Runtz: A proper West Coast Wonder
Barney’s Farm strain story
Suppose a prestigious seed company such as Barney’s Farm puts its seal of quality on a mega-strain like Runtz and adds it to its range of seeds. In that case, growers have any reason to expect the highest caliber of quality and look forward to all the highlights that have made this Californian West Coast strain so much sought-after worldwide: Ample amounts (up to 600g/m2) of big buds showered with trichomes, bursting with fruity sweet terpenes and loaded with a hefty psychoactive potency feeding on an extremely high THC count of 25-29%. The medium-tall growing plants create this botanical grandeur within 55-60 days of flowering. The magic also happens even outdoors under natural light, where Runtz excels with an early finishing in the third to fourth week of September and paradisiac yields of up to 1.5 kg per plant, growing 1.5-2 meters tall. Corresponding to its genetically well-balanced nature equal in sativa and indica, it delivers a way effect that has it all, acting mentally uplifting and physically relaxing. Its delicious fruit taste also provides the highest enjoyment, with a sour hint of citrus lingering long on the palate.
Uniform growth
That very alluring profile of properties brought The Doc, a huge Barney’s fan, into the growing arena – he was super keen on this variety and eagerly subjected it to his test grow routine with two plants. The two young plants, arose from the two, quickly sprouted feminized seeds that exhibited much branching propensity and uniform, vigorous bushy growth with dark green medium-wide leaves. Having spent three weeks in the veg stage at 18/6 and reached 27 and 29 cm tall, The Doc triggered them into blooming by switching to 12/12.
A glorious parade of flowers featuring fat bulbous nuggs drenched in resin
Both Runtz plants revealed a “damn sporty stretching behavior,” as The Doc put it, triplicating their height during the first 4.5 weeks of flowering. But in doing so, remained pretty compact and solid, “they’ve got an ideal indoor form,” praised The Doc. They were quick to bloom – he happily noticed jump-start flowering with early trichome production. After hardly four weeks, the young buds were adorned with a scintillating glint and about to take on a thick, roundish shape. The Doc noted that the leaf color was becoming increasingly dark, and newly developing sugar and shade leaves had turned dark green and dark violet in parts. Reported The Doc six weeks into flowering: “They’ve massively put on weight in the past two weeks; these lovely Runtz buds are coming out as some fat bulbous nuggets. I also like their high calyx-to-leaf ratio, which will make harvest work a fast cinch. They keep pumping out resin glands in abundance, manifesting a silvery-white look. Also, the flowers spread a delicious scent, just as described, which is fruity, sweet, and a little bit citrusy.
After precisely 60 days, both Runtz plants had turned fully ripe. “Wow, I hadn’t expected they’d take such an additional big leap in the final three weeks! The buds are swollen to the max and
heavily dusted with crystals. Many calyxes in the upper zone of the head and side buds have turned violet in the last third of flowering, which is gorgeous. This undoubtfully was the glorious parade of flowers I had expected!” swooned The Doc. Final heights came out at 78 and 82 cm.
Happy feelings after drying…
The dried buds then radiated a most beautiful icy glory, accompanied by fruity sweet scent clouds so concentrated he almost felt high just inhaling them: “This fragrance dazzles the senses, evoking happy feelings surely heralding the effect to be tested now…” The ample yield also gave him a happy feeling, as both plants had entered the 100+ grams range with dry results of 105 and 112 grams.
A hyper-potent maximum of effect
The first waft of vapor billowing from his Venty vaporizer (loaded with 0.5 grams of Runtz) into his mouth bestowed the sort of premium flavor experience on him he had expected: “The lovely fruit flavor sticks to the palate, gently tickling it with a refreshing dash of lemon – a sophisticated weed taste of the highest order!” The Doc consciously took only one deep, long vaporizer hit and let it sink in because he wanted to find out whether Runtz had what it takes to be a one-hit wonder… “and man, you bet it had! After about half a minute, a mellow, warm vibrating feeling seized my body, while the sun began to shine in my head, Runtz gave me a good deal of balm for the soul”, he said enthused. A euphoriant feeling and physical relaxation which after three more tokes culminated in a hyper-potent maximum effect that brought off the feat of deeply astonishing the old cannabis aficionado and keeping him super high for more than two hours, which made him resort to superlatives: “Rarely in my life have I consumed such a strong marijuana strain!”
Living the Runtz dream…
The Doc summed up his Runtz experience with another hymn of praise: “A true West Coast wonder! One of the most coveted sorts of marijuana in recent years, this variety has come to stay, and there’s no doubt it will become an iconic classic over time. After my fantastic test grow, I’ve got great news for the global cultivator’s community – Barney’s Farm provides awesome high-grade Runtz seeds, enabling every grower to live the Runtz dream!”
Green Born Identity – G.B.I.
Cultivation data:
| Genetics | Runtz (Zkittlez x Gelato) |
| Vegetative stage | 21 days (after germination) |
| Flowering stage | 60 days / 55-60 days in general |
| Medium | Bionova Bio Soilmix, 11 litre pots |
| pH | 6.4-6.7 |
| EC | 1.2–1.6 mS |
| Light | Veg stage: 2 x SANlight EVO 5-100, switched to level 2 out of 3
Flowering: 4 x SANlight EVO 5-100, switched to level 2 out of 3 |
| Temperature | 18-29°C |
| Air humidity | 40-60% |
| Watering | manually |
| Fertilisation | Bionova Soil Supermix, plus PK 13-14 in the flowering stage
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| Additives/stimulants | Bionova Silution, The Missing Link, Vitasol and X-cel |
| Tools | CleanLight Pro for mould prevention |
| Height | 78 + 82 cm |
| Yield | 105 + 112 g
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