Cannabis plants are hardy, so most of them will grow well in pots.
However, if you’re just starting out, there are a few strains that I would definitely recommend for pots.
These strains are super easy to grow, compact, and won’t grow too tall.
The 7 Best Strains To Grow In Pots
- Girl Scout Cookies Feminized
- Pineapple Chunk Feminized
- LSD Feminized
- Durban Poison Feminized
- Northern Lights Feminized
- BC God Bud Feminized
- AK-47 Feminized
Continue reading to find out more about each strains grow difficulty, effects, flavors, and much more!
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Girl Scout Cookies Feminized
THC | 28% |
CBD | 0.2% |
Aroma/Flavors | Cherry, Fruity, Lemon |
Grow Difficulty | Easy |
Effects | Cerebral High, Energetic, Euphoric |
Girl Scout Cookies is a renowned hybrid strain.
The smooth scents of cherry, lemon, and sweet fruits refresh the palette.
It gives a cerebral high that induces sudden bursts of creativity and euphoria, letting you enjoy a blissful time.
Girl Scout Cookies have a great look to them with purple, orange, and pink buds.
The strain is easy to grow and maintains a short-medium height.
With all this in mind, it is perfect for growing in a pot. In just 7-8 weeks, you will get indoor yields of 450 g/m2.
Pineapple Chunk Feminized
THC | 25% |
CBD | 1.1% |
Aroma/Flavors | Cheese, Skunk, Pineapple |
Grow Difficulty | Easy |
Effects | Body High, Relaxed, Sleepy |
Pineapple Chunk Feminized offers amazing complexity and potency.
The moment you smoke it, you get a rich and creamy taste of cheese, skunk, and pineapple.
With remarkably high THC content, it offers a potent body high that puts you in a couch-lock mode.
This will ready you to mellow down for the day.
Pineapple Chunk is fairly easy to grow indoors and does not exceed a height of 100cm, always remaining compact.
As a result, this particular strain can be great as a potted plant.
The strain can produce great indoor yields of 650 g/m2 in a 7-8 week flowering period.
LSD Feminized
THC | 25% |
CBD | 1.2% |
Aroma/Flavors | Musky, Chestnut, Earthy |
Grow Difficulty | Easy |
Effects | Cerebral High, Powerful, Psychedelic High |
LSD Feminized is famously named after the potent psychedelic drug with which it shares similar psychedelic effects.
The nutty and earthy aroma from the strain dominates your senses as the trippy, psychedelic high overtakes your body.
Since LSD can adapt to any kind of growing condition, growers can grow LSD in a pot as well.
This strain is robust and hardy enough to stand tall as you plant it in the pot.
You can then reap the benefits after 8-9 weeks when it produces indoor yields of 700 g/m2.
Durban Poison Feminized
THC | 17%-26% |
CBD | 0.02% |
Aroma/Flavors | Licorice, Herbal, Spicy |
Grow Difficulty | Moderate |
Effects | Cerebral High, Energetic, Uplifted |
Durban Poison Feminized is the ultimate Sativa strain.
It has a delicious flavor profile that combines licorice and herbal tastes that produces a sweet and spicy anise scent.
The strain lends you some energy with an uplifting high.
You feel a desire to be more active and social as the day goes by.
With such long and heavy buds, a pot is the best support for the strain to reach its full growth potential.
It will produce 450-650 g/m2 in 8-9 weeks of flowering time.
Northern Lights Feminized
THC | 17%-20% |
CBD | 0.5%-0.9% |
Aroma/Flavors | Pine, Skunk, Earthy |
Grow Difficulty | Easy |
Effects | Body High, Sedative High, Relaxed |
Northern Lights is a popular Indica strain, cherished for its growth potential, effects, and scents.
The high THC and relatively high CBD content make it an appealing choice.
This strain promotes sleep and calm with its extremely potent body buzz.
It is particularly popular among novice growers since it is easy to grow and emits a low odor.
It can handle tight spaces, including being fitted into pots.
This adaptability makes it one of the best strains to grow in a pot.
It produces indoor yields of 450-550 g/m2 in just 7-8 weeks.
BC God Bud Feminized
THC | 24% |
CBD | 1% |
Aroma/Flavors | Pine, Berries, Lavender |
Grow Difficulty | Moderate |
Effects | Euphoric, Relaxed, Sleepy |
BC God Bud Feminized is a mostly Indica strain, well-known for its heavenly high.
It has an appetizing tropical flavor profile with sweet and earthy scents of pine, berries, and lavender.
The high THC and CBD content equals a euphoric yet relaxing experience.
Perfect for evening usage, the high makes you feel like you are floating in outer space.
The buds are extremely weighty and dense.
As such, this strain is best suited for growing in a pot.
The compact size of the pot will not be an issue as BC God Bud grows up to be a short plant.
You can expect heavy indoor yields within a flowering period of 7-8 weeks.
AK-47 Feminized
THC | 18%-29% |
CBD | 0.83% |
Aroma/Flavors | Skunk, Earthy, Musky |
Grow Difficulty | Moderate |
Effects | Uplifted, Relaxed, Euphoric |
AK-47 Feminized is a Sativa dominant strain that will surprise you with its overpowering odor and effects.
It has a spicy, earthy aroma with musky and skunk notes that makes the scent more pungent.
The strain gives a strong punch with every hit that induces a pleasantly relaxing effect so you can enjoy social interactions and chill weekends.
AK-47 will grow well in a pot with its tight and compact buds.
It’s not too leafy that the pot becomes too small for the plant. After 8-9 weeks, you get indoor yields of 350-500 g/m2.