AK 49
- THC
- 14–29%
- Flowering
- 9–10 wk
- Terpene
- Caryophyllene
- Effect
- Energetic
Black Betty strain
AK-47 × ECSD
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 4 sources
Black Betty is a hybrid that's intermediate to grow. It was bred from AK-47 and ECSD. Its THC is about 22% (sources say 18–26%), higher than 57% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 9 weeks (sources say 8–10 weeks).
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- Type
- Hybrid
- THC
- About 22%18–26% across 3 sources
- CBD
- About 3.5%2–4% across 2 sources
- Top terpenes
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Caryophyllene peppery, spicy
- Limonene citrus
- Lineage
- AK-47 × ECSD
- Grow difficulty
- Intermediate1 source
- Flowering
- About 9 weeks8–10 weeks across 2 sources
4 sources for this profile
- Leafly public strain listing
- Weedmaps public strain listing
Grow facts
- AllBud (strain database) CBD and THC
- Crop King Seeds (seed bank) CBD, difficulty, flowering, THC, yield indoor and yield outdoor
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 Black Betty
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for Black Betty.
- Flowering time
- About 9 weeks8–10 weeks across 2 sources. Slower than 51% of strains with a listed time
- Yield indoor
- About 350 g/m²1 source
- Yield outdoor
- About 400 g per plant1 source
- Difficulty
- Intermediate1 source. One of 884 intermediate-rated strains
Flowering window (weeks after the switch to 12/12)
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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 Black Betty
Black Betty is a hybrid cannabis strain. Its listed parents are AK-47 and ECSD.
Black Betty THC level
Public listings give Black Betty a THC level of 19%, which is on the milder end. Compared with all strains in our research dataset that have their own THC figure, it is higher than roughly 30% of them. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
What does Black Betty smell and taste like?
Flavor notes reported for Black Betty: berry and sweet. Its top listed terpenes are myrcene (earthy, musky), caryophyllene (peppery, spicy) and limonene (citrus). 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 Black Betty
Commonly reported effects: tingly, euphoric, uplifted, creative and happy. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
Growing Black Betty: what the data says
Flowering is listed at about 9–10 weeks indoors. Grow where home cultivation is legal, and follow your state rules.
Black Betty family tree
Its parents, from published lineage.
This strain
Black BettyHybrid · 18–26% THC · 8–10 wk
Similar strains
Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.
Ak 49 Auto
- THC
- 14–20%
- Seed to harvest
- 9–12 wk
- Terpene
- Caryophyllene
- Effect
- Energetic
Blackberry Diesel
- THC
- 19–23%
- Flowering
- 8–14 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Energetic
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Blueberry AK
aka Blueberry AK-47
- THC
- 20–23%
- Flowering
- 7–9 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Relaxed
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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Where to buy
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Grow it
Flowering time, height and difficulty from the sources, then the full method in the Growing course.
