P-91 by Stoney Girl Gardens

Stoney Girl Gardens, USA

Indica-Dominant

Potency: THC 28%

www.gro4me.com

Stoney Girl Gardens is the philanthropic mission of a socially conscious group of card-holding legal growers of medical marijuana who have been operating in Oregon since 1999. Stoney Girl Gardens is passionate about creating true breeding strains and providing 100% organic seeds, with a master breeder who’s been in the game for over 40 years. The company even provides free growing classes, such is their dedication to the cause, and their P-91 strain is a classic for those who need a heavy-duty medicinal plant. The genetics are somewhat mysterious, as the original seeds were obtained from a university professor who had first bred them. As the ‘new G-13,’ this supposedly came from a government-sponsored breeding program at a University in Southern California that is so top secret that, for all intents and purposes, it doesn’t exist. The story goes that the professor handed the seeds over to Stoney Girl in exchange for some of its Berkeley Blues seeds, and that this strain became a great addition to their breeding program, giving rise to their Pit Bull and Hog’s Breath families, among others.

Happily grown either indoors or outdoors, P-91 has a lot of energy and bursts into life very quickly. She’s easily to grow right through to harvest, and will grow to between 4 and 6 feet tall. Her favorite temperatures are those of Cali and if you can keep her in conditions between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit she’ll be seriously stoked. If you obtain these seeds to start your own medicinal garden, you’ll be pleased to hear that she’s an easy one to clone, with the clones taking quickly and easily once planted. Flowering lasts around 40 days and just before you chop your plants you’ll see huge, deep green leaves with bud that’s accordingly massive. The flowers are very tight and heavy and, if you grow outside, you’ll see a lot of pure pink hairs on the already-beautiful nugs.

It should serve as a warning to all potential recreational smokers of P-91 that this strain is massively potent, and was bred for use by extreme or terminal patients. As with most pain-killing strains, this will put you out completely and therefore is not for use any time other than before bed. The intention of breeding P-91 was to offer a much-needed respite for those suffering most: HIV/AIDS victims, cancer patients, extreme addicts, sufferers of severe pain and terminal patients. As such, the stone hits very rapidly and lasts for a long time. The smoke tastes musky and dense, with hints of grapefruit and spice, and gives an almost immediate couch lock effect. This is effective enough to be recognized by doctors as a morphine replacement treatment, so be very wary before you toke.

Big Buddha Cheese from BIg Buddha Seeds

Big Buddha Seeds, UK

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Skunk #1 x Afghani

Potency: THC 19%

www.bigbuddhaseeds.com

Cheese from Big Buddha Seeds is a unique strain that was, until recently, only available as a clone. The history of this plant, as is the case with many classic strains, is somewhat confused and distorted. Cheese originated in the late 80s as one unique female phenotype from Skunk #1 seeds grown somewhere in the Chiltern Hills. This plant produced huge buds and had an incredible cheese-like odor, and was cloned to become Cheese. Big Buddha bred this UK Cheese backcross with a pure Afghani male plant to create Big Buddha Cheese, one of the most popular strains in the UK.

Big Buddha spent two years selectively backcrossing this plant in order to isolate specific beloved Cheese traits, and now Big Buddha Cheese retains its mother’s old school taste and its Afghani father’s sturdiness and excellent yields. The flowering time should be 7 to 9 weeks indoors, and you can look to harvest at the end of October outdoors.  Because of the high yield, staking is often necessary, so be sure to stake your plants well in advance of flowering. You will need very good air filtration in your grow room because the aroma is so pungent that it can draw unnecessary attention to your garden.

The high is very uplifting with no ceiling, and offers a clear, long lasting buzz. Big Buddha Cheese smells very unique, with a pungent, old school aroma that reminds many of some very dank cheese. Expect a solid and fruity taste that leaves you wanting more!

Pennsylvania Purple by Unknown East Coast Grower

Unknown East Coast Grower, USA

Indica-Dominant

Potency: THC 17%

Pennsylvania Purple is an underground strain circulating on the East Coast that is producing quite a lot of buzz both locally and internationally through word of mouth and online forums. Pennsylvania Purple is currently only available in the USA, but the breeders, who prefer to remain anonymous due to the draconian laws of their home states, are planning to tissue culture this cultivar in the hopes of making it more commercially available. For now, just remember that if you get the chance to buy a clone of this beauty or to take a puff on some of her buds, take it. She’s a great plant.

Produced by a collective of East Coast growers, Pennsylvania Purple is a 30% sativa and 70% indica strain that grows well indoors and outdoors. Outdoor growers can expect a dark purple coloration to appear naturally as temperatures drop and the plant matures. To get purple colors indoors, use Purple Maxx (foliar) nutrients, although a drop in grow room temperature can also induce darker purple colors. Pennsylvania Purple likes the cold temperatures of her home state, grows to about 4 feet tall, and works well in SOG set ups. She can also do very well in hydro grow rooms and in soil gardens, though amending the soil before you plant the seedlings can give her a great springboard to start from. As tempting as it is to shower these darlings with the best nutrients on the market, don’t go mad or you’ll ruin her natural beauty with nute burn. Expect a flowering time of 60 days and a time of 72 to 75 days for her to ripen after forced flowering with a moderate yield. Quality not quantity is the name of the game when growing Pennsylvania Purple and although the yield is low, even a handful of cured, dried nugs will have the most hardened toker weeping with joy. Bud this beautiful is always in high demand so if you get a hold of any seeds, you can land yourself a very lucrative crop.

