Afghan Diesel
- THC
- 14–23%
- Flowering
- 7–10 wk
- Terpene
- Terpinolene
- Effect
- Euphoric
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 5 sources
8 Ball Kush is a short indica from Barney's Farm, bred from Afghani. Its THC is about 15% (sources say 8–22%), milder than 93% of the 2,337 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 8.5 weeks and is listed for a September outdoor harvest.
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- Type
- Indica
- THC
- About 15%8–22% across 2 sources
- CBD
- About 3%0.6–5% across 2 sources; the breeder lists 0.6%
- Top terpenes
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Pinene pine
- Caryophyllene peppery, spicy
- Lineage
- Afghani
- Breeder
- Barney's Farm
- Flowering
- About 8.5 weeks1 source
Free 8 Ball Kush grow sheet (PDF)
The grow facts from this page on one printable page, with a blank grow log for your plant.
5 sources for this profile
- Leafly public strain listing
- Weedmaps public strain listing
- Breeder information: Barney's Farm
Grow facts
- SeedFinder (breeder listing: Barney's Farm) CBD, flowering and grow setting
- AllBud (strain database) CBD and THC
Grow facts come from the breeder first, then seed banks and strain databases. With 2 sources we show the range and the middle; with 3 or more, the range and the median, after leaving out values far from the rest. The breeder's own value is the anchor, unless it is far from every other source (outside their range and more than 20% from their median); then we show the full range and the median of all of them. A fact from a single source is marked "1 source", and a fact no source lists is left out. Yields are converted to one unit: indoor per square meter, outdoor per plant.
CTU writes every profile from these facts; we do not copy other sites' descriptions. Values that are a generic default in the source data are left out. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.
Source: CTU strain dataset (public strain listings and breeder info, checked by CTU), verified Oct 2026. Potency, flavor and effects vary by grower, batch and plant. Facts no source lists are left out.
How to grow 8 Ball Kush
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for 8 Ball Kush.
- Flowering time
- About 8.5 weeks1 source. Faster than 49% of strains with a listed time
- Plant height
- ShortOne of 142 strains listed as short
- Grow setting
- Indoor and outdoor1 source
- Outdoor harvest
- SeptemberEarlier than 77% of strains with a listed month
Flowering window (weeks after the switch to 12/12)
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Listed outdoor harvest (northern hemisphere)
- Jul
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- Dec
Sources: the breeder, seed banks and strain databases listed under sources, checked Oct 2026. Percentages compare with every strain in our database that lists the same fact.
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About 8 Ball Kush
8 Ball Kush is listed in public strain databases as an indica credited to Barney's Farm. Its listed lineage is Afghani.
8 Ball Kush THC level
Public listings give 8 Ball Kush a THC level of 22%, which is in the middle third of our dataset. Compared with all strains in our research dataset that have their own THC figure, it is higher than roughly 61% of them. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
8 Ball Kush aroma, flavor and terpenes
People most often describe the flavor of 8 Ball Kush as spicy, herbal, pine and earthy. Its top listed terpenes are myrcene (earthy, musky), pinene (pine) and caryophyllene (peppery, spicy). Myrcene is the lead terpene for about 44% of the high-confidence strains in our dataset, so it is a common profile. Terpenes shape smell and taste; their levels change from batch to batch.
Reported effects of 8 Ball Kush
Commonly reported effects: relaxed, hungry, uplifted, happy and sleepy. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
Growing 8 Ball Kush: what the data says
Plants are listed as short. Outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere, harvest is listed for September. Grow where home cultivation is legal, and follow your state rules.
8 Ball Kush family tree
Its parents, from published lineage.
Parents
This strain
8 Ball KushIndica · 8–22% THC · 8.5 wk
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Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.
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- THC
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- Flowering
- 10 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Focused
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- THC
- 18%
- Flowering
- 10–11 wk
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- Effect
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Afghan Kush
- THC
- 14–21% · CBD 0.2–6%
- Flowering
- 6–9 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Sleepy
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Height
- Short
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