DJ Short
Grape Krush belongs to the Blueberry family bred by DJ Short.
The Blueberry strains mix indica with haze for a combination of
happy stone and easy, adaptable cultivation. Specifically, the
indica genes give the plants a shorter growing season than the
slow-growing and sometimes finicky hazes. Blueberries tend
toward a blue tint in the leaves and a berry flavor in the smoke.
Within the Blueberry family, Grape Krush is the peaceful child.
This strain’s high is physically soothing, but still haze-y enough
to keep a conversation flowing.
Grape Krush was developed for indoor growing, but can
flourish outdoors as well – even as far north as Holland –
especially if given organic nutrients. Indoors, she prefers soil
but adapts well to hydroponic systems, too. In general, DJ
Short recommends light feeding with nitrogen and organic
nutrients; however, Grape Krush loves all of the good worm
castings and bat guano she can get.
Grape Krush branches bushy, especially when topped. Like
her Blueberry relatives, she is dark green to purple with
lavender/red hues. She has thicker and more variegated leaves
than the other Blueberries. The larger calyxes on her bulkier,
more “rounded” buds show a distinctive fox-tailing structure
late in her flowering cycle. Her variegated leaves sometimes
curl or “krinkle;” this is an expression of anomalous recessed
traits from her diverse ancestors, not a mutation that indicates
an unhealthy plant.
Grape Krush finishes in approximately 8-9 weeks indoors, or
from late September to mid-late October outdoors. She is
medium in height and heavy in yield—25 to 50 grams (1-2 oz.)
per square foot at 50 watts per square foot, or up to 1 gram per
watt under optimal conditions.
Growing plants have a strong odor, both sweet and musky.
The harvest from this strain is connoisseur-grade bud with a
sweetish smoke. The high comes on very slowly, building up for
as much as an hour, and then settles in for the night – a bit
more like a pot brownie stone than the usual smoker’s rush.
Traces of haze in the stone add inspiration to the conversation,
and some radiant dreams or fantasies at bedtime. It’s a
relaxing and social effect, like red wine, and a good antidote to
social anxiety.
