Grape Ape
(the samples pictured above are from Natural Remedies, Green Dream Health Services, Southwest Alternative Care, The Herbal Cure, and Nedicate – the BHO was made by Top Shelf Extracts for Green Dream Health Services)
GRAPE APE STRAIN PROFILE
General Information
Type: Indica-dominant hybrid
Genetics: Afghani x Skunk #1
Geographic Origin: California, USA
Seed Company/Clone: Apothecary Genetics
Description: Possibly a sister phenotype of Granddaddy Purple and several of the other popular Purple strains that have floated around California for the better part of 15 years, Grape Ape is one of the most famous and beloved. Its smooth and relatively clear-headed though narcotic effect distinguishes it from the often heavy-feeling Purple family and make it a more versatile choice for daytime use. Its rock hard buds smell of sweet grape incense and turn a mottled to deep royal purple by the time it finishes flowering.
History
Story: The exact origins of this strain are unclear, but Apothecary Genetics (the most common source of the strain over the last 10 years) claims it to be Afghani x Skunk #1. There are a variety of Purple strains that share similar qualities, and many believe them to be different expressions of the same genetics, while others see some additional Sativa influence in the Ape that doesn’t exist in the GDP, Mendo Purps, and Purple Indica varieties.
Awards:
Growing Information
Flowering Time: 52 to 58 days
Preferred Growing Medium: Grape Ape responds well to moderately heavy feeding and fourishes in both hydro or soil mediums. The purple coloration comes out naturally but is encouraged by cooler temperatures. It’s a plant of short stature and grows most commonly as a small low-lying bush, responding well to topping but not normally needing it. Netting and other methods of keeping the canopy even will reward the grower with an even canopy of medium-sized but extremely dense flowers.
Patient Expectations
Appearance: There are a couple of different phenotypes of Grape Ape in existence — it’s unclear if some are S1 versions or simply mislabeled, but some phenotypes are completely purple and others (more commonly) are a mottled green and purple. The entirely purple phenotype is often referred to as “True Grape Ape”, but both share a similar structure and deep orange pistil color. Grape Ape has rather large calyxes with moderate to high trichome coverage — it’s not quite as frosty as its possible cousin GDP, but most people enjoy the flavor more. The leaves are medium-wide and often turn from deep green to purple as flowering progresses.
Scent: Grape Ape has a sweet but still musky scent which has strong notes of grape Kool-Aid with background hints of nag champa incense. From a distance or through a bag, it often has a skunky element to it, but the sweetness and grape qualities really come out once its broken apart.
Flavor: A fairly direct translation of the aroma, the flavor is the same mix of grape sweetness and musky incense notes, offering both a fairly strong initial flavor and a lingering aftertaste. The smoke is normally thick and can often hit the throat somewhat hard like many Purple strains.
Effects: Grape Ape starts off rather strongly, with a package of eye and facial effects which signal the start of a rather potent experience. The early heady effects blend with a creeping body buzzing into a harmonious whole by 30-45 minutes, making Grape Ape feel like a true hybrid for the most part. It’s a strain which is definitely relaxing but also uplifts the mood and at times provides a slight burst of energy to start, simply because it makes the user feel good. As it progresses though, the more Indica side of the effects dominate and the mindstate becomes more sedate and meditative. Muscle relaxation, light pain relief, mood elevation, anti-anxiety properties, and appetite stimulation are all parts of the Grape Ape experience, making it a favorite medical choice for patients seeking a middle-of-the-road Indica experience replete with flavor and bag appeal.
KindReviews:
Grape Ape Wax (BHO) – The Herbal Cure – August 2011
Grape Ape – The Herbal Cure – August 2011
Grape Ape – Urban Dispensary – March 2011
Grape Ape – Karmaceuticals – October 2010
Grape Ape – Nedicate – July 2010
Golden Goat
(samples pictured above are from Natural Remedies and Colorado Alternative Medicine)
GOLDEN GOAT STRAIN INFORMATION
General Information
Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Genetics: Freak Island Sweet Skunk x (Hawaiian x Romulan)
Geographic Origin: Kansas, USA
Seed Company/Clone: Clone only
Description: An incredibly sweet and potent strain, Golden Goat is a Sativa-dominant plant with a strongly cerebral and social effects package. Its light green and pink coloration recall its Hawaiian Sativa side while the aroma calls upon the ISS mother most directly. Its large yield of tangy buds makes it an excellent fusion of production and connoisseur-grade final product.
History
Story: The strain was created in Topeka, Kansas largely by accident when a male Hawaiian-Romulan pollinated MrDank’s freak Island Sweet Skunk mother. The best plant of the resulting seeds was named “Golden Goat” after the smell of Golden Goat Recycling machines in the dead of summer, when all the soda syrup smells would mingle in the hot sun.
Awards:
Growing Information
Flowering Time: 67-77 days, the earlier harvest tends to product the best flavor while a later harvest improves yield and overall potency.
Preferred Growing Medium: Takes after the Hawaiian Sativa side of the family structure-wise, growing tall and consuming a lot of root space in ideal conditions. It’s a branchy plant that grows best untopped, but liked judicious pruning of lower lateral stems to encourage top growth. The wispy structure fills out late in harvest, taking on a golden appearance as it gets closer to finish.
Patient Expectations
Scent: Incredibly sweet mentholated lemon zest and cherry grenadine smell that brings to mind both the ISS and Hawaiian sides of the lineage
Flavor: Exactly like the smell, it has a complex mentholated sweet-sour-spicy tropical fruit flavor that lingers on the palate and perfumes the room with a spicy, incense-heavy Haze-like smoke
Effects: This strain exhibits heavy, potent Sativa effects that can be a little much for the anxiety-prone at times, with a racing heart, buzzing body, and near-frenzied thought patterns. For those who like racier Sativas, it will provide a wonderful creative and social boost, seemingly making it impossible to sit down at times. It’s a strain that works best on a sunny day with friends rather than a night home alone. The Romulan element adds a quality pain reduction and muscle tension relief element that seems to kick in most strongly later in the duration, making the body more able to keep up with the brain’s demands.
KindReviews:
Golden Goat – Colorado Alternative Medicine (CAM) – December 2010
Super Silver Haze
(samples pictured above are from Natural Remedies, RiNo Supply Company, and De Rokerij Amsterdam)
SUPER SILVER HAZE STRAIN INFORMATION
General Information
Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Genetics: (Skunk #1 x Haze C) x (Northern Lights #5 x Haze C) , making it 50% Haze, 25% Skunk #1, 25% Northern Lights #5
Geographic Origin: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Seed Company/Clone: Green House Seeds and Mr. Nice Seeds (Shantibaba was the original breeder along with Neville Shoenmaker, and left Green House to form Mr. Nice Seeds)
Power Kush
POWER KUSH STRAIN INFORMATION
General Information
Type: Indica-dominant hybrid
Genetics: Afghani x Skunk #1
Geographic Origin: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Seed Company/Clone: Dinafem Seeds, feminized only
White Fire OG #2
White Fire OG #2 (aka “Wi-Fi OG”)
(OGRaskal’s Fire OG Kush x Krome’s “The White”)