CSI humboldt thread

[LunarMOG]

Thank you! & I would too if the hermie plant only dropped a few balls but man it was bad so I don’t/can’t risk running these and they all herm on me. I have a nice collection of seeds and hold onto clones longer than I should tho so I’m good

I need to put the clone under MH so it can stretch

Gsc x mendo purps was a freebie I got that I’m stoked on... figure with all the gsc hybrids this one is a bit unique. Whattya think? Worth the effort (aside from the pollen mishap)?

 

[AlienAthena]

Gsc x mendo purps was a freebie I got that I’m stoked on... figure with all the gsc hybrids this one is a bit unique. Whattya think? Worth the effort (aside from the pollen mishap)?

I’ll have a better idea after running the clone but I smoked some the other day before walking the dog and I enjoyed it very calming high. I rarely smoke before taking him out cause we usually run too and smoking beforehand makes that hard for me but I didn’t have an issue with this strain. I’ll try to do a smoke report next month after it’s been in the jars a bit

 

[jp68]

I will thank you

Tried popping the last pack of em and they didnt go.a few months ago Think after a few years in the fridge they got moist going in an out every few months. Bummed and hope you have better luck

 

[Kp sunshine]

Well I’ve been patient waiting for a replacement pack of Old Family Purple F2’s from Caleb but I’m done looking stupid sending reminders to have him apologize and thank me for being patient, only to not send them again. Seems like a good guy and the way he hooks up customers with freebies is great but I’m out.
First bad experience buying seeds in 22 years

 

[KronikGenes]

Well I’ve been patient waiting for a replacement pack of Old Family Purple F2’s from Caleb but I’m done looking stupid sending reminders to have him apologize and thank me for being patient, only to not send them again. Seems like a good guy and the way he hooks up customers with freebies is great but I’m out.
First bad experience buying seeds in 22 years

I have a pack direct from him, I will pop half of it this spring. See if my germ rates are any better then yours. But over all if it pops or not I’m not worried, Caleb puts out fire, and the freebie pack of purple snow bubba payed for all the csi packs I have. I support and will keep supporting him for his preservation efforts creating S1 offerings of clone only classics and wild super poly hybrids.

 

[Leatherneck0311]

I have a pack direct from him, I will pop half of it this spring. See if my germ rates are any better then yours. But over all if it pops or not I’m not worried, Caleb puts out fire, and the freebie pack of purple snow bubba payed for all the csi packs I have. I support and will keep supporting him for his preservation efforts creating S1 offerings of clone only classics and wild super poly hybrids.

I have that same OFP from pack mine all popped within 4 days. I plant direct in soil 24 hours light until I see roots coming out the soil than transplant and veg time frame. Then I Crack open a cold one and scream semper fi

 

[Kp sunshine]

I have that same OFP from pack mine all popped within 4 days. I plant direct in soil 24 hours light until I see roots coming out the soil than transplant and veg time frame. Then I Crack open a cold one and scream semper fi

Mine all germed but nothing would grow. One grew a little but I ended up letting it go. I used the same pellets to start Sunshine Daydream Gorilla Ghani Space Monkey Headbanger F2’s Super Silver Hashplant x Headbanger Sweet Skunk x C99 at the same time as my OFP so it’s not me.
My guess is the vendor Insane Seeds isn’t storing the seeds properly or something happened to them at customs. Tracking said they were in Puerto Rico and entered customs in Florida where they stayed for 2 days before coming to Canada.
I’ll probably order another time because of his genetics and the work he does but I’m not happy how he left me hanging. If you say you’re gonna send out a replacement then do it.

 

[Renne]

@Kp sunshine id just order direct from him and write a message, he accepts Canadian currency so it’s super easy

 

[Bakersfield]

Mine all germed but nothing would grow. One grew a little but I ended up letting it go. I used the same pellets to start Sunshine Daydream Gorilla Ghani Space Monkey Headbanger F2’s Super Silver Hashplant x Headbanger Sweet Skunk x C99 at the same time as my OFP so it’s not me.
My guess is the vendor Insane Seeds isn’t storing the seeds properly or something happened to them at customs. Tracking said they were in Puerto Rico and entered customs in Florida where they stayed for 2 days before coming to Canada.
I’ll probably order another time because of his genetics and the work he does but I’m not happy how he left me hanging. If you say you’re gonna send out a replacement then do it.

