emes

i've heard many bad things about durban from sensiseeds.
but there are at least two other seedbanks which sell durban ( or "durban poison"):
- positronics
- homegrown fantasy

has anyone tried it? which is better?

and what do you think about skunk#1 from homegrown fantasy?

thx in advance

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dubi

I think sensi's durban is not bad. Durban possibly not the most potent sativa but easy to plant and early plant.
I've planted the dutch passion and i think is better plant for indoors than outdoors. The sensi's version works good outdoors and has a lot of traits from the good durban mixed with some indica genes.From this two i think is the best.

You have to know that you won't probaby find pure durban sativa because the seedbank makes F1 with indicas. Dubi.

emes

do you mean that seedbanks don't sell stable strains? only hybrids?

so, it seems that only way to obtain true breeding durban's seeds is to go to South Africa... and to Afghanistan for true affi... and so on

I will check one (the only one) polish seedbank. they're selling durban, a child of positronics one (so the seeds they sell are F2). if it don't grow uniformly, I will be sure that positronics sell hybrids...

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dubi

Yes it's rare that you found a pure sativa that haven't been crossed with indicas. I'd love that they sell they stable pure strains but they normally only sell hybrids.

ButterflyDreams

When you quest for the truth, the truth shall set you free.

Alas, Dubi is correct, most strains these days are such a jumble that even the "stable" strins are rather diverse.

One option, selectively breed for the traits of the strain you prefer out of the cross...

A lot of work... yes.
A lot of hassle... yes.
Worth it... yes.

Smiles,
BD

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dubi

If you want pure durban sativa (and others sativas from this zone) go to http://www.africanseeds.com and you 'll see that they will be different that dutch versions.

emes

thanks, dubi

have you (or someone else) ever tried ordering from AfricanSeeds? are they reliable?

and a second question - dutch durbans grow well in europe, but as you told, they're mixed with indicas. so, will the 100% pure sativa from africanseeds also grow well outdoors here?

they tell that flowering time (for durban) is 9-13 weeks. will such plants be ready to harvest by the end of september?

(there's something wrong: beginning of april + 13 weeks = end of july. is it possible for pure sativa females to flower so early?)

i'm getting a bit confused

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dubi

When a catalogue put dates about flowering they are talking about flowering time not total time (adding vegetative too).
So don't confuse ... If you plant a sativa in April they will be growing to July-August and then start to flower (then you can add your 9-13 weeks) and plan will probably finish in October