Puppets Genetics, an Artisan Seed Bank from Barcelona

Behind every seed bank there's a story, and the story of Puppets Genetics Seed Bank starts long before the project existed: it begins in the years when its founders, born and raised in Catalonia, discovered that cannabis was going to be much more than a passing hobby. Today, that journey has become a bank of their own genetics, produced artisanally and in small batches, with a declared obsession for flavor, potency, and originality.

Two friends and a traveling companion

Puppets Genetics is born from the friendship of two Catalan growers who have spent their entire lives surrounded by this plant. They don't speak of it as a product, but as a traveling companion: it has been present in many of the moments that have made them who they are and has taken them, literally and figuratively, to places they wouldn't have found on their own.

After years fully immersed in cannabis culture—with regular presence in Barcelona's association scene and at events like Spannabis—they reached the logical conclusion: if what they were looking for was the best flavor and the best potency, it was time to stop waiting for someone else to do it and start creating their own hybrids.

Puppets Genetics, puppets of destiny

The name has a surprising interpretation, because it goes in the opposite direction to what one would expect from a seed bank. It doesn't refer to the one pulling the strings, but to the one receiving them: its founders feel that, somehow, they have been the puppets of destiny on this journey we call life. And the one pulling those strings has always been the plant.

Naming the project this way is, in their own words, a way of paying tribute to it. A statement of intent about the place cannabis occupies in their lives: not a business to dedicate themselves to, but something that has shaped them.

Puppets Genetics genetics, only their own crosses

Puppets Genetics' approach is deliberately narrow. They work exclusively with plants selected by themselves, without resorting to third-party material. Each cross starts from a personal choice of parentals and goes through careful cultivation processes before reaching the catalog.

That decision has a direct consequence: production is limited. Batches are small because control over each phase demands it, and because the goal isn't to have the broadest catalog, but rather that each variety justifies its place. For those seeking genetics that aren't already circulating everywhere, that small-scale approach is precisely the appeal.

Rainbow Tangie, the connecting thread

If you look at the catalog carefully, a pattern emerges, as many of their varieties carry Rainbow Tangie in the equation. It's their mother line, the piece upon which they've built a good part of their work, and it functions as a recognizable signature among hybrids that otherwise head in very different directions —from citric to creamy, from stimulating to distinctly relaxing.

It's precisely the kind of coherence that distinguishes a boutique breeder from a catalog assembled from trends: not five random varieties, but a selection work with an idea behind it.

Puppets Genetics varieties at Alchimia

Here we present the first varieties from Puppets Genetics joining Alchimia's seed catalog, in both feminized and regular versions.

Rainbow Tangie

A Moon Runtz x Jealousy hybrid, this is the house's mother line and, being regular, the gateway for those wanting to make their own selections and crosses. It's not a color-stable variety: among its offspring appear phenotypes in red, blue and green tones, all with a remarkable resin load. Aroma and flavor of fresh orange, with an effect described as uplifting yet calm, without causing anxiety. 8-9 week flowering and high production.

Black Cheetah

Black Cheetah comes from the hybrid (Cheetah Piss x Jealousy) x Jealousy, being the most distinctive cross in the catalog in terms of profile: ammonia, lavender and floral notes, far from the usual sweet terpenes. Nine weeks flowering and high yield. Also available in regular format, for selection work.

Sugar Lime

Lime Shot contributes the terpene precision of its lineage (Modified Grapes x Animal Mints Bx1) and Rainbow Tangie the citrus boost. The result is a profile of lime, lemon and candy, fresh and sour at the same time, with a layer of trichomes that makes it especially interesting for extractions. Medium-vertical structure, vigorous, with good stability between phenotypes. 8-9 week flowering, high production and accessible management even for growers with little experience.

Apolo 420

Apolo 420 (Apple Fritter x Kush Mints) x Rainbow Tangie is the sweetest in the catalog: sweet apple with hints of gas and an earthy background. Develops compact buds in dark reddish tones and heavily covered in resin. Hybrid effect, balanced between head and body. 8-9 week flowering with high production, and another clear candidate for those cultivating with water extractions in mind.

GWG · Go With Grandma

With Sunset Eclipse (Sunset Sherbert bx1 x Animal Mints bx1) on one side, this is the indica option in the catalog: sweet, earthy with a creamy finish, and a relaxing, deep effect designed to close out the day. A plant with contained height and dense flowers, with predictable behavior, making it a good first introduction to the breeder for beginners.

A young breeder worth keeping an eye on

Puppets Genetics represents that kind of project that appears from time to time in the genetics scene: growers who have been selecting for themselves for years and at some point decide to share the results. Short production runs, their own crosses, a recognizable mother line, and a personal story behind the name. With five varieties on the table and a sixth already in the works—Punk Cake, which combines Pancakes, Jealousy, and Animal Mints—it will be worth keeping track of them to see where they take their hybrids.