AK-47

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Region	Indo-Asian Strains - Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia
Strain	AK-47
Type	Mostly Sativa.
Origin	Afghanistan/Holland
Breeder	Serious Seeds
Description	A 1995 Cannabis Cup winner. This is a very popular sweet plant.3rd place winner 9th Cannabis Cup. A very potent 50% Indica/50% Sativa cross nicknamed The Killer! Aromatic, sweet tasting producing an incredible debilitating high. Excellent indoor and hydroponic results. This is a truly militant strain! Expect severe cerebral damage. Takes no prisoners! Highly recommended. An absolute must! Pic by Maud Dib Pic by Toker
Specifications	Indoor Flowering time 7 to 8 weeks. (veg 5-10 days) Yield 300-450 grams/sq. meter Serious Seeds catalogue Indoor/Outdoor Specifications: ~ Flower: 6-8 weeks Serious, Heaven's Stairway-Catalogue
Comments	AK-47 as the name implies will blow you away. Peaceful people that we are, we wanted to convey in a sentence the power of this plant, "A real one hit wonder". AK-47 shot us into 2nd place as a seed company in the 1995 cup, and in 94 it blew away the judges and took 2nd place in the hydro competition along with 3rd place in the overall Cannabis Cup. The short flowering time and hard compact buds that ooze glistening trichomes are a delicacy to the proud farmer. An Indica/Sativa bred with powerful effect and sweet smell in mind. Quality without compromise, serious flower power! Serious Seeds, Heaven's Stairway-Catalogue An easy-growing good producer, this strain's power earned it the name. "AK", has won 6 awards in total at the Cannabis Cup over the years. These plants produce hard, compact buds that gleam with resin crystals and have a full rich flavor making a farmer proud. Serious Seeds, Emery- Catalogue This is a very pop sweet plant. 3rd place winner 9th Cannabis Cup. A very potent 50% Indica/50% Sativa cross nicknamed The Killer! Aromatic, sweet tasting producing an incredible debilitating high. Nevil went to great expense to obtain seeds, a commitment that is best illustrated by a secret trip to Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. According to the Moslem legend, one of Mohammed's sons died in Mazar-i-Sharif. Consequently, it is a very holy city. It is also known for high quality hashish. Although hash from the area had been readily available in the late 70's, the Soviet invasion of that country greatly reduced exports. In 1985, an Afghan refugee told Nevil the (cannabis) fields around Mazar-i-Sharif were being destroyed. "That was what I needed to hear" says Nevil, " I caught the next plane to Pakistan to save the strain After being smuggled into a refugee camp in Peshawar while lying on the floor of a car, Nevil made contact with a 30-year old Muslim fanatic who had a throbbing vein that ran from between his eyes straight up to his forehead. The man took a lump of black hash out of his pocket and told Nevil that it had been processed by his uncle, a man known as Mister Hashish. Surrounded by four men pointing machine guns at him, Nevil set about negotiating with Mr. Hashish, a Mujahedin commander, and finally persuaded him to send a squad of his men 280 miles into Soviet occupied territory and come back with two kilos of healthy Mazari seeds. Nevil added " He thought I was ridiculous because I didn't want to buy hashish or opium. Nobody had ever come out to buy seeds, and at first he had no idea what I was talking about. I tried there trying to explain genetics to this tribal hash leader in sign language. When he finally figured out what I wanted, he asked too much money. I took a zero off his price and gave him 10% up front. He called me a bandit, but I had the seeds four days later." - Nevil Schoenbottom, High Times Magazine,March1987 If you got the real stuff from serious, the trick will be remaining patient while those babies mature. My AK-47 seeds produced two outstanding mothers, each of which are about the best smoke I or any of my friends have ever had (plus a few other very interesting plants). My seedlings didn't show a lot of vigor, but that may have been from overwatering on my part - I was completely new at the whole thing. They tend to be pretty sativa in appearance, though I did get a couple of slightly indica types. They show preflowers at about six weeks, and do best topped back before flowering. They grow a lot, and stretch if you're not careful with them. My best smoking mothers weren't great yielders, but they were tall. Just not great branching. Best to grow them SOG with tight spacing. Although I did get one mother that branched like crazy, but the buds were stringy and stemmy and I won't be growing her out again. I never had any problems with infestations or nutrients. You can give them high nutrient doses and they do fine. Flowering time tends to be long, between 56-70 days, depending on the mother, although you can go short, but it hurts the yield. Yields in general were not great, but then neither is my growing technique and experience. Others report pretty good yields from what I hear. The high is just plain supreme. Very up, cerebral, but smooth and completely non-paranoid. No racing. My musician friends completely love the stuff. Very compatible with activity, especially creative pastimes. Good for parties also. Very social. - Castanza AK47 (Blue Bird Coffee shop): "Nice & complex high. Flavorful taste. Elements of both sides of the cannabis spectrum are clearly pronounced. PrinceCaspian These dark green buds are very resin-y and have bunches of short, red hairs throughout. Some buds are less green