Hello there! I’m back from a little hiatus. I didn’t stop growing, but I ended up taking a 7 week consumption break for reasons of marital harmony, essentially. I stayed away from OG for that time because I think it would’ve made me more bitter about having to put down the weed…just didn’t really wanna be reminded of it. Anyway, I’ve been back on the green for a few weeks now but haven’t had my shit together enough to update this log! By now I probably should’ve started another flower run, but we are heading out of town for a week coming up and I figured it would be best to leave the plants in veg until we’re back from that. I don’t have anyone I trust to take care of them while we’re gone. I mean, my family could do it, but they still don’t know about this little hobby of mine and I’d like to keep it that way for the time being. I mean, it’s legal here in MN now, but they’ve always been a little weird about it. That D.A.R.E. propaganda runs pretty deep lmao. For instance, my mom thinks her good friend’s currently-estranged son is the way he is partly due to weed consumption. I’m like, no mom, weed doesn’t make you stop speaking to your parents. Constantly bugging your son about getting a “real job” or going to grad school and all that shit is what does it. ANYWAY enough of that…
Here’s most of the harvest! This is honestly at least a year’s supply for me.
Nug shot of the Mandarin Cookies V2:
Here’s my quick and dirty reviews of each strain. Keep in mind I’m not an experienced smoker/grower at all. Before I started growing the only known strain I ever smoked was some LSD pre-rolls I bought from a dispensary in CO in 2018. I don’t know if that was Barney’s LSD or something else (I believe there’s a BOG version as well) but either way I have very little background with this stuff. Here we go:
Mandarin Cookies V2 (Ethos): This was my second time growing this one. Very dense nugs late in flower. I had to improvise with cord to hold it up for the last 2 weeks. The smell definitely has a baked goods thing going on and there’s a hint of fruit/citrus but not a ton TBH. I’ve only vaped it a few times but the potency is good (2 bowls on the Arizer Solo 2 gets me decently baked) and I enjoy it. I still have 2 seeds left and will probably grow it again at some point. Zero mold issues despite the relatively big dense nugs, which sadly was not the case for everything in the tent.
Purple Sunset X Lilac Diesel BX3 (Ethos): Speaking of mold issues, this one ended up having some mold which I didn’t discover until it had been drying for a few days. Not great vigilance on my part, but as alluded to earlier in the thread I’m not gonna get super stressed about mold. The biggest threat to my lungs is the various daycare plagues my daughter brings home 
. This one was super vigorous in veg and made insta-worthy pink nugs. Right before harvest it had this awesome sharp grapefruit scent that I loved. The tester nugs were awesome. Unfortunately as it dried/cured this weird other flavor started coming out that I would honestly describe as poultry-like if that makes any sense. Kind of like you’re making stock out of a picked-over chicken carcass or whatever. Not very appealing honestly. It doesn’t come though in the vape much luckily, and potency wise I think this edges out the MCV2, so I like it for that reason.
Pineapple Chunk (Barneys): This is my favorite of the bunch and I will definitely grow it again. I know Barneys doesn’t get a ton of love here but I’ve liked everything I’ve grown from them. The only thing this plant didn’t have was vigor/yield, which for me is by far the least important aspect. It’s got this really nice citrusy nose with some funk in there as well, and it’s definitely the most potent plant I’ve grown. One bowl gets me pretty baked! Still have 2 fem seeds which will get grown again for sure.
Lilac Diesel BX3 (Ethos): This one has a nice herbal thing going on along with lemon cleaner. Not a ton of diesel in there except when you stick your nose in the grinder. Somewhere in the middle potency wise. Not in a rush to grow it again.
Grape Diamonds X Lilac Diesel BX3 (Ethos): I do think I get a little bit of grape, but besides that it’s very similar to the straight Lilac Diesel with quite a bit of lemon cleaner in there. Similar potency as well. Kind of meh TBH.
Lemongrass (HSC): This was the other plant that molded on me. This was also very vigorous in veg and throughout. Big yielder. Nice lemony, gassy, herbal scent. Second in potency behind the Pineapple Chunk. Funny thing is that this one molded despite being tagged as “mold resistant” by HSC. I mostly blame myself for not managing airflow/humidity super well in late flower though. I’ll be growing it again. Just remembered I did find an immature seed in this one the other day. Again, I blame myself. It got pretty hot and humid in late flower. Dang weather/lack of central air 
. Got some more HSC stuff in veg now and they are doing well.
Sour Diesel (NASC white label): Easy plant to grow, zero mold issues, good smells in the tent, but now I know what people mean by HAY SMELL. Just absolute hay in the jar. It’s better after grinding it up (maybe you can catch a sour hint in there…not much gas though) but still not great. Fortunately the hay doesn’t come through much in the vape. Won’t be growing again…if I go after SD again I’ll fork over the dinero for a legit breeder version or maybe even a cut who knows.
OG Kush (NASC white label): This plant had what I’m pretty sure were nanners late in flower. Maybe that’s what pollinated my Lemongrass…I don’t remember if they were right next to each other or not. Either way, this plant was a waste of space. Big yield, but the potency is basically nonexistent. All my other stuff, one bowl will give me either a nice buzz or mild stone. One bowl of this does nothing. I’m not even sure it’s worth putting into edibles.
Sorry that post got so long. I will try to update on current plants soon. Slow day at work haha. Thanks for reading if you made it this far!
so I’ve got that going for me.
…luckily they are not staying with us and almost never go in our basement. You do get a faint whiff of weed at the top of the stairs though which of course will only get more obvious after the flip.
- one from the Lemongrass, one from Pineapple Chunk, and one from the OG Kush. I can confirm that the Lemongrass taken at day 42-ish does get me high out of the vape lol. I actually kind of like it after having only very old weed from a 2021 harvest up until now. Really looking forward to having some properly dried/cured fresh bud soon!
