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The Skull Island F2 was the first autoflowering strain that Dirty Bird bred, first harvested a year ago this May, that had the wow factor we were looking for in an auto. It became the first official project on our docket to work forward and lock in. While we are still hard at work on this project, finishing our F3s at the time of this release, we thought it would be fun, and potentially even helpful, to let some of these F2s out into the wild for people to try out.
The very first notes I took on this strain read: “Banana daddy x strawberry gorilla is INCREDIBLE. Huge yields, high density, and insane sharp spicy banana smell across the board. Terps range from licorice to pine to banana.”
Ben was excited about the Skull Island too, sure that it had the potential we’d been hunting for.
F2s are notoriously the most diverse filial generation. You will find more divergence here than in any other generation. If you’re looking for a strain where every plant looks identical, this probably isn’t the best choice. But if you’re looking for surprises, this is a great choice.
Overall, the Skull Island’s flower shape was quite consistent. Almost all of the plants had large, conical buds that came to a peak at the top with a fat circumference around the middle. We observed a couple of plants (around 15%) that had dome-shaped flowers. Some flowers wanted to stack along the central cola more than others. The taller plants—which were in the minority, by far—didn’t stack as well as the shorter, stout plants did. All of the plants yielded well and formed chunky colas. Density did vary a bit. While none of the flowers were fluffy, they ranged from rock hard to spongy at harvest. Consistent density is something we are actively selecting for. All of the plants had thick, self-supporting stalks and medium internodal spacing. Some formed very bulbous bracts (aka calyxes) that looked like clusters of ripe pomegranate seeds, while others had a much more compact, highly dense structure. Our very favorite plant was one that had very dense flower and a high calyx-to-leaf ratio. Even live on the plant, it appeared to have the kind of flower that crumbles to dust between your fingers when you break it apart. The Skull Island F2 was incredibly greasy, so much so that we had to change our gloves while harvesting them.
Lastly, we have the terpenes! The terpenes were one of the things that really drew us to this cross. They are so complex, and they are consistently pungent from plant-to-plant. While there was a lot of variance in terpenes, they were all a part of the spicy, sour/chem, gas family and they leaned dark and savory. Some individual plant observations included:
Spicy Licorice, Peppery Gas
Grape, Fuel, Candy
Sharp Rubber, Putrid Gas
Bright, Funky Chem, Pine
Sweet + Sour Banana
We you hope you enjoy hunting these, and stay tuned for a more refined version of the Skull Island in the near future!
Really love this one featuring our Volume 4 artwork by Matthew Johnson at Seventh Ink
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S3x Melon #3 x Chocolate Pie
Gorgeous S3x Melon when it was pregnant with the Choc Pie pollen! Very tropical Terp profile with some apple in there that comes through from the brunch. The Choc Pie has a grape terp profile so it should make for an fun mashup. We are testing it now ourselves.
Just had to share the size of these plants!