Greetings growers this is for medical marijuana users and those who can use the information legally. Seedbank ratings are farther down and the links to growing information are near the end.

Cannabis Pros have been removed from the list. There have been several complaints lately and today their website was down. No word as yet on what went wrong. Until and unless the problems are taken care of I will not recommend them.

The TDS meter is an important tool for the hydroponic grower. With it he can monitor nutrient levels and avoid over or under fertilizing his plants. TDS meters are relatively inexpensive and a good one can be gotten for as little as $35 or so. A level of 400 to 600 ppm is good for seedlings and 800 to 1000 for veg growth. 900 to 1200 ppm is usually good for flowering. This will vary and some strains will want a little more or less. Blueberry for instance likes lower nutes and will do fine on 600 ppm in flower. PPM is parts per million of solids in solution.

Here is a grow report on Black Mamba from Heaven's Stairway:

setup: 4 x 4 room, 1, 400 watt hps, 1, 400 watt metal halide.
grown in soil in 6 in. terra cota pots.
nutes: just miracle grow in the right proportions.

vegatated the clones for 2 weeks under 40 watt flourescent bulbs.
Then into the flowering chamber for the 70 days i let mine grow to.

The yeild was above average,the taste is fruity to me,some say it has a very clean smell to it. If you are looking for medicinal mj,this is the ticket. Overall i was very pleased with this!

I want to remind people that Ubino is still in business but they asked to be delisted for a while. They aren't taking new business because of a backlog.
 I don't have time to answer individual questions so I usually just tell people to do some reading. I have information on my site and links to other sites with even more info. Go to http://www.SeedbankUpdate.com

Would you like to see your grow report in the SU? Please include the name of the strain, where obtained, how it grew, potency and yield. Tell us the names of other strains you grew or smoked for comparison. Cultivation tips and news items are also welcome. You can get credit under any name you prefer or stay anonymous. If you like I will rewrite it for you.
 I no longer use hotmail or mailcity at all. To reach me write to SeedbankUpdate@ZZZbigfoot.com - remove the ZZZ or to admin@ZZZseedbankupdate.com remove the ZZZ.

 The page for new and unknown seedbanks is growing. It can be found at: http://www.SeedbankUpdate.com If you have some new seedbanks you want listed email them to me. The only requirement is that they have either a webpage or an email address.

 This is a weekly report on which seedbanks are reliable and give good service. I also list some bad ones to stay away from (crooks).Reports from people who have ordered from cannabis seedbanks are welcome. That's what this is based on, reports from people like you. You can send your report to me or post it to alt.drugs.pot.cultivation Or both if you want to be sure I get it. Sometimes posts don't show up on my newsserver. If you send a report please state what bank you ordered from, how long it took and roughly how far away you are from them. I'd like to know if the packaging was stealty (well hidden) and what method used and if any seeds were crushed. Any other info you think is important will be appreciated. Reports on how the crop turned out are good too. I don't rate companies on price, that's up to you to compare.
The more stars, the more reliable. F = faster than average, no letter = average, S = slow.
A complete breakdown on the ratings is found at http://www.suresite.com/ca/s/system

 I have a system of additional ratings. They are a one (1) for accepting payment by money order or certified check without charging extra for it. A two (2) will be given for free stealth shipping. A three (3) will be given for accepting credit cards. This leaves a paper trail but is quick and easy. (4) indicates that they use PGP code for privacy on request. A five (5) means Western Union is accepted. A six (6) indicates customer complaints about seed quality. An example of the new rating might be Ed's seeds (***) (1,2) which means three stars and he gives free shipping and takes money orders with no extra charge.

 This group I've heard good things about. Those with four stars or more are the most reliable. They will send to most countries. I've tried to list those that ship worldwide. Those with a relatively low rating may just be new to the ratings. It takes a while to earn a good rating. A (+) means they are half way to the next star.

