Acapulco Gold Seeds

Background

If you’re wondering just how famous the Acapulco Gold weed strain was, then consider the following facts:

• Columbia University, one of the premier colleges in America, used to smuggle Acapulco Gold seeds and buds for university students.
• Pete Rozell, the NFL commissioner for close to 30 years, smoked Acapulco Gold to see what all the commotion was about.
• In the 1980s, it was what you called any high-quality weed.
• Acapulco Gold was name-dropped by Cheech and Chong, Hunter S. Thompson, David Foster Wallace, and even L. Ron Hubbard (the founder of Scientology).

Any time something touches on this wide a breadth of society, it’s become a fully bonafide part of pop culture. Like an Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Can painting, Acapulco Gold weed came to represent an era in which the United States was reeling from a failed war in Vietnam and the end of the hippy era.

For all of its fame, nobody knows exactly who first started cultivating its seeds, but their point of origin is established.

Acapulco is a famous Mexican resort city in the state of Guerrero. It straddles a hilly, mountainous region abutting the Pacific ocean where warm winds turn inland under a hot sun.

A Landrace Quality

The intensity of the sun paired with a distinctly salty air creates the conditions wherein Acapulco Gold, a landrace sativa, was born. Any landrace strain depends on its native region to express its true characteristics, and this strain is no different.

As harvests made their way north into the United States, those who smoked it were astonished by soaring, heady effects that included unrequited joy, energy, creativity, and motivation.

Over the years, Acapulco Gold was used to create numerous hybrids, with Skunk #1 amongst them. Skunk #1 has subsequently been used as the backbone in some of the modern cannabis industry’s most-loved strains.

The irony of Acapulco Gold’s persistence in today’s cannabis gene pool is that over-hybridization has made it difficult to find for sale — ditto for flowers.

Below, you’ll find tips on where to buy Acapulco Gold seeds along with solid advice for growing them.

Growing Acapulco Gold Seeds

With a deep history and genetics close to the natural origin of marijuana, growing Acapulco Gold seeds rewards patient growers with outstanding, potent sativa buds.

It used to be the case that to grow Acapulco Gold, you needed a clone from an original Mexican plant. However, today, several seed banks have done the world a favor by preserving the strain’s genetics and releasing heirloom Acapulco Gold seeds.

Today, you can find two varieties of the seeds available.

• Regular Acapulco Gold Seeds — These seeds preserve the greatest amount of genetic data. If you want to grow it as close to the original landrace strain as possible, then this is your best bet. However, be prepared for variation between plants, including having to weed out males.
• Feminized Acapulco Gold Seeds — Feminized seeds contain less genetic data and pass on certain traits but not others. This may or may not suit your style — if you are growing Acapulco Gold seeds to create your own hybrids, look to regular seeds. But, if you want to grow it quickly with fewer complications, choose feminized seeds.

Grow Difficulty:

Acapulco Gold is a difficult strain to grow and is best left to experienced green thumbs.

AG’s landrace sativa genetics give it characteristics such as very tall plant height and extremely long flowering times. Additionally, because the plant tends to stretch for an extended period, it is best to keep the vegetative stage relatively short.

Optimal Growing Conditions and Climate:

The Acapulco Gold strain originates in special environmental conditions combining a salty ocean breeze with dry, intense sunlight and year-round warmth.

As such, growing AG seeds requires similarly warm — even hot — conditions whether you’re planting indoors or outdoors.

Generally, indoor growers have more luck with this strain because the environment is easier to control. The plants like an arid temperature range of 68°F to 85°F.

If growing outdoors, a warm or hot environment with moderate humidity is tolerable as long as night time temperatures don’t dip too low.

Outdoor growers should also remember the long flowering period for Acapulco Gold plants to ensure the later October and November months in their area stay warm.

Flowering Time:

Acapulco Gold seeds require 10-11 weeks flowering time for indoor growers but can take 16+ weeks outdoors.

Yield:

Expect a medium to slightly heavy yield indoors at 500 grams per square meter.

Outdoors, if the plant is allowed to flower into late November, yields can be exceptionally heavy, with up to 800 grams per plant possible.

Height:

Acapulco Gold plants grow very tall both indoors and outdoors. However, when growing indoors, you can top the plant to keep its height manageable without affecting yield.

Resistance to Pests and Mold:

Landrace strains are generally resistant to most pests and mold. Acapulco Gold plants are no different and will remain happy and mold-free unless diseases are introduced in the grow room due to unhygienic grower practices.

Strain Description and Properties

The Appearance of Acapulco Gold Weed:

After curing, it’s not hard to see where Acapulco Gold weed got its name.

Shining like a brilliant Mayan jewelry piece, it retains a pale green-yellow that shimmers with trichomes, producing a majestic visual effect similar to holding a glass of tequila up to the sun.

Acapulco Gold flowers are massive, leafy, and feature immense calyxes that resemble long fingers reaching for the light. Look no further if you’re a fan of breaking apart oversized nugs that shatter with frost.

Acapulco Gold flowers are massive, leafy, and feature immense calyxes that resemble long fingers reaching for the light.

Dominant Cannabinoids Found in Acapulco Gold Seeds:

Acapulco Gold seeds feature up to 25% THC concentration and insignificant trace amounts of CBD.

Dominant Terpenes Found in Acapulco Gold Seeds:

Acapulco Gold seeds contain a trifecta of terpenes that create a harmonious waft of toasted nectar and honey.

• Caryophyllene — Sometimes referred to as the pepper terpene, caryophyllene is a pain-fighting terp found in black pepper, cloves, and other whole spices.
• Limonene — Why do certain strains make you smile from ear to ear? Because they probably have limonene terpenes. Found in citrus fruit rinds and responsible for the aroma emitted when peeling an orange.
• Myrcene — As an herbal strain present in relaxing plants like lemongrass and lavender, myrcene is known for bringing sedative effects upfront.

Effects of Acapulco Gold Weed:

Smoking Acapulco Gold is like taking a serum for the soul — it brings energy, clarity, focus, and joy front and center.

The strain’s effects work almost too well for some. While many cannabis strains possess strong night time effects, this strain is one for the daytime.

Whether you’re finishing up a school paper, poring over documents from work, or need a focused study session, Acapulco Gold puts you in the zone and keeps you there for hours.

Medical Properties of Acapulco Gold Seeds:

Acapulco Gold’s strong sativa lineage and 20%+ THC concentration best serves medicinal users coping with stress-related symptoms.

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mood
• Fatigue
• Low Appetite
• Pain

Negative Effects of Acapulco Gold Weed:

While smoking Acapulco Gold weed can cause a dry mouth and red, irritated eyes, it is better known for being on the racy side for some.

Dose lightly to begin with as the strain’s stronger effects may take a while to creep in.