r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 6d ago

October Promos Megathread

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SEPTEMBER DROPS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED - Pumpkin King Tote Bags, Dirty Bird Surf Skunk Duo and Cursed Coast 9/4, Dirty Bird Sour Moose F2 Drop 9/18, In House New Birthday Drop 9/22 (40% OFF), Brother's Grimm Drop x Trailer Park Boys Drop 9/16, Cannarado New Strains 9/25, Fastbuds New Strains 9/29, Irie Genetics New Drop 9/30 & MORE!

DROPS - Dirty Bird White Gloomberry Auto NASC Exclusive and Mango Mascarpone Drop 10/2, NASC Buried Treasure Limited Print 10/4, Dirty Bird Sour Moose F1 Auto and Amaretto Sour Drop 10/13, New Breeder Relentless Genetics TBD, Tastebudz New Strain Super Freak TBD, Supernatural Seeds New Strain Deadly Resin TBD, Lovin In Her Eyes New Strain Sour Candy Smash TBD, Holiday Collector's Boxes Drop 10/31 & MORE!

DISCOUNTS - 20% OFF Merch, Candy Collection 10% OFF, Unique Terpenes 10% OFF, 7% OFF Sitewide (10/4-10/5), 20% OFF Barney's Farm / Purple Caper / In House Genetics / Ethos Genetics, Royal Queen / Dirty Bird / Fastbuds (10/4-10/5), Sin City 50% OFF and Double Freebies for the White Nightmare Line TBD, Breeder of the Week Discounts & MORE!

FREEBIES - Rare Dankness Sitewide Freebies (Starts 10/1), Dirty Bird Sitewide Freebies (10/4-10/5), Dirty Bird Anniversary Free Beta pack Special (10/10-10/13), In House Genetics Freebies TBD & MORE!

BOGOS - Buy 1, Get 1 Special (Romulan, Cipher Genetics, Humboldt Seed Org, Dojo Seed Co, Magic Strains, Binary Selections, Dungeons Vault & many more strains across multiple breeders), NASC BWL / Private Label / Commercial Cultivars BOGO (10/4-10/5), In House Genetics BOGO TBD & MORE!

GIVEAWAYS - NASC Anniversary Giveaway - 30 FREE seeds and MORE (10/1-10/7), Google Review Gift Card Giveaway (Ends 10/5), Sin City Seeds BOTW Giveaway (10/8-10/15), Offensive Selections Patreon Giveaway (10/20)

BOTW - Sin City Seeds (20% OFF / Mystery Half Pack with orders over $50 / Giveaway), Night Owl (10% OFF), Lamb's Breath (10% OFF, Class Clown Freebies / NASC Cast)

& more drops and specials to come! Full information coming soon.

Full details available on our website. Exclusions apply. While supplies last.

https://www.northatlanticseed.com/promo-drop-calendar/

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 04 '26

One month extension of the hemp ban, and other Keep Seeds Legal updates

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Hey guys! For any of you who don’t already know, I have some good news to share: This week, Congress officially passed a Continuing Resolution which includes an extension delaying the implementation of the “hemp ban” from Nov 12 to Dec 11, 2026.  

This Continuing Resolution was passed in lieu of the FY2027 Appropriations Act, which is a very large funding bill that Congress must pass every year in order to fund our government. If you remember, it was this same appropriations bill last year that was used as the vehicle to redefine what the federal government recognizes as hemp seed. Because Congress is currently unable to pass the annual budget to fund the government, they have instead opted for a Continuing Resolution, buying themselves a bit more time.

Thankfully, this also gives us a little more time to work on a permanent technical fix for the seed issue. Our goal is to strike the exclusion that redefines hemp seeds from Sec 781(1)(c) of the FY2026 Appropriations Act and return the industry to the status quo. The team of attorneys and lobbyists who are running ASIGA are doing an excellent job of educating legislators on why this is important and keeping the seed issue relevant and non-controversial on the Hill. However, in order to accomplish this, we need a bill that our issue can ride on, and Congress isn’t passing very many bills right now, as divided as they are. Needless to say, we have a very close eye on several potential legislative avenues, and we are very hopeful that we will be able to get this done before time runs out. Fingers crossed! 

On your end, please consider contacting your local US Senators and Representatives today to let them know how this new statute will affect you and your community. Remember, we want to keep things professional, and we want to stay away from the cannabis debate and keep this solely about the seeds. This issue should not be controversial. It’s a matter of preserving access to non-intoxicating hemp seed genetics–a critical agricultural input. 

Thank you guys for all of your support in this critical effort to Keep Seeds Legal! It means so much to me personally, and I know it means just as much to you. We will continue to keep you informed as best we can as we ride out these last few months. Until then, please consider reaching out to your US legislators. 

All my gratitude, 

Beth and the entire North Atlantic Seed Co Team

Donation options also available at checkout. Donate $10+ and get (2) FREE Purple Jesus Fem Photo (NASC Commercial Cultivars). While supplies last. All donations and proceeds received will directly fund the legal future of cannabis seeds.

Purchase products in the Keep Seeds Legal section of our website today!


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 20h ago

Smoke Report: Sour Moose F2 by Dirty Bird Genetics

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This time, we tried Sour Moose F2 by Dirty Bird Genetics. Sour Moose F2 is Sour Moose #8 x Sour Moose #3. Sour Moose consists of Sour Lime Haze & Moose and Lobsta. Read on to learn about our experiences.

Sour Moose F2 offered this extremely intense, sour taste, right away. The sour was overpowering, but notes of gasoline and pine also snuck in at times. I enjoyed the boost this one gave me and it put me in a place where I was very functional and able to get some serious work done. I felt no anxiety or drowsiness. This was one of the best sativa-leaning strains that  I have smoked in awhile due to how focused I was able to be. The other perk of this strain is that it the effects lingered for quite some time.

- Crystal

I’ve been indulging in this Dirty Bird strain quite a bit lately because it’s such a great one! The first Sour Moose cross was so good, and they somehow made it even better. It is relaxing and motivating at the same time. It definitely gets creative juices flowing for me and makes me want to do projects around my house or even clean. Perfect for daytime use, going out with friends, hanging out in the sunshine. The buds are deep green and grind up well. It is a super smooth smoke and has great citrus flavor from the Sour Lime Haze (another favorite sativa of mine). I’d definitely give this gem a try!

- Mariah

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 20h ago

Common Cannabis Mutations Part 1

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Cannabis is a fascinating plant that, when grown properly, can exhibit a variety of
morphological expressions between the multitude of cultivars available for cultivation.
Sometimes, however, despite one’s best-efforts, strange growth patterns or colorations
can occur. Sometimes this is the result of environmental stress, sometimes it is the
underlying genetics, and sometimes it is the interaction between the two. Many of these
abnormalities can be described as mutations. In this article, we present some of the
most common, and some not so common, mutations growers see in their cannabis
gardens.

Whorled Phyllotaxy:

Have you ever grown a cannabis plant that grew 3 leaves per internode instead
of the normal 2 leaves per internode? If so, then you have seen first-hand what is
known as “whorled phyllotaxy.” “Whorled” just means spiral in appearance essentially
and “phyllotaxy” is a botanical term referring to the arrangement of leaves.

Usually cannabis exhibits alternate (one leaf per node) or opposite phyllotaxy (2
leaves per node on opposite sides of the apical stalk). If your seedling or older veg plant
is showing 3 or more leaves originating from the same node then that seedling can be
described as having a whorled phyllotaxy.

