Barney’s Farm is an Amsterdam cannabis seed breeder that grew out of Barney’s Coffeeshop in Amsterdam and went on to win the overall High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam ten times. Its catalog runs from cup-winning hazes and classic landraces to modern dessert strains like Black Cherry Gushers, Super Boof and Gorilla Zkittlez, plus a large autoflower line built on its own BF Super Auto #1.
This guide covers who Barney’s Farm is, which strains won cups, what our customers buy most, and how to pick between Barney’s feminized, autoflower and regular seeds. Seeds & Clones carries 108 Barney’s Farm listings, and every strain named below links to its own page. For the full list in one place, see our Barney’s Farm seeds page.
Barney’s Farm started with Derry, its founder, who spent the early 1980s in the Himalayas learning how village farmers grew and selected cannabis. He came back to Amsterdam with landrace seeds and opened Barney’s Coffeeshop on Haarlemmerstraat, where growers gathered to trade cuttings through the late 1980s. By the early 1990s that back-room trading had become a real breeding program, and the seed company grew up beside the coffeeshop. That is why so many Barney’s strains were first tested on customers across the counter.
Barney’s Farm marks its 40th year in 2026, and the catalog is still growing: new releases keep arriving alongside the classics, and Seeds & Clones adds them as they come in.
Barney’s Farm is a breeder, not a seed bank. It breeds and packages its own seeds, and shops like Seeds & Clones carry them alongside other breeders. If you searched for “Barney’s seeds” or “Barneys Farm seed bank,” this is the company you were looking for.
From 2001 to 2011, Barney’s took the overall prize at the Amsterdam High Times Cannabis Cup ten times with nine different strains, plus a long list of hash, product and booth awards. The overall wins:
| Year | Overall Cannabis Cup winner |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Sweet Tooth |
| 2002 | Morning Glory |
| 2004 | Amnesia Haze |
| 2005 | Willie Nelson |
| 2006 and 2007 | G13 Haze, back to back (G13 Haze Regular) |
| 2008 | Utopia Haze |
| 2009 | Vanilla Kush |
| 2010 | Tangerine Dream (now carried as Tangerine Dream Auto) |
| 2011 | Liberty Haze |
Notice how many of those are hazes. Barney’s built its name on tall, fast-hitting sativa lines, and Amnesia Haze is still the reference point for the style: Jamaican, South Asian and Thai genetics, 80% sativa, a 70 to 85 day flower and a Barney’s THC rating of 28%. G13 Haze is G13 crossed with Hawaiian sativa, 80% sativa, 65 to 70 days, and we carry it as regular seeds for growers who want males for breeding.
Counted from paid orders at Seeds & Clones, with free promotional packs left out, these five are among the Barney’s strains our customers order most. The list leans classic: four of the five are landraces or old-school strains. Specs below are Barney’s own ratings as listed on each product page.
Acapulco Gold is a Central American sativa, 70% sativa, flowering in 60 to 70 days on a 100 to 110 cm indoor plant. The feminized version is rated 600 to 700 g/m² and 26% THC. It is our most-ordered Barney’s strain, and many of those orders are for Acapulco Gold Regular, rated 700 g/m² and 22% THC, for growers who want males to breed with.
Hindu Kush is pure Hindu Kush Mountains landrace: a compact indica, 80 to 120 cm indoors, 55 to 65 days, rated 550 to 600 g/m² and 26% THC. Earthy, hashy and steady. It also comes as Hindu Kush Regular.
Skunk #1 is the old-school blend of Acapulco Gold, Afghan and Colombian Gold: 65 to 75 days, 120 to 150 cm indoors, rated 500 g/m² and 26% THC. It is sturdy, uniform and classic skunk on the nose. For breeders it also comes as Skunk #1 Regular.
G13 Haze Regular is the strain that won Barney’s back-to-back Cannabis Cups in 2006 and 2007. G13 crossed with Hawaiian sativa, 80% sativa, 65 to 70 days, rated 600 g/m² and 23% THC, sold as regular seeds.
Insane OG is Bubba Kush x Granddaddy Purple x OG Kush: indica-dominant, 55 to 65 days, 100 to 120 cm, rated 600 g/m² and 32% THC, one of the strongest ratings in the catalog.