with more hairs. This hydro has a very pungent, sweet, skunky green smell that will make your mouth water and will put a smile on your face. One or two small, crystally stems to chew on are all the non-smokables you get. The fluffy, compact buds break up nicely and will leave plenty of polleny crystals on your fingers. The smooth, skunky smoke tastes sweet and flowery, though it is expansive in the lungs and a bit of a cougher. Overall, the taste is outstanding. Not overly visual, a strongly mellowing high ensues that is conducive to listening to music, watching a movie or maybe hanging out at a Coffeeshop. This bud could get you to open your bag of Oreo's or order 'patat' on your way home. - Dankmaster If a sledge hammer to the head is what your looking for then AK is your girl how it grows yield and buds depends on which side of sativa/indica spectrum is more dominant indica ones one grow short and yielded large fluffy semi dense buds at 50 days very crystally with a spicy smell and woody like taste its high was strong and lasting but not like the sativa. The sativa is longer but is the better one. It produced hard size pine cone shaped buds at 70 days super crystally (not like G13xNL that's the queen of resin) with very little leaf a very nice spicy smell and woody taste that would take your lungs inside out and gasping for breath really strong more up but still slammin hard lasting high I got a headache from smoking too much of this one:)... that's all I know..Hope this helps your choice. - Dankmaster How it grows and yields depends on which side of spectrum is more dominant. I have 2 mothers: one mostly indica and shorter nodes large nuggs with a fat top it built buds much different than the other that went the usual way sorta stacked single blade leaves it didn't decrease in blade numbers with lots of clusters had great gland production and a killer spicy wood-like smell. It flowered for about 50 days potency was strong and UP. The mostly sativa grew a bit larger and longer nodes but flowered much better than the indica, solid dense large nuggs covered in twice as much glands as the other. It flowered for 75 days. The high on this is the best; the smoke will tear your lungs apart and will smash ya within minutes. I found when I smoke too much of this one I would get a headache. Guess its very strong but not strong enough like G13xNL and plan on breeding my AK indica with G13xNL pollen that was I given its already been given the name Uzi... Well hope that helps ya out its 2nd best in my book and nothing beats the G13-NL. - Dankmaster This type of question is always difficult to answer... Northern Lights is a real favorite of mine, that is because it gets me really mellow without blowing my brains out. NL5 x Haze is a similar type of stone but much more potent, and after a few tokes leaves me happily floppy! AK47 is not my type of high... it makes me unable to function without making a super human effort, and I am not super human. - Mike NL is a great plant: taste, high, potency, yield, and growth wise. AK is stronger and yields more. But I'd have to repeat you probably wouldn't want to smoke the AK all day if you're a chronic toker as many of us are. It will give you a headache/non-functioning state of bliss. NL is a more functional high (but still very strong) with a trademark taste and growing ease, short stature. NL has sidebranching also. Too many factors involved picking a general winner, but enough to pinpoint a personal winner for you. AK doesn't smell like blue berry where a single bud can fill a room but it still smells [at least serious seeds version does] A small extract fan should keep the house sweet! I'm not that impressed with AK a big initial hit then it fades away so you need another. - Oldtimer1 I've grown the AK-47 and in my opinion its a better high and much easier to grow than WW. I got the seeds from Greenhouse in Amsterdam. I believe it was by Serious Seeds. It grows reasonably fast, flowers in about 7 weeks from 12/12. It tends to flower on its own but not so much as to be a big problem. The ones I grew out were fairly uniform but there was some variation. The smell was good and the high was excellent.Greenman Seriously, IMHO, skunk X big Bud or AK-47 are excellent strains for the experienced grower. Skunk strains are stable, pure strains and very predictable when purchased from reliable sources. AK-47 is a multi-way hybrid with excellent yield when grown well, with a world class high. -Kohala This one is hard to say since its a strain that reflects both sides of spectrum. Will grow short to medium and short to leggy nodes will grow sativa like fans or more indica style. This all depends on what you pick...an indica style had big fat nuggs, a bit airy though with a different budding structure that packed single blades and clusters, not usual way of decreasing fans blades...Very nice strong spicy smell, very crystally, almost white, strong wood-like taste...and strong heavy high...A Sativa will grow a bit leggier but seems to be the better side of the spectrum....it produces hard fat nuggies, not really big but very dense and much whiter than the indica. It also had much stronger smell of spice and woody taste...and the high was like taking a sledge hammer to your head!! That by far is the best one and you don't need to search for another...you will be very happy with both sloppy seconds A Sativa-Indica hybrid that produces a quick stone with a long lasting cerebral high. She is tall with large girth and giant calyxes. The aroma is spicy with a slight sandalwood taste. This girl can