We in Victoria sell many interesting live plants...

It's Mushroom season

It's Mushroom season on the west coast.

We at the Victoria Seed Bank are happy to be carrying several books by Paul Stamets.

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms is the most comprehensive cultivation guide out today.

Mycelium Running - How mushrooms can help save the world, covers myco-remediation, medicinal mushrooms, mycorrhizal forest recovery, and many more mind blowing revolutionary ideas.

Mycomedicinals - a practical handbook for medicinal mushrooms and what they can be used for.

A great guide to myco-medicine as a practical everyday alternative to pharmaceutical main-stream medicine. Lots of good info!

Paul Stamets brings hope for the future. Mushrooms CAN and likely will save the world.

Come down to the store and talk fungi with us!

-VSB-

Rainy days... Lemon Haze

Nothing like a nice Haze to brake the gloom of those rainy days.

Atomic Haze by Dr. Atomic

Super Lemon Haze by Greenhouse

Atomical Haze by Paradise

Enjoy the rain! Nothing like a cozy, Vancouver Island Fall.

Welcome Chimera & Viva DJ Short!

New to the Victoria Seed Bank, we gratefully welcome Chimera Seeds to our menu, and welcome back the one and only DJ Short, who has been teaming up with Chimera to 

create some new amazing hybrids.

Schnazzleberry #2

Breeder: Chimera Seeds/DJ Short Joint Project

From the same mother as the original super-stoney Schnazzleberry. Perfect for SCROG or bush gardens. Expect bud-laden branches with a healthy stretch when flowered. Ripening of the large calyxes and huge dark amber trichomes kicks into full force at 45-50 days. Additional days add intensity to the already numbing high. Excellent for vaporization and production of connoisseur quality black hash.

Parents: The Dom (Blue Domino) x DJ Short Blueberry
Flowering: 50-60 days / Early-October
Height: 60-90 cm / 120+ cm
Yield: 680 gr / 570 gr

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C-Plus

Mothered Chimera's legendary 25+ yr old California Orange clone, and fathered by DJ Short’s Blueberry. This large producing hybrid adapts well to most growing environments, and prefers a mild diet. The last 2 weeks of this plant’s life will impress with the huge swelling of calyxes into light green bundles of frost. Excellent daytime smoke with an inspiring and creative high. Pleasant bittersweet orange soda flavor

Flowering Indoor: 50-60 days
Harvesting Outdoor: Early to Mid-October
Height Indoor: 60-90 cm
Height Outdoor: 120+ cm

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The future of Cannabis genetics looks better than ever!

-VSB-

Happy Fall from all of us at the VSB!

DNA's 60 Day Wonder - Auto-flower, in Autumn bloom.

Please visit sensiblebc.ca and register to vote in the upcoming referendum
 to decriminalize cannabis in

British Columbia.

kalashnikova.... CHECK THIS OUT!

A recent strain brought to us in Victoria from none other than the legendary Greenhouse Seeds has once again blown our minds! 

Kalashnikova a.k.a. White Widow x AK-47

2 amazing parent strains, both dank as hell, and solid producers. Ideal for pain management. 

These genetics have an unbeatable price of only $35 for 5 fem seeds!

And as always, we guarantee our seeds will be viable.

This strain is usually sold out within a week of it's arrival, so grab it while you can. 

Have a lovely weekend :D

The truth about weeds

Anyone of us with a basic knowledge of herbal medicine knows that nature is full of endless potential for healing. Almost every plant out there has medicinal properties, especially within the category of those considered weeds.

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Dandelions are considered by many to be a very invasive plant. Most people dread removing them from their lawns and gardens, and some people even turn to herbicide to get rid of them! It's an unfortunate mind set that is in dire need of reconsideration. 

 

Dandelion root has been used for centuries in tea and tincture as a powerful liver and kidney tonic. The leafy greens can be used in salad, soups, or cooked as a side dish similarly to spinach. They are very high in vitamins A & C, Calcium, and Iron- surpassing spinach in its Iron content.

 The yellow flowers are used to make dandelion jam and wine. They can also be infused into oil which is then used as a topical medicine for muscle and joint pain, sprains, bruises, cuts and scrapes, burns, and dry skin. Dandelions may no have originated in North America, but the little (to no) harm they may cause is virtually nothing when compared to the amazing healing powers they possess.

Want to live a long healthy life? Quit spraying your dandelions with cancer causing chemicals, and start making tea out of their roots instead.

