Indica Vs. Sativa

Hey all,

Question: I have about 5 years experience in 2 different states(FL and IL)growing outdoors(I start indoors and transplant). I'm currently working on a second generation project(1 very hardy indica and 2 sativa strains).

I LOVE last years' indica harvest as opposed to the longer time and effort it took to mature and harvest sativa. The indica matured and was ready to harvest in 6 months as opposed to 9 months with sativa. Indica is more tolerant to any shock/adverse growing conditions IMHO.

So, based on my limited experience my question would be...why bother with even growing sativas?. Is it my varieties or are sativas simply more high maintenance?.

Sativa just takes longer to mature. You seem to have a really long maturing Sativa though. The reason folks still grow sativa - blue dream, pineapple, white widow, pineapple express, sour diesel, lambs bread and other varieties of sativa are absolutely killer. Pineapple and Mazar-i-sharif are varieties that may not mature until november, december or january outdoors. No matter how good your weed is you get used to it if you smoke the same thing all year. Variety is the spice of life.

if you dont like the smoke of your sativa its probably time to find a different strain

The sativa is thrives better outdoors, whereas indica can be grown just as well indoors as outdoors. Sativas usually grow taller, and more spread out, while the indicas grow shorter, and fatter (in size, not necissarily bud). The difference in growing indica or sativa is the type of high you feel from each!

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Originally Posted by rudy2010

Sativa just takes longer to mature. You seem to have a really long maturing Sativa though. The reason folks still grow sativa - blue dream, pineapple, white widow, pineapple express, sour diesel, lambs bread and other varieties of sativa are absolutely killer. Pineapple and Mazar-i-sharif are varieties that may not mature until november, december or january outdoors. No matter how good your weed is you get used to it if you smoke the same thing all year. Variety is the spice of life.

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I took your advice, I'm doing the Indica plus 2 different Sativa strains. Pics from last years are available below!:rasta:

http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-g...ml#post2022500

Nice Pics! I think you will indeed be happy with a variety. I just got 6 new varieties by trading babies. I got pineapple and pure kush. A really late variety and and a killer early variety. Looking forward to trying both!
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Originally Posted by rudy2010

Nice Pics! I think you will indeed be happy with a variety. I just got 6 new varieties by trading babies. I got pineapple and pure kush. A really late variety and and a killer early variety. Looking forward to trying both!
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So far so good, I pruned the first one a few weeks ago...and got a TON of new growth.:thumbsup:

Sativa is sought after because of the time it takes and the smaller yeilds versus indicas and Aff's... Which happen to be my favorites! Afgahn being my favorite! Like a skunk kinda smoke,with the fruit and hash taste all at once.MMMMMM! My eyes turned red! Or were they already like that? I forget!

Ga...:jointsmile:

If you like a good sativa you may want to try some Blowfish if you can get it.

All the above post pretty much cover the sativa line but no one mentioned that there are sativa/indica hybrids that offer the shorter plant and grow cycle. But still give you a quality med, depending on the strain.

Hope this is helpful

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Originally Posted by McLuvin

If you like a good sativa you may want to try some Blowfish if you can get it.

All the above post pretty much cover the sativa line but no one mentioned that there are sativa/indica hybrids that offer the shorter plant and grow cycle. But still give you a quality med, depending on the strain.

Hope this is helpful

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I'm pretty sure the first pic I posted here(see above link to last September harvest)is a hybrid. I'm on my second generation of that plant from a hermie I pulled last year. It's growing at over twice the rate of my sativas.:D