Cannabis Mold Resistant Strains: Bud Size, Spacing & Outdoor Genetics

If you’re growing outdoors in the Pacific Northwest or another region where the end of the season brings rain, cool temperatures, and prolonged humidity, I recommend paying close attention to flower structure and plant architecture when choosing your genetics.

Over the years of growing and breeding in Oregon, I’ve found that some of my lines naturally produce the characteristics I look for in a wet-climate outdoor plant: thinner flowers, more open internodal spacing, and better airflow through the flowering sites.

Here are some of the Bradley Danks Genetics lines that fit different points on the bud-size and structure scale shown in the chart above.

Extra Thin Buds + Large Internodal Spacing

Pink Drizzle

Pink Runtz × Candy Rain

Pink Drizzle is one of the lines I would put toward the extra-thin flower / high-airflow end of the spectrum.

The plants I’ve selected tend to produce relatively thin flowers with large spacing between the flowering sites. That open structure is particularly useful when growing outdoors in a wet fall climate because there is less dense flower material packed together and more room for air to move through the plant.

Platinum Pink Runtz

Pink Runtz × Platinum Jager

Platinum Pink Runtz is another line that falls into the extra-thin flower category, with larger internodal spacing.

For growers who are primarily concerned with getting through a wet outdoor finish, this type of structure is something I specifically look for when making selections.

Lambrusco: Loud Candy Terps Built for the Pacific Northwest

The Lambrusco strain was bred to combine loud candy terps, strong potency, colorful purple fades, and outdoor performance into one unique cultivar. The growing conditions in the Pacific Northwest near Portland, Oregon at the 45th latitude can be difficult for cannabis cultivation because of the cool temperatures and wet fall weather. Many strains simply do not finish early enough outdoors or they struggle with bud mold once the rains arrive. The goal with Lambrusco was to create a strain with elite modern terp profiles while still maintaining the vigor, structure, and mold resistance needed for outdoor production.

Lambrusco was bred to finish early while producing extremely loud sour candy terps. The plant structure was selected to handle outdoor conditions with strong branching, vigorous growth, and dense but well-stacked buds that allow airflow through the canopy. Many of the phenotypes fade into deep shades of red and purple late in flower which is where the strain gets the name “Lambrusco,” inspired by the rich color of Lambrusco wine.

To better understand the strain, take a look at the Lambrusco lineage:

(Sunset Sherbert x (GG4 x (Obama Kush x Micky Kush))) x Jagerschnitzel bx2

Feature: Platinum Jager Collection

Some strains are built to follow trends.

Others are built to hit hard—and stay memorable.

Platinum Jager is a stronger, more powerful evolution of the classic Jager profile, combining the legendary terp influence of Southern Oregon Jager with the potency and resin production of Platinum genetics.

Where Platinum Jager Came From