United States · founded 1980
DJ Short
DJ Short is the breeder credited with stabilizing Blueberry in the early 1980s and later releasing Blue Dream cuts that became the West Coast standard. His program drew on Highland Thai, Purple Thai, and Afghani sativa-leaning landraces collected through the late seventies. Through the eighties and nineties the work was almost entirely closed-pollination preservation; the public catalogue did not arrive until DJ Short signed with Dutch Passion in the mid-1990s. The breeder has stayed deliberately small in output, preferring to release one or two new lines each year rather than chasing the modern photoperiod-feminized arms race. Most Blueberry phenotypes in commercial seed catalogues today trace, directly or indirectly, to a DJ Short F4 selection from the early 1990s.
Reviewed 2026-05-23
Notable releases
Blueberry · Blue Dream · Flo · Old Time Moonshine
Timeline
1980
Founded
1987
Blueberry F4 stabilized
1995
Signs with Dutch Passion
2003
Blue Dream cut released on West Coast
Today
Still selecting one to two lines per year
Related breeders
DJ Short FAQ
- Where can I buy DJ Short seeds?
- Authentic DJ Short genetics are distributed primarily through Dutch Passion, which has carried the Blueberry and Flo lines since the mid-1990s licensing deal. A handful of preservation breeders also work from DJ Short F4 stock, but anything sold outside that channel is usually a downstream selection rather than a direct release.
- Is DJ Short still active as a breeder?
- Yes. The program is deliberately small and releases one or two new lines per year rather than chasing the modern feminized photoperiod cycle. Updates appear on Dutch Passion's catalogue and through breeder interviews in legacy cannabis publications.
- What are DJ Short's most famous strains?
- Blueberry is the anchor of the entire program and the strain that almost every commercial Blueberry phenotype traces back to. Blue Dream, Flo, and Old Time Moonshine round out the public-facing catalogue and remain in active production through the Dutch Passion partnership.
DJ Short strains in the library
See related: documented cup winners · strains by decade · breeders by country.