satisfy any connoisseurs' taste. So wake and bake with a bud of AK.seedbank-catalog These dark green buds are very resin-y and have bunches of short, red hairs throughout. Some buds are less green with more hairs. This hydro has a very pungent, sweet, skunky green smell that will make your mouth water and will put a smile on your face. One or two small, crystally stems to chew on are all the non-smokables you get. The fluffy, compact buds break up nicely and will leave plenty of polleny crystals on your fingers. The smooth, skunky smoke tastes sweet and flowery, though it is expansive in the lungs and a bit of a cougher. Overall, the taste is outstanding. Not overly visual, a strongly mellowing high ensues that is conducive to listening to music, watching a movie or maybe hanging out at a Coffeeshop. This bud could get you to open your bag of Oreo's or order 'patat' on your way home. **** " - Homepage Amsterdam AK-47 as the name implies will blow you away. Peaceful people that we are, we wanted to convey in a sentence the power of this plant, "A real one hit wonder". AK-47 shot us into 2nd place as a seed company in the 1995 cup, and in '94 it blew away the judges and took 2nd place in the hydro competition along with 3rd place in the overall Cannabis Cup. The short flowering time and hard compact buds that ooze glistening trichomes are a delicacy to the proud farmer. An Indica/Sativa bred with powerful effect and sweet smell in mind. Quality without compromise, serious flower power! If you want a recommendation of a seedbank and strain that would be to your tastes... I'd say order AK-47 from weedseed.com. They are short, fast and potent with a great "up" buzz. Mr. Soul AK-47 (Blue Bird Coffee shop): Nice & complex high. Flavorful taste. Elements of both sides of the cannabis spectrum are clearly pronounced. Prince Caspian AK-47 **** - Purchased on my sister's b'day. These dark green buds are very resin-y and have bunches of short, red hairs throughout. Some buds are less green with more hairs. This hydro has a very pungent, sweet, skunky green smell that will make your mouth water and will put a smile on your face. One or two small, crystally stems to chew on are all the non-smokables you get. The fluffy, compact buds break up nicely and will leave plenty of polleny crystals on your fingers. The smooth, skunky smoke tastes sweet and flowery, though it is expansive in the lungs and a bit of a cougher. Overall, the taste is outstanding. Not overly visual, a strongly mellowing high ensues that is conducive to listening to music, watching a movie or maybe hanging out at a Coffeeshop. This bud could get you to open your bag of Oreo's or order "patat" on your way home. Well how it grows and yields depends on which side of spectrum is more dominant I have 2 mothers one mostly indica and shorter nodes large nuggs with a fat top it bulit buds much different than the other that went the usual way sorta stacked single blade leaves it didnt decrease in blade numbers with losts of clusters had great gland production and a killer spicy wood-like smell it flowered for about 50 days potency was strong and UP. The mostly sativa grew a bit larger and longer nodes but flowered much better than the indica solid dense large nuggs covered in twice as much glands as the other it flowered for 75 days the high on this is the best the smoke will tear your lungs apart and will smash ya within minutes I found when I smoke too much of this one I would get a headache guess its very strong but not strong enough like G13xNL and plan on breeding my AK indica with G13xNL pollen that was I given its already been given the name Iuzi... well hope that helps ya out its 2nd best in my book and nothing beats the G13-NL. Dankmaster Then you want AK-47 from serious this strain is a mixed spectrum of sativa and indica traits depending on which are more dominant the sativa seems to be the power punch in the strain while the indica side is the yielding one..its very fast and vigorus in its growth medium to short nodes its a very fast rooter for cloning..again depending on whats more domainat is how the buds will form the indica one I have produces large fluffy buds for 50 day while the sativa prduces cone hard shaped nugs for 70 days Both are totaly covered every where with thrichomes has a killer spicy smell taste is spicy too with tones of woody flavor...the high is like a sledge hammer to your head and lungs and will last for quite a bit... its not the BEST there is if you want the best of the best then I suggest you start searching for the pure G13 or its hybrids..that by far is strongest bud today (I've never smoked sraight WW but have had crosses with a different type and if WW is a very strong head buzz it pales in comparsion to the G13 strains) I have a G13xNL it grows medium nodes with huge fat blades this baby produces thrichomes with heads instantly with lime green hues so its when near fished its just has thick white golden look all over has a deep pentrating mixed citrus like smell)I ve been told that smell is a 10 cause its soo deep and pungent) with a deep orange flavor its produces small to medium size golden nuggets (I have a 400 maybe with 1k it will do alot better) the high is very UNIQUE it will take you up for a high lift then suddenly it will slam ya back with force VERY STRONG its the best cause it been tried agaist 6 strains: NL#5 sensi, AK-47. Kali Mist,Yumbolt,Bluberry, Jack flash, and none can even compare in potency taste and smell I m planning on beefing it up with this kong cross that LM has.. ya. Dankmaster Muir NO Im not talking shit cause I have G13xNL the original... you must not have a good one cause it buries kali mist, AK-47, Yumbolt, Jack Flash I could go on and on over all the strains I have grown soo far.. yes yield is very low but I can say this it kick Jack Flashes yield that more pathetic yield than the G13 hybrid and more than makes up for its resin content and potency by far BTW BW was my idea to make so know that strain inside and out. Dankmaster Your indica dominants should yield thick, fat and large good potency and taste BUT the sativa one is the true bomb! I know someone that has my sativa AK mom...