Franco's Lemon Cheese
Green House Seeds crossed Exodus Cheese with Super Lemon Haze in tribute to the legendary Franco Loja, a sativa-dominant classic, available as HLVD-tested rooted clones shipped nationwide.
What is Franco's Lemon Cheese?
Franco's Lemon Cheese is one of the few strains with a genuine story behind the name. Green House Seeds bred it in honor of the late Franco Loja, the Strain Hunter himself, by crossing two of his favorite plants: the pungent UK legend Exodus Cheese and the multi-award-winning Super Lemon Haze.
The pairing works because the parents cover each other's weaknesses. Where many sativas grow spindly and light, the Cheese heritage thickens the frame and loads the colas with resin. Where Cheese alone can feel one-note, the Super Lemon Haze side layers bright citrus and floral haze complexity over the funk.
It earns its spots in our Legendary, Old School, and Pheno Hunted collections: a modern-era cut carrying two of the most storied genetic lines in European cannabis, selected and stabilized rather than mass-released.
Franco Loja spent his life hunting landraces across the globe before his death in 2017. This cross of his two favorite strains is Green House's living tribute to him.
Genetics & Lineage
Aroma & Flavor
The profile is unmistakable: a high-pitched lemon-candy top note that slowly peels back to reveal a deep, skunky cheese undercurrent. Terpinolene and limonene drive the bright, zesty front end while myrcene builds the earthy bridge that lets the old-school Exodus funk come through.
The smoke is thick and genuinely flavorful, leaving a long savory-citrus coating on the palate. Few strains move between sweet and funky this gracefully, which is exactly what made the combination worth building.
Growing Franco's Lemon Cheese Clones
This is a vigorous, medium-to-tall plant with real sativa energy, expect roughly a 2.5x stretch once you flip, so plan vertical space or net her down. Site testing puts potency at 21 to 23 percent, and the flowering window runs 9 to 11 weeks depending on phenotype and environment.
She is a hungry plant that appreciates elevated phosphorus and potassium through mid-flower, and the payoff is heavy: massive, resin-drenched colas that also make outstanding hash material. Outdoors she needs a long season, finishing early to mid November in the Northern Hemisphere.
Key Growing Tips
A SCROG screen is the single best tool for this cut. Weave the vigorous shoots horizontally through the stretch and you convert unruly vertical energy into an even, high-yielding canopy.
Franco's Lemon Cheese feeds harder than average once buds set. Raise phosphorus and potassium through mid-flower to keep those big colas building without yellowing out early.
At 9 to 11 weeks of flower, this is a patience play. Schedule your room around it rather than rushing the chop, because the final weeks are where the cheese depth arrives.
The Exodus side announces itself loudly in late bloom. Fresh carbon and steady negative pressure keep the skunky-cheese broadcast inside the grow room where it belongs.
Effects & Experience
The high is energizing and social, a classic daytime sativa arc. It opens with an instant cerebral lift and a noticeable tingle behind the eyes, peaks in high-energy focused creativity, then tapers clean and clear-headed with none of the heavy crash indica-leaning crosses bring.
That makes it a working smoker's strain: conversation, creative projects, a long afternoon outside. It lifts without ever taking the wheel.
Instant cerebral lift with a bright tingle behind the eyes.
High energy, focused creativity, and easy sociable euphoria.
A gentle, clear-headed taper that leaves you refreshed.
Why Buy from Get Seeds Right Here
A tribute strain deserves better than a mystery cut from a forum trade. Here is what stands behind ours:
Every mother tested via PCR with 3R Biotech. Zero hop latent viroid. Your clone is clean before it leaves our facility.
Sourced and verified cuts, disease-screened and maintained by our nursery team so what you order is what you grow.
free UPS 2-Day Air shipping nationwide on every order. No surprise fees at checkout.
If your clones don't arrive alive, we make it right. Simple as that, no runaround.
Best Clone Pairings
Running Franco's Lemon Cheese alongside these complementary cuts makes for a well-rounded garden and a diverse harvest menu:
Frequently Asked Questions
Who bred Franco's Lemon Cheese and why?
It was bred by Green House Seeds as a tribute to Franco Loja, their legendary Strain Hunter, using two strains he loved: Exodus Cheese and Super Lemon Haze. It is one of the few modern releases whose backstory is as substantial as its genetics.
What does Franco's Lemon Cheese taste like?
Sharp lemon zest up front, savory skunky cheese underneath. The terpinolene and limonene deliver a bright citrus-candy opening, and the exhale settles into that unmistakable old-school Exodus funk. The transition between the two is the signature of the strain.
How much does this strain stretch?
Plan for roughly 2.5x stretch after the flip. It is a vigorous sativa-dominant plant, which is why we recommend a SCROG net or firm low-stress training to convert that vertical push into an even, productive canopy.
Can I grow Franco's Lemon Cheese outdoors?
Yes, if your season cooperates. It needs a long run, finishing early to mid November in the Northern Hemisphere, so it suits growers in milder climates or those with greenhouse protection late in the fall.
Are your clones rooted or fresh cuts?
Fully rooted, always. Clones ship at 8 to 12 inches tall, hardened off and ready to transplant the day they arrive, so you skip the fragile propagation stage entirely.
What testing stands behind these clones?
Every mother plant is PCR-tested for hop latent viroid through 3R Biotech before cuts are taken, with results posted on our lab results page. Add free UPS 2-Day Air shipping and a Live Arrival Guarantee, and the risk stays on our side of the box.
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