Sri Lanka 1977

Genetics: Sri Lanka sativa ganja IBL for dried flowertops. Sourcing: Central Province, Sri Lanka Latitude: 7°N Elevation: 350 m.a.s.l. （1100 feet） Height: Outdoors, in full sun, 3.5 – 4.5 （12-16′） is common. Regional sowing: November/December also April/May （second sowing） Harvest: January thru March/April. Dry season in Sri Lanka （outdoor） Flowering: 12-14 weeks （indoors） Aromas: lemon verbena,fermented celery, sweet,minty,spicy,hashy,earthy Flavours: Sweet and coffee/vanilla,minty,gas especially from mature tops. Stem and flower rub: Spicy, sweet,pepper,licorice Effects: psychedelic,electric,head uplift,energy giving,not anxious or paranoid in any way. Characteristics: Earthy, creamy, hash and some spice hints woven in. A classic sativa head type high, mood elevator. No anxiety or nerves, just calm energy and focused thought. Grow Type: Outdoors, Greenhouse, Indoor Traditional use: Flowers for smoking. Young and middle flower plants are used for medicines and palliatives. Certain farmers grow the ” Kansa “, or ganja for mature buds intended for smoking. Aromas are sweet, minty, spicy/hashy The seeds of this plant were obtained in the outskirts of a town in the Central Province in Sri Lanka, in February 1977 at an elevation 350 metres （1100 feet）. The current iteration is the latest IBL （inbred line） of the original plants. There are two flower types present in these genes, one which is fluffy and one which is relatively dense. Growth is very similar for both, and plants will get huge in vegativatve stage unless flowered early or pruned. The farmers who provided the seeds had been growing this plant since before WWII, and apparently had a ready market at the British naval base at Trincomalee until its closing when the British left the island. This was what the farmer related, because by the 1970’s, the government had become very severe against cannabis on the island. The area around where these plants come from is rich in farming of all kinds imaginable; rice, rubb