Texada Timewarp
Texada Timewarp is of Vancouver Islands most plentiful and common outdoor strains, and with good reason. Its big lemony buds are a legend out here and have been considered the taste of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands for around 30 years now. The Original Texada Timewarp is a clone only and has been kept going for many decades. Many BC breeders have made crosses of it to add to there collection. The serious outdoor farmers in BC keep coming back to this old favorite for it hardy growth, big yields, and great high. Very consistent early strain that can take a little bad weather if it has to.
The Timewarp is a sweet tasting strain with a more enjoyable high than many other outdoor strains. The buds ripen up in the last week of September here in Southern BC and in the warmer parts of Quebec, and southern Ontario. The plants are about 5-8 feet tall and can get quite wide if topped. Good strain for long term storage as it will keep its smell for a long time when stored properly. A lot of growers in BC look for strains that keep the quality when in storage. In fall time prices can get so low here, that many growers wait awhile to sell their crop.
Next Generation Seed Company is one of the companies that have had a lot of experience with this strain. For 5 years they have been selectively backcrossing into the original Timewarp to produce a stabilized version. The male used now is a 5 time backcross and the offspring from these are very close to the original clone. About 90% of the seedlings have that same strong smell and large buds. Most plants will also turn purple in the last few weeks. Big yields can be expected from this one.
Average yield for novice growers is between 2 ounces to 6 ounces per plant on an average year. This is also about what to expect per plant from a remote guerrilla patch that doesn’t get a lot of care and attention. Experienced growers can get between 5 ounces to 10 ounces, and on a good year can reach a pound per plant with proper care and expert attention. These weights are for growers around the 49th parallel(around the Canadian/US border). And of course the farther south you grow the bigger and better the yields you can expect.
Timewarp IBL. NGSC has also selected an IBL that flowers a little earier and shorter than the F5 version. During the F4 generation backcross, 400 seeds were started to begin an Inbred Line. The seedlings were kept in containers until they were selected down some more. In the month of june about 150 were killed off and not picked for transplanting up. A further selction was done in July where all the taller plants were given away to friends or planted out in the forest. This left about a hundred of the healthiest, most desired seedlings to choose from. From this the best earliest Male and Female were chosen and interbred. The result is an earlier squater version of the Famous Texada Timewarp.
Brainwarp (Timewarp F1). SVS has been trying several different early hybrids with the Timewarp as well. They produced and tested 4 different hybrids, the best was choosen after growing out over a thousand seeds outdoors. The Brainwarp seeds they produce from this work are top notch. Buds finish in the ussual Sept. 20-25.,strong scent and a good strong buzz.
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