal as well.
Have a great weekend.
Billotto
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MK Ultra. Kinda hard to find these days with all the new kids on the block...lol
Currently have 4 white widows on the go. You already saw 2 of them. The other 2 are 6 weeks behind them. I just flipped them yesterday so they'll be awhile.
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KingsChron
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Yeah man, that caught me off guard. I guess I like the areas just outside of big cities. Much calmer, and I’m not a fan of large amounts of people in small spaces.
Hell yeah, we gotta get a Seedsman here in Canada!
Sorry, about the confusion. I myself was confused. I was thinking they sponsor the growers for some reason. My mistake. The giveaways are pretty cool though. I’m surprised they allow that. I’ve been seeing many people get banned off IG for it. I was hoping to get a grow with some Canadian growers going. Get a nice group of growers to grow out a specific change. I’m about to start one with a good group of guys, and the excitement is great. I want to connect with as many growers as possible, and if I can get a hook up of seeds I’d really enjoy setting up another. Will just need to see if I can get a good amount of genuine interest.
Okay awesome! I’ll definitely take a look. I’m starting my next grow in a week or so. I originally had some loose seeds I bought, but I made a large purchase off Seedsman that has me really itching to pop. So I’m thinking I’ll run 2 from my original 4 I wanted, I’ll keep them in veg, most likely try to manifold them, then pop 2x more when they arrive!
Thanks again for reaching out, it’s hard being a new guy. So I appreciate it, enjoy your weekend
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KingsChron
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Yikes I’ve never heard of that! I’ll be doing some research on it today. Have you thought about making some femmed seeds from it? It sucks to lose strains to time man. Everyone likes to smoke the bud, but the seeds are important to!
Wanna link me the grow journal? I’d love to take a look
Welcome. True North, Cannapot, The Vault, Seedsman - all sponsors and all have good reputations.
CADBOY
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@George from The Vault is a sponsor here, awesome seeds with awesome Genetics.
Im in Kingston Ontario now. I visit GTA sometimes for various reasons. Last time we went to the Aquarium
Got pics of your setup?
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KingsChron
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I’ll take a gander!
Oh okay very nice! I used to go up there to party with my buddy when he was going to queens! Mostly got lit as hell, hit up a bar, then gamed lol. Great times....
Ripleys? It’s gorgeous. They did a great job!
This is from the past grow
Oh okay very nice! I used to go up there to party with my buddy when he was going to queens! Mostly got lit as hell, hit up a bar, then gamed lol. Great times....
Ripleys? It’s gorgeous. They did a great job!
This is from the past grow
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Very nice lookin grow bud.
The Bard
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All sounds great! Just keep posting here, and visit lots of folks' journals and other threads. Ask a lot of questions and you'll make friends here in no time. Here are a few other Canadians off the top of my head - I believe most/all of them have a journal or other postings that you might find interesting: @Dutchman1990 @Old Salt @SQl2kGuy @MrSauga @Homer Simpson @Kingjoe83 @JCTJ. I am sure there are others, but that's a good list for a start.
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KingsChron
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Thank you! I’m getting ready to start my next going to grow 2x bubble gum and debating what grow out of Seedsmans: Cookies CBD 2:1, Purple Kush 1:1 Auto, Gelat.OG, Zkittlez Auto, or Purple kush auto CBD! The bubble gum is a photo so I’m guessing the only thing to do is the cookies?
to the forum...My first seeds were Crown Royale from Crop King bought at a local head shop. They failed to germinate, and were replaced by Crop King without a problem.
The second set of seeds came from Seedsman. One strain didn't germinate. They gave me credit in the form of loyalty points I used in my next order. My current seed run was with strains bought from Seedsman. There were several post-germination problems. I learned that you can over-water coco while in the early stages of growth.
I started three seeds from Dr. Seeds a month ago. All of them germinated, and are just entering the vegetative stage. (See I did learn!)
