Tamerlane
Active Member
Im looking for the perfect compromise of yield/flowering time/potency/bag appeal. I grow in a garage so height isnt really an issue though I do prefer short/medium strains for ease of use. I dont mind growing tall strains either if the positives outweigh the extra work of dealing with the height.
Ive narrowed it down to some strains and Id like some input:
BC Bud Depot - The Purps
1) Cannabis Cup finalist 2007 and 2009 for Sativa Strain
2) 7-8 week flower (very nice)*
3) bag appeal A+
4) some of the random literature ive read states its between 400-500 gr/m^2 so its good yielder not great though.
5) no clue on potency but it must be strong if it placed in HTCC
https://secure.bcbuddepot.com/seed-list/bc-bud-depot/the-purps-winner/
TH Seeds - S.A.G.E
1) Classic strain
2) despite supposedly low yield... some growers kill it with obnoxious yields with this strain.. for example:
http://newhd.hennepdesk.eu/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=7&video_id=37
3) high thc (20%)
4) long flower time though:
http://www.thseeds.com/pages/sage.html
Barney's - Vanilla Kush
1) 2009 HTCC finalist for Indica Strain
2) 8-9 week flower (pretty good)
3) very potent (22% THC)
4) good yielder (600 gr/m^2)
http://www.barneysfarm.com/index.php?p=home&i=73&action=detail〈=en
Barney's - LSD
1) 2008 HTCC finalist Indica Strin
2) 9 week flower time
3) very potent (24% THC)
4) good yielder (600 gr/m^2)
http://www.barneysfarm.com/index.php?p=home&i=44&action=detail〈=en
DNA - ReCon
1) Great yield (600 gr/m^2)
2) good flower time 8-9 weeks
3) not much reviews on this strain but looks good on paper
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/dna_genetics_recon_cannabis_seeds.cfm
DNA - Chocolope
1) Good yield (500-600 gr/m^2)
2) has finished well HTCC coffee shop category 2007, 2008 and in 2010 in the sativa category.
3) mostly worried that I wouldnt get the 8-9 week flowering time phenotype and would instead get the 9-10 week flowering pheno
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/chocolope_feminised_aka_dline_cannabis_seeds_.cfm
Reserva Pravida - OG18
1) classic strain new and improved version
2) placed well in HTCC 2007 and 2009 Indica Strain
3) good flower time (8-9 weeks)
4) average yield
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/the-og-18-feminised-cannabis-seeds.cfm
Reserva Pravida - Apollo 13 *
1) on paper looks like the perfect mass production strain
2) very short flower time 7-8 weeks
3) very high yield (600+ gr /m^2)
4) Is one of the parents genetics to Vortex (winner of the Medical HTCC in Cali 2010)
5) worried that it looks too good to be true from a production standpoint... unable to find detailed reviews of this strain
Sativa version:
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/reserva_privada_apollo_13_sativa_cannabis_seeds.cfm
Indica version:
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/reserva_privada_apollo_13_indica_cannabis_seeds.cfm
Green House - Super Lemon Haze
1) winner of HTCC 2008-2009 and 2nd place finisher in 2010
2) I currently grow this strain and am familiar with it. I dont like the 9-10 week flower time and if I continue to grow this strain I would hunt for a stockier shorter pheno which I know exists. (I had one but flowered it mistakenly because I decided to keep a more vigorous easier rooting more stretchy pheno... I regret that now)
3) decent yielder but looking for something a bit more commercial in terms of speed and production.
4) quality of buds is really nice though... which trumps a lot of the downsides of this strain (namely its height and flower time)
These are the strains Im considering. Any advice greatly appreciated. Perhaps there are some other strains I should take a look at.
-T
As of right now im leaning toward The Purps and Apllo 13 because of the fast flower times... The Purps won the awards and the Apollo has the yield so it seems as though Im covering my bases between quality strains and mass productions strains... but still not sure... Would love to hear to some grow advice on Apollo and Purps especially.
Ive narrowed it down to some strains and Id like some input:
BC Bud Depot - The Purps
1) Cannabis Cup finalist 2007 and 2009 for Sativa Strain
2) 7-8 week flower (very nice)*
3) bag appeal A+
4) some of the random literature ive read states its between 400-500 gr/m^2 so its good yielder not great though.
5) no clue on potency but it must be strong if it placed in HTCC
https://secure.bcbuddepot.com/seed-list/bc-bud-depot/the-purps-winner/
TH Seeds - S.A.G.E
1) Classic strain
2) despite supposedly low yield... some growers kill it with obnoxious yields with this strain.. for example:
http://newhd.hennepdesk.eu/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=7&video_id=37
3) high thc (20%)
4) long flower time though:
http://www.thseeds.com/pages/sage.html
Barney's - Vanilla Kush
1) 2009 HTCC finalist for Indica Strain
2) 8-9 week flower (pretty good)
3) very potent (22% THC)
4) good yielder (600 gr/m^2)
http://www.barneysfarm.com/index.php?p=home&i=73&action=detail〈=en
Barney's - LSD
1) 2008 HTCC finalist Indica Strin
2) 9 week flower time
3) very potent (24% THC)
4) good yielder (600 gr/m^2)
http://www.barneysfarm.com/index.php?p=home&i=44&action=detail〈=en
DNA - ReCon
1) Great yield (600 gr/m^2)
2) good flower time 8-9 weeks
3) not much reviews on this strain but looks good on paper
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/dna_genetics_recon_cannabis_seeds.cfm
DNA - Chocolope
1) Good yield (500-600 gr/m^2)
2) has finished well HTCC coffee shop category 2007, 2008 and in 2010 in the sativa category.
3) mostly worried that I wouldnt get the 8-9 week flowering time phenotype and would instead get the 9-10 week flowering pheno
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/chocolope_feminised_aka_dline_cannabis_seeds_.cfm
Reserva Pravida - OG18
1) classic strain new and improved version
2) placed well in HTCC 2007 and 2009 Indica Strain
3) good flower time (8-9 weeks)
4) average yield
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/the-og-18-feminised-cannabis-seeds.cfm
Reserva Pravida - Apollo 13 *
1) on paper looks like the perfect mass production strain
2) very short flower time 7-8 weeks
3) very high yield (600+ gr /m^2)
4) Is one of the parents genetics to Vortex (winner of the Medical HTCC in Cali 2010)
5) worried that it looks too good to be true from a production standpoint... unable to find detailed reviews of this strain
Sativa version:
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/reserva_privada_apollo_13_sativa_cannabis_seeds.cfm
Indica version:
http://www.dnagenetics.com/online_store/reserva_privada_apollo_13_indica_cannabis_seeds.cfm
Green House - Super Lemon Haze
1) winner of HTCC 2008-2009 and 2nd place finisher in 2010
2) I currently grow this strain and am familiar with it. I dont like the 9-10 week flower time and if I continue to grow this strain I would hunt for a stockier shorter pheno which I know exists. (I had one but flowered it mistakenly because I decided to keep a more vigorous easier rooting more stretchy pheno... I regret that now)
3) decent yielder but looking for something a bit more commercial in terms of speed and production.
4) quality of buds is really nice though... which trumps a lot of the downsides of this strain (namely its height and flower time)
These are the strains Im considering. Any advice greatly appreciated. Perhaps there are some other strains I should take a look at.
-T
As of right now im leaning toward The Purps and Apllo 13 because of the fast flower times... The Purps won the awards and the Apollo has the yield so it seems as though Im covering my bases between quality strains and mass productions strains... but still not sure... Would love to hear to some grow advice on Apollo and Purps especially.
