Zkittlez Feminized

Zkittlez Feminized at a glance

Zkittlez Feminized is a balanced indica/sativa photoperiod hybrid, bred from Grape Ape and Grapefruit. THC reaches up to 19%, the aroma is tropical fruit and grape over citrus, and the effect opens with a cerebral lift before the body settles. It flowers in 7 to 8 weeks (49 to 56 days).

Genetics

Grape Ape and Grapefruit sit on either side of the plant. Grape Ape hands over the compact, bushy frame, the dense buds and the deep grape notes, and purple tones can show when late-season nights turn cool. Grapefruit adds the citrus brightness and the sativa side of the effect, so the plant never drifts to either extreme.

Other varieties of the family have their own page in the catalogue, with their own numbers; the Watermelon Zkittlez Feminized page is a good one to read next to this one.

Aroma and effect

Tropical fruit and grape open, citrus holds the middle and a faint herbal note closes. A peppery thread of caryophyllene keeps the sweetness from going flat, and our guide to cannabis terpenes explains what it and its partners, humulene and linalool, add to the profile.

The effect is gentle and even. It starts as a cerebral lift, then the body relaxes into a happy, mildly euphoric calm that eases tension without pinning you in place.

Growing guide

Difficulty is intermediate: Zkittlez forgives small mistakes but rewards attention to humidity, feeding and canopy. The plant stays bushy and compact, handles indoor and outdoor climates, and flowers in 7 to 8 weeks (49 to 56 days) after the switch to 12 hours of light, with an outdoor harvest in early October.

Indoors: from veg to flower

Give the seedling one to two weeks, then only 2 to 3 weeks of vegetative growth before you flip to 12/12. Flowering then runs 7 to 8 weeks (49 to 56 days), a one-week window, and the count starts on the day of the flip.

Keep 20 to 26°C and 50 to 70% relative humidity in veg, then bring the humidity down to 40 to 50% in flower, with air moving above and under the canopy.

The buds stack tight along the main cola, and mould starts inside buds like these; our guide to bud rot and mould shows what to look for. A light defoliation in the first two weeks of flower is enough, since the plant recovers slowly from a hard strip.

Outdoors in Quebec

An early-October harvest leaves little margin along the St. Lawrence. Set the plants in their final spot by late May or early June so they get a full season of long days, and pick the warmest, sunniest corner you have.

The last weeks are cold and damp, and dense buds hold moisture. Our outdoor growing guide for Canada covers the season month by month.

Growing tips

Start low-stress training early: bend and tie the branches outward in veg and you get several strong tops instead of one dominant cola. Feed in measure and cut back the nitrogen when you flip; light tip burn means the dose is too strong. Before you cut, check the heads under a loupe, as in our trichome guide.

Then hang the branches upside down in the dark, with air moving, for the golden rule of drying, 18/60/18: 18°C, 60% humidity, 18 days. Run the dehumidifier non-stop for the first 48 to 72 hours and never go above 18°C. Finish in sealed glass jars.