I hear that.
I had Karma Genetics do the same thing to me.
It's been a few years now, but I had like 3 seeds pop out of 11 Ghost Rider V2.
I contacted him through DM on IG, he said he would get another pack out to me and to contact him if it didn't clear US customs.
Well, they never showed and he never got back with me.
To this day I have not bought more of his gear.

 

[Cboat38]

Did you email them and ask or did they just adjust the price when you went to pay?

I called

 

[Kp sunshine]

I hear that.
I had Karma Genetics do the same thing to me.
It's been a few years now, but I had like 3 seeds pop out of 11 Ghost Rider V2.
I contacted him through DM on IG, he said he would get another pack out to me and to contact him if it didn't clear US customs.
Well, they never showed and he never got back with me.
To this day I have not bought more of his gear.

Too funny. Guess we both have a stubborn streak.

 

[Bakersfield]

Too funny. Guess we both have a stubborn streak.

I hope he gets back with you, so you can grow some of his excellent crosses.

 

[Kp sunshine]

I hope he gets back with you, so you can grow some of his excellent crosses.

Me too

 

[kwigybo88]

CSI and Karma are two of the best imo but there really isnt an excuse for leaving people in the lurch. Why on earth you need to contact them, or any other major breeder, personally, is beyond me. They're busy in their gardens, okay fine. They're not business people so why pretend otherwise?

A couple of folks to handle sales and a couple of people to handle complaints, and replacements. That's all they should be doing and it should be clear on their websites.

 

[dr.panda]

T1000 (Tigard farms selection for old family purple)

 

[OG Doge]

CSI and Karma are two of the best imo but there really isnt an excuse for leaving people in the lurch. Why on earth you need to contact them, or any other major breeder, personally, is beyond me. They're busy in their gardens, okay fine. They're not business people so why pretend otherwise?

A couple of folks to handle sales and a couple of people to handle complaints, and replacements. That's all they should be doing and it should be clear on their websites.

I order directly from CSI and have never had a problem. Whenever I have an issue they always get back to me.

 

[kwigybo88]

I order directly from CSI and have never had a problem. Whenever I have an issue they always get back to me.

Thats good mate. Glad you've had a good experience. Im just saying for both the benefit of the customer, and Caleb himself, admin people do the business and he does the growing. Poor bloke probably comes in from the garden, and with fish poop still under his fingernails, starts answering emails while smoking a scoob. Shit is bound to get missed from time to time.

 

[thenotsoesoteric]

CSI and Karma are two of the best imo but there really isnt an excuse for leaving people in the lurch. Why on earth you need to contact them, or any other major breeder, personally, is beyond me. They're busy in their gardens, okay fine. They're not business people so why pretend otherwise?

A couple of folks to handle sales and a couple of people to handle complaints, and replacements. That's all they should be doing and it should be clear on their websites.

Employees cost money, a lot of money.

If you hired 5 people @40k a year thats 200k a year in salary alone, not to mention health insurance, liability insurance and other expenses.

Now I know people assume CSI and Karma are just rolling in cash but I don't think they have as much as people think. If they did I could only suspect they would hire more people.

 

[kwigybo88]

Employees cost money, a lot of money.

If you hired 5 people @40k a year thats 200k a year in salary alone, not to mention health insurance, liability insurance and other expenses.

Now I know people assume CSI and Karma are just rolling in cash but I don't think they have as much as people think. If they did I could only suspect they would hire more people.

They both already have crews of varying size, dude. Im talking about misallocation of resources with respect to public sales. As far as seed companies go theyre actually pretty good in my experience, but thats merely a commentary on the pervasive unprofessionalism that is rife, though partly to be expected, in a semi or quasi illegal industry.

Breeders of their stature having to take the time to physically answer emails and send replacement packs is bizarre. And tbh, CSI's website looks like he built it himself.

All that being said, im a big fan of him and his work.

 

[OG Doge]

Thats good mate. Glad you've had a good experience. Im just saying for both the benefit of the customer, and Caleb himself, admin people do the business and he does the growing. Poor bloke probably comes in from the garden, and with fish poop still under his fingernails, starts answering emails while smoking a scoob. Shit is bound to get missed from time to time.

Seedbanks can suck ass, they can ruin/steal breeders seeds. I always order direct from breeders when possible because when shit goes bad they know it is on their end.