Skunk #1 Sensi Seeds: First-time Grow West Australian

Hope this worked. We shall see.

Yay!

So that's basically just the Skunk #1 right there. The other one has far less bud on it. Like 2 main colas and then the rest a little lamish and popcornish. Something to be said for genetics I guess... Plus the stretchy nature of the Skunk probably lends itself better to scrog/split canopy approaches. Now I'm repeating myself...

nice west aus ...they gonna be monsters

wow very healthy and prolific looking. you should definitly be feelin proud of your ladies. moree picccssss
cant tell from that pic.. lots of trichomes starting to show up? sugar fairy been to visit by now im sure.
they are going to be some big buds and looks like your spot on with your nutes.

I don't think you've got 'Sensi Skunk #1' there mate,this is my 'Limited Edition Fem Skunk #1' from Sensi and they look nothing like.
There is so little variation in phenos that it's about as true breeding as you are going to get,I got this one that finished around 4-5 days before the rest and was about 6 inches taller but that's it. To notice the subtle differences in effect between them you would have to smoke about 3g in a blunt to yourself,even then there's not much in it.



Sensi Skunk #1 is an exellent plant (not the original though) and Simon has done a very good job,the solid genetics show in the uniform structure and high calyx to leaf ratio.
As you can see from this birds eye view uniform structure can't get much better (I've checked it with a tape measure I was so impressed).



Perfect node spacing,it grows in an X!
All under a 400w.

@ Bailable Thanks mate. A few trichs are starting to show up, but I think we've still got another 3 weeks to go so I anticipate seeing more that's for sure. I'll get a decent camera at some point, I promise. Just using the iPhone4 at the moment..

@ the Yorkshireman. Not sure what the point of your post is. The person who sent me these beans is fairly prolific on this site and I certainly don't see why he'd bullshit me and tell me they're one thing when they're something else. From what I've been able to see from going to the sensi website and others, my pheno is pretty much in the ballpark for what I've read to expect. Also, my grow is scrogged (badly, but nevertheless a manipulated canopy). It could have all the symmetry in the world and it would still mean nothing as far as my grow is concerned. I've manipulated it fairly intensively. My leaves are obviously sativalike as is the growth habit, and from what I've read about it's heritage, that's perfectly normal.

EDIT: As far as "high calyx to leaf ratio" is concerned, I'm pretty happy with what I'm getting. Far more than is to be found on the bagseed neighbour...

But hey, you've got more rep than me so you're the expert, right...?

Ok, so I thought I'd get right in and turn off the HPS for a bit and just have the CFLs on and take some photos. Starting to notice some trich action, which is obviously a good thing. Still early days yet. I certainly wish I had a couple of 400w CMH bulbs to chuck in there to get even more trichomes, but hey, we can always do that next grow. All this grow has to do is pay my expenses.

I think it'll be above average pot once it's all trimmed up and cured. That's all I could ever ask for a first time grow. Next time we'll try to do something special.

Oh, and I'll ask for a breeders certificate, in triplicate, stamped and approved by the Cannabis Association of the Netherlands, with my DNA mapped and PCR virus tested beans, nano-tagged for extra confirmation of identity and provenance to placate the pedants amongst you....

Used a shitty magnifying glass from the newsagents to get up close. Again, am only using my iphone as a camera. Could be worse...

PS. The second pic above is of the bag-seed plant. You can see how the buds are more blunt or rounde and have whiter hairs, when compared to the conical colas of the Skunk (or whatever we're calling it...).

WestAussie said:

@ Bailable Thanks mate. A few trichs are starting to show up, but I think we've still got another 3 weeks to go so I anticipate seeing more that's for sure. I'll get a decent camera at some point, I promise. Just using the iPhone4 at the moment..

@ the Yorkshireman. Not sure what the point of your post is. The person who sent me these beans is fairly prolific on this site and I certainly don't see why he'd bullshit me and tell me they're one thing when they're something else. From what I've been able to see from going to the sensi website and others, my pheno is pretty much in the ballpark for what I've read to expect. Also, my grow is scrogged (badly, but nevertheless a manipulated canopy). It could have all the symmetry in the world and it would still mean nothing as far as my grow is concerned. I've manipulated it fairly intensively. My leaves are obviously sativalike as is the growth habit, and from what I've read about it's heritage, that's perfectly normal.

EDIT: As far as "high calyx to leaf ratio" is concerned, I'm pretty happy with what I'm getting. Far more than is to be found on the bagseed neighbour...

