Good to see you here again today on yet another part of the cannapedia series, I guess you’ve recovered from your blue dreams, I’m sure you took an excess of that…lol, the blue dreams brings a feeling which is hard to resist, and one puff, makes you hungry for another, one after the other, and you’re done with a couple of grams, probably that was your experience after the previous part of this series, however, you’re good now and it time to move on…
To the business of the day, our journey towards familiarizing with the different strains of cannabis keeps getting longer and our cannapedia adds one leaf each day, yet we’ve for a long way to go as the cannabis strains are as vast as all your high school definition of weed put together.
Today we will be discussing the GRAND DADDY PURPLE* and for short known as grand daddy purps, yeah grand daddy. Regardless of the name, the grand daddy purps have no age restrictions, it’s for the young and old equally, variations is only a matter of choice.
The Grand Daddy purps is an indica strain with about 75% indica, while ridding on the grand daddy purps, the indica feeling goes through your nerves in a manner that takes you through a euphoria of imaginations.
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Introduced in 2003 by Ken Estes and his team in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, Estes and his team in the quest to produce a high indica strain of cannabis interbred the purple urkle and the big bud which resulted in the amazing grand daddy purple, the name explains it’s appearance, the purple urkle endows the grand daddy purps with a grape and berry aroma and a sweet flavour which brings in a fruity feeling. The grand daddy purps also posses medicinal effects, just as any other cannabis strain out there…
Perfect for night time use Grand Daddy Purple hits both the body and mind initially but quickly fades into a smooth body buzz like most heavy Indicas do. For patients Grand Daddy Purps is ideal for pain management. It can also be effective at treating insomnia, depression and anxiety.
Novice users beware though, this strain can pack a powerful punch. We’d recommend starting with a hit or two and waiting a few minutes before opting to consume more
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With a THC concentration of 12%–17% and about 23% at the highest, coupled with the indica feelings, the grand daddy purps have proven active in the management of insomnia Loss of appetite, pain, muscle spasms and stress.
Just as any other dank weed, cultivation of the grand daddy purps requires extra care, on a successful cultivation, the grand daddy purple is known for its high yield and the farmer wouldn’t regret the efforts geared towards the cultivation. The grand daddy purps is expected to flower within 8–9 weeks of cultivation for a normal growth, extension in time might exist for delayed growth.
My opinion on the grand daddy purples: let’s hear You out, for this part of the cannapedia series, share your personal opinion on the use of grand daddy purple.