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here: Issue #261 - Sunday, April 16, 2017 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Learn about finding the best strains for first-time growers!
- If you've been growing a while, you may know that many seed companies have good seed sales every year on 4/20! Today I shared about some of the deals I've heard about!
- Check out the Trophy Pic of the Week featuring an incredible auto-flowering plant that stayed short but
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Best Strains for Beginners by Nebula Haze |
When I first started growing cannabis, I was so excited to finally be able to pick my own strains! I was also a little (a lot?) confused about the whole concept of strains. I had so many questions... What's the difference between each strain? Which ones are the most potent
and what about yields? Is it even worth paying attention to strain?
Years of non-stop experimentation and breeding for positive traits has resulted in there being a superabundance of strains available. The sheer number of choices can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, it's pretty fun when you start with a little bit of information and choosing a good strain is very
rewarding!
Based on personal experience, I’ve put together a list of popular cannabis strains with exceptional genetics which makes them...well, just plain better to grow. I'll explain why I picked each strain so you can use the knowledge to further your own research and help you pick the best strain for your next grow!
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Quick - Fastest Time to Harvest
For when the most important thing is getting to harvest as fast as
possible!
When it comes to trying to get to harvest as quickly as possible, your best choice is often to grow an auto-flowering strain of cannabis. With an auto-flowering strain, you’ll have the option to harvest your plant 2-3 months from seed, and it’s not unusual to harvest an ounce or two off each plant. Under powerful
grow lights and with some room to grow, auto-flowering plants can produce 5-6 ounces per plant or even more!
Although there are “quick flowering” photoperiod strains, they are rarely ready to harvest in less than 3 months from seed, which means you can usually get a quicker harvest with autos.
Auto-flowering
plants have some unique qualities:
- Ready to harvest 2-3 months from seed - quickest time to harvest of any strain of
cannabis (though there are some auto-flowering strains that have been bred to take longer and get bigger, most are ready to harvest in 3 months or less)
- Autos don’t need special light periods - “Regular” (photoperiod) plants need 12 hours of darkness each day in order to make buds, while autos will make buds and be ready to harvest no matter what light schedule they receive. This can be helpful if you can't avoid light leaks, or if you want to keep your lights on all the time (for example if you need your lights on to keep plants warm)
- Tend to be higher in CBD - Auto-flowering strains generally have 1% CBD levels
or higher. This can make buds more relaxing with more of an anti-anxiety effect, while reducing some of the inner "racing" mental effects some people get from cannabis. This means that auto-flowering strains can be a good choice for medical marijuana patients, or those who’d like to get extra relaxed from their buds. However, there are also some very high THC, low CBD auto-flowering strains which provide more of a psychedelic “in your head” experience, especially those that have been hybridized
with Sativa and Haze strains.
- Need your full attention - Auto-flowering strains are generally pretty easy to grow, but you're on a strict time schedule. During the first 6 weeks, it's incredibly important you pay close attention to your plants and react quickly to any problems. If an auto-flowering plant runs into major problems during the first part of
its life, you may end up with tiny plants and tiny yields because an auto-flowering plant stops growing bigger after about 6 weeks. However, when nurtured through the first few weeks, these strains can produce surprisingly high yields in a short amount of time.
- Very important to pick a good breeder - the ancestor of all auto-flowering strains was a type
of wild hemp which had tiny buds and very low levels of THC. As a result, the original auto-flowering strains from more than half a decade ago were generally poor yielding and far less potent than photoperiod plants. Luckily, we now have dedicated breeders who put a lot of focus on breeding auto-flowering strains (Mephisto Genetics, Dinafem & Dutch Passion are three of the best known auto breeders). As a result, there are newer auto strains that have been carefully bred for many generations to be just as potent as their photoperiod counterparts. So when you choose a good breeder,
you'll be very happy with your results. Yet because there are poor genes out there, it’s important to choose a trustworthy breeder as unscrupulous breeders may sell seeds that that end up making tiny buds with no potency!
Here are 3 recommended auto-flowering strains for beginners (and connoisseurs!)
- Quickest Time to Harvest - Auto Lemon OG Haze by Nirvana - Nirvana is known for producing stabilized strains where you always get exactly what they tell you to expect. Their recently debuted Auto Lemon OG Haze strain is the result of 5 generations of careful breeding using star genetics. The resulting plant produces buds with a creative, energetic effect that also comes with a body "buzz" and is ready to harvest as soon as 2 months from seed, though giving the plant an
extra week or two before harvesting can dramatically increase your yields. This strain produces dense chunky buds that look beautiful and have a pleasant fruity/citrus scent.
Auto Lemon OG Haze buds become covered in trichomes
- “Psychedelic” Auto-Flowering Strain - Auto Sour Diesel by Dinafem. This strain is one of the strongest and most potent of all the auto-flowering strains I've grown. The effects have "psychedelic" potency but come with a strong body effect as well. It grows long spear-like buds with a strong "diesel" smell and is surprisingly high yielding when the plant is trained to grow flat. For the best results and highest potency, this
strain takes about 3 months from seed to harvest. See a grow journal featuring this strain.
Auto Sour Diesel buds may look average but their potency is out of this
world! - Medical Strain (Very Relaxing) - Blue AutoMazar by Dutch Passion - One of the highest yielding autos (and Dutch Passion specializes in high-yielding autos!), this strain carries a "cheesy" smell from its Blue Cheese ancestors. The buds don't really smell as much like cannabis as something else that's kind of funky. That can make this a good choice for a "stealth" strain since it doesn't have as much of the traditional
skunky "weed smell" that can give away a grow. Buds are ready to harvest in a little under 3 months from seed and its effects are some of the most relaxing buds I've tried with any strain, photoperiod or auto. I believe this would be a great medical or anti-anxiety strain.
Blue AutoMazar Just Before Harvest
Don't Miss 4/20 Seed Sales! |
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For those who have been growing cannabis for a while, you may have noticed that in celebration of "420" (which is often used interchangeably with cannabis) many seed companies have big seed sales on 4/20!
Some seed banks don't announce them first, so make sure to check out your favorite seed bank on Thursday!
Here's a sneak peek of some upcoming
4/20 sales!
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I just want to thank you for the GREAT website. I have been able to systematically work my way through everything that I was doing wrong, my crops are 10 times better. Thanks so much!
Ted |
Trophy Picture of the Week! |
This strain is S.A.D. Auto (Sweet Afghani Delicious) from Sweet Seeds.
Grow Medium: 50%
coco, 25% grow stones, 25% boiled rice hulls and worm castings.
Nutrients: Advanced nutrients as per schedule.
Grow Lights: 2 x Fluence VYPRx LED lights
Grow Space:
3.5' x 6' |
This is a small plant_likely a good choice for those growers with low ceilings! It's only about 15" tall and should be ready in about 2 weeks and for its size should produce fairly well. These are very bushy and leafy plants.
Used LST (low stress training) only but if I do one again
I'll top or FIM it on the third week and make it easier to LST. They are so small and bushy I think it will help open them up a little and increase yields. Looking pretty close now that it's a week later, just started a flush with water and molasses. Will do this for the next two days and then let them sit.
~ZigZag
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