By Luke Sumpter

Top Easy Cannabis Strains for Beginner Growers

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The easiest cannabis strains for beginners to grow.


If you’re just setting foot on your cannabis growing journey, starting off with easy genetics will really help you along the way. You’ll still need to take good care of your plants, but hardy, beginner-friendly strains are much more forgiving and easier to cultivate.

Before dropping a seed into some soil, we recommend giving some thought to what kind of strain you want to grow. Consider how much space you have available, how much money you’re willing to spend, what kind of high and flavours you enjoy when you smoke, and your local weather patterns and climate.

Explore our strain selection categories below to find the best easy strains to suit your preferences.

Cost

Beginner growers often don’t want to invest large amounts of money into a new hobby. If this applies to you, we advise purchasing cheaper seeds. This means less pressure to produce a perfect outcome, making for a more pleasant and casual growing experience. Oh, and "cheap seeds" doesn’t equate to bad genetics. Many cheaper varieties offer super yields of high-quality flowers.

  • Special Queen 1

Clocking in at €4.50 for a single seed, Special Queen 1 offers a fantastic return on investment. She descends from a mix of genetics from Mexico, Colombia, and beyond, and provides a long-lasting high that targets the body and the mind. With a THC content of 18% and an average yield of 550g/m², Special Queen offers substantial bang for your buck.

Special Queen

Special Queen 1
Power Bud x Skunk
500 - 550 gr/m2
80 - 140 cm
8 - 9 weeks
THC: 18%
Sativa 50% Indica 50%
500 - 550 gr/plant
200 - 270 cm
Late September
Long Lasting , Physically Relaxing, Powerful

Buy Special Queen 1

  • Special Kush 1

Special Kush 1 boasts a long list of winning traits, but her price remains one of the most impressive. Selling at €4 for an individual seed, growers can secure some high-quality indica buds for the same price as a cup of coffee. By using LED lights and organic nutrients, you’ll produce a stash at almost no cost.

Special Kush

Special Kush 1
Afghan x Kush
425 - 475 gr/m2
60 - 100 cm
7 - 8 weeks
THC: 17%
Sativa 20% Indica 80%
500 - 550 gr/plant
200 - 270 cm
Late September
Heavy, Physically Relaxing, Stoned

Buy Special Kush 1

Speed

Speed remains the most attractive trait to a lot of cannabis growers. Faster plants mean less time spent eagerly waiting for harvest. Plus, speed offers a degree of stealth as well: The sooner you can bring plants inside or dismantle your grow room, the less likely you are to get caught. Check out two of our fastest strains below.

  • Royal Dwarf

Standing at only 70cm tall when fully mature, Royal Dwarf surges from seed to harvest in as little as eight weeks. But don’t mistake her small size for low returns. This cute cultivar churns out an impressive 200g/m² at the end of the flowering phase. Whether you’re tight on space or looking to keep things low-key, Royal Dwarf delivers.

Royal Dwarf

Royal Dwarf
Skunk x Ruderalis
150 - 200 gr/m2
40 - 70 cm
6 - 7 weeks
THC: 13%
Sativa 10% Indica 60% Ruderalis 30%
30 - 80 gr/plant
50 - 90 cm
9 - 10 weeks after sprouting
Creative, Motivating

Buy Royal Dwarf

  • Easy Bud

Named after her efficiency, Easy Bud serves up a canopy full of flowers just eight weeks after being introduced to the soil. This fast lady offers a mellow THC content of 12% alongside citrusy terpenes. Enjoy a return of 275–325g/m² when raising this strain indoors.

Easy Bud

Easy Bud
White Indica x Ruderalis
275 - 325 gr/m2
50 - 60 cm
5 - 7 weeks
THC: 12%
Sativa 15% Indica 55% Ruderalis 30%
30 - 80 gr/plant
60 - 110 cm
9 - 10 weeks after sprouting
Physically Relaxing

Buy Easy Bud

Odour

Odour plays an important role in the process of strain selection. Some growers enjoy the liberty of choosing the stinkiest genetics they can find, whereas others are limited due to draconian laws or nosey neighbours. The two varieties below are less pungent than the average strain, making them ideal for those growing on the down-low.

