De Best Strains 1st Review

Back in the day everyone had their favorite strains of cannabis that they faithfully kept in their own personal inventory, but now there are so many varieties its really hard to choose just a few.

The more knowledge you acquire with cannabis, the easier it will be for you to identify the different types of strains. Certain attributes and characteristics are dead give a ways, like the fat leaves of the indica, or the reaching for the sky stocks of a sativa, and on a deeper look, the aroma of the terpenes (Terpenes are aromatic compounds found in many plants) can be a big help determining the type if you don't have any info on the plant. What pushed my abilities to identify what type of cannabis plants are out there was an exercise we did in my growing techniques class, which was pretty cool. We create a datasheet based on a number of strains and genotypes. We document the attributes and characteristics, along a few cultivation aspects. Mind you this information was a complete overview, which was great if you were serious about cultivating cannabis, Let me show a list datasheet style of some of the best strains I had the pleasure of analyzing, documenting and indulging in. For the first article of this series, we are going to showcase 3 different genotypes, Indica, sativa and hybrid with the strain types under each classification.

Identification and Selection of Cannabis Strains

STRAIN 1: AK47

Name AK47 or Cherry AK

Type Indica

Origin Afghanistan

Ease of cultivation Easy, produce very large flowers

Disease resistance Prone to mold

Height (tall or short) Short

Growth period 8 weeks from seed

Projected yield High

Terpene profile 3.5% including Myrcene and Caryophyllene

THC 16.2%

CBD 1%

Odor Skunky with a little rotten fruit with a distinct pungent flavor.

STRAIN 2: Kryptonite

Name Kryptonite

Type Sativa (probably the fastest )

Origin Afghanistan

Ease of cultivation Relatively easy with little mold resistance.

Disease resistance Mold and bug resistant

Height (tall or short) Tall

Growth period 60 days

Projected yield 14 ounces per square meter (600 gm)

Terpene profile Caryophyllene dominant

THC 17%

CBD 1.9%

Odor Sweet grape aroma with a touch of pepper

STRAIN 3: Moby Dick

Name Moby Dick

Type Sativa

Origin White widow mixed with haze

Ease of cultivation very easy

Disease resistance Very high mold resistance

Height (tall or short) Tall

Growth period 10 weeks

Projected yield 600gm/m2

Terpene profile Limonene predominant

THC 27%

CBD 1%

Odor Citrus with earthy sweet flavor

STRAIN 4: White Russian

Name White Russian (aka the Dude)

Type Indica/Sativa (Hybrid)

Origin AK47 mixed with White Widow

Ease of cultivation Easy

Disease resistance Resistant to common mold and mildew

Height (tall or short) Medium

Growth period 60 days

Projected yield High

Terpene profile Blend of Myrcene and Isoborneol

THC 26%

CBD 0.1%

Odor Citrus with sweet and sour flavor