By Luke Sumpter


Growing weed doesn’t have to be complicated, and smoking it need not be overwhelming. If you’re a beginner grower looking for an easy road into the world of cultivation, or a veteran seeking less demanding plants, then you need to get acquainted with the varieties below. Moreover, if you're new to smoking and want a gentle experience to get you started, these varieties also apply to you!Representing some of the easiest strains to grow, they offer room for error while producing great yields in a short space of time. Check out the grow diaries for each strain and decide which cultivars deserve a spot in your grow room or garden!

Balanced THC:CBD Strains: Ideal for Beginner Smokers

Section addition: Below, we’ll take a closer look at Fast Eddy Auto CBD, one of our favourite balanced THC:CBD strains.

1. Fast Eddy Auto CBD

Fast Eddy Auto CBD easily ranks as some of the best weed for beginners. Her gentle psychoactive effect and rapid growing time tick all of the right boxes. To start things off, soak your seed in a glass of water for 12 hours. Then, sow directly into an 11l pot containing high-quality potting soil mixed with organic nutrients. Your sprout will emerge within a couple of days, and will develop its first few sets of true leaves and reach a height of 5–10cm by the end of the second week of veg. Your plant will start to pack on serious vegetative growth during the third week; apply LST at this point to keep your plant compact yet productive. You’ll start to notice pre-flowers emerge during week four as your Fast Eddy Auto CBD plant transitions into bloom.

Fast Eddy Auto CBD

Expect your plant to stand at around 20–40cm at the start of bloom, depending on the training techniques used. You’ll start to notice a subtle smell permeate the air of your growing space as the weeks go by. Apply light defoliation during week 8 from germination to boost aeration in the canopy. Trigger a flush during week 10 and expect to harvest during week 12.

Fast Eddy Auto CBD serves up tall and thin colas that contain a THC and CBD content of 9% each. Within moments of hitting a joint packed with these buds, you’ll experience a clear-headed and relaxing effect. Enjoy sizeable yields only 10–12 weeks after sprouts emerge from the soil.

Fast Eddy Automatic CBD
23_genetic background_1 Cheese x Juanita la Lagrimosa x Ruderalis
33_Yield indoors_1 400 - 450 gr/m2
31_plant height outdoor_1 60 - 100 cm
25_flowering time_1 7 - 8 weeks
29_THC_1 THC: 9%
28_Type Blend_1 Sativa 50% Indica 40% Ruderalis 10%
34_yield outdoor_1 80 - 130 gr/plant
32_plant height outdoors_1 80 - 120 cm
27_harvest period_1 10 - 12 weeks after sprouting
22_Effect_1 Calming, Clear

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Autoflowering Strains: Perfect for Beginner Growers

Intro amendment: If you’re a beginner grower looking for a strain that is easy to grow but still capable of delivering a great harvest, check out Easy Bud below.

2. Easy Bud

When it comes to cannabis cultivation, things don’t get much more simple than Easy Bud. The progeny of White Indica and a high-performing ruderalis strain, this hybrid pairs rapid growth with a compact structure. Sow your seed into an 11l pot filled with high-quality potting mix and water thoroughly. Once the sprout emerges, your plant will reach a height of 5cm by the end of the first week. Throughout veg, Easy Bud will develop a dense but compact canopy and won’t exceed 30cm when subject to LST. Expect untrained plants to top out at 50cm.

Easy Bud

During bloom, this strain will stretch to 60cm indoors and up to 110cm outdoors, depending on pot size. Across her brief flowering time of 5–7 weeks, plants develop plenty of small and resinous colas. Defoliate frequently to maintain good airflow and light exposure into the canopy. Trigger a flush during the final two weeks to improve the flavour of your yield, and prepare to harvest up to 325g/m² from indoor plants and up to 80g/plant from those grown outside.

Easy Bud serves up a THC content of 12% that, alongside an array of stoning terpenes, exerts a gentle and relaxing psychoactive experience. She makes a good smoke when you’re looking to feel grounded yet inspired. Flavours of herbs and citrus complete the experience.