(I m soo glad he does have it) he agrees with me that sativa AK is the real bomb the indica yields..both will still be very good but the sativa has the bomb potency and also a fruitier taste..let me know if this is correct when you finish them. Dankmaster Flowering time depends on which side of it is more dominant (how long has it been?) the indica side flowers for 60 days while the sativa is a bit longer 70-75 days if yours is expressing the sativa side more it is the power house in AK!...the indica yields BIG and fat with strong potency but not as strong as sativa!...the sativa side of the gentics seems to be the best in AK-47. Dankmaster This type of question is always difficult to answer... Northern Lights is a real favourite of mine, that is because it gets me really mellow without blowing my brains out. NL#5 x Haze is a similar type of stone but much more potent, and after a few tokes leaves me happily floppy! AK-47 is not my type of high... it makes me unable to function without making a super human effort, and I am not super human. Mike NL is a great plant: taste, high, potency, yield, growth wise. AK is stronger and yields more. But I'd have to repeat you probably wouldn't want to smoke the AK all day if your a chronic toker as many of us are. It will give you a headache/non-functioning state of bliss. NL is a more functional high (but still very strong) with a trademark taste and growing ease, short stature. NL has sidebranching also. Too many factors involved to pick a general winner, but enough to pinpoint a personal winner for yourself. Mike AK doesn't smell like Blueberry where a single bud can fill a room but it still smells [at least serious seeds version does] A small extract fan should keep the house sweet! I'm not that impressed with AK a big initial hit then it fades away so you need another. Oldtimer1 I was wondering if anyone had any info on what the AK-47 is like to grow (heights, time to maturity, yields, taste, potency, and all that good stuff we like to read about). I am curious because a friend got some indoor AK from Colorado, and it was some of the best herb I've ever puffed -a really cerebral high with 1-2 hit potency! Anyone had any breeding projects with the AK? Merry Dankster Seriously, IMHO, Skunk x Big Bud or AK-47 are excellent strains for the experienced grower. Skunk strains are stable, pure strains and very predictable when purchased from reliable sources. AK-47 is a multi-way hybrid with excellent yield when grown well, with a world class high. Kohala Personally one of my favorites is AK-47 from Serious that I had a few times in the Netherlands. I know a couple of friends who are growing it from the original Serious seeds and its excellent, never heard any complaints about the growth patterns. The smoke is really top notch too. ~shabang~ I'll suggest to you what I've been suggesting to most people lately. I don't have lots of experience with commercial strains, but three that I know are worth trying are Romberry from Heaven's Stairway, AK-47 from Serious, or Cindy 88 from WeedSeed. I like the consistent results seen from the smaller breeders, any of those three will put a smile on your face. ~shabang~ You need something that produces and doesn't have a strong smell. You can't go wrong with a good Northern Lights, its easy to find strong versions of it since its been around so long.. it has the yield, the crystals, the look, and low smell. Also you might try AK-47-- better weed, probably not quite as much yield, and no horrible odor to speak of. ~shabang~ I'll throw in AK-47 as one of my favorites that also has a short flowering time and stays tame indoors. The stone in every version I've tried has been excellent. Of course I still love the Orange. ~shabang~ Seen lots of AK. Both will be shorter than you want and probably not as high yielding as a normal outdoor monster pot. They should stay pretty low and stealthy for you.. potency should be very good, the AK is one of my favorites. ~shabang~ (Sativa type high there's so many choices to choose from! If anybody has any experience with the following strains could you send some feedback on the type of high and duration: 1- Stonehedge 2- AK-47 3- Western Winds 4- Super Silver Haze 5-Niagra 6-Blue Velvet 7-Flo) -Add in there Princess from Grimm I think AK can have a good heady buzz, IF you only smoke a hit of it. If you puff it like normal, it will kick yer ass. But one light toke won't debilitate you IMO. AK is one of my faves. ~shabang~ Hard to go wrong with pure Sensi NL. Another recommendation I would make is AK-47 or Chronic from Serious. Any one of these strains would fill your wish list (awesome lookin, great smellin, super sticky, mega high, short flowering period budz) quite nicely. Sancho AK doesn't have an up high. I grew it. It has a kick you down the fucking stairs stoned. It also has a huge yield. I had more success with AK than any other strain. I have heard only the best things about Flo, but again, I think it's predominantly