Strain Report: Blood Orange

Strain Name: Blood Orange ((GMO x Lemonheads)x modified grape))

Breeder: Phil and Sue Crews. Mendocino Family Farm @mendofamilyfarm

Weight: 5 wet lbs per full-term plant

Flowering time: 60 days

Sativa/indica ratio 50/50

Taste (burned and unburned): Herbal Earthy, citrus

 

Scent (burned and unburned): Undabbed: Heavy Garlic and Gas terps, with a hint of sweet citrus, and undertones of grape candy. (Dabbed: sweet, garlic, grapes)

What it looks like: Creamy, wet in consistency, bright tones of peach and golden.

Speed of high onset: Within 2-3 minutes

Duration of high: 4-6 hours

Quality: type of high: Creative, anti-inflammatory, medicinal, euphoric, and yet focused.

Medicinal qualities: Very cerebral, strong pain and anxiety relief, helped with my ADHD.

This strain was created by Phil Crews, the founder of Mendocino Family Farm (@mendofamilyfarm) Phil and His Wife Sue have been cultivating for 40+ years. Together, with their 2 daughters they operate a full sun living soil garden. Their knowledge and passion for soil biology, and organic cultivation truly sets the bar as high as you can in Northen California, with the awards to prove it. They have a 1st place win from the California State Fair for the specific cut of GMO that is crossed into this strain. My husband John and I were blessed with some seeds in early 2024. We planted our legal six plants, in our small home garden here in the greater area of Mendocino County. Our medium of gardening these days, is primarily full sun living soil. We rely on the IPM that our companion plants and cover crop naturally provide. Our soil is a blend of 50/50 native soil to organic potting soil. We use sugar ferments and ‘Alive Organic’ inputs.

Feature photo credit: Photo credit: Lauren Lindsay