CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · MELONADE
Melonade
2 independent sources put THC at 16.7%; 295 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 15.9 to 29%; 4 recorded parents; 46 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) and Hash Bash Cup.
Melonade is a sativa dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Dj Short. Lab tests put its THC between 15.9 and 29% (the middle 80% of 295 flower samples). The terpenes most often reported are limonene, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene. Recorded parents: Lemon Tree × Lemon Tree 11 × Watermelon Z × Watermelon Zkittlez. Stated flowering time 42 to 49 days. 4 cup placings on record, 4 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: sativa dominant hybrid
16.7%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
15.9–29%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 295 samples
4
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
46
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
4/4
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
8
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 16.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 4.3% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 4.7% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 5% | 1 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 7.8% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 8.9% | 1 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 10.9% | 1 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 11.2% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 11.8% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 12% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 12.1% | 1 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 12.8% | 1 | nv_ccb_lab_library |
Lab range 15.9 to 29% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 295 flower lab samples, median 22.4%; CBD 0 to 0% over 269 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: limonene, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, α-pinene, β-myrcene, fenchol
436 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 42 non flower, 3 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
No height claims on record.
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 42 to 49 days | 1 | cropking |
| 49 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 58 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 63 days | 1 | alchimia |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Lemon Tree | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,hytiva,master,seedfinder |
| Lemon Tree 11 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Watermelon Z | 1 | strain_fact:hytiva |
| Watermelon Zkittlez | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_blim-burn-seeds,master,seedfinder |
46 descendants through recorded links, including Devil Driver, Flavor Ade, Fleetwood Mac, Garanimals X Melonade, Banana Melonade, Melonade Runtz Auto, Gatorade, Lemon Curd.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Sativa Flower | 1st | verified |
| 2019 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Sativa Flower | 1st | verified |
| 2019 | Hash Bash Cup | Concentrate Non-Solvent | 2nd | verified |
| 2018 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Best Sativa Flower | 1st | verified |
Award claims checked 7 confirmed · 1 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cannabis Cup winner, Melonade | 2018 | hytiva | confirmed |
| 2018 NorCal Cannabis Cup. The terpene profile has been described as watermelon lemonad | 2018 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| 2018 Cannabis Cup winner | 2018 | hytiva | confirmed |
| first place Sativa at the 2018 NorCal Cannabis Cup | 2018 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 2018, 2019, 2021 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2018, 2019, 2021 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2018, 2019, 2021 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| 2018 Cannabis Cup winner, Melonade is a delicious strain bred by Midwest Best and popu | 2018 | hytiva | not_in_results |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
8 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: blimburnseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: cropkingseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: Melonade, melonade feminized seeds bulk seeds, melonade feminized seeds canuk seeds, midwest-best/melonade, paisa-grow-seeds/melonade
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dossier melonade · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Melonade strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/melonade/