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Another amazing plant commonly mislabeled as a weed is the Milk Thistle.

The Milk Thistle is entirely edible, though requires a little grooming first to remove it's pointy spikes. In the 16th century this plant was a common sight at meal time. It can be boiled, baked, fried, or eaten raw. Today it is more commonly used in herbal medicine as a very strong liver tonic.

 

It can usually be purchased in tincture form at your local organic food, or herbal medicine store.

It is the seeds of the plant which are utilized medicinally. Research suggests that milk thistle extract both prevents and repairs damage to the liver from toxic chemicals and medications. In fact it has proven so efficient, that if administered within 48 hours of ingesting a deadly Amanita mushroom (Death Cap), it can detoxify a persons liver not only to the point of survival, but to the point at which their liver is virtually undamaged by the deadly toxic mushroom! 

It is astounding to think that such an abundant and powerful herbal medicine has been outlawed. 

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The list of Herbal medicines outlawed as weeds grows longer every year. A few other harmless yet amazingly edible and/or medicinal 'weeds' include; Burdock, Chicory, Chickweed, Cleavers, Lamb's Quarters, Mullein, and even the legendary St. John's Wort is not welcomed by the B.C. government. Understandably, some plants considered weeds are legitimately invasive and down-right dangerous to an eco-system. Those such as Knapweed, and Scottish broom have proven themselves devastating to the B.C. environment, and have very little practical use. It's hard to accept that plants of this destructive magnitude are considered ecologically on par with our friend and ally; the dandelion.

So next time you look out at your yard or garden and think, 'why are there so many weeds'?, perhaps instead you should be asking yourself, 'Have I eaten enough greens lately'?

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VIVE les mauvaises herbes!

The sights, sounds, and smells of summer in Victoria...

 

As Victoria's annual Ska-fest is in full swing, the feeling of a real summer has finally graced the city. The warm evening breeze echos with thunder in the distance. Flowers are blooming and the potential for an excellent fruit and vegetable harvest is looking good.

One of the pleasures of living in a city as laid back as Victoria, is the ever present sweet scent of sensimilla. It is so common in fact, that often the fragrance goes unnoticed after a few hours of downtown shopping.

Our store in Victoria is happy to offer a huge selection of herb & vegetable seeds, as well as a fresh stock of medicinal cannabis seeds. We also carry rare and unusual live plants such as Ashwagandha, Hops, Patchouli, and cactus.

Our passion flowers are blooming! Come check them out soon. :)

~VSB~

Cutest Strain Ever!!

Thanks to the customer who brought this adorable photograph of his plant - with a little visitor!

Whatever Happened to Johnny Pot?

We had to share this article found in the google news archives.  Published on Oct.16th 1968 - there are several other similar news stories printed in local papers about the legendary 'Johnny Pot'.

Imported Seed List Spring 2012

Canadian Cannabis Menu for Spring 2012

A simple garden plan for this spring!

A simple plan for a bountiful garden in a small space.

Check out www.vancouverseedbank.ca for a wide variety of strains for your urban garden or backyard patio.  Hundreds of varieties to choose from at reasonable prices.  

Non of our seeds are genetically modified, all of our seed sources follow the safe seeds pledge 

 "Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers who want an alternative, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants. The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, families or kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel that genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, to genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems, and ultimately to healthy people and communities." 
~ from the Council for Responsible Genetics, www.gene-watch.org

Spring Cannabis Seed Menus for 2012

The Decline of Seed Diversity in the last Century . . . .

Resist Monsanto - Grow Your own Food

Monsanto Currently owns 40% of the world's seed supply.  This link will bring you to a page full of great documentaries and lots of useful links.  Monsanto has been around for over 100 years, leaving nothing but destruction and death in its wake.  It's time to stop the madness.  

Keep Monsanto Out of Your Garden this Spring

The Vancouver Seed Bank supplies seeds of ALL KINDS, not just Cannabis.  Our vegetable and herb seed stock comes from Canadian Sources who follow the Safe Seeds Pledge.

This article is packed full of useful information.

Grow Your Own!

Trade your Quality Pantry Foods for Amazing Seeds!

Five things you can do right now to help stop the economic plundering of our world:

1) Shop at local Farmers' Markets, food co-ops and local Grocers
Stop buying Tyson chicken. Stop buying Monsanto-engineered GMO foods at the grocery store. Stop giving your money to food industry globalists such as ADM, Cargill and PepsiCo. 

