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In this article, we'd like to invite you to join us as we smoke a joint of Sorbet à l'Orange by Aficionado French Connection, a highly aromatic and resinous variety with a truly astounding smell and flavour of oranges and tropical fruit, as well as an enjoyable, active and potent high.

This plant brings together three of the finest varieties from the Aficionado catalogue in one explosion of terpenes: Sangria (Vintner's Moonshine x Querkle); Cherry Noir (Cherry Lime x Chemdawg Special Reserve); and Sorbetto (Zkittlez x Sunset Sherbert x Magnum Opus) to create a vigorous hybrid in regular seed form, in which we can find green phenotypes as well as plants with spectacularly deep purple tones, contrasting beautifully with the abundant orange hairs and the coating of sticky white trichomes.

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In these times of confinement due to the spread of coronavirus, we have the opportunity to read a little bit more to broaden our cannabis knowledge, or just to relax. In this article, Alchimia Grow Shop brings you a reading list to help you escape from reality thinking about our favourite plant.

In this cannabis library you'll find biographies, documentaries, growing manuals... and even cookbooks, which are ideal to stay at home preparing delicious meals with marijuana. Are you bored at home? Why don't you cook something?

Mila. How I Became The Hash Queen

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Hello friends. We are living through some strange times, there's no denying it. The threat of a global pandemic due to Covid-19 or coronavirus has meant that we've already been confined to our homes for a few days now. And even though it's true that more than a few stoners (myself included) are already well used to living in a natural state of semi-reclusion, there's no getting away from it; it's difficult and annoying not to be able to leave the house for days on end, not seeing family, friends, workmates... so here we're going to tell you some of the things that myself and the rest of the Alchimia team are doing to entertain ourselves during this lockdown.

And no, we're not talking about going to the hairdressers to get our roots done either!

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Dear colleagues, customers, and Alchimia Grow Shop friends: we are sorry to announce that Alchimia Grow Shop and Philosopher Seeds will not be attending this year's Spannabis 2020. The reason is the concerning problems that the Coronavirus Covid-19 spread is causing. It has been a difficult decision but agreed by the members of our team that had to attend the event this weekend in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona - Spain).

The reasons for not attending Spannabis 2020, with this last-minute cancellation, is a sense of responsibility for this concerning situation with the spread of this virus, as is well-known every day is adding new cases of infected people throughout Europe. This responsibility leads us to follow the health authorities’ recommendations in this containment scenario, one of which is the cancellation of events with large numbers of people. Since neither the event organizers nor the competent authorities have decided in this case, we have been forced to take the decision not to attend this event.

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In this article, we invite you to join us as we smoke a joint of Purple Punch x Do-Si-Dos by Philosopher Seeds, a variety that stands out for its incredible resin production, intense flavour and potent effect. Created by crossing the famous Purple Punch (Alpha Cut) with the equally popular Do-Si-Dos (Norcal Cut), this feminised hybrid offers the best of both plants, with a luxurious abundance of trichomes that are simply spectacular to behold.

Of course, if you've got any doubts about the proper procedure for tasting, we recommend you take a look at our article on the introduction to cannabis tasting, where we give a step by step explanation of how to correctly carry out the entire process. You'll find the link below.

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The Neutralizer - Natural, versatile cannabis-specific odour control

As all cannabis growers and smokers will be acutely aware, our favourite plant possesses a very potent and distinctive aroma, one that's easily recognisable and instantly identifiable. If we're unfortunate enough to live in a state or country where cannabis is not yet legalised, then this powerful smell can lead us into to all sorts of problems, potentially alerting the police, nosey neighbours, house guests, parents or passers-by to the fact that we're growing or smoking weed, which is the last thing we need!

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Today, both the American and European cannabis scenes are more connected than ever, with companies constantly crossing the pond to start new commercial adventures beyond their usual borders. A good example of this is the seed company that we're presenting exclusively in Europe, Aficionado French Connection, based in Mendocino (California) and with a long history and tradition with regard to cannabis breeding, which has led them to develop of some of the most sought-after genetics of the USA.

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It's undeniable that the cannabis industry has evolved at a dizzying pace over the last decade, with a multitude of new genetics and products that we couldn't even imagine a few years ago. A clear example of this is the new CMH (Ceramic Metal Halide) technology in illumination for indoor cultivation, also known as LEC (Light Emitting Ceramic). Based on the design of conventional high intensity discharge bulbs, these new lamps are innovative for replacing the quartz used in the familiar metal halide bulbs with a ceramic element, which provides a series of advantages, especially in terms of width of the light spectrum and better use of light, which translates into bigger harvests.

