u/MultiVerseBeans

Hello, Andy from Atlas Seed here. I’m one of the breeders and I’m happy to answer any questions you have.

Over the past 8 years we’ve sourced and preserved a huge amount of genetics while building our inbred lines, and along the way we created a massive collection of crosses and S1s that we simply don’t have the bandwidth to fully work ourselves.

Rather than let those seeds sit untouched forever, some of them were released as PART of the MVB preservation line or R&D on our website. They are intentionally very different from our main Atlas lineup. These are raw, largely unworked lines that haven’t gone through the same level of stabilization, field testing, or selection as our signature releases.

You should expect more variation and more unpredictability compared to our standard offerings so I would not recommend these seeds to commercial cultivators. But with that being said, there are definitely standout expressions hidden in there for people who enjoy pheno hunting and digging through unique genetics. Just depends on what you are looking for. Please let me know if you have any other questions and happy growing!

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I'm sure many of you have heard a million times, don't transplant autoflowers.

I get the logic behind it. It's safe. Timing is key but the benefits of a successful transplant are huge. You will have such a more developed root system.

But with great reward, comes great risk. if you screw it up, you lose a day and it has the potential to affect your yield.

I've only done seed to final containier because my work schedule because it's one less thing for me to worry about.

For the people who do transplant autos and are happy with the results.

Could you please share your protocol?

What was the biggest mistake you made?

I was checking out a my friends website(86 peppers) and he had a really cool guide on transplanting plants using a double cup method.

I’ve never seen or used it before and honestly thought it was really fucking cool.

Basically you start in one cup, drop it into a second cup, and let the roots punch through so transplant day is just “lift and drop” instead of fighting the root ball.

Has anyone here actually used this method before?

Some of my best trips have came from either cannabis as a standalone experience, or supplemented with other methods.

The fun part for me is the cannabis ones typically aren't planned. Just whatever the universe thinks I need to learn that time.

I use to be anxious about those thoughts, then I realized that my avoidance was controlling me and I had to face my problems and they quit bothering me.

What about yall? Has anyone else had a trip from cannabis?

I’ve known a few people who throw an auto or two into their photo tent just to squeeze a bit more off the same space.

They run the light schedule for whatever the photos need and let the autos do their thing in the corners.

End result is a different strain to smoke and a little extra weight on harvest day.

Pictured is Squirt by HSC.

They have it in both auto and photo.

I always thought it was cool to see how the same “strain” behaves side by side.

Who here has actually run autos and photos together long term, not just once by accident?

Did you feel like the extra work and crowding were worth the extra jars?

This is the famous freak show grown by ilikemakingmusictoo.

In another thread, lurksauce24 said deficiencies are usually symmetrical, mutations usually are not.

Has this been your experience?

I've seen both, but I think his rule of thumb is pretty spot on. Deficiencies typically are spread out across the whole plant, and mutations are normally more localized in one area.

I found this in the back of the fridge.

This was how I first did our free seeds.

Really happy that I still have these.

This was back when things were way more simpler.

2020 right after coivd.

It was just me.

I didn't even consider it an option to fail. I just kept showing up every day and working.

Seeing this brings back a lot of memories.

Some good, like when I had my cats.

Some bad, because a lot of them are dead now.

Most of all I wouldnt be here without all of you.

It was my dream to help others with their mental health and yall helped me do that.

No matter what happens in November, I am always grateful for every single of you.

For me, it was cheap ass equiptment of any kind.

The biggest regret is buying cheap oscillating fans that ccrapped out after 2 months.

I don't even remember the band.

I learned a valuable lesson from trying to be cheap.

Buy once cry once.

Grown by pattydickens.

He said it was smells like gassy fruit with a touch of leather with sweet notes that are developing.

Curious if anyone has used both and can comment on if there is a difference?

The vcure is a more affordable option so I was curious if anyone can report real world usage differences?

mcl3east shared this photo with me of his old school Original sour diesel and I thought it was a really amazing photo.

Just wanted to share it with everyone else.

It was a running joke that my home town was famous for having mids.

I can't tell you how many times i've paid 280-300 for mids. Like weed so bad I'd feel guilty if i gave it to a homeless person bad.

one of my friends got a shipment from california and sold me an oz, and it was my first time having actual GOOD weed. Like ever.

I went back the next day and bought all that he had, about a QP total, 4 different starins.

I don't even remember the strain names, i just remember how good it felt to be that high, and I've been chasing it every since then and can't find it.

What is your great white buffalo strain that you miss to this day?

Watering my plants was one of the hardest things for me to learn.

I was the one who overwatered because I followed a strict watering schedule instead of listening to what the plant wanted.

I would have different amounts of water each week and water them on a very tight, rigid schedule.

To the surprise of no one, my plants hated me.

Which caused me to have issues that were beyond my ability to fix, but I was able to finally learn how to listen to the plants needs.

I had to get outside of my comfort zone to grow(literally) and listen to my plants.

Some days they would need more than others.

I learned that plants need water, their containers are light and they droop and look sad in a different way.

Almost like they were deflated like a popped balloon.

If they are overwatered, they droop and look sad still, but much more full and sturdy.

I assume that the extra water in the plants are what make them slightly more sturdy.

Hand watering still sucks, and auto pots were the big game changer for my mental health.

The plants decide when they want to drink, and I can spend that same time scouting my plants or literally anything else.

How did you stop your under or over watering habit?

Grow room safety is probably one of the least "sexy" and talked about topic in home cultivation.

How many of you wear eye protection?
And if you don't, why?

All water types have its pros and cons.

Tap water typically contains chlorine, which cannabis does need in a small amount but not a lot 
One of the main problems with tap water is if it's hard, it will make your ppm go up.

If you are concerned about your chlorine damaging your plant, then you can just leave the water out for around 24 hours and it will evaporate. 

If your city uses chloramine it won’t evaporate, so you’ll need to read a water report from your city. 

A good rule of thumb is that if your water tastes good to drink to you, it's good for your plant

RO and distilled water have no minerals or buffering, so you’ll need to add stuff into your water for your plant.

It’s much easier to add than to take away. Remember to test your pH and PPM so that your water will be in the ideal range for your plant.

Day 58 of Flower.

Craziest thing in the world.

This guy stole 200 seeds from us but got caught.