| Region | New World Strains - The Americas, Hawaii and Caribbean |
| Strain | BC Skunk |
| Type | Mostly Sativa |
| Origin | British Columbia/California |
| Breeder | Federation |
| Description | A hardy, big skunk plant with serious power and flavour. I believe it is an f1 cross between grapefruit and BC big Skunk.
Medium-broad leaves leaning towards sativa in growth profile because of its height and stretch. Potency is very high, as are yields. Ffruity/skunky aroma. Soilless Green |
| Specifications | flowering time is 9-10 weeks.
Should do well in all mediums as it a very hardy plant. I think mold could be a factor in outdoor grows. Likes a lot of food in hydro setups, and frequent watering. |
| Comments | Of the Skunks, I like the Federation's Island Sweet Skunk, which is originally Breeder Steve of Spice of Life Sweet Pink Grapefruit indica (sweet smell!) crossed with a 1992 edition of Sensi's Big Skunk#1, then stabilized.
A strong trippy high, still allowing mental alertness, good big buds, sometimes a stretchy plant (that's the Big Skunk influence), very sweet lemony citrus smell and taste. Dana Larsen, the editor of Cannabis Culture, chose Island Sweet Skunk as his favorite Federation strain when I asked him moments ago, with the Hawaiian Sativa his second choice. You can work especially well on the Hawaiian Sativa, the ISS is more trippy, but no impairment there, either. Dutch Passion uses a Hawaiian indica in their HAW/Skunk, which is a very big yielder and a lovely stone, its 65% indica/35% sativa. The Federation Hawaiian Sativa crossed Island Sweet Skunk (tremendous potential in that cross) would be 85% sativa, 15% indica, and I would endorse it, and yields on the ISS and HAW sativa are substantial, though it would take 9 - 14 weeks flowering. My favorite Canadian breeder is Steve of Spice of Life, currently working with Ed Rosenthal in Zurich at the vast marijuana farms that are there. However, I smoke a strain by Federation daily, and I have samples of over 20 of their varieties at any one time to choose from , so I am very familiar with their work and their strains would be 5 out of 10 of my top 10. (Mikado, Romulan, Hawaiian Sativa, Island Sweet Skunk, and their Golden Triangle Thai sativa). To that I would add at least one Greenhouse strain by Arjan (White Widow), one strain by Joker (Snow Spice for now), who is from BC, Flo (D.J. Short, who is from western USA), when its from the Sensi Cannabis Castle, nothing seems more affecting than the Northern Lights x Haze, but its hard to find the quality NL/Haze outside of Amsterdam even with Sensi Seed seed stock. - Marc Emery A very hardy plant, easy to grow but likes to get tall and stretch a lot in flowering. Buds are very thick and chunky at 7 weeks and she'll grow for 9 easily. Aroma is very strong fruity grapefruit smell with skunky undertones. Buds are usually pinkish/red in colour at maturity, and long, white pistils early in flowering. Yields are quite high, variation is minimal. 2 phenotypes are grapefruit dominant which yields slightly less. Taste is some of the best I've had - the perfect blend of fruity/skunky flavours, but it tickles your throat going down so you hack quite a bit. Smooth taste, but not smooth going down. High is very strong - a nice mix of sativa/indica, overall pretty balanced but definitely powerful. Can make you sleepy after a while. Potency is as high as any variety I've ever had including c99. There were times when 1 hit off a joint was plenty. Overall 9/10, great stuff, I'd love to try more Federation strains. Submitted by: Soilless Green Date: 13 Apr 2002 |