bodhi seeds

greasemonkeymann said:

ahhh, so it's a panic attack?
I've seen that a bunch, and had one attack myself, on some sensi-star that I grew back in the early 2000s, I eneded up spending 600 dollars are multiple medical tests to make sure my heart wasn't bad... stress tests, echocardiogram, etc...
What it was, was too strong of coffee first, then I had a single bongload of that sensi-star and my heart skipped a couple beats, so I freaked out, and ended up well... in green fever I guess...
not fun, I quit smoking for almost a yr, and lost that strain, it was the strongest herb I've smoked to date, but not at all pleasant to smoke.
I'm not too sure about all these THC tests, I smoked some Chiquita banana @32.3% THC, and it didn't even come close to half of my strains.. We need to figure this out, I mean, we know it's all the other cannabinoids involved too...
Especially considering some of my strains are from clones, for example the bluedream, my BD smoked WAY stronger than that 32% Chiquita banana... And BD is supposed to be in the low 20s.. I just wonder which other cannabinoid is making the difference? Or is it like a magical ratio of the cannabinoids that makes them all stronger in conjunction? Anyways...

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The different cannabinoids and terpenes have a heavy influence on the actual perceived potency of a strain vs. the thc potency of a strain, but the other grain of salt to take with testing numbers is that if you take off a primo head bud and snip off all the sugar leaves and send that off to get tested you will get optimal results, but not necessarily results that are reflective of the whole harvest. Furthermore, in retail there's lots of shady techniques that get involved in between the harvest and when the actual customer gets the bud in the stores. Often buds will be tumbled by the shops or growers before sales to remove a good deal of the exterior trich heads, which will be then made into concentrates/extracts/etc to be sold as well. This is a technique that was started by the Dutch, but I have heard first hand that it takes place in quite a few prominent denver dispensaries.

Any time someone who relies on the commercial system smokes my herb they are blown away first by the taste, and then by how strong it is. However, for me, since I've been doing this since quite a bit before the medicinal age, its just your slightly better than average chronic. It is chronic, no mistaking that, but in CO that used to be pretty easy to find.

A friend of mine believes sniffing lemons while smoking Skunk in particular makes it stronger. I used to laugh it off but hell, perhaps terpenes can have a synergistic effect? Like coffee plus sugar synergise into something a lot more rushy than plain black... Very interested in the topic of THC versus perceived or actual potency myself. I have had some downright poopy looking bud put me on my ass before, no bag appeal so definitely not super THC content, but total knock out.

I've greened out a few times in my life, once was after a good 10+ years of toking followed by a good little break. After a few months of really hard work and only having time to smoke 1 joint per night my friend who had just acquired a Volcano thought it was a good idea to pick me up one morning and smoke an eighth in the volcano.

couch locked, jello legs paired with some minor nausea and then........

hahaha

Mad Hamish said:

A friend of mine believes sniffing lemons while smoking Skunk in particular makes it stronger. I used to laugh it off but hell, perhaps terpenes can have a synergistic effect? Like coffee plus sugar synergise into something a lot more rushy than plain black... Very interested in the topic of THC versus perceived or actual potency myself. I have had some downright poopy looking bud put me on my ass before, no bag appeal so definitely not super THC content, but total knock out.

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It does. Try smoking after ingesting mangoes, lemongrass, etc. Terpenes found in cannabis are found in other floral life. Basically if you have the active receptor in your body then your response to a particular strain you take in will be heightened.

Mad Hamish said:

A friend of mine believes sniffing lemons while smoking Skunk in particular makes it stronger. I used to laugh it off but hell, perhaps terpenes can have a synergistic effect? Like coffee plus sugar synergise into something a lot more rushy than plain black... Very interested in the topic of THC versus perceived or actual potency myself. I have had some downright poopy looking bud put me on my ass before, no bag appeal so definitely not super THC content, but total knock out.

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ah man, so true, I smoked some viatnamese herb that looked like dirtweed, literally very little crystals, tons of hairs and calyxes, just like a tight thin branch of pistils, calyxes and hairs, didn't even look mature, and that herb put me DOWN. I needed to drive but I wasn't gonna risk it.
And I've been smoking and growing since the late 80s/early 90s. No bag appeal, but holy crap....

Hmmmmm... this raises a very interesting point... why I find spicy strains to be more potent. I have had allergies my whole life, so a lot of the subtle sweet flavors are lost on me, like the grape sodas and bubblegums, most fruity types. But SPICE, and then fuel, I equate with potency AND strong flavor. I know many more cannabinoids are involved, but in this case there seems to be a direct link to terpenes. Wait... I get high off spicy food too... wow this is interesting. I am going to have some fun experimenting for sure. I will stop at a sip of gasoline though no matter how much I like my Diesel lmao

They say terpenes are modulators for the thc(and possibly other cannabinoids?) thus altering the high.


