Sheberghan preservation coming soon!

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Had to look it up and read more.
Thought it was a great read

Hopefully you don't mind an old fashioned copy and paste below @Rozgreenburn

Hash farmers near the city of Sheberghan have been using this highly resinous Sheberghan hashplant landrace for making some exceptionaly sweet/fruity and very sticky hashish. Coming from a multicultural region legendary for its sticky/fruity sieved hashish, this cultivar is a true hash plant producing leafy buds covered in large resin glands.

Sheberghan was a settlement along the ancient Silk Road. The region is multicultural and has a rich history. Most inhabitants of the region are part of the Uzbek ethnic group. However, many other ethnic groups are also present.

Northern Afghanistan is renowned for producing some of the very best hashish in the country. Although more people have heard of Balkh and Mazar I Sharif, Sheberghan also produces a sieved hashish of exceptional quality.
True Hash Plant

The Sheberghan Hashplant soothes the mind and relaxes the muscles. Since it is a landrace full of genetic diversity, potency varies according to the phenotype. Therefore, the high can go from being mild to being quite powerful!

As with most hashplant landraces, the Sheberghan expresses a wide range of cannabinoids. Some specimens are CBD dominant, some are full spectrum with a balanced ratio of THC to CBD and others are THC dominant.

Most plants have a pleasant hashy/earthy smell with subtle notes of Skunk when flowering. Although the smell isn’t too pungent, the weed is very tasty which suggests a high sesquiterpene content. It is a very sweet taste that coats the mouth and throat and lingers for a while.
A Robust Indica

This easy to grow, beginner-friendly strain is a true hashplant landrace producing leafy buds covered in sticky trichomes. Not only the flowers but also most of the small leaves display a thick frosty coat of resin glands. Depending on the phenotype, the buds range from being moderately dense to very dense.

The plants are easy to manage both indoors and outdoors. Expect them to only double in size during the flowering stretch. On top of that, the Sheberghan hashplant produces incredibly strong sturdy branches that almost never need support.

Most of the plants display the typical broad Indica leaflets. However, some phenotypes can show rather narrow leaflets.

These plants are medium feeders. They require higher levels of nutrients than most landraces, though, not as much as most modern cannabis hybrids.

This Landrace can thrive even when the temperatures are very high or very low. Even though the Sheberghan hashplant can withstand important temperature variations, it requires the relative humidity (RH) to be low during the flowering phase. Indeed, fall season is very dry in the Jowzjan Province.

Landrace Genetics personally collected seeds in the Jowzjan Province near the city of Sheberghan in 2018. The Khalifa team has then worked on adapting this strain to growing indoors by reducing the hermaphroditism and decreasing the amount of undesirable phenotypes while preserving most of the genetic diversity. Landrace Genetics is an expert strain hunter specializing in collecting and preserving Afghan and Pakistani Landraces.

The Sheberghan is an easy to grow, beginner-friendly landrace that produces one of the highest quality hashish in the world.
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
As I return home from my wife's doctor appt., I'll stop by my PO box and grab the Sheberghan beans that await me! It will still be a month before I'll pop them. I currently only have 1 pollen safe breeding area. I seriously considered adding another breeding area, but, Where does it stop???
It stops where it is now. If I turn it into a job, I won't have fun and I'd lose interest. I'm old enough that I only do what I want to do!
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
No beans were ever soaked. I have decided to run my Dirty Gary testers from 12/12 seed co, in my main flowering tent. That tent will be ready in about 10 days. As soon as the DG's are cloned they will be flipped.
So, to the point, I'll start Sheberghan when DG is flipped, and when DG is harvested, the Sheberghan will have 2 months of veg time and will move into the space DG occupied and be flipped then, if ready! estimated start of Sheberghan is late August.
Sorry for the delay, just tent juggling as usual.

Edit; these Sheberghan should 'flip', not start around late August.
 
