TGA Seeds
Apollo 13BX is a West Coast strain that brings together some
cannabis from the outer stratosphere. The mother is an Apollo
13 F1, and the father is a strain called Vortex, a cross between
Space Queen and Apollo 13X.
This sativa-dominant variety can be grown outside if the
weather remains plant friendly through the end of October.
Apollo 13BX also lives happily indoors, where it grows in a
vine-like structure that is cooperative in either a screen of
green or sea of green system. It can also be grown into large
bushy plants so long as the stems are supported. The gardener
will need to decide how to tame these plants to best suit the
grow space. Apollo 13BX is an agreeable, non-fussy plant, but
in order to reach her true yield potential, she needs to be
topped and trained. After she is topped, Apollo 13BX likes to
grow sideways and can get quite wide. If space is a concern,
this flexible plant can be trained to grow vertically using
bamboo stakes. The average Apollo 13BX finishes after
flowering for 8 weeks.
This plant is a moderate feeder that does not like heavy
nutrients but thrives when given a healthy boost in nitrogen.
The bud development is almost pod-like, forming long pointy
colas at its many budding sites, with the lower buds getting
chunkier and more spear-shaped. Apollo 13BX clones well, but
the long thin colas take a little extra trim time at harvest.
Apollo 13BX is the type of strain that earns marijuana
nicknames like “the fruit.” When cured these lime-green buds
have a heavy dank smell of overripe fruit, a mixture of rich
sultry mangoes and acidic lemons and an underlying pepper
tickle that comes through in the aftertaste. This is a
motivational strain. With just a few hits, many people are
inspired to get stuff done, whether writing, cleaning, working
in the yard, taking photos, or getting out on a hike in the great
outdoors. It is an up, happy yet purposeful high that invigorates
as well as a cup of good coffee. When used in baked goods, it
offers effective pain relief without inducing a nap. The bubble
hash it produces makes some growers dream of converting
their entire crop.
Breeding Apollo 13BX
Subcool TGA Seeds
The Apollo 13BX strain represents thousands of hours of
selective breeding. The THC profile of Apollo 13 has been
an inspiration to TGA Seeds because it provides such a
pleasant stimulation to one’s mental and creative energy.
This is our first available backcross of the Apollo 13.
When creating the Apollo 13BX strain, the male was the
key. We took painstaking care in selecting the male,
spending over a year on research and ultimately
examining 60 potential plants before identifying the
stable cross that exhibited all of the desirable
characteristics we were seeking.
The Apollo 13BX stands out for its instant and powerful
motivational buzz. We really wanted a strain that kept
the Apollo 13 “high” intact rather than drifting to a more
stoned experience. It is a clear and expansive cerebral
high but is not speedy or prone to paranoia. This variety
defies all stereotypes of the cannabis couch potato.
Instead, Apollo 13BX is a get-up-and-go strain that offers
a boost of mental inspiration to the diverse community of
creative, intelligent, and active people out there who
enjoy the spark that cannabis can add to whatever art,
music, writing, or other project they are undertaking.
This strain highlights the positive qualities that
marijuana has to offer humankind because it wakes up
the expansive and euphoric tendencies that we each
possess.
