{"id":1858,"date":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=181963"},"modified":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","slug":"11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1858","title":{"rendered":"11 best cannabis strains of the 2021 harvest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>11 best marijuana strains of the 2021 harvest &#8211; Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">America\u2019s millions of cannabis lovers, get ready for an overflowing cornucopia of chronic.<\/p>\n<p>As you read this, the nation\u2019s world-class ganja farmers have thousands of metric tons of outdoor-grown pot air-drying in cool, darkened rooms. Thousands of sun-grown varieties will boggle dispensary shoppers\u2019 minds this fall and into 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Flower fact: Cannabis is an annual, fast-growing, bush sown in the spring and chopped by October. Prohibition drove growers indoors decades ago, but nowadays, outdoor and greenhouse-grown bud rival the best indoor. Outdoor also costs much less.<\/p>\n<p>Pair legalization with amazing breeders, growers, and sunny weather, and boom: \u201cThere\u2019s a huge-ass harvest out there,\u201d said Daniel Hendricks at the influential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hendrxfarm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HendRx Farm nursery<\/a> in the nation\u2019s cannabis heartland, Humboldt County, CA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" alt class=\"wp-image-181960 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Rimrock Farms\u2019 harvest team hangs cannabis flower branches to dry in Calaveras County, CA. (Photo courtesy <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rimrockfarms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rimrock Farms<\/a><\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what are the quintessential, 11 best cannabis cultivars of the 2021 harvest? The trendsetters and exemplars? Who are the Most Valuable Players in this $18.3 billion legal industry? What flavors did outdoor and greenhouse farmers grow tons of because the people demand them? <\/p>\n<p>Leafly News has got you. We\u2019re independent, and we grow, grind, and pack bowls daily. We secret shop, conduct interviews, trawl conferences, lurk Instagram, and scan search data.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the best of the harvest, destined for your bubblers by Danksgiving. Look for these 11 strains and their close cousins for that undeniable fire in your life.<\/p>\n<h2>Strains highlighted in this article:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/ice-cream-cake\"><span>Ice Cream Cake<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/kush-mints\">Kush Mints<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/tropical-runtz\">Tropic Runtz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/modified-grapes\">Modified Grapes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/marshmallow-og\">Marshmallow OG<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/mimosa\">Mimosa<\/a> #3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/sour-tangie\">Sour Tangie<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/prayer-pupil\">Prayer Pupil<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/jelly-rancher\">Hella Jelly<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/pennywise\">Pennywise<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/mac\">MAC<\/a> Tyson<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"h-ice-cream-cake-and-crosses\">Ice Cream Cake and crosses<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181952 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Ice Cream Cake (Photo by <strong>Jeffrey Oropeza<\/strong>, Courtesy <span><a href=\"https:\/\/darkheartnursery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dark Heart Nursery<\/a><\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t hate the Cake, hate the game. Ganja farmers grew literal tons of Ice Cream Cake and its kin, because smokers coast-to-coast love it day or night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIce Cream Cake is here to stay,\u201d said Hendricks.<\/p>\n<p>The soft, sweet vanilla smell; the rich, fragrant smoke melting into notes of dank gas\u2014Ice Cream Cake runs high in THC yet won\u2019t give you The Fear. <\/p>\n<p>It stands on the shoulders of giants: Wedding Cake crossed with Gelato #33, bred by the #1 in the game, Seed Junky Genetics.<\/p>\n<p>ICC took a 2019 Emerald Cup in the greenhouse category and this crowd fave grows well indoors or out. Its bag appeal, nose appeal, and versatility make it the number three most searched strain on Leafly in 2021 in the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt class=\"wp-image-181942 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Greenhouse-grown Blue Velvet Cake by Rimrock Farms, CA. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also very, ahem, <em>re-nameable<\/em>, said Hendricks, in Humboldt. \u201cI don\u2019t think it all goes onto the market as \u2018Ice Cream Cake.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also in 2021: Blue Velvet Cake, Oreo Cake, Rozay Cake, and Runtz Cake<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kush-mints-and-kin\">Kush Mints and kin<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181951 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>A field of Honeydew Farms Gush Mints finishes up. (Photo courtesy <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/honeydew_farms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honeydew Farms<\/a><\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The heads have spoken. They like their Cookies strains minty and heavy-hitting for that red-eyed nighttime munchie sesh.<\/p>\n<p>This elite cross of Animal Mints and Bubba Kush has spent the last 18 months clawing into the top 25 strains in the US on Leafly.