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Growing Tips for Candy Cane
Candy Cane can be a bit tough to grow, so it is best left to intermediate-level growers who have tons of prior growing experience. Candy Cane marijuana plants will thrive both indoors and outdoors, but have an easier time growing indoors because of the grower’s ability to manage the climate. If you choose to grow indoors, you will have to replicate a steady environment similar to the climate of the Mediterranean. Candy Cane seeds produce plants that are light green and have long and thin leaves that hang below the bud sites. The buds of these plants are covered in long white pistils, making them appear pale in color. If you are going to grow outdoors, you will need to maintain a consistent temperature and humidity to grow these plants to harvest. Doing so will ensure that you grow potent and pungent buds from the top of the plants to the bottom. Having access to a greenhouse is the best way to give these plants the perfect outdoor climate they require without having to put up with unexpected outdoor variables. These plants grow medium and can reach around 5-8 feet in height. Because the plants reach a maximum height of 8 feet, they will require ample vertical and lateral room to grow. The ideal temperature for these plants is around 65-68 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity levels should be kept around 40-50% during the vegetative growth stage and the flowering stage. Growing indoors will ensure that the moderate humidity levels and higher temperatures are constant and maintained every day that the plants are in the growing stages. Screen of Green (ScrOG) and Low-stress training (LST) are the best training methods for this specific strain. These methods help to reinforce the heaviest buds so that they don’t weigh down or break the branches. The Candy Cane strain requires an 18-20 hour light cycle to reach the vegetative stage of growth. Changing the light cycle to a 12/12 cycle will help to induce the flowering stage of growth and get you to harvest.
Yields, Flowering Time, and Harvest
- Flowering Time: Growing indoors, you can expect the Candy Cane strain to harvest after a short flowering period of 50-60 days.
- Yields: While Indoor yields are around 50 grams per square meter, outdoor grows typically produce up to 75 grams per plant. These smaller yields are still packed with potent buds that will get the job done.
- Harvest: Outdoor growers can plan on harvesting their yields around the beginning of October, depending on when the seeds were planted.
Candy Cane: Minty and Sweet
The Candy Cane terpene profile is directly responsible for how the plant smells and tastes, and the strong effects it has on its users. The most dominant terpene in this strain is caryophyllene, while limonene and pinene are the secondary terpenes.
- Caryophyllene: Most Dominant – Known as the spicy and peppery terpene, you can find caryophyllene in cinnamon and cannabis.
- Limonene: Secondary Terpene – Found in the rinds of citrus fruits, limonene can help with anxiety and depression when found in cannabis.
- Pinene: Conifer Trees– Pinene is commonly found in pine needles and conifer trees and produces a pine-like scent and taste in cannabis plants.
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