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The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Sat 19th Oct 2019 02:50 pm
by AzLaker
Published October 18, 2019 By Danny Danko

One of the original cannabis seed-breeding companies, famous for its haze varieties, is back on the scene with rare old-school and new-school flavors.
SSSC recently released a new fifth strain called Lava Freeze with eight feminized seeds/ Courtesy of SSSC
Back in the Haze
Founded in Amsterdam by Karel Schelfhout in 1985, the Super Sativa Seed Club (SSSC) was one of the first companies to sell seeds directly to the public through its catalog as well as ads in the back of High Times. In fact, the SSSC was only the second cannabis-seed company, after the Seed Bank, to operate openly in the Netherlands. At that time, Karel was a squatter, taking over abandoned properties and fixing them up to be habitable as well as turning them into some of the very first indoor growing facilities in Europe. In these growrooms, Karel and his compatriots pioneered and developed the techniques to grow indoors using horticultural lighting, rockwool mediums and mineral nutrients in liquid solutions delivered directly to oxygenated plant roots.

Back then, “Sam the Skunkman,” a legendary breeder from America, had recently moved to Amsterdam from California and gifted Karel with his Original Haze and Skunk #1 seeds. Those varieties, as well as some seeds received from Nevil Schoenmakers of the Seed Bank, became the building blocks of the SSSC catalog of strains.

Business quickly took off, and between 1985 and 1987 the SSSC sold millions of seeds all over the world. Karel’s mission was to “spread cannabis seeds around the world and empower cannabis consumers to grow their own cannabis from the very best genetics.” However, due to the rapid rise of the company, and the paranoia that came with it, his relationship with his business partner disintegrated and the SSSC folded.

Luckily, Karel held on to the most important genetics for more than 80 years, patiently waiting to return to the cannabis-breeding community once the political and legal climate became more tolerable. During that time, SSSC varieties were used to create many Cannabis Cup winners and legendary varieties by the many seed banks that stepped up to fill the void left by the departure of the SSSC from the scene.


Old to the New
In 2007, I inducted the Super Sativa Seed Club into our High Times Seed Bank Hall of Fame as “Esteemed Pioneers Emeritus” along with Sacred Seeds/Cultivator’s Choice, the Seed Bank, Lowlands Weed/Seed Company and Positronics. By this time, Karel’s son Kees had joined the team after a stint growing his own plants near Barcelona. He made the Karel’s Haze strain famous in the cannabis-friendly social clubs of Spain and realized that the time had come to reintroduce the SSSC to the general public. Using new-school techniques and premium old-school sativa-dominant genetics, the master-breeder father-and-son team of Kees and Karel fulfilled their destiny to restore the legacy of the dormant seed bank and relaunch the SSSC in 2018.

In keeping with the old traditions, the SSSC sells only regular seeds, meaning that both female and male seedlings emerge from their beans. The benefits of this are many, but the most important is hybrid vigor. Because the seeds are produced from distinctly different parentage, the F1 progeny (or first filial generation) is stronger than its parents and results in bigger yields of potent pot. The key is to grow the seeds out, discarding the males and keeping the females to flower or holding on to them as mother plants in their vegetative stage. This way, you can take clones from the mother plants that you know will be female and behave identically to their parent.

The SSSC also operates as a true club, with different tiers that members can join in order to receive a variety of benefits. These include exclusive merchandise, personalized growing advice, access to personalized newsletters and even the ability to create and name a new strain of a member’s own together with Kees and Karel.

Connoisseurs and home growers are the focus of the SSSC. The company specializes in hard-to-find, boutique and special genetics for the true aficionado. It’s an old-school scientific approach to breeding that doesn’t include feminized or auto-flowering strains. Karel and Kees believe that the only way to produce the best and most unusual varieties is to stick to the original techniques of pollination and selection from large populations.

So if you’re interested in flavors and terpene profiles that aren’t more of the same old stuff, look no further than the SSSC. Its relaunch includes four distinct varieties that will tickle the tongue and tantalize the senses. These unique and electric strains are both a throwback to the past and a glimpse into the future. Hashish produced from SSSC strains will have you soaring into the atmosphere with unrivaled potency and taste. More strains are coming, but these first four represent the best of the old and the new.

The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club
Karel’s Haze finishes flowering in just 8-9 weeks/ Courtesy of SSSC
Strains from the SSSC Catalog
Kees’ Old School Haze


If you’re in the mood for a “blast from the past,” this is what you’re looking for! Kees’ Old School Haze is an exciting 100 percent pure sativa that grows in the blink of an eye. KOSH is a clone more than 30 years in the making and is a plant for the more experienced grower. Under stable, optimized conditions, Kees’ Old School Haze offers huge harvests after 12 to 13 weeks of flowering. Our original Old School Haze produces dark, musky, ammonia-like aromas combined with a fresh citrus touch. When smoked, it is a real hazy experience with a great trippy effect. Expect a seriously strong smoke! The Old School Haze is the cornerstone of the SSSC. She has been with us for almost 35 years and still growing strong! Offering the world the original Old School Haze taste experience.

