How to grow Black D.O.G.

85% indica - 15% sativa
berrykush
Black D.O.G. bud — quarter view
THC 21%
Flowering 48 - 55 days
Yield 400 – 500 g/m²
Height 200cm

Taste

Berry
Kush

Seb's take

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Black D.O.G. crosses Blackberry Kush with Emerald Headband into something as obedient as a well-trained pet, fast, compliant, and forgiving of enthusiasm regardless of the handler's experience. Trichome-heavy and exotic in appearance, she fills the grow room with a pleasant aroma and rewards patience with generous yields. A good dog, in every sense.

Where it comes from

Blackberry Kush crossed with Emerald Headband, out of Humboldt Seeds — and the Emerald in that second parent nods to Humboldt County itself, heart of California's Emerald Triangle, where the breeder works. At eighty-five per cent indica, this is Kush stock through and through, bred for the growers who love that end of the family. The record's own description is telling: a plant as obedient as a well-trained pet.

Nose & flavour

No formal tasting notes are recorded, so the lineage must speak. Blackberry Kush points toward dark berry over an earthy Kush base; Emerald Headband toward a resinous, faintly sour weight. Between them the nose should land somewhere rich and heavy — but the specifics stay off the page, and I will not fill them in for you. The grow room, the record promises, fills with a pleasant aroma regardless.

The high

With no effect notes recorded, the make-up guides: an eighty-five per cent indica at sixteen to twenty-one per cent THC. That points to a settled, body-leaning ease rather than anything cerebral — the relaxed, weighted end of the spectrum, suited to an evening. Kush stock rarely arrives in a hurry, and there is nothing here to suggest this one breaks the habit.

Growing it

Genuinely forgiving — the record calls her as obedient as a well-trained pet, and suitable for the raw beginner and the seasoned hand alike. Flowering is quick at forty-eight to fifty-five days, and she reaches a tall two metres, so give her the headroom. The return is a solid 400 to 500 g/m² of trichome-heavy, exotic-looking bud. Fast, compliant, and heavy with frost: a good dog, in every sense.

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Common questions about Black D.O.G.

How long does Black D.O.G. take to flower?

Around 7 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers. Quick, as these things go.

Is Black D.O.G. an autoflower or a photoperiod strain?

A feminized photoperiod strain — flowering starts when you switch the lights, so the timing is yours to control.

How tall does Black D.O.G. grow?

Around 200 cm. Plan your headroom before she plans it for you.

How strong is Black D.O.G.?

The breeder lists THC around 21%. Firmly in the strong band.