Afropips Seeds
Malawi Gold is a foundational landrace strain that has been
cultivated for centuries in one of the world’s cannabis sweet
spots, the east African country of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland).
Traditionally grown outdoors using open pollination methods,
this strain’s gene pool developed variable grades and
potencies. Afropips’ Malawi Gold comes from the high quality
Mother Trees growers and is great for breeding vigor and
potency into new hybrid varieties.
Malawi Gold seeds have a caruncle or point of attachment at
their base that is uncommonly deep, and often surrounded by a
sharp edged lip. Seeds are large, shortened, flattened and
ovoid in shape. They germinate best in a warm soil medium
with seedlings visible above the surface after 2-3 days.
Although it prefers soil, Afropips First-Grade Malawi Gold
still thrives using other growing methods. When grown
outdoors in its home environment, it can reach 13 feet (4 m)
supported by stems like tree trunks and yields in the kilograms.
It is a vigorous plant that exhibits good pest and mold
resistance, stands up well to adverse temperature changes and
bounces back fast from damage, giving it the reputation as the
“lazy man’s” plant in Malawi. When grown indoors, or outdoors
in northern latitudes, its longer sativa growing season and its
tendencies to height and branchiness requires attention.
Malawi Gold will shoot up and stretch throughout its growing
cycles. It takes 12-18 weeks to mature. If seeds are started in
soil and shuttled immediately into flowering cycle without a
vegetative period, they will reach a height of about 5 feet (1.5
m) and yield about 1¾ ounces (50 g) of dried bud per plant.
Afropips has selectively bred a bushier, more compact Malawi
Gold phenotype for indoor growers. This indoor strain reaches
only 3 feet (1 m) at maturity, making it appropriate for growers
with height restrictions.
This lovely sativa is fresh grass green with coarsely serrated,
thin leaflets that hang in a narrow, drooping, hand-like array.
The leaves lack serrations on the tips, which are very long and
comprise 20% of each leaflet. The stems and fan leaf stalks
often have a burgundy red striping. The overall structure and
shape is a willowy Christmas tree.
Mature Malawi Gold sensimilla floral clusters are airy as a
result of the sativa’s long internodes. While growing, the stems
produce the unique Malawi musky scent with hints of
cinnamon. Developing and ripe buds are earthy, and cured
buds have a characteristic Malawi spiciness that would be best
described as exotic and luxuriant. The buzz is the epitome of
sativa—an alert mental clarity coupled with a warm pleasant
feeling that radiates throughout the body. Smooth and mellow,
this variety can also reach into the spacey and psychedelic
regions. Effects are exaggerated by longer curing times, and
the onset and duration of the buzz are elongated. Sometimes
buds that have cured longer can take on a slight couch-lock
effect. Overall this is a motivational strain appropriate for most
activities.
Afropips particularly recommends sensory indulgences with
your sweetheart or dancing to Reggae music.