Haze by Sativa Seedbank
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When you spark up a true Haze, you're smoking a piece of Santa Cruz history from the 1970s. The legendary Haze Brothers—or maybe a local surfer named G and his buddy R.L., depending on who you ask in the forums—spent years crossing pure equatorial landraces. They mashed up Colombian Punto Rojo, Mexican Acapulco Gold, South Indian Kerala, and Thai genetics into a massive, sprawling poly-hybrid. Sam the Skunkman eventually dragged these seeds to Holland, where guys like Nevil used them to build the foundation of European sativa breeding. This isn't some quick-finishing commercial crop; this is pure, untamed genetic wildness.
If you're brave enough to run pure Haze indoors, throw your calendar out the window. This plant is a sprawling, vine-like monster that demands anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks of flowering time—and sometimes she'll push past 20 weeks just to test your sanity. She stretches like a maniac, often tripling in size when you flip the lights to 12/12. You have to aggressively top, super-crop, and tie her down to keep her from burning on your grow lights. But if you have the patience and the headroom, she rewards you with long, spear-like colas dripping in resin.
The final product is entirely worth the grueling wait. The aroma is totally unique: an intoxicating mix of church incense, old leather, sandalwood, and sharp lemon-pine. The high has absolutely no ceiling. It’s an electric, soaring, almost psychedelic rush that cuts right through any tolerance. Old-school heads revere it because it doesn't drag you down; it just keeps winding you up higher and higher.
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This is one of the most influential cannabis varieties in history. Haze has been used to breed 212 documented descendant strains in our database, making it a cornerstone of modern genetics.
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Growing Haze: what to expect
As a hybrid, expect a moderate stretch after the flip (around 100%) — but watch the plant, not the label: phenotypes within Haze can lean either direction. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.
Haze FAQ
Is Haze an indica or a sativa?
The breeder doesn't specify — treat it as a hybrid and read the plant.
What environment does Haze like?
Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.
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