Polydectus
Member
I've ordered from Nirvana twice and both times and 2 different strains, the plants just stunted at around the same stage. There were only 2 common factors: Me and the seeds. Who was at fault? Guess we will never know.
Nirvana seeds are crap!!!
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VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
New Member
did you say something? To busy starring at your avatar
Dr. Yo
Active Member
It's so funny to see how much you hate TGA/Subcool seeds Brick....lol. All these veiled references to pretty colors and exotic aromas, and your documented disdain for TGA. You like to paint new breeders into these corners, sounding like a fuddy-duddy who's resistent to change to a fault.
You're a valuable resource on RIU and master gardener, but also a true contrarian.
VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
New Member
if you ask nicely, he will tell you why. it is a very interesting story.It's so funny to see how much you hate TGA/Subcool seeds Brick....lol. All these veiled references to pretty colors and exotic aromas, and your documented disdain for TGA. You like to paint new breeders into these corners, sounding like a fuddy-duddy who's resistent to change to a fault.
You're a valuable resource on RIU and master gardener, but also a true contrarian.
carl.burnette
Well-Known Member
I bought 5 Bubbalicious Auto flowering seeds from Nirvana& they germinate. They sent me new seeds right away. I was very pleased.
BUT
At the same time I ordered a 10 pack of Haze seeds from them.. I just spent 2 weeks trying to germinate them & only 1 cracked. The Bubbalicious replacement seeds cracked in less than 12 hours.
I wonder if my shipment was radiated going through customs or got too Hot/Cold during shipping?
I hope they do something about the haze seeds but to be honest, I will order from them again just because of how they handled my other issue.
BUT
At the same time I ordered a 10 pack of Haze seeds from them.. I just spent 2 weeks trying to germinate them & only 1 cracked. The Bubbalicious replacement seeds cracked in less than 12 hours.
I wonder if my shipment was radiated going through customs or got too Hot/Cold during shipping?
I hope they do something about the haze seeds but to be honest, I will order from them again just because of how they handled my other issue.
flysomething
Member
I ordered Nirvana for my first ever grow. Even with the torture i put it through my white castle endured and packed on trichs. Its potent, just very very leafy. Just a leafy but dank pheno.
MsBotwin
Active Member
I'm just a newb, but I soak my seeds in ph balanced water over night. If they sink to the bottom, the should pop, if they won't sink, they're not viable. I didn't have great luck with the paper towel method, but have had a 100% germ rate by soaking the seeds then putting them directly into rock wool that has been soaked in ph'd water and clonex liquid. I got the soaking the seeds before germination from "Marijuana Grow Basics" by Jorge Cervantes. The rock wool soaked in water and clonex was my brother's suggestion and itbworks for me. Once my seeds are in the rock wool, I use a humidity dome and propagation tray with a heat mat underneath.The first time I tried to pop my seeds I used a heating mat that turned out to be too hot, same with the second attempt. My latest attempt I think that I kept the seed mixture "soaked" instead of moist. My next attempt I will try your depth and width suggestion with just moist soil with humidity. I am open to suggestions and will try different things until I run out of patients or seeds. Thank you
jungobo
Well-Known Member
i left the site for 10 minutes after staring at his avatar...
but now im back.
Brick Top
New Member
Do not mistake my comments about pretty colors, exotic aromas, yummy flavors etc. to only be directed towards SubCool's gear. They are gimmicks that many breeders have gone to after they hit a wall where true appreciable increases in potency ended, which happened a good while ago, and they were forced to come up with something different to catch the eye of the buyer. They no longer could offer something truly better, something that was appreciably more potent, so they went for different.It's so funny to see how much you hate TGA/Subcool seeds Brick....lol. All these veiled references to pretty colors and exotic aromas, and your documented disdain for TGA. You like to paint new breeders into these corners, sounding like a fuddy-duddy who's resistent to change to a fault.
You're a valuable resource on RIU and master gardener, but also a true contrarian.
Feminized seeds, while handy for someone with little room to grow so they do not want any males to separate and end up with unused growing space, are gimmicks. They are more hermie prone. Someone is better off using regular beans if they can. But something new and different was needed at to the time so along came feminized beans.
Auto-flowering strains are another gimmick. There is no true benefit from them. They are made using Ruderalis in crosses. Ruderalis is not much more potent when it comes to THC than hemp, and some cannabis researchers do fully believe that Ruderalis belongs categorized with industrial hemp.You will not see increases in potency by crossing a potent strain with something that is uber-low in THC. But you do get the keen gimmick of plants that will begin flowering on their own. They are sold as being faster and smaller but you can achieve virtually the same thing with many strains if you know what you are doing.
No color has ever added to or increased the potency of any strain. If a potent strain happened to be colorful it was not the color that created the potency..The same goes for flavors and the same goes for exotic aromas.
glShemp
Active Member
I can't speak for all Nirvana seeds but take a look at these cola tops of Nirvana Blackberry harvested today. Donkey dick size colas. I topped the plants at about 12" and each plant had 4 main colas which I took today along with just the tops of the rest of the branches. The 4 plants looked like 16 under the light. The rest of the plants get another week or so to finish ripening.
Do not adjust your set, that is real purple on some of the tops.
The smell is amazing. It doesn't smell like blackberries. It's like some kind of strange tropical fruit you've never smelled before that's slightly fermented. The smell alone is intoxicating. I oven dried some buds for testing and the smoke is thick (just like Nirvana advertised) and cough producing but the strange fruity taste definitely comes though. After a proper drying and curing I expect this to be among the best tasting smoke I've experienced. They grew in soil with mostly organic ferts and I flushed the bejebus out of them in the final weeks for best taste.