a knock you on your ass indica. Take my advise. Check out the NL#5 x Haze. The Super Silver Haze just took either 2 or 3 cups in a-damit so I can only imagine it is absolutly killer. Smokey Yield on the AK-47 was only so-so, but it was my first time, so it wasn't bad, about 1.25 elbows per light. Quality was absolutely superb. This is great genetics, and I highly recommend it. Very crystally and resinous, with very tight buds. Very strong plant, flexible, and with no growing problems. The high is very smooth and soaring, much better than the heavy Blueberry which is highly popular around here. The smell of the finished product is sweet and lovely, and it looks great. The size of the plants at flowering seemed to be the biggest factor affecting yield. The 8" plants were smaller and skimpier by far, whereas the 15" were really powerful, with huge colas thick with buds. I could have flowered them all at 15" and done much better. They all matured much earlier than I thought they would, around day 50. I pruned four of ten to see the difference. The four pruned plants yielded 1/4oz more per plant, as it tends to grow stringy unless pruned to bush-out. Definitely prune. Castanza If you got the real stuff from Serious, the trick will be remaining patient while those babies mature. My AK-47 seeds produced two outstanding mothers, each of which are about the best smoke I or any of my friends have ever had (plus a few other very interesting plants). My seedlings didn't show a lot of vigor, but that may have been from overwatering on my part -I was completely new at the whole thing. They tend to be pretty sativa in appearance, though I did get a couple of slightly indica types. They show preflowers at about six weeks, and do best topped back before flowering. They grow alot, and stretch if you're not careful with them. My best smoking mothers weren't great yielders, but they were tall. Just not great branching. Best to grow them sog with tight spacing. Although I did get one mother that branched like crazy, but the buds were stringy and stemmy and I won't be growing her out again. I never had any problems with infestations or nutrients. You can give them high nutrient doses and they do fine. Flowering time tends to be long, between 56-70 days, depending on the mother, although you can go short, but it hurts the yield. Yields in general were not great, but then neither is my growing technique and experience. Others report pretty good yields from what I hear. The high is just plain supreme. Very up, cerebral, but smooth and completely non-paranoid. No racing. My musician friends completely love the stuff. Very compatible with activity, especially creative pastimes. Good for parties also. Very social. Castanza Ak-47 is total kickass shit. I've been growing it for almost a year, and it is excelent. My seeds were from Serious, so I don't know about Greenhouse's version, but Kali Mist is also a Serious original -which I've never grown, but hear it takes longer and can be troublesome. AK grows great, yields real well if you keep temperature and humidity under control (last harvest was 1.5 lbs/1000W light), and everyone I know just loves the high. Total high end genetics, in my opinion. Castanza The strongest weed I've ever smoked was a G-13 hybrid from Northern MI. I just read that a slightly more pure from of G-13 contained mean THC levels of 27.3%. Other than that AK-47 from Serious Seeds, and Misty from Homegrown Fantaseeds were both KILLER. I burned a little doober of the AK when we were snowboarding in the sudo back country on Beaver Creek with 2 friends. We burned after the hike, and sat there staring out at the perfect untracked 2'+ of powder for nearly an hour before we straped in and rode down. That was as close to being one with nature as I will ever get. G-13, unfortunatly has a fairly modest yield. Both the AK and the Misty have a great yield, and a knock you on your ass stoned to the bone. I like the sweet taste and sheer power of the Misty the best personally. Kitscy Dub Try AK-47 from Serious Seeds or my personal favorite Original Misty from Homegrown Fantaseeds for a baked blind, sit on your ass and stare at the ceiling stone. As far as an up high with a more creative side my favorite is NL#5 x Haze. I hear great creative things about El Niņo from Greenhouse Seeds too. The only problem is flowering times. The longer flowering sativas will invariably have a sweet creative soaring high, but often finish at 12-13weeks of flowering. The heavy yielding powerful indicas like AK usually flower in 8-10 weeks. Why not try to setup half of each and just harvesst half the garden 3-4 weeks after the first half. The Bandit I smoked the AK when I was in Amsterdam last Spring, and it's a ripper. Truly one or two bong-hit wonder weed. Buds are usually compact with earthy coloration, ie lots of deep greens and brown tones and it smokes very spicy. Buzz onset is quite rapid and give you that "fuzzy forehead" feeling almost immediately. After a short while, you'll need to sit down and just go with it; it's some good shit! You'll enjoy it for sure. If you order this one, make sure it ultimately comes from Serious Seeds. They originated this strain so you're likely to get the best quality from them. Oftentimes, other seed company will offer their own version of killer strain, but usually these are just shenanigans. Go with the original breeder for the best quality! BK Greenthumbs A friend of mine is "jumping the pond" to Amsterdam and touring Europe. Any suggestions for a plant that favors a small space with a energetic non-dumb