Stoney Tark edited on: July 30, 2023 12 minutes read
"Growing Cannabis indoors at home or on a commercial scale can be extremely rewarding. If you are a beginner or expert grower, organic or hydro, then the world is your oyster, in terms of all the possibilities. The beauty of indoor cultivation is, everyone is different and has their method of growing."
Indoor cultivation requires high intensity discharge (HID) lighting, meaning that the plants receive the ultimate spectrum and PAR outputs. Perhaps you are opting to grow a high volume of smaller sized plants in a Sea of Green set up, or maybe you prefer to take the time and space to SCROG.
We offer a massive variety of feminized Cannabis seeds perfectly suited for indoor cultivation. Thanks to the benefits of feminized seeds, you can grow a wide range of different cultivars ranging from indica, sativa and hybrids.
Nirvana’s best indoor strains
With over 60 different feminized strains in our ever-growing portfolio collected over a 30-year period, knowing which ones are best for indoors is based on experience. Considering the current market trends, our team has devised a top 10 list that encompasses the latest and greatest, as well as some of the best things to emerge from the US!
Tangie
We start this list with a fruity flavored cultivar, created by crossing California Orange and Super Skunk. The result is a frosty, easy to grow hybrid, that will grow as tall as 120-150 cm (47-59 inches) once flowered.
An excellent strain to grow in hydroponics as she can yield a large amount, and can endure high E.C levels, meaning she loves nutrients. The flowering time indoors can take up to 10 weeks in some cases, and during the final weeks of flower production will stack with long calyx.
Indoors, yields of 550 g/m² (1.8 oz per square foot) are possible and with training, enhancing the production levels is easily done. Her growth structure will be a blend of indica and sativa, so it is easy to train and grow cultivar.
Tangie has a very citrus and orange aroma and flavor, which is accompanied by a strong floral sweetness. Her effects are well-balanced and will keep you in a clear and focused mindset, with waves of creativity.
Zkittlez
Zkittlez has become everyone's favorite strain to smoke recently, and is a cross of Grape Ape and Grapefruit. An easy to grow hybrid who can reach up to 150 cm (60 inches) in height with a stocky growth structure.
A wonderful choice for plant training, as her growth structure and appearance will have plenty of side branches and many crown shoots. Flowering time will take 8-10 weeks depending on the phenotype.
Indoors, Zkittles can produce up to 650 g/m² (2.1 oz per square foot), or terpene rich, frosty buds. We advise topping plants during the growth period of 18/6 to grow as much of a thick canopy as possible before flowering.
What makes this strain so special is how sweet, and candy rich the buds smell and taste. The terpenes are off the charts with this lady, and the effects are happy, clear minded, euphoric and energetic.
Grease Monkey
Grease Monkey is an extractors dream choice, and is a cross of Original Glue and Cookies N Cream. Another belting cross to emerge from the states, that is a solid performer indoors, knocking out large yields of exotic buds.
Depending on the phenotype, plants will require between 8-9 weeks before they are ready to harvest. Expect plants to grow as tall as 120 cm (47 inches), making this cultivar a wise choice for small spaces.
Grease Monkey can yield up to 650 g/m² (2.1 oz per square foot), and when grown in hydro, can really exceed that amount. Overall, an easy to grow hybrid, that can take heat stress and colder temperatures with ease.
Her flavor is a rich and pungent, earthy, cookie with overtones of fuel. A very complex and exotic profile that when smoking will hit you right between the eyes and put you out.
Gelato
Gelato is another world-famous cross to emerge from the US, that is a cross of Sherbet and Thin Mint Cookies. The outcome is a cookie dominant hybrid with a sweeter vanilla profile and dense, golf ball sized nugs.
An effortless to grow and low maintenance cultivar, that will grow between 120-150 cm (47-60 inches), and flower in as little as 8 weeks, making her a fast flowering cultivar.
Indoors, Gelato is a fast flowering and large producing plant, capable of yielding up to 650 g/m² (2.1 oz per square foot). You will need to support the heavy side branches late into the flowering period.
The flavor and aroma of Gelato are what makes this strain so desirable, and can be described as cookie dough, vanilla, earthy with sweet overtones. A truly delicious flavor that has a euphoric, uplifting and blissful effect.
Sherbet Cookies
For those who are still riding the Sunset Sherbet wave, will fall in love with Sherbet Cookies. A hybrid created by crossing Girl Scout Cookies and Sunset Sherbet. The result is a superb and unbelievably tasty strain that stands out in any grow room.
Flowering time is as quick as 8-9 weeks, with plants stretching as tall as 125 cm (49 inches) once flowered. An excellent strain for Sea of Green setups where plants are grown closely together in small pots, and a great entry-level strain for a beginner grower.
She may not be the biggest yielder from this top ten list, however is capable of yielding up to 450 g/m² (1.5 oz per square foot) of cup winning high-grade flowers.
Her flavor and aroma are lip licking, and are a combination of earthy, spices, cookie dough, sweet with sour notes. The effects are energizing, elevating and can keep you in a state of creative bliss for hours on end.
Skywalker OG
Skywalker OG is a potent Kush hybrid that is a cross of Skywalker and OG Kush. One of the larger producing Kush hybrids we offer that have that classic fuel, gas and citrus pungency.
Plants will grow as tall as 120-150 cm (47-59 inches) once flowered and will double and maybe treble once flowered, using plant training can easily control the final height. Flowering time will vary from 8-9 weeks depending on the phenotype.