Before the dessert strains, Barney’s was a classics house, and that part of the catalog is still deep:
The newer side of the catalog follows the dessert and candy trend, and much of it carries Barney’s highest THC ratings. A few to know:
Want several in one order? The Candy Pack and Gas Pack each bundle five feminized Barney’s strains: the Candy Pack for dessert and fruit flavors, the Gas Pack for fuel-heavy classics.
We carry 24 Barney’s autoflowers. Eighteen of them are built on BF Super Auto #1, Barney’s own autoflowering parent, crossed into a known photoperiod, so the auto keeps the flavor of the original while flowering on its own. Most finish 65 to 75 days from seed and stay 80 to 120 cm tall.
Of our 108 Barney’s listings, 76 are feminized photoperiods, 24 are autoflowers and 8 are regular seeds. The difference comes down to what starts flowering and whether you get male plants.
| Seed type | What starts flowering | Timing (Barney’s ratings) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feminized | The light schedule. Indoors you switch to 12 hours on, 12 off; outdoors it follows shorter days. | Mostly 55 to 75 days of flowering, plus however long you veg | Biggest plants and harvests, full control over size |
| Autoflower | The plant’s age. No light change needed. | Mostly 65 to 75 days from seed | Short seasons, small spaces, several runs a year |
| Regular | The light schedule. Packs include male and female plants. | 50 to 75 days of flowering | Breeding projects and pheno hunts |
This is our read of the catalog, based on Barney’s own published specs and what our customers order. It is not a grow test, and we do not quote customer reviews here.
A few things to plan for. Many of the newest strains are rated 30% THC and up, so start slow. Hazes like Amnesia Haze run long at 70 to 85 days, and sativas like Durban Poison grow tall, so plan on topping or tying down (our cannabis training techniques guide covers how). Popular strains can sell through between restocks, so check each listing for current availability.
| If you want | Start with |
|---|---|
| Our customers’ favorite | Acapulco Gold |
| A cup winner | Amnesia Haze |
| An easy first grow | Blue Dream or Northern Lights |
| Maximum yield | Gorilla Zkittlez |
| Maximum THC rating | Insane OG or Black Cherry Gushers |
| A fast finish | Super Boof or Wedding Cake |
| A classic | Skunk #1 or Hindu Kush |
| An autoflower | Runtz Auto or Amnesia Haze Auto |
| Five strains in one pack | Candy Pack or Gas Pack |
| Seeds for breeding | G13 Haze Regular or Afghan Hash Plant Regular |
Every Barney’s Farm strain we carry, with current stock, is on our Barney’s Farm seeds page.
Barney’s Farm is a cannabis seed breeder from Amsterdam that grew out of Barney’s Coffeeshop on Haarlemmerstraat. It is known for cup-winning hazes like Amnesia Haze and G13 Haze, classics like Skunk #1 and Acapulco Gold, modern strains like Black Cherry Gushers and Gorilla Zkittlez, and a large autoflower line.
No. Barney’s Farm is a breeder that makes and packages its own seeds. Seed shops such as Seeds & Clones carry Barney’s Farm seeds alongside other breeders.
Barney’s won the overall High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam with Sweet Tooth (2001), Morning Glory (2002), Amnesia Haze (2004), Willie Nelson (2005), G13 Haze (2006 and 2007), Utopia Haze (2008), Vanilla Kush (2009), Tangerine Dream (2010) and Liberty Haze (2011).
At Seeds & Clones, the Barney’s strains customers buy most are Acapulco Gold, Hindu Kush, Skunk #1, G13 Haze and Insane OG. Amnesia Haze is the most famous cup winner, and Gorilla Zkittlez carries one of the highest yield ratings in the catalog.
Yes. We carry 24 Barney’s autoflowers, most built on Barney’s own BF Super Auto #1. They flower without a light change and most finish 65 to 75 days from seed.
Yes. Most Barney’s feminized and autoflower strains at Seeds & Clones come as single seeds as well as 3, 5, 10 and 25-seed packs. Regular seeds come in 5, 10 and 25-seed packs.
Seeds & Clones carries 108 Barney’s Farm listings and ships them from inside the US to all 50 states, with one shipping charge per order even when you mix brands. Every strain is on our Barney’s Farm seeds page.
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