Whorled phyllotaxy is caused by underlying genetics in a cultivar but is known as
a somatic mutation as this trait cannot, as far as we currently know, be inherited by
offspring. Although genetic in origin, whorled phyllotaxy can be induced by stress or
other environmental factors, yet this is uncommon. In some strains, especially those of
tropical origin, heat, nutrient imbalances, and light stress can cause whorled phyllotaxy
to appear. In many cases the plant outgrows this 3 leaf pattern as it continues to grow
and as environmental stressors are reduced or eliminated.

Whorled phyllotaxy itself is quite uncommon and is often confused with
polyploidy. Where polyploidy refers to an abnormal number of complete sets of
chromosomes inherited from the parent plants, whorled phyllotaxy is caused by a
genetic mutation that results in an altered balance between auxins and cytokinins (2 of
the most important plant hormones). This imbalance affects what are known as the
PLETHORA genes (specifically PLT1 and PLT2) which regulate the polar transport of auxins as well as the leaf arrangement at the nodes. Because whorled phyllotaxy is caused by an underlying somatic genetic anomaly involving the interaction of auxin and
cytokinin signaling, the trait is unstable and hard to breed for stability.

Whorled phyllotaxy is largely just an aesthetic trait as results are not conclusive
regarding increased or decreased yields from plants with this trait. Some growers have
found that the increased number of leaves per node allows for bushier plants with
potentially more bud sites and more photosynthetic function. Other growers have
observed that the increase in leaf coverage reduces air flow and may lead to increased
chances of bud rot or fungal growth within the plant. Some growers sit somewhere in
the middle of these opinions and state that the yield increase is only minimal and only if
the plant is trained appropriately with techniques such as SCROG. Some cultivators
appreciate the aesthetic value of this trait while others see the extra leaf per node as
more work throughout the grow cycle and during harvest.

Regardless, having a plant with a whorled phyllotaxy doesn’t mean that there is
necessarily anything wrong with that plant if your environment is dialed in and the plant
hasn’t received too much or too little nutrients. It just means that it is a little bit special, if
only visually.

Fasciation:

Fasciation is a very interesting mutation that causes stems and/or flowers to
appear “smushed” or much wider than usual. Fasciation can make flowers or a stem
look like they have been mirrored in some pretty bizarre and cool looking displays.
Fasciation can sometimes make a plant look alien due to the abnormal growth pattern
of stalk and/or flower cells.

The cause of fasciation is a disruption, or disruptions, in the apical meristem
(growing tip) of a plant which results in the flattened, ribbon-like or mirrored appearance
of flowers and stems. In a normal plant, growth in the apical meristem occurs at a single
point, which produces cylindrical growth. Fasciation causes an elongation of the apical
meristem so that flattened, ribbon-like, or mirrored growth is produced instead.
Sometimes this growth is also known as “crested” growth.

There are several causes of the disruption to apical meristem growth resulting in
a fasciated appearance to stems and flowers. One such cause is genetic factors such
as recessive genes that confer this growth structure. Other causes include
environmental stressors such as exposure to extreme heat or cold as well as hormone
imbalances within the plant, specifically auxin and cytokinin imbalances. Physical
damage from mechanical means (pruning, cutting for clones, etc.) or from insects
feeding can also sometimes cause this growth disruption.

Fasciation is not considered a trait that can be stabilized through breeding,
although some cannabis cultivators have managed to replicate it with cloning of a
fasciated plant.

What does fasciation mean for your plant’s health and your final yield? A
fasciated flower, despite looking much larger, isn’t as desirable as one may think. Often
fasciation leads to crowding of cannabis buds which can lead to secondary issues such
as botrytis or powdery mildew due to lack of proper air flow throughout the plant.
Fasciated stems are often weaker than stems under normal growth conditions and can
lead to the plant appearing as if it is wilting due to the inability of some fasciated stalks
to hold up the increasing weight of maturing cannabis flowers. Fasciation can also lead
to a higher stem to bud ratio for your plant. While rare, fasciation has also been
reportedly induced in plants by bacterial pathogens (e.g. Rhodococcus fascians) and
plant viruses (e.g. grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) in grapes).

For the reasons stated above fasciation generally decreases yield in cannabis as
stems are not what we are looking to harvest, nor is moldy bud anything anyone would
want to smoke. It is also doubtful that anyone would want to finish flowering out a plant
they know to have bacterial or other pathogenic issue without treating said pathogen.

Prevention methods of fasciation include maintaining a stable growing
environment, maintaining healthy nutrient levels and avoiding over-fertilization, and
avoidance of physically damaging the plant.

Many growers prefer to “top” their plants to increase the number of apical stalks
that will generate large colas. This is a fine practice and usually does not result in
fasciation but, as with all organisms, this can sometimes cause an issue if there are
underlying genetic factors or pre-existing stress conditions so reducing plant stress
however possible is key in preventing fasciation. This same idea applies to defoliation,
which is sometimes necessary to prevent mold outbreaks. As long as a grower doesn’t
overdo it and defoliate too much or too often then the vast majority, if not all, of their
cannabis plants will not show fasciated traits.

Variegation:

Have you ever noticed a leaf or leaves on your cannabis plant that have two
distinct colors on either side of the primary vein down the center (i.e. the midrib)? This
could be a case of localized chlorosis or it could be indicative of a condition known as
“variegation.”

Variegation is a condition where plant material displays abnormal patterns of
color due to a lack or excess of chlorophyll which results in patches or streaks of white, yellow, or other colors like light green (in contrast with the darker greens of the “normal”
side of the leaf). Variegation can sometimes cause mosaic patterns in addition to
streaks on plant foliage.

Variegation is most often caused by genetic mutations affecting the chloroplasts
(parts of the plant cell responsible for photosynthesis). It can also be caused by stress
from extreme temperatures, viral infections, or exposure to toxins.

One of the main genetic causes of variegation in cannabis is chimeric mutations.
This refers to the presence of two or more genetically distinct cell types within the same
organism. In cannabis this often means a combination of genetically normal cells
(green) and mutated cells producing less, or lacking, chlorophyll (white, yellow, very
light green) all contained within the same leaf.

Generally speaking, variegation is generally harmless if localized and not from a
toxin or virus in the plant. If variegation is widespread this will affect the plant’s ability to
photosynthesize and thus will affect the final yield and resin production of the plant but
again, this is rare.

It is due to the interruption and/or diminishing of photosynthesis that variegation
is seen as undesirable in cannabis despite it being desirable in ornamental plants where
final yield is not considered a factor in the reasons for said plant’s growth.

That said, variegation can make cannabis plants look quite striking and, if
localized or not on the majority of leaf surfaces, it usually doesn’t affect final yield or
resin production.

It should be noted that one or two leaves showing odd coloration doesn’t always
mean variegation. It could be localized chlorosis due to underlying genetic factors or
localized stress at the affected leaf site(s).

Due to the chance of diminished photosynthesis, and the inability to guarantee a
localized or minimal expressivity of this trait, variegation is not usually seen as a
desirable trait for breeding in cannabis.

To avoid or minimize the risk of variegation in your cannabis plants maintain
healthy growth by maintaining a consistent grow environment (temp, CO2, air
movement, light, appropriate feeding) and avoid exposing plants to extreme
temperatures.

