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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - NOVEMBER 2009 -
CannaSutra [Delta-9 Labs]
CannaSutra is the flagship strain of Delta-9 Labs. This F1 hybrid has a good yield, a sweet aroma and a stimulating sativa high that retains the lucidity of its Reclining Buddha parent. While a stronger indoor performer, this strain can also be grown outdoors in moderate to hot climates. She likes lots of food, but is sensitive to overwatering...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - OCTOBER 2009 -
Blueberry [DJ Short Seeds]
While Blueberry is a sativa / indica mix, it is subjectively considered a mostly indica cross. The name is obviously related to the flavor of the finished product, but also fits with the cool blue hues of the plant and buds, which will pale to a lavender blue in the curing and drying process...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - SEPTEMBER 2009 -
Kali Mist [Serious Seeds]
Kali Mist was developed in the early 1990s, when many primo sativas from mysterious origins were gathered and selectively bred. Kali has had a series of fathers, creating slight differences based on time period. Seeds first sold under this name strongly resembled the typical Southeast Asian sativa, but an interim father in the 1990s gave the offspring a more Afghani look...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - AUGUST 2009 -
Sour Diesel [Reservoir Seeds]
Beyond the citrus end of the pot palate spectrum lies a sour lemon tang tending toward the heay pungency of an open drum of diesel. This odor is so strong is Reservoir's Sour Diesel strain that it may need to be masked during growing if stealth is a goal or necessity. Even when dried and carried in a pocket, these buds are smell yenough to raise suspicions...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - JULY 2009 -
Master Kush [Nirvana Seeds]
First called High-Rise, Master Kush was developed in one of the tall buildings of south Amsterdam. The coffeeshops instantly fell in love with this bud. A vigorous plant, Master Kushy thrives under most growing conditions, producing well in indoor and greenhouse set-ups. This variety grows into a medium-sized, compact, densely formed plant with sparse, spiky, forest green leaves...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - JUNE 2009 -
Hawaiian Sativa [Federation Seed Co.]
Hawaiian Sativa has the instincts of a canopy dweller, competing to outgrow surrounding vegetation. Fully stabilized after nearly 30 years of breeding, this variety has been described as "Banana Hawaiian pot" because of her thick, curved buds. Buds have very wispy sativa-like hairs, and elongated calyxes, giving this plant more than the usual number of trichomes per square centimeter. In other words, resin galore...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - MAY 2009 -
The Purps [BC Bud Depot]
This scrumptious purple plant comes out of Mendocino County, in northern California, where she began as a clone-only plant among the medical marijuana community. BC Bud Depot has developed a stable cross to make Purps seeds available. The Purps is good in indoor and outdoor environments, finishing well in a coastal British Columbia climate...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - FEBRUARY 2009 -
Lavender [Soma Seeds]
Lavender brings together a world of weed. Strains with historues that traverse Afghanistan, Hawaii, Korea, the U.S., and Europe are all melded together in this 3-way cross. An exotic looking strain, Lavender develops the darkest purple coloration you can imagine. The color is intense, with the leaves turning nearly to black at the ends, they are so deeply saturated with color...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - JANUARY 2009 -
Romulan [Federation Seed Company]
In the 1970s, this variety was brought from Califronia to British Columbia by a Vietnam veteran, where it was grown on Vancouver Island. It was nicknamed Romulan after people joked that the high "could dent your head," producing ridges like those of Star Trek's warrior-like race with the same name...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - DECEMBER 2008 -
Blue Velvet [DJ Short Seeds]
Blue Velvet is a "leggy" half sativa - half indica cross, named for her lush appearance. Due to the lineage, this variety has also been known as Blueberry Thai. The Long branches sport lavender-red leaves and the buds have a trademark "fox tail" appearance. The calyxes are large and striped...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - OCTOBER 2008 -
Pot of Gold [The Flying Dutchmen]
