For a licensed cultivation operation, clones are a production input with a lead time, a failure mode and a compliance trail — not a shopping trip. This page lays out how we plan supply with commercial growers in California: what the timelines really are, when teens beat clones, how to match cultivars to an environment, and what a clean-stock program looks like at scale. It applies whether you run a sealed indoor facility, a light-dep operation or full-term outdoor acreage.
Lead times, honestly
- On the inventory now: rooted, hardened plants listed on live inventory can usually ship or be picked up the same week.
- On the 17-day forecast: cuttings already in the propagation rooms with a ready date; reserve them with a deposit and they are tagged for you.
- Cut to order: anything else goes on the cut schedule — cuttings are taken about 18 days before your delivery date. A deposit is what gets an order onto the schedule.
- Teens: three weeks of indoor veg on top of rooting, so plan roughly five weeks out (three to four if the strain is already on the forecast). Capacity is about 2,000 teens a week.
For seasonal operations we recommend locking the season's program in winter: each delivery wave with its strains, counts and week, each held by a deposit.
Clones vs. teens for a commercial room
A rooted clone is the cheapest plant per unit and gives you full control of veg. A ready-to-flip teen — topped once, vegged three weeks under LEDs in a one-gallon coco/perlite pot, 18–21 inches tall — removes veg from your facility entirely: rooms turn faster, and the plants arrive already structured for the flip. In a side-by-side at a licensed indoor facility (Seven Points), our indoor teens produced roughly 18–20 grams more per square foot than greenhouse teens of the same genetics in the same room. Teens are priced at $20 at 200–500, $18 at 500–1,000, $16 at 1,000+ per plant with a 200 minimum; whether the premium pays back depends on your electricity cost, room count and cycle length — we are happy to run the numbers with you.
Strain–environment fit
The costliest mistake in commercial clone buying is putting an indoor cultivar outdoors, or chasing a THC number that a cut does not actually test at. Our menu is short (24 cultivars) because we have run every one of them and can say where each performs: which finish clean under a wet October, which stack in a sealed room, which are extract-grade. Tell us the environment and the harvest window and we will steer you away from the wrong cut even if it is the one you asked for. Guides: indoor strains, outdoor strains, mold-resistant strains, light-dep growing, California growing calendar.
Clean stock is a program, not a promise
At commercial scale a clone supplier's testing regime is your first line of IPM. Ours: quarantine and PCR-test all incoming genetics before they enter the mother library (about 28% fail), RT-qPCR-test every mother on a recurring schedule for Hop Latent Viroid and Fusarium (several hundred tests a year), and take cuttings only from mothers with a current clean result, in dedicated propagation rooms with sterilized tools. Ask any supplier the same five questions on our HLVd testing page — and then quarantine and inspect incoming plants on your side regardless. Our IPM guide covers the receiving protocol we recommend.
Compliance and payment for licensed operations
New accounts complete onboarding with a California state license and seller's permit; we complete the METRC transfer before plants leave the nursery. A 20% deposit (50% for teens) locks allocation. Payment at delivery or pickup by cash, cashier's check, money order, business check payable to LOL Farms, LLC (must clear before release) or ACH; wires only from Greenbax-approved cannabis banking accounts; no credit cards; IRS Form 8300 for cash of $10,000 or more. Delivery is statewide, batched by region; pickup in Sonoma by appointment.
Working with us
Most commercial relationships start with a call: your license type, environment, room or field count, target harvest windows and the cultivars you are considering. From there we propose a program — strains, quantities, formats and delivery weeks — and hold it with deposits. Repeat accounts typically reorder every four to eight weeks (indoor) or in one to three seasonal waves (greenhouse and outdoor). Call or text (707) 841-7663 or email sales@primecutsnursery.com.
Related genetics on our menu
Availability reads from the same inventory as live inventory (as of Sep 7, 2026).
In stock · 2,829Lemon Mash
Rasta Cruz Farms · Sativa · 8-9 weeks
In stock · 1,250Oreoz Blizzard
Tiki Madman · Indica · 8-9 weeks
In stock · 622Donkey Kong
Prime Cuts · Sativa · 8-9 weeks
In stock · 385GDP x Purest Indica
Prime Cuts · Indica · 8-9 weeks
In stock · 479SFV OG
Unknown · Indica · 8-9 weeks
In stock · 545White Truffle
BeLeaf Cannabis (original selected cut) · Hybrid · 8-9 weeks
Frequently asked questions
How large an order can you fill?
Single orders of several thousand clones are routine and larger programs are scheduled as staggered drops on the cut schedule. Teen capacity is roughly 2,000 plants a week.
When should a commercial grower place a spring order?
Winter. Lock each delivery wave (strains, counts, week) with a deposit so the cuts are scheduled before the spring rush; cut-to-order needs about 18 days, teens about five weeks.
Are teens worth the premium over clones?
They remove three weeks of veg from your facility and arrive structured for the flip; in a licensed indoor side-by-side they yielded roughly 18–20 g/ft² more than greenhouse teens of the same genetics. Whether that pays back depends on your power cost and room turnover — we will run the numbers with you.
Do you help with strain selection for our environment?
Yes, and we will tell you when a cut you asked for is wrong for your environment. Every menu strain is one we have run ourselves.
How is the METRC transfer handled?
Once you are onboarded (state license and seller's permit on file) and the deposit is in, we complete the METRC transfer a few days before delivery so plants arrive compliant.
What is your policy on plant problems after delivery?
Inspect on receipt — all sales are final once accepted. Genuine dead-on-arrival or rooting failures are handled with replacements or credit; we cannot control pests or disease once plants are in your facility, which is why we recommend quarantining incoming plants.
Talk to the nursery
Licensed cultivator in California? Call or text with strains, quantities and your target week. Nursery hours Mon–Fri 9am–5pm PST.
