Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto Seeds by Fast Buds
Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto by Fast Buds brings together award-winning Lemon Cherry Cookies genetics with the heavy potency and distinctive character of Mendo Breath Auto IBL.
The cross is Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto × Mendo Breath Auto, released as an F1 Hybrid Feminized Autoflower with approximately 70% Indica and 30% Sativa genetics.
Fast Buds currently reports THC reaching up to 30%, but there’s more going on here than potency. Vanilla candy and soft caramel form the sweeter side of the profile, while cherry and citrus brighten things up before a subtle touch of spice appears underneath.
At SeedMasters.com, we think that’s what separates Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto from some of the other Lemon Cherry Cookies crosses we’ve recently looked at. This one goes darker, creamier and a little richer.
A Fast Buds x Atlas Seed Collaboration
The full genetic pairing is:
Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto × Mendo Breath Auto IBL
Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto hardly needs much introduction within the current Fast Buds catalogue. It won Best Autoflower Hybrid at the 2025 American Autoflower Cup and was also named Strain of the Year at the 2025 Grow Awards.
The other parent comes from Atlas Seed.
Mendo Breath Auto IBL combines GMO Auto × Mendo Auto, and Fast Buds says this line tested above 30% THC and achieved top placements at the 2025 American Autoflower Cup.
Rather than describing the project as an attempt to balance two completely different parents, Fast Buds says the idea was essentially to stack their strongest characteristics together.
That’s a good way of looking at Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto.
Lemon Cherry Cookies brings flavour and competition pedigree. Mendo Breath brings another layer of potency, density and dessert-like depth.
Vanilla Candy, Caramel and Cherry
Despite having Cherry in the name, this isn’t simply another cherry-dominant strain.
Fast Buds lists the flavour around:
Sweet cherry
Vanilla candy
Soft caramel
Cream
Citrus
Light spice
The vanilla and caramel are what we’d concentrate on.
They give Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto a richer dessert character than some of the brighter Lemon Cherry Cookies hybrids. Cherry is still clearly present, but citrus adds freshness while spice provides a little contrast at the end.
At SeedMasters.com, we’d describe it as more of a creamy confectionery profile than a straightforward fruit strain.
And that’s useful because Fast Buds has released several Lemon Cherry Cookies crosses recently.
They don’t all need to taste the same.
Compact, Dense and Seriously Frosty
Fast Buds describes Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto as having an optimal, compact structure focused heavily on dense flower production.
The flowers themselves become thick and weighty, with substantial trichome coverage and the resin-heavy appearance you’d expect from the genetics.
Fast Buds classifies the variety as Large (L) and gives a height range of approximately 80–120 cm.
The flowering period is another notable specification at just 8 weeks.
For a modern F1 carrying this level of breeder-reported potency and two fairly complex parental lines, that’s impressively quick.
Up to 30% THC
Fast Buds currently lists Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto at up to 30% THC, with CBD below 1%.
The finished genetic balance is strongly Indica leaning at 70% Indica / 30% Sativa.
Fast Buds’ user-reported effects currently lean towards relaxed and happy, with sleepy, hungry, uplifted and creative characteristics also appearing among responses.
We wouldn’t read too much into individual effect reports, but they do broadly fit the Indica-dominant genetic profile.
As always at SeedMasters.com, the 30% THC figure should be understood as the breeder’s reported maximum rather than a guaranteed result for every individual expression.
Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto at a Glance
Breeder: Fast Buds
Genetics: Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto × Mendo Breath Auto IBL
Mendo Breath Background: GMO Auto × Mendo Auto
Seed Type: F1 Hybrid Feminized Autoflower
Indica / Sativa: 70% Indica / 30% Sativa
THC: Up to 30% according to Fast Buds
CBD: Less than 1%
Flowering Period: Approximately 8 weeks
Size Classification: Large (L)
Height: Approximately 80–120 cm
Aroma: Vanilla, caramel, cherry and citrus
Flavour: Sweet vanilla candy, soft caramel, cherry, citrus and spice
Appearance: Dense, chunky and resin-rich flowers
Character: Indica dominant and relaxing
Notable Background: Fast Buds × Atlas Seed collaboration using award-winning parent genetics
Our Take on Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto
At SeedMasters.com, we’ve now looked at several strains built around Lemon Cherry Cookies Auto, and this might be one of the more interesting directions Fast Buds has taken it.
The key is Mendo Breath.
Instead of adding another bright tropical fruit or candy strain, Fast Buds has paired Lemon Cherry Cookies with an IBL carrying GMO Auto and Mendo Auto genetics.
That changes the personality.
The cherry and citrus haven’t disappeared, but vanilla candy and soft caramel become much more prominent. There’s also a subtle spicy edge that stops the flavour reading like another generic sweet strain.
We like the collaboration aspect too.
Fast Buds could easily keep recycling genetics from within its own catalogue, but bringing in Mendo Breath Auto IBL from Atlas Seed introduces something genuinely different to the family tree.
And the two sides already had serious credentials before they met.
For collectors browsing the SeedMasters.com Fast Buds range, we’d separate Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto from the other recent Lemon Cherry Cookies hybrids like this:
Banana Cherry Cookies Auto goes towards banana candy and tropical fruit.
Mango Cherry Runtz Auto adds mango, Runtz and sour citrus.
Mendo Cherry Cookies Auto is the richer option, moving towards vanilla candy, caramel, cream and spice while keeping cherry and citrus underneath.
Same Lemon Cherry Cookies starting point.
Very different destination.
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