Nebula from Paradise Seeds
| Nebula | ||
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| Region | European Strains - Holland and Switzerland | |
| Type | Mostly Sativa | |
| Origin | Holland | |
| Breeder | Paradise Seeds | |
| Specifications | ParadiseSeeds catalogue | Updated: 2002-12-14 |
| Indoor/Outdoor Flowering time 56 - 62 days Yield 450 - 500 grams per m2, outdoors 500 to 600 grams Harvest outdoor Middle of October |
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| Comments | ParadiseSeeds catalogue | Updated: 2002-12-14 |
| Winner of the fourth place in the Hightimes Cannabis Cup 1999! Like the name suggests this plant is covered with twinkling shiny THC glands. Her fruity flavour and scent is a delight to even the most experienced smoker. She is bound to get you into the realm of space. Her buzz is typically transcendental and it is known she takes you far beyond your grasp. When you want to join the worlds of nebula, she is waiting to give you universal depth. Slightly more Sativa (Haze) than indica. Nebula shows a strong reaction to increase of light, outdoors the more sun, the better! |
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| Lazymonk | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| Slightly more Sativa(Haze) than Indica. The winner of HT Cannabis Cup '99. I had Nebula at Dampkring coffee shop in A'dam. It had some potent sativa look, lighter green in color, though not dense, it was very sticky. The smell was rather citrusy than sweet, not as advertised, but it was nice. The high reminded me of not-totally-activated-anesthesia. Well, it was similar to Neville's Haze with more body in it. So it was like you are going floating into somewhere. Not overpowering but comfotable. Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 08:45:44 |
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| Prawn King | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| I've got a few going at the moment (eight, actually) which are about two weeks old. I read somewhere on another site the strain was supposed to be quite homogenous, however there seems to be quite a lot of variation from seedling to seedling. Perhaps the strangest thing is, I'm growing some SOL Adventure Mix (Sweet Tooth mothers with mixed fathers) in the same room, and they look much closer to each other than the Nebulas! They're also outgrowing the Nebulas quite markedly at this early stage - however, that may be more to do with the Nebula being sativa dominant. |
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| Prawn King | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| Well, almost three weeks later and I can tell you that they are catching up to the Adventure Mix and in fact doing somewhat better in the Korean summer heat (indoors). I've fed them loads of nutes and they just keep on taking them! They're starting to stretch, but still haven't shown their sex after more than a week of 12/12. There is one thing that has suprised me and that is, even at this early stage, all the leaves are looking decidedly frosty. Not sugar-coated or anything (only young leaves, after all), but still quite a few small trichomes forming a furry cover where the more indica Adventure Mix leaves are mostly shiny and bare. I've also sampled some trimmings and they do have potential! Very clean, heady, starting to get there... but not quite yet. Obviously I'll update this as they start to flower, but they've been very interesting to grow so far. Some of the leaves are a little deformed, though, and the plants still don't look very uniform. There's one in particular - I have a feeling he's going to be a male - that's growing fast, furry (white, dusty leaves) and smells like... Mangos. It smells the best of the lot - obviously my favourite! - but some of the others are starting to smell nice, too. Oh well, it might be a nice breeder.... |
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| Prawn King | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| First Adventure Mix showed its sex today. Male Well, it's a very healthy looking plant, leaning more towards the sativa side than some of the others. Of four AM plants, two had very round, indica-type leaves/phenos, while the other two had fat, spear-shaped leaves. This is to be expected as the SOL Adventure Mix is just that - Sweet Tooth mothers with any number of indica or sativa dominant fathers. Nice, healthy, vigorous plants, though... Nebulas still haven't shown sex - and I burnt a couple of tops today (they're stretching like mad under a 220watt bank of CFLS) - but definitely more sativa than the above. Most tend to have some even-numbered leaves (four or six), somewhat deformed and very curled. However, as they get older, they seem to be growing more "normal" - that is, more uniform. Still quite a bit of variance with some short and bushy, others a little taller, some tall and bushy and one with very indica-type leaves that looks very similar to one of the more sativa-leaning AMs I have. Nearly all of them, though, have quite furry leaves, so I guess this strain (Nebula) was bred for crystal above all else. The leaf smoke is quite hovering/wavy/euphoric at the moment, but as mentioned it's very early days yet. I do believe they're going to be seriously powerful plants, though. Would be nice to cross them with one of the more sativa-dominant AM plants to see what happens - try to breed some uniformity and fast-growing vigour. All the AM plants are absolutely BEAUTIFUL to behold. Kudos to Breeder Steve - even his mongrels have pedigree form! |