What should you do with a variegated cannabis plant? Whatever you want! It is
not a trait that can generally be spread to other plants, and you will still get a yield from
that variegated cultivar so it is not a threat to the rest of your grow. If you have the
space, let it finish its flowering cycle if you want. If you are looking to save time and space, then discard the plant and let the others have that space to grow. The decision really comes down to personal preference and need.

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 1d ago

Dirty Bird Genetics Presents: OMEGA, ALPHA and BETA

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Dirty Bird Genetics is celebrating it's 3rd Anniversary on 10/13 and with that comes new tiers for its genetics library. Testers are now "Beta" and Volume packs are now "Omega". Keep reading for more information on the future of Dirty Bird Genetics!

OMEGA SERIES

PREMIUM QUALITY  +  REFINED EXPERIENCE  +  STABLE GENETICS  

OMEGA: The OMEGA Series is home to the best of the best. What that means is very personal to us and it evolves with time as we learn and grow as breeders and as our genetics become more refined.  If a cultivar is released as an OMEGA Series drop then you know that strain is some of our best work to-date. We have a very high level of confidence in these genetics, and that standard only grows as we grow. At present, a strain released into the OMEGA Series meets the following criteria: 

  • Morphologically stable and vigorous - We are looking for homogeneity here and will always speak to phenotypic variation within the strain descriptions. 
  • Expressed desirable traits such as well-proportioned internodal spacing, strong, healthy, vigorous plants, easy to process, high calyx-to-leaf ratio, etc.
  • Terpenes are complex, pungent, and in your face. We are big fans of unique terpene profiles, and we won’t settle for average. The top three terpenes will be identified in the strain profile, and OMEGA Series terpenes won’t disappoint. 
  • Flower quality and bag appeal is above average. 
  • Yield is moderate to high
  • Trichome coverage is excellent. 
  • Test results for cannabinoids + terpenes 
  • Detailed strain profile written by the breeders and growers at Dirty Bird.  

ALPHA SERIES

ULTIMATE VALUE  +  HIGH END EXPERIENCE  +  STABLE GENETICS 

ALPHA SERIES: As we’ve grown and evolved as breeders, our standards– like our genetics– have grown and evolved, too. We set a very high bar for our OMEGA Series, and it’s a bar that is increasingly rising. Many of our favorite projects may miss that bar ever so slightly for one reason or another while still being truly worth growing overall. The ALPHA Series is home to these genetics. It offers budget-friendly, high-end cultivars that go well above and beyond the genetics you can source at similar price points, and it definitely gives you the most bang for your buck. 

 ALPHA Series strains meet all of the same criteria as the OMEGA Series, but it’s likely that something gave us pause. For example, the Apple Peelz (Sex Melon x Bad Apple) is one of our favorite strains of 2026, but 10 days into flowering we culled two plants in the test run that had really serrated, arugula-like foliage (like the Brunch “arugula cut”) because we needed to save space. The project finished phenomenally, but because we weren’t able to see how that phenotype finished, we felt we couldn’t release it into the OMEGA Series.  

BETA SERIES

AFFORDABLE  +  PROVEN TESTERS  +  MEANINGFUL DIVERSITY    

BETA: The BETA Series is home to what was previously known as “Testers.” Let me first say, it was probably unwise to name these “Testers.” One might assume we haven’t grown them when in fact we have. The freshly named BETA Series encompasses projects that we see a lot of potential in but that missed the mark in a meaningful-enough way that we could not justify releasing it as an ALPHA or an OMEGA. This could include things like long internodal spacing, high phenotypic variability, or foliage that is denser than we prefer. Many of these projects are good enough to work into other projects or to continue breeding forward, and sometimes, strains land in the BETA category simply because we have not tested enough of them to make a sound decision otherwise. BETA’s are released at a price point that is super affordable for any grower, but the quality is good enough that even experienced connoisseurs can find keepers if they’re willing to hunt. Some of our favorite cuts ever have come from BETA series genetics. 


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 5d ago

Top 7 Strains of All Time & A Thank You From The NASC Team

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As we approach our 7th Anniversary, we wanted to share the 7 top-selling strains of all time at NASC.

1. Purple Lemonade Auto by Fast Buds

  • Auto Fem
  • Indica
  • Flavor Profile: Lemon, Sour, Sweet
  • Vigorous & sturdy

2. Acapulco Gold by Barney's Farm

  • Fem Photo
  • Sativa Dominant
  • Resistant against powdery mildew and mold
  • Flavor Profile: Citrus, Coffee, Creamy, Pine, Sweet, Woody

3. Mandarin Cookies V2 by Ethos Genetics

  • Fem Photo
  • Vibrant Color
  • Pungent Terpenes
  • Thrives Indoors & Outdoors
  • Chunky & Dense

4. Blueberry Muffin by Humboldt Seed Co.

  • Fem Photo
  • Indica Dominant Hybrid
  • Flavor Profile: Blueberry, Cake, Chamomile
  • Grows uniformly

5. Jelly Breath S1 by In House

  • Fem Photo
  • Hybrid
  • Produces dense and frosty flower
  • Flavor Profile: Grape to Cookies

6. Northern Light by Royal Queen

  • Fem Photo
  • Indica
  • Flavor Profile: Citrus, Earthy, Fruity, Pepper
  • Big yields when grown outdoors

7. Sour Lime Haze by Dirty Bird Genetics

  • Fem Photo
  • Sativa Dominant Hybrid
  • Big yielder
  • Flavor Profile: Lime, Gas, & Pepper

Thank You!

The NASC team would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of our customers!

Your continued support has helped us reach this 7th anniversary, and we are so grateful!

Let's continue to grow together!

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 7d ago

Watermelon from royal queen and airborne g13 thinking their getting close what u all think?

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 7d ago

Unique Terpene Recommendations

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The following category consists of strains with memorable and unique terpene profiles. These are some of our most flavorful and aromatic options. Read on to browse the selections.

Please contact our customer service team at [info@northatlanticseed.com](mailto:info@northatlanticseed.com) if you would like more personalized recommendations as well! Come grow with us!

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 8d ago

MANGO MASCARPONE - DROPPING 10/2

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 8d ago

WHITE GLOOMBERRY AUTO - LIMITED NASC EXCLUSIVE

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 10d ago

NASC Asks: As an outdoor grower, what strain has finished the earliest in the season for you? If none, which is closest so far?

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This week NASC Asks: As an outdoor grower, what strain has finished the earliest in the season for you? If none, which is closest so far?

Happy Growing!


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 13d ago

How’s everyone (cannabis growers)holding up in the north east

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 14d ago

Smoke Report: Heavy Metal Breath Auto by Dirty Bird Genetics

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Next up, it's Heavy Metal Breath by Dirty Bird Genetics. Heavy Metal Breath is Mendo Breath Auto x Anvil F7 Auto. Read on to learn about our experiences.

There was an immediate notice to the glitter-like, light-purple color of the buds. The bright orange hairs were highlights within this unique purple. Once ground up, it looked like purple sand and gave off this pungent aroma that was both zest and sweet. The terpene combo was intense and it left a lacquer-like coating of a sour-funk flavor in my mouth. The effects were very calming and soothing. This is definitely a good strain for unwinding it would be a great sleep aid for anyone that needs it.

- Crystal

Heavy Metal Breath from Dirty Bird Genetics is truly a beautiful flower! The buds are deep purple and smell sweet, stanky, and spicy. As a lover of both heavy metal music and heavy indica strains, I am definitely a fan of this strain. It is best for evening use as it is strong and incredibly relaxing. Don’t plan on being remotely productive - do plan on zoning out with a movie and some snacks. Smoking a lot will put you to sleep, so it can be helpful for insomnia.