2) Pull your money out of the big banks and put it in local Credit Unions                                                                               

When you deposit $1,000 in a globalist bank, they can turn around and, through a series of fractional reserve banking transactions, turn that into $9,000 in loans that earn them interest. Inversely, by pulling $1,000 out of a globalist bank (JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, etc.), you deny them the ability to make $9,000 in loans, thus shrinking their profits by a significant factor.

3) Stop working for The Man as a wage slave

If you punch a clock working for The Man, then you're part of the problem. Every hour of your effort goes to keep propping up the very system that's bringing you down.

It's difficult, of course, to find work these days, and it's absolutely true that The Man pays double or even triple the wages of anyone else. Heck, even TSA jobs come with great pay, government health benefits, and the "administrative right" to sexually molest innocent people, which is a real bonus to some of the disturbed psychopaths who take those jobs in the first place. (http://www.naturalnews.com/034323_N...)

If you want to stop working for The Man, you are going to have to downsize your material wealth and instead be content to possess spiritual wealth (and ethical currency, so to speak). Yes, you might live in a smaller house and drive a smaller car, but you won't have to sell out your soul to an evil system of tyranny and oppression.


4) Trade soon-to-be-useless paper currency for real goods

Are you still sitting on a bunch of paper currency and hoping it will somehow be worth the same amount in five years? Stop kidding yourself... the value of all the top global currencies is eroding by the hour. 

By the time all the European banks are bailed out, and the U.S. banks are bailed out, and the Canadian and Australian banks are bailed out, if you're still left holding hyper-inflated currencies like the U.S. dollar, you're going to be lucky to still own ten cents on the dollar in terms of today's purchasing power. That's why smart people are exchanging their soon-to-be-worthless currencies for real things that hold real value: Dirt (farmland), gold, silver, quality firearms, stored food, hand tools, tractors and much more. 

5) Stop voting for politicians funded by Wall Street bankers

This is perhaps the most important -- and yet most difficult -- principle of all: Stop voting for politicians and bureaucrats who are propped up by banker money. It's almost impossible to do, of course, since nearly all the politicians -- across the political spectrum -- take big money from the big banking cartels. Obama himself is deeply in bed with Wall Street interests, but so was Bush and others. 

Read the full article here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/034333_economic_plundering_evil_corporations_Wall_Street_bankers.html#ixzz1fmsGlqY4

Seed Matters

This clever image was brought to us by Seed Matters on Facebook - Seed Matters is a Clif Bar Family Foundation initiative advocating for the protection and improvement of organic seed to ensure healthy, nutritious, and productive crops to feed people now and in the future.

The initiative's primary goals are to:
1) Conserve crop genetic diversity.
2) Promote farmers' roles and rights as seed stewards.
3) Reinvigorate public seed research and education.

We can achieve these goals through:
a) educating our food community on the role, benefit, challenges, and potential in seed
b) supporting the work of the initiative's nonprofit partners to protect and improve seed;
b) creating a coalition of organizations and companies that advocate for organic seed systems.


Check them out on Facebook and learn more!

National Days of Action: Thu 24 & Fri 25th November, 2011

Canadians are standing together against a fill-the-prisons approach to justice that has failed everywhere it’s been tried.

Join a coalition of groups for two days of action to speak out against the cruel Crime Bill. Time is running out to make Canada safer, not meaner - we need you to help us all make a big impact.

Where: Our MP’s local constituency offices.

When: Focus on Thursday at 1pm, with actions throughout Thursday and Friday.

We’re going to tell our MPs: Don’t mess up like Texas. Stop the cruel Crime Bill.

Bring friends, and bring a cowboy hat if you can. 

We will deliver tens of thousand of petition signatures and a summary of the Canadian Bar Association’s powerful argument against the bill.

Our goal is to show cross-country solidarity by reaching as many MP’s offices as possible, you and a friend are all we need to send a powerful message.

Why oppose the cruel Crime Bill?

The Omnibus Crime Bill is a massive combination of bills, all of which failed to pass when the Conservatives had a minority of seats in Parliament. When combined, the Crime Bill rejects proven crime prevention and rehabilitation strategies, and instead imposes mandatory sentences that will create hardened criminals, target the most vulnerable in our society, and force prison expansions that will cost our provinces dearly.

