I have met a few people in my life with genetic libraries that are legendary; they are so extensive, it seems almost impossible to keep them going.
It is impressive to me when the people managing these libraries also flower plants out and successfully harvest. @wondermademedoit does just that.
On top of juggling cuttings, he chose to flower out a botanical zoo of narrow leaf drug (NLD) aka sativa varieties. If you are a sativa enthusiast, you’d consider any single one of these plants to be a gem. Keeping with the metaphor, the garden (it’s full of them) is a treasure chest or crown tiara of these narrow leaf plants, akin to viewing a living museum of some of the most exotic narrow-leaf varieties in the world.
It is a privilege to photograph and smoke these extremely rare and sought-after narrow-leaf varieties, and I am proud and flattered to say they are seeded with males of my own creations.
The males used to pollenate some of these plants are:
-Gelato 41 x (Gelato 33 x Cherry Limenade)
-London Pound Cake x Limenade Kush
-Stir Fry x (Cherry Limenade x Pina)
I look forward to germinating these seeds, and hope to find extreme euphoria and extreme terpene production in the progeny. I am honored this person chose to germinate my seeds and use them for breeding.
Panama Red Death is about as narrow-leaf as they come. The calyxes are highly resinous, and appear stacked on top of one another up the stem of the plant to form “buds.” These flowers appear sinister to me, but smell alluring. They have that sweet, cedar aroma that accompanies some Haze plants. There are also grassy notes, but overall this reminds me of classical Haze—which I love! The flavor is on point too, a cedar-eucalyptus-haze flavor that is unbelievably nostalgic and compelling for me.
Cali Purple Haze did not finish very purple, but strangely has a very purple aroma! This flower smells intensely of lavender, with the faintest hint of grape. I also detect baby powder. It really does smell like a lavender-scented candle, and tastes on the sweeter, less spicy side of hazes—floral, sweet, with some notes of geranium. The effect is bright, uplifting, and keeps me happy and high during the day.
This Mango Nigerian Haze (Mango Haze x Nigerian Haze) reminds me of a lot of the weed I saw in Amsterdam around 2009. I can’t put my finger on it exactly, it just does. The aroma is definitively mango and lemongrass, but it’s that green, zestier, unripe sort of ataulfo mango smell. I think the overripe mango aroma is somewhat played out in cannabis, but this is super bright and refreshing. It almost reminds me of a green mango thai salad. Uplifting, bright, with minimal fog, this is a good day-starter.
Neville’s Haze x Mullumbimby Madness—an exotic treat! Neville’s Haze is one of my all-time favorite sativas, and Mullumbimby Madness* is a strain of legend hailing from Mullumbimby in Australia. This smells heavily of Neville’s Haze, and looks like it too. It has wispy, elongated spear-like buds that scream “Haze!” The aroma is similar to NL#5 x Haze—it is peppery, woody, spicy, hazy, and exotic. Racy and uppity smoke for sure!
*While I visited the area in Australia, I was told that “Mullum Madness” is actually not even a strain, but a marketing tool used to sell whatever was available at the time in the area. It sounds parallel to the terms “OG” or “Kush” used in California. I recall buying weed on the beach in CA in the 2000s and being told it’s “some kush.” This didn’t refer to the strain necessarily, but basically was just a term for high-quality weed. I think that’s how Mullumbimby Madness is used in its local area.