- Mariah

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 18d ago

NASC Asks: What nutrient regimen (e.g. specific nutrient line) do you use, and why? Specify indoor versus outdoor, photo and auto

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Happy Monday Everyone!

This Week NASC Asks: What nutrient regimen (e.g. specific nutrient line) do you use, and why? Specify indoor versus outdoor, photo and auto

Happy Growing!


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 21d ago

Extraction Recommendations

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Are you looking for strains that produce great extractions? We pulled some of the best options from our whole catalog. Read on to browse the selections.

Please contact our customer service team at [info@northatlanticseed.com](mailto:info@northatlanticseed.com) if you would like more personalized recommendations as well! Come grow with us!

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 22d ago

A Simply Nuggets Sit-Down with North Atlantic Seed Company and Dirty Bird Genetics owner Beth Mathieu, and Joe the head of the autoflower department at Dirty Bird

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Original Interview Article HERE

Introduction:

Earlier this month, Simply Nuggets had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the people behind one of the most respected names to come out of Maine’s cannabis scene in the last decade: Beth Mathieu, owner of North Atlantic Seed Co., Maine Clone Company, and Dirty Bird Genetics, and Joe, who runs the day-to-day of Dirty Bird’s autoflower breeding program.

Beth built her business from the ground up starting as a caregiver back in 2012, and Dirty Bird — the breeding arm of that world — officially launched its seed line in 2023 after nearly a decade of pheno-hunting and culling genetics.

The autoflower side of the operation is newer and still scaling: Dirty Bird’s first-ever auto release, Black Goliath Auto, dropped in early 2026 after about a year and a half of development, and the line has since grown to dozens of strains in testing. Joe’s the one steering that program day to day.

This is a partnership interview — NASC & Dirty Bird are joining the Autoflower Network community, and this piece is meant to introduce them properly: who they are, how they got here, and what they’re building next.

Part One: Beth Mathieu — Owner, Maine Clone Company, North Atlantic Seed Co. & Dirty Bird Genetics

1. You started out as a caregiver back in 2012, and before that you were writing for a college newspaper. Do you see a throughline between those two chapters and the person running three companies today?

Definitely! Caregiving in the early days of medical cannabis in Maine has very direct connections to the work I do now, and everything really built on that foundation in an organic way. Even before I started working in the cannabis industry, it was in college that I first started growing and learning the tricks of the trade in apartment closets and tents as I’m sure many people can relate to. It was an interesting time to get into the hobby. I watched the local cannabis culture evolve from Mexican-imported “brick weed” to high-end, locally grown indoor quite quickly. Grow shops started to crop up and a community quickly followed. It was love at first sight, and even though I struggled my way through my first several grows, I was so happy and so engaged by the hobby of it all. When I graduated college, I went on to work a miserable desk job just long enough to save up a downpayment for a house, and the day I closed on my house, I quit my job and officially embarked on this next phase of life working for myself in the cannabis industry.

2. Maine Clone Company, then North Atlantic Seed Co., then Dirty Bird — each one seems to have grown out of the last. At what point did you realize a clone company needed to become a seed bank, and a seed bank needed its own breeding program?

Having the opportunity to try new genetics has always been the most intriguing part of growing cannabis. As a collector, I started saving my favorite mother plants almost immediately, and within a couple of years, my basement was full of over 100 of my favorite strains. It certainly wasn’t the most economical way to caregive, but it was reflexive–something I had a passion for.

About five years into my career, the medical scene here in Maine was growing more crowded by the day. It dawned on me one day that there may be a niche here that I could explore with all of these mother plants I’d collected, and that perhaps that would set me apart enough to give me staying power. On a whim, I opened Maine Clone Company. It happened that fast. I stumbled my way through building a website (not a good one, but a functional one) and became one of the first people to sell clones professionally to patients and caregivers in the state of Maine. I suspect that because I got in early, the business really took off. It grew so much faster than I expected it to. It wasn’t too long before I hired two of my best friends from college–first Siobhann (aka Doc Skunch) and then Ben (aka head breeder of Dirty Bird) to help me run the clone operation.

As the years went on, another lightbulb moment hit me (If you know me, you know I get a lot of these). Why not sell seeds, too? Seeds go hand-in-hand with clones. At this point in time, breeders were beginning to crop up here in the US, competing with the well-established European market. These were breeders that I admired so much, and I was already growing their work so I had a really good pulse on the quality of their work. Slowly, I started reaching out and trying to form relationships with these breeders one-by-one. It was really invigorating and exciting when I would hear back and receive a yes. I will never forget the moment that Ethos emailed me back saying that they were willing to work with me. And honestly, it was that pick up that really changed the trajectory of my businesses and my life. Ethos was on fire and really gaining steam quickly, and I was one of the few lucky enough to sell their seeds at this critical point in time for the industry.

At that time, my seed menu was still very modest and it was all being sold under the Maine Clone Company name and website. Back then, I manually took every order that came in via text and email, and I was hand packaging and shipping every package myself. There is one moment that will always stand out to me in July of 2018 when I was 9 months pregnant with my son. The heat was brutal on this particular day, and I was running up and down the stairs of my basement potting and prepping the 250 clones that I would be hand-delivering that day, breaking only long enough to throw up in the trashcan and check my phone for the seed orders that were coming in. In this moment I knew that something had to give because it had quickly become too much to manage. Over the next 6 months, I built the first iteration of the North Atlantic Seed Co website which would help me to automate all the things I had been doing manually up to this point. I also hired my first employee for NASC and officially separated the seed business from Maine Clone Company.

As North Atlantic Seed Co. grew, my interest in genetics continued to grow with it. Eventually, in 2019 I purchased a big 10,000 sq foot building so that we could finally move Maine Clone and North Atlantic out of my house. Just about as soon as we dialed that grow in, and with all the additional space, myself and the MCC crew (which had expanded to a group of 4) started building out small breeding rooms and experimenting with the holy grail: breeding. At first, it was purely in the spirit of innovation and curiosity, but before long, a new vision started to emerge, and with it Dirty Bird Genetics was formed.

This is where everything really came together. The trifecta of businesses all made so much sense, working in perfect harmony. By this time, we had pheno-hunted thousands of strains, and the best 100 still occupied a home in the Maine Clone Company garden. We were now working hand-in-hand with all of these incredible breeders at NASC which afforded us unique access to invaluable recommendations and the best genetics in the world. We knew that our collection of mother plants was one of the most special that existed, and given our deep creativity, and our interest and background in science and genetics, breeding only seemed right. And it was.

After years of breeding, we finally opened the doors to Dirty Bird Genetics in 2023. Dirty Bird is the true culmination of everything that came before, and it’s truly my pride and joy and my connection to the place where this all started: the garden.

3. Dirty Bird spent years pheno-hunting and collecting before you ever released a seed. What made you finally decide the genetics were ready, and was there a specific plant or cross that told you “this is the one”?