I guess it makes sense, your friend is essentially combining aromatherapy with cannabis inhalation.

Mad Hamish said:

Hmmmmm... this raises a very interesting point... why I find spicy strains to be more potent. I have had allergies my whole life, so a lot of the subtle sweet flavors are lost on me, like the grape sodas and bubblegums, most fruity types. But SPICE, and then fuel, I equate with potency AND strong flavor. I know many more cannabinoids are involved, but in this case there seems to be a direct link to terpenes. Wait... I get high off spicy food too... wow this is interesting. I am going to have some fun experimenting for sure. I will stop at a sip of gasoline though no matter how much I like my Diesel lmao

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exactly!
that viatnamese I was talking about was VERY spicy, almost like nag-champa, the incense..
Very weird, but insanely strong.

In your case MH eat spicy foods and have those old gasoline station rags and wear it as a bandana ( forgot the actual term for them ) and smoke on your Jahruba or your old diesel cut and you are guaranteed to get messed up almost to a point that you are begging to wane off of it. Personification of cannabis synergy right there eh lol.

Damn, that's trippy....that the terpenes would have an effect on the overall feel of the high.
But sniffing gasoline soaked rags on your head while eating spicy Thai noodles would certainly have it's own effect lol.

I'm going to the grocery store now lol

Well now, already some fine dinner companions: Curry and OG, followed by coffee and Zombie Balls which is very similar to an old Bubba. Damn near short circuited.

Here is a shot of the blueberry hashplant at day 49 of 12/12 that I put up in the tester thread in case some of you don't check that thread.

Anyone know if Bodhi has beans at the Denver Cup? I swear I looked everywhere yesterday and couldn't find anything. Last year they were at the Seedsman tent, this year it looks like breeders have individual setups... No Bodhi

DustyNugs said:

Anyone know if Bodhi has beans at the Denver Cup? I swear I looked everywhere yesterday and couldn't find anything. Last year they were at the Seedsman tent, this year it looks like breeders have individual setups... No Bodhi

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He doesn't usually have a booth at those, and last year it was really just seedsman vending bodhi beans, there were more people who knew about b's gear at the organic vendor booths than anywhere else... I'm going either today or tomorrow, hopefully tomorrow, but more just to wander around than anything else. I think at this point I literally have enough beans to last a lifetime.

On a different note, I've been trying to familiarize myself with my new camera, which as of yet is not quite as good as I had hoped it would be, but here is a little bud from a strain that really seems to never disappoint, Sunshine Daydream. Dry and with around a two week cure so far.

Dirty Hippy x 88g13hp
One female out of ten, with two no shows. Very slow in veg with no stretch, but the nodes are tight and she is stacked top to bottom with buds. Smell so far is a loud greasy hash. Similar to the dank zappa, but more hashy and less greasy.

COGrown said:

He doesn't usually have a booth at those, and last year it was really just seedsman vending bodhi beans, there were more people who knew about b's gear at the organic vendor booths than anywhere else... I'm going either today or tomorrow, hopefully tomorrow, but more just to wander around than anything else. I think at this point I literally have enough beans to last a lifetime.

On a different note, I've been trying to familiarize myself with my new camera, which as of yet is not quite as good as I had hoped it would be, but here is a little bud from a strain that really seems to never disappoint, Sunshine Daydream. Dry and with around a two week cure so far.
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What you trying to figure out with the cam?

26 watt white cfl....helps makes bud pics pop.
Shutter speed
Aperture setting
Landscape setting..

All of that is in Manuel mode.

low iso, high light and a tripod is key to a really good shot. no flash.

these were taken with a regular little 6 year old handheld digicam for example.







You can also buy little photo tents and light kits on ebay for super cheap which will soften the light and remove shadows.

genuity said:

What you trying to figure out with the cam?

26 watt white cfl....helps makes bud pics pop.
Shutter speed
Aperture setting
Landscape setting..

All of that is in Manuel mode.

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Yeah, I am just basically the worst with cameras, so yeah, I am trying to figure out all of those things. Previously my photography skills have been limited to adjusting the aperture and letting everything else be handled automatically.

COGrown said:

Dirty Hippy x 88g13hp
One female out of ten, with two no shows. Very slow in veg with no stretch, but the nodes are tight and she is stacked top to bottom with buds. Smell so far is a loud greasy hash. Similar to the dank zappa, but more hashy and less greasy.
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I am about two days from throwing two DZ ladies in flower... do you have a thread with your run so I can have a look see?...