Easy Bud
23_genetic background_1 White Indica x Ruderalis
33_Yield indoors_1 275 - 325 gr/m2
31_plant height outdoor_1 50 - 60 cm
25_flowering time_1 5 - 7 weeks
29_THC_1 THC: 12%
28_Type Blend_1 Sativa 15% Indica 55% Ruderalis 30%
34_yield outdoor_1 30 - 80 gr/plant
32_plant height outdoors_1 60 - 110 cm
27_harvest period_1 9 - 10 weeks after sprouting
22_Effect_1 Physically Relaxing

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F1 Hybrids: Giving Beginners Access to Massive Yields

True F1 hybrids aren’t just new to the world of autoflowering genetics, but to the cannabis industry as a whole. Many of these varieties are autoflowers. Created through a vigorous breeding process that ultimately crosses pure inbred parent lines, these varieties boast hybrid vigour—a trait that results in increased potency, yield, disease resistance, and uniformity.

Because of their innate resilience and vigour, F1 hybrid autos are hands-down the best weed strains for beginners (though, technically, they are not “strains”). They resist pests and diseases with ease while producing rewarding harvests with little input. Check out Apollo F1 below, one of the best options for novice cultivators.

3. Apollo F1

Apollo F1 seeds boast a superb germination rate. Sow them directly into their final pots and watch seedlings grow to a height of 3–5cm in a week. From here, the variety will only spend two more weeks in the vegetative phase before transitioning into flowering. Apply organic fertilisers high in nitrogen, and water only when the top 3cm of soil becomes entirely dry. Your plant will develop a thick and luscious canopy with unusually large fan leaves in proportion to its overall size.

Apollo F1

Apollo F1’s pre-flowers rapidly start to develop into dense colas. Expect your plant to stretch up to 75cm during flowering; remove any leaves that cast shadows onto developing buds. Your plant will feature many flowers by the third week of bloom, each equipped with bright white pistils and plenty of trichomes. Soon after, the pistils will display an amber hue as they mature and approach harvest. Flush during the final two weeks of the growing cycle and prepare to harvest, trim, dry, and cure a large and rewarding yield.

As the progeny of inbred lines created using Lemon, Black Domina, and Sugar Magnolia genetics, Apollo F1 boasts huge concentrations of THC. Her complex flavour profile, underscored by terpenes such as farnesene and terpinolene, treats users to notes of citrus, herbs, lavender, pine, and vanilla. Expect a creative, euphoric, and motivating high to ensue.

Apollo F1
23_genetic background_1 Lemon x Black Domina x Sugar Magnolia
25_flowering time_1 45 - 50 days
29_THC_1 THC: Very high
22_Effect_1 Calming, Creative, Motivating , Physically Relaxing
110_harvest 75 - 80 days after sprouting

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Feminized Photoperiod Strains: A Great Step Up From Autoflowers

4. Gelato 44

Fast to flower and easy to manage, Gelato 44 offers a perfect option for beginner growers looking to transition into growing photoperiod genetics. If you want to try your hand at this strain, start by soaking seeds in a glass of water for twelve hours before sowing into cell trays. Once the true leaves on your seedlings grow past the circumference of each cell, transplant them into larger containers. Expect your plants to stand at around 10cm by the end of week two. Indoors, you’re in full control of when your plants flower. We suggest running a vegetative phase of 7–8 weeks to allow for the formation of a large and productive canopy. At this point, your plant will stand at around 100–120cm before you reduce the light cycle.

Gelato 44

Just a few weeks into bloom, you’ll detect aromas of cookies and mint every time you inspect your plants. Expect indoor specimens to peak at 120cm partway through the flowering phase. Those grown outdoors in bigger containers or raised beds will surge to a maximum of 180cm, depending on conditions. Withhold all nutrients two weeks before harvest and get ready to pull in 400–450g/m² from indoor plants and 550–600g/plant from those grown outdoors.