<\/p>\n<p>First bred indoors by Seed Junky Genetics of LA, Kush Mints now cavorts outdoors in the fields, getting it on with other top strains, resulting in big crosses like Gush Mints. Sploosh.<\/p>\n<p>Greenhouse grower Allen Hackett of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/md.farms.ca\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MD Farms<\/a> in Salinas, CA loves growing Gelato x Kush Mints\u2014it\u2019s hearty and fat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt class=\"wp-image-181958 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Rimrock Farms\u2019 summer light dep Purple Kush Mints 2021 turned out lovely. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSeed Junky killed it with this one,\u201d Hackett said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Purple Kush Mints, Sunset Mints<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-tropic-runtz-and-friends\">Tropic Runtz and friends<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Ridgeline Lantz (Courtesy Ridgeline Farms)\" class=\"wp-image-182070 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Ridgeline LANTZ is Green Lantern x Ice Cream Cake x Runtz. (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redwoodcountry.photography\/?hl=en\"><span>Redwood Country Photography,<\/span><\/a> Courtesy Ridgeline Farms)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ring the alarm, here comes a tsunami of Runtz crosses like White Runtz, Pink Runtz, and Blue Runtz; exclusives like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ridgeline_farms\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ridgeline Farms\u2019<\/a> LANTZ; and of course, fake Runtz.<\/p>\n<p>Leafly gave the Zkittlez and Gelato cross the Strain of the Year title in 2020, so farmers tripled down in 2021. Dive into them all this fall, including Exotic Genetix\u2019s Tropic Runtz, which crosses Runtz with Tropic Truffles (Tropicana Cookies x Mint Chocolate Chip).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Tropic Runtz] has one of the most insane, mind-numbing citrus aromas I\u2019ve ever smelled on cannabis,\u201d said Ben Caldwell, cultivation director for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/f5farmsok\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F5 Farms<\/a> in Tulsa, OK, where cannabis exploded this year.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s a Zkittlez and cookies cross\u2014smoke it!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt class=\"wp-image-181948 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Gazzungaz (Zkittlez x Rainbow Chip) will stink up the block. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Gazzungaz<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-modified-grapes-and-other-gmos\">Modified Grapes and other GMOs<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img alt class=\"wp-image-181955 has-ll lazyload\" width=\"724\" height=\"905\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Modified Grapes. (Photo courtesy Coastal Sun Farm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year\u2019s a banner year for the savory cannabis movement led by GMO (aka Garlic Cookies), but also includes funky Breaths like Peanut Butter Breath.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on all the GMO crosses this harvest season\u2014they dump hash and are very pungent and strong.<\/p>\n<p>The power players at Symbiotic Genetics added Purple Punch to GMO to get Modified Grapes, which is just starting to take off among outdoor growers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coastalsunfarm\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coastal Sun Farm<\/a> of Santa Cruz grew a grip of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of eyeballs on it. My guys are saying, \u2018When are we getting that Modified Grapes in the library?\u2019\u201d said Hendricks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt class=\"wp-image-181962 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Motorbreath towers at <a href=\"https:\/\/sonomahillsfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Sonoma Hills Farm<\/span><\/a>. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grill something adventurous and pair it with this indica hybrid. Just remember to turn the burners off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Motorbreath, PB Souffle, and Banana Puddintain (GMO x TK Skunk) by Redwood Remedies.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-marshmallow-og\">Marshmallow OG<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"945\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181956 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Marshmallow OG. (Photo courtesy Node Labs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every harvest season needs an OG Kush cross. This year\u2014marshmallow. Why not?<\/p>\n<p>It smells OG yet marshmallowy, and comes from a prestigious mix of Chemdog D, Triangle Kush, and Jet Fuel Gelato. OG lovers love it.<\/p>\n<p>Hunted by HendRx Nursery and tissue-cultured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nodelabs\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Node Labs<\/a>, Marshmallow OG is in production nationwide\u2014ready for your after-work, indica-hybrid, kick-back sesh.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mimosa-3\">Mimosa #3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt class=\"wp-image-181943 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Mimosa #3 (Photo courtesy Booney Acres)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Purp fans need love too. I\u2019m talking about strains that look purple, smell like a grape drink, and contain classic purple genetics.<\/p>\n<p>Scoop up the latest modern purps like all the Mimosa crosses, including Mimosa #3, grown outdoors organically by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/booney_acres\/?hl=en\">Booney Acres<\/a> in California. Symbiotic Genetics\u2019 Mimosa (Clementine x Purple Punch) has gone global in just three years.