What's the difference between Afghan and Hindu Kush?

[DarkGreen]

I read that Hindu Kush and Afghani#1 are landrace strains? If they both come from Afghanistan, what is the difference between them? What differentiates a Kush from an Afghan? Or what's the diff from a Hashplant? They both are listed as IBL strains from the Himalayas, but what makes them not the same?

 

[Guest]

dont know what the difference is between sensis offerings, what i do know is that i have a afghan#1 from sensi 2 weeks into flower thats stretching like haze.

 

[GoodbyeBlueSky]

If they both come from Afghanistan, what is the difference between them?

Hindu Kush is a pure IBL landrace from the Hindu Kush mountains of NE Afghanistan. Afghani #1 is a hybrid of several afghan strains.

What differentiates a Kush from an Afghan?

afghanistan is a big country and not all the good hash/herb comes from the Hindu Kush region...

 

[deadM]

I read that Hindu Kush and Afghani#1 are landrace strains?

false they aren't landraces..maybe Seedsman afghani is but not others...

If they both come from Afghanistan, what is the difference between them?

hindu kush valley isn't only on afghanistan territories it's also in pakistan.

What differentiates a Kush from an Afghan?

i've grown sensi HK and HGF afghani1..HK are less strong than afghani1 and more fruity taste. afghani1 smoke is hashy and very great..big stone and slow descent, effects disappear pleasantly.

They both are listed as IBL strains from the Himalayas, but what makes them not the same?

himalaya are far from afghanistan...there are many cultivars in both countries and they aren't done by same people so not the same choices and opinions with each cultivar.

edit: i forgot HK and afghani were worked sometimes with skunk..

 

[Guest]

Here is some interesting and sad history on the Hindu Kush Mountain

Hindu Kush

I grew some Master Kush from Nirvana and I think it was one of their more spiritually potent strains..

But my knowledge is limited on the matter of afghans and kushes.. Afghan is a very strong outdoors plant I assume as the region is dry and hot.. Heavy resin producers and excellent hashplants.. I assume.

Peace

 

[Raco]

According to Dr Jay,it´s "blue collar" vs. "white collar",being the afghani the blue collar....
also known as "Cannabis putyourdickinthedirtforaweekorsois"

 

[Guest]

depends on what hill it was grown on

 

[Guest]

depends on what hill it was grown on

Or valley..

Dont have the 'official' source of this..Think you can guess.. i like it.

In the 60s many subspecies of C.Indica and C.Sativa where collected in the Afghanistan regions and brought back by the old 'beatnicks' and newer 'hippies' travelling in the region.

These first seed stocks where a very mixed bunch, being collected form Hashish making local farmed lines and the indigenous wild C.Sativa type plants that grow wild in the regions there.

The shorter, wide leafed C.Indicas where used to make bulk, cheap low grade Hash for export, predominantly to he west to meet the rising demand there. Depending on the valley it came from these strains had a finishing time anywhere between 8.5 – 10 weeks and a height from 5 to 8ft but all where dark and wide leafed typical C.Indica types.

Higher up near the snow lines where found the wild indigenous C.Sativa types. These are the plants used to make fine grade finger Hashish for local consumption. Most local subspecies of these are usually found seeded and with Cannabis being a wind pollinated species, all are to some greater or lesser degree, hybrids.

These C. Sativa types are all able to withstand extremely low temperatures, frequent frosts and often actually grow through the snow line and are perfectly acclimatised to the harsh environment. These types are also common in Northern India, Pakistani Kashmir, Bhutan and Nepal. They are able easily to reproduce themselves and spread widely. We believe these to be the local landrace ancestral types.

The wide leafed phenotypes, which differ with every farmer have been traditionally selected for wide leafed traits and the slim leafed traits are often selected against. The farmers have traditionally selected against the more open buds and plant structures of the C.Sativa type and selected for the single large resinous cola of C.Indica so familiar from many hashish making farmed line derivates.

 

[Guest]

I have grown both. the afghan #1 by sensi was huge and absolutely covered in thick tricombs. but once cured I was very dissapointed with the head/buzz. so, don't waste your time. california indica by sensi is very stoney as well as the kush. hope this helps. I know I wish someone would have told me before I wasted my time and money.