{"id":35895,"date":"2019-06-08T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/08\/candyland-is-the-daytime-friendly-child-of-granddaddy-purple\/"},"modified":"2019-06-09T12:40:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T20:40:34","slug":"candyland-is-the-daytime-friendly-child-of-granddaddy-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/08\/candyland-is-the-daytime-friendly-child-of-granddaddy-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"Candyland Is the Daytime-Friendly Child of Granddaddy Purple"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Purple, according to Ken Estes, is more of a taste than it
\nis a color. \u201cWhen you smoke Granddaddy Purp, the taste is so unique,\u201d Estes
\nsays over the phone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t call it sweet. I used to call it dank. It\u2019s not so
\nmuch sweet as it is kind of tart, but not sour,\u201d he says. \u201cI used to say,
\n\u2018That\u2019s what the flavor is \u2014 purple.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

This explanation may not satisfy terpene<\/a> hunters looking for exact numbers of myrcene and limonene content, but before you judge, it\u2019s well worth considering Estes\u2019 resume.<\/p>\n

The original and legendary GDP, once and for a very long time the signature strain in medical cannabis collectives in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, is his strain. He (and his genetics) survived a federal raid way back in 2008, as well as a half-decade\u2019s worth of city-level red tape woes in order to grow and sell it, along with a small family\u2019s worth of crosses.<\/p>\n

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Candyland is a strain that was developed by Ken Estes by crossing his Grandaddy Purp with a Bay Platinum Cookies. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

For Estes, the work is a labor for which he\u2019s been rewarded with a literal armload of cannabis breeder awards: cups, trophies, plaques and cred. Post-legalization, when many medical-marijuana era<\/a> titans are fond memories and not much else, Estes is still here, still cracking seeds.<\/p>\n

But sometimes, the original is still the best. Other times, even when the original is what you\u2019re pretty sure you mostly want, it\u2019s not quite the right fit. That\u2019s when you get to crossing.<\/p>\n

A Purple Star Is Born<\/h4>\n

Back in 2011, before the Cookies craze<\/a> became the cannabis world\u2019s runaway marketing success and took over menus from San Diego to Seattle, Estes was looking for a daytime-friendlier version of the heavy, sedating GDP that also had better resistance to mold.<\/p>\n

GDP \u201chad so much moisture in it,\u201d he explains. \u201cI was just
\ntrying to find a good mixture.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, Cookies and its many varieties were known to
\nbreeders but had yet to take over the market. Estes picked Cookies not for the
\nname, but for its traits: a lighter high than GDP, better mold resistance and
\nfriendlier in the grow room.<\/p>\n

\n
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Candyland is the daytime-friendly offspring of the heavily sedating Granddaddy Purple. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Crossing a male GDP plant with a
\nfemale pheno of Bay Platinum Cookies yielded a sweeter, easier-to-grow,
\nlighter-on-the-head plant striped with \u201cnice, deep veins of purple\u201d that clocks
\nin at about a consistent 23-24% THC.<\/p>\n

And so, Candyland was born \u2014 almost by mistake, at least in the name. \u201cI did a bunch of phenos, and I really fell in love with it,\u201d Estes says. \u201cI really liked the way the plant grew. It\u2019s real branchy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had so many crosses, I just called that one Candyland,\u201d
\nhe adds. \u201cI wasn\u2019t crazy about the name. I was trying to find [another name]
\nthat nobody could say was attractive to children. We just called it that due to
\na lack of names. But it was the best strain that evolved, so we stuck with the
\nname.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBe careful what you name them,\u201d he says, chuckling.<\/p>\n

\n
\"\"
Candyland grows out deep purple leaves.
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A grower\u2019s delight, Candyland consistently yields up to 5
\npounds outdoors, according to Estes, who cultivates both greenhouse and outdoor
\nin the Emerald Triangle. Under the lights \u2014 the only place Estes grows GDP
\nthese days \u2014 it\u2019s a quick finisher, ready to cut and cure at eight weeks.<\/p>\n

The Sincerest Form of Flattery? <\/h4>\n

So where can you get some? Candyland is available all over much of the West Coast, including at TreeHawk Farms<\/a> in Washington state \u2014 that is, the real Candyland is available there, which is no guarantee other places.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey got the Candyland seeds from me,\u201d says Estes,
\nbestowing the official seal of approval, without which someone unfamiliar with
\nhow purple is supposed to smell and taste could be taking home a purple-colored
\nimpostor.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of stuff on the shelf that says GDP or Ken\u2019s GDP or
\nCandyland are not the real McCoy. It\u2019s just people using the name,\u201d he says.
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t stop the real McCoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

But eliminating pretenders might take a while yet. Estes says he\u2019s patented the name \u201cGranddaddy Purple\u201d and is working towards mapping the strain\u2019s unique genetics so that once strains themselves are readily patentable, he can lay claim to all true GDP cuts as well as ownership of the name he created.<\/p>\n

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A sugar concentrate made from the Candyland strain. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe names of the strains are more important than before,\u201d
\nhe says, identifying one of the main paradigm shifts in modern cannabis. This
\ncondition is a stark contrast to the state of affairs a decade ago, when nearly
\nevery dispensary could be counted on to stock a purple, an OG and maybe not all
\nthat much else.<\/p>\n

Soon, Estes says, dispensary patrons will be able to load up
\non strains sold under the umbrella of Ken\u2019s original GDP, Ken\u2019s Kush, the
\nCBD-rich Sandman, and Candyland, the sweeter, less stoney and easier to grow
\nprogeny of a legitimate medical-marijuana era legend.<\/p>\n

Cannabis Now had just one more question. What does purple \u2014
\nflavors of which run through Candyland, GDP and every other child of the
\ngranddaddy \u2014 really taste like? \u201cI really haven\u2019t found the words to describe
\nit,\u201d Estes says.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, it seems, it\u2019s a color that\u2019s worth a thousand
\nwords.<\/p>\n

TELL US<\/strong>, have you ever tried Keith Estes\u2019s Candyland?\n<\/p>\n

Originally published in Issue 36 of Cannabis Now. LEARN MORE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The post Candyland Is the Daytime-Friendly Child of Granddaddy Purple<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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