T.N.R.

KC Brains

Outdoor growers in temperate or wet climates should consider
a testdrive of T.N.R. This outdoor-only strain pairs an early,
moderate indica from KC’s seed collection, the KC-2, with a
Thai sativa that has grown outdoors in Holland for over three
decades. The resulting strain a hybrid with an indica
background and strong Thai-style sativa tendencies.

Grown outdoors in soil, T.N.R. forms long internodes and
extended branching, transforming into a giant Christmas tree
that creates its own ornaments—terrific hooked colas that
remain bright green behind a proliferation of red stigmas and
white crystals. This variety prefers commercial fertilizers over
organics. She has been bred to finish successfully in the cloudy,
cool weather of her adopted home, and has great mold
resistance. T.N.R. takes 10-12 weeks to ripen in Holland, with
harvests around mid-October. This strain also performs well in
drier and sunnier southern climates, such as Spain, where she
finishes a few weeks earlier.

T.N.R. is fairly conspicuous when allowed to grow
unchecked. She shoots up quickly during the vegetative phase,
and can reach heights of 12 feet (3.5 m). At that size she looks
more like a tree than a plant, with a sturdy trunk of a main
stem supporting branches, shaggy with cones of bud and long
slender, tropical green foliage. At finish, T.N.R. plants can
easily yield a kilogram (2.2 lbs) each; in very sunny areas,
expect even more.

The buds are classic Thai weed, and are even suitable for
stitching into Thai sticks. Even though T.N.R. is only slightly
sativa-dominant in parentage, the Thai genes come through
forcefully in her high—a strong creative-intellectual awakening
with an electric, almost psychedelic edge. This kind of uplifting
high is a good cure for the blues. T.N.R. is also great for an
afternoon of shooting the breeze with friends, socializing and
thinking up ideas. Seasoned pot connoisseurs who miss Thai
will be pleased with T.N.R.’s aroma and flavor: sweet, but
rounded with hints of cinnamon, clove and black pepper. It’s
likely to make old Thai fans sentimental, and make newer
tokers into Thai fans.