6 Considerations For Choosing Which Seeds To Pop Next

Since I started my Hobby Grow in 2019, I’ve stockpiled more than a dozen cuts and 1200+ seeds.

And that does’t even include bag seeds, my Fiancé’s collection, or the seeds I’ve already popped.

As a hobby grower, your efforts are limited both by space and plant count.

As a medical patient in Colorado with an Extended Plant Count, I’m able to have 23 plants, but I can only flower so many at a time–6 to be exact.

A full stable means I’m smoking the same varieties for at least the next 8 months, assuming no hiccups in my schedule.

So, I had to make two tough choices:

1. Kill half the stable to make room for new flavors.(Guided by 3 Brutally Simple Yes-or-No Questions)

2. Sort through hundreds of seeds and pick those new flavors.(Guided by 6 Subjective Considerations)

6 Considerations For Choosing New Flavors

If you’re a hobby grower with too many cuts and seeds to choose from, narrow down your selections with these 6 considerations and I promise you’ll find something exciting to hunt through:

1. Final ProductWith limited space, I am looking for a balance between plants best suited for flower and hash.

2. Consumer PreferenceThe flavors I love are not always the same as those of my household, and maintaining a selection that offers something for everyone is key.

3. Type of SeedThe seeds I have vary–I’ve got regs and fems and autos. In this case, I’m hunting photoperiod plants, maintaining a balance between regs that require sexing and fems that do not.

4. Regional VarietyEvery market has its own saturation issues; Colorado is no different. I specifically chose varieties from different areas of the country that had not yet become popular locally.

5. ExclusivityOn a similar note, one of the advantages of hobby growing is the opportunity to explore limited releases that may not be suited for commercial production. Packs from limited drops offer a chance to find something unique.

6. Variety of FlavorNot just within the grow, but, specifically, looking for flavors that we haven’t had recently.

3 New Flavors We’ll Be Hunting (And Why)

Garlic Grove — Fresh Coast Seed Co

Lineage: GMO x Garlic Icing

Type: Regular (M/F)

Notes: Chosen for regional variety (Made in Michigan), Flavor (my Fiancé loves garlicky genetics), Final Product (GMO crosses typically do well in both flower and hash)

Red Smoothie — Terp Fountain Genetics

Lineage: Strawnana (TF Cut) x Red Piegasm

Type: Feminized

Notes: Chosen for regional variety (Made in Michigan), Flavor (described as Ripe banana, bubblegum, and hot red berries), Final Product (hash-specific variety), Exclusivity (limited amount of packs released)

Pancakez — Aficionado

Lineage: Grape Pie “L.A. Cut” x Cherry Noir

Type: Regular (M/F)

Notes: Chosen for regional variety (Made in California), Final Product (Hoping for a Flower-specific keeper), Exclusivity (only 500 packs released)