The real Skunk.

[Alfred-cannaria]

Hi friends, all ok?? i hope all ok.

The other day i was talking with a good friend and we had a good conversation about real Skunk. My friends said me that he remember a old Skunk that is very different to today Skunk. I want to know about the real, true and original skunk. Is possible to find somethig of this? i heard that it´s very very very very difficult... i never grow a real Skunk of old school.

Thanks for all guys. And thanks again hehehehe.

GReetings.

 

[Guest]

Hi Alfred

Skunk #1 has become more inbred over the years, in the 80s it was less inbred and had more variation, it is said that the phenos that have bee lost were some of the better ones. For an example of 80s Skunk #1, think of Cheese.

A really old 'Skunk' may not be Skunk#1 at all, but some really stinky indica type, probably Afghani. Any pics of this 'Skunk' so we can help you identify what it might be?

 

[bergerbuddy]

The Cheese is an AWSOME version of oldtime skunk #1...

As I have only smoked small samples and have not grown the EU cut.... I have a strain given to me as White Gold... which is just sooo clooose to the Cheese I smoked.... I grew some of the BBC Cheese and it to was very similar to this...

 

[hidingtree]

i know exactly what you're talking about . it is like was stated above . it is in certain plants of afghan origin ( not all however ) i have a phenotype i found in a pack of nirvana afghan x nl also known as aurora indica that is very similar to the old skunk you think of . lucky buy a few years back .......lucky find i guess ... but exactly what people are looking for these days when they refer to RKS (road kill skunk ) now, would i recommend buying these seeds .... ok yes .... will you fins a skunk pheno you're looking for ? maybe ..... i would try again . luckily i have 6 seeds from that pack left . i doubt there will be another one similar to it though ... but i would try nirvana aurora indica or their afghan for kicks if you can . or try afghani #1 from sensi seedbank .heres a pic of this pheno grown in less than optimal conditions . many blessings, hidingtree

 

[Alfred-cannaria]

Hi friends, thanks for the requests.

Ok, then i´ll try cheese on a future, thanks again for the information.

Greetings.

 

[fjällhöga]

Cheese is not RKS ... ,but its very good ...

i think you need more pure ghani in it to get to those rancid terpenes ...

Fj

 

[hidingtree]

^^^^that's what i meant to say er went off on a tangent though ....^^^^^
rancid terpenes ..... i wouldn't have known to say that . thanks FJ ! many blessings, hidingtree

 

[mitsu1]

The first Sensi I smoked was in the late seventies..It was Afghani, pure road kill skunk Afghani...The bud was medium to light green with blue/purple hues on the undersides of the leaves..The smell was super strong..It didn't kinda smell like skunk it reeked of road kill skunk....Nothing sweet about it,rancid musky stench.

If I were looking for a RKS I would look to the Afghani..You might find it in a Afghani cross..But would have better chances with the right Afghan..mitsu

 

[Dkgrower]

If on has an old seed catalog where skunk no 1 is listed they often write that if you pick the plant late it devolpes that flavor we call road kill

I have puzzel abouth what influence the differnt growing style that pepol was using at that time, differnt nutes , medium, light spectrums, curing style, ect has on the flavors

 

[THCzr]

sensi afghani 1 is nowhere near RKS, neither is cheese.

you think everyone would still be looking if it were that simple? heheh probably not.

THC

 

[mitsu1]

Skunk#1 is Mexican x Columbian x AFGHANI...It's a Afghan cross..
Growing it longer won't produce skunk smells ...The plant has to have the genes for it first..then growing skills can maximize the smell the plant already has..mitsu

Not simple or else everybody would have one. .Finding the right pheno from the right pure Afghani could take some doing...Maybe now that the Afghan's have stepped up weed production we might see more Afghan genetics..Sensi's Afghan is a hybrid...But it could still be in there..mitsu

 

[HuffAndPuff]

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=44401

Enjoy the read! It was the first thread I posted in.