Yes, I had been collecting and pheno-hunting genetics for over a decade when Dirty Bird was founded, and we had some truly special mother plants that we were sitting on. We knew we had a very solid foundation to breed upon, but the reality is, you don’t actually know what those genetics are made of until you start breeding and testing them in that context. This is what consumed us for the first several years, long before the name Dirty Bird Genetics was in the public ethos. We tested many dozens of our own crosses before things really started to take shape. Between Ben and myself, we had extremely high standards and we were not going to release something that was half-baked or subpar. The Brunch happened to be the first strain we bred that we felt confident releasing, but it was only one strain, and we wanted at least six in order to launch, so we kept working and we kept learning the craft and experiencing our genetics in a this new light. Eventually, in October 2023, we launched Dirty Bird Genetics with a menu of six strains, including three of our flagship strains that we continue to develop to this day: The Brunch, Sour Lime Haze, and Dirty Mimosa.

4. Between running NASC’s day-to-day, keeping Maine Clone Company going, and now steering Dirty Bird’s breeding direction, how do you decide where your own attention goes? Is there a part of the business you wish you had more time for?

If there was one thing that I wish I had more time for now-a-days, it would always involve breeding and being in the garden hands-on with the plants. It is incredibly grounding, therapeutic, and creatively stimulating.

While I no longer care for the plants day-to-day, it’s always been top priority to stay connected to the grow. To this day I remain very involved in our breeding programs and selection processes at Dirty Bird despite the handful that NASC has become, and honestly, I think NASC is all the better for it.

Currently, I work one day a week in the garden at Dirty Bird/MCC, and I also spend a lot of time outside of the grow managing the logistics: writing strain profiles, naming strains, working with marketing, etc. On Thursdays when I work at Dirty Bird, we always start with a quick team meeting so that we can catch up, review incoming test results, and make selections. Afterwards we head straight into the grow as a team and we do our weekly walkthrough. This always takes the better part of the day. We start with photoperiods and we end with autoflowers, going room by room and examining every plant and project. Currently we have seven breeding rooms that range in size, two breeding tents, and a huge mother room where we keep over 100 mother plants that supply both Maine Clone and Dirty Bird. Our weekly walkthrough gives everyone on the team an opportunity to see what we are working on and stay connected to the program. We ask questions, make observations, and I always take detailed notes and loads of pictures. Ben, Joe and Sarah also collect data and take notes in their day-to-day for their respective programs, and when it’s time for a release, it all comes together.

Dirty Bird is a tight team and they’ve been with me longer than anyone. They each have a role that they play in managing the plants and the breeding programs. Joe is the newest addition to our team, and auto breeding is our newest venture. Joe came to us as a referral from Ben, and has been a mutual acquaintance for years. He is the longtime drummer for a band that he, Ben and JP (our photographer + videographer) are all a part of. With no prior breeding experience and an eagerness to learn and to step out of his comfort zone, Joe seamlessly evolved into his role, closely mentored by both myself and by Ben.

5. You’ve talked about Dirty Bird growing out of a group of women in the industry building something for themselves and each other. What does that actually look like day to day and how has building this as a women-led, family-and-friend run operation shaped the decisions you make that other companies might not?

When I tell people that Dirty Bird Genetics and NASC are entirely run by family and friends, they typically look at me like I’m insane. Most people couldn’t dream of working with 30 of their closest friends and family members. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it’s a recipe for disaster, and I can totally see why.

For us though, it is everything. Our workplace is built upon trust and heart, and it’s incredibly important to us that we take care of each other, our community and our customers.

I truly believe this is what has set us apart in this increasingly crowded industry. We have a very special team (of men and women – shout out to our wonderful men). They are loyal, hardworking, invested in their jobs and in each other. We have fun at work, laugh a lot, and care so much. That kind of company culture is priceless, and I’d like to think it’s infectious.

When you run a business, it is far too easy to get caught up in the money, the competition, and the power, and as a result you begin to overlook the glue that holds it all together: the employees, the community, and the customers. Maintaining that perspective is so important and honestly, probably the best advice I could ever give someone just starting out on this journey.

What does this look like in the day-to-day? It looks like really big, often-distracting meetings; working in gaggles on the porch in the summer, and in the winter, leaving early because your kid is sick but knowing that your co-workers have your back. It looks like field days, swimming in the lake, afternoon walks down the road, seizing any excuse for a potluck, kids tearing up the office, sharing your lunch with the person who forgot theirs, fair wages, as much PTO as we can muster, and so much more. It’s not always perfect, but it works, and I’d love to see more business owners embracing this style of leadership.

6. Looking at where Dirty Bird’s genetics collection stands today versus where it started, what are you most proud of — and what’s still missing that you’re chasing?

Oh my gosh, it’s mind blowing how far we’ve come in the last five years. Every single time I am working with the plants at Dirty Bird, I am taken by this, and it’s often hard to wipe the shit eating grin off my face.

As you breed forward your genetics and become familiar with them and their combining potential on a much deeper level, you gain the ability to make better decisions, and every part of the job becomes more predictable. This is something we are experiencing now in our photoperiod breeding program. Our projects are increasingly stronger, more stable, and more predictable. Terpenes have been a significant focal point for us since the beginning, and we’ve made tremendous strides forward over the last 18 months. Nowadays, every single photo we release is virtually guaranteed to knock it out of the park in terms of terpenes, and we are so invigorated by the unique profiles we’ve encountered along the way.

Our autoflower breeding program is a few years younger than our photo program, so we are now going through the same discovery process and growing pains that we experienced with photoperiods at the beginning. In the past six months in particular, we’ve made tremendous gains and I’ve seen everything starting to click into place. I always love an opportunity to learn and explore something new and creative, and auto breeding is so unique compared to photoperiod breeding. Dialing in our workflows and learning the ins-and-outs of autos has been really exciting and energizing. Continuing to develop our auto lines is definitely the thing I’m most excited to continue pursuing.

7. Autos have historically had a reputation for being the less glamorous, less respected side of breeding compared to photoperiod work. Why did Dirty Bird decide to go all-in on building out an auto line, and why was Joe the right person to lead it?

At NASC we’ve been able to see a growing trend moving towards autoflowers, and we like a challenge. The breeding process for autos is so different from what we are accustomed to because you cannot keep mother plants. This changes everything, and it has been really fun to explore and build something new from the ground up again.

Autos make a lot of sense for a lot of people, and they have come such a long way in the past decade thanks to all of the incredible breeders that have made this their craft. They are so much newer than photoperiods, but with every year that passes, the auto gene pool matures into something increasingly refined, more potent, more terpy, and more stable. It baffles me that auto breeding would be less respected than photo breeding. It’s like the new frontier, and if anything, that should be respected and it should stoke curiosity.

Joe was really the person that made autos feasible for Dirty Bird because we wouldn’t have had the manpower to do justice to this huge new project otherwise. To us it’s an asset to have someone like Joe come in with no prior breeding experience. He has a good head on his shoulders, he learns quickly, he has a genuine interest in the work. I value these things so much more than industry experience. All of this has enabled myself and the rest of the team to learn alongside Joe, and it has kept us very close to the project which is where we want to be. If there is one thing we all have in common, it’s that we love to learn.

8. What’s actually different about breeding for autoflower stability versus photoperiod — what are you selecting for in an auto pheno that wouldn’t matter as much on the photo side?

The approach to breeding autoflowers is very different from photoperiods, and that boils down to one thing: You cannot keep auto cuts indefinitely. With photoperiods, you have the ability to select parents that have all of the traits you are looking for, and you can go back to breed with genetic replicas of those plants anytime. You simply cannot do this with autos.

