Washing Machine by Ripper Seeds

Washing Machine takes the legendary UK Cheese to a whole new level of resin. Ripper Seeds crossed the original UK Exodus Cheese clone, selected more than a decade ago by the Exodus collective, with a Bubba Kush clone. The name says it all: resin upon resin.

UK Exodus Cheese brings its unmistakable cheese, skunk, and sour personality, while Bubba Kush piles on trichomes and adds a peculiar damp earth aroma with sweet licorice nuances. The breeder describes the result as very potent even for the most experienced consumers.

Despite its indica dominance, Washing Machine flowers fast, in about 60 to 70 days indoors, and finishes outdoors as early as September. Purple flowers frosted with white trichomes make it a showpiece for collectors and a dream for hash makers.

Lineage: UK Exodus Cheese x Bubba Kush

UK Exodus Cheese is one of the most valued and influential Skunk selections in British cannabis history. It gives Washing Machine its intense, complex opening of aged cheese, skunk, and sour notes, the instantly recognizable character that made Cheese a cult strain.

Bubba Kush adds the earthy, resinous dimension. Its damp earth and sweet licorice notes act as a counterpoint to the Cheese, while its genetics push trichome production to exceptional levels and contribute a deep, long-lasting relaxing effect. Washing Machine has placed second in the Bio category at CATFAC 2015, third indoors at THC 2016, second in resins at Expogrow 2016, and third outdoors at THC Valencia 2017.

Aroma, Flavor, and Effect

The bouquet is rich and complex: intense aged cheese, skunk, and sour up front, then damp woody earth and a sweet licorice thread that gives the blend depth. It has huge presence in the room and becomes even more concentrated in extracts, where the whole terpene load is captured.

On the palate, the Cheese funk leads, earthy and woody notes follow, and a bittersweet licorice note lingers on the exhale. It is a flavor for people who love classic UK profiles but want something heavier and more resinous.

The effect is very potent, relaxing, and long-lasting. A deep body relaxation builds progressively and wraps around you, showing the narcotic side of its Kush heritage. It is an evening strain for unwinding, and even experienced smokers should respect the dose.

Growing Washing Machine Indoors and Outdoors

Washing Machine shows strong vegetative vigor and doubles in size after the switch to flowering. To keep the final height under control, the breeder recommends a vegetative period of just 2 to 4 weeks. Topping or LST in that short window helps build a flat, productive canopy.

Indoors, flowering takes about 60 to 65 days, with the breeder’s spec range extending to 70. Yield is high at 500 to 600 g/m² (1.64-1.97 oz/ft²). Expect purple flowers coated in countless white trichomes, and run strong carbon filtration, since the Cheese aroma is loud.

Outdoors, this is a fast finisher, ready at the end of summer in September in the Northern Hemisphere, which helps it avoid fall rain. The breeder rates outdoor yield as high, at 400 to 1,000 g (14.1-35.3 oz) per plant. Its resin production makes it one of the most interesting choices in the catalog for concentrates.

Washing Machine Characteristics

Strain type	Feminized
Genetics	UK Exodus Cheese x Bubba Kush
Indica/Sativa	Indica dominant
THC	Very potent
Effect	Very potent, deeply relaxing, long-lasting
Flavor/Aroma	Aged cheese, skunk, sour, damp earth, wood, sweet licorice
Flowering time	60-70 days indoors (often 60-65)
Outdoor harvest	September
Yield	High: 500-600 g/m² (1.64-1.97 oz/ft²) indoors, 400-1,000 g (14.1-35.3 oz) per plant outdoors
Awards	2nd Bio, CATFAC 2015; 3rd Indoor, THC 2016; 2nd Resins, Expogrow 2016; 3rd Outdoor, THC Valencia 2017
Best cultivation technique	Short 2-4 week veg with topping or LST to control the bloom stretch

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