and though it is a heavy hitter, I still prefer some of our other producers that have a more well-rounded pro le. Drew: Data Shmata. Smoke it. Smoke test is the only thing that matters. Any thoughts on the drying and curing pro- cess, and how can a consumer spot ower that was rushed to the shelf? Blake: Something rushed to market will have a bit of a more harsh smoke/taste. We aim to have our ower dried, trimmed, tested and to market in 30 days or less, but quality is always the rst priority.
taste. Drew: at would be a hard ask to name a favorite strain to grow there's too many! Right now my favorite and most consistently solid breeders are Mosca, Tiki, Seed junky, Jungleboys, Greenhouse, Raw, and LIT. A lot of things are around but honestly a lot of the older stu doesn't perform as well under LED lights or it's a lot dierent. I'm ne with leaving memories past and trying new things out, exploring landrace strains, and making some new things! e Hawaiian Snow from Greenhouse was one of my all time favorites to smoke and grow though. If you could leave
Drew: ere’s been many studies and debates on this. In my time I de nitely would say whatever works for you. e 60/60 way works and there are de nitely many ways to do it. Curing is one of
behind one speci c strain as your "gi to the world" that per- fectly represents your skill as a cultivator, which would it be? Any strains currently available in your reper- toire that you’re really excited about? Blake: Strains that we have recently hunted through in house: Fro G Kush #13 (Laughing Buddha x Tahoe Og X Lemon Brulee). It's very Tahoe OG-dominant. B.A.S.I.L. (SAGE x Ken’s Grandaddy Purp), War- lord (Short’s Blueberry x Durban Diesel), Hell’s Kitchen (NYCD x Lem-
those things that is almost strain/ pheno-dependent. Some things need a long time to get the avor and smell out of them, other things you can dry in your trunk and it will still taste good. What are your favorite strains to grow, and why? Any that you used to back in the day that you can’t nd anymore that you hope to cultivate again some day? Blake: e FOCO cut of S.A.G.E by Adam Dunn is one of my favorite strains, it may be the nostalgia of growing it earlier on in Colorado, or the very speedy psychedelic high it has. ough it was a very long growing large plant. Also, going back to my college days in St Augustine Fl, When the original Tri, Pearl and the White would come around. I would load up with whatever they would let us have. It was typically only available in eighths at the time and limited to how many with no price breaks, haha. At that point in my life, that was some of the best ower I had ever had. And once a year Wally’s Sour would come down from Nor Cal; to this day I have yet to nd sour with that
on Brulee), Midnight Moon by Lovin in her Eyes, RUSH by Ricky’s California Originals and Adam Dunn. Drew: e Mosca Strawberry Kush, RUSH, and Grape Ape are some of my favorite smokes right now, and you can’t go wrong with good ole’ Boston Runtz. She wasn’t my favorite at rst, but with the added organic nutrients we’ve been using, the avor and color really started to pop on her! We have a huge line up of seeds and some stu we’ve had for a while. With the added organic inputs and infra- structure improvements the plants are having improved and dierent expressions. We will be pheno hunting this year to nd some new stu and bring back some older genetics! Read the full interview at Hightimeslocal.com 17 HIGHTIMES LOCAL ▶
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