With a THC content of 22%, Gelato 44 exerts a fast-acting high. Buckle up for a euphoric and creative experience ideal for the daytime. Flavours of citrus, cookies, earth, and mint make this variety particularly moreish.

Gelato 44
23_genetic background_1 Sunset Sherbet X Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
33_Yield indoors_1 400 - 450 gr/m2
31_plant height outdoor_1 80 - 120 cm
25_flowering time_1 8 - 9 weeks
29_THC_1 THC: 22%
28_Type Blend_1 Sativa 25% Indica 75%
34_yield outdoor_1 550 - 600 gr/plant
32_plant height outdoors_1 140 - 180 cm
27_harvest period_1 Late September
22_Effect_1 Creative, Euphoric, Long Lasting , Physically Relaxing

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5. Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake is one of the easiest feminized cannabis strains to grow. If you’re a beginner seeking good yields and potency alongside delicious flavours, then you’ll want to get these seeds in the soil. This strain does well when sown into a 15l or 19l pot. Your seedling will stand at around 10cm by the end of the second week of the growing cycle, surging to 100–120cm by the end of veg, depending on pot size and light exposure. Defoliate the lower leaves and thin out the canopy before transitioning her into bloom indoors, or before the days start to shorten outdoors.

Wedding Cake

During bloom, Wedding Cake plants will max out at up to 120cm indoors and 150cm outdoors. Switch over to nutrients higher in potassium and phosphorus to assist flower development. Frequently but lightly defoliate throughout flowering to keep airflow consistent. Outdoors, consider moving pots into greenhouses during late bloom if you’re in a region that experiences frequent rainfall. After a flowering phase of 8–10 weeks, make sure you have enough stash jars ready to store 450–500g/m² from indoor plants and up to 600g/plant from outdoor specimens.

A THC content of 20% means Wedding Cake delivers an uplifting effect without being overpowering. Enjoy bouts of euphoria alongside tastes of cookies, earth, and fruit.

Wedding Cake
23_genetic background_1 Girl Scout Cookies x Cherry Pie
33_Yield indoors_1 450 - 500 gr/m2
31_plant height outdoor_1 70 - 120 cm
25_flowering time_1 8 - 10 weeks
29_THC_1 THC: 20%
28_Type Blend_1 Sativa 20% Indica 80%
34_yield outdoor_1 550 - 600 gr/plant
32_plant height outdoors_1 120 - 150 cm
27_harvest period_1 Early October
22_Effect_1 Laughter, Physically Relaxing, Uplifting

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COMPANY NAME: SNORKEL SPAIN, SL (hereinafter ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS)

C/ Vilar d'Abdelà, 5 (nave 1) CP: 08170 de Montornès del Vallès

+34 937 379 846

support@royalqueenseeds.com


The present Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we will treat personal data at ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS; this includes any personal data collected through our website https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ as well as any other data we process in the course of our business activities.

ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS collects the following personal data for the purposes listed below:

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Account purchases

Account purchases can only be made if you are in possession of a personal account. When you create an account or purchase something from our shop, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

This information is required for delivery. In addition, when you browse our shop, we automatically receive the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. Based on this information, we can optimise your online experience and at the same time protect our online environment.

Purpose of data collection

We collect and store account-related data for the following purposes:

(a) to carry out obligations arising from any contracts between you and us, and to provide you with information, products and services that you may request from us;

(b) to set up, manage and communicate with you about your account and your orders;

(c) to conduct market research and analysis;

(d) to confirm your age and identity, and to detect and prevent fraud.

1.2 Newsletters

With your explicit permission, we may send you newsletters about our shop, new products and other updates. We send newsletters based on your explicit consent. In the event that you purchase a product, and in accordance with current regulations, we may send you commercial communications in accordance with the legitimate interest of our company, always about products or services similar to those you have purchased or contracted. In any case, you may exercise your right of opposition through the channels announced in this Privacy Policy. The following information is collected in relation to the newsletter:

We do not need to know the sex of the person in order to send the newsletter (data minimisation: by law we must ask for data that is strictly necessary to provide the service, and in this case knowing the sex is not necessary to send the newsletter).

