Neville's Haze, in search of a keeper

Day 49 of flowering (10/14).

We are nearing the first half of flowering here, I start to see flowers and delicate scents are forming.
The canopy has been trimmed back last week, most buds are in a good amount of light now.
Feeding stayed the same as past weeks.

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The 2 pearl pheno's:

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Random budshot:

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Day 49 of flowering (10/14).

Flowers and trichomes are starting to pick up now.:)
I sart to see signs of yellowing leaves.
Feedings is still 2ml/L Alga Bloom in rain water, light is around 70% strenght now for a couple of weeks.
10/14 seems like an ok light schedule to flower these on from the start.
I will tweek a little bit with pot size from the start and will probably give a transplant well into flowering next time.
One day I will tame these queens.

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Day 56 of flowering (10/14).

This round they do seem to flower faster.
Next week I will start to give them 0,5ml/L Green Sensation along with 2ml/L Alga Bloom.

Trichomes are starting to get abundant.
Those 2 pearls pheno's are just smelling incredible.
NH#15 also caught my attention more this round.
By looks I would say that we are past the halfway point.

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Schlawiener said:
Once again, my respect to you, @Swifty! The Pearl Phaeno and the NH#. I have to try everything. But I don't feel ready for the NH# yet. It's becoming more and more appealing to me. Someday I'll get to experience it too. Great work! Respect!✌️
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Thank you Schlawiener. 😊(y)
It is a journey growing these but I make progress and new insights with every grow.
The smoke is very nice and more than worth it.
I have high hopes for a couple of phenos going in the 3rd round later.

Looking forward to the day you start your NH grow!
 
Schlawiener said:
First, I'll try Neville's Skunk or Mango! I'm traumatized by Ace Seeds' A5 Killer Haze. It starts off floral, then turns to raw meat and body sweat.

Every experienced smoker recommends Neville's Haze. I was told that 25 years ago. It won't take that long this time, @Swifty !✌️
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Not only you friend!
I also was very very very dissapointed because of KILLER A5 HAZE from ACE seeds.I was so disappointed that, even though I used to have a fairly good opinion of them and grew quite a few of their strains in the past, I'll never grow anything from them again. The same goes for their Malawi. It's overrated garbage that's often finished in less than 10 weeks.
About 15 years ago they had some interesting stuff, but these days it's pure trash. Beautiful photos and descriptions, but the end result is poor quality.
Maybe some people occasionally get something good from them, but in my opinion those are just exceptions.

So go for Neville's Haze.
Don't even think about anything else!

Best Regards!
RK
 
@Schlawiener
@ResinousKingpin

(Neville's Haze it’s the original F1 strain who contains NL5, Haze A and Haze C so you can't be wrong).

But I’m surprised by your experience guys with Ace Seeds’ A5 Killer, because on ICmag the growers seem happy whit it.
If you bought the feminised version, it’s normal to have had a bad experience but maybe the Malawi male used is bad ? (Generally I dont like African strains, apart Zamal).
 
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Hey @Zero0, I haven't had a good Hawaiian sativa since leaving the Islands. What I am suggesting is that, "There are certain aspects of growing that you might not be able to replicate. This could include strains that do better at higher altitudes or temperatures lower than you can create indoors."
Some of the best shit I had was grown on the side of volcanoes or in the taro fields in the valley. Hmm, if I just had a yard of that Hawaiian red dirt...
"A Thai landrace strain would likely thrive in warm temperatures with quite a bit of humidity. This is due to Thailand being extremely warm and humid for the majority of the year."
"Some of these strains thrive in humid conditions while others need it to be a bit cooler and arid."
Humidity needs can differ between a Sativa and an Indica.
Thinking out loud here- might it be important to mimic as best we can, the environment that these plants originate from? I think @Swifty's excellent grows reflect this. And for those growing the A5, which can be challenging in itself, did you provide a humid enough environment? Would this have made a difference?
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

mu
 
Hey Bredda @Zero0

African landraces definitely have their own charm.

About 32 years ago, I visited Senegal two or three times thanks to my father, who sadly passed away many years ago. He took me along, and we stayed in a tourist resort, something similar to Club Med. While I was there, I met some really great people and made a lot of genuine connections.

At that time, I was already doing a bit of indoor growing back home, so I had a reasonable idea of what was good and what wasn’t. In the beginning, some people tried to sell me Low-Quality wed and I remember telling them, "Brother, I grow better than that at home." 😄

But eventually I got hold of some cannabis that was truly outstanding. I mean really exceptional. The effect was incredibly trippy, almost like you had eaten mushrooms. It came from the Casamance region in Senegal and had all the characteristics of a traditional landrace.

I brought back quite a few seeds, but back then I never managed to grow them successfully indoors. This was 30–32 years ago, and those plants were just too wild for me. I simply didn't have the knowledge or experience to control them under artificial lighting.

Maybe today I would approach them very differently. Unfortunately, I don't have any of those seeds left.

What I can say is that there were some truly amazing varieties down there. The kind of sativa that gives you that colorful flickering effect in your vision after smoking, almost dreamlike and psychedelic.

So yes, if genuine Senegalese or West African landraces are still out there, they could be an excellent starting point for preservation work or breeding projects.

One Love, and Blessings

Penny ❤️💛💚
 
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@musashi

Yes, the environment and the nutrients involved in plant development significantly alter their characteristics, even in the case of clones. (Cannabis appears to exhibit a very high degree of genetic plasticity.)

For example, I have personally noticed that a humid environment favours citrus terpenes, whilst a drier environment favours pine terpenes. I’ve observed this with Dirt Dawg, as it always fluctuates between these three main aromas: pine, lemon and diesel.

@PennyP
Hello PennyP ;) Nice story your trip in Africa.

I did experience a bit of the psychedelic effect you’re describing with Zamal, but I’d only grown it for 80 days of flowering (which really wasn’t long enough).

I tried a Durban in Amsterdam, but it had an extremely earthy taste and a mediocre high. But perhaps it was a feminised strain or had been grown poorly.
Maybe one day I’ll try a Malawi.
I have some (Malawi Gold × Nigerian Haze) seeds from Top Dawg in stock, so I might give them a go in the future. ^^
 
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