This
strain is an early success from programs to create stable,
multiple-hybrid cannabis. Starting in the Eighties, intensive breeding
projects worked with highly varied and complex gene pools which
‘stacked’ desirable features from a wide range of parents and ancestors
to produce hybrids which could consistently express those traits in
interesting combinations.
Generation after generation of
excellent genotypes were cross-bred, with all seed-offspring closely
observed and compared to identify the best individuals. In each
generation, selected plants were either back-crossed with parents to
stabilise desired traits or introduced to the next ganja genotype in
the group. Some breeding experiments continued for years, ultimately
involving the cataloguing of staggering numbers of seedlings solely for
selection and testing purposes. Some of Sensi Seeds’ top hybrids have
their roots in breeding projects of this scale. Many unique flavours,
formations and effects introduced by Sensi strains were only possible
through the sheer variety of genotypes we were able to combine, plus
the dedication, detailed records and keen senses of the breeders
responsible for selection.
Four Way is featured in some of the
earliest seed-catalogues — a multiple Indica hybrid created from
exceptional Indian, Afghani and Pakistani cultivars, all backed up with
the vigour and high-octane punch of Skunk #1. After some additional
refinement to accentuate her best qualities, Four Way was re-launched
in 1995 and has become lasting favourite among growers who want a
strain capable of extraordinary appearance and taste, plus all the
speed, bulk and power of the best Indicas.
As an early multiple
hybrid, growers should expect a fair amount of variation when growing
Four Way from seed. All phenotypes tend to be fast flowering, resinous
and sweet, with some outstanding sets of features regularly showing
themselves — extra-fat calyxes, exceptional flavours and aromas,
explosive bud growth. Four Way gives consistent, reliable Indica
quality in a variety of forms, including occasional surprises in the
form of fluke combinations of traits that make for unique, super potent
or high-yielding mother plants.
This
strain is an early success from programs to create stable,
multiple-hybrid cannabis. Starting in the Eighties, intensive breeding
projects worked with highly varied and complex gene pools which
‘stacked’ desirable features from a wide range of parents and ancestors
to produce hybrids which could consistently express those traits in
interesting combinations.
