Sour Candy is a predominantly sativa cross of Sour Diesel and Bubble Gum from G13 Labs, described as tall-growing with a sweet, tropical aroma and a diesel note.
In cultivation, Sour Candy stands out mainly for its height: one strain description advises against small growing spaces because of the size of the plants, and the breeder G13 Labs describes its cross of Sour Diesel and Bubble Gum as a plant that can stretch heavily at times. G13 Labs specifies 75 to 85 days of flowering. The strain is classed as predominantly sativa, and one description puts the sativa share at 80 %. In aroma, sweet, tropical fruit notes meet a diesel finish.
G13 Labs describes a medium-height plant with few side shoots and compact buds densely coated in resin. Indoors, the breeder specifies 2 to 3 weeks of growth phase before flowering and gives a yield of 500 g/m². Its version is described as feminized seed for indoor and outdoor cultivation.
For outdoor growing, one strain description names a warm, sunny, frost-free climate and a harvest in mid-October; Premium Cultivars gives the same time. The same description considers the strain resistant to common molds and suitable for beginners. Assessments of difficulty differ: Crop King Seeds rates cultivation as medium difficulty, while Premium Cultivars considers the strain unsuitable for beginners.
Grow reports on the G13 Labs version offer few figures. One outdoor plant in New Mexico reached a height of about 3 feet after 2 months. Another grower's plants came through conditions in which tomatoes in the garden needed shade, with no visible damage.
According to a retailer's description, G13 Labs goes back to British growers who moved to Amsterdam. For Sour Candy, the breeder crossed Sour Diesel with Bubble Gum, a strain from the US state of Indiana. Big Sky Beans used G13 Labs' Sour Candy as a parent for Briberry, a cross with Cali Orange.
G13 Labs describes the scent as sweet and the flavor as tropical and fruity. Strain descriptions add diesel, berry, citrus, lemon and spicy notes, and one mentions apricot. User reports range from fruity with a sour diesel finish to earthy and skunky; one report found earthy tones rather than the expected sourness. In one review, the smell of the dried buds was noticeable before the container was opened. Strain descriptions list myrcene, caryophyllene and limonene as the dominant terpenes without measured values, with the order varying by source.
User reports describe Sour Candy as stimulating and talkative with a mood-lifting effect, along with focus and creativity; G13 Labs emphasizes the euphoric effect. One review describes a calm head without tiredness. A single report differs and describes the strain as rather sleep-inducing. As side effects, reports mention dry mouth, dry eyes, nervousness and harsh smoke; strain descriptions additionally list dizziness, headache and paranoia.
G13 Labs states 12 to 15 % THC for its version. Other strain descriptions give 14 to 16 % THC, one of them additionally 1 % CBD.
Under the same name and with the same lineage, the seed vendors Crop King Seeds and Premium Cultivars also list feminized Sour Candy without identifying themselves as breeders. Crop King Seeds gives 8 to 9 weeks of flowering, 17 % THC and 1 % CBD for its version. Premium Cultivars states 10 to 12 weeks of flowering and an indoor yield of 600 g/m².
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According to the breeder's description, occasionally stretches strongly, no factor given.
Warm and sunny, frost-free.
Breeder: medium height, few side shoots, occasionally stretching, compact resin-coated buds. Strain descriptions: tall growth, not for confined growing spaces.
Several breeders sell their own versions under this name. Each figure comes from the respective breeder.
Breeder details as reproduced by a retailer; there 10 to 11 weeks of flowering, other reproductions of the breeder's description give 75 to 85 days. Indoors 2 to 3 weeks of growth phase before flowering.
Seed vendor, does not describe itself as a breeder; same stated lineage (Sour Diesel x Bubble Gum). Yield given only in ounces: 11 oz/m² indoor, 13 oz per plant outdoor; height 0 to 4 ft; difficulty medium; climate temperate or Mediterranean; outdoor harvest in October.
Seed vendor, does not describe itself as a breeder; same stated lineage (Sour Diesel x Bubble Gum). Outdoor yield given only in ounces (about 15 oz per plant), height 30 to 78 inches; not suitable for beginners; warm, bright climate; outdoor harvest in mid-October.
User reports describe the effect as stimulating, talkative, mood-lifting, focused and creative; in aroma, fruity notes with a sour diesel finish. Grow reports describe the plant as robust.
One report found the strain sleep-inducing rather than stimulating; another perceived earthy tones rather than sourness.
Related genetics, same dominant terpene, similar effects and aroma — excluding direct parents and descendants
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