Mendo Purps x F1 Durbs crosses Mendo Purps to F1 Durb, the Mendocino purple that the whole Northern California purple catalogue leans on against a clone-only Durban selection, and CSI's work with it came from Cookie Monster's cut. Neither is a filler parent, which is why this pairing is worth a pack rather than a look. What CSI sell is access to their clone collection in seed form. The parents are the cuts themselves, not a line bred to resemble them.

Mendo Purps sits on the seed side here, F1 Durb on the pollen side. If you have seen these two names paired the other way round, that is a different pack and not this one.

Genetic Lineage

• Mother: Mendo Purps. The Northern California indica that gave the purple lines their colour. The purple lines people can name mostly run back through it. Its own origin is a story rather than a pedigree - the usual account has it grown from the bagseed of a purple Afghani kept since 1977 and not planted until 1998, and no source gives a clean lineage for it. It circulated clone-only at first; BC Bud Depot later stabilised seed of it, and it took High Times Strain of the Year in 2007. It is not a heavy yielder and was never grown for that.
• Father: F1 Durb. The F1 Durb clone, preserved through Cookie Monster's cut and reversed by CSI in tiny numbers. Given as a Durban line. CSI describe Cookie Monster's cut as reputedly one of the last keepers of the F1 Durb clone, and say the reversal produced very few seeds, which is why these releases are limited.
• Why it is worth a pack rather than a look. The two sides are far enough apart that seedlings genuinely differ. That range is the product.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

• The Aroma. Dark grape with the colour to match.
• The Taste. Grape first, then a deeper berry note.

What each side brings

• What to budget. The documented side, Mendo Purps, runs eight to nine weeks, with outdoor crops coming down in the middle of October. Set the room to that and let the plants correct you.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. Small by modern standards and slightly indica-leaning; it needs stress training and a trim to give a worthwhile yield, which is why it is not recommended to first-time growers.
• Vegetative Phase and Training. Open the middle out early. Light reaching the lower sites is worth more than any late correction.
• Flowering Time. Mendo Purps runs eight to nine weeks, with outdoor crops coming down in the middle of October. Start checking trichomes a week before you expect to be ready.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Mendo Purps as settled rather than racy.
• The Body. Reported in line with that. This is not a plant described as pulling in two directions.

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.