gabbroff Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Are u going to eat sugar cans guys??? best jamaican plant except maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozoph Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 i have heard of the commercializm of bobs grave and would never go.on the other hand i an so glad u guys went to peter tosh's grave. to me he is just as important to the roots of reggea. there would be no bob marley without peter tosh , bunny wailer and most of all lee perry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliherbs Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When it comes to Cannabis genetics you can't trust anyone more than Arjan and Franco.Great report Franco, very enjoyable read. Considering all the long days, to still make time to write such a detailed update.... thanks so much bro.You guys always make great discoveries.. Jamaican Charras WOW.. I would love some. I'm a very big Bob fan...thanks for the honesty. Obviously tourism is crucial to the Caribbean economy.Franco what was that brown leaf in the spliff, with the charra or was it gum in the spliff? 2 questions kindaAlways great work by Mister X..... and everyone there making it happen.Jah Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talking Monkey Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Great report's Franco, Great Pics MisterX.TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfergy Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 During the late 60's and early 70's we were spoilt in Montreal having a plentiful supply of charas from Afghanistan,Pakistan,India,Nepal and Lebanon. One day in 1971 a friend returned from Jamaica with a few joints and after a bunch of us smoked them we were blown away with the high and it wasn't until 2 years later when lots of Cambodian appeared on the scene did we smoke any weed that approached the Jamaican. In 1974 I was on the Columbian Island of San. Andres and there was lots of very cheap gold and red buds and I think that was the best Columbian weed I ever smoked. Thanks Strain Hunters for all you guys do and can't wait till next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieboy33 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hey Franco. Those islands are fantastic, do they never have to worry about over watering ? Probably a silly question just curious. Talking of genetics and manipulation I saw a great program on Tv all about genetic manipulation and how they have breed a corn plant in the driest areas of Africa that is very drought resistant and now saving many lives, also they showed a rice crop in Asia that can effectively in plant terms hold its breath for 2 weeks underwater to stay alive during floods.... Again feeding many poverty striken lives.. I know in Europe we are very scared and manipulated by the media about genetic manipulation of plants..... Every body knows the killer tomatoe is going to get us. So my question is has anybody started this type of thing with cannabis ? Also has anybody tried grafting cannabis as they do with grape vines ? I mean if you have an already grown root structure and graft on to it surely that would speed up cycle times ? Also you could then separate the two ... Ie the plant structure and it's grow cycle and the root structure, so you could keep both in perfect condition all the time.. Just a thought, and also posting here I hope Franco will see this and answer Bit deep but ... Hey I'm stoned.....lol... D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 well davie i think auto plants are a good example crossing a "regular" plant with the ruderalis could be considered like a geneteic manipulation ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiva boom Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 global tresaure - heritage of mankind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSilverHaze78 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Very nice franco!! You guys keep up the great work!! Franco PS3 driving LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannCollector Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 very nice...the plant that Rasta is rubbing looks sativa dominant (in the recent set of pics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbiologo Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Now that im in Holland I know why you keep running away!! Damn weather. WHERES THE FUCKING SUN! See you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elias Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Good one alex ;-)Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 DAY 5The day begins with a good breakfast and a few strong joints. We are still smoking the buds from Orange Hill (the best we found up to now in Jamaica). We also have some of The Most Wanted, tasty stuff, and really high. After feeding our bodies and souls we pack the cars and drive back to Nine Miles, where we meet the organic grower from yesterday. From his house we drive on, into the mountains and into the bush. The dirt road gets very steep, and narrow. It does not take long before we have to leave the 4x4s and continue on foot. We walk for about a n hour, until we reach the field, hidden between high grass and almost invisible to the eye from a few hundreds meters away. The plants are very sativa, local landrace (it looks a bit like the Santa Marta we found on St.Vincent few weeks ago, but the smell is frutier, sweeter). We are told this was one of the first areas of Jamaica where cannabis was cultivated, by slaves that escaped the plantations and came here to hide, three hundred years ago. After shooting a few scenes for the documentary we walk to a shack built near the field, and we sit for some food and a smoke. The growers prepare some ganja-tea for us, using leaves and buds. It's a medicinal tea that the local people use for centuries. It has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, and