Take Irene Kush, also called Irene OG, a sour-scented hybrid out of the American Deep South kept almost entirely for its terpenes, and put it over Lemon Party, CSI's own lemon cut, which they identify as a Lemon Tree selection. That is Irene x Lemon Party. 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, Irene Kush is the mother and Lemon Party 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: Irene Kush. Also called Irene OG, a Deep South cut kept almost entirely for its terpenes. It traces back to traced to an unknown Emerald Triangle plant crossed to Hindu Kush, and widely taken to descend from California OG Kush. CSI recommend a nutrient-rich organic soil with good micronutrient content to bring the terpenes out; it is among the hardest clones they have reversed.
• Father: Lemon Party. CSI's own lemon cut, which they identify as a Lemon Tree selection. Its own cross is a cut of Lemon Tree.
• Why these two. They are not variations on the same idea. They pull in different directions, and that spread is what makes a pack worth hunting through rather than just growing.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

Two profiles that stay distinguishable rather than collapsing into one.

• The Aroma. Sour and sharp from the Irene Kush side, against sharp zesty lemon and sugary citrus, described as overpowering candied lemon and super pungent from the Lemon Party side.
• The Taste. Sour over a kush base up front, turning to bright lemon with a sour citrus bite, turning earthier through the exhale.

Where the parents disagree

• What to budget. The documented side, Lemon Party, runs around sixty-five days, reported sixty to seventy. Set the room to that and let the plants correct you.
• The smell is a negotiation. Sweet, earthy and floral with rich earth and pine, plus a distinct diesel note that most og cuts do not have on one side against sharp zesty lemon and sugary citrus, described as overpowering candied lemon and super pungent on the other. Neither wins outright in every seedling.
• Build. On the Irene Kush side: resilient with a sturdy frame rather than delicate. On the Lemon Party side: medium height, indoors or outdoors; flowers heavily coated in trichomes with vibrant orange pistils. Select early rather than trying to train your way out of it.
• They pull differently. Growers put Irene Kush at the potent, focused end of the OG family; settling and Lemon Party at bright and lifting rather than heavy. Which end a plant lands on is the main variable.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. The two parents disagree here, so plan for range. Irene Kush is grown for its terpene profile more than its yield. Lemon Party is a mid-sized plant that frosts over completely, with orange pistils cutting through the white.
• Training. Worth the effort early - it is the difference between an even canopy and three colas and a lot of leaf.
• Flowering Time. Lemon Party runs around sixty-five days, reported sixty to seventy. Start checking trichomes a week before you expect to be ready.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Irene Kush as the potent, focused end of the OG family; settling.
• The Body. Lemon Party is reported as bright and lifting rather than heavy, and that is the side supplying the weight here.

In the pack

Feminized seeds from Humboldt CSI. Nearly everything CSI put out is built from cuts they hold themselves rather than from other people's seed lines, which is why their catalogue reads like a list of clones instead of a list of brands. Genuine Humboldt CSI stock.