Does anyone have any information on South Indian or even North Indian Sativas or related strains? I haven't seen any made available but the few plants I've seen growing look excellent.
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Indian and related strains?
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Thank you for your suggestion but I was looking for pure lines which I forgot to put down in the first place.
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I have grown the south indian strain of member glock23. It was an excellent smoke although this is a strain very hard to grow and low producer. In other words, a truly psychoactive strain, but 14-20 weeks of flowering.
I have also grown a north indian strain brought back by mriko which was named "Malana shepperd". It was not very strong, most probably a charas strain, but the smoke was still interesting.
I have read numerous reports on south indian strains coming from Varkala and Mysore. They seem to have interesting smell and taste, like curry or other indian spices. Production is decent and they seem to have relative low hermie rates for this kind of strain (about 20% only).
I bet they would be worth a try.
I have also grown a north indian strain brought back by mriko which was named "Malana shepperd". It was not very strong, most probably a charas strain, but the smoke was still interesting.
I have read numerous reports on south indian strains coming from Varkala and Mysore. They seem to have interesting smell and taste, like curry or other indian spices. Production is decent and they seem to have relative low hermie rates for this kind of strain (about 20% only).
I bet they would be worth a try.
These are some North Indian charas sativas from a remote 'Pahari' region of the Himalaya - the pictures are mostly of the farmhouse strain grown in the region ('dataa'), though I am hoping to find some pics of the 'jungli' variety also. These varieties are found at 2000 metres plus - generally the best is 2500 metres plus.
Unfortunately the camera phone was knackered, the screen broke, so most of the pics are fuzzy and focused badly.
The pieces of charas pictured are both 'farmhouse' (the round ball, and the thicker sticks) and 'jungli' (the larger bundle of thinner sticks). The more carefully prepared the charas is, the less green and bitty it is. Really well made hand-rubbed charas should generally be a dark colour - flowering tips are rubbed between two hands using the fibrous strength of the stems to pull against - hands are clapped repeatedly to remove bits of calyx etc., and the end result is palms covered in a black layer of resin. This is then rolled off the hands into a stick, which is traditionally folded back on itself two or three times and twisted into a double or triple helix shape. This charas sets solid below about 20c, but softens up in the sun at about 25c or so. Charas in these regions is very powerful, though takes a good 30 minutes to really get going.
The aroma of the plants is raw carrots, mango, with a limey smell.
Pahari people prize good jungli plants above all for making the best 'marl' ('stuff') - the 'nasha' (high) is more up, rushing, psychedelic and intense. Good charas from these regions keeps you buzzing for a good four hours from one hit.
Unfortunately the camera phone was knackered, the screen broke, so most of the pics are fuzzy and focused badly.
The pieces of charas pictured are both 'farmhouse' (the round ball, and the thicker sticks) and 'jungli' (the larger bundle of thinner sticks). The more carefully prepared the charas is, the less green and bitty it is. Really well made hand-rubbed charas should generally be a dark colour - flowering tips are rubbed between two hands using the fibrous strength of the stems to pull against - hands are clapped repeatedly to remove bits of calyx etc., and the end result is palms covered in a black layer of resin. This is then rolled off the hands into a stick, which is traditionally folded back on itself two or three times and twisted into a double or triple helix shape. This charas sets solid below about 20c, but softens up in the sun at about 25c or so. Charas in these regions is very powerful, though takes a good 30 minutes to really get going.
The aroma of the plants is raw carrots, mango, with a limey smell.
Pahari people prize good jungli plants above all for making the best 'marl' ('stuff') - the 'nasha' (high) is more up, rushing, psychedelic and intense. Good charas from these regions keeps you buzzing for a good four hours from one hit.
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yeh I don't have any Parvati - but do have some other North Indian charas varieties: Malana, and also Kullu Jungli from another growing village nearby there
the Malana is most resinous - insanely resinous in fact - but if you ask me even these Pahari Farmhouse strains produce a more powerful and more enjoyable high
the Malana is most resinous - insanely resinous in fact - but if you ask me even these Pahari Farmhouse strains produce a more powerful and more enjoyable high
Great pictures Ngakpa, really loved the descriptions too. Are the farmers friendly enough that they might sell some seeds?
bigpuff420
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I have been searching for supplier that ships malana seed worldwide including all countries. Could someone point me in the right direction.
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can comment now after almost 5 months in india that most of indian ganja is very cerebral, electric sativa stuff. 'electric' means it produce strange electric vibes which can cause involuntary movements and muscle contractions for the first 15 minutes after smoking. it's a creeper high, and it tends to elevate you very high, quite psychedelic, can cause a lot of terror in those who are not familiar with the penetrating power of true landrace sativa, i've seen 4 episodes of anxiety, 2 guys blamed the guy who had shared the joint that ganja "was diluted with chemicals".. indeed many smokers refers to the high as "lsd-like", personally i don't think so, for except one occasion*..
the smoke itself is terrible, smooth on the lungs but very harsh on the mouth and tastes awful. buds usually contain a lot of seeds and require good cleaning.
best ganja called "shilavat" or "shilavati", it supposed to be from Kolkata area near shilavati river, but most of the time the stuff that come under "shilavat" name deviate quite a lot, not too much on average, but 2 times i got really interesting lots: first one was green ganja with lemony citrusy minty smell and an excellent aware serenity high, *the latter is some black/brown/purple buds that is quite unique, this is that rare _relaxing_ sativa high, not speedy/racy at all, no paranoia, calm and loose, very cerebral, kind of gentle lsd trip, everything looks seductive, time tend to slow, ego deaths, big smiles, dreamy state. the only downside is it tend to involve me to any activity to the point i usually forget i'm high.
here're some pictures of that latter lot.
the smoke itself is terrible, smooth on the lungs but very harsh on the mouth and tastes awful. buds usually contain a lot of seeds and require good cleaning.
best ganja called "shilavat" or "shilavati", it supposed to be from Kolkata area near shilavati river, but most of the time the stuff that come under "shilavat" name deviate quite a lot, not too much on average, but 2 times i got really interesting lots: first one was green ganja with lemony citrusy minty smell and an excellent aware serenity high, *the latter is some black/brown/purple buds that is quite unique, this is that rare _relaxing_ sativa high, not speedy/racy at all, no paranoia, calm and loose, very cerebral, kind of gentle lsd trip, everything looks seductive, time tend to slow, ego deaths, big smiles, dreamy state. the only downside is it tend to involve me to any activity to the point i usually forget i'm high.
here're some pictures of that latter lot.
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Looks bad,smokes great,must be pretty good!...hope you have kept the seeds!Is it a couple of purple pistils we can see in the middle of the second pic
Tx for sharing!
Tx for sharing!
hey mate i put together this thread today about landraces, there're quite a few from the himalayas and india areas.
Landrace Thread: Strain Information and Pictures
ones like garhwali jungli, parvati and pahari farmhouse.
Landrace Thread: Strain Information and Pictures
ones like garhwali jungli, parvati and pahari farmhouse.
lol serious? that's awesome rinse thanks for sharing, i've got some on the way and can't wait to see how they go!