high? -AK-47 is the answer. Go with the AK-47. They grow pretty short and compact. I flowered one at 13 1/2 in. in height, and it ended up at 30", producing about 1.5 oz of very tasty, up-energy buds. A quality sativa high, really. Most other plants that are good yielders like this are usually more indica-dominated and significantly more "stoney". I think you'll enjoy it. BK Greenthumbs I think the White Russian would be my choice of the two, the AK-47 can be a little edgey even to me. Webfish179 I haven't grown it yet, but I'll tell you I have smoked it, you better be sitten down this stuff kicks, even the chronic users are surprised at the power. webfish179 The AK sats are looking good at 2 weeks 12/12, stretch was not bad, they are about 28" now very uniform, they look almost identical, nice for F2s! They are developing a spicy/insense smell. Budm Most powerful strain? Try a G13 derivative--should be available somewhere. AK is aweful good. Airborne The best personal or for my lips only bud is the one that gets you THERE ... I have tasted and tried alot of different strains, from Skunk #1 to NL#5 to a very nice Bluebell (thanxs NCGA) to Blue Widow (Kalima) to 5A, and the list can go on and on, my point is that what ever works for you in your situation. But as for me, for high (working) and flavor its definitely the AK-47, but for flavor hands down the Bluebell, I love that fruity taste, but variety is the spice of life try as many as you can! Jherer The AK-47 has an ok taste; the buzz will slam you in the forehead like a 2x4 but the buzz will be short lived and intense, when those AK's are ready be sure to inhale lightly or you will hack heavily, not for bogarts. Naughty I'd put AK-47, White Widow, Haze all close to 9. I'd put Peacemaker, Early Riser, Stonehedge, Sage, Thai, etc at 8. Damion Yes, it has been several years since I began my quest on the net for the best of the best. I have found that my favorite tastes are the hashy kind, combined with a little fruit (AK-47, Romulan), or piney (California Sativa). I also enjoy the citrus tastes (C-88, Grapefruit). But my best of the best taste has got to be Bubblegum. What a joy to smoke. Had some in the form of Bubbleberry last year in Canada. It rocks! As far as pure potency... my Holy Weed wins the big battle for "on your knees" strong, but almost all of the above are about as potent, and tastier. A friend's Kong tall was also very tasty, and potent. Had to grow a few mamas to get her, but in fairness to LM, she was grand. Another buddy's Blueberry from Sag also rocked in taste. And another friend's Great White Shark was an unbelievable crystal producer, but the taste was like oil. NCGA's Blue Widow and NC5a are great tastes. And the Apollo I tried from the East was good and strong. I just love the pineapple taste of the original C75 Petite, oh she is a sweety. A-1 Like to report the results I had with AK-47. Out of 7 beans/ 6 grew, 5 females and 1 male. The Females were a bit noticeably different (2 differing) 3 were very nice and squat, and looked a bit towards the Indica side. 2 however are slightly taller and lean towards sativa. Keeping 1 of each (since I've only tried the shorter/quicker ones.) I can tell you they are getting so, so much praise, and people are beggin. Bdubs AK-47 came in "Serious Seeds" packaging, and it contained 15 beans. Out of 7 I got 5 fem's and one male. Took the 3 that were -in my opinion- indica dominant and it's incredible. 2 others were 8-10" taller, seeming to be a bit on the Sativa side. Just took them, but can't report until they cure. VERY good yielders. Bdubs I'm finding soo many different descriptions of the AK from across the country. Some say its spicey and mine couldn't be any further from spicey, very sweet and pungent. I find that on my particular AK if I pinch her at the 4th node in veg., she branches out into a nice shrub allowing the side shoots to catch up to the main. I flip the timers back when she's 10-12 inches tall and she finishes at around 2 1/2 feet at the tallest, most about 2'. This is the part that throws me, all the gals are sister clones, twins if you will. Some of them looked ready at 50 days while others took up took 62, some yielded around 4 oz.'s and others about 2! I'm sure it's all in the cloning/root development, but it still throws me and pisses me off. LOL She clones very well/easily. Overall a very vigorous/lovely plant IMO and everyone I've gotten cuts to agree. Blazer Thanks for the post on the AK. Mine is definitely sativa dominate, but I'm getting some damn solid buds off her in less than 60 days. The lower nugs are a little airy, but the real buds are SOLID. I had 2 of them this round that won't fit in a qt. Mason jar due to thier diameter, such a lovely sight! They were a good 16 to 18 inches long and and easy 4 wide, why can't I get ALL of them to turn out the same damnit!? I'm on a mission there, I'm no where near done w/ this gal. Blazer I'm doing the AK now too. I got two heavy sativa type females (out of 14 females) that were indeed spicy sweet smelling. The others were not spicy at all and had more indica appearance with tighter buds. My favorite is the sativa type but the indica type was so good I saved a mother from that group too. Stix Breeders...man I tell you from experience that it's no "cup of tea" by any means. The variances seen are just incredible and that isn't always cool. It seems every cross I made, the 1's I expect to be "stable" are not and vice versa. An old friend of ours (Nestaa) claims his keepers are almost a 1 in a million shot seed-wise and I'm finding