How to grow Rockbud
Taste
Seb's take
Super Skunk, Big Skunk Korean and an Afghani-Hawaiian cross meet in a name that undersells nothing — pungent skunk and spice-herb dominate the nose. The high is the settling kind: relaxed, sleepy, happy, with the hunger to follow. At 13-16% THC, she does not travel discreetly.
Where it comes from
Soma Seeds built this on a trio of pungent stock: Super Skunk, Big Skunk Korean and an Afghani-Hawaiian cross. Two skunk lines and a hardy Afghani hybrid make for a heavily indica plant — 80% — with the aroma such parentage guarantees. The name undersells nothing; there is a great deal of skunk in the family tree, and it shows. A classic, old-school sort of pedigree from a breeder with a long reputation for exactly that.
Nose & flavour
The nose is all skunk: pungent and penetrating, with a spiced-herbal edge behind it and nothing sweet or fruity to soften the blow. This is the sharp, savoury, unmistakable aroma the Skunk lines are built on, doubled up here from two of them. It fills a room and lingers in the clothes — she does not travel discreetly, and never intended to.
The high
The effect is the settling kind, true to the heavy indica frame: relaxed and happy easing toward sleepy, with a euphoric lift early and an appetite that arrives uninvited and stays for supper. An evening's plant through and through — the sitting-down sort. At 13–16% THC she is honest about what it is: a dependable, unfussy indica rather than an overwhelming one.
Growing it
Flowering runs 63 to 70 days on an 80% indica frame, so expect the compact, bushy habit that goes with it. No reliable height figure is worth quoting here, so I will describe her temperament instead: a heavily indica-dominant plant of the old school, pungent throughout and straightforward in the tent. Keep the air moving around those dense, skunky flowers to keep rot at bay, and mind that the aroma will need managing well before harvest, at 13–16% THC.
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Common questions about Rockbud
How long does Rockbud take to flower?
Around 10 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers.
Is Rockbud 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 strong is Rockbud?
The breeder lists THC around 16%. The gentler end of the scale.