HuffAndPuff

 

[manicobsession]

thanks for the link huff and puff

great post berger man,cheers to your 999th ..was a good one! '

sams Skunk #1 is the closest thing ive seen to original skunk ,in seed form..enough said

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[IBsmokin]

I have some old skunk beans from the late 70s or early 80's, not sure if they are still viable, got them from my uncle who had them in the back of his fridge since 1981. Been thinkin about seeing if I can crack them and then maybe see if I can make some more beans. I also got some UK Cheese x Northern India landrace that is really stinky, maybe if I get a nice male skunk form those beans cross it with a super stinky UK cheese cross.

I am sure I am not the only one ot there hording beans from the days gone by.

I just dont know if the beans I have are still viable, never tried germing them because they are more like a trophy to me, like hanging on to an old stamp of coin. a collectors piece.
for those seed collectors out there like me you know what i am talking about.

 

[blackone]

Those are some old seeds but it definitely sounds fun! If you manage to sprout some and get both male and female plants then you really should make some pure seeds.
If you only get either male or female plant(s) then of course do a cross and either backcross to the old strain or create f2 seeds from the cross and start your selection (You might not see all of the old characteristics in the f1 generation).

Seeing how the old roadkill skunk seems to be a holy grail atm you should definitely try germing them if you feel comfortable about your abilities to germ seeds.

 

[TheDarkStorm]

Eerr somebody I know stil holds a skunk#1 that is very similar to cheese in smell but more spicy whith hints of fuely diesel kinda more columbian hazy type smells an tastes..the buds are very light greeny goldy coloured with like luminous greens in..The smell just like the brightside cheese does will penetrate brick walls..thers no way you can go outside with it unless its wrapped over many times an then sealed in a airtight plastic tub..when growing it it doesnt resemble any type of indica but is actually very sativa with long streached out colas that fill in..as is starts to ramp up bud production the whole cola has long white hairs..quite slim light green streached out leaves that tend to turn quite yellowish gold as it matures an is not overly leafy..it tends to be quite a tall statuesque plant. The efects are balanced but lean more toward a pleasant sativa type high one you can use throughout the day but over do it an it will wreck your day..

 

[TheHatman]

Hello Skunk lovers,

since the early 90s I keep a skunk gene pool that I understand as a variance of this oldschool skunk you talk about. Sure there are certainly older lines from 70s/80s that offer far more variation, but my variety is different than the skunk you get nowadays.



I always make seed batches by open pollinating. And in 2016 I make a replication from seeds, I made in 1996.



Within this strain I found some nice flavours:

1) a very sweet one like sugar (some guys describe it as blueberry or strawberry)
2) a flavour that ist similar to a usual afghani (citrus / hash)
3) one that has an aroma like herbs and then there are those spicey ones:
4) very spicey, cheesy and less often I find individuals with a heavy salami (or garlic / salami) smell. When you take it with you, people start to think about barbecuing

Especially 3) + 4) are traits that have been lost today, I think. It´s amazing what terps can do..

Finally a photo from one of these garlic/salami ones:

 

[TheDarkStorm]

Hey nice picture hatman looks lovely...its is different to the clone the boys I know hold though..if im honest all other skunk#1 lines pictures or plants that is see look like someone has took the tall statuesque skunk#1 clone the ppl I know hold an have an bred some sort ov shorter bigger yielding stockier afghan type plant to it an relesed a skunk#1 line...the skunk#1 clone these ppl hold looks to be almost 70% odd percent sativa an resembles some of the haze hybrids iv seen..but once you smell an smoke it ther is no doubt wat so ever that it is a sister of the proper uk cheese.

 

[TheDarkStorm]

Hatman do you have a picture of the whole plant please..because yours does look very sativa too

 

[TheHatman]

yes my skunk lines are more sativa like, too. The effect also is more sativa.

of course I´ll pick out some pics tomorrow..