How to Grow Wedding Cake x Animal Mints
Wedding Cake x Animal Mints, often called Animal Mint Cake, is a flavourful, dessert-leaning indica cross that brings together two heavyweight cookie-family strains. It pairs a comfortable 20–22% THC with a citrus, fruity, sweet flavour and a relaxed, happy, euphoric effect, on a sturdy, beginner-friendly plant.
Built from Wedding Cake crossed with Animal Mints, this is a 70% indica, 30% sativa strain with rich, sugary heritage: dense resin, a sweet-and-citrusy nose and a warm, well-rounded high. The result is a tasty, approachable plant that produces heavily indoors.
Recommended Strains
Wedding Cake
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THC | 17% - 23% (Medium) |
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Type | Feminized |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 60% Indica / 40% Sativa |
Animal Cookies
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THC | 22% - 27% (High) |
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Type | Feminized |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 50% Indica / 50% Sativa |
Because it is forgiving, productive and easy to handle, Wedding Cake x Animal Mints is a great pick for cookie lovers of every level. You can see the full genetics and buy Wedding Cake x Animal Mints feminized seeds on the strain page, and browse more of our feminized range alongside it.
Strain Profile at a Glance
| THC | 20–22% (medium) |
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| Lineage | Wedding Cake x Animal Mints |
| Type | Feminized |
| Genetics | 70% Indica / 30% Sativa |
| Climate | Tropical / warm |
| Flowering time | 8–10 weeks |
| Harvest | October |
| Height | 4.92 ft / 1.5 m |
| Yield | High |
| Yield indoor | 1.64–1.97 oz/ft² (500–600 g/m²) |
| Yield outdoor | 5.29–8.47 oz/plant (150–240 g/plant) |
| Grow difficulty | Beginner-friendly |
| Flavors | Citrus, Fruity, Sweet |
| Effects | Relaxed, Happy, Euphoric |
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Climate and Where to Grow It
Wedding Cake x Animal Mints leans toward a warm, tropical climate with plenty of sun and good airflow. It is a sturdy, adaptable plant that performs both outdoors in a warm season and in a controlled indoor tent, settling at a moderate 1.5 m that suits most spaces.
This is a strain that really shines indoors, where it produces a strong 500–600 g/m². Outdoors it finishes around October but brings in a more modest 150–240 g per plant, so if yield is your priority an indoor tent is the way to get the most from it. Keep humidity in check as the dense, sugary buds fill in.
Indoors, aim for daytime temperatures around 70–82°F (21–28°C) and keep steady airflow moving through the canopy. Its even, medium height makes it an easy fit for a standard tent without heavy training.
Growing Feminized Photoperiod Seeds
As a feminized strain, every seed grows into a flowering female, so there is no need to sex the plants or remove males. That keeps the grow simple and means no wasted time or space on plants you would only cull later.
Being a photoperiod plant, Wedding Cake x Animal Mints flowers on a light change rather than on age. Grow it under a long day (around 18 hours of light) through the vegetative stage, then switch to a 12/12 cycle to trigger flowering. A longer veg builds a bigger frame and a bigger harvest, while a shorter veg keeps the plant smaller and tidier for a compact space.
Feeding Schedule (EC Guide)
This is a steady, productive plant, so you can feed it through bloom to support the dense, resinous buds. Start low, build up as the plant asks for more, and taper off for the final flush so the citrus-sweet flavour stays clean.
| Stage | EC (mS/cm) | Notes |
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| Seedling | 0.4–0.6 | Very light feed, focus on healthy root growth |
| Vegetative growth | 0.8–1.2 | Build the frame, raise nitrogen gradually |
| Early flower | 1.2–1.4 | Shift toward bloom nutrients (P and K) |
| Full flower | 1.4–1.6 | Peak bloom feed while the buds swell |
| Flush | 0.0–0.4 | Plain water for the final 1–2 weeks |
Flowering and Harvest
Once you flip to 12/12, bloom runs about 8–10 weeks. The indica dominance shows in the structure: compact internodes, dense, resin-coated buds and a decisive bud set rather than long, stretchy branches, which keeps the plant stout and heavy-topped.
Keep the canopy open so light and air reach the lower buds, and support any heavier colas if they start to lean. Harvest when most trichomes have turned cloudy with a few amber heads for the fullest expression, and run a short plain-water flush in the last week or two before you cut.
