When people refer to "OG" weed strains....

[tstick]

...what are they really referring to? I Googled it and they say it means "Ocean Grown"....and then cite some supposed conversation that happened between two old heads about some really good weed that one said was from the mountains, but, in reality, it was from the California coast....thus "Ocean Grown".....But that seems sketchy. I've also heard it means "Old Genetics" Or, "Original Genetics"....People often say that OGs are slower to veg. WHY are they slower to veg? What makes an OG unique among strains? For example: Does an OG possess a specific set of terpenes that would make it easily recognizable? Is Hindu Kush different from OG Kush? If I take a seed of Afghani weed and grow it in a tent in Malibu, then does it transform into OG Kush? Or, is the term meaningless and just another, random thing?

Someone please give me the final, once-and-for-ALL definition.

 

[GreenGenez421]

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One of our favorite parts of shopping at our local dispensary is looking through the various strain names for some new or old favorites (strains like GSC, Pineapple Express, etc.) We’ve noticed that, no matter what else is popular at the time, strains with OG in the name are always on the shelf. No

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[MtRainDog]

Not sure about the name or strain origins, but I think the most credible name theory is that the cut was passed around on the old overgrow forum, and was referred to as OGers because of it. I think the kush part got tacked on at some point because of the popularity of kush strains.

But what makes an og an og? OG’s are a distinct group of related cuts. Josh D, Ghost, Fire, SFV, etc etc are all clearly close relatives. They are notoriously slow to root clones and slow to veg and all produce those egg shaped buds, on long spaced, viney internodes.

 

[conor c]

...what are they really referring to? I Googled it and they say it means "Ocean Grown"....and then cite some supposed conversation that happened between two old heads about some really good weed that one said was from the mountains, but, in reality, it was from the California coast....thus "Ocean Grown".....But that seems sketchy. I've also heard it means "Old Genetics" Or, "Original Genetics"....People often say that OGs are slower to veg. WHY are they slower to veg? What makes an OG unique among strains? For example: Does an OG possess a specific set of terpenes that would make it easily recognizable? Is Hindu Kush different from OG Kush? If I take a seed of Afghani weed and grow it in a tent in Malibu, then does it transform into OG Kush? Or, is the term meaningless and just another, random thing?

Someone please give me the final, once-and-for-ALL definition.

Hindu kush is one of the parent strains in og and triangle it is a legit kush as well og and the like are kush hybrids not pure kushes from said region most people when they use the term og in a more general sense they just mean old/original strains I'd say

 

[Jjgrow420]

It's just a stupid buzzword. Ocean grown? Lmao. This is one of those rabbit holes that never end. There is not definitive answer it means diff shit to diff people.
Og to me means original gangster, or just original.
The weed world is full of stupid stupid stupid shit and stupid stupid stupid people.
You may as well bang your head against a brick wall. Same results.