True Blueberry by DJ Short
Listen up, if you’re talking about old-school cannabis royalty, you gotta pay respect to DJ Short and his masterpiece, True Blueberry. Back in the day, DJ took some incredible landraces—an Afghani indica, plus Highland Thai and Purple Thai—and worked them for years to lock in those specific, legendary traits. The True Blueberry isn't just some random "Blueberry" you find at a modern dispensary. This is an F8 generation selection that DJ stabilized specifically for that unmistakable, jam-like blueberry aroma and those wild, gorgeous purple and blue hues. This is the authentic stock, the genetic baseline for almost everything berry-flavored you smoke today.
When you get this girl in the garden, you'll see she grows sturdy and medium-tall with dense, resin-packed colas. But don't think it's a walk in the park. Old heads on Overgrow and ICMag will be the first to tell you that she can be finicky. The Blue family is notorious for tossing a few pollen sacs or herming if your environment isn't totally dialed in, so you can't be slacking on your temperature or light leaks. If you keep her happy, she rewards you with incredible, tightly packed buds that reek of sweet syrup and deliver a euphoric, physical high that just melts you into the couch without putting you to sleep completely.
Finding the real True Blueberry these days is a hunt. So many modern breeders just slapped the Blueberry name on whatever purple pheno they found, which is why collectors hoard those DJ Short seed packs. You crack a pack of these, you aren't just popping beans; you’re preserving a piece of cannabis history. When you pull down a flawless True Blueberry harvest, the whole room smells like a freshly baked pie, and that's exactly why she's earned her legendary status on every grow forum on the web.
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Similar strains
| Breeder | DJ Short |
|---|---|
| Type | mostly indica |
| Flowering time | ±53 days |
| Environment | Outdoors |
| Lineage | Blueberry |
| Descendants | Breeders Choice - Chocolate Berry, Chocolate Berry, Maine Wild Blueberry, Chocolope Musk, Blueberry Sativa, True Blue Timewarp, Blue Forrest Berry, Lady Berry Kush, Blueberry Island |
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Growing True Blueberry: what to expect
As an indica-leaning plant, expect a modest stretch after the flip (roughly 50–100%) and dense bud structure — which makes late-flower humidity discipline the main risk: keep RH in the 40s once buds fatten to stay ahead of mold. Growers familiar with Blueberry will recognize much of its behavior. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.
True Blueberry FAQ
How long does True Blueberry take to flower?
True Blueberry typically flowers in around 53 days after switching to a 12/12 light schedule. Individual phenotypes vary, so judge harvest readiness by trichome color, not the calendar.
Is True Blueberry an indica or a sativa?
True Blueberry is listed as mostly indica.
What are the parents of True Blueberry?
True Blueberry was bred from Blueberry by DJ Short.
What environment does True Blueberry like?
Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.
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