beta-caryophyllene is sort of the odor of the blueberry. So it fit the mold. But prior to that, it was “The Kind” and that was in Eugene. That would have been in Eugene up until I moved out here in like ‘88, ‘89. NATHAN: I think that it's impressive that one person would have this much influ- ence on the colloquialisms of this industry. There's only a few things that people are like, "Okay, I know this. is is part of the whole culture." MICAH: Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like your influence has been far more than most others. DJ: Well, I really wasn't trying, you know. I didn't care about the hype. Matter of fact, you didn’t want hype back in the day. You didn't want to be noticed. You didn't want
berry and the Flo. Matter of fact, combining them–blending them–gets you closer to that Oaxacan experience. Not fully there, but in connecting the two, you can get a lit- tle bit closer. I think that might be a future for herb or pre-rolls, blends like that. MICAH: You established Blueberry for shorter flowering just because you were bringing it indoors, right? But you wanted to preserve the sativa euphoria. And that seems lost nowadays, like "how fast can we pump out this stuff?" "My breeding regimen, and what it all DJ: Well, I hear that. The mother–the par- ent stalk that I use for the Blueberry–was sprouted in 1998. It's the same plant, same mother, same father. Prior to that, I was us- ing a number of different things and it was wider between sativa and indica variants. And I did that on purpose, to then watch the boards. I would go to Overgrow and Cannabis World and see the people that were growing this out, to get their opinion. Well, what were they really after? And I saw that the indica type was more preferable. So I said, "Okay, we'll go with the one that looks more like that and behaves like that.” But, basically, my breeding regimen and what it all boils down to is: I breed and se- lect for the high. Nothing else. My advice to people – young people doing this especial- ly – is kind of counterintuitive at first, but don't fall in love with the plant in the grow- room, especially in veg. We all like to do that. We get that one that grows like, " Oh, boils down to is: I breed and select for the high. Nothing else."
notoriety. Again, breeding and selecting for that finished high is crucial. There's no shortcut around that. You go to the empty jar, man. Which jar empties first? Boom. That's that, and you know it. Another way it's more difficult, is when you have that one that's super special and then it's gone. We knew that was the sativas back in the day. A lot of the Oaxacans, and things that came through – and when there were a whole bunch of them, you weren't that particular about what you're going to have – but then all of a sudden it's gone and you really miss it. So that's another indicator. I came close. I got to say I pat myself on the back. The Blue-
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