5150 Triangle Kush x Chemdog #4 brings Triangle Kush together with Chem 4. The first is the Florida cut that sits at the root of the OG family and has fathered more of the modern index than almost anything else; the second, one of the founding phenotypes out of the 1991 Chem seed lot. Two lines that were never going to produce a quiet plant. Humboldt CSI work almost entirely from clones they hold themselves, so both sides of this are the real thing rather than a seed-line approximation of it.

Written this way, Triangle Kush is the mother and Chem 4 the pollen donor. Reversing a cross is not a formality; which plant carries the seed shapes what comes out of the pack.

Genetic Lineage

• Mother: Triangle Kush. The Florida cut that sits at the root of the OG family and has fathered more of the modern index than almost anything else. Lighter on the pine and cleaner-fluid terpenes than its reputation suggests, which is why breeders pair it with louder cuts; Humboldt CSI's 5150 is their pick out of a large Triangle Kush S1 population.
• Father: Chem 4. One of the founding phenotypes out of the 1991 Chem seed lot. Built from one of thirteen seeds from the 1991 Grateful Dead bag.
• The point of the pairing. Neither parent needed rescuing. Putting them together is about what sits between them, not about fixing either one.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

Neither parent is subtle, and the cross has nowhere quiet to go.

• The Aroma. Quiet OG earth and pine from the Triangle Kush side, against the Chem fuel and sour earth, with its own sharper edge from the Chem 4 side.
• The Taste. OG-weighted pine and earth that cleans up towards the end up front, turning to fuel and sour earth, mouth-coating through the exhale.

What each side brings

• Timing splits the pack. One parent wants eight to nine weeks, reported sixty-three to seventy-seven days with most growers near seventy, the other seven to eight weeks, and up to ten by phenotype. Expect the fast plants down well before the slow ones are ready.
• Two noses, one pack. Triangle Kush contributes classic OG earth and pine, noticeably restrained rather than loud. Chem 4 contributes diesel fuel and chemical funk over sharp earth. Which dominates is the main thing that varies.
• Build. On the Triangle Kush side: stocky and bushy at moderate indoor height, up to two metres outdoors; vegs vigorously and throws heavy foliage; takes trimming, defoliation and lollipopping well; dense bright green flower under heavy resin. On the Chem 4 side: stretches once flipped; medium height with strong lateral branching and tight internodes when crossed out. Select early rather than trying to train your way out of it.
• Opposite ends. Triangle Kush is reported as the potent, focused end of the OG family; Chem 4 as alert and head-forward. The cross sits somewhere between and moves plant to plant.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. The two parents disagree here, so plan for range. Triangle Kush is a vigorous, leafy grower that fills a tent fast and takes hard training - the flower underneath comes in dense and greasy once you open it up. Chem 4 is stretches once flipped; medium height with strong lateral branching and tight internodes when crossed out.
• Veg and stretch. Set the frame while it is cheap to do. Anything you fix after the flip costs you flower sites.
• Flowering Time. The parents are not on the same clock. Triangle Kush runs eight to nine weeks, reported sixty-three to seventy-seven days with most growers near seventy, Chem 4 seven to eight weeks, and up to ten by phenotype. Judge each plant on trichomes rather than pulling the room together.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Triangle Kush as the potent, focused end of the OG family.
• The Body. Chem 4 is reported as alert and head-forward, and that is the side supplying the weight here.

In the pack

Feminized seeds from Humboldt CSI. Their library is clones first and crosses second, which is why the names on their packs read like a list of plants rather than a list of products. Humboldt CSI original genetics.