Somango by ApeOrigin

Type mostly indicaFlower ±65 daysCross Somango

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Back in the early 2000s, Soma had the whole scene locked down with Soma #5, which he eventually renamed Somango. He got the base genetics from a buddy in New York who was messing around with tropical lines, then crossed a massive Big Skunk Korean with his Jack Herer. Fast forward a bit, and the crew at ApeOrigin decided to step in and do the community a solid. They aren't about chasing the latest hype cuts; instead, they took a verified, elite clone from Soma’s original seed stock and hit it with itself to make an S1. And honestly, they nailed it. You get that authentic, old-school genetic stability that's getting impossible to find these days.

In the room, this plant is an absolute beast with its branching. She wants to throw out long side branches and can stretch a fair bit, so if you're running a Sea of Green, you better stay on top of your canopy management. The vegetative growth is vigorous, but the real magic happens in flower. Once she starts pushing those 8 to 10 weeks, you'll see deep purple hues bleeding into the fan leaves, contrasting heavily with the ridiculous frost layer on the buds. Old forum heads over on ICMag always point out that this specific phenotype is a hash maker's dream because the resin heads are huge and dump effortlessly.

But the real reason you grow Somango is the terpene profile. Pop a jar of this, and your entire room smells like rotting papayas, sweet mangoes, and a sharp hit of citrus funk. Even though it's technically a 75/25 indica dominant cross, the smoke won't glue you to the couch. It hits with a surprisingly cerebral, uplifting head high that gets your creative gears turning. It’s one of those rare fruity indicas that you can smoke all day without taking a nap, and ApeOrigin deserves serious respect for keeping this classic alive and true to its roots.

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This is one of the most influential cannabis varieties in history. Somango has been used to breed 68 documented descendant strains in our database, making it a cornerstone of modern genetics.

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Breeder	ApeOrigin
Type	mostly indica
Flowering time	±65 days
Environment	Greenhouse
Lineage	Somango
Descendants	Breeders Choice - Somango Haze, Best Mango, Somango, Somango x SCBDx, Seemango, Dizzy Duck Seeds - Magic Mango, Smoothie Auto, Somango Haze, 710 Mango, Somango, Gokunk, Piensa En Somango, Victory Seeds - Somango, Mango Cream, Somango, Dracomango, Sputnik Seeds - Somango Mayor, Mango Chutney, Blim Burn Seeds - Narkosis, Mango Cheese Quake, Somango #47, Somango, Mango Juice, Gea Seeds - Critical Purple, IBZ Seeds - Fast Soma, Critical ++, Twister, Peaches, Somango, Zkittlez x Somango, G13 Hash Plant x Somango, Somango X, Auto Somango, Cropical Fruit, Soma Seeds - G13 Haze Somango, Somango Glue, Somango Widow, Black Mango, Auto Blue Mango, Wifi x Somango, Mango Cookies, Mango Cream, Zkit Kandy Dream Auto, Somango, Mighty Mango Bud, Auto Somango, Somanta, Paisa Grow Seeds - Soganjah, CBD Botanic - CBD Somango, Amherst Sour Diesel x Somango, Txomango, Auto Somango, Fast Gun, Sweet Madness, Critical Mango, IBZ Haze, Tropimango, Mr. Eiden Mass, Piensa En Somango Auto, Green Mango, Somango XL, Somango Juice, Jah Seeds - Auto African Honey, Devils Mango, Somango XL, Victory Seeds - Auto Somango, AK, Auto Somango

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Ancestry Pedigree

Somango
ApeOrigin

Somango
Breeder: ApeOrigin
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Somango
Soma Seeds

Big Skunk Korean
Unknown or Legendary

Indica Sativa
Original Strains

Jack Herer
Sensi Seeds

Northern Lights Nr5
The Seed Bank

USA Mostly Indica
Original Strains

Original Haze
Cultivators Choice

Haze
Unknown or Legendary

Mexico Sativa
Original Strains

Colombia Sativa
Original Strains

Thailand Sativa
Original Strains

India Sativa
Original Strains

Growing Somango: what to expect

As an indica-leaning plant, expect a modest stretch after the flip (roughly 50–100%) and dense bud structure — which makes late-flower humidity discipline the main risk: keep RH in the 40s once buds fatten to stay ahead of mold. Growers familiar with Somango will recognize much of its behavior. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.

Somango FAQ

How long does Somango take to flower?

Somango typically flowers in around 65 days after switching to a 12/12 light schedule. Individual phenotypes vary, so judge harvest readiness by trichome color, not the calendar.

Is Somango an indica or a sativa?

Somango is listed as mostly indica.

What are the parents of Somango?

Somango was bred from Somango by ApeOrigin.

What environment does Somango like?

Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.

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