OG Kush ‘98 Clones 2020 (I-IV)

This is OG Kush ‘98 which is a specifically selected and preserved straight from the heart of Hogtown, the 6ix, the home of the Leafs. I received these genes in personalized postage from a classy individual and proceeded to grow a big smelly banana. I would not be deterred by smell or by the monstrosity, and cloned it four times producing four little OG Kushlets. Wow, did these babies like to grow. After hitting a world record in straight stalk shooting I threw them out into the harsh real world for their first job - as mite bait. My hopes and interest in their growth rate and sheer skyscraping quickly dwindled as I realized I had a bad mite infestation in my flower tent which was rolling over my plants like a tidal wave soaked in deadly blue green algae. The mites were happily on everything, thank you so much, sir, for the lush green fan leaves. I hired some ladybugs (too late) to establish some rule and order, they brought the population down to a manageable level. After this I still had some weeks to go, OG Kush had plenty of white pistils popping and still was alive and asking to grow. I threw the four outside into the Canadian Maritime summer climate where downpours, heat, and predators dispersed the last of the spider mites. Just the silk and the damaged fan leaves left. The final work was a thorough bud wash (described below). The result was similar in smell and flavour to the original OG Kush ‘98 mother. This is consistent through growing to vape, a very strong perfume smell. I’m not sure how else to describe it, the “fragrant” button seems a perfect fit. Personally, I can’t stand this aroma/flavour. Black Rhino is another strain I grew early that also had this same smell, I’m not a fan. Where these four differ from their mothers is that they had better vegging conditions, and overall an improved process, so they revealed a glimmer of hope that there are other flavours with better (OG Kush) plants and with cure. I ended up with more than expected and so the biggest buds had time to show their full flavour profile within the limits of mite and wash. If I were to put it on a hundred point scale, I found like 5-10 % fuel like aroma, that take-your-breath-away sharp whiff of sour. Maybe, just maybe, thats what it should be with different phenotype or better grower. As stated I did get more than I expected. While the plants came into the wave later this is not necessarily to advantage, having mites attacking the fan leaves while the main bulk is grown usually hinders yield more than if it was perpetually dealing with mites. So I will get a bit emotional and teary for my little OG Kushlets who provided me with a much needed bounty of medicine that sustained me for an appreciated amount of time. I stated I hated the flavour but I was grateful to have jars of the perfume as the rest of my strains were consumed. So, here, I can’t cast my children out, they did exactly as I asked. Like finally seeing them in the spotlight on stage at a spelling bee and them successfully spelling “ Tetrahydrocannabinol.” 😭 The bag appeal was low, the bud texture was stringy and delicate. Orange pistils flaked off constantly. Density was average which isn’t surprising as it got little light in the outdoor period. How in the world do you rank that experience? Can you consider nostalgia and clutch in the grow experience? I think not. The growth was impressive but the reality is the flavour is god awful. The effects are sativa leaning, just a muddling overall stone and confuse, nothing notable. The reliability is real. I consider this strain like a companion, a partner to help tackle a global pandemic, but to send on its own respective path at conclusion. Yes, its sad, but I’m happy for the time I’ve spent together as our steps become divergent. Its clear there is much here and so as I sat in a cloud of vape as my guitar gently weeped, pondering how to do this justice, and everything revealed itself - grow and my affinity for the strain summarized in video. 🇨🇦