Drying and Curing
Dry whole plants or branches in a dark room at around 60°F (15–18°C) and 55–60% humidity for 7–14 days, until the thin stems snap rather than bend. A slow, even dry stops the dense buds staying damp in the middle while the outside dries out, which protects the sweet, citrusy aroma.
Then cure the trimmed buds in sealed jars, burping them daily for the first week and letting them settle for three to four weeks. A proper cure brings the citrus and fruity notes forward over the sweet, creamy base and smooths the smoke, which is exactly what this dessert-flavoured cross deserves.
What to Do With Your Trim
Don’t bin the sugar leaves you remove while manicuring. Wedding Cake x Animal Mints is a frosty, resinous plant, so the trim is excellent for dry sift, bubble hash or rosin, giving you a bonus run of potent concentrate from material most growers throw away.
Flavor and Terpenes
Wedding Cake x Animal Mints has a moreish flavour of bright citrus and sweet fruit with a creamy, dessert-like backbone, the sugary cookie character you expect from this lineage. It is a smooth, rounded profile rather than a sharp or gassy one, which is a big part of its appeal.
It carries a focused terpene stack, and all three of its named terpenes line up with the flavour. Limonene drives the bright citrus note; myrcene anchors the sweet, fruity base; and caryophyllene adds a gentle peppery warmth that keeps the sweetness from turning flat. Together they explain the citrus, fruity and sweet character exactly as it tastes in the jar.
Effects and Best Use
With its 70% indica base, Wedding Cake x Animal Mints is reported as relaxed, happy and euphoric, a warm, upbeat character that pairs an easy lift in mood with gentle physical ease. It is a well-rounded profile that works as comfortably in the afternoon as it does winding down in the evening.
At a medium 20–22% THC it is potent but approachable, which suits its beginner-friendly nature. That balance, the manageable size, the strong indoor yield and the citrus-sweet cookie flavour make it a genuinely rewarding grow.
Common Problems and Pro Tips
Wedding Cake x Animal Mints is a sturdy, forgiving grow, but it is a dense cookie indica with delicate dessert terpenes, so airflow and cure come first.
- Watch the humidity: as a 70% indica its dense, cookie-style buds trap moisture, so keep flowering humidity down and run a fan to prevent bud rot.
- Train for an even canopy: its cookie-family side can stretch a little after the flip, so a light low-stress training round keeps the tops level and well lit.
- Protect the dessert terpenes: its creamy, citrus-sweet aroma is delicate, so avoid rough handling and heat, and cure slowly to hold that character.
Expert tip: the bright citrus and sweet fruit over a creamy, dessert base is its signature. A slow dry and a careful cure protect that profile rather than letting those sweet terpenes fade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wedding Cake x Animal Mints indica or sativa?
It is indica-dominant, at 70% indica and 30% sativa, which shows in its relaxed, body-forward effect and its compact, dense structure. That indica build also means dense, cookie-style buds that trap moisture, so keep humidity down and run a fan through the canopy as the plant fills out.
How long does it take to flower?
About 8 to 10 weeks once you switch to a 12/12 light cycle, with outdoor plants finishing around October. Its dense cookie buds benefit from good airflow through that window, so keep a fan moving air across the canopy and check trichomes toward the end to catch your preferred ripeness.
Do I need to sex the plants?
No. These are feminized seeds, so every plant grows into a flowering female. There is no need to identify or remove males, which keeps the grow simple and makes better use of your space, since every seed you plant turns into a productive plant rather than a male you would have to cull.
Is Wedding Cake x Animal Mints good for beginners?
Yes. It is sturdy, forgiving and a moderate height, which makes it one of our best beginner seeds. Keep the canopy open with a light defoliation and manage humidity in bloom, since the cookie buds are dense, and it is straightforward. A light training round helps even the canopy.
What does Wedding Cake x Animal Mints taste like?
Expect bright citrus and sweet fruit over a creamy, dessert-like base, driven by its limonene, myrcene and caryophyllene terpenes. Those sweet notes are delicate, so dry slowly in a cool, dark space and cure in jars to keep that creamy, dessert character in the finished flower after harvest.
How much does it yield?
It is a strong indoor producer at 1.64 to 1.97 oz/ft² (500 to 600 g/m²), while outdoor plants bring in a more modest 5.29 to 8.47 oz (150 to 240 g) each. That gap means it performs best indoors, where you can control the light and climate to build that denser harvest.
