9 Pound Hammer

9 Pound Hammer: It’s Hammer Time

9 Pound Hammer seeds produce short plants with dense resinous buds and dark green leaves. The light green nearly white buds are coated with dusty crystals that make them super sticky to the touch. Once you have clipped, dried and harvested its bountiful buds you are left with green and amber nuggs that release a pungent, piney scent when broken apart. The distinct aroma is one of the many reasons cannabis fanatics have flocked to this powerful strain. 9 Pound Hammer won first place at the 2014 Santa Cruz Cup in the Indica category. It also took home the 2014 High Times Cannabis Cup in Seattle. A friend to cannabis users and growers alike, this strain has a great reputation as being easy to grow for beginner growers with little to no experience in the cultivation game.  .

Growing Tips for Our Seeds

9 Pound Hammer is an easy-to-grow strain, perfect for both novice and experienced cultivators. This popular strain thrives in both indoor and outdoor environments but requires ample light to maximize its growth and produce top-quality buds. With proper care, it delivers impressive results in any setting. For best results, grow 9 Pound Hammer cannabis indoors or in a greenhouse using hydroponics. If you’re going to grow outdoors it can be beneficial to plan out your grow window with the months that have the best weather. Consistency is key with this strain.

Dial in Your Growing Conditions

• Indoor or Outdoor: 9 Pound Hammer plants grow both indoors and outdoors well with certain conditions. The ideal temperature for these plants is between 70-75 degrees fahrenheit. Outdoors, plant in soil with a pH of 6-7, provide five hours of sunlight daily, and water regularly while adding necessary nutrients.
•  Moisture control: Relative humidity levels should be approximately 60-70% during the vegetative phase, gradually decreasing to 45-55% during the flowering stage.
• Training Techniques: Strategies like pruning, topping, and low stress training (LST) wil help control plant height while also creating an even canopy allowing light to get to all levels of the plant from top to bottom.

The Germination Game Plan

Before you even plant your 9 Pound Hammer female cannabis plants, you will first need to germinate these seeds. To do so, refer to our free germination guide, knowing that they are backed by our impressive 90% germination guarantee.

Yields, Flowering Time and Harvest

• Flowering Time: With indoor grows you can expect the 9 Pound Hammer strain to harvest after an short flowering period of 55-65 days. If you have cultivated your plants outdoors then you can expect a harvest in late September or early October.
• Yields: While Indoor yields are around 350 grams per square meter and outdoor grows typically produce up to 450 grams per plant. Solid yields considering the high THC content of this particular strain.

Dominant Terpenes in 9 Pound Hammer: Pungent & Potent

The 9 Pound Hammer terpene profile is directly responsible for how the plant smells, tastes and the strong effects it has on its users. The most dominant terpene in this strain is Myrcene, pinene and caryophyllene are the secondary terpenes.

• Myrcene: Most Dominant – Known for its relaxing and sedative effects, also has the ability to put users to sleep.
• Pinene: Secondary Terpene– Works with THC to produce bronchdilatory effects on the user.
• Caryophyllene: Peppery and Spicy – Found in rosemary and clove oil, caryophyllene is known as the “peppery” terpene.

Dominant Cannabinoids in 9 Pound Hammer:

Cannabinoids play an important role in 9 Pound Hammer seeds and are generally a huge part of most cannabis strains. That euphoric, happy, and relaxed feeling you get when enjoying the 9 Pound Hammer strain is due to its dominant cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid does something different to the user.

• THC: The Main Character – THC is the most dominant cannabinoid on the molecular level of this strain. The crystalline compound tetrahydrocannabinol is the main ingredient of cannabis. Topping out around 23%, the THC in the Indica-dominant strain is responsible for the euphoric and relaxing feeling you get when using 9 Pound Hammer.
• CBD: Very Minimal Amounts – While the CBD levels in 9 Pound Hammer are less than 1% the cannabinoid is still present and the effects are noticeable in this strain. CBD plays a smaller role in what the strain does to the user. CBD is non-psychoactive and can produce effects that help with anxiety, sleep, pain and even stress. The CBD in the 9 Pound Hammer strain, even in its low amounts definitely has a positive effect on the user.