Platinum Bubba Kush Auto: Platinum-Level Bud
Platinum Bubba Kush seeds grow into bright and beautiful plants ripe for the picking. The medium to tall plants feature green and yellow leaves with reddish tips. The buds on this strain are massive and have a recognizable aroma before you even break up the nuggets. Looking closely at the buds, you can clearly see dusty resin coating the entire structure. When harvested, the nuggets are green and amber and dense. Even though you can smell the aroma of this strain long before seeing the plant, once you break these nuggets open, the aroma is super strong. Although PBK hasn’t won any major awards, it is anticipated that it will be in the running during the upcoming awards season. With its sterling reputation and massive popularity among users and growers, this strain should take home multiple trophies for taste, aroma, potency, and any other category it enters.
Growing Tips for Our Seeds
Platinum Bubba Kush is the epitome of a beginning-grower-friendly plant. The strain requires a warm, dry, Mediterranean-like environment to really thrive. One of the best things about Platinum Bubba Kush that makes it so great for beginning growers is that it is a highly resilient plant to mold. This means less maintenance and more of a focus on trimming and other methods that will increase final yields. The strain grows well both indoors and outdoors, with the advantage to the indoor grow because of how controlled the grow setting can be.
Dial in Your Growing Conditions
- Indoor or Outdoor: Platinum Bubba Kush cannabis seeds can be grown indoors and outdoors by growers with no prior experience. The ideal temperature for these plants is between 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. The light cycle for this strain is 18-20 hours of light per day during the vegetative stage. You will want to run a 12/12 light cycle through the flowering stage.
- Moisture control: Humidity levels should stay around 40-50% through the vegetative stage and drop to 40% or below during the flowering stage.
- Training Techniques: Low-stress training, Screen of Green, and topping are the best training techniques for this strain. These techniques will increase your yields come harvest time by trimming the top branches, ultimately allowing more light and air circulation to reach the lower levels of the plant.
The Germination Game Plan
Before you even plant your Platinum Bubba Kush female cannabis plants, you will first need to germinate these seeds. To do so, refer to our free germination guide, knowing that they are backed by our impressive 90% germination guarantee.
Yields, Flowering Time, and Harvest
- Flowering Time: Growing indoors, you can expect the PBK strain to harvest after a short flowering period of 50-60 days. If you have grown your Platinum Bubba Kush plants outside, then you are looking at harvesting in the middle of October, so you should factor that into your planting schedule.
- Yields: While Indoor yields are around 400 grams per square meter, outdoor grows typically produce up to 300 grams per plant. These yields are solid, considering the THC content and how easy this strain is to cultivate.
Dominant Terpenes in Platinum Bubba Kush: Earthy & Sweet
The Platinum Bubba Kush terpene profile is directly responsible for how the plant smells and tastes and the strong effects it has on its users. The most dominant terpene in this strain is myrcene, while caryophyllene and limonene are secondary terpenes.
- Myrcene: Most Dominant – Found in peach and mango fruits, this terpene is responsible for the skunky aroma and taste of this strain
- Caryophyllene: Secondary Terpene – Found in spices and cannabis, this terpene has a peppery and spicy taste and smell.
- Limonene: Citrus Smell and Taste – Found in citrus rinds, limonene can help balance out myrcene’s earthy and skunky notes.
Dominant Cannabinoids in Platinum Bubba Kush:
Cannabinoids play an important role in Platinum Bubba Kush seeds and are generally a huge part of most strains of cannabis. That euphoric, relaxed, hungry, and sleepy feeling you get when enjoying the Platinum Bubba Kush strain is due to its dominant cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid does something different to the user.
- THC: The Main Character – THC is the most dominant cannabinoid on the molecular level of this strain. The crystalline compound tetrahydrocannabinol is the main ingredient of cannabis. Topping out at 25%, the THC in this Indica-dominant strain is responsible for the energetic and creative feeling you get when enjoying Platinum Bubba Kush cannabis.
- CBD: Very Minimal Amounts – While the CBD levels in Platinum Bubba Kush are less than 1%, the cannabinoid is still present, and the effects are noticeable in this strain.
