2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Mendocino County
This is part 3/6 of the 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report by Budist. Navigate to all 6 parts of the Harvest Report:
- 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Mendocino County (Your are here)
2024 Mendocino County Cannabis Harvest Recap
Mendocino County is the southern tip of the Emerald Triangle and contains a vast array of climatic zones and types of weather thanks to a coastal influence. Bordered to the North by Humboldt County, to the East by Lake County, and to the south by Sonoma County, Mendocino County is smack dab in the middle of cannabis culture and is often well known as the easiest to access county of the Emerald Triangle.
Mendocino County’s established viticulture regions and proximity to the Bay has long made it one of the more accessible parts of the Emerald Triangle to Californian urbanites.
LIke Humboldt, the county is split by the infamous Highway 101. Unlike Humboldt, more of the land closer to the coastline is inhabited including the Anderson Vallyey. Between the cities of Leggett and Laytonville, travelers on the highway will often notice Area 101 - still occasionally home to cannabis culture events that go late into the night.
In Mendocino County, some harvest went much later than in Humboldt and Trinity counties, going into December - taking advantage of the “late frost.” All in all, Mendocino farmers were very happy with 2024 with Redwood Valley’s Tall Tree Society even calling it a “vintage year.”
Mendocino County, Participating Farms
Cosmic Forces Garden
Instagram: @_cosmicforcesfarm_
Website: N/A
Location: Little Lake Valley
Area planted (sqft): 5,000
Elevation: 1400’
Latitude: 39.394 N
Head Cultivator: Mario DeJuan
Cultivars to Try: “Everything” - All Original Genetics
Certifications: DEM Pure, SUN + EARTH
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Planting into sand loam and silt left when Little lake was drained.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: “Heat waves early in the season.”
First Cut Farms
Instagram: @firstcutfarms
Website: N/A
Location: Covelo
Area planted (sqft): 5,000
Elevation: 1400’
Latitude: 39.7929° N
Head Cultivator: Jerry Munn
Cultivars to Try: Holy Smokes, Sky Berry
Certifications: Mendocino Producers Guild
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Grown in native soil.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: ”It was HOT during harvest.”
Martyjuana Farms
Instagram: @martyjuanafarms
Website: https://martyjuana.com/
Location: Covelo / Round Valley / East Mendocino
Area planted (sqft): 10,000
Elevation: ~1400’
Latitude: ~39.779° N
Head Cultivator: Marty Klein
Cultivars to Try: Green Apple Gas, Supreme Gelato, Strawberry Lip Gloss
Certifications: SUN + EARTH, National Wildlife Habitat
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Ridge top sun exposure.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: ”We had 12 days, during harvest where the temps soared over 100 degrees, great for the Flowers and the environment around the dry and cure buildings.”
North Fork Garden Society
Instagram: @northforkgardensociety
Website: North Fork Garden Society
Location: Covelo
Area planted (sqft): 2,500
Elevation: 1400’
Latitude: 39.7929° N
Head Cultivator: Tekla Broz
Cultivars to Try: Panama Red, Citral Kush, Pineapple Runtz
Certifications: SUN + EARTH Certification
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “We are in town, and our garden is our fenced backyard. The climate is very hot, with a short season and icy winters. Our garden has been under our control for 35 years, and is completely organic.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: “Extreme, extended heat in July and August. No smoke this year. Some rain in September.”
River Txai Farms/Arcanna Flowers
Instagram: @rivertxai
Website: https://www.arcannaflowers.com/
Location: Redwood Valley, Seward Creek Watershed
Area planted (sqft): 8,200
Elevation: 1500’ - 1700’
Latitude: 39.261 N
Owner: James M Beatty/Chiah Rodriques
Head Cultivator: James M Beatty
Cultivars to Try: Meringue-A-Tang, True Ryder OG, Papaya Bomb
Certifications: SUN + EARTH
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “1500-1700ft elevation, south facing.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: “We get extreme heat here, very little fog. We get a lot of sun, most of our gardens get the first sun of the day being south east facing high up on the mountain they get blasted with sun all day. In certain areas the sun goes down around 4-5 PM generally. Much of our flower is grown in soil that we have created through Hugelculture and combining native elements and native soil with imported soil, but over years and years of cover cropping and layering and layering some of those inground areas are the most happy. Some of our above ground beds were having a little bit of a harder time with the heat. We collect our own water from rain water and sometimes we use well water which can have a lot of bicarbonate so we have to constantly pH the water. At some point in the light dep season we do need to use shade cloth on some stuff for finishing because of the extreme heat, we end up covering some of those the last few weeks. We get a lot of wind here - we have to stabilize our plants really well. It doesn’t get super cold at night. Sometimes in the fall, we will get a little rain which we did early in September but no damage.”
Seed 707
Instagram: @seed707_llc
Website: N/A
Location: Long Valley
Area planted (sqft): 5,000
Elevation: 1670’
Latitude: ~39.688° N
Head Cultivator: Mary Polson
Cultivars to Try: Spy Rock Pink Champagne, Blueberry Champagne
Certifications: N/A
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Year around sulphur springs dates back to 1874.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: ”Perfect outdoor growing conditions, hot!!! Cool mornings, hot afternoons. Not much rain.”
Sunbright Gardens
Instagram: @sunbrightgardens
Website: https://sunbrightgardens.com/
Location: Mina/Covelo
Area planted (sqft): 2,500
Elevation: 1880’
Latitude: 39.965° N
Head Cultivator: Gus Stout
Cultivars to Try: Fire OG Kush Mintz, Slushies, Sugar Plum Goo
Certifications: SUN + EARTH
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “We are in a banana belt above the fog and below the snow line.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: “We had a great growing season overall with perfect harvest weather.”
Tall Tree Society
Instagram: @talltreesociety
Website: https://www.talltreesociety.com
Location: Mendocino, Russian River
Area planted (sqft): 10,000
Elevation: ~725’
Latitude: ~39.26° N
Head Cultivator: Shane Gary
Cultivars to Try: Hashburger, Banana Punch
Certifications: SUN + EARTH, OCal
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Banks of the Russian River, valley floor.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: ”Vintage year. Late frost, no rain, no water issues. overall great conditions in Redwood Valley.”
This is part 3/6 of the 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report by Budist. Navigate to all 6 parts of the Harvest Report:
- 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Mendocino County (Your are here)