Indoor Sativa Growing Myths?

StlSoldier531

Active Member
My next grow I want to be Sativa, I'm sick of the couchlock stupor budz.

Some friends are urging me not to go pure sativa because it's:

1. Impossible to grow correctly / efficiently indoors.
2. Yield is paltry compared to Indica harvests.
3. Sativa always grows tall so I'll run out of space.
4. Takes a really long time to veg/flower/harvest.

I grow for personal use only, so I don't care as much about the yield (4 plants should get me a few ounces/3-4 months right?). I care about the quality and about a really light heady cerebral buzz with lots of energy 8-)

I also don't mind working with a "difficult" plant as I love to learn hands-on about plant problems and try new things with them - topping, lst, hydro, scrog, etc.

But, I don't want to be screwed on a grow because I tried a strain that is for professional outdoor growers or something. I was thinking a Kali Mist or something?

What do you think?
1.) Hahahaha .. lol .. NOTHING is impossible .. They can be grown correctly just like any other strain ... There are tons of myths and urban legends surrounding the Sativa Breeds .. Most are not true ... They need to be Vegged a little longer than Indica in order to get the same quality as you get from an indica .. But it is no harder to grow them correctly indoors than any other Indica strain ..

2.) They Yield as much as any other strain depending on how they are grown .. Veg time, growing skills and environment are all the most important factors .. If you know what you are doing .. You can get a crazy amount of yeild from them even indoors .. A pound per plant is possible with the correct growing methods ..

3.) Yes, they grow very tall .. some of them can get up to 20 feet easily .. but most average around 9 or 10 feet when fully mature and fully flowered after stretch .. The way to control the height is to LST them .. this will cause them to stay short and bushy .. similar to indica strains .. and they will yeild more that way because you end up with more main cola tops than you would if you do not LST .. When you don't LST they get tall (shaped like an X-mas tree) and you have to raise the light up higher .. which can prevent growth of the lower Buds .. Grow lights, unlike the sun only give light from ONE direction .. the top ..
So By LST'ing them you are able to keep the light closer to all the buds on the plant .. outside is a different story because the SUN gives off sooo much light, it can light up the upper and lower buds .. You can keep them 2 feet High and 3 feet wide when you LST .. producing some serious yeild per plant :)

4.) Some do and some don't ... Haze strains take a good amount of time to flower all the way out .. but other Landrace strains such as Katema can take 8 to 9 weeks which is about the average length of time it takes to flower out most indica strains .. Maui Waui takes around 11 weeks which is only a few weeks longer than most indica strains that can take up to 9 weeks .. If a sativa is what you really want .. an extra 2 or 3 weeks is not a lot of time to wait in order to grow what your heart desires

Good luck to all who decide to grow a sativa .. they are truly wonderful strains to smoke .. and if you have been smoking street bud for a lot of years which are mostly indica .. a sativa can be something Very new and rewarding .. the experience is a lot different than smoking indica strains .. even though I like both indica and sativa equally .. sometimes I like a clear spacey high and sometimes I like to be stoned so bad that I am in retard mode .. lol ..
When by myself give me indica over sative .. I like to be stupid stoned when home alone .. hahaha
When in a social setting .. give me sativa over indica .. I like to be talkative and happy around other people :)
 

katet

Member
2. IME yields has more to do with genetics than species.
I flower my Sats at 10-12" they usually finish at about 3 feet which works perfect for my cabinet.
I know this post was a while ago, but what are your usual yields with this strategy? What is your set up? I recently got my hands on some south american bagseed and I'm preparing my grow for sativas.
 

afrawfraw

Well-Known Member
It's been my experience that using MH bulbs in the flower room deters stretching and adds to the quality of the medicine. :weed:
 

bu$hleaguer

Well-Known Member
Hi, I am a newb but this was such an interesting read. Can anyone help me understand what the difference/ benefits or negatives are between making a scrog screen and LST training like mentioned in this thread?

Thanks!
 

GroErr

Well-Known Member
What are some good techniques to control stretchiness and "lankiness" of sativas indoors?
I love sats, yes they typically take longer to finish indoor but can grow to bush size and produce well. The high is my preference though, as the op posted, I don't like couch lock, I keep some indica smoke around if I need to crash but otherwise sat's are my goto smoke. One way I can vouch for to grow them bushy/tight nodes is LED's, for some reason the LED's produce very tight nodes, combined with some LST/FIM/Super-cropping they become out of control bushes...
 
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