it makes you high as a kite. Lovely.We are very impressed by this crew, they are very committed to the Rastafari cause, and true to their beliefs. It's rare to find people like them these days. When we are rested we walk back to the cars, then we drive down to drop off the local crew. We want to reach Port Antonio tonight, so we cannot waste time. The road is not too bad but there are lots of trucks slowing us down. When we get hungry we stop for some jerk-chicken and a spliff on the side of the road. We arrive in Port Antonio at sunset, tired from the long, twisty drive. We check into a hotel where Arjan and myself already stayed during our scouting trip, then we go for dinner at a Pizza place in town. After dinner, and a few drinks and a few joints, it's time to sleep. Tomorrow we will go look for Blacka. He is a grower I met 17 years ago for the first time, and found again two months ago during the scouting trip. He hasn't got plants at the moment, but he will guide us to a very spacial place...here's the pics, MisterX has surpassed himself again... ;-) Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.herbsman Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 franco, your daily posts are the highlight of my day, what an adventure !keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markus Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 What a beautiful landscape. Loving this strainhunt!!! Definitively one of the best expeditions ever ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieboy33 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Mmmmmmmm weeeeeddddd teeeaaaaaa. Drooling like homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_Starr Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 loving the footage thats some really real jamaica haha that man made island was an amazing example of how original and resourceful jamaican growers really are.and the grabba leaf rolled in the joint haha real rasta smoking! the gum breathing/inhaling aswell! wonderfull franco can't thank you enough an amazing read !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliherbs Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 davieboy33 said it for me Mmmmmmmm weeeeeddddd teeeaaaaaa. Drooling like homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Man I have now words left for you guys! Thanks for sharing your trip whit us. RESPECT BRO!PeaceJimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potent Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Awesome update again Franco always a pleasure to read. big thanks once again to the whole team for keeping us forum junkies updated Amazing pics as usual Mr.Xlooking forward to day 6.Peace bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 What a beautiful panorama, this place looks like heaven, very nice reports as always of course ^^Can't wait to see blacka's Spacial place Thanks for the energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronmon Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I've seen grafted plants.You can have more then one strain on the same trunk. Also you could graft on to roots that do better in wet or dry like indica on a sativa stems or anything you want.Wonderful plants, and it will only cross's bred with hopps.... wierd fact to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronmon Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The pictures say so much, this is really cool seeing the things one's mind can drift off to.....pipe dreams come true you guys prove it peace love and RASTAP.S. You guys are going to turn into jerk chicken you are what you eat haha OOOO Jah now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopman Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Would Love to know how they make there tea. Great pics and update as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannCollector Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 hmmm, ok i will call it the LB. this strain finishes after 8-9 weeks if i remember correctly, in california this is the clone only strain that is widely recognized as the Jamaican Lambsbread (Bob's favorite), I don't know of any other... I heard a rumor of a sister or parent strain of the lambsbread that supposedly goes by the name "Kingsbread" but i dont know if there is any truth to its existence. It is supposedly even better than the Lambsbread cut that we have in California. If the Lambsbread were a true landrace I think it would be easier to find, it would be sprouting up everywhere...on the other hand I know she is a sensitive breed but that makes it harder to believe that she created herself. If you find a representation close to the true bread flowering (or dried bud) than you and I both know it will be obvious. Until then i dont know of a closer thing than what I am working with. If you guys don't find any thing I will be disapointed but I know my cut is priceless alreadyI am going to start a new thread for my LB project , I am also running the Jamaican Dream from Eva Seeds and Exodus Cheese from Greenhouse right now, plus others one more thing, my understanding is that cannabis was introduced to Jamaica by the slaves that were brought there from Africa, which means that the Jamaican landraces are actually African in origin. I thought that Jamaica didn't have any indigenous landracesI suspect that the sativa components that created the lambsbread might even be African in origin, but im guessing here, so much mystery about that strain...even if the early slaves didn't introduce the first cannabis to Jamaica (which I think there is proof of) they must have brought some of their strains over..that is the history i have learned about anyway. That would also explain how landraces ended up on an island in the first place.beautiful pictures, it must be nicerespect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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