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#246 - Sunday, January 1, 2016
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue... - Happy New Year!
- We've updated our list of trustworthy seed banks, including a new seed source located in Canada!
- Learn about
the difference between standard (photoperiod) and auto-flowering strains, written by guest grower EasilyUsed!
- This week's trophy pics feature the biggest outdoor grow operation I've ever seen, yielding more than 250 LBS!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new
action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
~Anthony Robbins
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Happy New Year! I can't believe that the year is over already! It seems like only yesterday we were waiting for the 2012 Mayan "Apocalypse", yet somehow it's already a half decade later in 2017!
I'm looking forward to making this year the best year yet, and I hope you are too! Today is the perfect day to decide who you want to be and what you want to do in 2017 :)
Some things change, and some things stay the same. We always review the list
of Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources around the new year, and this year (for the first time in a long time) we've added a new seed bank to the list (True North Seed Bank in Canada)!
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GrowWeedEasy Cannabis Seed Bank List of 2017
This list contains trustworthy seed sources for buying cannabis seeds online (New!)
Located: Canada
Ships: Worldwide
Pros
- Huge
selection of strains
- Located in Canada, it's one of the few well-established seed banks in North America (most well-established seed banks are located overseas)
- Been in business since 2011 and have even kept the same phone number the whole
time: 1-416-679-0421 (10am - 7pm EST)
- Insurance and stealth shipping are available, packages are very discrete.
- Accepts most standard payment methods including Visa/Mastercard, money orders, cash, bank transfer, Bitcoin/Litecoin,
etc.
- Unlike most other seed sources, they also accept Paypal. However, please note that Paypal orders don't go through immediately - for your protection (and theirs) you will be billed a few hours later for something very ordinary like cilantro seeds.
- They include tracking so you can actually track your seeds through the mail!
Accepts Paypal!
Cons
- Unless you pay extra for stealth shipping, your seeds will arrive packed in a
few layers of bubble wrap in a plain envelope. It looks very discrete and packages rarely get opened when coming to the US from Canada, but if it does get opened in customs your seeds are going to get confiscated. Although I didn't have problems receiving seeds from True North Seed Bank even without stealth shipping, if you're worried I highly recommend paying extra so they wrap your seeds in a t-shirt or something like that!
Why was this seed bank added to the list?
Last year we became aware of True North in Canada and did a few test orders. We were impressed with the speed of delivery to the USA, and unlike a lot of other seed banks, they accept Paypal. Plus, since it's coming from Canada you can also actually track your order to your door in the US!
After reaching out to a few other
growers, we found that people have been having great experiences with this seed bank! Since many of you have requested a seed source in North America that accepts Paypal, we knew we had to add this one to the list!
Located: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ships: Worldwide Except Australia (highly recommended choice for buying cannabis seeds in the
USA!)
Pros - Great Prices
- Fast, Discreet Shipping -
Nirvana is one of the most stealthy seed vendors - seeds arrive quickly, on time, with inconspicuous packaging. Two times I actually couldn't find the seeds in my package and had to contact Nirvana customer service to know where to look!
- Responsive Customer Service - they actually breed and grow their strains in house, so they can accurately answer your
questions
- Well-Established - The people who founded Nirvana have been breeding award-winning strains and selling seeds around the world by mail order since the 1980s, and Nirvana as an international seed source opened for business in 1995.
- Read
customer reviews about each strain and leave your own reviews
- Promptly ships more seeds for free if you have any problems or if seeds do not arrive
- Accepts a wide variety of payment options (bank draft, cash,
credit)
- Visit them in person if you’re in Amsterdam!
Cons - Since they breed their own seeds (hence their slogan "straight
from the source"), they only carry strains developed by Nirvana. This means you have a much smaller selection than a huge "seed bank."
- Unfortunately, no seeds shipped to Australia
We grow Nirvana Strains! Here's a picture of the White Rhino I grew from Nirvana this year under 250W HPS! Seedsman
Located: U.K.
Ships: Worldwide
Pros - Free seed promotions & huge selection of strains
- Choose their "Guaranteed Delivery" option when checking out for guaranteed stealth shipping. This ensures your seeds will get to you no matter what.
- They only carry strains by reputable breeders, and also breed and grow their own strains in-house. They make it easy to find a strain for your needs and grow space - use their seed selector to find a suitable strain
- Long-lasting & trustworthy company - Seedsman has been providing cannabis seeds since 2003 and they have made a name for
themselves as a professional seed source.
- Accepts a wide variety of payment options (bank transfer, cash, credit cards, debit cards, checks, postal orders, money orders, Bitcoin - recommended for discounts and nobody but you and the seller can know what you are buying)
Cons
- Choosing to add "Guaranteed Delivery" to your order combined
with the price of shipping can make ordering from this place a little pricey, especially if you're buying just a few seeds at a time.
Auto-Flowering vs Photoperiod Strains
by EasilyUsed
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Photoperiod Cannabis Strains
- Will vegetate essentially indefinitely on anything between an 18/6 and 24/0 light cycle.
- Can be cloned, one seed = unlimited plants.
- Will flower once put into a 12/12 light cycle.
- Usually will take longer to produce a usable yield
(average 4 months).
- Can produce a larger plant and therefore higher yield.
- Will often produce a more potent bud (though that's changing
now that auto-flowering genetics are becoming more refined)
- Can take more abuse due to unlimited vegetation period.
- Responds well to topping and super-cropping in the vegetative cycle.
Autoflowering Cannabis Strains
- Will vegetate for a limited amount of time before
automatically going into flowering mode (each strain's vegetative time will be different).
- Cannot be cloned (in the traditional sense), one seed = one plant.
- Will flower
automatically, regardless of light cycle.
- Usually will produce usable yield sooner (some as soon as 2 months from seed, and usually around 3 months from seed)
- Will usually produce a smaller plant and therefore limited
yield.
- Can't take much abuse due to limited growth time.
- May not respond well to topping and super-cropping. (Learn more: Can you "top" auto-flowering strains?)
Both Photoperiod and Autoflowering:
- It its natural state, cannabis is an annual plant. This means that these plants grow from new seeds every year, and die at
the end of the flowering process, ideally mating, creating and releasing seeds that will grow as the next generation.
- Can be stressed and herm (grow both male and female parts) as a result of incorrect light
cycle changes.
- Seeds can generate male or female plants, unless the seeds are feminized.
- Need approximately the same amount of nutrient care.
- Can potentially be grown to produce the same size plants with similar yields.
- Respond well to LST and other gentle training
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