Cannabis - Mystery OG
Genetics: Unknown lineage
Flavor/Aroma Profile: Citrus and soap profile with earthy OG funk
Days to Harvest: 112 days (from clone)
Grow Notes: Coco grow
Yield: Roughly one pound (16 oz)
This Mystery OG plant originated from a mislabeled clone that a friend grew out and liked the flavor of. They never discovered its true lineage, but we have loved the effects that this plant gives. Its cerebral high is potent enough to give you a noticeable stoned feeling, while being clear-headed and able to focus.
Grow Setup & Nutrients:
Stainless Creations Part A - 5.3mg/Gal, and Part B - 3.6mg/Gal
Fulvic Acid - .5ml per gallon
Potassium Silicate - .5ml per gallon
Floraflex coco coir
Autopot XL (5 gallon pot)
Vegetative Stage:
I received a clone of this plant from a friend and vegged it in a solo cup for a few weeks before transplanting to a 5-gallon container. This plant was very sensitive to handling and quick to droop when I worked with it during this stage, but it toughened up a lot during flower. I was running a slightly high pH (around 6.2) for growing in an Autopot, which caused minor lockout issues, especially with potassium. I used H16 Foliar Spray throughout veg and the plant perked up noticeably after each application.
Flower Stage:
This was my first time using a ViparSpectra KS5000 light and I made the mistake of turning it up too high on the first day. Thankfully, I caught it quickly the next day and dialed it back. During flower, the plant gave off a soapy, almost cleaner-like aroma that gradually transitioned into a more classic OG gas scent as it matured.
Harvest:
On day 67, I harvested the plant and let it dry for 14 days. I trimmed the branches to smaller, more uniform sizes before drying, which dried more evenly than a whole-plant hang. The plant yielded just over a pound of cured flower, which is my best yield yet from a single grow. The dried flower has a nice citrus and soap profile, backed by that earthy OG funk. I processed a good portion of the harvest into hash rosin.
Lessons Learned:
Light intensity
While it may seem good to provide your plants with as much light as you can, it’s important to note that cannabis plants generally don’t like light levels above 1000 ppfd, unless you are supplementing your grow with Co2. With light levels that are too high, plants get burned by the light or experience high temperatures, which can degrade the quality of the cannabis. To measure ppfd, I use the Photone app (which has a small fee), along with a piece of printer paper as a diffuser per the app instructions. More expensive light meters can be used but this works well for my needs and I use it as a reference.
Small branch drying
Before this plant, I always did a whole-plant hang for the drying process, but I found that it never dried the plant evenly. For this Mystery OG, I cut the plant into smaller branches that were more uniform in size. The dry was uniform across all the buds and this is now how I dry my plants.