I started out with 3 packs of SSH beans purchased from GreenHouse coffeeshop in 98 (before Shanti left to form his own independant seed company, Mr.Nice). Out of 39 seeds I ended up with 26 females, out of those 3 major phenotypes were visible:
1) Pure Sativa pheno This one grew very similar to Neville’s Haze, very thin serrated leaves, tall & branchy (like a Christmas tree) with medium-long internodal length. Typically stretches 3x or more its original height when flowered, 12+ week flowering cycle. Buds are very fluffy airy/hairy (low yield), foxtail in appearance, poor calyx to leaf ratio. Not much smell when growing, slight piney scent. Taste after the cure was piney spicey with a hint on sandalwood. The high is long lasting very intense visual racey/paranioa experience. 4 of the 26 females showed these extreme Sativa growth patterns.
2) Skunk/Haze pheno This one is easily manageable and has the appearance of a typical Sativa/Indica mix. Thin-medium sized leaves but has a stockier bushy profile with tight internodal length. Stretch is controlled only 1/2 to 2x original size, 8-10 week flowering period. Buds are quite dense (nice yielder) & are covered in big shiny silver colored trichomes. Decent calyx to leaf ratio, smell is quite strong like spicey rotten fruit that has been sprayed by a skunk. Taste is very spicey with slightly sweet skunky undertones. The high is a powerful blend of Sativa/Indica effects comes on quick & leaves you dazed-N-confused in a foggy haze. 10 out of 26 females exhibited these traits.
3) Best pheno The last pheno is your quintessential SSH pheno; the one you see most in Amsterdam coffeeshops. It has similar growth pattern as the Sk/Haze pheno but not as branchy and grows slightly taller with tight-medium internodal length. Again stretch is controlled 2x original height during flowering. 9-10 week blooming cycle. This pheno displays great hybrid vigor. During flowering buds explode with growth. Flowers are spiral shaped, big & dense (great yielder) yet still light at the same time due to the stacked swollen calyxes. Resin production is excellent; even stems around the flowers are covered. High calyx to leaf ratio. Smell is fairly strong floral & spicey with a hint of sweetness. Taste is very spicey with a great hazey slightly sweet aftertaste. The high is pretty much the same as Sk/Haze pheno, stupifying mix of Sativa and Indica effects. The Sativa side is visual mentally confusing (hard to think straight/concentrate) while the Indica is just enough to relax the body (kill the pain) & take away most of the edgy racey paranoia feeling of the Haze. 12 of 26 females leaned toward this pheno
Overall (8.5 rating), I was quite happy with SSH & highly reccommend it. Good for commercial grows while still having the quality to satisfy most any hardcore cannabis smoker.
8 SSH (Sk/Haze pheno) done 5 gallon DWC style (screenless SCROG) under 2kW HPS. 11 ft x 4.5 ft x 7.5 ft grow space. GH nutes. 21 days veg. Harvested after 63 days of flowering. Finished off with a plain water flush last 2 weeks.
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Grower Report - eran5700 on December 24, 2005, 2:52 pm
i have started with a pack of 15 , i got 9 females !! i have used 600 HPS and for 40 days more another 400 HPS with biobizz nutes ( biogrow , alg-mic biobloom and topmax )
i have verg then for 25 days and then went to flower . the grow was amazing !! , i got plants from 110-150 cm .