Greenthumb Seeds
Iran is also widely known as Persia. This home to one of the
world’s oldest known continuous major civilizations has a long
history with cannabis, and in particular with hashish, including
tales that date back a thousand years. The country of Iran is
roughly the size of the UK, or slightly bigger than the state of
Alaska. It is southeast of Kazakhstan and Russia, two countries
believed to be the birthplace of autoflowering strains. Iran has
coastline along the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian
Gulf in the south, but is probably more known for being
sandwiched between Iraq and Afghanistan. Much like these
neighbors, Iran has much mountainous terrain, which turns to
desert as one moves south and east.
Dr. Greenthumb’s Iranian Autoflower strain is an all-indica
strain with parents from the rugged terrain of Iran. It was
developed for outdoor use in temperate climates. This lush
green plant will grow anywhere, and finishes in just 90 days
from start to finish. The Iranian Autoflower is compact,
growing between 3–4 feet in most gardens, although it can
reach heights of 5 feet at maximum. This variety tends to keep
branching minimal and focus most of its energy on developing
a single dominant cola.
This plant can finish in 3 months from seed to harvest,
spending about half of that time in flowering. Since this is an
autoflowering strain, the plants shift into flower development
without strict light cycles, making it an easy plant to grow
outdoors. Multiple harvests are possible from spring thaw to
the first freeze of late autumn, and the lack of light
requirements allows harvesting to occur in months during
which outdoor harvests are uncommon, reducing many of the
threats created by a more predictable schedule.
In addition, these plants are highly resistant to cold weather
and only have minimal smell while growing. When combined
with potential off season harvesting and compact size, they
offer an impressive stealthiness for outdoor growers.
Iranian Autoflower buds form tight dense nuggets that take
on golden hues as they cure. Average per-plant yields are 4–8
ounces. Iranian Autoflower reflects the long hashish tradition
of its native region. In a side-by-side comparison, testers
equated this all-indica strain’s potency to White Widow and OG
Kush. The deep earthy tones bring out flavors reminiscent of
hashish, and the smoke has strong narcotic and pain-relieving
qualities that lead card carrying med-users to ask for it by
name.