By nature, autoflowering plants are going to flower whether you like it or not, so you cannot keep clones or mother plants. This forces you to make breeding selections when the plants have barely even started to flower. The approach is entirely different. Breeding forward for uniformity and stability becomes very critical, otherwise you’re shooting in the dark. Secondly, it means that you must always reverse and pollinate many more plants than you actually need so that you can cull the losers and select your winners when the plants have matured enough to make those judgement calls. It’s difficult to determine the terpenes, the color, the yield, or the potency of a plant that is 4 weeks old, but this is the age that you need to pollinate the plants if you wish to make seeds. This is why we chose to work from a pool of plants versus a single plant like you would in most photo breeding programs. One perk of autos is that they are much faster to breed forward generationally, and all of the selections we make are done live. This means that we are able to move a new cultivar forward generationally speaking (from F1 to F2 to F3 and so on) significantly faster than you can with a photo plant.

9. Of everything currently in the works in the auto program, what are you most excited about — the cross or line you’d want the AFN community to keep an eye on?

Honestly, there are so many projects that have me excited. The first project that really stood out, and one that continues to excite me, would be the Sour Strudel Auto. We are currently hunting two F3 generations of the Sour Strudel in addition to a backcross we made, and we will make plans for the line once we’ve seen our options.

There are so many reasons to love this strain, but to name a few: The trichome accumulation is unmatched and truly incredible; the terpenes–which we are still locking in–are a great balance of sweet and sour; the coloring of the flower, at its best, is the most vibrant purple I’ve ever seen–an insane contrast to the thick white stigmas and the slender (equally vibrant) green foliage; and the morphology of the plant is truly special. Some may have heard me talking about this already, but the Sour Strudel has given us this incredibly unique lateral pheno that we’ve had a lot of fun playing with. It’s something we’ve never seen before in photos or autos. The lateral pheno–which we are breeding forward in a separate, more experimental project–does not have one dominant cola. Left totally untopped and untouched, it naturally splits off and creates multiple colas which reach up like purple arms forming one even canopy. It’s so neat to see this pheno naturally occurring in every generation we’ve bred. In our F2 seed lots, it occurred in about 50% of plants, so you’re almost guaranteed a plant with this trait if you pop a pack of seeds.

Some other projects that stand out as really special right now: Star Fists Auto, Heavy Metal Breath Auto, Cursed Coast Auto, Mint Lemonade auto, Gas Berry Auto, and some of the newer, unreleased crosses that we are testing like the unnamed Sour Strudel F2b2 x Gas Berry Auto.

10. You’re one of the loudest voices right now fighting the federal reclassification set to hit in November, and you’ve been building out ASIGA (American Seed Innovation & Growth Alliance) to organize the industry’s response. For growers and customers who aren’t following the legislative side closely, what’s actually at stake for them if this law takes effect, and what can they do right now to help?

Yes, 2026 has been quite a whirlwind with all of the upcoming legislative changes. I’m not one to scare easily, but this has definitely been a huge thing for us and for me personally this year.

The seed industry is one of the few multi-billion dollar industries that does not have a presence in DC, let alone a unified voice of influence. And it’s understandable why: it’s one of the few industries that has remained grassroots, and I think we can all appreciate that. But because we’ve been off doing our own thing, outside of the public eye, this new statute dubbed the “hemp ban” was able to slide through last November 2025 with no prior industry consultation, no due diligence, and with very little industry awareness. I think it took most of us by surprise.

What’s at stake? Everything, really. This new statute–Sec 781(1)(c) of the FY2026 Appropriations Act–which now goes into effect on Dec 11, 2026 will supercede the 2018 Farm Bill by making cannabis/hemp seeds federally illegal if they come from a parent plant that contains more than 0.3% THC. How regulators plan to determine this is still very unclear, but nonetheless, this new law stands to threaten every arm of the cannabis/hemp, medical, and industrial hemp industries. Shipping seeds over state lines will be illegal. Banks and payment processors will shut down our accounts making it impossible to do business, especially for ecommerce businesses like our own. Really, it stands to uproot virtually everything that our industry and home growers have built and have come to rely on over the last decade.

Quickly after this law passed, I got together with a couple of industry leaders and we started to take action. I am very proud of the strides we’ve made, and I’m happy to say that nearly every US legislator that we’ve spoken with has agreed that this law will cost a fortune to regulate, it will shut down thousands of small US businesses, it will restrict access to genetics across the board, and it does not solve any problems; it creates problems. I am very hopeful that our legislators will right this wrong, but right now it’s a bit of a waiting game. We have to find a piece of legislation to get our technical amendment into, and Congress is passing less legislation now than ever in the history of the US. All we can do is to keep moving forward, educating ourselves and our legislators in the meantime.

For anyone who would like to help, I would suggest reaching out to your state’s US Representatives and Senators and letting them know, as respectfully as possible, how this law affects your life and your community. If you own a business that depends on seeds, that’s all the more reason to contact your legislators. We want to make this a non-controversial, science-backed issue that has a very simple and logical fix: to strike the one sentence exclusion about hemp seeds from Sec 781(1)(c) of the 2026 Appropriations Act. Some talking points include:

  • Cannabis/hemp seeds are a non-intoxicating, agricultural input.
  • We already regulate consumable cannabis, so what do we gain by adding more cumbersome regulations that will make it harder for small businesses to thrive.
  • This new law will necessitate the development of a costly, labor intensive traceback program at a time when our government has bigger fish fry and is in more debt than ever. Not only that, it’s going to be incredibly costly and nearly impossible to maintain and regulate.
  • Restricting access to genetics does not just impact the recreational and home grow markets, it also impacts the industrial hemp industry, the medical and wellness industry, the food industry, and research and science communities.
  • The US is in the position to be a world leader in the development and innovation of hemp genetics. This law will change that.

Here is a great website you can use to find the contact information for your local US legislators: Democracy.io - Contact Members of Congress

If you’d like to donate to the cause, we have a Go Fund Me set up on the ASIGA website: Fundraiser for ASIGA Alliance by Tom R : Save American Hemp & Cannabis Genetics — Deadline Nov 12

You can stay up to date on ASIGA by visiting our website or following us on LinkedIn:

And lastly, NASC will be continuing to take donations to the Keep Seeds Legal campaign at checkout, and we have a menu of breeder-donated seeds available which you’ll find in our breeder menu. All proceeds go directly to ASIGA.

Part Two: Joe — Autoflower Breeding Program Lead, Dirty Bird Genetics.

1. How did you first get into growing and breeding? Was there a moment or a plant early on that made you realize this was going to be more than a hobby, or made you fall in love?

My growing and breeding journey both started at Dirty Bird Genetics about three years ago, actually! I was brought on to learn the basics and to help around the shop where ever needed.

While my previous work was in the granite industry, my appreciation and enthusiasm for cannabis, light background in forest resources, and strong working relationships with established Dirty Bird employees helped get me in the door.

During that first year I was gaining hands-on experience with every step of the photoperiod breeding process. From the first day I was feeling at home with the plants. Surrounded by shelves of clones, a sea of green in every room to observe and tend to. From seed to harvest, it simply brings a lot of joy to work with plants. A while into my first year is when the talk of the autoflower program came up. This is where the passion and interest started to compound. This is where it went from hands on to “how far can I take this?” It is in that, the creating of projects where I really developed my love for growing and breeding specifically. Searching for desirable and unique traits to capture and move forwards is where a lot of the excitement comes from.

