SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
High Uncle Ben,
My name is Sjoerd , I am one of the growers/ gene finders for the Flying
dutchmen seed co. In answer to your Haze queries: The Haze that we posses is
the original cross between the 4 sativa types you mentioned. It is however
not from Wernard, but from a guy known as Sam the Skunkman Sam the miracle
man etc. He created and patented the Skunk #1, the original hazes and also
introduced many other fine varieties to Holland in the early 80's. The
advantage we had was the hectares of greenhouses we had to select good
parents, and the patience to test the combining abilities between many of
the already selected parent plants. Since the Haze genetics came to holland
it was not inbred extensively so I can't tell you in which generation
they are in you would be better to ask rc. As for atributes the Haze we
have is the green haze. It was selected specifically for breeding purposes
that is to say don't expect 20% t.h.c until after you create your own F1
hybrid. from what I know Haze reacts better when you hybridise them than
when you inbreed them, It brings out the best in them.
Given the choice I would cross the haze with our Afghan Skunk or with the
Pot of Gold, it's more work as these are F1 plants already but if you know
what to look for you will get very interesting results. always choose a
minimum of 5 parents of each sex and try all the combinations to pinpoint
the best combining abilities. The Thaitanic is an interesting choice and one
in five do show a small number of male flowers late in flowering, mabey more
in the next generation, careful selection and some gentle light stress on
cuttings will give you an idea of how hermy they might be. the photoperiod
could start on 13/11 then to 11/13. or 12/12 from the start. If you want to
breed then an immediate short day would speed the plants up alot plus they
get mighty large if you veg them more than a couple of weeks. please write
back if you have any questions i will be happy to help. Sjoerd
> Hello, my name is Uncle Ben. I post to (and used to moderate) cann.com and
> having been around cannabis forums for a long time. I've been putting in a
> plug for you here and there after talking to Gypsy, RC, and my email buddies
> about your quality reputation, background (Positronics/Wernard support) and
> strains. Hope you will take some time to answer a few questions for me.
>
> I have an interest in your Original Haze, for small time breeding purposes.
> Stock sold through Heaven's Stairway. I talked to Richard who wrote me from
> the Dam recently, and apparently visited with you folks at the time. After
> answering a few questions RC suggested I give email you for additional info.
>
> I am a seasoned grower and don't have a problem managing sativas. What I'm
> looking for is a strain that will impart an excellent potency phenotype to its
> progeny, for a personal smoke for me and my wife principally. I have the
> genetics for yields, so yield is not that important; potency is. I have
> quite a few Dutch strains and the potency is not all that impressive compared
> to some of the old Colombia and Mexican sativas I have grown out.
> Questions....
>
