Origins and Backstory: I received these seeds via Meangene (@meangenefrommendocino) and I believe the cross is OG Kush/Sour Diesel x Limepop 5, making her a half-sister to Limepop Kush. I loved my experience with Limepop Kush, and have always enjoyed OG/Sour crosses. Between both of these affections, I knew I’d love Limenade Kush—and the thought of grenades made of lime-flavored cannabis has had me drooling ever since acquiring these beans. I believe Limenade Kush was sold at Emerald Cup as well. These plants were grown outside in several gardens along Colorado’s front range during the 2021 outdoor season.
Appearance: Grenade-like indeed, these completely green buds are chunky and resinous. Similar to calyx-stacking OG but chunkier/thicker/fuller, these green nugs scream “high quality” from inside of a jar or bag. Other plants yielded smaller fingerling-like nugs, but the common traits were high resin, completely green flowers and plants, and low amounts of leaf present around the buds. My favorite plants looked like thicker and higher-yielding OG.
Aroma: Intensely loud and pungent, there are notes of bitter lemon peel and pith, fresh-cut lime, and super-sour fuel like OG or Sour Diesel. While I always think of “dank” as a descriptor as being a way around genuine and more articulate descriptions, Limenade Kush is the sort of dictionary definition of “dank” in the context of weed. Chemical components are definitely present here as well, leaning toward lysol and other industrial cleaning products. These become especially apparent as flowers are broken up or ground. Other phenotypes lean more toward lemon-lime pez, an almost-cloying and candied aroma, but my favorite phenotypes tend to lean more toward OG and Sour Diesel in character. I believe the candy-like plants lean toward the Limepop 5.
Flavor: Palate-coating and far from understated, this in-your-face flavor will please OG heads and hardcore smokers. This is sour with notes of bitter lemon, limeade or lime kool-aid (does that exist?), and specifically lysol. Loud as can be, Limenade Kush is simultaneously both classic and novel. Smokers who appreciate old Sour and OG cuts will love the flavor of Limenade Kush, as it exhibits intensified qualities from both strains and frankly improves on both of them. The sour fuel and skunky character is present in spades (although “light” on fuel compared to some other elite cuts), and wonderfully dovetails with lemon, lime, lysol, warhead candy, and pez. Limenade Kush is like blending a salad* of weed, balancing notes from the OG and Sour families with the candied sweet Lime of Meangene’s stock. Incredible.
*People have different terms (seemingly differences in geography correlate to differences in terminology) for this, but I always considered a “salad” a bowl or joint when two or more different strains of weed are combined. It’s really just a blend of two or more flowers.
Effects: Limenade Kush hits immediately in the forehead and is felt in the sinuses, causing nose crinkling, eye squinting, and feelings of regret wondering if you’ve already gone too deep. Similar to smoking OG, the effects are potent and hard-hitting like a true Kush varietal, the stone is reminiscent of OG&Sour Diesel crosses (like Sour OG, Headband, etc.) and is the type of flower that could give you a head rush and instant sweats out of a bong. The effect is at once sedative and creative, making the writing of this exciting, engaging, and honestly cerebrally thrilling. I’m having the time of my life in my head, while by all appearances I’m hanging out on my couch with a laptop. This is super strong weed that most daily smokers (and especially those who had the experience of smoking OG or Sour in their youth) will love. The effect is relatively long-lived before dying into a tired, groggy, and foggy state of mind. Highly enjoyable on the front end.
Overall: Meangene continues to find new angles to approach “lime” from. Every time I germinate a new Lime ____ or ____lime, I know I’ll be getting something different and unique. Limenade Kush significantly differs from the various iterations of Lime I have already grown or smoked, and in a direction that I love (it might be my favorite, next to Black Lime 15). I have enjoyed Lime and Limepop crosses in the past, but I do think the OG/Sour cross used here really adds to the profile. I’m of the opinion that both Limepop5 and Sour OG are great cuts, but crossing them is an improvement on both ends—an ideal breeding achievement. The buds are thick and the plants are strong, and I imagine these would be decent or better for a commercial grower. For home-growers like me, there is a laundry list of reasons to grow Limenade Kush. That being said, there was some selecting involved—some plants were super-sweet candied and not my particular favorites (they have a short lived high but the flavor is an experience), but I thought the flowers exhibiting both parents were the preferred keepers. I will definitely be making more of these seeds and it’s worth keeping a favorite female around.