Ratings Changes this week:
This week Legends to four stars (****)
the Amsterdam two and 1/2 star (**1/2)

African Seeds                            (***+) (1,2,5) http://www.africanseeds.com
Amsterdam Aloha                     (S***) http://www.xs4all.nl/~homegrow/aloha.htm
The Amsterdam                         (**+) http://www.theamsterdam.com
AussieSPC                                (S**+)http://www.geocities.com/stonedas72/AussieSPC.html
Bluegrass                                  (S***)
Bluenose                                   (***+) (2) http://members.tripod.com/a_grower
BCSC                                        (***+) http://www.thebcsc.com
Gangaland (Bonhommes) ;       (S**)
Dr. Greenthms                          (F****) (1,2) http://www.drgreenthumb.com
Heavens Stairway                     (F*****) (1,2)http://www.hempqc.com
H.D. Seeds                                (F****)(1,2,3,5) http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/7209
HempBC Marc Emery Direct (F***+) (1,6) http://www.emeryseeds.com
Hempseed Cybershop              (*****) (4) http://www.ubino.com
Klozit King                                (***) (1,2) http://www.geocities.com/klozitking
Legends                                     (****) (1,2,4) http://www.legendsseeds.com
Medical Marijuana Seeds        (**) http://www.e-sharedealer.com
Medical Seeds                           (**+) (1,3,5) http://www.medicalseeds.com
Natural Mystic                          (***+) http://www.natural-mystic.co.uk
Seedbank Co uk                        (**)
Seeds Direct                              (F*****) (1,3) http://www.seedsdirect.co.uk
Tambu                                        (****) (1,3) http://www.tambu-smart.com
Worldwide                                  (***+) http://www.worldwideseeds.com

These seedbanks send to certain countries only.

Dr Hermans                               (***) (1,3) http://www.hermans.co.uk
Pukka                                         (**) (1) http://www.ganja.co.uk
Seed and Read                          (****) http://www.hemp4all.demon.co.uk
Sensi Seed                                 (****+) http://www.lycaeum.org/~sky/data/sensi.html

These are seed breeders and wholesalers primarily. While they have a good reputation, I don't have enough information about their mail order seed business to make a rating.

Bros Grimm
Dutch Passion http://www.dutch-passion.nl
Homegrown Fantaseed
BCGA & many, many others :-))

This is the rip-off section. The following seedbanks I've heard many bad things about. They are NOT recommended. aka means also known as. X means they seldom or never send the product. N means sending non viable seeds (non sprouting seeds)

A-1 Seedbank (X,N)
Beeoo (X)
Fairlight (X,N)
Software Services aka Cannabis4u aka medical hemp aka cannabis@direct.A2000.nl [L.Pafort] (X)
Pot a Gold (X)
Richies Seedshack (X)
Stinkey's (X)
Weedseed (X)

These seedbanks are not recommended due to excessive complaints. This is a judgement call and some customers have said they were satisfied. The nature of the complaints are as follows: 10 = non delivery, 11 = very poor customer service, 12 = inferior quality or misrepresented seeds, 13 = unethical conduct by seedbank owner.

BCSeeds                                     (10, 11)
Bullmall aka Bull-electrical.com (10, 11)
Greater Harmony                        (10)
Ironseeds                                     (11,12)
Laughing Moon                           (10, 11)
Topseeds                                     (10)

Here are some good websites for cultivation and general info:

This is NPKaye's site, http://users.lycaeum.org/%7Enpkaye/cultivation.html

These are very good sites as well, check them out. Here are the plans for a home built ozone generator you can make for $20
http://www.SeedbankUpdate.com

Here is an archive of a recent seedbank update. http://www.overgrow.com/su

For info on how to post anonymously to a newsgroup or to send anonymous mail to someone without your identity being revealed go to : http://users.lycaeum.org/~sunny/SimpleAnonymity.html

Thanks to all who have contributed. Next week, I should have another update for you posted to adpc and other places.

peace
green man

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