Good evening.

i'm currently deciding on some new strains to start in my newly buildt veg/clone/mother drobe. Mandala seems to be all the rage, so I thought I might as well try a couple of their strains. The satori is a no-brainer for my sativa needs, but I'm having a hard time deciding on a second strain; so far I have narrowed it down to either Sadhu or Mandala #1.
I think the Mandala #1 looks interesting, but I haven't really seen any smoke reports or complete grow diaries. The mandala page states that it is a sativa-indica hybrid, and that there is an estimated 70% chance of getting an indica pheno-type. What I'm looking for is something to contrast the high of the Satori, something mellow and relaxing with a bit of body-stone, but NOT a weed which incapacitates me completely or sends me directly into the darkest pits of couchlock. So my questions are:

1:How sativa'ish is the indica-pheno, high wise? I think it was the description of the high as a bit sativa'ish, but still with some indica-influence, that captivated me, but does the Indica-pheno have that quality? and if not, am I better off just growing the saddhu to get more of a well defined indica stone?

2: How manageable is the sativa-pheno heightwise? I have around 1,6 m of head room(in my 400w flower box) to play with(this is including the height of the pots) - is that too little to grow single cola plants? or are a lot of LST required?

3:I get the impression from the mandala web-page that this strain is optimized for outdoor-growing; is this a good choice for indoor-growing or am I better off sticking to the Sadhu?

I know that not that many people have grown or smoked the #1 strain yet, though I still hope somebody will be able to answer the questions I(and probably a lot of people as well) have. So in short - help me decide

thanks for your help.
-M

hi there,

i cant say any thing about sudhu as im not doing it but ive got a mandala#1 under a 125w eco and its doing fine.

here she is at 6 weeks flower.

bowcon

they look absolutely gorgeous . what phenos do you have and have they been trained, topped etc.? and do you perhaps have any pics of the whole plant(pot and everything)?
Oh, and have you smoked any yet/before (don't know whether it's your first run of it, or not)?

and regarding the sadhu; sometimes I can't really figure whether it is a privilege or a curse to have all those choices.. poor me
-M

...and should this be posted in the in the mandala sub-forum of the Breeders Help Desk instead of here?