Grape Stomper: Sweet & Sour Grape Candy
While you might think that the Grape Stomper strain is purple, you would be wrong. The strain, although grape and fruity in flavor, looks a lot like your average marijuana plant. The short and bushy plant features medium green leaves that surround pale green buds. Looking closer at the buds, you can see that they are covered with dusty trichomes, making the sweet and fruity aroma that much more powerful. When harvested, the nuggets are bright green with amber hairs, and most of that resin sticks to the nuggets after harvest. The nuggets are dense and pack quite the punch that growers and users both love! Grape Stomper has won the High Times Cannabis Cup multiple times, most recently winning in 2016 in the Best Medical Sativa category. These major wins do a lot to promote the strain all over the world. It also helps growers choose which strains they want to invest their time in.
Growing Tips for Our Seeds
The Grape Stomper cannabis strain is considered an excellent option for cultivators with at least a medium amount of growing experience. Grape Stomper marijuana plants can thrive both indoors and outdoors and are even suitable for greenhouse growing. The strain loves sunlight and warm temperatures with moderate humidity. Grape Stomper cannabis plants generally reach 3-4 feet in height and are notable for their incredibly dense buds, which is an indica structural trait. Since these plants don’t grow to be very tall, experts recommend cultivating them in a grow tent with high-pressure sodium grow lights. Grape Stomper responds well to hydroponics when grown indoors. Instead of using soil, growers cultivate their plants in water, which can lead to improved nutrition absorption and faster growth for more robust plants. Expert growers attest to the fact that this method yields larger harvests.
Dial in Your Growing Conditions
- Indoor or Outdoor: Grape Stomper cannabis plants can be grown indoors and outdoors by all levels of growers. The ideal temperature for these plants is between 68-82 degrees Fahrenheit. The light requirement for this strain is 18-20 hours to ensure the proper time of growth. Approaching the flowering stage, you will want to switch to a 12/12 light cycle.
- Moisture control: For humidity, it is best to keep it around 50-70% through the vegetative stage. Dialing back the humidity to between 40-50% will help get through the flowering stage without mold or mildew growing on your plants.
- Training Techniques: Low-stress training and topping are the best methods for this strain as they both require canopy adjustment so that the lower levels of the plant receive sunlight and air circulation. These methods will ultimately increase your yields come harvest time.
The Germination Game Plan
Before you even plant your Grape Stomper 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 Grape Stomper strain to harvest after a flowering period of 60-70 days. Outdoor plants are typically harvest-ready by mid-October.
- Yields: While Indoor yields are around 350 grams per square meter, outdoor grows typically produce up to 450 grams per plant. A hefty yield for an award-winning strain of cannabis that can be grown by novice growers.
Dominant Terpenes in Grape Stomper: Candylicious
The Grape Stomper 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 caryophyllene, while myrcene, limonene, and ocimene are secondary terpenes.
- Caryophyllene: Most Dominant – Peppery and spicy notes. One of the most dominant terpenes in the cannabis world.
- Myrcene: Secondary Terpene – Earthy, musky aroma. Known to help with inflammation.
- Limonene: Citrusy Flavor – Found in the rinds of citrus fruits like mango and tangerines
- Ocimene: Sweet & Fruity – This terpene gives cannabis its sweet, fruity, citrus flavor and aroma.
Dominant Cannabinoids in Grape Stomper:
Cannabinoids play an important role in Grape Stomper seeds and are generally a huge part of most strains of cannabis. That euphoric, happy, and relaxed feeling you get when enjoying the Grape Stomper 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 22%, the THC in this Sativa-dominant strain is responsible for the happy and euphoric feeling you get when enjoying Grape Stomper cannabis.
- CBD: Very Minimal Amounts – While the CBD levels in Grape Stomper are less than 1%, the cannabinoid is still present, and the effects are noticeable in this strain. CBD plays a smaller role in what the strain does to the user.
