H.A.F.
a.k.a. Rusty Nails
And?I’ve got an idea or maybe you’d call it a belief, as to why there’s no skunk around anymore, but I’m sure everyone would think I’m crazy as hell.
And?I’ve got an idea or maybe you’d call it a belief, as to why there’s no skunk around anymore, but I’m sure everyone would think I’m crazy as hell.
He thought of it while he was baked...and the idea has slipped his mind nowStop teasing and let fly the winner Opie1, don't worry your amongst friends.
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Don't tell them @Opie1I’ve got an idea or maybe you’d call it a belief, as to why there’s no skunk around anymore, but I’m sure everyone would think I’m crazy as hell.
I am all ears Opie, let's hear.....for me it was a to though cleaning, I had a pill bottle full of skunk but I admit late 70-80s I had bred some of the goodness out by continued use of the earliest male & females, they finished by the end of August, it still would kick butt on what some call skunk these days,I’ve got an idea or maybe you’d call it a belief, as to why there’s no skunk around anymore, but I’m sure everyone would think I’m crazy as hell.
I guess what I find odd is if you search Sam skunk seeds 3-4 strains with available seeds jump right out except the original roadkill skunk, in my little piece of the world in the early 80s everyone had the original skunk seeds (maybe I had some to do with that ) So why is the strain that started it all so hard to find...is Sam skunk still producing seeds? Wikipedia even has a blurb about Nevil (may he rest in piece) and Dave Watson aka Sam the skunkman I assume Watson is still alive maybe we can track him down and ask WTF man where is the skunk!I am all ears Opie, let's hear.....for me it was a to though cleaning, I had a pill bottle full of skunk but I admit late 70-80s I had bred some of the goodness out by continued use of the earliest male & females, they finished by the end of August, it still would kick butt on what some call skunk these days,
Buy a sack of landrace/heirlook Afghan and start hunting. It's in there. Matt Riot from Riot seeds did just that, and says he found a skunk, and kept it. Said it was over 800 beans...I guess what I find odd is if you search Sam skunk seeds 3-4 strains with available seeds jump right out except the original roadkill skunk, in my little piece of the world in the early 80s everyone had the original skunk seeds (maybe I had some to do with that ) So why is the strain that started it all so hard to find...is Sam skunk still producing seeds? Wikipedia even has a blurb about Nevil (may he rest in piece) and Dave Watson aka Sam the skunkman I assume Watson is still alive maybe we can track him down and ask WTF man where is the skunk!
Well after the landraces were brought into the US and bred/crossed mostly outdoors (probably over 95% back in the day), they picked up and/or altered some traits, traits that were brought out by the plants acquiring nutrients from our native soils. My belief is that one in particular (sulphur) played a huge role in the skunk smell of what became ‘skunk’. After decades of the plants being grown indoors those traits diminished, and A LOT of growers completely quit trying to grow skunk indoors because of the risk involved, furthering the demise. I believe it’s still around in seed form, but these seeds are gonna be owned by some old timers that actually unaware of what they have, and they could care less what ‘we’ want or are looking for. But this is just my thoughts. It’s still here, someday soon somebody will find a jar/can/sack full of skunk beans.I am all ears Opie, let's hear.....for me it was a to though cleaning, I had a pill bottle full of skunk but I admit late 70-80s I had bred some of the goodness out by continued use of the earliest male & females, they finished by the end of August, it still would kick butt on what some call skunk these days,
Thanks for spilling the beans Opie1 and Pfffffttt.... That's not even remotely crazy and makes totally sense and I doubt even Spock would argue your logic.Well after the landraces were brought into the US and bred/crossed mostly outdoors (probably over 95% back in the day), they picked up and/or altered some traits, traits that were brought out by the plants acquiring nutrients from our native soils. My belief is that one in particular (sulphur) played a huge role in the skunk smell of what became ‘skunk’. After decades of the plants being grown indoors those traits diminished, and A LOT of growers completely quit trying to grow skunk indoors because of the risk involved, furthering the demise. I believe it’s still around in seed form, but these seeds are gonna be owned by some old timers that actually unaware of what they have, and they could care less what ‘we’ want or are looking for. But this is just my thoughts. It’s still here, someday soon somebody will find a jar/can/sack full of skunk beans.
Who’s AG have you got? I’ve been wanting to run some.Thanks for spilling the beans Opie1 and Pfffffttt.... That's not even remotely crazy and makes totally sense and I doubt even Spock would argue your logic.
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Has me wondering if I could add a bit of sulphur rich rotten eggs 5000 well water to my dwc nutes and see if I could get the ROAD KILL effect to show up on the only skunk I have in my collection Skunk #1 from Seedsman. Might as well pop 1 seeing I am on a nostalgia kick with Acapulco Gold about to go to flower and I can think of nothing better to take its place in the veg tent.
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Barney's Farm, and I have been wanting to run this cultivar for over a year lol. Lights just came on so she isn't quite awake yet...Who’s AG have you got? I’ve been wanting to run some.
Side note... I was totally hoping you were going to take us to crazy town with some theory on a ufo abducting what they thought was a baby cow but turned out to be a skunk and then it pissed all up in their space ship and they were all like FUCK THIS THING and then threw it on a transporter pod and accidentally hit the "Grow Weed Plant" button instead of "send over there."Well after the landraces were brought into the US and bred/crossed mostly outdoors (probably over 95% back in the day), they picked up and/or altered some traits, traits that were brought out by the plants acquiring nutrients from our native soils. My belief is that one in particular (sulphur) played a huge role in the skunk smell of what became ‘skunk’. After decades of the plants being grown indoors those traits diminished, and A LOT of growers completely quit trying to grow skunk indoors because of the risk involved, furthering the demise. I believe it’s still around in seed form, but these seeds are gonna be owned by some old timers that actually unaware of what they have, and they could care less what ‘we’ want or are looking for. But this is just my thoughts. It’s still here, someday soon somebody will find a jar/can/sack full of skunk beans.