Early Roots
From Idaho, Waka Grown developed his appreciation for the plant early, chasing flavor, craft, and quality long before it became a career. What started as something personal grew into a long-term pursuit, built on paying attention to the small things that separate “good” from “special.”
Border-Grown Mindset
Now based in the northwest corridor near the Oregon line, Waka Grown runs a small-batch indoor program where control matters more than scale. The focus is consistency, repeatable results, and flavor-forward flower that reflects the room and the process, not a trend cycle.
Soil First, Always
Soil is the foundation, and the standard doesn’t change. The goal is living vitality in the medium so the plant can express naturally, with a philosophy that prioritizes depth, balance, and longevity over quick fixes.
Evolution in the Dirt
Waka Grown’s approach evolved from veganic methods into a carbon-based synganic system, tightening inputs while pushing for deeper expression from the soil. The direction stayed the same the whole time: fewer shortcuts, more intention, and a system that gets better as it matures.
The Drip King Emerges
By February 2023, he launched the Waka Grown Twitter under the name “The Drip King.” Age-gated, nothing for sale online, and followed by Cookies Global, it signaled a lane built on reputation rather than promotion, letting the work speak louder than the rollout.
Keepers and Pressure
Known for elite cuts like Fatso #3, Mafi #2, Blueberry Tartz #2, Zkittlez × Dosidos #3, Rude Boi OG #7, Orange Cheddar Cheese, and Zake #1, his keepers sit in that “dense frost + loud nose + real staying power” zone. Each one reads like a selection-first program: hold what performs, release what’s earned, and keep the bar where it belongs.
Where the Packs Land
His jars circulate through respected connoisseur channels like Buddy’s Bodega, Bay Farmz, and Verified Wave. Placement stays tight, built on trust and repeat demand, with the kind of circulation that comes from consistency rather than constant exposure.
NYC Connection
Waka Grown’s main point man in New York City is Price of Exotic, also known as Maple Reserve or Exotic Prince of NY, helping route the work through the right hands and keep the signal clean from drop to destination.
The Standard
Nothing drips harder, and nothing needs to. The whole identity is built around the same point: soil, discipline, and flavor that holds up when the smoke clears.
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— Nugg Notes
SOURCES:
Buddy’s Bodega. Waka Grown Brand Listings. Buddy’s Bodega, www.buddysbodega.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Bay Farmz. Waka Grown Product Menu. Bay Farmz, www.bayfarmz.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Fatso #3. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Mafi #2. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Blueberry Tartz #2. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Zake #1. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Rude Boi OG #7. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Leafly. Orange Cheddar Cheese. Leafly, www.leafly.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Soil Is King: The Waka Grown Drip Doctrine. Nugg Notes, Instagram post, www.instagram.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Verified Wave. Waka Grown Product Catalog. Verified Wave, www.verifiedwave.com. Accessed Day Month Year.
Waka Grown. Direct message interview with Nugg Notes. Instagram, Day Month Year. Unpublished personal communication.
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