Briscos Bargain Beans

[Whip Eurass]

Freebie seeds are definitely valuable IMO. It depends what the freebie is, but for people like me who don't have a ton of cash to spend on seeds, it's definitely a nice addition. The one thing I don't care for is unmarked strains. I got a freebie pack of unlabeled seeds from green rebel farms in my last order from DCSE. I'm not sure if I'll ever pop them. I have a limited number of plants I can grow at one time so I like to hit on every one I do decide to grow

Very good point that I agree with. I give a lot of consideration to every seed I pop. I've got a collection of seeds that for one reason or another got away from the original flock - regs and fems, mystery dads [randon undetected sac etc.}. It doesn't seen right just to toss them, but I don't see a big value in freebies or a contest prize even if they're all from quality batches of beans.

 

[sfrigon1]

Very good point that I agree with. I give a lot of consideration to every seed I pop. I've got a collection of seeds that for one reason or another got away from the original flock - regs and fems, mystery dads [randon undetected sac etc.}. It doesn't seen right just to toss them, but I don't see a big value in freebies or a contest prize even if they're all from quality batches of beans.

I got about fifty fems from over the years from seedsupreme. They used to just send random fems smh. Wtf am I supposed to do w em .

 

[Hust17]

I got about fifty fems from over the years from seedsupreme. They used to just send random fems smh. Wtf am I supposed to do w em .

Do they still do that? Gosh at least give us an idea one of the parents haha

 

[TitoM]

Hope everyone is have a good Sunday. Update time on my 2 purple banana cake and southern orange.
Both of the pbc had very little stretch but look to be ahead and flowering they're also showing some nice Frost no real smell yet but it's still early.
The southern orange had what I would consider a normal stretch she is a little behind on the flowering but not much on the frost. As u can see She didn't like the heat wave we got.

 

[Whip Eurass]

Banana Crack test.

 

[BrokenHoeFarms]

Looks good to me

 

[Whip Eurass]

Looks good to me

Me, too. Damm shame they couldn't be planted.

 

[BrokenHoeFarms]

Me, too. Damm shame they couldn't be planted.

Damn whip you could have kept that part to yourself
I got a spot waiting on em.

 

[Hust17]

Me, too. Damm shame they couldn't be planted.

Murdererrrrrrrr!

Lol I called an old lady that without a mask on the other day We laughed though

 

[BrokenHoeFarms]

Copper orgi

 

[BrokenHoeFarms]

Copper orgi

 

[Hust17]

WHOAAA it’s popping off dude!!! Look at those side branches and frost!

 

[BrokenHoeFarms]

Thanks its getting exciting over here i got 2 different strains going but the tent smelt like burnt rubber now its going all citrus in here

 

[Hust17]

Thanks its getting exciting over here i got 2 different strains going but the tent smelt like burnt rubber now its going all citrus in here

Sorry, what is the other you have going? Stoner memory

edit: Blackened Oranges, thank you.

 

[Whip Eurass]

Kelly Maxwell - [GMO x Swayze] Chuckers Gear x Fiona;s Crack. Check.

Dubble Sundae [ Cannarado ] x Fiona's Crack. Check.

 

[baldmountain]

How valuable are add ons to you when you consider making a seed buy?

I don't consider the add-ons when when choosing a pack to buy, but I do like getting them. If they are an unlabeled random seed then I'm not likely going to do anything with them, but if it is from a reputable breeder I'll usually try and grow one with whatever else I'm growing. Like others have mentioned I can only grow a certain number of plants so I have to choose carefully. Sometimes the add-on seed is one of the better plants of the grow. And I figure if a breeder is willing to put their name on a pack of add-ons, it's going to be a decent plant. There is too much to risk putting your name on something that is garbage.

The question I'd have for the breeders is how do you choose to make a strain a freebie vs. a main offering? Is it a good plant, but not quite as good as you hoped? Does it just take a bit longer to finish than customers will accept (which shouldn't matter.) Does it have too much variability in the phenotype expressions? Or is it something else?

 

[sfrigon1]

I don't consider the add-ons when when choosing a pack to buy, but I do like getting them. If they are an unlabeled random seed then I'm not likely going to do anything with them, but if it is from a reputable breeder I'll usually try and grow one with whatever else I'm growing. Like others have mentioned I can only grow a certain number of plants so I have to choose carefully. Sometimes the add-on seed is one of the better plants of the grow. And I figure if a breeder is willing to put their name on a pack of add-ons, it's going to be a decent plant. There is too much to risk putting your name on something that is garbage.

The question I'd have for the breeders is how do you choose to make a strain a freebie vs. a main offering? Is it a good plant, but not quite as good as you hoped? Does it just take a bit longer to finish than customers will accept (which shouldn't matter.) Does it have too much variability in the phenotype expressions? Or is it something else?

It's older stock and alot of grade b beans in my experience. Which is understandable to an established co. But these new breeders need to get stuff into people's tents . Should give stuff that they want to get into the public. If I eventually do it I will be giving as many as possible.

 

[TheSadVeryBadMadGrower]

Anyone flower out a Mrs Peel?

 

[Whip Eurass]

The question I'd have for the breeders is how do you choose to make a strain a freebie vs. a main offering? Is it a good plant, but not quite as good as you hoped? Does it just take a bit longer to finish than customers will accept (which shouldn't matter.) Does it have too much variability in the phenotype expressions? Or is it something else?

The first freebies I gave away were f2s I made of seeds that I thought were discontinued by the maker, who then decided they were not discontinued.

The next were Orgi F2s that I had a huge amount from the pollination, and a lot of F1s had been sold. Copper Raspberries were next, and used because they sold very slowly when initially released and I had quite a few.

Citrus Blast was made specifically to be a freebie strain.

I'm about to send the next reg drop to DCSE with two fem seeds attached - Cob's Copper Candy [ last of these] - simply because I have nothing else left. I always liked getting bonus seeds, but I've often bought packs when none were offered.

It's older stock and alot of grade b beans in my experience.

Maybe if they come from a big seed bank, but it would be foolish imo to send out subpar seeds with a brand name on them, free or not. I got 4 TGA seeds from Attitude a decade ago, which resulted in me buying at least a dozen TGA packs because of the great plants I got free.

 

[sfrigon1]

The first freebies I gave away were f2s I made of seeds that I thought were discontinued by the maker, who then decided they were not discontinued.

The next were Orgi F2s that I had a huge amount from the pollination, and a lot of F1s had been sold. Copper Raspberries were next, and used because they sold very slowly when initially released and I had quite a few.

Citrus Blast was made specifically to be a freebie strain.

I'm about to send the next reg drop to DCSE with two fem seeds attached - Cob's Copper Candy [ last of these] - simply because I have nothing else left. I always liked getting bonus seeds, but I've often bought packs when none were offered.



Maybe if they come from a big seed bank, but it would be foolish imo to send out subpar seeds with a brand name on them, free or not. I got 4 TGA seeds from Attitude a decade ago, which resulted in me buying at least a dozen TGA packs because of the great plants I got free.

That's how it should be.