<\/p>\n<p>This hybrid is eminently wake-and-bakeable. And the thick, tropical flavors from Mimosa and family make fantastic hash. <\/p>\n<p>If you want to see where flavors are going, watch the hash flower growers\u2014they dictate broader strain trends. For example, the psychedelic, Sasquatch-loving Booney Acres crew grow flower for Papa\u2019s Select\u2019s solventless hash line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBooney is so dope,\u201d said Hendricks. \u201cHe moves from planet to planet, I think. His feet never touch the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Papaya Punch, Kombucha #6, Gelonade<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sour-tangie\">Sour Tangie<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt class=\"wp-image-181944 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Redwood Remedies Sour Tangie. (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cannapics_media\/?hl=en\"><span>CannaPics<\/span><\/a>, Courtesy Redwood Remedies)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Flabbergasted by these newfangled weeds? Get back to the root of the fruit with a Sour Tangie.<\/p>\n<p>Bred by DNA Genetics, Sour Tangie crosses two sativa hybrid legends\u2014East Coast Sour Diesel to Crockett\u2019s Tangie.<\/p>\n<p>Sour Tangie\u2019s classic rowdiness can go toe-to-toe with any of the new kind on the block. In April 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redwoodremedies\/\">Redwood Remedies<\/a> received an Emerald Cup in the 2020 greenhouse category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSour Tangie is a badass,\u201d Hendricks agrees. \u201cThat\u2019s a staple\u2014it\u2019s not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This strain smells super sour and citrusy with a big, dank bottom. It gets us daytime lit\u2014not racy or sweaty, just lifted and engaged. It\u2019s a good afternoon party smoke.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-prayer-pupil\">Prayer Pupil<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181957 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Common Roots Cannabis, WA\u2019s Prayer Pupil. (Photo courtesy Common Roots Cannabis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Where my weird sativa heads at? You know, the folks who <em>hate<\/em> the dessert strain craze? The ones pining for fjords full of old school Thai landraces?<\/p>\n<p>Strap in for a religious encounter\u2014Mass Medical Seeds\u2019 Prayer Pupil is reaching to the sky, coast to coast. <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the reputation of its parents: Star Pupil and Prayer Tower.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mass Medical\u2019s Star Pupil crosses Thai and Afghani landraces. Groovy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prayer Tower comes from mythical, mysterious breeder Bodhi Seeds, and is a Lemon Thai pheno.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you sweaty and trippin\u2019 yet? You will be when you hit this 30% THC, soapy, hashy, creamy, lavender-tasting bud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan be very psychedelic and multiple users reported closed-eye visuals,\u201d the Mass Medical Seeds catalog says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be a bit intense, fluttering or racing at first but settles down into more of a euphoric feeling,\u201d said Matt Armbruster, cultivator at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/common_roots_2.0\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Roots Cannabis<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts and prayers!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-hella-jelly\">Hella Jelly<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" alt class=\"wp-image-181966 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Hella Jelly, aka Jelly Rancher, looks like a sativa but finishes like an indica. (Photo courtesy Humboldt Seed Company)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s plant the flag\u2014Hella Jelly is the next game-changing sativa hybrid.<\/p>\n<p>The potent, deliciously sweet, and energetic cross of Very Cherry and Notorious THC is one season old, but the data is rock solid.<\/p>\n<p>Hella Jelly will be selling out in dispensaries through at least 2023, Hendricks said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many people are testing it and loving it. We love it\u2014it\u2019s very unique. It\u2019s totally different in a way that fits into a big, heavy, mega-producing facility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt class=\"wp-image-181950 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-14.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-14.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-14.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-14.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Jelly yet? Hella Jelly, fresh out of the drying room. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We grew it and concur. Helly Jelly from feminized seeds is vigorous and yields ample, frosty, resinous green nuggets that electrify the air with notes of blue cotton candy, strawberry, and grapes. It tests notoriously high in THC to boot\u2014like, sweep your kitchen at 11:30pm, high.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers are growing fields of Hella Jelly\u2014from Briceland Forest Farm in Humboldt to Damian Marley\u2019s Evidence brand grow in a former prison in Coalinga, CA, to Glass House Farms in Santa Barbara County.<\/p>\n<p>Hashmakers are making Hella Jelly sauce that\u2019s gonna make you hella jelly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/humboldt-seed-company\">Humboldt Seed Co.<\/a> searched through 10,000 plants just to find a solid genetic chassis for this sativa. It\u2019s modern cannabis agronomy incarnate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re ecstatic that Leafly loves it,\u201d said Nathaniel Pennington, founder at Humboldt Seed Co. