Description
Bubba Kush Feminized strain data sheet
| Genetics | OG Kush x an unnamed indica |
|---|---|
| Type | Indica dominant (80/20) |
| THC | 16%–22% |
| CBD | Under 0.5% |
| Flowering time | 8–9 weeks (56 to 63 days) |
| Outdoor harvest | Late September to early October |
| Height indoor / outdoor | 70–110 cm / up to 150 cm |
| Yield indoor / outdoor | 350–450 g/m² / 400–550 g per plant |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Climate | Warm and dry; the buds are dense and need airflow at the end |
| Best for | Small spaces, evenings, coffee and chocolate flavour |
Bubba Kush Feminized at a glance: Bubba Kush strain is an 80/20 indica that flowers in 8 to 9 weeks, tests 16% to 22% THC, stays under 110 cm indoors, yields 350 to 450 g/m², and delivers a coffee, chocolate and hash flavour with a slow, heavy, long lasting body effect.
A 16% strain in a 30% world, and no border to cross for it
Bubba Kush strain is proof that the number on the packet is not the whole story: it has outlasted a decade of strains that tested twice as high, because the effect it gives feels stronger than the figure suggests. The seeds sit in our Vancouver, BC seed bank, go out in plain unbranded packaging with a neutral return address, and reach every province in 3 to 7 business days without a customs form. Each batch is germination tested in the building before it is packed, every pack carries our 80% germination guarantee, and the 10 and 25 seed packs come with a second pack free.
Where Bubba Kush comes from
Bubba Kush strain appeared in the late 1990s in the United States, when an OG Kush plant pollinated an indica whose identity was never recorded. The most repeated version of the story points to a Northern Lights phenotype, but it has never been confirmed. It is also sold as BK, Bubba, and Bubba OG Kush.
What has been consistent is the plant. Bubba Kush is heavily indica at roughly 80/20, short and stocky with tight internodes, broad fan leaves and thick petioles, and it produces stubby, rock-hard buds rather than long colas. It became a benchmark for what an evening indica should feel like at a time when nobody was chasing 30% test results, and it still measures up.
Bubba Kush strain effects and experience
The opening is a warm mental calm rather than a rush: about fifteen minutes of easing mood with a mild euphoria, and then the body takes over completely. It is heavy, slow and long lasting, the kind of effect that arrives in the shoulders and makes standing up feel like a decision. Most sessions finish with sleep, and it is a poor match for anything that needs coordination.
The number is 16% to 22% THC, which is modest now, and it consistently feels stronger than that. Part of it is the terpene mix and part of it is the sheer duration, which runs to several hours.
Bubba Kush flavour, aroma and appearance
The aroma is earthy and sweet with a distinct coffee note, backed by dark chocolate, tree nuts and a hashy depth from the Kush side. The coffee and chocolate are not immediate either: they build during a long cure, and four to eight weeks in the jar is where this strain separates itself from a rushed one. The smoke is thick and smooth, sweet and nutty on the inhale, earthy and hash-like on the exhale.
The buds are the giveaway: small to medium, extremely dense, light to olive green with rust-orange hairs and broad, thick sugar leaves, packed onto short branches. Growers often describe the shape of the plant as a small Christmas tree.
Growing Bubba Kush in Canada
Indoors
This is one of the easiest photoperiod plants in the catalogue and a common first grow. Veg four to five weeks, because the stretch is a mild 1.3 to 1.5 times and an under-vegged plant finishes very small; even so it lands at 70 to 110 cm. It is a moderate feeder with strong apical dominance, so topping early evens out the canopy and prevents one branch taking everything. Room at 21 to 27 degrees. The one real demand is airflow at the end: the buds are dense enough to hide a problem, so thin the leaves below the canopy, hold humidity at 45% or under from week five, and keep a fan moving through the plant. Flower runs 56 to 63 days.
Outdoors, by region
An 8 to 9 week flower and a short frame make Bubba Kush workable almost everywhere in the country. Coastal BC, the Okanagan and southern Ontario finish in the last days of September or the first days of October. Quebec and the Maritimes manage the same window in a sunny, sheltered position, and the low height makes the plant easy to cover on a wet night. Prairie growers should start seeds indoors in April and plant out in late May for a late September harvest. Because it stays under 150 cm outdoors, it is also one of the few plants here that genuinely works in a large balcony pot.