Purpose of data collection

The data collected is used to:

(a) personalise our emails, including your name and gender;

(b) provide gender-specific content.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or the contact information provided in section 2.

1.3 Customer service and contact form

In order to provide appropriate support, our customer service employees have access to information related to the account. Consequently, their support will be highly effective and friendly. The data provided in our contact form is used by our CRM provider, SuperOffice. We will only use your details to respond to your message.

SECTION 2 – LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you have purchased any of our products, please note that we may process your personal data for promotional purposes, based on Royal Queen Seeds' legitimate interest only to offer you products or services from our company and about products or services similar to those you have purchased. You may exercise your right to opt out of future messages by the means set out in this Privacy Policy or through any notification you receive.

2.1 How do you withdraw consent?

If you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the purpose of collecting, using, or disclosing your data at any time by reaching out to us at: support@royalqueenseeds.com.

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

At Royal Queen Seeds, we will not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data; however, the longest period we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

4.1 Account information

Data relating to the account remains relevant for as long as the consumer is in possession of an account. Therefore, the data remains documented for as long as the account exists. When our customers delete an account, the associated data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time. Requests regarding the inspection or correction of stored personal data or the deletion of an account can be sent to support@royalqueenseeds.com.

4.2 Newsletters

In the event that you give us your consent to inform you about our products or services, we will keep your data until you express your wish not to receive any further communications from us. However, we regularly (every month) carry out a relevance check. Registered customers (and their personal information) will be deleted whenever customers do not reply to our request. In addition, our newsletter mailing has an opt-out feature. Consumers can withdraw their consent by using this opt-out feature.

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Third-party services are required to conduct transactions and provide our services. In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for your transactions.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these providers so that you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.

In particular, certain suppliers may be located or have facilities located in a different jurisdiction than yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third party, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service of our website.

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On this website we have integrated an element of a web analytics service (with anonymisation functionality). Web analytics can be defined as the gathering, processing and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. An analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a person came from (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages they visited or how often and for how long they visited a sub-page. Web analytics is mainly used for website optimisation and for a cost–benefit analysis of internet advertising.

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To complete deliveries we use a courier service. This courier service carries out the delivery between our company and the consumer's home. To complete these logistics, the company requires access to the consumer's name and address information.

Mailing service

Royal Queen Seeds uses a third-party mail service provider to send its newsletter. This provider has access to limited account information related to opt-in consent (e.g. email address).

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Royal Queen Seeds has the support of a company that specialises in marketing and communication activities. Their access to personal information is very limited and mostly anonymous.

Payment services

At Royal Queen Seeds we use external payment services to handle our transactions (e.g. credit card payments).

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To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are commonly accepted. Information related to the account is protected with a hashing method. This method transforms the information into a generated hash. As a result, confidential information is protected and invisible, even to us. In addition, our databases are exceptionally protected against unauthorised access. For example, access to the database is only possible and permitted via approved IP addresses (e.g. from Royal Queen Seeds headquarters). Other attempts and addresses are rejected at all times.

Furthermore, data is anonymised as much as possible, so it cannot be directly linked to a specific consumer. With this data, however, we may be able to carry out market research and analysis. In addition, the third parties concerned (e.g. mailing service) are examined prior to our collaboration, comply with the GDPR from the EU and receive a processing agreement. Within Royal Queen Seeds, employees are assigned different access permissions. Specific permission provides access only to information that is strictly required to perform a task. Digital security measures are subject to change and must meet high requirements to ensure the safety of online customers. That is why, at Royal Queen Seeds, we appoint a security officer. Regular verification and improvement of security measures (where necessary) are part of the role.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please check back regularly. Changes and clarifications will be effective immediately upon being published on the Website. If we make substantial changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so you will know what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

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