But hey, you've got more rep than me so you're the expert, right...?

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Dude I wasn't trying to be funny,call your pal a bullshitter or make out I'm an expert but that's clearly NOT sensi's Skunk #1.
For a start Sensi's Skunk #1 is not a Sativa,it's an Afghani Indica dom plant with a Sativa like effect.
I don't know where you get your info but it isn't from Simon at Sensi.

Taken from the Sensi Seeds site-
The strain that changed the face of cannabis culture across the world continues to amaze weed-lovers more than a quarter-century after her release! The original Skunk hybrids fused traditional cultivars from Central and South America, Afghanistan and Thailand. Through generations of intensive selection and back-crossing, the very best examples of Skunk were stabilised into the first true-breeding Indica-Sativa hybrid - the classic Indica-dominant Skunk #1.
Breeders regard Skunk #1 as the benchmark of uniform, reliable performance and her rock-solid genotype has influenced a hundred modern hybrids. Skunk #1's energetic performance and bountiful yields demonstrate the true meaning of hybrid vigour. Growth and flowering are mostly-Indica in appearance, though Skunk plants gain more height than pure Indicas when blooming. Flowering is both rapid and rewarding, as Skunk #1 produces robust stems and branches to support her superior yields. Short internode gaps explode into dense, rounded bud-clusters which merge into huge, heavy colas by harvest time. Skunk #1's Sativa genes have a subtle effect on flower structure plus a wonderful influence on her effect - a stunningly potent combination of stone and high!
Sensi´s new feminised Skunk #1 is remarkably uniform when grown from seed, with plants displaying consistent structure and regular bud formation time and time again. In almost 30 years of experience with the strain, this is the finest example of feminised Skunk #1 that we´ve ever seen!

As for me being a "pedant" isn't that why we are all here, to share knowledge?
I sincerely hope the grow turns out ok for you,I'm not here to fall out with people.

Namaste!

Hey mate I'm gonna jump in and make a splash here....Im not a fighter, im not a troll, as W'Aussie says im a tax paying working family man that has strong morals and the way i carry myself is to be honest and trust worthy and to treat others the way i'd like to be treated, that being said i would like to explain all the details in context here.

I'm another member on a breeding forum and all to well know about Homozygenous true-breeding plants.....No these arent F7s from Simons personal stash, these are the result of a skunk#1 backcross. Generation unknown as the breeders wont disclose that type of info, I'm sure your aware of that.

These beans came in two packs of 5 were and sent to me from my seedbank/source and stated that they used Sensi stock. After reading about Wozzy's drama with gettng beans and customs I gladly handed him 4 of them, I myself have nothing to hide behind of wouldnt do anything like that to be honest so i hope we are all clearer on this matter.

But first i would like you to read this...a word needs to be said about the not-too-common probabilities of what I generally refer to as a recessive combination phenomenon. Sometimes, though not often, two parents that appear to express a common desirable trait ? let's say sweet/fruity ? are crossed and the progeny do not express the desirable trait.
This usually means that one or both parents possessed some sort of recessive alleles in their genotype for this characteristic. But it could also mean that the progeny had a different environment to that of their parents.

If environment can be ruled out then it is likely that some sort of a genetic recessive combination is the cause. If none of the progeny express the desired characteristic one may want to cross the progeny with itself and see what the outcome is.
If a common "Punnet ratio" such as 25% of a progeny express the desirable trait, then the trait is more than likely recessive and the trait may be stabilized via crossing any two of the 25% (or whatever common ratio) that show the desired trait with each other.


I can clearly see the traits in Wozzy's plants but Im not going to argue particually on this site (HA!) about breeding, plus i dont feel as its necessary, thanks for your detailed opinion and photo's you have included, we are all here to grow and finally smoke our own herb, so lets do that and let Wozzy enjoy his FIRST ever dope grow that were gifted to him from me as i felt his angst and sorrow regarding his situation and our seed hungry customs.....

Tricka.


Namaste my friend....ONE LOVE

Probably only a week and a bit from harvest. Coming up on 10 weeks in flower (flipped 7th of June).

Trichomes are still clear for the most part, but a sample got me and a mate fairly well ripped the other day.

I'd be happy with anything over 10oz.

And some more

And again!

Opps, repost in this one.

loookin mighty fine there mate

Just a quick question to any other aussie's, preferably in WA. I'm thinking about getting some afghan seeds, but I'm a bit worried about the copers. If I send them to my address any chance the cops might show up instead?
Thanks, D