Critical+ by Dinafem: Traits, Flowering Time and How to Grow It

Want to get to know one of Dinafem's most popular strains? Critical+ is a high-yielding hybrid with a sativa-like look (narrow leaves, thin stems, lots of branching) that finishes fast like an indica, ready in about 45 to 50 days of flowering indoors. It's known for dense, resin-heavy buds, an intense sweet aroma and a reputation for consistency that has made it a favorite with growers indoors and out.

From its flavor profile to its effects and grow performance, here's why Dinafem's Critical+ genetics have won over so many cannabis fans around the world.

First things first: the story behind Dinafem Seeds

Dinafem Seeds' story is tied to the iconic grow shop Lamota, which opened in 1999 in San Sebastián, Spain. Back then, getting cannabis seeds meant dealing with the Netherlands, and that was no easy task. Driven by a shared passion for growing their own, three friends decided to start Lamota, a small shop that sold cannabis seeds and shared growing know-how.

Lamota took off fast, expanding quickly and moving into a bigger space. By 2005, with demand growing and the team getting bigger all the time, Lamota launched its own website and moved into a roomy warehouse. That same boom year, Dinafem Seeds was born as Lamota's in-house seed bank.

From the start, Dinafem Seeds stood out for its bold business vision, putting out a diverse, risk-taking catalog that soon set trends in the cannabis world. Its first lineup included six of its own feminized strains, with iconic names like Power Kush, White Widow, California Hash Plant, Blue Widow and Blue Hash.

Later came the famous Moby Dick. At a time when feminized seed banks were rare and frowned upon, Dinafem Seeds became a pioneer, changing the cannabis growing landscape in Spain and beyond.

Critical+ by Dinafem: a high-yielding hybrid strain

Dinafem's Critical+ is a hybrid with a distinctive phenotype that looks like a sativa, with sharp, narrow leaves, thin stems and lots of branching. Critical+ has plenty of standout traits, but one of the most notable is how fast it flowers, on par with the quickest indicas.

The strain has earned a reputation growers envy thanks to its consistency and quality, making it a solid pick for both indoor and outdoor grows.

Is Critical+ good for indoor growing?

Dinafem's Critical+ is right at home in an indoor grow. Working with expert growers like "J," who has grown this strain for years, Dinafem carefully selected a clone with specific traits.

That clone produces highly productive plants loaded with resin and an exceptionally intense flavor that plenty of people describe as phenomenal. The combo of sativa traits and fast flowering delivers impressive harvests that growers don't forget.

Tips for growing Critical+

For years, growers like J have fine-tuned how they grow Critical+ and Dinafem's Critical+ 2.0. They recommend stakes or plant supports to get the most out of it, since the tops can collapse under the weight of the dense buds.

Automated watering systems and dedicated nutrient lines, like Canna's, also go a long way toward big, high-quality harvests.

What kind of harvest can you expect from Critical+?

At just over 40 days of flowering, indoor Critical+ plants are already growing like crazy, with huge buds bending the stems under their weight.

Dinafem suggests harvesting between days 45 and 50, but many growers, J included, prefer to push it to day 55 for a bigger yield and exceptional resin production, which makes for a stronger, more satisfying high.

Growing Critical+ outdoors

Grown outdoors, whether on a balcony, in a greenhouse or in a garden, Dinafem's Critical+ delivers results just as impressive as indoors. We got to visit a lush outdoor grow of this strain, and for a connoisseur there's nothing more rewarding than strolling at sunset through a neat little forest of Critical+.

Most growers love this strain's outdoor yields: the plant tends to branch out as it grows and puts out loads of buds reaching in every direction.

It doesn't get as tall as some sativa-dominant strains, but its ability to spread out sideways without stakes or pruning is remarkable. That makes it a great fit for techniques like SOG (sea of green) or SCROG (screen of green).

How strong does Critical+ smell?

For all its modest size, though, its loud, distinctive aroma can be a problem if you're trying to keep your grow low-key. Critical+'s sweet, heavy smell fills the air around it unmistakably, so factor that in when you plan your grow space.

Outdoors, Critical+ is ready to harvest around the last week of September in the Northern Hemisphere (late March in the Southern Hemisphere), which helps it dodge mold, something this strain is prone to. Depending on your latitude and local conditions, you can let it go a few extra days to bump up the yield.

Tasting buds from these organically grown plants, with their rich flavor and aroma, is a reminder of why Critical+ is so well loved. It's a strain that earns respect and devotion from the people who grow it, and plenty of growers stick with it for years.