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a strain that has a major presence this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s even more big news for the cultivar coming this winter\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Buddha\u2019s Hand, Raspberry Parfait<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-pennywise\">Pennywise<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt class=\"wp-image-181947 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-15.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-15.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-15.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-15.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>The balanced CBD: THC strain Pennywise. (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kandidkush\/?hl=en\"><span>Kandid Kush<\/span><\/a>, Courtesy Esensia Gardens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Why get your CBD from randoms on the internet when you can get it from world-class weed growers? Ditch the truck stop CBD for a terpene-rich, top-tier type 2 strain this harvest.<\/p>\n<p>Our money is on Pennywise, a tasty, award-winning 1:1 CBD:THC cultivar from Subcool \/TGA Genetics. Subcool lost his genetics in a fire in Santa Rosa, CA, and then died in 2020. His life\u2019s work lives on in the piney, sweet, dank, lemony, woody, peppery, and floral bud, with its calming, mood-improving ability.<\/p>\n<p>A cross of Harlequin and Jack the Ripper, Pennywise has taken root across elite North American gardens. Artisanal sun-growers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esensiagardens\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esensia Gardens<\/a> of Humboldt, CA won 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place in CBD flower in the 2021 Emerald Cup with their local line of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat Pennywise is rad,\u201d said Hendricks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181946 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-16.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-16.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-16.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-16.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Pennywise trichomes under the microscope. (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kandidkush\/?hl=en\"><span>Kandid Kush<\/span><\/a>, Courtesy Esensia Gardens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scoop up some near you. Then go do some ganja yoga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: Pink Boost Goddess<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mac-tyson-and-team\">MAC Tyson and team<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-181953 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-17.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-17.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-17.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-17.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>MAC Tyson\u2019s aroma is hard to dodge. (Photo courtesy Decibel Gardens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes you need to go down for the count. You may need a MAC cross.<\/p>\n<p>Breeder Capulator created MAC (Miracle Alien Cookies) for indoor gardens, but fresh crosses of MAC built for outside just chunked out in the fields this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/decibelfarms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Decibel Farms<\/a> in Oregon crossed MAC to the outdoor workhorse Purple Punch. The hearty, chunky, purple face-smasher MAC Tyson is the result. These indica-dominant nugs smell loudly sweet, cookieish, and purply. While Purple Punch is notorious for hitting lightweight, MAC hits like dynamite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so loud and tasty,\u201d said Shawn Bishop at Decibel Farms in Oregon\u2014America\u2019s number two cannabis production state.<\/p>\n<p>MAC Tyson goes great with some weekend retro gaming on SNES. Boot up all the MAC crosses this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>See also: MAC Melon, Banana MAC<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<p>And that\u2019s the 11 best strains of the 2021 harvest. Big thanks to all the ganja farmers big and small!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"So long, 2021 outdoor season. Up next\u2014awards season. (Photo by CannaPics, courtesy Redwood Remedies)\" class=\"wp-image-182075 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-18.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-18.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-18.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest-18.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>So long, 2021 outdoor season. Up next\u2014awards season. (Photo by CannaPics, courtesy Redwood Remedies)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-right\">Keep the celebration going\u2014shout out your favorite harvest strains and growers in the comments below.<\/h3>\n<h4><em>Cover image\u2014Hella Jelly, grown by The Bud Farm, Nevada County, CA. (Courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/bud.farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>The Bud Farm<\/span><\/a>)<\/em>. <em>Freelance journalist Zack Ruskin contributed to this story.<\/em><\/h4>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-best-cannabis-strains-of-the-2021-harvest.jpg\" alt=\"David Downs's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>David Downs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">David Downs directs news and lifestyle coverage as the California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He&#8217;s written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard, and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the author of several cannabis books including &#8216;Marijuana Harvest&#8217; by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. 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