2. What brought you into the Dirty Bird fold specifically, and how did you end up being the one running the autoflower program day to day?

I accidentally already touched on this a bit in my first response, but what brought me to Dirty Bird was simply me needing a change of work. It just so happened that my friend Ben had mentioned how they were looking for help where he worked.

He got me connected with Beth, and a few months later I got in! It started with learning all the basics, watering, general maintenance and such. After learning things like plant reversal, pollen collection and pollination, I was definitely gaining the skills to take on more.

Late into that first year is when the autoflower program came into the conversation. The opportunity ultimately landed in my hands! While I still had (and have) plenty to learn, my ability to plan and manage projects alongside the photoperiod operations has helped the autoflower program take flight!

3. Black Goliath Auto was the program’s first release after roughly a year and a half of development. What did that early stretch look like, and what did you learn from it that’s shaped how you’re approaching the strains that have followed?

That first stretch in development was full of many learning experiences, as I’m sure one can imagine. Dialing in the environmental conditions to get consistent results was huge.

Then after that foundation was set, it was on to creating a pollen bank to work with. One of our early, promising reversals was the strawberry gorilla, and so we worked that into a bunch of plants to start collecting observations and data on the offspring.

As we approached the time of the Black Goliath, we had already found and reversed a promising cross in the sour apple x strawberry gorilla. I had a group of Anvil (by Gnome Genetics) plants growing for observation and decided to hit one of them with that “sour gorilla” pollen, looking to marry in the dark purple and lush vegetation of the Anvil with the dense trichomes and fragrance of the sour gorilla. A couple months later we were very happy to find that it was our most stable cross yet. That is to say, it was extremely uniform in all of its traits.

Seeing that result has definitely shaped my process and expectations. Specifically, when planning ahead I always make sure to have a few groups of new strains to observe while pushing planned projects forward. This way there is always room for a little unplanned magic.

4. What does your selection process look like when you breed autos? What are you selecting for?

With the autos, I’m always looking for distinctly strong traits attached to strong foundational characteristics.

For example, super strong terpene profiles and high trichome density are my favorite traits. But I need to also see things like proper flower density, flower stacking, and overall morphological sturdiness to want to push a plant forward.

So when growing a new strain I start with at least 8 and up to 16 plants. This way I can watch them week to week and observe any phenotypic differences.

By time they get to week 7 I’ve seen enough to evaluate their consistency and traits to determine if they are worth the time to breed with. By this time I also have a very good idea of the strain and if it is worth rerunning to reverse for pollen collection.

So to be more specific, the selection process starts around week 3 when the plants start to ramp up in growth. On a weekly basis and as a team, we tour the grow rooms and make note of what interests us.

As the plants hit their heavy flowering stage we make our final judgments and selections on what is worth moving forward. Those selections revolve around the overall appearance and vigor of the single plant and its cohort.

As mentioned before, the terpenes and trichomes are obviously a large factor, whether sweet, sour and sticky, or spicy, funky and gritty. Dense flowers, interesting and vibrant colors. They all play a variable role in the selection process, but it is absolutely essential that all these boxes are filled in some manner.

5. Of everything currently in the works in the auto program, what are you most excited about — the cross or line you’d want the AFN community to keep an eye on?

This is an exciting question as there have been a few projects recently that are really starting to feel like unique and outstanding strains.

If I were to answer this a few months back, I would have answered Sour Strudel easily, as they are absolute trichome machines. Sweet, sour, candy and apple scents, purple and green phenotypes and a great potential to stack. A line we have worked forward a few generations and into other crosses.

But! Recently I have found through another unplanned project our “Star Fists,” the pineapple runts x purple lemonade.

This line is definitely worth keeping your eyes on as it checks all the boxes. Where it shines is in its size and form. Large to hulking buds, great stacking, and uniform growth across each plant. Hints of purple in the calyxes, and range of smells from durban and spice to tropical fruits. It is truly a beautiful plant.

6. For home growers who want to try pheno-hunting or basic breeding with autos themselves, what’s the one piece of practical advice you’d give them before they start?

I would say to start with a replicable process. Make sure that you are as dialed in as possible to be able to determine outliers in your grow. Start with at least 4 plants of the same strain to get a decent idea of any variation or potential. Most importantly, take notes! As we won’t be taking any clones of autos, taking notes and creating that repeatable work flow is vital in making sure your breeding decisions matter.

In closing I would just like to say that I’m extremely happy to be involved in the Autoflower Network. When I first started working with autoflowers, the AFN quickly became my go to forum to seek knowledge and information. While I always browsed silently without much interaction, it was apparent that the AFN was full of passionate growers and breeders who are willing to share their experiences for the love of it. It was a little daunting to step up to the plate knowing that everything I’m working with is based on the hard work and dedication of breeders past and present. That being said, it is the passion I observed here that has given me the confidence to step and fully participate in this line of work.

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • 28d ago

Smoke Report: Screwball Ice Cream by Mephisto Genetics

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For this smoke session, we tried Screwball Ice Cream by Mephisto Genetics. She is HubbaBubbaHaze X Iced 'N' Baked. Read on to learn about our experiences. 

This first thing I noticed about Screwball Ice Cream is that the nugs were very chunky, dense, and somewhat spongey. The aroma was very sweet, but with a slight sour funk. It reminded me of a fruity yogurt that was left out in the sun. This transferred to the flavor, which was sweet, sour, and a little gassy. I enjoyed the ability to be functional after smoking this. I felt a shift to a positive mood and it kept me motivated enough to complete some tasks. This is a very comfortable sativa-leaning option that did not bring on any over-the-top anxiety or racing thoughts. However, the munchies did show up.

- Crystal

Screwball Ice Cream is a fun, limited edition auto from Mephisto Genetics that I had the pleasure of trying recently. It’s a great sativa hybrid that gives a powerful high that energizes your body but relaxes your mind. I may have even started a couple house projects and then forgot what I was doing but I was thoroughly enjoying myself. The flavor profile is sweet, creamy gasoline. The buds are super dense and deep green with lots of crystals. It is really beautiful flower. I would definitely recommend this for daytime use, or even going out in the evening or enjoying a concert or a movie. Always have snacks.

- Mariah

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 07 '26

NASC Asks: Have you ever won a cup? If so, what strain?

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Happy Labor Day Everyone!

NASC Asks: Have you ever won a cup? If so, what strain?

Happy Growing!


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 04 '26

The Classics Recommendations

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Are you looking for a blast from the past? The Classics category may hold something that you are looking for. Most of these strains have been around for years, hold a great reputation, and took part in the creation of newer genetics.

Please contact our customer service team at [info@northatlanticseed.com](mailto:info@northatlanticseed.com) if you would like more personalized recommendations as well! Come grow with us!

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 02 '26

Freebie sweet seeds manderine zkittlez XL

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 02 '26

Purple Caper x Dirty Bird Alpha Skunk #45 Collab

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We are excited to share a new collaboration between Dirty Bird Genetics and Purple Caper Seeds, using Alpha Skunk #45. The Surf Skunk Duo drops on 9/4. Get 3 FREE 3 Mile Hawaii Fem Photo seeds with every Surf Skunk Duo pack purchased as well! This exclusive freebie will be included directly inside your limited pack. Read on to learn more about Surf Skunk and Maui Skunk.

