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“Sub is no longer physically with
us, but his spirit lives on through
his monumental contributions to
the cannabis industry.”
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photo courtesy of Subcool Seeds/facebook photo courtesy of Subcool Seeds/facebook
Subcool’s Super-Soil
In my opinion, Subcool’s most significant contribution to the
cannabis community was his Super-Soil recipe. He spent half
a lifetime trying to perfect an organic method of cultivation
that could be replicated by anyone. He wanted everyone to be
able to grow high-quality organic cannabis. Over the years,
he openly shared his successes and failures in many online
forums, along with all the magazines in which he contributed,
including High Times, Skunk, Treating Yourself, Heads, Weed
World, and West Coast Magazine. He was an entrepreneur,
but he was more so a philanthropist, as he donated his time,
knowledge, and money to both individual growers and the
cannabis community. Over the years I knew him, he donated
thousands of seeds to medical marijuana patients.
A quick search for “Subcool’s Super-Soil” will bring up
hundreds of articles and forum discussions, many of which
were posted or commented on by Sub himself. Subcool’s Super-
Soil recipe not only includes the ingredients to make the soil
but also detailed instructions of how to use it for each stage
of cannabis growth. As previously mentioned, I was fortunate
enough to work with Subcool on the ongoing process
of fine-tuning his soil recipe. We worked together to source
the very best dry organic ingredients available on the West
Coast. Even though it was completely underground, he and
his network of growers were surprisingly organized and would
continually test ingredients and varying ratios in order to
find the perfect mix. With each advancement along the way,
Subcool shared his and his Avengers’ experiences. His willingness
to share information saved countless growers years
of development, not to mention all the blood, sweat, and tears
along the way. To this day, using Subcool’s Super-Soil recipe
is one of the most effective and foolproof ways for novice
growers to produce high-quality organic cannabis. Looking
back over the years, I try to calculate just how many cannabis
gardens across the globe were successful thanks to Subcool
and his contributions to organic cannabis cultivation. In my
mind, the number would be astronomical.
I moved away from Oregon in 2010 and Subcool relocated
to California shortly thereafter. For a while, we stayed in
contact by email or phone and at cannabis events. Our correspondence
faded over the years, but I always considered
him a friend. Like everyone else, Subcool experienced ups
and downs in his life. In 2017, he lost his home, his breeding
plants, and many seeds in a California wildfire. This would
have been enough to make anyone, especially someone
with a debilitating condition, call it quits, but not Subcool.
Instead, he moved to Arizona and continued his legacy within
the cannabis community. Under the new company name of
Dank (the name of his 2008 book Dank: The Quest for the Very
Best Marijuana: A Breeder’s Tale), Subcool continued to offer
growers unique and potent cannabis strains and even started
a Dank line of consumable cannabis products. Sub is no
longer physically with us, but his spirit lives on through his
monumental contributions to the cannabis industry.
Personally, I will remember his generosity, his sense of humor,
his passion for organic growing, his artistry, and his ability
to remain positive even in the most dire of situations. RIP
Subcool; you are missed, but not forgotten.