LA Confidential

LA Confidential: A California Classic Cultivated for Calm

From the sun kissed Los Angeles County, California, LA Confidential is a pop culture favorite that offers a deep soothing effect. This highly potent cannabis flower’s top tier genetic profile stems from OG LA Affie and the majestic Afghani. 

Euphoric and Happy

After just the first hit of LA Confidential, a nice euphoric buzz takes effect behind your eyes and warms you from head to toe while plastering a grin on your face. This sparks a lighthearted self-aware, yet carefree mood that makes you giggle at the slightest joke. You’d rather enjoy this thriving vibe in good company.

Relaxing and Sedative

At its peak, LA Confidential makes you want to curl up in your bed, making it perfect for an evening session. Thanks to its heavy indica genetics, it will make your body pleasantly floaty to help you drift into sleep later after your last puff.

Mildly Psychedelic and Thought-Provoking

With a proper dose, the effects last longer even after a good nap. Its peak can also be modified with proper spacing to help you snap in and out of the indica stupor into thought provoking conversations. The after-high vibe mixes some slight rejuvenation with a dreamy haze that leaves you feeling reflective and relaxed.

Therapeutic Potential

LA Confidential is a great medical strain with high efficacy against stress and anxiety thanks to its calming and reflective properties. Its indica heavy couch lock can also help with insomnia issues. Users also report significant soothing for physical discomfort associated with muscle spasms, chronic pain, and arthritic soreness.

Growing Characteristics

This strain is pretty tough, though it tends to thrive best in a mild climate. It’s also pretty forgiving and can handle slightly cooler or warmer temperatures without too much fuss. Whether you’re growing indoors or out, LA Confidential can adapt well as long as it gets enough of the right light spectrum.

Plant Size & Structure

LA Confidential growth pattern is full-on Indica as it exhibits a short to medium height. While indoor plants reach an average height of about 130 cm, outdoor growers should expect an average of 165 cm and a maximum of around 180 cm.

These seeds grow bushy canopies with a sturdy structure. For abundant buds, the plants have relatively tight internodal distances. You may need to train this stature for optimal airflow and light penetration to these spaces and their densely packed buds.

Flowering Time

Expect a fast bloom that lasts between 45 and 56 days which translates to around 6-8 weeks. Some growers may get a slightly extended flowering time of up to 9 weeks depending on the growing conditions. 

For outdoor setups, LA Confidential feminized cannabis seeds are usually ready late in September to early October. This makes it a strain for those living in regions with short growing seasons.

Yield Potential

Growers appreciate this strain’s moderate to high yield potential regardless of where it is grown. Indoor setups will generally yield 350-450 grams per square meter. Outdoor plants produce 450 grams per plant with seasoned growers enjoying up to 500 grams per plant.

Expert Grower Tips for Maximizing LA Confidential Yields

The difference between an average LA Confidential yield and a high reward is how you take care of its unique growing traits.

Heavy Feeding Requirements

From the rapid growing vigor seen in its fast flowering, this strain is often reported as “hungry.” Before you can go into the feeding plan, ensure that the pH and moisture levels of your growing medium are well balanced to prevent absorption issues.

This strain thrives with a rich diet plan, especially in its vegetative and flowering stages. Focus on nitrogen rich feeds to grow lush foliage during the vegetative stage. As it goes into bloom, a regimen rich in phosphorus and potassium is vital in the development of resinous buds.

Organic fertilizers help avoid chemical buildup that can mess with your pH. Going organic will also enhance the flavor of your buds. Good options include compost teas and worm castings, which slowly feed your plants and add helpful microbes to the soil.

Managing Dense Foliage and Ensuring Light Penetration

Just like most Indica-dominant strains with dense buds and a bushy canopy, this strain may be susceptible to mold in high humidity conditions. The dense bush also hampers optimal light penetration. All these necessitate strategic pruning and training techniques.

1. Topping and FIMming help your plant to spread out and make more buds instead of just growing tall.
2. Low-stress training (LST) involves bending and tying branches to even out the canopy for light penetration, especially to lower buds.
3. Screen of Green (ScrOG) trains the plants using horizontal nets to maximize light exposure and bear bud weight.
4. Defoliation removes extra fan leaves as the plants enter the flowering stage to improve air circulation while directing plant resources to bud formation.

Recovering from Training Techniques

During the vegetative stage you can use nitrogen rich fertilizer.  This helps promote lush vegetative growth.  When you are in the flowering stage, switch over to potassium fertilizer to help with flower development.  Proper nutrients during the flowering stage is important as this is the period when the Terpenes begin to come out and THC starts.

While the training techniques highlighted above help with maximizing yield potential, they also pose stress to the LA Confidential plants. Here are tips to help you find a better response to the low or high stress training leading to better yields.

1. Go slowly and be gentle with training techniques. Avoid bending too forcefully, over-pruning, or tying too tightly.
2. Support the plants with the right nutrients after training for faster regeneration of new growth.
3. Keep an optimal growing environment with consistent humidity and temperatures to avoid added stress.
4. Watch your plants carefully for signs of prolonged or high stress, such as wilting or discoloration. This will help you make adjustments quickly to fix the problem.
5. If you’re trying out different training techniques, remember to give your plants some breathing room to recover before you do more.

 

Origin and History

LA Confidential’s foundation rests upon two Indica classics: Afghani and OG LA Affie. Originating from the mountains of Afghanistan, Afghani contributes its hardiness and a dense resin rich bud appeal. OG LA Affie brings its West Coast goodies made of a complex skunk aroma and heady hit.

This strain was first developed by DNA Genetics, based in Southern California. You may ask, why the name LA Confidential? Its deep geographical connection to LA alongside its parent strain, OG LA Affie, answers it all. However, it is said to be inspired by the LA Confidential movie released in 1997.