Appletizer

One glance at the Mephisto catalogue to date will tell you all you need to know about how much we love both sweet and fruity strains and that classic OG funk and shape. Appletizer is just the strain we were hoping to create, expanding our options with an all-new flavour profile and handing out nap times like a Jean-Claude Van Damme spin-kick directly to the prefrontal cortex.

So as we scoured the depths of the cannabis interwebz for what our next photo-to-auto project would be, a couple of keywords kept cropping up: ‘Glitter Apples’ and ‘Alien Genetics.’ We’ve known of Alien Genetics for a long time, knowing full well that the amount of work they put into their Sour Apple IBL line is just as we do with our own Artisanals. We grew out a sample of their Glitter Apples and we were, quite frankly, blown away. We knew this was just what we were looking for to expand the flavour profile of our own catalogue.

We paired Glitter Apples with a tightly held Samsquanch OG F4 specifically set aside for future Artisanal projects. We’ve always been incredibly proud of the Samsquanch project; it’s a productive strain that’s bursting with flavour and has sadly been underutilised by us for breeding work since it was first released.

We acquired our first batch of Glitter Apples seeds in 2018 and grew them out instantly, despite us knowing exactly what we wanted to do with the strain almost as soon as it poked its head above soil, the Mephisto world got a bit complicated in late 2018 and the world at large even more so at the beginning of 2020. Come the start of 2021 however, we were back firing on all cylinders getting projects rolling at the new farm and Appletizer was one of the first to hit the soil.

We aimed to add another hard-hitting indica strain with OG elements that expanded the flavour profiles in our catalogue and produced terps and resin for days, and humbly, I can say that we succeeded. Appletizer packs a punch in terms of potency and will send even the hardiest smokers into a luxurious lullaby.

Strong, sedative, sour apple candy flavoured, with a classic classic bushy indica growth profile. Want to know more? Let’s go.

Appletizer starts off slender, stretching early, before laying down an enormous fern of big, fat fan leaves. Further into veg, the lateral branching starts to catch up to the upper canopy, and, reminiscent of a blooming flower, start to space themselves out. 

Expect to get your green thumbs going as the plant starts to stretch; the combination of thick, pudgy fan leaves and the impacted canopy real estate means she benefits from a lot of early leaf tucking and more defoliation than you might usually to allow light to penetrate to the lower bud sites and get some airflow across the plant.

We’d recommend starting in a light medium, with nutrients added later through the growth cycle when the plant calls for them to avoid any issues with stunting and irregular growth. Less is usually more.

In classic OG fashion, Appletizer flowers like a bouquet of roses; tightly packed, dense floral clusters at the top, with increasing node spacing further down the plant. Make sure to maximise light penetration through the canopy to increase yields and get those lower bud sites to match the top cola. 

Late in flower Appletizer really starts to increase her trichome production, with sticky resin and an almost nose-searing sourness and gassy undertones. The sour notes balance out with some sweet, sweet apples as growth continues. 

After curing, the Appletizer shows what she’s all about. You really get smacked on the nose straight out of the gate with the sour apple candy. Afterwards, it’s gas town all the way home. It’s clean, pungent, and lip-smacking.

Reserve your Appletizer for the night stash. She’s sleepy and sedative, great for ending the day with.