Please go to http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-the-crime-bill - to learn about

 Bill C-10 and what you can do to sop it!

Happy High Times Cannabis Cup Weekend!

We all are wishing we could be in Amsterdam, trying out some of the greatest hash and weed from around the world!  

Everyone at the Vancouver Seed Bank sends our best wishes and positive vibes to all of our Cannabis cousins celebrating in Holland this weekend.  

Have a safe and amazing adventure in Amsterdam!

Available now!  
10 Seeds per pack Non Feminized

THE HOG

Originally from Tennessee, The Hog™ ventured out to So-Cal 

over 10 years ago and gained quite a following. 

Loved by some and hated by others (for being too strong?!). 

The Hog is our quintessential Indica, short in stature (90-110 cm) 

with an above average yield (400+ p.s.m.) 

The Hog from T.H. Seeds

The Hog is perfect for experts and beginners alike, 

so get your hands on one of these little piglets and soon 

you will be making bacon and livin’ high on the Hog.

SPECS:

TYPE: INDICA

HEIGHT: 120-140 CM

YIELD: 300 P.S.M.

FLOWERING TIME: 55-60 DAYS

go to www.vancouverseedbank.ca  to pay by Canadian email money transfer

or  bcseedbank.ca to purchase with paypal.

If you MUST use Paypal . . . .

   Check out our trusted affiliates - bcseedbank.ca currently accepting Payments by Paypal.

Please be discreet! 

Paypal is a rather evil company, who is very unfriendly towards businesses of our nature.  

Please be cautious when using their service.

This article "PayPal Police" from CannabisCulture.com - details the many concerns and problems pot friendly businesses have encountered with Paypal over the years.

We will be offering this service through our affiliate site bcseedbank.ca - all of the prices and products should be the same, if you notice any errors or discrepancies, let us know and we'll send you a special gift!

Seed Menus for Fall 2011

Stop Bill C-10: Make Canada Safer, Not Meaner

This week, across Canada, experts are speaking out against the massive, cruel Crime Bill that our Conservative government is rushing through Parliament. Even conservative Texans are warning Canada not to follow America’s failed path of mandatory sentences and massive prison expansion.
Please sign this online petition to STOP this horrendous bill from passing into law.  Go to http://www.leadnow.ca/keep-canada-safe for more information.

Our Philosophy

We at the Victoria Seed Bank and Vancouver Seed Bank are: 

Devoted to collecting and preserving

 useful seed varieties from around the globe 

and making those seeds available to anyone who needs them.

We believe that seeds and plants 

are part of the common heritage of all people,

 that every human has the right to grow any plant they wish.

We oppose the patenting of living things, 

the genetic modification of plants, 

and especially the creation os so-called "terminator" seeds.

We believe that breeding and careful selection 

are the keys to developing new plant strains.

We ardently and actively 

oppose the war on drugs 

which aims to exterminate many of the world's most useful plants. 

We believe medicinal, entheogenic and psychoactive plants 

are among the world's most sacred treasures 

and should be preserved, not destroyed.

When you purchase seeds from the

Vancouver Seed Bank  or  Victoria Seed Bank 

you are contributing to ending the drug war and 

preserving plant life for future generations.

Thank you! 

Our Visit with DNA

A little chat about growing, breeding, politics and much more with DNA Genetics Seed Company at the Vancouver Seed Bank. 

 Their multiple award winning strains are available now!  www.vancouverseedbank.ca

Or come down to our retail store - Open 11am to 7pm - 7 Days a week!

872 East Hastings St. Vancouver BC Canada

Call us at: 778 329 1930

New Lower Prices and Free Seeds!

We've dropped out prices for Autumn!  

Everything Canadian is more competitively priced. 

Orders over $100 will get a free pack of an amazing new strain from a local medical grower: "ConKushion" a beautiful Kush crossed with MK-Ultra.

Conkushion: MK-Ultra x OG Kush

Quality indoor varieties from

 Dr. Atomic and Jordan of the Islands 

have been known and grown for over a decade.

Mighty Mite Seed Company, East Island Seed Company, 

Solar Warrior and Wild Rose Seed Company 

have all earned their reputations over the years.

First available through Marc Emery Seeds Direct - 

now you can find them here, at the Vancouver Seed Bank 
and the Victoria Seed Bank

 Top Indoor/Outdoor breeders in Canada and around the world.

Check out their strains and find out for yourself.

Still OVERGROWING the GOVERNMENT!