With how marijuana is becoming legal in different parts of the world, more and more people are now using cannabis recreationally or medically. But because marijuana use is now rapidly increasing, it also follows that not every commercial seller can keep up with the demand for the product. This has led other users to purchase the seeds themselves and grow the plants at home or on a private patch of land.
But the problem with growing marijuana plants at home whether indoor or outdoor always goes back to space. When grown indoors, not everyone has enough vertical and horizontal space to cultivate plants properly. Some strains tend to grow too tall heights and will probably hit the lights while some need a lot of horizontal space. Meanwhile, when grown outdoors, some growers might want to stay discreet because of how marijuana is not yet socially or culturally accepted in some societies.
In that sense, it’s better to cultivate strains that grow rather shorter than any other because of how they don’t need a lot of space and how they won’t tend to arouse the neighbors’ suspicion. Here are the top 10 short-growing marijuana strains for every home grower out there:
Lowryder
Generations and generations of inbreeding resulted into the Lowryder. This strain was specifically designed to give justice to its name. It is one of the smallest plants in the world of cannabis, and that is precisely why it grows in such a quick amount of time. In fact, it is barely 16 inches in height. Lowryder, which is known to deliver a high that stimulates and uplifts the mood, will flower in only about 40 days. On top of that, it is an auto-flowering plant that does not need a lot of tending to.
AK-47
AK-47 is the easy-to-grow plant that delivers a mellow high that tends to relax and calm the user not to the point of making him/her feel a psychoactive buzz. It also keeps the mind a little bit focused to allow the user to stay alert during the entire duration of the relaxing high. They tend to grow a little bit over 30 inches.
Critical Kush
Bred from Critical Mass and OG Kush, Critical Kush is an indica that serves to relax and calm the user’s mind and body. On top of that, it has high THC levels that are paired up with a good amount of CBD to make it a great medicinal strain. A short-growing plant, Critical Kush will only take a minimum of about seven weeks or 50 days to flower.
Early Girl
Early Girl is a beginner’s dream. Its effects are mellow and never too much for any kind of user to enjoy. Early Girl knows how to relax and make its user feel lazy without having to hit him/her so hard. The best part is that it is also a perfect strain for beginners. It tends to moderate heights and is able to yield a generous harvest in only a span of seven weeks. It also doesn’t grow too tall heights and stays about 30 to 40 inches.
Betty Boo
Betty Boo it induces a type of high that hits the mind to the point that it tends to relax the user in a numbing kind of buzz. It also delivers a euphoric feeling that takes the user into a happy and calm state. Betty Boo is a great choice for growers that prefer small strains because of how they tend to grow only to about a foot high.
White Dwarf
White Dwarf is an indica-dominant strain that delivers a type of high that hits the mind with a euphoric sensation. It then puts the body in a deep and calming state of relaxation that hits both the mind and the body. White Dwarf is a tiny plant that was meant for beginner growers and greenhouses. It only takes a little over two months to grow.
G14
An indica plant, G14 is the auto-flowering version of the G13. It has a high that tends to relax the user while also making him/her feel happy, euphoric, and uplifted before it induces a sleepy state. It’s a small plant that’s easy to grow because it is an auto-flowering strain. It grows to heights of about 24 inches at the minimum.
Red Dwarf
A rare marijuana strain, Red Dwarf offers a kind of high delivers euphoric buzz to make the user immensely happy while also making him/her feel relaxed. It will then make the user feel the urge to snack a lot before putting him/her into a deep and calm sleep. A short-growing strain, Red Dwarf is lives up to its name as a small plant that will only take about six weeks to fully grow.
White Ryder
Born out of the marriage between White Dwarf and Lowryder, White Ryder carries the same kind of properties that it parentage has. It is an indica-dominant plant that delivers a high that relaxes the entire body while also making the user feel content and less stressed. On top of that, it grows almost as fast as its parent and will flower in a similarly short amount of time as Lowryder. And because of its parentage, it is also a really tiny plant.
Hobbit
Named after the short race that comes from Tolkien’s ever-popular novels, Hobbit is as hardy and as resilient as its namesake. Like the Hobbits in the books, this strain can withstand a lot of adverse conditions. It also delivers a high that makes the user feel as light as a Hobbit. On top of all that, it is a quick flowering strain that will be ready for harvest in only 65 days. And like a true Hobbit, it is a small plant.
When it comes to the size of short-growing marijuana plants, genetics really play a big factor. Among the two main types of strains (indica and sativa), indicas are almost always the shortest ones. However, because breeders are now developing hybrid strains of indicas and sativas, there are actually some sativa plants that behave like their indica counterparts when growing. In that sense, some sativa-dominant plants carry on the short-growing characteristics of their indica lineage.
With that said, knowing what strain is short-growing or not won’t always depend on whether the plant is an indica or a sativa. It will almost always boil down to research and knowing the growth behavior the ideal strain the grower wants to cultivate.