Specifics
Old School Haze x Old School Haze
12-13 weeks
Pure sativa Old School
Big plants

Tips From the Master Breeder
This is a bit of a sensitive lady. She will produce arm-long buds with the right treatment. Make sure your room/tent is ventilated properly day and night. Try to grow at 25-26° C (77° F) constantly. An air-conditioning unit will be the ticket to success in hot climates. Excessive temperature swings will make her shoot out thin, useless branches that produce tiny buds and can be slow to ripen. The Old School Haze won’t be much fun for the average grower.

Karel’s Haze

One of our easier strains to grow, you can expect mature flowers in eight to nine weeks. This is a really special hybrid, made from our Old School Haze and Chem Dog OG Fire, a variety that produces medium-to-large plants. Natural vigor produces fat, frosty OG buds, so keep your eye out for those. And look for the fruity or gassy phenotypes. You can expect good-yielding, frosty plants with a beautiful terpene profile, which are great for making extractions.

We are ready to say that Karel’s Haze is our new pride and joy. It’s one of the most delicious smokes you will ever have, with a layered taste of tropical sativa lime and a citrus touch with a dark gassy aftertaste. Karel’s Haze offers you the best of both worlds. A very smooth smoke, but after a few tokes a head rush can be expected.

Specifics
OSH x Chem Dog OG Fire
8-9 weeks
Hybrid sativa 70%/indica 30%
Medium/large plants

Tips From the Master Breeder
If you want this baby to produce for you, try to top your plant during veg (remove the growing tip). This will allow you to avoid single-branched plants. We want big trees, of course…

Prima Holandica

Our tribute to a very special Secret Super Sativa: Prima Holandica. We crossed it with Old School Haze, our best sativa. Expect big plants with sativa buds as long as your arm. This is quite a producer; you can find a complete spectrum of sweet, fruity aromas. But we also found some phenotypes with a peculiar metallic/diesel taste. Some beautiful and interesting specimens can be found in these seeds. This smoke will bring you to an elevated state, with a strong trippy effect that will last for quite some time.

Specifics
Old School Haze x Secret Super Sativa
10-11 Weeks
Pure sativa
Medium/big plants

Tips From the Master Breeder
Make sure you have enough height in your room/tent because these will get tall. Or flip the light cycle (into a 12/12-hour regimen) earlier than normal, while the plants are still small.

Frosty Friday

This original “Creeper Sativa” variety is a fast grower. The Creeper genetics produce huge amounts of branches and buds. It will need support for sure; it’s a big plant! The buds are not the biggest in size, but they have a nice dense structure and appearance. The smell leans toward the gassy/chemical side of the spectrum. This variety needs around 10 weeks of flowering. When the blooms are mature, they will be covered in resin. This is a high-yielding strain perfect for making extracts. The hash that is made from this plant is top quality as the buds are simply excellent.

Specifics
M4 Creeper x Karel’s Haze
10 weeks
Sativa 70%/indica 30%
Medium/big plants

Tips From the Master Breeder
This is our trichome machine. With large and plentiful trichomes, this will produce top-quality hash. Turn off the lights for the last two days before harvest in order to maximize the terpene profile.


AzLaker
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Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Sun 20th Oct 2019 10:01 pm
by OneHighMofo
Very 8) indeed.
Slightly OT but I always thought Skunkman Sam was Canada’s child? Perhaps only because I’m sure he lives there, he’s often on Bubblemans Hash Church.
Perhaps I’m wrong. Anyway - thanks for the post Azlaker

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Mon 21st Oct 2019 10:58 am
by Nuggz
OneHighMofo wrote: Sun 20th Oct 2019 10:01 pm Very 8) indeed.
Slightly OT but I always thought Skunkman Sam was Canada’s child? Perhaps only because I’m sure he lives there, he’s often on Bubblemans Hash Church.
Perhaps I’m wrong. Anyway - thanks for the post Azlaker
Nope, he's most certainly a "Cali boy" as far as I know...or he's definitely at least originally from somewhere in the US, (perhaps later) by way of California (where he developed his breeding skills and haze genetics) and thereafter Amsterdam - that said, he very may well live in Canada now...

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Tue 22nd Oct 2019 01:25 pm
by OneHighMofo
Yeah from what I've read about him in the past couple of days it seems his collective was based in Santa Cruz but I can't find anything concrete about his birthplace. He sounds a little Canadian to me, although he lacks the obvious accent signposts ey, his voice reminds me of a Canadian uncle of mine that spent a lot of time travelling with the Army.

He's certainly an interesting, secretive and divisive character for sure - it seems there have been some controversies over the years that I wasn't aware of (like being accused of being a DEA snitch). That seems unlikely given his standing in the industry to date - he's got a lot of influential friends that's for sure and most of those people would have very good reason to distance themselves from a potential security threat if they suspected the rumours to be true.

