The Bubba Kush strain is built on an Afghan Kush landrace crossed with OG Kush. Our feminized version is 70% indica and 30% sativa, with a THC content of 29%, a flowering time of 56 to 63 days indoors and an outdoor harvest in the first to second week of October.
Bubba Kush made its name in the US long before seed versions were easy to find. Our team stabilized it into a feminized line that keeps the character of the original, along with the compact frame that makes it so easy to fit into a small space.
Bubba Kush effects
The effect is euphoric relaxation that turns tranquilizing as it builds. The body gets heavy, the mind slows down, and the evening gets very quiet.
This is a strain for the last hours of the day. At 29% THC with a strong indica lean, a small amount goes a long way.
Aroma and flavor
The aroma is earthy and spicy with a strong hash note and a slight sweetness, the classic profile of Afghan genetics. The flavor is dank earth, mocha and sweet hashish, with chocolate and coffee on the exhale and a faint fuel note from the OG Kush side.
The cocoa and coffee come forward during the cure, so give it at least three weeks in the jar.
Growing Bubba Kush indoors
Bubba Kush stays short and stocky, with broad leaves, thick stems and very little stretch during its 8 to 9 week bloom. Indoors it finishes at 100 to 120cm (39 to 47 inches) and yields 600 to 700g/m².
That makes it one of the best choices in our catalog for a low tent or a closet grow. A sea of green with several small plants suits it well, or top once and spread the branches for a single larger plant.
Veg for three to four weeks, since the plant fills out sideways more than up. A flowering room at 72 to 78°F (22 to 26°C) suits it and helps keep humidity down.
Canopy management and humidity
The broad Afghan leaves form a dense canopy that shades the lower buds and traps humid air. Remove the large fan leaves covering bud sites in the third week of flower and clear out weak growth below the main canopy.
Hold relative humidity at 40 to 50% in the final three weeks and run fans below the canopy as well as above it. Check the biggest colas by hand in the last week, because rot starts deep inside the bud.
Growing Bubba Kush outdoors
Outdoors, Bubba Kush grows to 150 to 200cm (5 to 6.5 feet) and can produce up to 1,500g (about 3.3 lb) per plant, with harvest in the first to second week of October.
Its Afghan side handles cool nights well. Persistent fall rain is the weak point, so growers in wet regions should plan for a greenhouse or rain cover in the final weeks.
Harvest, hash and cure
For the heaviest effect, wait until around a quarter of the trichomes have turned amber. Solid, fuel-scented buds cover every branch by the end of the run, and the bag appeal is hard to beat.
The resin heritage of Afghan genetics also makes Bubba Kush a strong choice for dry sift and ice water hash. Dry whole branches slowly for ten to fourteen days at around 60°F (16°C) and 60% humidity.
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