She is a large producer of dank, fat buds and can produce up to 600 g/m² (2 oz per square foot). Her side branched will fall over with weight, so it is a good idea to add bamboo canes or a trellis before switching timers to 12/12.
The flavor and aroma are fuel, citrus, dank, earthy and pine sol. A really bold and lip licking flavor that coats the palette all the way until the final toke. Be warned, the effects are potent and long-lasting, and is best suited for evening times.
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies has easily become one of the most popular strains to emerge from the US, and was created by crossing South African Durban with OG Kush. She will stay short and require little maintenance once growing.
With a fast flowering time of 8-9 weeks, Girl Scout Cookies is a must-have for commercial growers working with a fast crop rotation. Once flowering, plants will stretch and grow as tall as 125 cm (49 inches).
This cultivar is a big yielding strain for such a small plant, and can easily produce 500 g/m² (1.6 oz per square foot). During the final 3 weeks of 12/12, the buds will begin to turn purple, and the buds will swell and begin to stack upwards.
Girl Scout Cookies has a delicious flavor that is bold, earthy, spice with hints of cookie dough. Her effects are uplifting, feel good, motivated and clear minded.
Super Silver Haze
We have added Super Silver Haze into the list for the old school Haze lovers out there. A Dutch coffee shop classic that is a cross of Skunk, Northern Lights and Haze genetics.
Make sure you give her plenty of room to grow and flower, as some plants will grow as tall as 180-200 cm (70-78 inches). We recommend this lady to experienced growers, due to her high maintenance growth structure and long flowering time.
Yields of 600 g/m² (2 oz per square foot) indoors are capable, with a 10-week flowering time needed before plants are ready to harvest. Her buds will be long, pointy and very dense.
Super Silver Haze has a very citrus and floral aroma and flavor. Combined with a sharp lemon and earthy background, the effects will get your heart thumping, palms sweating and mind racing.
Nicole Kush
Nicole Kush is a potent, easy to grow and medium-sized Kush hybrid, that was made by crossing Kosher Kush and Nicole together. The result is a large yielding, pungent and fuel scented strain that takes 8-9 weeks to flower.
This strain is well recommended for small spaces and Sea of Green set-ups, as she grows as tall as 90-120 cm (35-47 inches) tall. Her growth structure will be open, with long, thin side branches that grow as tall as the main canopy.
Nicole Kush can produce yields of 600 g/m² (2 oz per square foot), and with plant training such as L.S.T, topping and pruning, it is possible to increase further.
Her aroma and taste has a classic fuel, gassy, pine sol and earthy profile with chemical overtones. The effects are well-balanced, leaving you in a relaxed and calm state with plenty of creative ideas.
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies has easily become one of the most popular strains to emerge from the US, and was created by crossing South African Durban with OG Kush. She will stay short and require little maintenance once growing.
With a fast flowering time of 8-9 weeks, Girl Scout Cookies is a must-have for commercial growers working with a fast crop rotation. Once flowering, plants will stretch and grow as tall as 125 cm (49 inches).
This cultivar is a big yielding strain for such a small plant, and can easily produce 500 g/m² (1.6 oz per square foot). During the final 3 weeks of 12/12, the buds will begin to turn purple, and the buds will swell and begin to stack upwards.
Girl Scout Cookies has a delicious flavor that is bold, earthy, spice with hints of cookie dough. Her effects are uplifting, feel good, motivated and clear minded.
Cement Shoes
We end this list with a knock-out artists for those searching for the strongest cultivars around. Cement Shoes is a cross of OG Kush Breath, Wet Dreams and Animal Cookies.
The result is a terpene rich power house that produces exotic and frosted buds. An easy to grow hybrid that will require 8-10 weeks of flower time depending on the phenotype.
Plants can reach 150 cm (59 inches) once flowered, and work incredibly well in a Sea of Green set up. Her growth structure will be short and stock and will stretch quite a lot once flowering.
Cement shoes is a solid producer indoors, where she can yield up to 500 g/m² (1.6 oz per square foot). We recommend training plants during 18/6 to get the bushiest canopy possible.
The aroma and flavor of this cultivar can be described as very complex, and a mixture of cookie doe, spice, earthy, sweet, earthy, citrus with pine overtones. As far as effect goes, expect a physical onslaught of heavy eyes, arms and legs, leaving you locked to the couch all day long.
Honorable Mentions
These may not have made the Top 10 list, however Chemdog, Lithium OG Kush, Master Kush, Original Glue and Sunset Sherbet are superb cultivars for indoor cultivation.
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Everything in the top 10 list above represents the very best cultivars in terms of quality, potency, terpene profile and how easy they are to grow and maintenance levels. Choice is the variety of life, so the more strains you grow at once, the more you will find out which from our list and honorable mentions are ideal for your requirements, skill level and experience.
Stoney Tark
Stoney Tark has been involved with cannabis for over 15 years. During this time, he has become head writer for the long-standing magazine; Soft Secrets, a position he has held for the last ten years, alongside writing for every other main publication.
Author of Stoney Tark’s Top Tips on Growing Cannabis, host of The Roll Models Podcast, breeder and sponsored by SANlight LED. Stoney is well versed in many systems and methods of growing, including, Organics, Hydroponics, Breeding, and Hash production.
Well known in the public eye for his easy-to-understand and detailed breakdowns of all things related to cannabis.
