GENETICS CATALOG 2 0 2 0
S E A S O N
JANUARY 2020
WE ARE FARMERS GERMINATING FOR CREATED FARMERS NATURE,
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WE AIM TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER BY EVALUATING BREEDERS WHILE CONTINUALLY GROWING OUR AVAILABLE CULTIVAR LIST
PERFECTED BY SCIENCE.
We aren’t breeders ourselves, but we want our farming customers to be successful at all levels. So, we make it our mission to learn about each seed company, it’s owners and the science and testing behind the seeds they offer. We understand that with all of the players in the breeding space for this crop, it can be a daunting task to tackle on your own. Culitvars that have made our list, which continues to grow as more compliant genetics become available, come from providers who have demonstrated the following qualities:
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Levels of sophistication regarding modern agricultural practices and procedures used to cross breed cultivars for various beneficial traits.
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Third party COA cannabinoid profiles and terpene profiles for each cultivar grown in various micro-climates, various farming practices and input programs.
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Breeding facilities that maintain adequate separation of pollen to prevent cross vectoring of genetics.
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A company focus on genetic stability vs high cannabinoid totals. This helps focus on companies whose own direction is farmer driven, not profits at all costs driven.
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Stable lineage of cultivars that have proven their stability in real world applications across various acres in production.
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Collaboration with other qualified breeders. Seed providers who are working in tandem with their counterparts in the industry often have gained more success in the categories of stability, disease resistance, microbial resistance and overall targeted cannabinoid production.
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Scaled facilities or scalable programs that can provide adequate seed counts to cover large acreage with homogeneous plantings for larger customers.
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Levels of experience of staff and principles relating directly to breeding practices and goalsets targeting Global GAP standards within the cannabis or hemp industries.
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Previous harvest testimonials from established hemp farmers from multiple micro-climates, various farming practices and input programs.
OUR PROCESS From the first call you take with our team, to the day we ship your starts to your doorstep, our goal is to make the process of getting your seeds germinated painless and set you up for planting success from the root up. We start by securing your spot in the nursery for the season with a 50% deposit on your start and then work with you to identify the genetics that make sense for your farm; whether it’s listed in our catalog or someplace else. The remaining 50% is paid on shipment of your fresh, hardened-off transplants to your farm.
SECURE YOUR SPOT AT THE NURSERY FOR 2020 When you place your order, you secure your spot in the nursery for the season to have your seeds germinated with hemp germination-specific inputs and practices.
TALK WITH OUR HORTICULTURE TEAM ABOUT YOUR FARM Our team will spend the next 45 days learning more about your acreage, microclimate, farming practices and other growing conditions in order to provide you with guidance on planting schedules and genetics.
SET YOUR PLANTING SCHEDULE At this step, we finalize your planting schedule and determine delivery dates. We work with you to decide what’s optimal for your operation and ship your hardened-off starts when you need them, all at once or in batches.
WE WORK WITH YOU TO SELECT YOUR GENETICS Based on the data we’ve gathered on your farm, our team will help you select genetics from our catalog of breeders or we can germinate seeds you’ve already sourced.
STARTS SHIP ON YOUR PLANTING SCHEDULE We check in two weeks prior to your tray seeding date to confirm ship dates. Germination takes approximately 4 weeks and seedlings typically ship in refrigerated trucks arriving generally within 1 – 2 days of leaving the nursery: hardened-off and ready for planting.
2020 CULTIVARS Our goal is to stay at the forefront of new genetics as they become available, so our catalog – like our seedlings – is organic: always growing and changing as new breeders come online and federal regulations are modified.
Below is a current list of cultivars from third-party breeders*.