  • Royal Jack Automatic

Royal Jack Automatic blooms dense, tapered buds loaded with trichomes and orange pistils. Although these flowers send notes of pepper, herbs, and spices across the tongue when smoked, they remain relatively demure during the flowering phase. Throw in a carbon scrubber, and you’ll eliminate any terpene leakage from your grow.

Royal Jack

Royal Jack Auto
Jack Herer x Ruderalis
350 - 400 gr/m2
40 - 80 cm
7 - 8 weeks
THC: 16%
Sativa 40% Indica 30% Ruderalis 30%
70 - 120 gr/plant
60 - 80 cm
11 - 12 weeks after sprouting
Creative, Motivating

Buy Royal Jack Auto

  • Quick One

Quick One zooms from seedling to mature specimen in nine weeks, and keeps things low-profile as she does it. The progeny of Lowryder 1 and Old School Indica, she exerts a soothing body high that melts away worries, such as the fear of your grow being sniffed out!

Quick One

Quick One
Lowryder 1 x Old School Indica
275 - 325 gr/m2
50 - 60 cm
5 - 6 Weeks
THC: 13%
Sativa 10% Indica 60% Ruderalis 30%
100 - 150 gr/plant
60 - 100 cm
9 - 10 weeks after sprouting
Physically Relaxing

Buy Quick One

Resilience

Botanists, casual gardeners, and commercial growers all agree: cannabis can take a beating. Although all strains boast a certain degree of hardiness, breeders have developed varieties that display a particular resistance to pests, pathogens, or adverse weather events. The two varieties below make growing a breeze by reducing the threat of pests or mould thwarting your grow.

  • Royal Critical

Royal Critical stands as a great choice for beginner growers looking to get into outdoor cultivation. Her phytochemical defences do a superb job of protecting against insect pests that would otherwise chomp through her leaves. Sow companion plants in close proximity to further buffer her defences.

Royal Critical

Critical
Afghani x Skunk
550 - 600 gr/m2
80 - 140 cm
7 - 9 weeks
THC: 18%
Sativa 40% Indica 60%
600 - 650 gr/plant
180 - 220 cm
Late September
Heavy, Physically Relaxing, Stoned

Buy Critical

  • Royal Gorilla

Mould poses a significant threat to both indoor and outdoor cannabis growers. Luckily, strains such as Royal Gorilla are less susceptible to the conditions that give rise to these pesky pathogens. Apart from mould, Royal Gorilla is stoic in the face of a host of other environmental abnormalities.

Royal Gorilla

Royal Gorilla
Sour Dubb x Chem Sis x Chocolate Diesel
500 - 550 gr/m2
90 - 160 cm
8 - 10 weeks
THC: 27%
Sativa 50% Indica 50%
550 - 600 gr/plant
130 - 170 cm
Middle of October
Calming, Clear

Buy Royal Gorilla

Yield

Cannabis growers do everything they can to ensure superb yields. Of course, adequate nutrients, water, and lighting bring the true potential out of every plant, but genetics also play a critical role in determining the size of each harvest.

  • Skunk XL

Skunk XL maintains a compact size throughout the entire growing cycle, making her perfect to cultivate in secretive spaces. However, her stature doesn’t adversely impact her yield. Beginner growers can achieve an indoor return of up to 650g/m², and up to 675g/plant from outdoor specimens. A stoning high and tastes of candy and fruit making growing Skunk XL all the more worthwhile.

