Nirvana
Jock Horror is Nirvana’s twist on the family of strains that
arose around the Jack Herer name. The mother is a Haze 19 x
Skunk, a hazey hybrid cross of Holland and California strains.
Jock’s father is an old-school Northern Lights, a mostly indica
plant taken from a 20-year stable Afghan x Skunk #1 cross
whose line was preserved in the marijuana mecca of America’s
Pacific Northwest.
This strain plays with a composition familiar in the Jack
strains that began when Sensi’s multi-haze-skunk cross
adopted the name of the legendary hemp activist. However,
Jock Horror is its own original strain derived from the breeding
work and the genetics collection of the Nirvana team. In this
interpretation, Nirvana combines a sativa haze, hybrid Skunk,
and indica Northern Lights in a three-way cross that is mostly
sativa. Jock Horror is a stable strain that has become a classic
offering from Nirvana since it was first introduced in the mid1980s and remains a tried-and-true favorite among Nirvana’s breeding team.
The Jock Horror plant forms a traditional pine tree with
medium-thin leaves and dense buds that cascade into extended
calyxes, arching in a long cylinder of goodness. Nirvana
recommends growing Jock Horror in soil with organics for the
best flavors. Sea of green setups are good for Jock Horror
because it does not branch very much, but the branches it
forms are long. Jock really likes conditions to be reliable in the
growroom, but is not as difficult as other connoisseur sativas,
and not as bland as more commercial strains. This strain really
smells up the garden, gaining two-thirds of its total height
during flowering. Outdoors, this variety finishes at the end of
October. It can reach monstrous heights of up to 9–10 feet (3
meters).
Jock buds at finish are frosty and tight. The calyxes often
form horn-shaped ends as they pile on the tips of the colas.
This strain may be a jock, but on finish the smell is fresh and
inviting. The taste is floral with a tangy sweet-sour haze edge.
Jock Horror offers a classic sativa high, powerful and visual
with a nice endurance. It is a good strain for going out dancing,
enjoying time with friends, or just making something dull more
tolerable and possibly entertaining.