What do you look for most in a strain?

For me, I look for these qualities, most important first:
1. Potency/High (not potency of stoned. i like sativas)
2. Taste
3. Yield
4. Flowering Time
5. Resistance, Looks, Height etc.

Though sometimes, flowering time is a deciding factor (i love Train Wreck )
What kind of qualities do you look for? It would be nice to see since I want to start breeding soon.

Potency is #1. Long flowering times. Resistance to heat stress/pests. Staying power when left alone. Everything else is just an added bonus.

1 vigor/adaptability
2 potency
3 aroma
4 taste
5 yield
im not concerned with flowerin time too much due to my climate but istill like within 14weeks for my heavy sativas

1. Pottency/High (I like sativas too!)
2. Yield (has to last me and my 3 bros till next grow)
3. Aroma/Taste (if it smells/tastes lame I don't smoke it)
4. Resistance, ease of growth (I like to keep the growth risk factors low)
5. Trichome coverage (I like my bubble hash as well)

taste ( it's all about the flavor baby)
flowering time ( not in a postion to have this be last on the list ......yet.)
yield
potency ( i list this close to last because, i don't forget my roots. I know i can get high off most any strain. However duration of the high is as important as yield.)
ease of grow ( I'm not an advanced grower by any means, so i look for strains that aren't nute sensitive and/or resistant to disease)
* if the genetics are good enough it throws all this out the window and i'll grow damn near anything.

1. potency and taste (tie)
2. yield
3. flowering time
4. vigor (resistance to pests and disease)

Effect- type of high. (i like most strains i smoke but some put me on edge or get me upset and i stay away from them)
Potency- less you need to get desired effect the better. duration is important as i like different high's for varying activities like college classes, work, sex, movies.
Growth- how it yields, ease of growth.
Flowering/veg requirements- cant grow true sativa's since they take too long.
Cosmetic appeal- scent, taste, smoke. (Gives placebo effect if the strain stinks alot)
Degradation rate- how long the strain can be kept curing before decline in potency and/or how long it takes to build tolerance(tolerance is the most important)

this is how i grade strains so that is what i look for.

Its all down to the circumstances i dont grow atm so that leaves me out. If I had little space i would put yield on top, its no good having potent weed if you only got a handfull for months. I would like to do as many strains possible, so effects/potency is irrelevant if i have choise.. I guess then comes ease of grow. If I was doing indoors my country would need a high resistance to heat, if it was to be done outside I guess i would go for a disease resistant strain.. My favorite weed is energetic weed and trippy weed. I could do with some heavy indica's as medicine for my very serious case of insomnia though..

diesel15 said:

1 vigor/adaptability
2 potency
3 aroma
4 taste
5 yield
im not concerned with flowerin time too much due to my climate but istill like within 14weeks for my heavy sativas

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about the same for me

theinhibitor said:

For me, I look for these qualities, most important first:
1. Potency/High (not potency of stoned. i like sativas)
2. Taste
3. Yield
4. Flowering Time
5. Resistance, Looks, Height etc.

Though sometimes, flowering time is a deciding factor (i love Train Wreck )
What kind of qualities do you look for? It would be nice to see since I want to start breeding soon.

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Because its all for me I go

1. Quality of High
2. Potency
3. Smell
4. Flavor

I don't care about yield of all 4 of those are amazing because i'll just grow bigger plants in veg.