Godfather OG Auto

Days 1 to 14. Godfather OG cracks on damp paper towel inside about two days and is through the medium by day three, given warmth and patience rather than intervention. Seedlings want humidity near 70% and no nutrients at all — the seed carries everything for the first week. By the end of the fortnight you are looking for even node spacing rather than height; a stretched seedling is a light problem, not a vigour signal. New to this? The free seeds on offer are a low-stakes way to practise the germination step.

Weeks 3 to 6. Growth stops being tentative. This is when training earns its keep: bend rather than cut if you are unsure, because a bent branch recovers in a day and a topped one costs a week. Expect fairly even growth in both directions.

The transition. There is no flip. Flowering starts on its own, which means any stunting from an over-eager early feed is now permanent.

Mid-flower. Bud sites fill and the aroma arrives — usually the point where extraction stops being optional. Feed heavier now, but watch the leaf rather than the schedule.

The last fortnight. Ease off nitrogen, drop the night temperature a little, and stop feeding before you think you should. Final height for this cultivar is published at 1.5 m.

Harvest. Published window: 8-9 weeks. Trichomes decide. Cut in sections if ripening is uneven — most plants ripen top-down and there is no prize for taking it all at once.

Euphoric, Relaxed, Sleepy is the consensus, and consensus is worth exactly what it sounds like — a starting point. 25% THC sets the scale; limonene and the terpenes alongside it shape the character rather than the strength.

Onset is quick by inhalation and slow by ingestion, which is where most bad experiences begin. Expect either, depending on how much you take.

If potency is what you are shopping for, the high-THC seeds category is sorted for it.

Limonene leads, caryophyllene sits behind it, and linalool runs underneath.

Temperature changes what you get. Vaporised low, around 180 to 188 degrees, caryophyllene and linalool come through cleanly while limonene stays in the background. Combusted, limonene dominates and the finer detail is largely lost. Same flower, two different experiences.

Who does well with Godfather OG? Growers with limited headroom or no interest in managing timers. Apartment balconies. Anyone wanting more than one run in a season. First-timers included — the genetics are forgiving.

Still deciding? The indoor-friendly genetics list is the narrower place to start.

• Finishes in 8-9 weeks
• Under lights: 350-400 g/m2
• Grown out: 100-120 g/plant
• Height: 1.5 m
• Difficulty: easy