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Ortega types (named after Jim Ortega)are thinner leaf Affies and taller skinnier type by growth, so not all pure ML afghanis are BLD type either.
Thanks for the detailed answer. I just assumed MNS' Ortega would be related because of the name. I haven't grown them yet. I will check the nordle thank you.^^^^
MNS Ortega is a NL5 x NL1 hybrid, it’s not related to Sensi’s MLI at all, so you got something mixed up with the info..
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Your plant looks nice, r-666.
MLI also has Skunk1 in it, The Ortega mom wasn’t the only source of nld traits in MLI, and your plant may have some SK1 genes in it, to me it looks quite different to my BD Ortega. Ortega-types seem to be quite slender-abit single cola oriented and your plant looks abit too bulky and brachy, but still it should have alot of Ort genes in it cause MLI was was originally 50% Ortega-type = (Ort x AfgT/SK1) x (Ort x AfgS/SK1).
I have never seen a photos of Nevil’s Ortegas, AfgS or AfgT plants, but AfgT seems to breed more bld types than Ortega, don’t know about AfgS.
Someone wrote on MNS forums that MNS Nordle is AfgS x SK1 but Shanti didn’t leave any comment about the claim, so i don’t know if it’s true, but your plant looks abit like some Nordle types on the photos, so maybe it is a AfgS/sk1 pheno?? I haven’t grown Nordle myself.
On MNS Nordle page it says “Breeders: Nevil & Shantibaba” so Shanti made it with Nevil’s old seed stock
https://mrnice.nl/dhtml/strains.php?id=61
Go to MNS forums and look thru the Nordle threads on the Strains-subforum, there’s bunch of Nordle photos there.
The Maple Leaf-Ortega has fairly dark green leaf – look at the photo of the US Ortega clone – that are abit tear drop shaped, the fingers i mean, while the narrow leaf on your plant looks more straight to me and lighter green. And the plant looks too bulky and brachy to be a pure Ortega-type, like i mentioned.
How does it smell? Ortega-types seems to have gingerbread cookies/cinnamon spicey hash aroma + berries ..may also have sweet apricots and (green) apple notes.
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Yea those veg picks show little more Ortega. The aroma profile you mentioned sure is similar to my BD. Maybe you have a proper MLI polyhybrid – bit of this and bit of that.
My Ortega-BD is also the best stuff after a stressful day. It has abit of that joyful “bliss” effect like the best Blueberry afghanis have, so i’m sure your plant has good bit of Ort in it as alot of it seems to match my BD-Ort.
Nevil’s Skunks seem to have quite noticeable aroma traits, perfumey, lavander, gummy, musty, stuff you can find in UK Cheese genetics, so those smells are quite easy to pick out.
MNS Nordle doesn’t look very bld in bloom either in the photos i’ve seen and Maple Leaf-afghani sure wasn’t a pure bld line, so it’s possible there are more narrow leaf traits among them. My BD-Ort seems to breed recessive phenos that are even more nld than she is, tall and lankier types.
First Lady from Sensi Seeds is also based around Maple Leaf-afghani genetics i’ve read and seems to have those nld traits from the Ortega-types. Haven’t grown any and the line doesn’t look good enough for me to try, some plants are abit leafy.
Bump ... a little editSomeone wrote on MNS forums that MNS Nordle is AfgS x SK1 but Shanti didn’t leave any comment about the claim, so i don’t know if it’s true, but your plant looks abit like some Nordle types on the photos, so maybe it is a AfgS/sk1 pheno?? I haven’t grown Nordle myself.
EDIT: Nordle is actually Afg-T x Skunk so basically a Super Skunk
Here's a what Nevil said about it on some thread at MNS forums: "Names don't mean much to me. Super Skunk, Ultra Skunk, Nordle. It's all AfgT x SK1 to me."
How do they smell in veg? Keep us posted when you get to bloom them.View attachment 18747961
Chimtal from Afghan Selections. Kept the best 3 from the pack which had excellent germination. Hoping the light green branchy one is Male. Its leaf stems have remained Pink the whole time.
read the thread and...Landrace Afghani
Landrace Afghani
I was gifted 38 seeds sourced direct from Afghanistan, of those seeds 37 were very similar but 1 grew with single blade leaf and was almost runt like for the first month of growing. She ended up being possibly the greatest find I've had in any seeds let alone landrace. Im currently testing this cut crossed with my ChemValley Cooks (Forum GSC x SFV OG/ChemD BX).