Quote Originally Posted by Thepossumdance
very nice... i find that really high quality sativas are far rarer than their indica counterparts... i guess there are less people willing to put in the serious time and effort required to grow a beautiful sativa plant... (even here in socal which is odd)
That's true. I find it hard to believe in Cali... A lot of mine has been coming from the NYC/Washington Heights area (the self proclaimed "haze capitol of the world"). I can get great indica's all day, but I don't like that sleepy/couchlock feeling that comes with them... my favorite indica has to be White Widow and that doesn't come around too often. Maybe once or twice a year. I much prefer the psychedelic "up" feeling of a good sativa. Although it can be intense and has made some casual smokers stop, I enjoy the feeling.

I've found that a properly grown sativa usually runs $50-$200 more per ounce than a good indica because of the growing cycle. I've read on other forums of people paying well over $550/ounce for haze. Some people let them flower for 8 months and some even longer than that... that takes some hard core discipline and love. That's when you know you have a powerful bud on your hands. There is always the possiblity of mold creeping in with that lengthy cycle too. Some Sativas just don't want to cooperate either. It takes an experienced grower to produce a good one. And thank god, I have that connect right now. I don't even know how much I'd smoke if I couldn't get sativas anymore...