Power Plant is a sativa marijuana strain variety made from African Sativa. This strain produces a clear-headed, buzzy high that will make you feel happy and creative. Power Plant has an aroma that is woody, earthy and pungent. The taste is sharp and peppery. Growers say this strain has a fast growing time and will grow well in just about any environment. Due to its high potency, Power Plant should only be used by consumers with a high THC tolerance.
The Power Plant strain just so happens to be one powerhouse of a bud. It has relatively high levels of both THC and CBD, especially for a plant that wasn’t bred specifically as a high CBD strain. As a result, it is used both recreationally and medicinally – so it’s quite the multitasker. It also has a nice herby and peppery flavor as well, leaving a spicy aftertaste on the palate.
About Power Plant
Descending from South African genetics, Power Plant is a mostly Sativa landrace hybrid that has been inbred to create a stable strain with a THC range between 15 and 20 percent. Dutch Passion began developing the genetics for this strain in the early nineties and then released it in 1997. Causing users to feel uplifted, energetic and social, the strain won it’s first award, for second place in the 2006 HighLife Cup. Since then Power Plant has won several more awards, which include two first place prizes in the HighLife Cups of 2008 and 2009. While it carries the normal downsides, Power Plant can be a very smooth smoke when properly dried. Tasting of sandalwood and spice, a handful of users may find this strain very trippy.
Power Plant is useful to patients seeking relief from depression, migraines, fatigue and more, providing relief after flowering for about seven to nine weeks. An extremely uniform plant, this strain is great for creating clones. Though Dutch Passion recommends that growers keep this strain indoors or in a greenhouse, there have been some reports of success from outdoor grow set ups. Power Plant is ready for harvest outdoors in October in subtropic and warm temperate climates or March for more arid desert climates. Reportedly yielding up to 500 grams per square meter, the buds of Power Plant are visually stunning.
Sativa Dominant Hybrid – 65% Sativa / 35% Indica
THC: 15%, CBD: 2%
This relatively upbeat strain is an inbred descendant of native South African sativas, though it also has some indica genes (65:35 sativa/indica ratio). THC levels vary, as they do with any strain, but available data suggests they’re not especially high, at least not on average. CBD levels are sometimes high, especially for a strain that appeals to recreational uses. Even so, it varies and isn’t generally high enough to suggest Power Plant as a treatment for seizures or other conditions that can be treated with CBD. Instead, it’s good for anxiety and depression, fatigue, ADHD, inflammation, migraine headaches, and lack of appetite. Use this strain for early afternoons or, if you wake and bake, mornings, as it provides a clear-headed boost of energy, with a creative spark and happy euphoria. Power Plant has a sweet taste with earthy, woody flavors. The aroma is similarly sweet, earthy, and woody. The bud is light green with light brown flecks and a silvery dusting of trichomes. Red eyes and cottonmouth are both common side effects, while paranoia and mild headaches are also possible for some users. This isn’t the world’s most popular strain, but it’s found in a surprising number of legal markets, both in the American West and in Europe.
Power Plant is one of these strains, that became an instant success, once it hit the ganja market. Dutch Passion were the original Power Plant breeders; they searched through the vast lands of South Africa to discover the dankest sativa genetics. Once they’ve encountered their bounty, there was no turning back. They’ve scrutinized the selection process to deliver the best sativa for the Dutch market. With its earthy, spicy, pungent aromas and high THC level, Power Plant has cemented its name in the Hall of Fame.
SMELL, TASTE AND EFFECT OF POWER PLANT
The effects of Power Plant are quite unique. Due to its sativa origins, you shall experience happiness and uplifting feels, while the special Power Plant molecules will guide you through the limits of the universe with kaleidoscopic contemplations. With its high THC level of about 20%, make sure to clear your schedule before indulging yourself in this powerful cultivar. You might feel quite creative, so make sure to have a pen and paper laying around, or a musical instrument or whatever you’re into, the creativity will strike you immediately.
HOW TO GROW POWER PLANT
Power Plant produces buds in no time. In about 8 weeks, the flowering period is finished and the buds are ready to be harvested. During the vegetation stage, provide this plant with regular amounts of nutrients. On the other hand, during the flowering stage, the buds develop quickly and reach gargantuan sizes, therefore make sure to water more often and increase the nutrient amounts, without overdoing it.
Due to its dank aromas, make sure to support the terpene production by keeping the temperatures under 26°C in the last weeks of flowering.
When grown indoors, insert a carbon filter if you don’t wish to notify your entire neighborhood about your Power Plant endeavors; this cultivar has an intense smell.
Due to its short flowering period, you can plant this sativa outside in colder climates during the summer, because it will finish before the frost kicks in. Power Plant genetics work great in all climates, it’s a very versatile plant.
It’s important to note, that Power Plant strains from different seedbanks differ in their composure. There’s an abundance of breeders, that hybridized and stabilized their own versions of Power Plant, so make sure to adapt your growing operations to the specific genetics provided by the seedbank, and vice versa.
POWER PLANT AT THE CUPS
It grows fast, it yields monstrous amounts and the high is impeccable, obviously Power Plant won several awards. In 2006, Power plant won the second prize in Highlife Cup. In 2008 and 2009, Power Plant stepped it up and won the first prize!
Aroma
The Power Plant marijuana strain offers a woody and earthy fragrance that isn’t particularly pungent. Its aroma doesn’t tend to linger in a room, and while it doesn’t cause your eyes to water, it is far from being off-putting.
Flavor
Power Plant also doesn’t have a spectacular or memorable taste. You may get a spicy taste with woody notes.
Appearance
While Power Plant doesn’t captivate audiences in the taste and smell categories, it more than makes up for it in terms of aesthetics. It is a gorgeous looking strain with large buds and bright outlines. The orange and glistening white trichomes stand out in a strain so unusual looking that it looks as if it could have been cultivated in a power plant.
Conclusion
Overall, Power Plant is a potent Sativa despite its moderate THC content. It is a good option as a daytime strain as long as your marijuana tolerance is high. Otherwise, use it in small doses before social occasions or in the evening to unwind.
It is an easy strain to cultivate because it tends to produce consistent results. We recommend topping this plant once during the vegetative stage and train it to increase yields. Ultimately, Power Plant may not have the highest THC out there, but it is a strain that commands respect.