The high is potent somewhere between Sativa and Indica. Again, this is from wet, just picked buds so more research needs to be done after drying.
Nirvana sells seeds for less than others and they like to knock off the names of other company's strains (Jock Horror for example) so I think some people assume their genetics are second rate. I just wanted to toss in my two cents that my experience with Nirvana was entirely positive and I'm very happy with the quality of the product.
Gonna smoke some now
Do not adjust your set, that is real purple on some of the tops.
The smell is amazing. It doesn't smell like blackberries. It's like some kind of strange tropical fruit you've never smelled before that's slightly fermented. The smell alone is intoxicating. I oven dried some buds for testing and the smoke is thick (just like Nirvana advertised) and cough producing but the strange fruity taste definitely comes though. After a proper drying and curing I expect this to be among the best tasting smoke I've experienced. They grew in soil with mostly organic ferts and I flushed the bejebus out of them in the final weeks for best taste.
The high is potent somewhere between Sativa and Indica. Again, this is from wet, just picked buds so more research needs to be done after drying.
Nirvana sells seeds for less than others and they like to knock off the names of other company's strains (Jock Horror for example) so I think some people assume their genetics are second rate. I just wanted to toss in my two cents that my experience with Nirvana was entirely positive and I'm very happy with the quality of the product.
Gonna smoke some now
Serapis
Well-Known Member
Speaking of Blackberry seeds from Nirvana, they go on sale soon... This weekend, only 20 euros for a 5 pack of fem seeds.I can't speak for all Nirvana seeds but take a look at these cola tops of Nirvana Blackberry harvested today. Donkey dick size colas. I topped the plants at about 12" and each plant had 4 main colas which I took today along with just the tops of the rest of the branches. The 4 plants looked like 16 under the light. The rest of the plants get another week or so to finish ripening.
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Do not adjust your set, that is real purple on some of the tops.
The smell is amazing. It doesn't smell like blackberries. It's like some kind of strange tropical fruit you've never smelled before that's slightly fermented. The smell alone is intoxicating. I oven dried some buds for testing and the smoke is thick (just like Nirvana advertised) and cough producing but the strange fruity taste definitely comes though. After a proper drying and curing I expect this to be among the best tasting smoke I've experienced. They grew in soil with mostly organic ferts and I flushed the bejebus out of them in the final weeks for best taste.
The high is potent somewhere between Sativa and Indica. Again, this is from wet, just picked buds so more research needs to be done after drying.
Nirvana sells seeds for less than others and they like to knock off the names of other company's strains (Jock Horror for example) so I think some people assume their genetics are second rate. I just wanted to toss in my two cents that my experience with Nirvana was entirely positive and I'm very happy with the quality of the product.
Gonna smoke some now
MsBBB
Active Member
The high is potent somewhere between Sativa and Indica. Again, this is from wet, just picked buds so more research needs to be done after drying.
Nirvana sells seeds for less than others and they like to knock off the names of other company's strains (Jock Horror for example) so I think some people assume their genetics are second rate. I just wanted to toss in my two cents that my experience with Nirvana was entirely positive and I'm very happy with the quality of the product. Gonna smoke some now
Can you show us pictures of the ones still ripening? Until I can master germinating seeds I will continue to buy Nirvana. I don't have access to bagseed so I have to work with what's available to me at the best price for my budget.
By the way, this weekend (02/04/11 to 02/06/11) the Blackberry Fem is the "Weekend Whopper".
I was not going to waste my money with any more seeds, but I have to try these after seeing what you harvested. I would be happy with a faction of your yield, it looks so good. By the time I get the seeds I should have learned something from my past failures and these will pop for me. Show us more...
glShemp
Active Member
Um, sure.
It's not pretty, there are a lot of burned leaves showing my inexperience as a grower. But that speaks well for the strain because of the excellent harvest despite my lack of skill at growing.
glShemp
Active Member
MsBBB - You having germination problems? I've ruined my share of seeds. But take a look at these Nirvana Wonder Women. I germinated 5 seeds and got 6 seedlings! No kidding, look closely and one has a tiny little twin 
This time I soaked for 24 hours in RO water PH 6.2. I don't worry about if they sink or float. Then they spent another couple of days in wet paper towels and made sure temperature was mid 70s at all times. When I had a 1/4" or more of tap root they went into rockwool with a pair of tweezers. Then two days on a plate inside a plastic bag to retain humidity.
Smoke report in May
This time I soaked for 24 hours in RO water PH 6.2. I don't worry about if they sink or float. Then they spent another couple of days in wet paper towels and made sure temperature was mid 70s at all times. When I had a 1/4" or more of tap root they went into rockwool with a pair of tweezers. Then two days on a plate inside a plastic bag to retain humidity.
Smoke report in May
MsBBB
Active Member
I had to laugh! Here I can only get 1 out of 10 to pop, and you have 2 out of 1, go figure. You should start a thread or journal so I can follow the progress of the Twins.MsBBB - You having germination problems? I've ruined my share of seeds. But take a look at these Nirvana Wonder Women. I germinated 5 seeds and got 6 seedlings! No kidding, look closely and one has a tiny little twin
This time I soaked for 24 hours in RO water PH 6.2. I don't worry about if they sink or float. Then they spent another couple of days in wet paper towels and made sure temperature was mid 70s at all times. When I had a 1/4" or more of tap root they went into rockwool with a pair of tweezers. Then two days on a plate inside a plastic bag to retain humidity. Smoke report in May