Bubba Kush Feminized Seeds

Bubba Kush is an indica-dominant feminized strain, 90% indica and 10% sativa, with a nose Dinafem Seeds describes as gasoline and earth with hints of coffee, spice and citrus. A US classic since the 1990s, it placed 3rd among indicas at the 2010 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco. These seeds are Dinafem’s version, derived from a Pre-98 Bubba Kush elite clone. It stays compact indoors and flowers in about 60 to 65 days.

History & lineage

Bubba Kush is named after its creator, Matt “Bubba” Berger, and Leafly also lists it as BK, Bubba and Bubba OG Kush. Berger told The Cannigma that the original Bubba plant grew from Northern Lights seeds a friend had shipped to Tulane University in New Orleans, and that around 1997 it was pollinated by a Kush plant; Leafly’s account names that plant as OG Kush. Other tellings place its start in Los Angeles or Florida, so the exact origins are uncertain.

“Pre-98 Bubba Kush” is the name for the original line from before it spread, which many say has been diluted since. Dinafem’s feminized Bubba Kush derives from a Pre-98 Bubba Kush elite clone, and Dinafem lists the cross as Pre-98 Bubba Kush × Pre-98 Bubba Kush.

Bubba Kush has two High Times Cup placings under its own name. A Bubba Kush entered by Tehama Herbal Collective placed 3rd in the Indica category at the 2010 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco, and The Clinic Colorado’s Bubba Kush placed 3rd for People’s Choice Flowers at the 2015 High Times US Cannabis Cup in Denver.

Aroma & flavour

Dinafem describes the aroma as a mix of gasoline and earth, with hints of coffee, spices and citrus, and says the taste follows the nose. For Bubba Kush as a strain, Leafly users most often report earthy, sweet and pungent flavours, then woody, pine and coffee. In Dinafem’s analysis of plants grown from its seeds, caryophyllene leads the terpenes, ahead of myrcene and limonene; Leafly’s terpene data also puts caryophyllene first. Our guide to cannabis terpenes explains what caryophyllene brings.

Effects, as users report them

These are Leafly users’ reports for Bubba Kush as a strain, most common first. Dinafem describes the effect as soothing and long-lasting, physical but cerebral too, and recommends Bubba Kush to people used to potent cannabis. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the downsides users report most; smaller numbers report dizziness, paranoia, a headache or anxiety. Dinafem lists THC at 16–20%, close to 18%. Effects vary with the person and the dose, so if you are new to cannabis, start with a small amount.

Growing Bubba Kush

Bubba Kush is a feminized photoperiod plant: it stays in vegetative growth until the light drops to 12 hours a day indoors, or until the nights lengthen outdoors. Dinafem gives it 60 to 65 days of flowering, about 9 weeks, and outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere it is ready around mid-October. Dinafem rates it suitable for all kinds of growers, beginners included.

The plant is bushy and compact, with very few branches and short internodes. Dinafem puts it at no more than 100 cm (3.3 ft) indoors and about 250 cm (8.2 ft) outdoors, and Leafly’s grow notes call it well suited to a sea of green. Its very wide leaves can shade the central buds, so Dinafem advises trimming the central leaves at the end of the vegetative phase, just before flowering, for better light and airflow and fewer moisture problems; our defoliation guide covers how to do it. Expect around 500 g/m² (1.6 oz/ft²) indoors and 600–800 g (21–28 oz) per plant outdoors; Dinafem values its crop more for quality than quantity. Its older description suits it to temperate or dry climates and to greenhouses. Dinafem says most plants darken at the end of flowering, some showing purplish leaves, so judge when to harvest by the trichomes rather than the colour.

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