Barney’s Farm
Barney’s Farm G-13 Haze is an award-winning variety that
crosses the legendary G-13 with Barney’s Farm’s favorite
Hawaiian sativa. G-13 is a strain of mythic proportions because
of its alleged origins in the experimental U.S. medical
marijuana compassionate access program. This federal
program provided medical cannabis to a small select group of
patients. It started in the late 1970s, but when activists
organized a flood of applications for HIV/AIDS patients to enter
the program in the early 1990s, the government panicked and
closed the program to new entrants.
Some have said that any government-grown weed could only
be low-grade, but others insist that the government program’s
scientific approach resulted in the creation of a superstrain: G13. Rumors circulated in the 1990s claiming that a G-13 clone
had been smuggled from the grow facility. Shortly thereafter
breeders had backcrossed the G-13 into seed form and the
name began to crop up all over the map. In the Barney’s Farm
cross, G-13 has been combined with a great tasting island
sativa that has strong haze influences in composition. Straight
out of the gate, Barney’s Farm G-13 Haze has a very nice smell
of ripe fruit and haze-sandalwood spiciness.
This variety is best compared with other sativa-dominant and
haze plants. In general, haze hybrids require the vegetative
time to be kept short. Flower forcing for this variety is
recommended as soon as the clones have had a chance to
establish themselves, which is helpful given that flowering
times are fairly long, taking 10–12 weeks to ripen.
When vegged as directed, Barney’s Farm G-13 Haze
maintains a medium-tall stature with sturdy branches. This
plant grows vigorously, and the flower structure has better
density than many hazes, resulting in an above-average yield.
The size and sturdiness of the plants also make it easier to
grow in restricted indoor spaces than the typical haze. The
buds have a bit of sativa sponginess to them, but this plant
likes to form one large main cola on the central branch. This
tendency makes it ideal for a SOG garden, although SCROG is
another good choice. Not only does G-13 Haze offer healthy
yields with good THC levels, it also possesses intense aromas
and flavors and a powerful cerebral smoke worth savoring. This
variety encapsulates the winning qualities of flavor and high
that many sativa lovers seek out, but maintains a bass note of
indica that anchors the effects nicely. Barney’s Farm G-13
Haze has had multiple wins at the High Times Cannabis Cup,
taking 2nd place in 2006, and 1st place in 2007.