Here's a few hints about this forum:
Active participation is rewarded here. Reaching 50 posts will allow personal messaging, as well as voting and entry in our contests. You can congratulate the winners in past contests, and urge on those entering this month. Welcoming new members is also an easy way to increase your post count.
You can save money on your growing needs. Many of our sponsors offer member discounts, which are listed in this thread. Our sponsor Mars Hydro often has exclusive contests here. They have given away least two of their newest grow lights in the past few months. This is the thread to watch for Mars Hydro events. Note that their new SP and TS series of lights have won HID (MH, HPS, and CMH) users over to the LED side of life. SmokeSara, their representative checks in most week days, and will be happy to help you with your lighting needs.
Browse through the journals. You're sure to find one with the same growing medium and nutrients you use. Start your own grow journal here and post at least weekly. That journal helps us to give better advice should you run into problems. It may take a while, but you'll have folks subbed in soon enough. Finally, if you don't know or are unsure about something, ask! Folks here are very friendly, and love to help you succeed!
I have grown a lot of bud that is now sitting in my freezer that I know I will never use because it is sub-par so I learned about the importance of good genetics the hard way. Also, it took me a few grows to realize I like the heavy sedation of Indicas for sleep much more than the uplifting of sativas.
I also learned mostly from @Pennywise that most seed companies pump out ok quality seeds just for profit that the general public seems satisfied with but there is a smaller subset of true breeding aficionados who are in it for the love of creating something truly superior.
These connoisseur type are the seeds I plan on trying to obtain next. The next ones I will be trying to get are Ortega from Mr Nice Seeds which is a combination of NL#5 x NL#1 and Bubba Kush Pre 98 from Katsu Bluebird both recommended by Pennywise.
And I am planning to start making fem seeds in the next few weeks so I am not dependent on buying and can pheno hunt.
I also learned mostly from @Pennywise that most seed companies pump out ok quality seeds just for profit that the general public seems satisfied with but there is a smaller subset of true breeding aficionados who are in it for the love of creating something truly superior.
These connoisseur type are the seeds I plan on trying to obtain next. The next ones I will be trying to get are Ortega from Mr Nice Seeds which is a combination of NL#5 x NL#1 and Bubba Kush Pre 98 from Katsu Bluebird both recommended by Pennywise.
And I am planning to start making fem seeds in the next few weeks so I am not dependent on buying and can pheno hunt.
Hey welcome to the Canada! I’m also from forum!
For the win!
You’ve got some great, great help here helping you. So I will just hang back and enjoy all the pretty pictures!
I may jump in, here or there.
Yes you read that first part right. I typed it out that way and, well I’m not deleting it lol.
I’m in Alberta, and crop kings have been a very easy readily available seed company to outsource. They are not a sponsor, unfortunately, but in the city I live in, I know a pawn shop that sells every strain the have on the market. Like I said, it’s been readily available for me.
Anyways, talk to ya later man!
For the win!You’ve got some great, great help here helping you. So I will just hang back and enjoy all the pretty pictures!
I may jump in, here or there.
Yes you read that first part right. I typed it out that way and, well I’m not deleting it lol.
I’m in Alberta, and crop kings have been a very easy readily available seed company to outsource. They are not a sponsor, unfortunately, but in the city I live in, I know a pawn shop that sells every strain the have on the market. Like I said, it’s been readily available for me.
Anyways, talk to ya later man!
Someone say seedsman. I love me some seedsman. No pun intended lol
I screwed up this summer with autos but hey what I got maid me order more lol.
I screwed up this summer with autos but hey what I got maid me order more lol.
Billotto
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Greetings
Hello to all from the Great White North. What a fantastic community this is! Kudos to all of you for sharing your pics, knowledge and experience...so helpful for a newb like me. It's my first grow and I'm outdoors; planted June 17 in regular soil and transplanted at 3 weeks in fortified soil...
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