Do not buy seeds from "The Bank" in Colorado

I don't get on here enough, or as much as I like to. That being said, it's even more disappointing to have to log in to post a thread like this. My Mrs. is a medical patient, we only do a few plants at the moment for her needs. When waiting for a harvest, we supplement what we don't have with product from various dispensaries. A few months back we bought a 6 pack of seeds from Durango Organics, from a company called "The Bank". The strain was Grape Kush. I was interested in this strain as I am familiar with one of it's lineage, God Bud. I've NEVER had a problem with ANY feminized seeds I've bought through the years. Even in places where it is legislatively restricted. I've been disappointed with genetics, but always received what I paid for "feminized" seeds. Even the autoflowers I bought from "Steve's Seeds" though disappointing, were as advertised "feminized". I just started a new crop of two strains, one being Power Africa Fast, and the other Grape Kush. After about 6 weeks at 18/6 they were looking real good. We were going to do clones, so I didn't really do any trimming/topping/fimming. The plan was to just turn both mothers into clones, and not save them. But as things turned out it would not be prudent at the moment, as we are moving. Plans change, things happen.

So about a week ago I decided to turn them to 12/12 and just flower. I'm not looking for huge yields, just quality smoke for her needs. Room goes from a low of 70/72 to a high of 80/85. Not much variation on the preferable 10 degrees difference. Since we are in flower now RH is about 30/35%. They were planted with air pots and in a mix of FF Happy Frog, Coconut Husk, Pearlite, and Vermiculite. The only nutes they have ever had is FF Grow Big, and FF Tiger Bloom. The PH is right at 6.5, and the moisture is checked with a meter. They both are in a well ventilated 12'x9' room with a 600w adjustable digital ballast turned to 400w, one for each. Basically they have ideal conditions. Well......within a week I saw pistils on the Power Africa Fast. I also saw growth on the Grape Kush, but no pistils. I let it go a couple more days as the growth seemed to small to really judge. Well as the days went on, the obvious reared it's ugly head. Male flowers.

Thankfully I caught them in more enough time that it didn't even have time for the flowers to fully develop. As we all know, feminized seeds are not cheap. These seeds are actually listed as "THC M !". Meaning you have to be a med card holder to even purchase them. I tried to communicate with "The Bank", and explained conditions of room, soil, and nutes as to assure them that there was no reason for them to herm. There is not even a trace of ANY female traits.(I've seen plants that have hermed from heat stress in Texas. A Hash Plant to be precise. Even in this case the grower used Dutch Masters "Reverse" foliar spray.

I was actually surprised by the results.) Well no reply from "The Bank", not surprising. No contact number, or any direct email, just a generic "leave comment" section where you leave a name, email address, and comment. It seems as though that they just don't care. Even in Amsterdam I bought some "Thai Stick", was not pleased, returned to the counter, and they exchanged it for some sweet Jack Herrer. No questions asked, just wanted to make sure I was happy, and I was. Actually I was ecstatic. I'm not new to growing, and actually have a "KEY" badge with the state of Colorado Dept. of Revenue. Meaning I can work at any grow or dispensary in the state. This is the first time I can grow legally, and be a W-2 employee. It's actually nice.

Just a heads up on my experience, and problems. You can do as you wish, but I want to put it out there, because I hate seeing people get taken advantage of, or having it happen myself. If I would have had a room fill of flowering plants/clones this could have been catastrophic. Live and learn. I'll stick to procuring my seeds somewhere else. This is the first time I tried them, and the last. Thanks for reading, ...............

 

Fair enough. Just trying to give a heads up. Short version, buyer beware.

 

I'd appreciate it. I order from Steve's Seeds, the autos were really disappointing. The photos were nice though. I was trying to support local business, stupid me. I used to order from Sensi Seed Bank as well, but had a few issues with delivery. Nice plants btw, those look sweet!

 

Impressive! I'm going to do a large grow like that soon. My Mrs. is allowed 6 in flower, 6 in veg because of her med card. I'm allowed 3 flower, 3 in veg as a resident. 9 in flower will be sweet, especially since there is no limit on the size. A little super cropping, HST, and fimming, the potential is endless.