Animal Crackers
- THC
- 18–25%
- Flowering
- 8–10 wk
- Terpene
- Caryophyllene
- Effect
- Relaxed
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Emerald OG strain
Bred by California Breeders Association · Fire OG
Also known as Emerald OG Kush
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 6 sources
Emerald OG is an indica that's intermediate to grow. It was bred by California Breeders Association from Fire OG. Its THC is about 22% (sources say 17–25%), higher than 57% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 8.5 weeks (sources say 8–9 weeks).
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- Type
- Indica
- THC
- About 22%17–25% across 3 sources
- Top terpenes
- Caryophyllene peppery, spicy
- Limonene citrus
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Lineage
- Fire OG
- Breeder
- California Breeders Association
- Grow difficulty
- Intermediate1 source
- Flowering
- About 8.5 weeks8–9 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 8.5 weeks
6 sources for this profile
- Leafly public strain listing
- Weedmaps public strain listing
- Breeder information: California Breeders Association
Grow facts
- SeedFinder (breeder listing: California Breeders Association) Flowering and grow setting
- AllBud (strain database) 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 Emerald OG
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for Emerald OG.
- Flowering time
- About 8.5 weeks8–9 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 8.5 weeks. Faster than 49% of strains with a listed time
- Yield indoor
- About 400 g/m²1 source
- Yield outdoor
- About 550 g per plant1 source
- Difficulty
- Intermediate1 source. One of 884 intermediate-rated strains
- Grow setting
- Indoor and outdoor1 source
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 Emerald OG
Emerald OG is an indica cannabis strain credited to California Breeders Association. Lineage on record: Fire OG.
How strong is Emerald OG?
Reported THC for Emerald OG is 24%. That puts it above most strains we track: its midpoint is higher than about 79% of all strains in our research dataset with a strain-specific THC figure. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
What does Emerald OG smell and taste like?
Flavor notes reported for Emerald OG: earthy, citrus and diesel. Its top listed terpenes are caryophyllene (peppery, spicy), limonene (citrus) and myrcene (earthy, musky). Caryophyllene is the lead terpene for about 24% of the high-confidence strains in our dataset, so it is a less common lead. Terpenes shape smell and taste; their levels change from batch to batch.
Reported effects of Emerald OG
People who have tried Emerald OG most often report feeling relaxed, sleepy, happy, uplifted and creative. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
Emerald OG family tree
Parents and the strains bred from it, from published lineage.
Parents
Fire OG
This strain
Emerald OGIndica · 17–25% THC · 8–9 wk
Bred from it
Emerald JackJack Herer x Emerald OG
Similar strains
Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.
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- THC
- 24–26%
- Flowering
- 8–9 wk
- Terpene
- Caryophyllene
- Effect
- Giggly
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Cobalt Fire
- THC
- 15–27%
- Flowering
- 8–9 wk
- Terpene
- Limonene
- Effect
- Energetic
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Extreme OG
- THC
- 26–30%
- Flowering
- 8–9 wk
- Effect
- Sleepy
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.
