NIGHT OWL – BANANA OG AUTO F4 – AUTO FEM – 3 PACK

        (Banana OG *Clone Only x Wizard’s Apprentice F3)

• 50/50 Sativa/Indica

• 2-4 Ounce Average Yield

• 75-85 Days From Sprout

This project started with a trip to San Francisco in 2019. I had never experienced any banana flavored varieties before, so when the opportunity to pick up a cut of ORGNKID’s Banana OG presented itself I knew I couldn’t miss out!

I had become skeptical after trying many strains that didn’t smell or taste like the fruit they were named for, but after flowering the Banana OG my whole perception changed.

The clone only had undeniable banana, through and through, with barely any discernible OG, gas funk. Just sweet overripe banana bread goodness! I knew immediately that I wanted to bring that profile to auto format so the Banana OG Auto project was born!

I pollinated the clone only with a stout Wizard’s Apprentice F3 auto male, the same that was used in the Marathon OG Auto, as well as the Lemon Levitation (Super Lemon Haze auto project), Maui Magic (North Shore Maui auto project), and Pura Conjura (Pura Vida auto project). It’s evident from the Marathon and this Banana project that the Wizard’s male used allows the photo mom’s traits to be easily selected so that they shine through and dominate the mix, which is exactly what I’d hoped for.

For the F1 generation I popped 48 seeds to look through. The male was selected for his sturdy branching, tight flower clusters, and overly sweet banana scented stem rub. The female standout was absolutely caked in resin and bursting with the same overripe banana funk carried forward from the clone.

The F2 generation brought about quite a few interesting expressions. Out of 140+ seeds, eight auto females were pollinated by one auto male. There were some outstanding non banana expressions in these including a female that smelled and tasted exactly like pink urinal mints, as well as some dank gassy OG Wizard’s influenced expressions. While those were fun to experience, they weren’t what I was looking for to carry on the line work, however one of the eight females did check all of the boxes for in your face banana flavor, solid structure, and a thick coating of sandy resin. The male was selected for his impressive size and the same sweet banana stem rub that matched the F1 male’s stem rub.

For the F3 generation I popped 100 seeds, reversed 12 females, and used my favorite reversal to pollinate 14 different F3 females. While this resulted in a lower seed yield per plant, it allowed me a wider final selection to pick the very best. From those 14 F3 plants I’ve chosen my very favorite to release the F4 feminized stock from. One of the nice things about reversals is being able to see and smell their resin profile rather than relying on stem rubs, structure, and intuition. The reversal chosen for these pollinations was medium sized overall, with thick flower clusters, and over the top banana candy flavor, matching up perfectly with the #11 mom. Medium sized, quick finishing, heavy resin profile, fantastic effects, and all the banana flavor you could imagine. You aren’t going to be scratching your head wondering if you’re smelling banana or not. Give the flowers a rub and the first thing you’ll be hit with is a banana laffy taffy, banana bread, overripe banana sweetness, but as you delve deeper into her layers you’ll also find notes of cantaloupe, watermelon, green apple, and even a hit of sunscreen! None come close to the dominance of the banana, but they’re all happily in the mix and can be picked out easier as you become more familiar with her.