Special Kush #1

Kush is to indica varieties what haze means to sativa. Much like skunk, kush is a term which can be used to describe a whole lineage of cannabis plants. We use the term indica today to describe a type of plant which is found naturally (indigenous to) in the region of India. At that time all plants were called Cannabis sativa, but there was something very different about these varieties which required discrimination into another category, named Cannabis indica due to the region where they were first discovered.

Although we now know that indicas are indigenous to more countries than just India, not only has the term remained, but the pattern of naming weeds after the locations of their discovery has remained also. The first ever kush weeds that appeared were named in homage to the Hindu Kush, a mountain region which stretches across from Afghanistan into Pakistan.

RQS decided to resurrect one of these old school kush strains by bringing it into the modern era with a feminized only seed. Special Kush is their lowest-price seed, perfect for the budget grower. Special Kush likes to grow wild as if in the mountains of Afghanistan; this means it will fill up any space it can. Indoors, care should be taken that it doesn’t overgrow its space, but given enough space, like outdoors, it can grow to over 3 meters tall.

It will be finished flowering in 7–8 weeks. Grown outdoors, it needs that warm environment such as can be found in Italy or North Africa, with enough sun, food and water. Generally, the buds from Special Kush are small and tight nuggets of frosty goodness which are spread all over the plant. The smoke carries a very hash-like taste, typical for its Afghani indica background. This is a simple and basic plant, with good smoke, available in feminized seed for a low price.