FACTS ON SATIVA / INDICA

[mobay]

Indica- sativa hybrids naturally tend toward the indica side of the family. they usually have controlled height. they dont grow very tall and after forcing flowering, their growth is limited. their side branches are usually not prominent and they can be grown in small spaces. indica grow under 5foot tall plants.

Sativa- indica hybrids tend toward the sativa parentage. they are taller plants, and will double or triple their size if they are forced when they are small. they are usually hard to grow in a sea of green, as the plants demand more space to spread out. sativa grows into 5-15 foot tall plants.

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mobay Reviewed by mobay on 07-02-2006. FACTS ON SATIVA / INDICA Indica- sativa hybrids naturally tend toward the indica side of the family. they usually have controlled height. they dont grow very tall and after forcing flowering, their growth is limited. their side branches are usually not prominent and they can be grown in small spaces. indica grow under 5foot tall plants. Sativa- indica hybrids tend toward the sativa parentage. they are taller plants, and will double or triple their size if they are forced when they are small. they are usually hard to Rating: 5

[Jdog7000]

Good info.
Also keep in mind your plants will double in size if Indica and possibly triple in size for a sativa when you start flowering.

[Garden Knowm]

Also remember.... only grow indica.. LOL

[GaGrown]

AMEN to that,Knowm!LOL! Indica is the best to me!As far as the efforts you put into the grow! Alot more time can be had for yourself,rather than tending to the sativas!SHEW!

Ga Grown

[grow4fun]

I like the more Indica types too because of the compact growth pattern (btw, Matanuska Mist is the most short-and-stocky of the [high-quality] plants that Iâ??ve seen so far). Butâ?¦.. Iâ??ve had major room-temperature problems lately (and in the past), and whenever thatâ??s happened the Indicas just donâ??t hardly produce any resin (although they still look really healthy and green). Almost every Indica grow, Iâ??ve always had a few Sativa-like plants mixed in. Sometimes by choice, sometimes by accident (Trainwreck and Purple in the past, this time Banana).
Growing side-by-side, itâ??s amazing the difference in quality â?? in the quantity of resin on the buds. The Banana is encrusted with resin (as the Trainwreck and Purple had been), whereas the Indica-dominant Matanuskas growing right next to them have less than half as much (about 35%).
Iâ??ve also found that in these conditions the harvest weight is actually much bigger with the more Sativa-like strains. The same plants that people always say are the low-yielders (they say that about Purple and Trainwreck), those are the only plants that do give me a good yield/weight. Because they end up resiny and the resin is the weight. The â??big yielderâ?? Indicas (for instance Matanuska) have ended up with a pitiful yield under those conditions; a lot of it wasnâ??t resiny enough to make good buds and went into the trim, and the overall weight was low due to not much resin.
Now looking at these gorgeous frosted Bananas sitting right next to pretty much schwag-looking Matanuskas (and Matanuska is a good strain, always hear people raving about the large yield and quality), the idea struck me that maybe Sativas still do good even in extreme heat, whereas the Indicas canâ??t handle it. The Sativas do come from the hot part of the world. 100 degree temps like Iâ??ve got in my room right now are probably normal in the tropics. But in northern latitudes where Indicas come fromâ?¦â?¦â?¦..
In high-heat situations the lanky Sativa might be desireable because of the heat-resistance. Better to have some lanky plants with dense, resiny buds than short, thick ones with colas that are dry and un-resiny.
Has anyone else noticed this?

[orangeman]

I think it sucks that Sativa strains grow so tall because I really wanna try to grow a sativa dominant strain when I grow on the inside. Even though by preference and not by choice I like Indica more I dont wanna keep on growing the same species over and over lol.

[GaGrown]

Orange,
Ya gotta do it 1 time! It's fine if you can keep them short! Ha Ha! Right! Do it anyway! If not just for the sheer pleasure of couch lock! Yup! Couch lock! It'll set your ass on the couch kinda shit! Narcotic! It's starting to have a sweet peppery smell.Man it smells GREAT! 1 time for the home team! I'll be rootin' for ya!

Ga Grown

[BukDatAss]

I'm a Sativa man, I havent grown it yet but my next will be ALL SATIVA

[s12fever]

15ft tall plant???!!!? jesus christ!

[Garden Knowm]

I'm a Sativa man, I havent grown it yet but my next will be ALL SATIVA

you better grow outside!!

LOL