Anyway totally OT. Long live the SSSC!

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Tue 22nd Oct 2019 03:25 pm
by macky
Very tight clique...way back and even today you risk serious jail time ,hence why they all went to the Dam to start seed banks
DNA ect. After Sam and Fly,n dutch showed way to breed in Dutch country side till crack down raid on SSSC .
The other side of Cali breeder,s who where more grower,s stayed in Cali and developed strains that are now killing it in Dutch CS

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Thu 31st Oct 2019 05:38 pm
by macky
Dave Watson AKA Sam the skunkman ,story goes he took a couple hundred thousand seeds from his partners Haze brothers and scared seed collective and landed in Amsterdam after a drug charge in Cali .
He started Hortapharm with dude who wrote Hashish and Marijuana Botany ,he now works with GW pharmaceuticals who has licence with Great Britain to make extracts for medical purposes :roll:

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Thu 31st Oct 2019 06:20 pm
by OneHighMofo
macky wrote: Thu 31st Oct 2019 05:38 pm he now works with GW pharmaceuticals
I did not know that, there are a few passing mentions about it in that thread, but I can't find anything concrete. Have you seen a legitimate source for the claim? It seems the man is something of a ghost...

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Thu 31st Oct 2019 07:10 pm
by macky
OneHighMofo wrote: Thu 31st Oct 2019 06:20 pm [quote=macky post_id=423738 time=<a href="tel:1572543531">1572543531</a> user_id=112449]
he now works with GW pharmaceuticals
I did not know that, there are a few passing mentions about it in that thread, but I can't find anything concrete. Have you seen a legitimate source for the claim? It seems the man is something of a ghost...



[/quote]Read a lot of David Bienenstock articles on Leafly.ca ,talks strains breeder,s ....I like he knows all story,s of breeds and breeders
Come with grain of salt ....seems to know history of breeders pretty good :mrgreen: bye the bye hope your well ?

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Thu 31st Oct 2019 10:04 pm
by macky
PS he was a long time member of IC mag ..would answer? On threads have not been on long time not sure he still hangs out there?

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Thu 31st Oct 2019 11:31 pm
by OneHighMofo
macky wrote: Thu 31st Oct 2019 07:10 pm
OneHighMofo wrote: Thu 31st Oct 2019 06:20 pm [quote=macky post_id=423738 time=<a href="tel:1572543531">1572543531</a> user_id=112449]
he now works with GW pharmaceuticals
I did not know that, there are a few passing mentions about it in that thread, but I can't find anything concrete. Have you seen a legitimate source for the claim? It seems the man is something of a ghost...


Read a lot of David Bienenstock articles on Leafly.ca ,talks strains breeder,s ....I like he knows all story,s of breeds and breeders
Come with grain of salt ....seems to know history of breeders pretty good :mrgreen: bye the bye hope your well ?
[/quote]


Yes sir I am very well indeed thank-you. Busy with making a home and other related personal passions and hobbies :)
I trust all is well with you bud and that life treats you well. I think I know you well enough by now to be confident in hoping that you're doing well. Pass my regards to your wife please. Good people.

I have something of a love/hate relationship with Leafly; but I'll look your man up. Sounds interesting. I'm fascinated by Cannabis lore - there were times in my life that I thought it complete nonsense. Since I found out that wasn't the case - it's always felt like privy to an enticing window into an esoteric and illicit world where the riches those breeders speak of are genuinely there to be found for those brave enough to dare.

The more I read about Sam. The more I think some of the less generous critiques might be true. Being a snitch seems unlikely; being a bit of a dick with a penchant for tall stories and shameless (perhaps somewhat baseless) self-promotion is easier to believe. One contributor on the MrNice Forum thread you posted talks about Sam's seeming belief that he deserves more credit for his work - essentially laying claim to a large percentage of every cultivar created (really? A Californian breeder? I'm shocked :lol: :roll:). I've definitely heard him speak in a manner (on Bubbleman's Hash Church) that made me think the guy might well have a sizeable and perhaps unwarranted ego, which always seems out of place and unnecessarily immature on a man of his age.
He's a character for sure. I'd very much like to meet him.

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Mon 2nd Dec 2019 07:52 pm
by macky
Another good source of news ....BNN Bloomberg Canadian Cannibis news letter .ca wealth of info :D

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Fri 3rd Jan 2020 10:21 am
by AudioKush
Met some of the team at Jack Herer Cup last year in Amsterdam. Great to see some old school genetics hitting the market.

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Sun 5th Jan 2020 04:17 pm
by Dark-side-of-moon
Just watch them nuke.

Re: The Return Of The Super Sativa Seed Club

Posted: Mon 20th Apr 2020 08:31 am
by RvanSteensel
Lava freeze not worth the money at all
but hey they arent called the Indica Club i guess .....xD