8 Ball Kush
aka 8 Ball
- THC
- 8–22% · CBD 0.6–5%
- Flowering
- 8.5 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Relaxed
- Height
- Short
Vanilla Kush strain
Bred by Barney's Farm · Afghani × South Asian Indica
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 6 sources
Vanilla Kush is an indica that's easy to grow. It was bred by Barney's Farm from Afghani and South Asian Indica. Its THC is about 22% (sources say 19–22%), higher than 57% of the 2,337 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 9 weeks (sources say 7–9 weeks).
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- Type
- Indica
- THC
- About 22%19–22% across 4 sources; the breeder lists 22%
- CBD
- About 1%1–1.2% across 3 sources; the breeder lists 1.2%
- Top terpenes
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Caryophyllene peppery, spicy
- Limonene citrus
- Lineage
- Afghani × South Asian Indica
- Breeder
- Barney's Farm
- Grow difficulty
- Beginner1 source
- Flowering
- About 9 weeks7–9 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 9 weeks
Free Vanilla Kush grow sheet (PDF)
The grow facts from this page on one printable page, with a blank grow log for your plant.
6 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, height, grow setting, THC and yield indoor
- 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 Vanilla Kush
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for Vanilla Kush.
- Flowering time
- About 9 weeks7–9 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 9 weeks. Slower than 51% of strains with a listed time
- Yield indoor
- About 375 g/m²150–600 g/m² (4.9–19.7 oz/ft²) across 2 sources; the breeder lists 600 g/m² (19.7 oz/ft²)
- Yield outdoor
- About 300 g per plant1 source
- Plant height
- About 65 cm1 source
- Difficulty
- Beginner1 source. One of 461 beginner-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 Vanilla Kush
Vanilla Kush is listed in public strain databases as an indica credited to Barney's Farm. The parent strains on record are Afghani and South Asian Indica.
Vanilla Kush THC level
Vanilla Kush’s THC is about 22% (sources say 19–22%), higher than 57% of the 2,337 strains in our database that list THC. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
What does Vanilla Kush smell and taste like?
Flavor notes reported for Vanilla Kush: vanilla and honey. 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 Vanilla Kush
People who have tried Vanilla Kush most often report feeling sleepy, relaxed, tingly, euphoric and hungry. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
Vanilla Kush family tree
Parents and the strains bred from it, from published lineage.
This strain
Vanilla KushIndica · 19–22% THC · 7–9 wk
Bred from it
Vanilla Cream PieVanilla Kush
Similar strains
Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.
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- THC
- 14–23%
- Flowering
- 7–10 wk
- Terpene
- Terpinolene
- Effect
- Euphoric
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Afghan Haze
- THC
- 15–21%
- Flowering
- 10 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Focused
Afghan Haze 33
- THC
- 18%
- Flowering
- 10–11 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Focused
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