Lucky Charms: A Rainbow of Fruity Flavor
With a name like Lucky Charms you would think that the plants themselves would have multi-colored leaves and buds. However, the plant is pretty common looking with bright green leaves attached to smaller buds with white tricombs and hair sticking out of the top. When harvested these nuggets are light green with smal orange hairs running throughout the bud structure. Breaking them apart is what releases the majority of the aroma filling your grow room with fruity and earthy scents. Lucky Charms resume is strictly built off of word of mouth as it has zero major awards to its name. Regardless, cannabis connoisseurs love the effects, flavor and aroma of this popular strain. It is especially popular with virgin growers as it is an easy strain to bring to fruition.
Growing Tips for Our Seeds
Lucky Charms cannabis thrives both indoors and out, Lucky Charms cannabis does best in a semi-humid, Mediterranean-like setting. Outdoor growers will want to carve out a specific window with the best temperatures, limited rainfall and plenty of frsh air and sunlight. When it comes to planting give this strain space to grow. Even though it isn’t terribly tall or wide the roots system does like to stretch out so planting it in a garden means you will need ample room on either side of the plant.
Dial in Your Growing Conditions
- Indoor or Outdoor: Lucky Charms plants grow very well indoors and outdoors in semi-humid, very warm climates. The ideal temperature for these plants is between 70-85 degrees fahrenheit. 18 hours of light and 6 hours of darkness will help plants grow through the vegetative stage. 12/12 will bring the plants through the flowering stage and into harvest.
- Moisture control: Humidity levels between 70-80% are fine to start with, drop the humidity levels down to 50-70% during vegetative growth and a steady humidity of 30-40% during flowering to prevent mold and mildew.
- Training Techniques: Low-stress training, topping and Screen of Green methods will help this grow transform from vegetative to flowering. Once in flowering trimming and bending the branches will shower the plant with light and fresh air from top to bottom.
The Germination Game Plan
Before you even plant your Lucky Charms female cannabis plants, you will first need to germinate these seeds. To do so, refer to our free germination guide, knowing that they are backed by our impressive 90% germination guarantee.
Yields, Flowering Time and Harvest
- Flowering Time: With indoor grows you can expect the Lucky Charms strain to harvest after a short flowering stage of 55-65 days. Outdoor growers can plan to start picking their yields around the middle of October.
- Yields: While Indoor yields are around 350 grams per square meter and outdoor grows typically produce up to 400 grams per plant. Considering the short flowering time and ease with which these plants grow these yields are pretty decent.
Dominant Terpenes in Lucky Charms: Magically Delicious
The Lucky Charms terpene profile is directly responsible for how the plant smells, tastes and the strong effects it has on its users. The most dominant terpene in this strain is Myrcene, while caryophyllene and limonene are the secondary terpenes.
- Myrcene: Most Dominant– Responsible for the strain’s aroma helps promote relaxation.
- Caryophyllene: Spicy and Peppery – Responsible for the spicy notes within this strain’s aroma and flavor profile.
- Limonene: Found in Citrus Fruits – Typically found in citrus rinds
Dominant Cannabinoids in Lucky Charms:
Cannabinoids play an important role in Lucky Charms seeds and are generally a huge part of most cannabis strains. That euphoric, creative and relaxed feeling you get when using the Lucky Charms strain is due to its dominant cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid does something different to the user.
- THC: The Main Character – THC is the most dominant cannabinoid on the molecular level of this strain. The crystalline compound tetrahydrocannabinol is the main ingredient of cannabis. Topping out at 22%, the THC in the balanced hybrid strain is responsible for the euphoric and creative feeling you get with Lucky Charms.
- CBD: Very Minimal Amounts – While the CBD levels in Lucky Charms are less than 1% the cannabinoid is still present. CBD plays a smaller role in what the strain does to the user.