damn near the same thing. It's a major crapshoot. For example, I ordered 5 different strains from Amsterdam 3 years ago: Jack Herer, Jack Flash, AK-47, Kali Mist and NL#5. I ended up keeping only 1 seedling from those seed packs after growing them out! One AK-47 cut the mustard while ALL the others hit the trashcan and these are "stable F1's" via Serious and Sensi seed Co.'s. And oddly enough, the majority of strains that I have gotten via American/Canadian buddies that also breed have proven to be MUCH more stable than the expensive ones (MCW and NLW were and are 2 keepers aswell IMO). I'll never buy any seeds again from a seedbank. I've passed out several MCW seeds and almost every single person has reported the exact same results as myself. Blazer I would rather choose amongst these: AK-47, the best mostly sativa (Serious Seeds); Sensi Star, the best mostly indica (Paradise); Cinderella 99, the best mix (ask MrSoul). Epikur AK-47 is a great smoke! Great potency, and very up high. Very quick too. One or two tokes is all you need and the buzz comes on quick. Skunky The AK kicks ass on the Kali Mist, the Kali takes a long time to finish for an ok smoke and fluffy buds, the AK is an 8 week flower with tight nugs and very good smoke, spicy/minty taste with a blanced high. I've gone to other breeds but between the two the AK is better IMHO. Greenbear AK size is variable on growing conditions and nutrients --from .5m to 3m. average yield early maturity. 7 to 8 weeks indoor from induction. Harvest outdoor Sept.-Oct @ 45 N. A very nice taste for an Indica, pine, cedar, anise, cherry flavours in some individuals. I have it now, Serious Seeds via Greenhouse, Amsterdam about 125 df I believe. I have many strains but this one is a keeper. Get the real one from The Bluebird coffeeshop to Serious Seeds. Jaha I rate C99 at the lower end of my collection potency wise, she is a nice up smoke with great taste and chrystal but she don't come close to the AK47, the Great White Shark and not to mention Nev's Haze and Mr Highest. She is also lightening fast, I'm only keeping her for breeding, can't see myself growing her out too many more times. Maud dib Most Potent? Of our first 25 imported strains, no one could pass AK-47 in potency, so we have made extensive use of her in our program. When we began to develop our homebreds, Blue Hen surged to the top of the list and has remained there ever since, with her daughter Blue Russian (mother was Juicy Russian #4) pressing her hard. Blue Hen's granddaughter Black Gum (by Black Domina) was devastatingly potent, and fortunately we were able to salvage her own daughter Black Bubble (by the Juicy One) for our current breeding effort. Of the more recent imports, the more notable ones would be G13HP and Marley's Collie from Sensi Seeds, both extremely potent, but both slightly less so than homebred Blue Bubblejuice which we judged superior in flavor and character of the smoke. Others near the top of the potency table include White Widow (Greenhouse), and Blueberry (Dutch Passion). Beanboy Most Potent? BeanBoy has grown out every major strain out of Holland. I was always partial to both his AK-47 and White Widow. My current favorite is Blue Hen. It is a BGS cross of Blueberry (Dutch Passion) times Super Silver Haze (Greenhouse). Nothing comes close to the flavor of this strain. The power and potency of the the Hen is a consistent 9-9.5. Nice squat indica that is consistent in the garden; 2nd on my list is Sudden Impact. I have tasted this strain from many growers and the power is consistent; flavor is good and sometimes very spicey. I had one friend who was a chronic smoker fire this up and tried to play John Wayne with me. He ended up at the hospital with his girlfriend giving birth to his son, tripped the whole time he was there. I am stll laughing. Last but not least is my new third place strain, Double G, power, potency, flavor and yield all of the these are in this strain. El Peru White Russian (White Widow x AK-47), Serious Seeds, via HS Conditions: 2KW HPS w/mover, 40 watts per sq. ft. ("low light"); hydro in RW, Hydrolux Nutrient @ 650PPM (900 PPM TL w/ well water) pH 5.8-6.2; temp 75-85 degrees F. 10 days turnaround to US from HS (excellent service!). 9/10 germ rate all seedlings vigorous and healthy. 6/9 females, 4/6 were kept as future mothers, 2/6 proved to be an extremely potent, high yielders. They were labeled, buds from the labeled and careful smoking notes taken. Vigorous, rapid growth w/ strong sativa phenotype. Put into flowering at 12" (would recommend 8-10" next time), stretched to 24", pruned to 5 leads and topped down to 18" three times over 2 weeks. If you do not prune to 5 leads or less you will have tons of tiny "B" grade buds as opposed to nice full A-grade colas. White Widow tends to branch heavily, likes lots of light (would do better w approx. 60 w/sq. ft or more ) and takes aprox. 70 days to finish well (and she is worth the wait). Stretches like a sativa, but clones well. Buds start out light and wispy. But w/ full lighting and good nutes they fill in heavily around 55 days with a wonderful bouquet. Resin production is excellent and yield is quite high for a sativa-dominant plant. A word of warning: if you do not flower small, you will have a nightmare on your hands! It also reverts from flowering back to veg. stages very easily for those if you who wish to regen the best mom. Now, for the best part: Buds were dried slowly over 2 weeks at 75 degrees and approx. 