The explanation is simple: CMH LEC lighting systems emit a spectrum of light that is much closer to natural light than any other bulb on the market, with an unrivalled richness in the different wavelengths and that ranges from UV to far red. It is, in a manner of speaking, the perfect artificial light for cultivating plants indoors, increasing photosynthesis and reaching yields of 1.5 grams per watt in the case of cannabis, and with a higher production of terpenes! In addition, and as you will see below, some of the biggest brands in the illumination business already offer their own CMH equipment, which in itself is a guarantee of its effectiveness.

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Within the cannabis vaporiser market, the portable vaporiser sector is experiencing an enormous growth in popularity. Brands are acutely aware of this and as a result there is lively competition among them to produce compact vaporisers, which are growing increasingly smaller over time, and offering even higher performance.

DaVinci is one of the vaporiser brands that haven't missed the opportunity to come up with new models in this vibrant portable vaporiser market, so today we present their new gem, the DaVinci MIQRO. This ultra compact portable unit with elegant, discreet and functional design can be purchased on its own or bought together with all its accessories in the complete DaVinci MIQRO Explorer Kit.

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The Peak Smart Rig

The world of cannabinoid extractions is in a golden age, these days more and more users are switching from the combustion of flowers to the vaporisation of resin concentrates. The main reason for this change is to avoid inhaling smoke and its harmful derivatives, and instead to vaporise, obtaining a medicinal effect free of impurities and contaminants.

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Paisa Seeds is an example of the new wave of cannabis breeders and seed companies, with passion for the plant and the aim for a work well done as main virtues. Despite being a young company, the project started some years ago, when the guy in charge created his own collection of cannabis genetics which has only increased since then.

With this amazing collection of strains, Paisa Seeds have created some trully outstanding hybrids that represent the hundreds of plants grown, tested and bred over the years. Some of these spectacular varietiess are Monkey Banana and Super Choco, both with THC levels above 20%. Other remarkable genetics from Paisa are Colombian Fruit, Fast Mass Haze, Old Amnesia or Toro Blanco.

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Ozone, the cannabis cultivator's friend

Ozone (O3) is a substance that is a colourless gas at ambient temperature and pressure, giving off an acrid smell; Thanks to its high oxidising power, this gas has a great ability to disinfect and eliminate odours. Nowadays, ozone has many applications in areas as diverse as industry, agriculture, or domestic sanitation, being of particular interest for the indoor cannabis cultivation.

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Dank Genetics is a seed bank created from a community of growers from around the world established in the UK, formed with the intention of creating excellent quality cannabis strains either as regular or feminised seeds.

The search for genetic excellence has led Dank Genetics to use only the best strains on the market to make their own dank creations. So, unless the new genetics can pass their strict quality tests, they won?t be distributed, which means we can safely say that all of the strains presented by Dank Genetics are excellent options. Let's look through the most representative current strains of this exciting seed bank below.

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It's high summer and many of us are on vacation or preparing to go camping, to festivals, or to simply relax, enjoy the sun and have a good time. For cannabis lovers, the long summer holidays also represent the best opportunity to calmly savour our harvest... for example, enjoying a quiet summer afternoon with a good Sativa can be priceless, or taking a dip at the beach after a nice tasty dab.

In this article we'd like to suggest a few products from our catalogue that we think are ideal for cannabis smokers on holiday or who simply want to enjoy summer and share their herb with their friends in a comfortable and easy way.

Happy swimming!

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Famous grower Kyle Kushman, creator of Strawberry Cough and expert in medical marijuana, presents Vegamatrix, his own brand of vegan and environmentally friendly nutrients for plants. Mainly composed of plant ingredients, with Vegamatrix you'll increase both the size and terpene content of your buds, which results in bigger yields and improved scent and taste.

In this article we present you the Vegamatrix range of nutrients, which we've tried from seed to harvest indoors with - we must admit - excellent results. Of course, you'll also find some tips to increase their efficacy and get the best possible results.

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Pakistan Chitral Kush, Grape Ape, Grandaddy Purple, Serious Six, Peyote Purple, Panama Red...all of these cannabis strains show a wonderful colour palette which goes from reddish to purple. Indeed, and while the most common colour in cannabis is green, both leaves and buds may turn orange, pink, purple, black, red, blue...These awesome colours are often one of the traits that breeders want to fix, since it is also one of the most demanded traits by users. 93% of cannabis smokers have noted that they've been influenced by the colour of the strain sometime. But, how does cannabis develop such beautiful shades?

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