How to Grow Chocolate Fondue
Of all the chocolate strains in circulation, Chocolate Fondue has the most literal name: it dips the UK’s funkiest genetics straight into cocoa. The cross pairs Exodus UK Cheese, the legendary clone-only cutting that defined British cannabis, with Chocolope, the modern heir to Chocolate Thai that you can grow from Chocolope Regular at Blimburn Seeds. Savory funk meets dessert, and it works.
The plant itself is a quiet overachiever. It tests at a friendly 15-20% THC, carries 80% sativa genetics in a frame that stops at just 3.94 ft, and produces the kind of weight growers usually associate with much larger plants. The effect is pure daytime sativa: creative, euphoric and uplifted, with the Cheese side keeping it grounded rather than racy. Full specs are on the Chocolate Fondue seeds page.
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Chocolate Fondue
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THC | 15% - 20% (Medium) |
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Type | Feminized |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 20% Indica / 80% Sativa |
Chocolate Mint OG
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THC | 20% - 25% (High) |
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Type | Feminized |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 80% Indica / 20% Sativa |
As a feminized photoperiod strain, every seed flowers female and you set the schedule. This guide runs the whole program: setup, feeding by EC, the flip, and the slow cure that turns a strange flavor list into something genuinely memorable.
Chocolate Fondue at a Glance
Read the yield lines twice; they are the headline here.
| Type | Feminized (photoperiod) |
| Lineage | Exodus UK Cheese x Chocolope |
| Phenotype | 20% Indica / 80% Sativa |
| THC | 15% – 20% (medium) |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Height | Up to 3.94 ft (1.2 m) |
| Flowering time | 8 – 10 weeks after the flip |
| Harvest month | October |
| Yield indoor | 1.64 – 1.97 oz/ft² (500 – 600 g/m²) |
| Yield outdoor | 24.69 – 28.22 oz/plant (700 – 800 g/plant) |
| Effects | Creative, euphoric, uplifted |
| Flavors | Cheese, chocolate, skunk, sweet |
Up to 28 ounces per plant from something under four feet tall is a remarkable ratio; few plants in the catalog produce more flower per inch of height. The Cheese parent contributes that dense, stocky build while the Chocolope side packs the branches, and together they make Chocolate Fondue one of the most space-efficient producers you can run.
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Getting Chocolate Fondue Started
Germinate at 70-79°F using paper towels or starter plugs; taproots appear within three days. As a photoperiod plant it transplants happily, so step up from cup to 1 gallon to a 3-5 gallon final pot as the roots build out. The early growth is bushier than the 80% sativa label suggests, another Cheese family trait.
Veg under 18 hours of light at 68-81°F with humidity around 50-60%. Three to four weeks of veg suits most tents; the compact frame means you can afford a slightly longer veg than usual to build structure, since even a generous stretch leaves the plant under 4 ft. Beginners get a forgiving partner here: the plant shrugs off small feeding and watering errors that would mark fussier strains.
Feeding Chocolate Fondue by EC
Production like this needs fuel, and Chocolate Fondue eats more like a Cheese than a delicate Thai descendant. Feed by EC, keep pH at 6.0-6.5 in soil, and do not let the small stature trick you into underfeeding.
| Stage | Weeks | EC | Notes |
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| Seedling | 1-2 | 0.4 – 0.6 | Plain water or very light feed |
| Vegetative | 3-4 | 0.8 – 1.2 | Nitrogen-leaning base nutrients |
| Preflower | Flip + 1-2 | 1.2 – 1.4 | Transition feed through the stretch |
| Bloom | Flip + 3-8 | 1.4 – 1.6 | Bloom base, add PK booster |
| Flush | Final 1-2 | 0.0 – 0.4 | Plain pH-corrected water |
Hold EC near the top of the bloom range from week 3 to week 7 after the flip, when the buds bulk hardest, and watch calcium and magnesium under LED lights. A plant carrying this much flower on a 3.94 ft frame drinks more than its size implies, so expect watering frequency to climb steeply through mid-bloom.
Flush generously at the end. The cheese-chocolate flavor profile is the whole reason this strain exists, and it only expresses cleanly when the plant finishes on water.
Training Chocolate Fondue and Flipping to 12/12
Top once above the fourth node in week 2 of veg, then spread the mains with low-stress training into an even, open bowl. On a plant this compact, every bud site you bring level with the canopy is nearly free yield, and the branches are flexible enough to place exactly where you want them.
Flip to 12/12 when the canopy fills about two thirds of your space. The stretch is modest for an 80% sativa, held in check by the Cheese genetics, and flowering settles into its 8-10 week run. From week 3 of bloom onward, the buds thicken fast: drop humidity to 40-45%, keep air moving through the middle of the plant, and support any branch that starts to lean, because by week 7 they carry serious weight.
