Headwaters Genetics

Daily grow log

The season, one day at a time.

Every entry below is the same day's Instagram post, kept here in full. Weather, phenos, what got culled, what got kept.

Garden, 2026-10-01

2026-10-01 · Day 2 · Flower

Minnesota is where the Mississippi starts. Seemed like the right place to start a seed line too.

A small outdoor garden at 45°N. Real wind, real rain, real cold nights. Two seasons of collecting pollen, making crosses, and keeping the plants that don't just survive a northern season but finish strong in one. This fall that work becomes Headwaters Genetics: small-batch F2 seed, germination-tested and labeled under Minnesota seed law, released in Minnesota when licensing is complete. The rest of this season gets posted daily. The best reason to trust a seed line is watching it get made.
Garden, 2026-09-16

2026-09-16 · Day 1 · Flower

Getting ready to harvest these beautiful seeds and get them to the lab for testing.

We will have the permit to sell these this fall. Looking forward to a wonderful growing season in MN.