Are you ready to keep weed weird?
America’s more than 3.3 million home growers and those abroad have a really epic lineup of flavors to chase into 2026 in their backyard gardens and garage tents. Legalization has put more diversity at the fingertips of more growers than ever in human history.
Online seed banks, direct website sales and events — like Terpnami Dec. 6-7 in San Francisco — make it easier to drop in on your particular terp wave. Here’s what we’re seeing.
Whitethorn Rose Stays Fresh
Dank, fruity Forbidden Fruit terps used to be out of fashion among connoisseurs. But just like ’90s acid-washed denim, they’re back in a big way in the winner’s circles at contests and in gardens.
You can bet that 2026 will be filled with fresh crosses of Huckleberry Hill Farms’ Whitethorn Rose. The award-winning cross of Paradise Punch and Lemon OG is appearing in more gardens as the southern Humboldt County team spreads the genetics far and wide. New public versions include Mulberry Rose.
Huckleberry Hill Farms founder John Casali gave “WTR” to a handful of elite farms — including Ridgeline Farms (see Blueberry Caviar x Whitethorn Rose) and Canna Country (see Country Rose) — and told them to make some magic with them.
“There is a winner in there,” Casali said.
Lantz Goes Global
Ridgeline Farms’ award-winning Lantz strain (Green Lantern x Ridgeline Runtz) is no longer a closely held genetic, so expect it to gain even more momentum in 2026.
Ridgeline founder Jason Gellman released refinements of the California State Fair and California Leaf Bowl award-winning strain via the Tangled Roots seed bank.
Gellman has worked his Lantz strain to the Grape Gas strain to make the new Cookies strain Blueberry Caviar, as well as Blackberry Caviar. We expect those extremely loud “caviars” to dominate in 2026.
Newer Blingier ‘Candies’
The center of gravity in strain flavors sits over so-called “purple candy-gas” — dark, sweet, pungent varieties often descended from Gelato and Zkittlez. Global icon Compound Genetics knows what the people want. This month, they launch a new line of candy-tasting versions of their hit strain Pave (Paris OG x The Menthol).
“People love the Pave, and Compound hasn’t really done a super-candy-centered line of it,” Ruby Wagner, Compound’s marketing coordinator, said.
Hash Dumpers
You can’t talk about 2026 trends without zeroing in on “hash dumpers,” which are flower strains that yield 5% or more of hash when washed.
Bloom Seed Co. is the biggest name to watch in the hash farming space. Their Melted Strawberries (GMO x Strawberry Guava) really lit up the Los Angeles dabbing festival Puffcon in October. With strains like Too Much Lime (Jealousy, Z, Lime and Headband), which just won second place on Nov. 9 at Masters of Rosin, it’s very much Bloom Seed Co.’s season.
Return of the Gassy OGs
Fans of green bud — with that iconic, late-’90s, lemon-pine-fuel stank — have refreshed options in 2026.
DNA Genetics has a new RP43 (short for Richard Petty) that is “kush, kush and more kush,” Aaron Yarkoni, co-founder of DNA Genetics, said. Yarkoni doesn’t care that rappers prefer purple candy-gas. He’s pursuing green, super-strong dope.
“We’re trying to make green weed great again,” he said. “People still love OG.”
Breeder Josh D, popularizer of OG Kush, has at least four new OGs to grow based on his high-performance Josh D OG stud “The Smooch.” Metamorpheus F2 is The Smooch x The Smooch for the most OG in 2026.
Even More Diverse Terps in 2026
Lastly, 2026 promises a new era of diversity as more home growers choose personal favorites over hype.
Commercial powerhouse Purple City Genetics supports this diversity with strains like Bubble Tea, a Terpnami-only exclusive for home growers with a really unique Z terp. Bubble Tea ((Rainbow Belts x Caribbean Cookies) x Akira) doesn’t make the cut as a cash cropper, but that’s irrelevant to a terp chaser with a six-plant garden.
“That’s the fun part of home growing nowadays,” Auryn McCafferty, co-founder of Purple City Genetics, said.
December Pot Famer’s Almanac
Here’s what North America is doing in the garden this month: Finish trimming. Static sift your kief. Make hash. Press rosin. Bake edibles. Purchase seeds. Cover crop. Test soil for deficiencies. Cold Full Moon is Dec. 4.
