ILGM – Editor’s Choice (2026)
ILGM is the US‑focused seed bank with a germination guarantee and fast shipping. Trusted by thousands of growers nationwide.
- ✅ Auto-flowering & feminized seeds
- ✅ High germination rate
- ✅ Fast US shipping
- ✅ Excellent customer support
Herbies Seeds
Herbies Seeds offers a huge selection with worldwide shipping. A solid choice for international growers.
- ✅ Wide variety of strains
- ✅ Reliable shipping
- ✅ Good customer service
- ✅ Payment options available
Crop King Seeds
Crop King Seeds offers a variety of Canadian strains. Slightly lower ratings but still a good option for many growers.
- ✅ Canadian strains
- ✅ Reliable shipping
- ✅ Decent customer support
- ✅ Payment options
Lost Coast Seeds. Man, where do you even start with a name like that? It sounds like something whispered in the back of a van parked too long on a Humboldt backroad—half legend, half dirt-under-the-nails reality. And maybe that’s exactly what it is. These aren’t your average, mass-produced, barcode-stamped cannabis seeds. These are the kind of genetics that feel like they’ve been passed down in a mason jar, tucked behind a bookshelf, forgotten until someone needed something real again.
I’ve seen their strains grow like they’ve got something to prove. Not always pretty—sometimes scraggly, sometimes stubborn—but damn if they don’t punch you in the chest when they flower. You can smell the ocean in some of them. Others? Straight diesel and regret. And that’s the thing: Lost Coast doesn’t chase trends. They’re not trying to make the next Instagram strain with purple glitter and a name like “Unicorn Gas #47.” They’re digging into the dirt, pulling out old-school fire, and letting it speak for itself.
Some of their genetics trace back to pre-legalization days—before the suits showed up, before the packaging got shinier than the product. You want something with teeth? Something that doesn’t just get you high but makes you remember why you started smoking in the first place? Yeah. That’s what they’re doing.
And they don’t always make it easy. The seeds aren’t always in stock. The website’s kinda janky. Customer service? Hit or miss, depending on the moon phase and whether someone’s trimming. But that’s part of the charm, isn’t it? You’re not buying from a corporation. You’re buying from a crew that probably still hand-writes strain names on Ziploc bags.
I grew their Lemon Kush once—years ago, maybe 2016?—and it smelled like someone smashed a Sprite can into a pine tree. Sticky as hell. Took forever to cure right, but when it did, it hit like a warm slap. Not couchlock, not paranoia—just this mellow, golden-hour kind of buzz. I’ve never found anything quite like it since. Maybe I will. Maybe I won’t. That’s the game.
They’ve got this weird mystique, too. Like, you hear stories—some guy in Garberville swears their Blueberry OG came from a cut that survived a wildfire. Another dude says their Sour Diesel is the “real” Sour Diesel, not the watered-down East Coast version. Who knows? Maybe it’s all stoner folklore. But maybe not.
Point is, Lost Coast Seeds isn’t for everyone. If you want plug-and-play, autoflower, guaranteed yields—go somewhere else. Seriously. But if you want to roll the dice, get your hands dirty, maybe even fail a few times before you strike gold? Then yeah. You’re in the right place.
Just don’t expect a refund if your grow goes sideways. And don’t expect them to care if you complain. They’re not here to babysit. They’re here to keep the fire lit.