Growing
Growing Blue Cheese: flowering time, yield and breeder specs
Seed versions of Blue Cheese flower in about 50–70 days indoors, depending on the breeder, and are harvested outdoors between late September and November in the Northern Hemisphere.1,2,3,4 Leafly rates it easy to grow and says it does best in cool climates.5
Breeder specs side by side
| Source and version | Flowering | Indoor yield | Outdoor | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buddha Seeds (breeder listing on SeedFinder) | 8–10 weeks (SeedFinder: about 63 days) | — | October–November harvest3 | — |
| Big Buddha Seeds, feminized (Zamnesia listing) | 9–10 weeks | — | Up to 750 g per plant6 | Moderate6 |
| Barney's Farm, feminized | 60–65 days | 500–600 g/m² | First–second week of October; 800 g per plant; 120–150 cm (80–110 cm indoors)2 | Easy2 |
| Royal Queen Seeds, feminized | 55–60 days (data sheet; about 60–65 in its product text) | 18–19 oz/m² | Late September; 18–19 oz per plant; 5–7 ft (3–5 ft indoors)4 | — |
| Dinafem, feminized | 50–55 days | 550 g/m² | Early to mid-October; 600–800 g per plant; up to 3 m tall1 | Easy1 |
| Leafly (average) | 7–9 weeks | Medium | Does best in cool climates5 | Easy5 |
| Weedmaps (citing the breeders) | 8–10 weeks | — | Near the end of October7 | — |
What the plant is like
Breeders describe a compact, bushy plant: Barney's Farm describes its version as short and stocky, with sturdy side branches that fill out with dense, resinous colas, and the Zamnesia listing of Big Buddha's version describes bushy growth with an impressive central cola.2,6 Dinafem says its version branches well, packs compact buds and can turn purplish as temperatures drop.1
What to watch for
Expect a strong smell: Weedmaps calls Blue Cheese highly fragrant, and Dinafem warns that anti-odor filters are likely to be necessary for its Cheese, a seed version of the parent strain.7,8
Cooler conditions come up repeatedly: Leafly says it does best in cool climates, Weedmaps says it resists mold and mildew as long as it is kept slightly cooler, and Dinafem reports good resistance to moisture and pests for its version.1,5,7
Autoflowering versions
Big Buddha's Blue Cheese Automatic crosses its Blue Cheese with a third-generation autoflower; the breeder gives 75–90 days from seed to harvest, and SeedFinder lists a second place in the hydro category of the 2013 Spannabis Cannabis Champions Cup.9 Royal Queen Seeds' Blue Cheese Auto (Blueberry × Cheese × ruderalis) lists 70–80 days from germination to harvest and up to 16% THC.10
Seeds and the law in the US
Under the amended federal definition of hemp, viable seeds from cannabis plants above 0.3% total THC, including THCA, are not hemp.11 Congress delayed that exclusion, with most of the new definition, from Nov 12 to Dec 11, 2026; only the exclusion of products with cannabinoids the plant cannot produce naturally starts on Nov 12.12 Home cultivation rules are set by each state. This site does not sell seeds.
Sources
- Dinafem, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Barney's Farm, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- SeedFinder, Blue Cheese (Big Buddha Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Royal Queen Seeds, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Leafly, Blue Cheese strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Zamnesia, Blue Cheese (Big Buddha Seeds) feminized: seller listing. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Weedmaps, Blue Cheese strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Dinafem, Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- SeedFinder, Blue Cheese Automatic (Big Buddha Seeds). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Royal Queen Seeds, Blue Cheese Auto. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Congressional Research Service, Changes to the statutory definition of hemp and implications for agricultural policy (IF13136) (2026-09-28). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- U.S. Government Publishing Office, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (P.L. 119-103), sec. 2019. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.