Good afternoon aficionados, gardeners, farmers, breeders, and dispensary patrons. Our tolerance is Starship-high after 4/20 on Hippie Hill, plus judging dabs for The Emerald Cup. At present, we’re smoking on some contemporary Pledg from Sherbinskis, Zkittlez from MOCA Humboldt, and East Coast Bitter Diesel from UJ.
On-line and throughout the US, a deluge of latest sweet, peach, gasoline, and tropical terps await you. The weed universe’s enlargement retains accelerating, simply in time for hotter climate. The 4/20 gross sales, pressure debuts, clone drops, and contests really feel like consuming from a flamethrower. However we confronted it, distilling this fats dab of hashish genetics intelligence for you. Presenting: Leafly Pressure Information Weekly #3.
New or refreshed pressure element pages:
- Jungle Sundown from Seed Junky takes you on a sweaty cruise.
- Turtle Pie from Turtle Pie hits that dessert observe.
- The Lemon Runtz pressure provides extra lemon to Runtz—by no means a nasty thought.
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Prime pressure information
Grower Royal Budline, rosin-maker Have Hash, and melt-maker Hash Muppits every took residence a $40,000 purse on April 20 on Hippie Hill as winners of the primary King of Z Hill competitors, sponsored by Sticker Farmer. Twenty flower strains entered, however King of Z Hill went to “Royal Z”—Royal Budline’s Zkittlez lower. Second place in flower: Floraflameca’sFish Scale (Menthol x Biscotti).
Zalympix Michigan noticed Sweet Fumes by grower Rkive take Finest Total. A Sherb Pie took second, and a Titty Sprinkles got here in third.
The ZalympixEast Coast contest gave Gotti’s Zkittlez x Zoap the Finest Total title. Maine Timber’ tasty Blue Lobster took second, Epiphany-grown Apples and Bananas made third.
Growers hoping for a profitable bean lined up across the block and in a single day in downtown LA for Masonic Seed Co.’s Free Seed Day. Particular freebies got here from Compound Genetics and DNA Genetics.
Surfr Seeds’ pressure Level Break grew to become a Excessive Occasions Pressure of the Day. Get barreled with Surfr’s new: Mega Bitter OG crosses.
Scorching seed & clone drops to scoop
Z work
The worldwide titan Archive Seeds lays down Tar (Moonbow #112 x Face Off Bx1), for if you love that sweet however want that gasoline. Twelve common seeds value $250.
Trop Cookies scions Bloom Seeds heightens the confection wave with new crosses of Sweet Fumez (Z x Sherbanger). Plus, gross sales on Sherbanger gear, Papaya Gasoline, and Sherbanger F2; and don’t miss Black Maple.
Get tropical with Uncooked Genetics’ 4/20 sale on Rainbow Zlushiez x Tropical Runtz. Or develop massive with GMO Pie (GMO x Georgia Pie).
Associated
Leafly Buzz: 13 high hashish strains of March
Lemon desserts
Unique Genetix crosses Lemon Cherry Gelato to Falcon-9 with Yikes; “fruit, taste, and enjoyable touches of sweet gasoline.”
Oakland grand slammer Grandiflora presents Lemon Cherry Gelato work Grandi Candi, and Eastmont.
The Cali cloners at Phinest level to the candy and gassy Limoncello Runtz.
Lemonnade has contemporary Medellin crosses on Cookies Seed Financial institution—like Peach Tea (Medellin x Georgia Pie) to your candy tooth.
Gasoline station
Seed Junky Genetics’ of LA has Bubba Octane x SJG OG within the newest on Neptune Seedbank.
Golden Coast Genetics needs to take you to the Enjoyable Zone (Tremendous D Hearth x Albert Walker OG).
Breeder Skunk Home serves up PapaBurger (Papaya x Modified Banana) x Donny Burger; creamy, candy papaya burger funk that dumps for hash.
On April 25, famous Oregon breeder Wyeast Farms launched crosses of Chilly Snap (Biscotti x The Menthol). I’d attempt Cryo Wolf, the Zuyaqui cross. $200 per pack of 10 fems. Possibly you will be the subsequent King of Z Hill.
Classic
Romulan Genetics retains it classic with Communion S1—(Grapestomper OG x Durban Poison) x Romulan.
Mass Medical Seeds recommends Watermelon Hashplant, a pure sativa landrace from Bodhi with smells of watermelon, rank, gnarly citrus, and chocolate.
Michigan breeder Cosmic Knowledge—maker of Banana Twerpz—launched a classic Bubba Hindu, in addition to a “devastatingly sturdy” Michigan Purple Haze (Purple NL2 Haze x Pure Michigan 2.0).
Peach, please
Fidel’s, of hash gap and flower fame, has seeds with Pure Sativa. Squeeze the Peach Tart (Peach Ouncesx Pomelo x Gelatti x Kushmints).
Crockett Household Farms’ newest contains Peach Perfection—a pressure known as Juice (Shishkaberry x Tangie) crossed to Peaches. We’re listening to nice issues about this Shishkaberry.
Ethos Genetics automates peach terps with Peach Crescendo Auto RF3.
Artwork of the week
RAPID UNSCHEDULED DISASSEMBLY pic.twitter.com/aW80FWAFY8
— beeple (@beeple) April 21, 2023
Upcoming seed/clone releases
Cannarado—Colorado’s main breeder—releases his “Freeze” line Might 1, with fems of Fried Ice Cream, Grandpa’s Gun Chest, and Magenta Freeze (Y Life x Grape Gasoline) x (FIC x Grandpa’s Gun Chest).
Solfire Gardens will quickly launch the Udder Insanity line off of Bitties x MindFlayer; candy and heavy with couchlock.
Symbiotic Genetics has Kombucha crosses coming quickly on Horror Seeds.
Weed genetics tales we preferred this month
First Smoke of the Daypodcast with particular visitor Uncooked Genetics speaking in regards to the making of Stuffed French Toast, and White Zlushiez.
Leafly hash reporter Jimi Devine interviews Fig Farms’ Keith on breeding and rising; for the brand new Hearst podcast Smoke & Bridges.
Weed contest calendar
Winner, winner, or no dinner.
Proper Now—the California State Truthful Hashish Awards submission window stays open. [link]
Excessive Occasions Hashish Cup New MexicoFolks’s Selection Version judges kits obtainable. [link]
Might—The Develop Off–Oklahoma clones drop in Might. [link]
Might 5—Cinco de Higho Might 5 in San Francisco features a qualifier spherical for the subsequent Transbay Problem by Jimi Devine. Tickets are on sale now. [link]
Associated
All of 2022’s Hashish Cup winners and the place to purchase them
Might 8—Excessive Occasions Hashish Cup Folks’s Selection SoCal product submissions are due. [link]
Might 13—The Emerald Cup awards ceremony in Richmond, CA. [link]
Might 21—Oregon Leaf Bowl awards ceremony in Portland. [link]
June—The Zalympix California awards ceremony deliberate. [link]
June 23—The Develop-OffMassachusetts clones out. [link]
July 10—Excessive Occasions Hashish Cup Folks’s Selection Version Michigan winners introduced. Judges’ kits can be found now. [link]
Oct. 7-8—Errl Cup Arizona in Mesa deliberate. [link]
Dec. 9—Oregon Growers Cup in Riddle, OR. [link]
Might the very best weed win!
Quote of the week
“PSA: Don’t use a grinder. Use your fingers and save the seeds.”
See you subsequent time with extra contemporary flavors.
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