Pennsylvania Purple has a smooth, fruity and sweet taste that has delicious tones of grape, as is common with purple plants. The high is clear, physically relaxing, and evenly matched between the mind and body, allowing users to chill out and be creative while they are stoned. Artists especially will appreciate this kind of high. The breeder recommends flushing the plant during the last 10 days of flowering with half a teaspoon of molasses per gallon of water to encourage a healthy, great tasting harvest

Sannie's Herijuana IBL

Sannie’s Seeds, Holland

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Killer New Haven Strain x Petrolia Headstash

Potency: THC 20-25%

www.sanniesshop.com

Sannie’s Herijuana IBL, from Holland’s Sannie’s Seeds, originated from Canada’s Woodhorse Seeds and was perfected by noted breeder Motarebel. This plant was created from a 2006 batch of seeds through years of selecting the best phenotypes, backcrossing them and then breeding them with the company’s original mother plant.

Herijuana is an extremely popular strain throughout the cannabis community because of its fast growing pattern and desirable branching. Despite exhibiting a development more typical of a sativa-dominant plant, this strain blooms like an indica with vigorous branching that makes it very suitable for a ScrOG set up. The plant continues to grow for a couple of weeks into the flowering cycle and begins to form golf-ball shaped buds that are as beautiful as they are dense. These will be rock hard by the last few weeks of flowering and, thanks to the wide internodal spacing, produce tons of resin. The plants shouldn’t grow beyond 4.5 feet in height but will yield between 400 and 500 grams per square yard of grow room.

The taste of this strain is delightful, as it contains hints of both dark coffee and wood, and the stone is just as good: an intense, narcotic couch lock high that pulls down on the eyelids. Smokers who are new to the scene should exercise caution, as this is an extremely potent strain, and can take even a daily toker by surprise. Remember, you don’t have to smoke it all at once!

Mad Lion OG by AKVC Collective

AKVC Collective, USA

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Jamaican Kush male (Kingston) x Skywalker OG clone

www.lakush.com

The AKVC Collective is an innovative cannabis collective operating in the USA that invented the world’s first canned cannabis products, allowing bud to be stored in dispensaries and at patients’ homes for longer periods of time. Mad Lion OG is their strain and is available in the aforementioned cans from medical dispensaries in California. Mad Lion OG has inherited the pungent aroma of its Jamaican Kush father and the delicious taste of its Skywalker OG mother. This strain was created in Los Angeles in 2009 and, after being stabilized, became available on the market in 2010.

Mad Lion OG has an incredibly pungent aroma that is almost loud in its intensity, so you’ll need a good air filtration system to remain discreet. You will also appreciate the air-tight storage when carrying your cured bud and not getting busted. She grows best indoors and reaches a height of up to 6 feet. Mad Lion OG flowers in 8 weeks and takes 6 weeks to ripen after forced flowering. She prefers soil or hydroponic systems and can be viny because of her Jamaican influence, so the breeder recommends using plant netting to keep things under control. Yield can be up to 85 grams per plant depending on your lights.

Smokers love this strain for its high that starts out very cerebral, like a pure sativa, but then, when the indica kicks in, becomes a hard couch lock experience. The smell is piney, pungent and very loud!

KWT by Zenseeds

Zenseeds, Denmark

Indica-Dominant

Genetics: Krome’s The White (Triangle)

Potency: THC 19%

www.zenseeds.dk

Zenseeds is one of the premier Danish seed companies, offering a wide variety of niche strains for growers worldwide. KWT is their remake of underground breeding hero Krome’s The White, which is also known as “Triangle” as it was originally a 3 way cross. Despite assumptions, KWT is not related to the infamous White Widow. The White is so named because of the astonishing crystal look it has and the frosty white buds it produces.

Easy to clone, KWT will pop roots in 5 to 7 days if you use rockwool or a bubble cloner, though she’ll need a fair amount of humidity and the cubes must not be soaking wet. During the early stages of vegetative growth she does need a fair amount of attention, and responds particularly well to being topped. Though we cannot be sure of the genetics, the relatively thin branches and minor stretch point to  a sativa influence. This stretch will increase during flowering so you’ll need to give some attention to training, as well as staking, to give extra support to her flowering sites. Be sure to use a carbon scrubber, and though she’ll look as if she’s ready for harvest at the 8 week mark, 65 days is the prime time to cut.

Your manicured KWT buds will blow your mind. Not only are they breathtakingly beautiful, but the lemon pine scent gives way to a high that’s both unique and inspiring.