SPRING INTO FULL BLOOM WITH NIRVANA CANNABIS SEEDS!

My oh my, time does fly! We hope your green gardens are all getting into full swing, but it's not too late to order some more Nirvana Shop seeds to tide you over. Even if you start now, you'll have plenty of time to harvest before winter, so read on!

We've decided to send this month's edition of the newsletter a little earlier than usual, because we couldn't resist doing a little something special to celebrate Koninginnedag, better known (and pronounced) in English as Queen's Day. On this day, the 30th of April, we celebrate the birthday of our queen (actually, the queen's mum - don't expect too much logic from the Dutch) with flea markets, pop concerts, booze and an assortment of bright orange foods, beverages, clothes and props.

This year, we're inviting you to join the celebrations with a special coupon code! If you order on 30 April and buy at least one Germination Kit or Package Deal, we will give you the Kit for FREE! Simply enter the code GODSAVETHEQUEEN into the discount code field upon checkout, and the price of one Germination Kit (€ 8.00) will be subtracted from your order total*.

So why not get one of our queenly strains plus a free Germination Kit and party along? One Kit contains sufficient product to germinate one pack of 10 regular seeds or 2 packs of feminized seeds.

*Discount applies ONLY to orders containing a Germination Kit or Package Deal that were finalised between 30 April and midnight on 1 May 2010 (Central European Time!!).

MEDUSA 100% FEMINIZED SEEDS

Medusa was named after the Gorgon Medusa, a monster from Greek mythology with the ability to turn people into stone with her gaze.

Seeing how this strain has the ability to make people stoned with her haze, we thought Medusa would be an appropriate name for her. But the comparison stops here, because our Medusa is a lot more appealing than her mythological counterpart!

With her refined, earthy smoke and subtle yet aromatic aftertaste of cane-sugar, Medusa will linger for ages and leave you gagging for more.

Her robust, dense posture ensures a quick and easy grow and big harvests of connaisseur bud!

Want some? Buy regular Medusa seeds at a discount of up to 20% or feminized Medusa seeds at a discount of up to 10%.

*Discount applies when ordering more than one pack of Medusa seeds.

Big V says: "You won't want to smoke this one... it smells like candyfloss and looks so crisp. Very subtle taste of candyfloss too. Many of the people I smoke with loved it cos its powerful and does not smell too much"

1. Preflowers. Determine the sex of the preflowers that appear in the 4th week of vegging.
   
   
2. Clones. Determine the sex of labelled clones you took from your main plants.
   
   
3. Local darkness. Cover a single branch in a paper bag and subject it to 12/12 lighting until it shows sex.
   
   
4. Force-flowering. Force plants to flower early by switching to 12/12 lights, then revert them back to 24/0 as soon as they have shown sex.
   

WHAT'S IT GONNA BE THEN?

Nope, we're not talking about the way you swing or the question of whether to buy blue or pink little socks. We're talking about the sex of your *other* children: your precious new cannabis plants! Unlike with human babies, it's easy to get confused when determining the sex of a cannabis plants. (forgetting for a moment about Robin Williams: "Here we are Mr Williams, it's a boy." "Oh my GOD, he's hung like a bear!" "That's the umbilical cord, Mr Williams")

Err. Anyway. In this edition of the newsletter, we give you the quick 'n dirty way of determining sex. For more extensive information and a helpful picture, we refer to the recent article on sexing in the Nirvana Knowledge Base.

As you know, only female cannabis plants produce the sticky-sweet, ooey-gooey goodness we all love. Male plants will need to be culled as soon as possible, so that they don't fertilise the females and spoil your harvest.

Even if you're not on your first grow, determining which plants should be brutally cut short and which ones should be cherished can be difficult sometimes. Luckily, there are different methods of sexing available. On the left, you'll find a quick list and a link to an extensive Knowledge Base article.

Of course, there is always option number 5: buying feminized. But newbies shouldn't necessarily go for those in hopes of an easier grow. While feminized seeds eliminate the need to sex, they also require care in the grow room to prevent hermaphroditism. If you're new to growing, either regular seeds or feminized ones could work for you - try reading up on the pros and cons before deciding. And don't sweat it - with the help of our articles and stable genetics, you'll be growing like a pro in no time at all!

CANNA-FUNNIES

A stoner walks into a gas station and asks the dude at the counter, "Got any weed?" The man politely replied, "Um, no sir. We do not sell marijuana here." So he left. The same guy comes back the next day and says, "Got any weed?" The man behind the counter, although slightly annoyed, patiently replied, "No sir. We don't sell marijuana." So the man went home.

He goes once again to the gas station. And again, he says to the guy working there, "Got any weed?" By this time the other dude is seeing red. He yells, "You freakin' reefer-lovin', pot-head burn-out! I told you, we don't sell that crap here! If you ever come back in here asking for that filthy crap again, I'll nail your freaking feet to the floor! Now beat it before I call the cops." So the stoner left.

The next day he went back to the same old place with a dopey smile on his face. He went to the cashier and said, "Got any nails?" The man hesitated, then replied, "Um, no sir, we don't sell nails here." The stoner grinned. "Got any weed?"

CANNA-MOVIES

Top 5 potty films to watch when baked:

5. Some Like It Pot
4. Baked Green Potatoes
3. The Potfather
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stoned
1. James Bong: Licensed to Chill

CANNA-POLL-IS

We've added a poll on shipping times to the home page of the shop. It would be a great help if you could vote to tell us how long your order took to arrive! If you are a return customer, please pick the average of the time it took for your orders to reach you. Many thanks go out to all of you who voted in our previous poll on newsletter articles. We've taken your wishes to heart! A majority of you voted to see more stories about how to grow cannabis, and we've tried to accommodate that in recent editions. Keep your ideas coming!

Peace and love,
The Nirvana Team