Skunk XL

Skunk XL
Skunk 1 x Afghan
600 - 650 gr/m2
60 - 100 cm
8 - 9 weeks
THC: 17%
Sativa 50% Indica 50%
625 - 675 gr/plant
160 - 200 cm
October
Balanced, Clear, Stoned

Buy Skunk XL

  • Green Crack Punch

Fill your stash jars to their limit with Green Crack Punch. This stunning strain produces a wealth of tall, slender buds that impart an electric and cerebral effect. Expect up to 500g/m² from indoor plants grown under good-quality lights. Grown outdoors, individual plants will produce up to 600g.

Green Crack Punch

Green Crack Punch
Green Crack x Purple Punch
450 - 500 gr/m2
90 - 160 cm
8 - 9 weeks
THC: 18%
Sativa 60% Indica 40%
550 - 600 gr/plant
180 - 220 cm
Late September
Calming, Euphoric

Buy Green Crack Punch

Size

Small strains offer a host of advantages. First, they take up far less space, making it possible to secure a harvest in converted cupboards and 5-litre buckets. Second, they are a lot harder to spot, adding more secrecy to hidden indoor operations and outdoor guerrilla grows.

  • Sweet Skunk Automatic

This stealthy superstar tops out at a height of 80cm. However, low-stress training can keep the canopy at around 40cm above the soil. Surround outdoor plants with companion species like yarrow and lavender to keep her even more concealed.

Sweet Skunk Automatic

Sweet Skunk Auto
Early Skunk x Critical x Ruderalis
400 - 450 gr/m2
40 - 80 cm
8 - 9 weeks
THC: 15%
Sativa 10% Indica 60% Ruderalis 30%
60 - 110 gr/plant
60 - 100 cm
11 - 12 weeks after sprouting
Clear, Uplifting

Buy Sweet Skunk Auto

  • Critical Kush

Critical Kush cruises at a low altitude of 60cm indoors and only 100cm outdoors. The top of her canopy remains close to the ground and out of sight. Despite her petite nature, she still produces fantastic results: 500–550g/m² indoors and 550g/plant outdoors.

Critical Kush

Critical Kush
Critical x OG Kush
500 - 550 gr/m2
60 - 100 cm
8 - 10 weeks
THC: 20%
Sativa 20% Indica 80%
500 - 550 gr/plant
100 - 140 cm
Late September
Long Lasting , Physically Relaxing, Powerful

Buy Critical Kush

CBD

CBD, or cannabidiol, offers mental clarity without any psychoactive side effects. CBD-rich strains are ideal for both daytime and nighttime use, providing peace of mind whenever it’s desired. The two CBD strains below offer high levels of the cannabinoid in a short timeframe.

  • Tatanka Pure CBD

Named after the Native American medicine man Tatanka Iyotake, this high-CBD strain packs large amounts of the cannabinoid alongside 0.15–0.25% THC. You can vape these flowers all day long to chill out, without getting high in the process.

Tatanka Pure CBD

Tatanka Pure CBD
Elixir Vitae x Medical CBD
400 - 450 gr/m2
80 - 100 cm
6 - 8 weeks
THC: 0,15 - 0,25%
Sativa 30% Indica 70%
400 - 450 gr/plant
100 - 160 cm
Early October
Calming, Clear

Buy Tatanka Pure CBD

  • Fast Eddy Automatic CBD

Reliable and quick to deliver, Fast Eddy descends from legendary cannabis genetics: Cheese and Juanita la Lagrimosa. These two titans passed down equal quantities of THC and CBD, creating a balanced strain with a light high tamed by a large helping of CBD.

Fast Eddy

Fast Eddy Automatic CBD
Cheese x Juanita la Lagrimosa x Ruderalis
400 - 450 gr/m2
60 - 100 cm
7 - 8 weeks
THC: 9%
Sativa 50% Indica 40% Ruderalis 10%
80 - 130 gr/plant
80 - 120 cm
10 - 12 weeks after sprouting
Calming, Clear

Buy Fast Eddy Automatic CBD

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