Height and training
Top at the fourth node and use light low stress training to open the bush. It does not need a screen or staking; the branches carry the weight on their own. What it does need is pruning underneath, because the tight internodes and broad leaves shade out the lower bud sites and leave you with popcorn. Strip the bottom quarter at the flip and thin again at week four.
Flowering and harvest cues
Pistils go rust orange early and the buds harden before they are ripe, so check trichomes from day 54 rather than trusting the look. Cloudy with 10% amber, usually day 58 to 63, is the classic version of this strain, and pushing further only adds sedation. Dry for 12 to 14 days at 60% humidity and then cure properly: this is the strain where a long cure pays the most, and the coffee and chocolate notes that people buy it for will not be there at two weeks.
Bubba Kush yield indoors and outdoors
Indoors, expect 350 to 450 g/m² from a trained canopy. Bubba Kush has never been a heavy yielder and the older claims of 500 to 600 g/m² are optimistic for a plant this short; what you get instead is very dense flower with almost no airy filler, so the jar weight holds up better than the numbers suggest. Outdoors a full-season plant gives 400 to 550 g dried. Our yield per plant guide is worth reading before you plan around a compact indica like this one.
Who Bubba Kush is for, and who should pick something else
Grow Bubba Kush if your space is small, if this is a first photoperiod grow, or if you want an evening indica with real flavour and no interest in a potency contest.
Pick something else if you want weight per square metre; if you need a daytime strain, because this one does not do daytime; or if you want a modern dessert indica with far more potency, where London Pound Cake is the heavier, denser contemporary version of the same evening job.
How Bubba Kush compares
OG Kush is the parent: taller, gassier, more citrus and a good deal more mentally active. Hindu Kush is the older, purer indica for anyone who wants the same sedation with a sweeter, more incense-like flavour. Northern Lights is the other classic short indica for a first grow and the strain most often named as the unknown parent, with pine and spice instead of coffee. Among our indica feminized seeds Bubba Kush is the flavour-first pick, and it sits comfortably on the shortlist in our beginner seeds guide.
Frequently asked questions about Bubba Kush
Is Bubba Kush indica or sativa?
Bubba Kush is heavily indica dominant, around 80% indica and 20% sativa, from OG Kush crossed with an indica that was never identified. The plant is short and stocky with tight internodes and dense, stubby buds, and the effect is physical and sedating, with only a short mental lift at the start.
How strong is Bubba Kush?
Bubba Kush tests between 16% and 22% THC with CBD under 0.5%, which is moderate next to current hybrids. It consistently feels stronger than the number because the body effect is heavy and lasts several hours. It is an evening strain, not a daytime one, and most sessions end in sleep.
What does Bubba Kush taste like?
Earthy and sweet with a clear coffee note, plus dark chocolate, tree nuts and a hashy depth on the exhale. The coffee and chocolate develop during the cure rather than in the dry room, so give it four to eight weeks in the jar before judging the flavour. There is no fruit or candy character to it at all.
Is Bubba Kush easy to grow for a beginner?
Yes. It stays between 70 and 110 cm, has strong sturdy branches that do not need staking, feeds moderately and finishes in 8 to 9 weeks. The two things to get right are pruning underneath, because the tight internodes shade the lower buds, and airflow in the last three weeks, because the buds are dense.
Why Bubba Kush still sells when the potency charts say it should not
Every year a strain arrives testing five points higher than the last one, and every year people keep ordering Bubba Kush, because a heavy, long, comfortable evening is not the same thing as a high test result. We have stocked it from Vancouver, BC since 2009 for exactly that reason, and the seeds ship domestically in plain unbranded packaging, reaching any address in the country in 3 to 7 business days with nothing declared at any point.
Every batch is viability tested here before it is packed, and each pack is covered by our 80% germination guarantee when you germinate with the cup of water and paper towel method in our germination guide. Bubba Kush comes in 5, 10 and 25 seed packs, and the 10 and 25 packs are buy one get one free with any strain of the same size, which is the obvious way to pair a small evening indica with something brighter for the daytime. Orders over $420 include 10 bonus seeds.
