The Afghan Selection is the enterprise of two local aficionados with an experience for over fifty years now – this breeder provides everything that Afghanistan has to offer in the big world of cannabis. The Afghan genepool is one of the best and most amazing on earth, you can find flavours that range from citrus, grapefruit, diesel, earth over pistachios to Skunk and Mango. The plants are also very nice coloured, the colours of all landraces are very impressive – they also have a great terpene profile! Afghan genetics are very "clean" and strong, long lasting compared to many new strains and hybrids. If you search for incredible good landraces you should have the Afghan Selection on your menu.

Balkh is a landrace from the area of Balkh in the northern part of Afghanistan, these landrace seeds provide plants that smell extraordinary like very spicy mint. Growing Balkh is very easy, the strain is resistant to mold and different diseases, it is a recommended type of marihuana for outdoors and indoors – even the most inexperienced gardener will get amazing results!


Climate - Balkh Dist - Balkh Province
Temp April/May 13-33c and 13h day light
Temp Sep/Oct 10-33c and 12h day light
Temp Nov/Dec 1-15c and 10h day light
Temp Jan/Feb 0-10c and 11h day light

This local heirloom seeds contain 5-6 different genotypes. They vary from short to tall with large and wide leaves to some that are slimmer. It grows both tall and short and often in dark green red and black. Smell is very diverse but reported to be dominated by rotten fruit and skunk with some earth and nuts influence.

Flowering Time 8-11 Weeks