Why growers pay for proven cuts
Finding a true keeper takes roughly six months of growing, testing and selection per attempt. You pop a pack, grow out thirty plants from the same seed, watch them, smell them, test them, smoke them, and keep one. That's why elite cuts change hands in this industry for four figures — you're not buying a plant, you're buying somebody else's six months and the judgement they brought to it.
A clone skips all of it. Every cut in this collection comes from the same deep water culture mother room that supplies our own grow — forty-eight sites, roots down in oxygenated water — from plants selected across years of phenohunts. When you buy one of our clones you're getting the identical genetics behind the jars on our shelves, including lines that have medalled at the Emerald Cup in open competition.
Healthy mothers, clean cuts
A clone is only ever as good as the plant it came from, which is why the mother room gets more attention than anything else on the farm. Ours runs a biological IPM program — beneficial microbes and predatory insects rather than harsh chemistry — because what you spray on a mother ends up in every cut she gives you for the rest of her life.
Mothers are also cut to capacity rather than stressed. A mother room has finite arms, and pushing one for volume produces weak cuttings that root badly. That's the real reason clone drops are small and announced rather than permanently in stock.
The genetics side is growing fast
Two things are feeding this collection. The first is our own library — the mothers behind our Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 flower, available as cuts for the first time at any scale.
The second is collaboration. Our grower is building out a project with breeder James Loud, whose genetics library runs to roughly 165 lines — original cuts of OG Kush, Granddaddy Purple, the classic cookies family and a great deal more. With his Oakland operation closing, those cuts are moving through us, which means a library that was previously only available on the West Coast becomes available nationwide, and into Europe.
Drops are announced to the mailing list first. If a strain you want isn't listed, join the list — or just ask, because the answer is often "next drop".
Clones FAQ
What exactly am I buying?
A cutting taken from a proven mother plant — the exact genetics of the strain named, ready to root. Check each listing for whether cuts ship rooted or unrooted and what's included.
Clone or seed — which is right for me?
A clone is a head start: no popping seeds, no hunting through thirty seedlings for the keeper, because that work is done and you know exactly what you're getting. Seeds suit growers who want to run their own selection, store genetics long-term, or find something nobody else has.
Why are proven cuts expensive?
Six months of work per keeper, and a mother room that has to be kept clean and healthy to produce them. Elite cuts trade for four figures in this industry precisely because the selection work can't be shortcut.
How do I root a cutting?
In your preferred medium — rockwool, plugs, or straight into a well-prepared substrate. Keep humidity high and light gentle until roots establish; ours throw roots in eight to ten days under a dome. If you're set up to grow, you're set up to root.
What happens after it roots?
What we do: transplant into a one-gallon coco bag, veg for about two weeks to a foot or so, then flip to flower for fifty-five to sixty-five days. That's the whole cycle our own rooms run, and it works.
Can I take my own cuts from it?
Yes. Buy one clone, veg it into a mother, and you have that genetic for as long as you keep her healthy. That's what a lot of our clone customers are actually buying.
Can I legally grow these?
Cultivation rules vary by state and change often. Know your local laws before you buy — we can't advise on your state's position.
Why are drops so limited?
A mother room has finite arms. We cut to order capacity rather than stressing the mothers, so drops are small and announced to the mailing list first.
Do you ship clones?
Yes, across the country, and we're working on Europe. Live plant material is weather-sensitive, so timing matters — ask before ordering in a heatwave or a freeze.
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