Free shipping starts at $200, a $30 tracked and insured option adds a tracking number and one free reshipment if a parcel is lost, and payment can be made by Interac e-Transfer, credit card, Bitcoin or cash. If you want a second opinion on when to take a dense indica down, the Vancouver team answers phone, email, WhatsApp and live chat seven days a week.





SennetH –
Really easy to grow and incredibly fast. It has dense buds she was super fast and vigorous, and real good producer. It is an almost perfect grow and is an incredibly resilient plant happy with the final result. This strain also provides a very nice nigh time buzz and also relaxing.
Jericho –
Any strain that is part of the OG Kush family you know has to be a good one! It’s one of the easiest you can buy. It suits well for growers of any experience level and is very adaptable to most climates! Very effective with stress, depression, all kinds of physical ailments as well. I feel much better smoking this weed. Recommended to all! Thanks, MJ Seeds Canada for making these seeds available!
Jeremy –
Hey guys thanks for the dankness! I received a seed of your bubba kush about a year ago, and have been using this Indica for some time, along with strains from 3 other reputable seed banks, I am not complaining about quality but as for the strain is as true to its description is another thing. A long story short MJSC.ca seeds are by far my favorite seed bank easy to grow and not just drooling over pictures! Every time I grow it gets danker as my experience increases! Thanks, homies, send me shit, please! Great strain.
Duane –
I’m a new grower, a long-time smoker. Grown different strains, to start the long Sativas but changed my taste to the Indicas. Since I’m a tech-head I like LEDs. My grow room is with hybrid Lighting. Some industrial Fionia Grow lights (600w draw LEDs) and alongside supplying In full-bloom I have 600watts 400volts HPS’. Got this as a freebie, heard a lot about the Company and the strain. I had quite high expectations…Bubba Kush came through. Exactly as described taste-wise, yield and potency too. You guys got a new customer the hard way. By great quality product, backed by good and valid documentation on the website. First impressions are a sure hit In my end of the docks. Thanks a lot.
Jeff –
I have seen this plant grown indoors with a month of vegetation and what I highlight most of this variety are its dense buds, I think it is the densest thing I have ever seen, the plant is ground and above all stable. Three seeds, three crops under the same conditions. In form, density, effect, taste, and production are almost identical. Excellent for insomnia and anxiety problems, the little aroma when burned or vaporized. Its effect goes from euphoria to maximum relaxation. The price is more than justified by the amount of work invested in its stabilization, which is demonstrated in the stability of the variety. Congratulations!
Molly –
Hello, this is a variety that I highly recommend for growers who use cannabis as natural medicine. I suffer from epilepsy, insomnia and I am drug-resistant (anti-epileptics have never worked and sleeping pills no longer work on me). So I had to turn to cannabis when a doctor told me that my seizures could kill me or severely damage my brain since I use cannabis before bed the seizures have completely disappeared and I do almost no more sleepless nights and this variety is especially suitable for therapeutic use especially for insomnia and pain, against the epileptic all varieties work. Thanks to Mjsc.ca for all their varieties of exceptions. BEST STRAIN EVER!
Jacob –
Germination! In an environment with 65% or 65% controlled humidity and a temperature of 24oC, the seeds germinated completely in 3 days, a solid seedling and completely opened in 3 days. No loss on three seeds. all 3 seeds sprouted at the same time 🙂 Growth. I observed on his three young inches a difference on the phenotype, but very vigorous, with a growth rate of the roots at the top. We immediately voice the stocky Indica at first glance after a week of growth. The flowering I come back later post, but it promises:-) Fine work mjsc.ca! Thank you
Matz –
Very relaxing quality, excellent to smoke before sleep or after lunch if you have the opportunity to rest an hour, a very fresh and decisive taste that ranges from undergrowth musk to hints of citrus fruits and broken notes … truly excellent quality! absolutely a quality to try for indica lovers. Honestly, I didn’t know about this plant @Bubba Kush, but I was shocked, it’s beautiful on the view, but it’s when the smoke appreciates every aspect of it, surely from today it becomes part of my top 10 ever. THIS VARIETY SHOULD NOT BE MISSING IN YOUR GARDEN / COLLECTION!
Kim –
Heavy relaxation that melts stress fast. Coffee-like smell stood out. Best saved for nights with zero plans.