Fritter Mints Small Batch Seedling Drop

Exclusive Seedlings Now at The Sanctuary from Purple City Genetics

PCG Background: 

Purple City Genetics is an Oakland, California-based cannabis collective founded in 2008. We were born out of the medical movement, primarily with smaller indoor growers who always had their finger on the pulse with respect to consumer preferences, both current and also what the next vanguard cultivars were likely to be. This type of close connection to the community of growers, cultivators, farmers and producers has been one of our greatest allies from a cultivar selection and breeding process. As a result, many farms now look to us to ask ‘What should we grow next year? What’s going to be the next big thing?”. The genesis of our breeding program extended from the same desire we’ve always had: to provide new, unique and vanguard cultivars to farmers with trends, terroir/microclimate considerations and end-use cases in mind (i.e. top shelf flower, hash, biomass, etc.). We’ve always found setting trends is a lot more exciting than chasing them, and breeding exemplifies this for us. 

PCG Breeding Philosophy: 

From a philosophy perspective, we care deeply about the plant which faces an ever-evolving set of challenges, both human and botanical. From a breeding standpoint, our mission is to provide the best genetics possible. This means searching through hundreds of thousands of seeds every year looking for just one or two cuts worthy of the Purple City Genetics roster: high THC, unbelievable terps, high return in concentrates. 

PCG Breeding Program: 

Our breeding program is geared towards broad acre use, strong agronomic plants, but with buyers in mind who want a variety of popular flavors and terpenes. The program is created from an extensive archive of genetics that range from rare and emerging exotics to the canonical standards. Our seed line is a true expression of California’s diverse cannabis heritage—shaped with both farmers and tastemakers in mind. We offer a broad range of feminized, autoflower, and standard photoperiod seeds to solve for the diverse needs of cannabis farmers regardless of environment or end use case (ie top shelf flower, live resin via mechanical extraction, etc.) 

Why Seeds vs Clones: 

Many growers ask “Why seeds over clones?”. Compared to clones, seeds offer increased yields at lower cost, stronger taproots and immune systems, elevated THC and terpene levels, and more pest/viroid resistance. Seed based plants are a known standard for more established agricultural sectors, and we are starting to see a major shift in the marketplace with cannabis farmers who are seeing the light with respect to starting from seed vs clone. 

PCG 2021 Limited Retail Seedlings: 

Our limited edition seedling offering for select dispensaries, including The Sanctuary in Sacramento, offers the newest PCG selections that commercial cultivators are selecting to grow this season but aren’t available to consumers in seed or clone form. The small batch nature of PCG retail seedlings ensures that home growers that want to be on the cutting edge of genetics have access to what’s typically only reserved for commercial farmers. Some of the releases are varieties that also won’t even be available to commercial farms and will only be available in the dispensary seedling drops. One of the best examples of this category of PCG varieties is our upcoming Fritter Mints. The lineage is Apple Fritter x Gush Mints. It’s a 9-10 week strain, and is an indica leaning hybrid. This is a prime example of a rare and emerging exotic cultivar bred by PCG.  

Gush Mints Crosses & Fritter Mints Continued: 

Why is it rare and exotic? When we bred Gush Mints itself, we intentionally selected for traits and a terp profile that harken back to cultivars from the days of early legalization cannabis but also still meet the needs of today’s growers from a yield and THC%. Gush Mints present with purple phenotypes and have a creamy gelato, vanilla frosting, but also gassy, burnt rubber-esque terp profile. Kush Mints in and of itself has many of these traits, however it can be a particularly slow vegging plant. With Gush Mints, we crossed Kush Mints with our selected pheno of F1 Durb x Gushers, and the result is a poly-hybrid that we feel is a defining cultivar for 2021. Apple Fritter is another front-of-the curve clone we have offered for some time that everyone loves, so it was an obvious choice for crossing with Gush Mints to create a terpene tornado. One tradeoff of exotics like Apple Fritter is that they don't always yield at the same level as ‘workhorse’ strains. While this was fine when pounds commanded $4,000 for exotics, and the yield:price tradeoff made sense, today’s marketplace demands an ever increasing set of standards on all fronts. 

Our goal with Fritter Mints was twofold: 1.) Breed for an improved growth structure/yield from Apple Fritter side, and 2.) suss out a lip smacking set of terpenes from both sides that bring the best of the creamy, Apple Fritter style terpenes together with the burnt rubber and gas from the Gush Mints for a very exotic flavor profile. 

Apple Fritter and Gush Mints are both front of the curve vanguard superstar varieties in their own right. In terms of growth characteristics, expect Fritter Mints to produce very big plants, with flowers that are going to have a darker color with provocative purple hues. This limited edition, small batch seedling drop offers the very best of what discerning cannabis consumers are after in today’s marketplace without compromise. 

Harvest Timing Notes: The terpene notes on Fritter Mints will change the longer you let the plant continue into maturity, assuming you don’t let it get overripe. If you really want to let the terpenes sing and hit the sweet spot, let the Fritter Mints go the distance. This is one you’ll be happy you were patient with and let it go the distance, ideally harvesting just around or at the 65-70 day flowering time threshold.

Final Thoughts on the Fritter Mints Drop: 

One of the primary reasons we launched the small batch seedling program is for consumers to have fun playing with something different, and also with the wild card that comes with seed-based plants since phenos can differ from one another. For as unique as the Fritter Mints cross is in and of itself, growers will love the thrill of the hunt when growing any of our small batch seedlings. These are only dropping one-time, and not available in seed or clone form. Part of the excitement is in the magic and mystery of being delighted by what your specific seedling blossoms into. When you cultivate a Fritter Mints seedling and crack open a jar at a party you’ll not only turn heads, you’ll have something truly unique. 

Eric Rosen is the Sales director of Purple City Genetics. He holds an MBA from The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. When he’s not traveling around the state consulting with cultivators, he lives in Los Angeles and enjoys spending time with his wife, 3 kids and their Pandemic Puppy, Mushu.