How to grow OG Kush
OG Kush is the strain other strains are made of. Look down this menu: Cookies, Wedding Cake, Bubba, Critical Kush, Bruce Banner — she's in all of them. Chemdawg crossed with Lemon Thai and Hindu Kush, and thirty years later half of everything smells faintly of her. Growing the original is a bit like meeting the parent after knowing the kids: familiar, and clearer about where everything came from.
She's 70% indica, 100–120cm, flowers in 55–65 days, and her reputation for fussiness is mostly a reputation for being grown carelessly. What she actually wants is consistency: steady pH — she'll show you lockout faster than most if it wanders — a feed that arrives on time without arriving heavy, and no drama. Boring competence, rewarded.
The smell is the plant
Sour citrus, pine, skunk and that petrol edge underneath — the profile everyone means when they say something smells "dank". It's genetic (scored here), it's loud from mid-flower, and it does not respect wardrobe doors. If discretion matters, size the carbon filter before week five rather than after the neighbours mention it. She'll land around 24% THC with the fundamentals done right, and a proper cure is what turns her from strong to classic.
Who's she for? The grower who wants to understand the family tree by growing its root — and doesn't mind their house smelling of history.
FAQ
Is OG Kush hard to grow? Moderate. She punishes sloppy pH and erratic feeding more than most, and rewards a stable routine. Consistency is the entire trick.
Why does my OG Kush smell so strong? Because she's OG Kush. The loud sour-fuel profile is the genetics working as intended. A properly sized carbon filter is part of growing her, not an accessory.
When do I harvest OG Kush? 55–65 days in — but read the trichomes, not the calendar. She finishes when she's cloudy, not when the packet says.
Terpene profile
- Limonene
- Myrcene
- Pinene
- Caryophyllene
- Humulene
Relative terpene levels — the aroma is set by genetics (OG Kush's, here), not by what you feed it.
Grow it well
Genetics set the ceiling; your room decides how much of it you keep. The research-backed how-to lives in the free course:
OG Kush from other breeders
The same name, several hands. Every breeder’s version below is its own cut — different figures, different temperament, same family. The particulars above describe the lead listing.
- Herbies Seeds feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Asks for more headroom (~150 cm), a bigger number on the breeder's sheet (27% THC), lists a lighter harvest.
- Dinafem Seeds feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Asks for more headroom (~300 cm), lists a lighter harvest.
- World Wide Cultivars auto Seeds at Herbies →
The autoflower take on her, asks for more headroom (~180 cm), lists a lighter harvest.
- Kera Seeds feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Grows with more ambition (~160 cm), tests milder on paper (19% THC), promises less on the scales.
- Humboldt Seeds Organization feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Grows with more ambition (~200 cm), tests milder on paper (20% THC), promises less on the scales.
- Barney's Farm auto Seeds at Herbies →
The autoflower take on her, in less of a hurry (~73 days against the ~60 above), lists a lighter harvest.
- Growers Choice feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Lists a lighter harvest.
- Reserva Privada feminized Seeds at Herbies →
Tests milder on paper (1% THC), promises less on the scales.
- Medicann Seeds feminized Seeds at Herbies →
- Medicann Seeds regular Seeds at Herbies →
The regular-seed take.