One warning that veterans of Cheese genetics will expect: the smell in bloom is enormous. A quality carbon filter is not optional indoors unless everyone within fifty yards shares your enthusiasm for skunky fondue.
Harvesting and Curing Chocolate Fondue
Check trichomes from week 7 after the flip and harvest at mostly cloudy with the first ambers to keep the creative, uplifted character sharp. Outdoors in a temperate climate the plant finishes in October, and its modest height makes late-season protection, a hoop of plastic or a sheltered corner, easy to arrange.
Dry for 10-14 days at 59-68°F and around 55% humidity, then give it a long cure: three weeks minimum, four if you can stand the wait. The funky cheese note and the cocoa sweetness fuse somewhere around week three in glass, and that fusion, half savory, half dessert, is the signature experience this strain is named for.
What to Do With Your Trim
With harvests this size the trim pile is substantial, and it carries the same unusual flavor. Dry-sift for kief, wash bubble hash, or infuse butter for edibles where the chocolate side does lovely work; cheese-forward hash, meanwhile, is a genuine old-school delicacy for those who know. Label the jars clearly, because nothing else in the stash smells like this.
Aroma, Flavor and Terpenes
Cheese, chocolate, skunk and sweet: a flavor list that reads like a dare, carried by the five terpenes on the datasheet. Caryophyllene leads with the peppery, savory warmth that anchors the cheese funk, while myrcene provides the deep, earthy musk underneath the skunk note. Linalool pulls in the opposite direction, lending the floral sweetness that keeps the profile from being purely savory.
The two finishers decide the character. Terpinolene adds a bright, sweet lift at the top, and p-Cymene, a rarity in modern catalogs, brings the dry, aromatic herbal edge that makes the funk smell aged rather than harsh, like rind on good cheese. The chocolate note itself is not on the terpene list; it is the Chocolope inheritance, emerging slowly through the cure until the jar lands squarely between cocoa tin and cheese cave.
Common Problems and Pro Tips
Chocolate Fondue is a forgiving grow, but it packs a huge yield and a loud Cheese aroma onto a small plant, so plan for both.
- Control the smell: its Exodus UK Cheese side is genuinely loud in flower, so a carbon filter is essential if you need to keep the grow discreet.
- Support the colas: it pulls an unusually big yield for a plant under 1.2 m, so the strong branches still need staking or tying to carry that weight.
- Watch the humidity: the dense buds pack on in late bloom, so keep flowering humidity down and run a fan through the canopy to prevent bud rot.
Expert tip: the sharp cheese-and-skunk front melts into chocolate sweetness, and that combination knits together with time. Give it a full three-week cure before you judge the flavour.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Chocolate Fondue strain?
Chocolate Fondue is a feminized, 80% sativa cross of Exodus UK Cheese and Chocolope from Blimburn Seeds. It combines the famous British cheese funk with chocolate sweetness in a compact plant known for unusually large harvests relative to its 3.94 ft height, which is the main reason growers seek it out.
Is Chocolate Fondue an indica or a sativa?
It is 80% sativa and 20% indica, but the Cheese parent gives it an indica-style build: short, bushy and strong-branched. The effect follows the sativa side, creative, euphoric and uplifted, making it a daytime flower despite its stocky, compact look. That split is part of what makes it unusual to grow.
How long does Chocolate Fondue take to flower?
Flowering runs 8 to 10 weeks after switching to 12/12 indoors. Outdoors in a temperate climate, plants are ready in October. With a standard three to four week veg, a full indoor cycle fits comfortably inside four months, which keeps the turnaround quick for such a heavy-yielding plant.
How much does Chocolate Fondue yield?
Indoor growers pull 1.64 to 1.97 oz/ft² (500 to 600 g/m²), and outdoor plants reach a generous 24.69 to 28.22 oz each (700 to 800 g), exceptional numbers for a plant under 4 ft tall. Steady feeding and branch support during late bloom are what secure the top of that range.
Is Chocolate Fondue a good strain for beginners?
Yes. It stays small, branches strongly, tolerates feeding mistakes and flowers on a predictable schedule. The two things it demands are odor control, because the Cheese genetics are loud, and humidity discipline once the dense buds form in late bloom. Manage those and it is a very forgiving plant.
What does Chocolate Fondue taste like?
Sharp aged cheese and skunk up front, melting into chocolate sweetness on the exhale. The savory and dessert halves knit together after a three-week cure, producing one of the most distinctive flavour combinations in the entire Blimburn Seeds catalog. Give it that full cure before you judge it.
