Sweet Chunk by Alpine Seeds

Alpine Seeds, Switzerland

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Sweet Pink Grapefruit x Deep Chunk IBL

Potency: THC 16-20%

www.alpine-seeds.ch

Switzerland’s Alpine Seeds consistently impresses seed buyers, growers and breeders with its quality genetics and highly stabilized, niche strains. Sweet Chunk, a stunning cross of Sweet Pink Grapefruit and a Deep Chunk IBL, is no different. The indica dominance of this plant stems from its heritage, as Deep Chunk is a Pakistani/Aghani hybrid, and SPG is an old Northern Lights #1 phenotype. Breeders love this strain as it is incredibly stable and is not a polyhybrid. The Deep Chunk parent has dominated the cross and its influence gives these plants perfectly homogenized and stabilized growth patterns.

These plants give hard and compact nuggets and a yield of around 30 to 40 grams each if grown to 32 inches in height. Sweet Chunk clones take just 10 days to root, so if you find one you like, it’s easy to keep her as a mother plant. Plants are mold and spider mite resistant and can handle a minimal amount of nutrient feeding. Be sure to use a minimum of 2 to 4 weeks of light at 18 on/6 off to ensure healthy growth. This plant is not compatible with maxi-cropping or any cutting of the stalk prior to harvest.

Smokers should expect a munchies-inducing couch lock to hit them hard and fast when they smoke this strain, but this is offset by the mild uplifting buzz that sets in after a little while. The SPG heritage means that Sweet Chunk tastes and smells of grapefruit, with sweet and fruity undertones and a hashy aftertaste. 

Ice Kush by Advanced Seeds

Advanced Seeds, Spain

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Kush x South African Sativa

Potency: THC 16%

www.advancedseeds.com

Advanced Seeds are a fast-growing Spanish seed company in more ways than one; they specialize in feminized and auto-flowering strains. Ice Kush is a stellar blend of classic Kush genetics from the Hindu Kush mountains, and an equally impressive South African sativa plant. This mix produces plants with a typical indica look and shape, but with a larger production of buds and a larger size thanks to the sativa influence. The South African sativa also brings a large leaf shape and pleasing flavor to this plant.

Ice Kush can reach an indoor height of 3 to 4 feet, and an outdoor height of 6.5 to 10 feet due to the sativa influences and its vigorous growth patterns. This will give a yield of 350 to 450 grams per square yard. The flowering time indoors sits at around week 7 or 8 and outdoors the flowering time is late September. Mildew resistant and offering a pleasant aroma, this plant is great wherever you choose to grow it.

Ice Kush smells of citrus and strawberry and has good potency as well. The buds are thick and resinous, so it is great for hash, and smokers admire its delicate mix of indica and sativa highs, meaning a pleasing body and mind buzz for tokers worldwide. 

Zombie Virus by O.G.A. Seeds

OGA Seeds, Canada

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Pure Indica x Diesel

Potency: THC 19%

www.ogas.ca

OGA Seeds is a Canadian seed bank offering high quality, unique strains for growers around the world. For their fabulously-named Zombie Virus, they have crossed their two favorite strains from 2008: a beautiful pure indica mom and a Diesel cross dad. The stability of the mother plant and the grapey undertones of the father give a plant that is a joy to both grow and smoke, no matter what your toke tolerance.

The ease of growing Zombie Virus makes it a good choice for growers of any level, and it also clones easily, too. With its mother’s durable form, this plant can handle a lot of nutrients and responds well to fertilizer, but if you’re working with an outdoor grow, you should ensure that it doesn’t get rained on too much due to its sticky nature. It responds well to topping, but continues a steady growth even without. Even in a 3 gallon pot, Zombie Virus will give a substantial yield. Don’t leave it in the vegetative stage for too long, especially if growing indoors, as it will become unruly. If you have room for the 8 feet tall plants outside, then let them go mad.

If its ability to grow almost on its own gives it the Virus tag, then the stone definitely gives rise to the Zombie part of the name: stoners smoking this strain will be put into a living dead stupor by the oily, grapey buds no matter what their smoking habits are. Get infected!

Mamba by Green Lantern Seeds

Green Lantern Seeds featuring Inkognyto, Spain

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Pre-98 Bubba Kush x ChemDawg

Potency: THC 17%

www.thcfarmer.com

Green Lantern Seeds is a fairly underground collective, run by two breeders going by the names of Manic and Inkognyto, with a reputation that’s building in the scene. As medical patients and users, they specialize in growing and breeding strains that will offer some respite for other patients and themselves. For this strain, Inkognyto reversed a pre-98 Bubba Kush male, to pollinate a female plant of the notorious ChemDawg strain, from noted breeder Rezdog. This resulted in a plant with 60/40 Bubba Kush to ChemDawg ratio. While the history of ChemDawg’s parentage is steeped in mystique, we can assume that there’s a heavy dose of indica in there, and Bubba Kush was a product of OG Kush, West Coast Dog and Old World Kush, giving us a heritage that spreads from the USA all the way to Pakistan.

Mamba, when vegetated properly, is a much denser plant than its Bubba Kush father. It also outdoes its Pops in terms of yield, but doesn’t slip on the quality. The harvested nugs will be thick and tight, as well as sizeable. Be sure to give this plant plenty of light so she can produce to her full potential, but keep the tips from growing too close to the bulbs.

The resulting bud is stronger than is given by either of its parents, and delivers a very pleasant, heavy-headed high that will encourage sleep and keep anxiety at bay. Like Bubba Kush, the effects linger longer than your average smoke, but this is no bad thing!

Kamoto Kush by M.G.M. Genetics

M.G.M. Genetics, USA

Pure Indica

Genetics: Purple Kush x Indica 6

Potency: THC 19%

USA-based company M.G.M. Genetics is a medical cooperative passionate about creating strains that help patients. One of these is Kamoto Kush, the end result of a project left unfinished by the breeders’ mentor. This Purple Kush was a mix of pure Kush and a bag seed purple male, which M.G.M. then crossed with his original i6 male over several generations until he found the phenotype that became Kamoto Kush.

With so many indica/sativa cross strains around it’s easy to forget what happens when you lose the vigor of a hybrid, but Kamoto Kush, a pure indica, grows slowly in the vegetative state and needs a full 60 days in bloom to reach its potential. It is also very sensitive to temperature and, to bring it into color, you will need to expose it to lower temperatures. These plants will reward you well if grown in their favorite hydro set up.

Though the bud isn’t overly aromatic, you will detect a smell of coffee and melting hash in your nose and a sweet, oily taste in your mouth. With Kamoto Kush, couch lock is pretty much guaranteed so prepare yourself and have some good company and some tasty treats nearby, as you’ll also succumb to a severe case of the munchies.