15 % Rh. Lime green buds w/ plenty of snow and many orange pistils upon drying. Rolled a small doob, split casually between 3 experienced smokers (4 small tokes each) and we COULD NOT finish the thing. The start of the high comes on after about 2 short tokes and quickly becomes extremely intense and a bit disorienting. It's a bit of a creeper stone, so start out small and slow! This is the closest I have ever come to tripping on that small amount of bud. Visual, head swimming, physical and extremely physically/mentally stimulating, no-way-you-can-sleep-for-the-next-3-hours hallucinating, whacker buzz. It was like being on roller coaster ride that would not quit. I was actually shaking from smoking this weed and my eyes were glued open and beet red (as were my fellow cybernauts). I'm guessing my body temp dropped at least 1-2 degrees and I required a blanket on an 80-degree night. Communication for the first two hours was near impossible, and I was too whacked to even get off the couch for a glass of water. The high continued to build into a full-blown cerebral brain-melter (no paranoia). A few of times I kept thinking "wow - I'm too high -what am I going to do?" but managed to calm myself -and I NEVER think like that! The high lasts for approx. 3 intense hours, generally coming in a mix of intense cerebral and physical waves, then faded out quickly at 3.5 hours and I was able to sleep well. I consider myself and experienced smoker, and this bud is definitely NOT for the inexperienced. Amazing head stash/personal stash, but I would warn people before I shared. IMHO, the most potent bud I have smoked to this point in my life, and one you should be careful with. My compadres had similar experiences, but one got a bit freaked and had to be calmed, the other had some minor nausea and the fear that she would wet her pants (yes, I know -that's pretty odd). These tests were repeated several times over the span of 3-4 months (for scientific purposes, of course) and basically the same results were achieved each time. Smoking smaller amounts (1 small toke or bong hit) produced nice lucid state w/ similar results and a great head-rush, but not as full blown. Wonderful, colorful night dreams w/ your eyes closed. I also had a couple of friends try 1/2 of a joint (they did not heed my warnings, they too were "experienced") and they were totally blown away. Their only comment was "too much, oh my, way too much." Anyway, so much for my report. In summary, a bit hard to grow, yield is good for an indoor staiva-dominat plant, finishing time a bit long and the high is a 9.8/10 (I'd rate it a 10, but who knows what else is out there!). Definitely a strain for the experienced cyber explorer, not to be smoked in public or when operating any type of equipment or attempting to be cool, have sex or communicate. And yes, IMHO, a one-hit-wonder. Well worth the money. If you like a nice indica buzz, stay away from this one! Poster Boy (CedarNew) The "White Russian" is mostly indica! How can a W.W. and AK 47 feel like a sativa? I've grown the Russian but didn't have the same setup like you. But I must say it was a damn good weed. I remember being high for hours. Can't rate because that was the first plant I grew so i didn't know what to expect. Now that I think about it the high was a couch-lock stone, chill and watch a movie stone. It had to be mostly indica and yes you can smoke it and have sex and communicate. Hell it didn't stop me. I guess it's all on the person or age or something. Cuz when I smoke no matter indica or sativa it gives me lots of energy like spinach does to popeye. It makes me want to do things like exercise, run, f%ck, play a game, or just chill and tear some food up I guess that's just me. Lone Smoker Well, I believe AK47 is primarily sativa, so that may be where the influence is coming from. Nonetheless, it was extremely potent & trippy. Just my own experience. Poster Boy Well from experience I know the White Russian is a high producer and an energy boosting high. I thought the WR was too sensitive for my taste. It seem to be a plant that liked it low on the chem fert. The biggest thing I didn't like was the female to male ratio (1 in 4), I hate it when it is assumed that I'm going to clone. Oh! the males are the best looking plant you have ever seen! Perfect males. Females look good too, just taller, a little stretchy. Mtn. Man I tried BG's White Russian and timing, yields and high matched descriptions. The high was actually better than I thought it would be and it has an awesome taste and smell. I was more than satisfied and it's a definite keeper in my garden. Chemo Go for the White Russian from Serious. I have yet to smoke anything more trippy or potent. A true one hitter. Visio The white russian goes for $285 but worth it, this plant must be seen to be believed, very strong hash oil taste, I give it a 9.2. la.bud The best strain is G13 for sure! Next to White Russian. la.bud Both white Widow and White Russian are indica dominate, 70 day plants and good yielders. The Russian is my fav. strain, 70-75 days flower, very easy to grow. la.bud IMHO there is little like it! White Russian has vigorous growth, excellent resin, reasonably manageable. It smokes sweet, and the high is about as close to tripping as I have come in many years. It's almost an overwhelming "I'm too high" psychedelic AND body experience. I actually have 2 friends who boasted "Too much? I can smoke anthything!" They took 2 hits and wouldn't smoke it a second time. A one hitter, without question. Go slow, go easy and start w/ one hit, it creeps up on you quite slowly. Be sure to get the Serious version (I have not tested the BG version yet). CedarNew