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Launched in 2014 by the Cookie family, Gelato is a hybrid cross of the two highly popular parent strains, Thin Mint Cookies and Sunset Sherbet. The Gelato strain has since grown to adopt a legendary status in its own right. But with a wide variety of phenos having been produced over the years, which is the best?  What are the...

Yield is what cannabis growers call their harvest. Indoor growers tend to measure it per metre of growing space.  Outdoor growers tend to measure it in grams per plant.  There are a lot of factors which can influence yield.  This makes it very difficult to give broad estimates of how much bud you can expect to collect.  As a rough rule of thumb, however, these days 400g/2 to 500g/m2 would be a baseline estimate for indoor marijuana strains.  Similarly, 500g per plant to 600g per plant would be a baseline estimate for outdoor marijuana strains.  Continue reading →

Wedding Cake strain comes from two hybrid parents, bringing perfect balance to any celebration or quiet night in. As its name would suggest, it’s best known for tasting like sweet and sugary wedding cake. This is what its creators originally intended, and it’s just one of the reasons this is such a highly sought-after strain still today. Continue reading →

While there are thousands of marijuana strains today, there are only a handful that are legendary. Granddaddy Purple, often called Grandaddy Purps or GDP, is one of them. With two indica parents, the Grandaddy Purple strain does the job for anyone that needs help with anxiety and depression or insomnia. Or those that just want to lay on the couch...

All You Need to Know About OG Kush StrainSometimes you want a cannabis strain that will mellow you out and relax you when nothing else will. Other times, you might want a strain that gives you that euphoric, giggly high that makes you incredibly happy and light-hearted. OG Kush is a strain that’s 75% Indica and 25% Sativa, and will...

It’s almost 710, AKA OIL day which means the cannabis community is celebrating what some strains do better than others - produce high levels of resin. This gooey material is made in the trichomes of the marijuana plant and contains flavonoids, terpenes and cannabinoids, essentially all of the compounds responsible for why people enjoy cannabis.  Thanks to its high THC content, when a gene packs on...

Sativa strains are some of the most sought after in the cannabis world. Giving people an energetic high that lets them get on with their day and not turn into a zombie on the couch, sativas are often noted as some of the best marijuana strains around. But they present a problem for those that want to grow an indoor sativa. Sativa s are known for reaching up as they grow and getting very tall. And those with small spaces or those that don’t have high ceilings can find this problematic. So are growers really limited to only growing indicas that are known for growing shorter and expanding out rather than up? Continue reading →

At their most basic, landrace cannabis strains are those that are indigenous to a specific region. Over time, they have adapted to certain climates. When they are grown in those climates, these plants are extremely consistent. These strains are not hybrids, but typically pure indica or sativa strains. Continue reading →