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In-House Genetics: How We Hunt and Curate 40+ Strains
Seed hunts, verified clones, and a rotating menu — the genetics behind every Tip Top Crop jar.
Ask anyone who grows great weed where flavor comes from and they’ll start in the same place: genetics. You can’t cure your way to a profile that isn’t already in the plant. That’s why the foundation of Tip Top Crop isn’t a marketing plan — it’s a genetics library, more than 40 unique strains deep, with around 15 of them grown nowhere else in Michigan.
Here’s how the strain archive gets built, why the menu keeps rotating, and where to find the strains that come out of it.
What “in-house genetics” actually means
We build the lineup two ways. Some strains start from seed — we germinate new varieties, then pheno-hunt through the results to find the single standout plant worth keeping. Others arrive as verified clones from breeders we trust: cuts with a known, proven profile. Either way the bar is the same. A strain only earns a permanent slot if it delivers on flavor, effect, and overall smokeability, and plenty get grown once and cut.
Small batch is what makes the hunt possible
Hunting genetics is slow and expensive, and it’s a luxury volume grows can’t really afford — every plant that isn’t a proven high-yielder is money left on the table. Because we grow in small batches, we can keep chasing the next great flavor and experience, instead of locking into the same handful of workhorse strains forever. The craft model and the genetics program feed each other.
Why the menu rotates
If you’ve checked our cultivars page twice and seen different strains, that’s by design. A rotating menu keeps the lineup fresh, lets seasonal and limited selections come and go, and gives us room to test new hunts against the classics. It also means the jar you loved might not be there next month — and something you’ll love just as much probably will be.
The exclusives
Around 15 of our strains are grown nowhere else. Those in-house selections are the clearest expression of what Tip Top Crop is about: cuts we hunted, chose, and dialed in ourselves that you can’t get from any other brand. They’re a big part of why budtenders and Michigan press keep pointing people our way.
A taste of the lineup
Our catalog runs from candy and gas to citrus and funk. Candy Bonez #27 — a sherbet-and-gas cross — was recently picked by a Lansing budtender as their top-shelf favorite, while Cosmic Runtz, Z Marker, Space Guavaz, Perm Sherb, and Z Lato have earned the kind of recognition that lands a brand on Michigan’s “best of” lists.
Find the strains
New strains drop as hunts finish and rotations turn over. Browse our cultivars to see what’s live right now, then find Tip Top Crop at authorized Michigan retailers. Proper weed, and genetics worth hunting for.
Fun Dip
Cosmic Runtz
Mandarin Skittlez
Blueberry Sugar
Purple Push Pop
Rainbow Beltz
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