CULTIVAR
CBD YIELD
TOTAL FEM THC RATE
GERM RATE
FLOWER PERIOD
Auto-CBD
12-18%
<.5%
99%
95%
9-10 weeks
Auto-Pilot
12-16%
<.5%
99%
95%
5-6 weeks
Intensive and qualified testing in multiple micro-climates, equaling consistent results Very fast finishing autoflower
Baoxom
16-18%
<.5%
100%
99%
7 weeks
Fast finishing, strong vigor
Cherry Wine x2015x
13-17%
<.5%
97%
95%
8-9 weeks
Very stable 50:1 CBD/THC Ratio, easy grower
Eclipse
15-19%
<.5%
100%
97%
7.5-8.5 weeks
Microbial and pest resistance
Frosted Lime
14-18%
<.5%
99.95%
98%
7.5-8.5 weeks
Fast finish, mold and mildew resistant, excelled in the southeast due to drought resistance
Golden Kush
12-18%
<.5%
99.95%
98%
8.5-9.5 weeks
Disease resistant, heavy yield, combustible quality flower
Hawaiian Haze
17%
<.5%
99%
95%
7.5-8.5 weeks
Mold mildew resistant
Hempress3
17%
<.5%
99%
98%
8.5-9.5 weeks
Heat stress resistance
Mango
16-18%
<.5%
99%
98%
8-9 weeks
Stable, resistant to microbial and harsh weather events
Maverick
12-16%
<.5%
98%
95%
9-10 weeks
High heat index tolerant, nitrogen dependent during veg, vertical grower, dense planting of 710k per/ac, stable industrial hemp linage
OGC S1
20-22%
<.5%
99%
95%
8 weeks
High heat index resistance
Pipeline
10-12%
<.4%
98%
95%
9-10 weeks
Red Bordeaux
12-15%
<.5%
97%
95%
8 weeks
Siskiyou Gold
18-21%
<.5%
99.95%
98%
8.5-9.5 weeks
Stem Cell - CBG 10%
<.5%
99%
98%
8 weeks
CBG dominant
Sweet Wife
14-20%
<.2%
99%
98%
8-9 weeks
Dense planting with heavy yield of 4K LB per ac Avg very low total THC
T Purps
18%
<.5%
99%
95%
8-9 weeks
Heavy yielding, microbial and pest resistance
T5
14-20%
<.4%
99%
98%
8-9 weeks
Short, strong branch structure, good in high wind scenarios
Ultra Violet
18-20%
<.5%
99%
95%
8-9 weeks
Smokable quality bio mass producer
NOTES
Very Low total THC, dense planting of 7-10k per/ac, consistent pheno’s makes for predictable harvesting Full term hardiness, consistent producer across large acreage Mold and mildew resistant, performed well in all micro climates in 2019, easy grower high stress tolerance
*Breeders with cultivars approaching the USDA compliance limits work closely with their farming customers to provide on-going testing in order to ensure they have the information needed to harvest at the correct time to stay compliant with federal regulations. Imperial Seedlings does not guarantee the data claims made by third-party breeders listed on this document.
OUR TRANSPLANTS D E T A I L S Our 9cc starts take 4-6 weeks to germinate and ship in 392-count trays, fully hardened-off and ready for planting Each start grown in our nursery is given superior inputs specific to hemp germination and shipped when they are on their 4th or 5th leaf set Final transplant size: ▪ 2" tall root structure in soilless medium ▪ 5-7" total plant height ▪ 2-4" wide leaf span Grown from third-party, breederprovided genetics or from your own seed
ABOUT THE COMPANY We built this company to solve a problem we had on our own farm. When we launched our 400-acre CBD hemp farm, the largest problem we had was finding a quality nursery that understood hemp that could also germinate hardened-off transplants and ship them to us for a reasonable, commercial-farming price. $3.00 per plant simply would not work for us. We couldn’t find one, so we ended up partnering with a wellestablished transplant nursery who knew starts very well but did not know hemp. When we married what we knew about hemp with their decades of transplant germination experience, the results were amazing and gave us the idea to help solve this problem for farmers everywhere. Having produced millions of CBD hemp seedlings as a team and after nailing down our methodology, we launched Imperial Seedlings to provide farmers across the U.S. with hardy CBD and CBG hemp starts and ship them nationwide. Our management team includes generational and experienced CBD hemp farmers, a 30+ year veteran team in seedling germination, and experienced operational executives. As a team we provide services from your perspective because we’ve been in your shoes. Our nursery in the Imperial Valley of California has the perfect climate to produce top-quality hemp starts and has seen billions of starts germinated there in it’s 20-year existence. We have also pioneered development of proprietary inputs specific to hemp to make each start as hardy and viable as ever. We will germinate more than 40 million starts this season and we are excited to get to work for our customers in being a part of their success!
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPRORUTUNITY TO BE YOUR PARTNER IN HEMP FARMING SUCCESS
IMPERIALSEEDLINGS.COM INFO@IMPERIALSEEDLINGS.COM 888.308.2595
THE CULTIVARS LISTED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED BY THIRD-PARTY BREEDERS. IMPERIAL SEEDLINGS DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VALIDITY OF DATA CLAIMS MADE BY THE BREEDERS THAT IS SHARED IN THIS DOCUMENT NOR DOES THE LISTING OF THESE CULTIVARS CONSTITUTE AS AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE SEEDS OR THE BREEDING COMPANIES. ALL PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS FOR GENETICS WILL BE THROUGH A DIRECT TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE FARMER AND THE BREEDER.