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| Prawn King | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| More males today... Not much luck, but I guess that's to be expected - males always show their sex first. Unfortunately, they happen to be my two-three best (and most uniform) Nebulas However, there are still two very interesting plants which, with any luck (touch wood), may turn out to be femmes. One is short, crystally, smelly with very BIG leaves - long, broad and rounded (indica leaning) - while the other is a little taller, very healthy, a lighter shade of green, with thinner more sativa leanings. The leaves aren't quite as furry as the others, and it also has a cleaner smell to it: more pine-lime as opposed to sugary-mango (like the other Nebulas). As I first mentioned, there seems to be a fair amout of divergence in the packet. Should make for some interesting breeding... The males are outside now, leaving more room inside. Started to soak the remaining six Adventure Mix today to offset the chance of having fewer females than planned for. Of the original six (which were the smallest seeds), five germed in 24 hours and four popped out of their pots (from cotton wool to soil). The four that are growing now are doing well - very vigourous - and the leaf smoke is quite happy; tunes you into music, makes you get up and dance before settling down into relaxed mode. Not too strong or long-lasting at this stage, but developing nicely. May not be as trippy as the Nebula, but should be quite groovy nonetheless. Nice to have both in stock. Of 10 Nebula seeds, nine germed in 24 hours and eight popped out of the soil. Had I let them soak a little longer, I may have had nine out of 10. But 80% is still good and one seed looked a little small an underdeveloped. Grow stats: Right now I've got a bank of four 55watt (4,800 lumen) Osram Dulux "L" CFLs that put out about 87 lumens per watt (comparable to average MH or HPS lamps which put out 90-120). With 5.5 square feet (.48sqm) of growing space (cupboard), that's about 40 watts per square foot or 40,000 lumens per sqm. The lamps themselves are colour-code 41 (warmest/indoor), or around 3,500K. Nice spectrum balance and plenty of power for vegging. Should be OK for flowering - I'll see how they go - though I'm also considering switching to a 250w HPS. Contrary to popular belief, compact fluoros do generate a lot of heat (especially under a hood), so it's important to keep your leaves and tips at least two inches or 5cm away from the bulbs. Ventilation - it goes without saying - is also very important. So far this system has been very simple, economical and well-suited to scrog. I use the trim and tie-down method as opposed to a net or screen. Pots are soil and I water them every second day with a weak 5-10-5 + alfalfa solution. I've been increasing the dosage as they get older and them seem to just want more! |
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| Prawn King | Updated: 2002-12-14 | |
| So after all that worrying about gender, I ended up with three very healthy and uniform Nebula males and four slightly different females. The eighth plant refused to show its sex after two weeks of 12/12, so she (because I still suspect she's a she) went outside with another late-flowering female to continue vegging. Only room enough for six girls in the flowering chamber... Of the Adventure Mix, the first male started to grow female pistils at the top of one of its branches (dominant male hermaphrodite), while one of the females in the flowering chamber grew a male flower (dominant female hermaphrodite). The male hermie will be culled and the female hermie removed to make way for one of the vegging female Nebulas I had in reserve. I'll keep an eye on the female hermie to see she produces any more male pollen sacs, but I figure once a hermie always a hermie, so I'll just let her fatten up a little outside before I hang her up to dry... So, that leaves two "true" females (so far) out of four Adventure Mix plants. One is a fully indica phenotype and the other a mostly indica/slightly sativa phenotype. The full-indica (which is probably 100% Sweet Tooth) has lovely tight calyx formation and smells deliciously sweet. It took a little longer to flower than the others, but seems to be catching up. It has nice, strong branches and was a bit stretchy, but that's probably because she was late to flower. Also starting to form some nice sugar cystals up top, as is the other girl which is slightly smaller. These two plants should provide a smoking break from the Nebula when they're all done. Speaking of which... So of eight Nebulas I have three sativa dominant females. One is a bit of a runt, one is a gorgeous girl that's overtaken everything else and putting on lots of flowering weight, while the third is not far behind. These last two are quite uniform and very similar to the three males I have outside. They are both flowering quite heavily - especially in comparison to the Adventure Mix plants (which are supposed to finish in six weeks) - leaving me to wonder which ones will finish first. (Nebula is supposed to finish flowering in 8-9 weeks.) Anyway, from having what I initially thought were quite divergant seedlings, I now have five out of eight very uniform plants with which to breed. The fourth female, however, is a mutant with wierd, fused-together leaves. And she's been through hell! Not only did I put her outside with the other non-sexed plant because she was late to show, but a balast cover fell on her early and split her straight down the middle. Ouch! I taped her back together, she heeled herself quickly, and now she's growing suprisingly healthily. Talk about an indestructable plant! And of course, now I have a soft spot for her. She seems to be a little more indica than the other girls and has a nice sweet scent about her, so now she's going back in the flowering chamber and I think I'll pollinate her a little just in case she turns into something special |
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