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Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
To celebrate this run, I'm trying out some new seed starting trays with domes. The cells are half the size of the independent 2 x 2 pots that I've been using. This should transplant into quarts better than that, as it will keep the roots in a tighter form starting out. If this works well, I'll stop using the 2 x 2's completely! I'm a bit unsure of how this will go, 1-inch cells seem rather small. Time will tell!
 

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Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Up potting the balance of Khalifa's "Sheberghan" into quarts today. 5 more today for a total of 10 in quarts. There are 2 stragglers in 2x2 pots, I'll let them do as they will. If they aren't big enough for the preservation. I can hit 'em with some PUA pollen when they get sizeable.
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
To celebrate this run, I'm trying out some new seed starting trays with domes. The cells are half the size of the independent 2 x 2 pots that I've been using. This should transplant into quarts better than that, as it will keep the roots in a tighter form starting out. If this works well, I'll stop using the 2 x 2's completely! I'm a bit unsure of how this will go, 1-inch cells seem rather small. Time will tell!
Follow up on seed trays. These worked quite well for me. The smaller cell made root wad faster and easier to up pot. I did have to distort the cells by pushing the bottom upwards 3/4 inch. I was able to return the cells to their original shape after I pulled the seedling. I would imagine they could go through at least 5 distortions before they would need to be replaced. I think I remember paying $20.00 for a set of 10 on the Zon.
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
I would estimate that I'll veg these plants for another month or so before we flip 'em. If I flower them in 1 gallon pots, they can slide into the Tripple Pakistani tent, after they come out, which so happens to be about a month from now!
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Up potting the balance of Khalifa's "Sheberghan" into quarts today. 5 more today for a total of 10 in quarts. There are 2 stragglers in 2x2 pots, I'll let them do as they will. If they aren't big enough for the preservation. I can hit 'em with some PUA pollen when they get sizeable.
1 of the 2 stragglers is catching up, which will give us 11 in total. All 11 will get new 1 gallon shoes, as soon as my new pots get delivered. Supposed to be delivered today, new fabric 1 gallon pots, made from recycled plastics. 25 pots for $22.00! they will be tested soon!
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
All 12 Sheberghan seedlings have been up potted to their final 2 gallon shoes. The 1 gallon fabric pots were a bit smaller than it took, hence the 2 gallon ones were used.
I did up pot 14 CBD plants into the new 1 gallon fabric pots. Just like actual nursery pots, the actual volume is about 20% less than stated size. Things got a little carried away here. By things, I meant Me! I need to set up a new tent for the CBD run. If I don't pop any more beans for a month or so, I'll be back to normal. Whatever that is?!

All Sheberghans are now in the final tent! They will veg until the first of August, and then, it's bean makin' time again!
As I was trimming the lowers of Sheby, I was picking up a distinct Piney nose. That's a bonus, as I have not had a piney strain in many years!
 
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Rasterman

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If I don't pop any more beans for a month or so, I'll be back to normal. Whatever that is?!
Do you think you can do that? I've been trying to get my numbers down but keep popping more seeds! Then I have some volunteer seedlings that I feel compelled to grow out.

Both my tents are on 12s and as soon as the day length drops to 12 outside next month I can move my bloomers outside and move the vegging plants inside. I have to get my numbers down before winter though. If I had to move all my plants indoors today I'd be in real trouble.
 

Rozgreenburn

"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
Do you think you can do that? I've been trying to get my numbers down but keep popping more seeds! Then I have some volunteer seedlings that I feel compelled to grow out.

Both my tents are on 12s and as soon as the day length drops to 12 outside next month I can move my bloomers outside and move the vegging plants inside. I have to get my numbers down before winter though. If I had to move all my plants indoors today I'd be in real trouble.
Oh yes, I can do it! But, 2 months later, I'm back to square one! It's amazing how they just take over your world! I went so far as to remove my bean stash from the growing area. That way I'll have to make a special effort to get them out and bring them to my working zone.
 
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