Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Pure Sativa is a total 'Head High'. Pure Indica is a total 'Body
Stone/couch-lock'. A 50/50 cross will give a 50% 'Head high' and a
50% 'Body Stone'. If an Indica plant is crossed slightly with a Sativa
plant it will give a 60% 'Body Stone' and a 40%'Head High'. A Sativa
plant that is crossed slightly with an Indica plant will give a 60%
'Head High' and a 40% 'Body Stone'. The 60/40 ratio is most
common but some breeders can change that ratio. When choosing a
seed, check to see if it is pure or if it has a ratio. Most seed sellers will
have this listed along with their seed type. So when we look at some
strains that are crossbreeds we must understand which species the
plants are leaning towards. Along with the cross you can expect that
the plant will look different. Some Sativa plants may be shorter
because of the Indica breeding in them and some Indica plants may be
taller because of the Sativa breeding in them. This is okay though
because later on we will find that as a grower we have control over
how a plant will look and grow. As a grower we can influence height
and plant features. We can also harvest the plant in such a way that we
can produce a different high type. The later you harvest the plant the
more you will help produce a couch-lock effect. Harvesting just before
peak will induce a cerebral high. If you are working with strains that
are for either cerebral or couch-lock highs then you can harvest early
or later and help produce some of these 'high type' properties.
