Hybrid · Gage Green Genetics
Mendo Montage
Mendo Montage is one of the older Gage Green selections, built from Northern California Mendocino-county heritage lines that Mendo Purps worked with through the mid-2000s before the Gage collective formalized the program. The cross brings together a Mendocino-grown Purps mother with a Crystal Locomotive father, producing an unusually complex terpene profile that reads grape-and-incense on the cure with a faint pine undertone. Outdoor-leaning by design, the strain holds up under sun-grown conditions in Mediterranean climates better than most of the modern indoor-bred Gage catalogue and is one of the few Gage releases that growers consistently report finishing on schedule outdoors. Plants finish in mid-October at Northern California latitudes with medium-density buds that color through to a deep purple as night temperatures drop. The high leans cerebral-and-uplifting rather than heavy indica, which makes it an outlier among the OG-and-Cookies-heavy Gage catalogue.
Reviewed 2026-05-23· Sources: seedfinder.eu, Gage Green Genetics pack inserts, Mendocino growers reports
Potency
- THC range
- 17–22%
- Typical THC
- 19%
- CBD
- up to 0.2%
Flowering
- Indoor weeks
- 8–10 wk
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Climate
- Mediterranean, warm temperate, outdoor
Yield & size
- Indoor
- 400-500 g/m²
- Outdoor
- 550-850 g/plant
- Height
- 120-160 cm
Indica / sativa ratio
Terpene profile
The aromatic compounds below shape how Mendo Montage smells, tastes, and ultimately feels in the body.
- dominant
Myrcene
Sedating, musky, herbal — commonly linked to couch-lock effects.
- secondary
Pinene
Alert and pine-forward — associated with mental clarity and bronchodilation.
- secondary
Linalool
Floral and lavender-like — calming, often noted for sleep and anxiety support.
- minor
Caryophyllene
Peppery and spicy — the only terpene that binds CB2 receptors, studied for anti-inflammatory action.
Reported side effects
Lineage
Mendo Montage traces to Mendocino Purps × Crystal Locomotive. The cross sits in the Mendocino heritage family, which influences both the terpene profile and the flowering structure described above.
Genetic family tree
Documented parents for Mendo Montage based on breeder catalogues. Library entries are clickable; ancestors not yet documented on this site appear in a lighter, non-linked box.
Strains crossed with Mendo Montage
Mendo Montage is a parent of 2 strains in the broader catalogue. These are crosses that carry Mendo Montage genetics on at least one side of the cross.
Grow profile
Grow profile
- Indica / sativa
- 50% / 50%
- Flowering days
- 56–70 days
- Stretch
- Moderate
- Pest resistance
- High
- Mold resistance
- Moderate
- Training methods
- topping, lst, supercropping
Feed schedule for Mendo Montage
These EC and NPK targets are starting points calibrated for the strain's Hybrid lean and moderate difficulty rating — not gospel. Drop 15-20% off any EC ceiling on your first run and let the plant tell you where it actually wants to feed.
Suggested feed schedule
- Late veg
- 1.3-1.5 EC
- Early flower
- 1.4-1.6 EC, NPK 2-2-4
- Mid flower
- 1.7-1.9 EC, NPK 1-3-5
- Late flower
- 1.5-1.7 EC
- Final week
- Plain pH-balanced water for the last 7-10 days; light flush if you ran nutrients on the higher end.
Full breakdown of feed math, runoff testing, and salt buildup in our nutrient guide.
What to expect through the grow cycle
Mendo Montage is documented with a 9-week flower split across the standard hybrid phases. The visual below maps a documented 13-week cycle built from 4weeks of vegetative growth and the strain's published flowering window.
Published grow reports for Mendo Montage concentrate the most observational notes on the mid-to-late flower transition. This timeline is descriptive — it reflects what reports document, not a how-to. Actual week-to-week behaviour varies with phenotype, light intensity, pot size, and environment.
Phase details
- Veg (weeks 1-4)
- The documented vegetative period for Mendo Montage. Plants establish root structure, leaf canopy, and node count before flower triggering, with a moderate difficulty rating shaping how forgiving the early canopy work tends to be.
- Stretch (weeks 5-7)
- Mendo Montage is documented as having moderate stretch. Reports describe the plant roughly doubling in height during this phase as the hybrid structure establishes its final flowering frame.
- Bud sites (weeks 8-9)
- Pre-flowers form at the nodes and calyxes begin to develop. Grow reports for Mendo Montagenote this as the window where the canopy's eventual bud distribution becomes visible.
- Bud development (weeks 10-11)
- Flowers thicken and calyxes fatten through this phase. Documented Mendo Montage runs show the bulk of visible flower mass accumulating here, with resin production accelerating toward the end.
- Ripening (week 12)
- Trichomes transition from clear toward cloudy and amber. Reports for Mendo Montage describe the Myrcene-led terpene profile maturing through this window, with aroma sharpening week over week.
- Final (week 13)
- Calyx swelling is documented as complete and the harvest window opens. Published Mendo Montage runs end here, within the 8-10 week flowering range reported by the breeder.
Flavor & aroma
Reported effects
Common questions about Mendo Montage
Is Mendo Montage the same as Mendo Breath?
No — Mendo Breath is a separate, later cross involving OGKB. Mendo Montage is the older Gage Green release built directly from Mendocino Purps and Crystal Locomotive, with no OGKB in the family tree.
How does Mendo Montage do outdoors?
It performs better outdoors than most modern indoor-bred hybrids — finishes mid-October at Northern California latitudes, develops deep purple color as night temperatures drop, and has been the most consistently reported outdoor Gage release of the catalogue.
Breeder of record
Gage Green Genetics
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