Jackalope
Well-Known Member
Malawi Gold from Seeds of Africa was the first landrace sativa I've grown. For a landrace it did grew well indoors.
Drying was a bitch. While the buds were firm they dried really airy. Twice I had to put fresh leaves in the jar to re-hydrate them. A trick a old grower taught me. It works great when your weed gets to dry. Finally I got the moister content right and got to jar it up to cure. First try was after a week. While it still smelled and tasted green the high ok. I figured from the start that this one was going to need a good cure so I had no problem tucking it away for a couple months.
Opened the jar after 2 months and was pleasantly surprised to find a nice piney, incent smell. The taste was better also. The difference between jarring and a 2 month cure was the most dramatic of all the strains I have grown. This really explains the cob type curing this strain is known for. " For those that don't know " Malawi was rolled in banana leaves and buried to cure. Kind of like corn on the cob. Hence the Cob name.
So to some this all up. The jar is going to be closed up for another month and check for flavor then. All in all the Malawi show's promise. Crosses to improve resin content and flavor could prove to be really special.
Drying was a bitch. While the buds were firm they dried really airy. Twice I had to put fresh leaves in the jar to re-hydrate them. A trick a old grower taught me. It works great when your weed gets to dry. Finally I got the moister content right and got to jar it up to cure. First try was after a week. While it still smelled and tasted green the high ok. I figured from the start that this one was going to need a good cure so I had no problem tucking it away for a couple months.
Opened the jar after 2 months and was pleasantly surprised to find a nice piney, incent smell. The taste was better also. The difference between jarring and a 2 month cure was the most dramatic of all the strains I have grown. This really explains the cob type curing this strain is known for. " For those that don't know " Malawi was rolled in banana leaves and buried to cure. Kind of like corn on the cob. Hence the Cob name.
So to some this all up. The jar is going to be closed up for another month and check for flavor then. All in all the Malawi show's promise. Crosses to improve resin content and flavor could prove to be really special.