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Just interested if any pro farmers out there have had no end of shit with the success of a certain strain or is it all about care and attention ?
Thanks all. I have been told by experienced others to stay away from "fancy" strains, can anyone help more on what might be meant ?
Thanks all.
except for true connisseurs (I think I mispelled that:D ) most growers avoid the Hazes, Thais, and other straight sativas ... they generally require flowering for several months, reach awesome heights, and tend to have low yields, plus, they can tend to be more susceptible to diseases and problems (maybe just because they are 'exposed' to the world for a longer time :confused: I dunno) ... that's why they are generally hybridized with indicas, to keep their height down, shorten flowering periods, and increase yield ... BUT, I'm still a sativa lover, "Quality beats Quantity", in my mind ... :smokin:
I`m a little worried now as my first grow is "Mexican Sativa" i have popped 2 seeds and i`m vegging them i do plan to LST and Scrog them and they can get massive, i was told they are quite a simple strain.
Might work okay. I've got a Durban Poison x Skunk #1 plant growing indoors, and it's doing well. It's 87.5 percent Sativa, and definitely looks it. I wouldn't wait to flower for too long though, might have size probs. My plant would probably be six feet tall now if I hadn't LST'd the crap out of it during its life, to keep it just below 4 feet. Pretty sure she's finally about done growing now, at day 18 of flowering.
I was just doing some reading and "Mexican Sativa" is part of the genetic history of my plant (along with Acapulco Gold and Columbia Gold, Sativa variants), which is why I mention it. Other than germination probs (1 out of 10 seeds, but they were old freebies so I expected that), I have had zero probs. This plant is so hardy it's amazing. I took some clones, hope some live, I wanna try growing like six of these. ;)
I knowfor sure one of the hardest strains to grow is Jack Herer, shame, its such nice weed but alot of people will cross-breed it to make it easier to grow, definately not recommended for beginners...
Jack Herer is a pain in the ass because of its HAZE heritage ... :smokin:
image reaper said it all...i just need to add that trying to grow a pure satiVa (silver haze was the case) in a 3´high closet is amazingly difficult so if u were thinking about it !!!!! DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your replies people, interesting i think i`ll gets some smaller strains and ditch the Mexican sativas.
great, looks like i'll have fun with my next batch then....they are nevilles haze x jack herer... pretty much pure sativa lol. think lst will be a must then
Did you get those from seedbay as freebies? They sent me some too.. haven't popped them yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamstigator
I'm currently growing a bunch of Haze X that look really good. The kid who bred them didn't tell me the other half of the cross but they look heavy indica so hopefully the stupid things don't throw my flower room off schedule.
I've read Mikado from Federation is a bitch to grow but WELL worth the effort.
Yep, came from a pack of freebie seeds, the lone seed that germinated successfully. Luckily, a female. Looks like some of the cuttings I took off her are starting to show roots too, so might grow me a big batch of her, haven't had a good stash of Sativa-ness in a while!
Stinky, I saw a strainlist from a breeder somewhere, and he had hybrids "something-X", where the "X" was a Northern Lights ... I don't know if that applies to your strain, or not ... :smokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
I just got the Haze X seeds in the spring from a local amateur breeder who's only 17 or 18 and grows some ridiculously dank buds of the kind I like, that taste sweet and still like cannabis, not fruit or cheese or fossil fuels, lol. His parents are retired growers and taught him his skills... for all I know the 'X' might be some strain that's been in his family for generations!
Would`nt mind him for a neighbour hehe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Ugh, he's nice but not worth living in his neighborhood to be neighbors with... imagine a wasteland of duplexes with an absentee landlord, garbage everywhere, driveway totally washed out, never gets plowed on time in winter... forget it.
Any one grow jack herer? I want to. WHat are know problems? Your plant getting to big shouldnt be a problem, that should be the best part. lol. i mean i got 5ft to work with, what problems would i be expected to encounter... If i keep it clean, flower early, and watch nutes, it would be like any other grow maybe takes alittle longer?
anyone have any personal experience with love potion #1? ive heard great stuff about it, obviously since it won the cup in 05 i think or 04 for best sativa, but the seeds reeferman sells are not full sativa...any experience out there? i want to get in to growing and htis is a strain i wish to produce later on down the road.