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My first comment about Grape Ape is that it is indeed available in my area, the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. I got my clones from a friend nearby, and grow it myself. It does pretty well in the greenhouse over winter (it can not freeze, of course), but the weaker sun did not let her develop super tight buds. We're off grid, so do no not use HID lighting, but add morning/evening hours with LED and CFL on timers. I've got a couple of 18" clones going, plus started a few seeds I got from a friend in another area to have different sources to grow outdoors this season to compare growth habit outdoors vs. greenhouse, summer/winter, clone/seed. As for the medicinal quality, as others mentioned, it's a great evening relaxation choice, with pleasant fruit aroma. I don't need to repeat the rest of the effects, since it's been well covered. I recommend the strain, and I'll be updating after harvest.

I haven't been on leafly in a while, but have grown a number of new to me strains over the winter. I'll start here. I really like this strain. For the personal stuff, I like that it is an evening relaxing strain, but without knocking me to the floor or couch. I did a few more things before calling it a night. I just felt cozy and relaxed, and slept very well the whole night. Properly cured, she smells and tastes great as others report. As for growing it up in the mountains (in the winter, in the greenhouse), it grows to be a tall, slim plant, in a 20 gallon pot. Yield did not match growth, at least inside during winter. I've had Sour Diesel varieties share up to 8 ounces in the same space, in the same size pot, during the same time of year. She gave just under 3 ounces of solid buds, with a decent amount of popcorns and smaller for other tasks. Overall, because of the nice medical effect, I give her 5 stars. I've got a few clones going for the spring outdoor crop. I hope she has higher yields outside, but I'll probably keep the strain anyway. Nice stuff. Oh yeah... at least for me, it didn't make me hungry, or give me the munchies like other people report. I considered snacking, but was aware of my actual hunger level (not hungry). I didn't simply crave. I liked that.

This is not going to be a final review on this strain... but a pre-review. A friend down in Santa Fe got a GDP seed, and initially thought it was developing into a female. We were going to take some clones, since I grow totally legally in Colorado, and we'd have a great new line to enjoy and offer friends. The plant ended up male. Instead of pulling it, I suggested isolation and keeping some flowers and pollen to cross with some of the strains I grow up here. I have the pollen, and am crossing it with White Widow, and less than favorite to grow (see review) OG Kush to start. I might do a branch of my favorite Sour Diesel (originally SFV, now SLV) to see what it does. Been keeping fave ChemDawg as is, but maybe a cross...? I'll update as things develop.

This strain is very popular, and it's deserved, due to it's medicinal properties. My post here is to do two things: one, correcting leafly's suggesting that it is not available here, in and around the San Luis Valley of Colorado. It is, because I grow it, as do a number of others I know personally. I don't know if the dispensaries down in town have it, because I grow my medicine, so perhaps retail outlets are the measure. That said, point two is that my experience as a grower in high mountains has OG Kush less than ideal. I've tried it in the greenhouse, and in the ground. I've grown it organically, and with chemical fertilizers. It's harvest is mediocre, and the buds are nominal. I tried it different ways, because I was going to do some pollination experiments, and name some varieties.... (MG Kush- Mountain Grown, for example). The strain just hasn't warranted further time with experimenting. Outdoors, it's brittle- limbs and main stem break when confronted with moderate winds. Indoors, it's yield doesn't compare to other strains that offer similar medicinal results. Perhaps it is perfectly suited to "Ocean Grow" conditions. But it isn't up here in the mountains. I'm going to save the granddaddy purple pollen for a more productive strain I've had good crops with (perhaps one of the White Widow clones from the great plant I just harvested, or a Bubba Kush, ChemDawg, Grape Ape, Sour Diesel, or Bruce Banner, all which work great up here). I'm not specifically condemning this strain, as it is a great evening relax buzz. But for growing at over 8,000 feet, there are just too many other strains that perform better. I won't be growing it again.

Another review to correct info... This strain IS available in southern Colorado. A friend grows it every year, and I have it growing now (June 2015).

This review is to correct the listing as not available in south Colorado. A neighbor grows it regularly. I traded flavors with him last fall (2014), and even with less than desirable trim, is very good medicine. It removes most pain in the evening, and allows the patient to relax and sleep well. It's definitely worth trying, and worth growing... not in my garden this season, but probably in my garden's future.

I gave her a score of 4 out of 5 only because she is so slow to finish here in the high mountains. She is a great strain certainly worth trying, and worth growing in places with longer gardening seasons or in the greenhouse. I have a number of strains that not only finished much sooner, but a generation later of clones were cleaned and cured by the time the Grail finished in the greenhouse over the winter. The wait was worth the patience, as she is a delight. The plants outside in the ground last season were not able to be harvested, because bud development was so far from finished by hard frost (around positive 20f) in October. She survived with row covers a few times with temps down to about 24f, but just didn't finish before hard freeze. I was not planning to grow her again because of the slow growth (and slow, less successful cloning period), but the overwintered plants in the greenhouse gave large, solid buds that were loaded with sticky trichomes. Finding one fat seed during trim dictates me growing her again. Interesting strain.

I rated my Bubba Kush line here, because I don't know if she is a pre-98 lady. I cloned her from a friend who did not know her complete lineage. BK is a great outdoor plant boasting great yield and large buds. She smells and tastes great, and is perfect for relaxing at the end of a long day. She is the fastest to root in the cube cloner, and 99+% of cuttings readily root. I mention that she is a great outdoor plant, because she is susceptible to mold in the greenhouse in large (20 gallon) pots, in winter (even with fans moving air in the room).... it is very damp in there during winter, so maybe my sub-zero outdoor winter nights coupled with heating and plant respiration causes the indoor almost rain conditions I experience in the mornings. Other strains (Sour Diesels, Bruce Banner, ChemDawg, Holy Grail Kush) did not seem to leaf mold as readily. Neem oil treatments stopped major spread or damage, but I'd prefer to not spray anything on the leaves if possible. Despite this one issue, I will always grow her in the garden in summer, and in the greenhouse in winter. Great strain.

I gave GTH five stars, but in advance. This review is to update the listing for it, since it says it's not available near here. Not only do I have it growing right here, I took my clone cuttings from a neighbor. I know two others who also grow it here in southern Colorado. I'll update when she goes to bud. ...updating, she merited her five stars. Tough plant in the garden, and a must try even for those who don't grow.

It's not a "new" strain, but it's a favorite. It's delightful aroma- green, dry, or the smooth smoke, compliments the very nice relaxing buzz. I don't find it to be heavy on the chemical side. My grow smells and tastes "earthy sweet", as much as anything. I'll always have clones of ChemDawg in my garden. ...updating, I got a different lineage from a different friend, and it's certainly as nice, and grows as well indoors. Neither are the heaviest producers, but the buds are nice, as well as the medicine. I like it growing in the greenhouse perhaps better than in the garden. I'll try a clone or two from the new one outside this year, but well away from taller strains. I'll update on how she does out there in the fall (2016).