Mendocino Girl Crush Strain Review: Grow Notes & Flower Time

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Girl Crush is an F2 feminized photoperiod from Twenty20 Mendocino, crossed from Biscotti and Bad Girl. She’s not the fastest strain in the catalog — flowering runs 64–74 days, putting her on the longer end for a modern hybrid — but she makes up for it with two things: uniformity and appearance. The F2 generation has low phenotypic variation, and under cool temperatures in late flower the plants go deep purple and magenta, making her one of the most photogenic strains at North Atlantic Seed.

Grow notes

Stretch is above average, so indoor growers should plan for significant vertical growth during the transition to flower. She responds well to training, and Twenty20 specifically recommends a SCROG setup to flatten the canopy and even out the dense, high-yielding top canopy she naturally forms.

Yields are described as average — not a production powerhouse, but competitive for her difficulty class. Where she earns points is vigor: outdoor plants stay healthy and productive without the excessive size that some long-flowering strains push into.

Purple coloration is temperature-sensitive. Growers who drop night temperatures in the final two to three weeks of flower get the full deep-purple-and-magenta expression. Warmer finishes stay mostly green with purple accents.

Trellising requirements are average, but given the stretch, a scrog net or stake support is advisable.

Aroma, flavor, and effects

The terpene profile is unusual: gas, licorice, kerosene, fennel, and fresh skunk spray. It’s not a dessert strain, and it’s not a traditional diesel — it sits somewhere specific and memorable. Reviewers consistently describe the nose as “one of a kind in the lineup,” and Twenty20 has called this plant “an absolute fan favorite” on the basis of its terps and its visual.

Effects aren’t documented in detail on the breeder page. Home reports describe a balanced body-and-mind high, not overly sedating, suited to late afternoons or wind-down evenings.

Who this strain is for

Girl Crush is worth growing if you want:

Visual bag appeal. Few strains match her deep purple and magenta fades.
A unique terpene profile. The licorice-fennel-kerosene combination is distinctive.
F2 stability. Less variation than pheno-hunting lines.
A SCROG project. She rewards the effort of a flat canopy.

She’s less ideal if you need a short flower (she’s longer than most modern hybrids) or if you’re growing in a short tent and can’t accommodate the above-average stretch.

Where to buy Girl Crush seeds

Available from North Atlantic Seed Company in 3 and 6 packs of feminized photoperiod seeds.

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For other visually striking hybrids, see Apple Blossom and Blueberry Cupcake. For training techniques that make the most of Girl Crush’s structure, see the speed up your grow guide.

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Mendocino Girl Crush Strain Review: Grow Notes & Flower Time

Grow notes

Aroma, flavor, and effects

Who this strain is for

Where to buy Girl Crush seeds