Pot of Gold is a stable Hybrid. The Hindu Kush mother is a long-maintained pure strain from the mountains of Afghanistan. The Skunk #1 father is a Mexican/Colombian/pure Afghani cross. Both parents of this plant come from California to Holland in 1985 with a legendary cannabis enthusiast and breeder...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - SEPTEMBER 2008 -
Kushage [TH Seeds]
The parentage of Kushage, OG Kush x S.A.G.E., symbolizes a new era: old-school haze flavors, coupled with new world genetics. This indica/sativa hybrid offers redilient, versatile indica growth and an uplifting haze high. Growers will find Kushage easy, hardy, and good candidate for cloning success - a plant for beginners who want old-pro quality...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - AUGUST 2008 -
Chronic [Serious Seeds]
Chronic is serious flower power. This easy-to-grow plant can produce up to 600 g per square meter under 600 watt lights; that's a gram per watt. These desirable yields have been achieved with both hydro and soil methods. Hydro methods require less time in vegetative stage, around 3 days, whereas fledglings need about a week to get rooted in soil...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - JUNE 2008 -
Purple Kush [Coffeeshop SR-71]
This pure indica strain comes from California, where she is considered an "elite clone", meaning that she is only available as a cutting. Not to worry if you are a medical merijuana patient in California - this strain can be found at various despensaries throughout the state. Patients there praise this Purple Kush's deep body stone as a treatment for pain and depression...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - APRIL 2008 -
AK-47 [Serious Seeds]
Despite it's aggressive name, AK-47 has many peaceful tendencies. First bred in 1992, the name suggests the power packed in its dark, resinous, compact buds that bristle with red hairs and glistening trichomes. AK-47 has a spiced aroma bordering on skunk, with a hint of sandalwood, but tastes sweeter and more floral than the smell would lead one to expect...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - MARCH 2008 -
MAKO HAZE [Kiwiseeds]
The name comes from the Mako shark, an extremely powerful and beautiful creature that frequents the southern latitudes. As one of the fastest fish in the ocean, this ferocious shark can attain swimming speeds of up to 35 kmph and can leap clear of the water to heights of up to 6 meters...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - FEBRUARY 2008 -
FRUITY THAI [Ceres Seeds]
Fruity Thai is the urban crop with a tropical twist, a blend of sweet Thai sativa with a dense and resinous indica. The combination creates a fresh and sweet "retro" Thai flavor and a clear sativa-style high, combined with a very good, very resinous indica yield. Ceres Seeds searched for a hybrid with sativa properties when it came to flavor and effect...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - JANUARY 2008 -
DUTCH DRAGON [Paradise Seeds]
Bred by Paradise Seeds in 1994, Dutch Dragon was developed in East Holland by crossing astabilized Skunk/Durban hybrid female with a California indica father. A tall plant of fine sativa quality, Dutch Dragon has superb yields from long sticky colas. The aroma is very fruity and sweet, as is the taste...(More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - DECEMBER 2007 -
BLUE CHEESE [Big Buddha Seeds]
Blue Cheese was created by crossing a set of Blueberry males, acquired from several different breeders, with Big Buddha Cheese, the backbone of many of Big Buddha's breeding projects. The resulting seeds were grown out and a male was selected from 40 different Blueberry x Cheese male contestants to be the father of this pungent strain... (More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - NOVEMBER 2007 -
NORTHERN LIGHTS [Big Buddha Seeds]
The Northern Lights (NL) is one of the most potent and famous indica varieties. Even though there are a lot of copies circulating around with variations on the name, there are only 3 pure types from the original development of Northern Lights, which Sensi was lucky to acquire. (More)
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- STRAIN SPOTLIGHT - OCTOBER 2007 -
JACK HERRER [Sensi Seeds]
Named for beloved pot author and activist, Sensi's Jack Herrer is truly one of the top hybrids ever created at the Cannabis Castle. The goal was to make a 50 percent Haze cross that kept the properties of this top-rated sativa, while shortening the painful 6 month flowering time that a full-blooded Haze demands. (More)
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