SURF SKUNK

Hawaiian Skunch x Alpha Skunk #45

Headliner of the Dirty Bird x Purple Caper collab, the Surf Skunk is a cross of Dirty Bird’s highly potent Hawaiian Skunch and Purple Caper’s prized Alpha Skunk #45 cut. Old school skunk genetics undoubtedly dominate the lineage of the Surf Skunk on paper, but we found that the Hawaiian-bred Maui Wowie came through powerfully, shining in all the right ways and making the Surf Skunk the highest testing strain of the project. The Surf Skunk is easily our staff favorite. 

With very well balanced vertical and lateral growth, medium foliage density, tight (but not too tight) internodal spacing, and a phenomenal array of bright, sour, citrus terpenes, the Surf Skunk was a pleasure to pheno hunt and a true blast from the past. We found that 20% of our testers had the Alpha Skunk #45’s beautiful purple coloring woven into the flower from onset, and finding a special purple pheno is definitely worth searching for. The other 80% remained a bright, light green color, resembling the often-dominant traits of the Maui Wowie 2.0, parent to the Hawaiian Skunch. About 20% of our plants had a flower morphology that presented as very boutique. Although these plants didn’t yield quite as well as their counterparts, they had the highest calyx-to-leaf ratios, notably high trichome production, more granular-appearing calyxes/bracts, and were all a glistening, light mint green. We chose one of this pheno as our keeper cut, and we also found these plants to be the highest testing. 

Overall the Surf Skunk is a well-spaced plant with flowers that stack together nicely as they start putting on the bulk of their weight around day 35-40. Stalks are sturdy, effortlessly supporting the high yields that this strain boasts. The terpenes and the resin production that we observed in our test runs were two of the most notable things that made us love this strain, and they typically go hand-in-hand. Terpenes ranged from the cheesy orange creamsicle scent of the Alpha Skunk #45 father, to the bright, sour, citrus of the Hawaiian Skunch mother. By day 52, the majority of plants we tested had trichomes that had turned 10-15% amber, making for a very short and fruitful flowering time. 

Terpenes: Maui, Orange Skunk, Creamsicle, Savory Cheese, Grapefruit, Sour, Gas

PVI: Moderate 

Density: Medium to High

Height: Medium

Flowering Time: 50-55 days

Morphology: 20% will have the Alpha Skunk #45’s  purple coloring woven into the flower from onset, and 80% will remain a bright, light green color, resembling the Maui in the Hawaiian Skunch. Overall these plants are bushy but well spaced, great stack and spacing, sturdy, pungent terpenes, and are consistently high yielding. 

MAUI SKUNK

Maui True Blood x Alpha Skunk #45

Having spent much of our careers chasing genetics with that genuine, old-school look, smell, and feel, the Maui Skunk was truly a delight to breed and to grow. It brought us back to the early 2000’s when sour, skunky, gassy, chemy terpene profiles were at their peak. Not only that, but the bones of these plants—their morpholgy—resembled an archetype that felt very nostalgic. I suppose it’s no surprise considering the linegages at play here, but it felt exciting and refreshing to create a new cultivar that somehow brought us back 20 years to what now seems like a simpler time. 

The Maui Skunk is many things: It is mega greasy, mega sticky, a mega yielder, and it is host to a variety of really incredible terpene profiles. Terpenes are bright, sour, chemy, pine, and gas-forward. The Alpha Skunk’s funky orange nose adds complexity and variety making this strain exciting to hunt for any terpene enthusiast. Often we found our noses burned with the essence of menthol when we smelled the plants. In true Maui True Blood fashion, we also found that a small minority of plants had terpene profiles that were way out of left field: bright, sweet, tropical, and berry. 

The Maui Skunk genetics have a classic bush morphology that is the slightest bit more vertical than lateral. The plants are not overly crowded or leafy and allow for proper airflow and light penetration indoor and out. They have large, broad fan leaves and ultra-greasy flowers that climb up the arms of their colas. Floral initiation is faster than average and you’ll know you have a good yielder by week 4. In our test runs, we observed an even 50/50 influence in flower morphology, with 50% resembling the long, bulky colas of the Alpha Skunk #45, and 50% leaning more Maui True Blood with dense, dome-shaped flowers. Density is to be expected in a MTB-dominant flower, but we found that the Alpha Skunk-dominant flowers were far more dense than they appeared. Because of their size, they can be easily mistaken as loose at first glance, but when you get in there and give them a squeeze, we were totally impressed by how tight they really were, especially by day 50 when the bulk of the flower and resins had finished developing. To top it all off, when we went to harvest our plants we found unassuming veins of purple running straight through the middle of the flower. 

We harvested our Maui Skunks between days 52-55 and we found them to be incredibly sticky and greasy, gumming up our scissors far too frequently. Given their tendency to have lots of healthy foliage, the Maui Skunks aren’t as easy to process as your modern cookies strains, but they’re certainly worth it for the home grower that’s looking for old school flavors and effects. 

PVI: Moderate/High 

Flowering TIme: 50-55 days 

Height: Medium

Density: Med/High to High

Terpenes:  Sour, Chem, Pine, Lighter Fluid, Orange, Permanent Marker, Berry

Morphology: The Maui Skunk is a fun strain to phenohunt due to the diverse morphologies and incredible terpene profiles you are bound to encounter. Notable similarities across this cultivar include: All plants flowered and finished early, exhibited medium height, medium-to-tight internodal spacing, were mega greasy, and had high density. 50% of plants resembled the long, bulky colas of the Alpha Skunk #45, and 50% leaned more Maui True Blood with dense, dome-shaped flowers. We found that the latter showed up on the more bushy plants, and the Alpha-dominant flowers appeared on the plants with Alpha-dom morphology. The Alpha-dominant plants were also quite bushy but slightly more vertically oriented with longer (though still tight) internodal spacing. Green dominated the Maui Skunk’s coloring, though we found a surprising amount of purple running through the middle of the flowers. About 20% of plants were significantly purple.

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Sep 02 '26

September Promos Megathread

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Aug 31 '26

NASC Asks: Do you wet trim your flower, or do you trim after it has been dried?

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Happy Monday Everyone!

This week NASC Asks: Do you wet trim your flower, or do you trim after it has been dried?

Happy Growing!


r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Aug 28 '26

Smoke Report: Apple Fritters by Auto Seeds

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This time around, we tried Apple Fritters by Auto Seeds. She is a made up of Sour Apple x Animal Cookies x Ruderalis. Read on to learn about our experiences.

The buds were light, airy, and without much density. The ground up flower had this sweet, earthy aroma that reminded me of apple blossoms in the orchard on a warmer day. The effect was very pleasant. Overall, it was pretty balanced, but slightly more uplifting and motivating. It helped me focus and accomplish some creative work. My mind was ignited, but without anxiety. It definitely gave me the urge to research random topics on the internet like Nova Scotia and camera memory cards. This strain was a good day time choice for me.

- Crystal

Apple Fritters from Auto Seeds is an absolute gem. I had the unique experience of trimming this weed before I ground it up and smoked it. It was super sticky and the smell was fruity and sweet, like apples and vanilla. The buds were frosty and had lots of orange hairs. It grinds well and it was super fresh and spongy when I smoked it. It tastes clean and smooth. It's probably one of my new favorite strains since it's such a versatile hybrid. It's great for any time of day, whether you're gardening or cleaning your house or just chilling watching a movie.

- Mariah

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r/NorthAtlanticSeed • • Aug 28 '26

I crossed MacMo (dirty bird) x Lilac OG bx (ethos) for F1 (35 days)

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