How to Grow Jealousy Seeds in 2025: Week-by-Week Grow Diary

Jealousy seeds bring together Sherbert Bx1 and Gelato 41 genetics to create a 70% indica strain with serious bag appeal. Expect THC levels up to 20%, paired with a terpene profile bursting with berries, sweet cream, and earthy notes. This strain offers dense, resin-packed buds that thrive both indoors and outdoors. In this guide, you’ll learn step-by-step how to grow Jealousy seeds and achieve a harvest worthy of envy.

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Jealousy Seeds Grow Snapshot

Type: 70% Indica / 30% Sativa
THC: Up to 20%
Flavors: Berries, Creamy & Milky, Earthy, Fruity, Sweet
Height: 50-60 inches
Flowering: 9–10 weeks
Indoor Yield: 1.3–1.5 oz/ft²
Outdoor Yield: 16–18 oz/plant
Harvest: First half of October
Effects: Energetic, Happy, Relaxed
Genetics: Sherbert Bx1 × Gelato 41

Setup & Prep

Before popping your Jealousy seeds, make sure your grow space is dialed in. This strain responds best when its environment stays steady from start to finish.

✅ Setup Checklist

• Grow space: Indoor tent (2×4, 3×3, or 4×4 ft) or sunny outdoor spot
• Lighting: Full-spectrum LED or HPS (18/6 veg, 12/12 flower)
• Ventilation: Inline fan + carbon filter + oscillating fans
• Containers: 3–5 gallon fabric pots for indoor; 5–10 gallon for outdoor
• Soil/medium: Well-aerated, nutrient-rich soil or coco coir
• Nutrients: Veg and bloom formulas (mild at start, stronger in mid-flower)
• Water source: pH-balanced (6.0–6.5 for soil, 5.8–6.2 for coco)
• Climate tools: Thermometer/hygrometer + humidifier/dehumidifier
• Training gear: Soft plant ties, LST clips, pruning snips
• Support: Stakes or trellis net for later flowering support

Lighting:

• Indoor: Full-spectrum LED or HPS, 18/6 light cycle for veg, 12/12 for flower.
• Outdoor: Position in a sunny spot with 6+ hours of direct light daily.

Temperature & Humidity:

• Veg: 70–80°F (21–27°C) with 55–65% RH.
• Flower: 68–78°F (20–25°C) with 40–50% RH.

Soil & Nutrients:

• Use well-aerated, nutrient-rich soil or coco coir.
• Start with mild nutrients in early veg, gradually increasing to meet demand during flower.

Training Readiness:

• Have soft plant ties or LST clips ready; Jealousy handles gentle shaping well.
• Topping and light defoliation in early veg can improve light penetration later.

Germination 🌱

Jealousy seeds respond best to a gentle start. Use the paper towel method we recommend in our full germination guide, no soaking, no sealed bags.

Steps:

1. Moisten two paper towels (damp, not dripping).
2. Place seeds between them and set on a plate.
3. Cover with another plate to keep the darkness and moisture.
4. Store in a warm (70–85°F / 21–29°C), dark place.
5. Check every 12–24 hours and transplant as soon as taproots are 0.5–1 inch long.

Week 1: Seedling Stage

Once your Jealousy seeds have cracked and taproots are visible, plant them taproot down about 0.5 inches deep in small starter pots filled with a light, airy seedling mix. Keep soil slightly moist, never soggy, to avoid damping-off.

🎯 Environment Targets:

• Light: Soft LED or CFL at 24–30 inches above seedlings
• Temp: 72–78°F (22–26°C)
• Humidity: 65–70% RH
• Light Cycle: 18/6

💡 Tip: Avoid feeding nutrients during this week. Your seedlings have enough stored energy in their cotyledons. Just keep the environment stable and watch those first serrated leaves appear.

Week 2: Early Vegetative Growth 🌿✨

Your Jealousy seedlings should now have 2–3 sets of true leaves and be ready to pick up the pace. At this stage, roots are expanding quickly, and the plant will respond well to more light and space.

🎯 Environment Targets:

• Light: Increase LED/CFL intensity and lower to ~18–24 inches from canopy
• Temp: 72–78°F (22–26°C)
• Humidity: 60–65% RH
• Light Cycle: 18/6

Actions This Week:

• Pot Up: Move into 1–3 gallon pots with a well-aerated soil mix.
• Training Start: Begin gentle LST by bending the main stem slightly and tying it down to promote side branching.
• Feeding: Introduce a light vegetative nutrient mix (¼ strength).

💡Tip: Jealousy has a sturdy frame, but don’t rush aggressive training. Keep bends gentle to avoid stem damage.

Week 3: Vegetative Growth & Training

By now, your Jealousy plants should be filling out, with several healthy side branches. This is the week to shape the canopy for even light coverage and future big colas.

🎯 Environment Targets:

• Light: Keep at 18–24 inches from canopy, 18/6 cycle
• Temp: 72–78°F (22–26°C)
• Humidity: 55–60% RH

Actions This Week:

• Training: Continue LST to pull branches outward, opening the center of the plant.
• Optional Topping: If you want more main colas, top above the 4th–5th node.
• Defoliation: Lightly remove large fan leaves that block lower sites.
• Feeding: Increase nutrients to ½ strength veg formula.

✂️ Read: Want a detailed, step-by-step demo? Check out our full LST Tie-Down Tutorial, it’s beginner-friendly and keeps your plants safe and productive.

💡 Tip: Jealousy responds well to topping early in veg, but keep recovery time in mind, don’t stress her right before flipping to flower.

Week 4: Pre-Flower Stretch & Defoliation

By Week 4, your Jealousy plant should be shifting gears from vegetative growth into the pre-flower stage. Expect an explosive stretch, sometimes up to double her height in just 7–10 days.

🔎 What to Expect

• Rapid vertical growth and branch extension
• Early signs of pistils at branch nodes
• Thicker stems and a sturdier frame to hold flowers

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: Maintain 18/6 cycle for now, but increase PPFD slightly if your plant can handle it
• Temperature: 70–77 °F (21–25 °C)
• Humidity: Gradually drop to 50–55% to prep for flowering

✂️ Training & Defoliation

• Keep up with LST adjustments if you started in Week 3, redirect taller shoots down to maintain an even canopy.
• Remove large fan leaves blocking light to key bud sites (but don’t over-defoliate — keep enough leaves for healthy energy production).
• If branches are uneven, topping or supercropping can help level the canopy before flowers set in.

🍕 Feeding & Care

• Switch to a transition nutrient mix; slightly less nitrogen, more phosphorus and potassium.
• Check pH daily (5.8–6.2 for hydro, 6.3–6.7 for soil).
• Keep airflow strong — use oscillating fans to prevent mold during the stretch.

💡 Pro Tip: A flat, well-lit canopy now means denser, heavier colas later. Every branch tip in the light today will be a bud stack tomorrow.

Week 5: Early Flower

Your Jealousy is officially in flowering mode. Pistils are popping at every bud site, and the plant will focus its energy on stacking flowers instead of growing taller.

🔎 What to Expect

• Slowed vertical stretch
• White pistils forming fuzzy crowns on each bud site
• A noticeable change in aroma: sweet, fruity, and creamy notes starting to come through

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: Switch to a 12/12 cycle to trigger and maintain flowering
• Temperature: 68–77 °F (20–25 °C)
• Humidity: 45–50% to reduce mold risk
• Airflow: Strong, consistent circulation to keep buds dry

🍕 Feeding & Watering

• Shift fully to bloom nutrients (higher P & K, moderate N)
• Add beneficial microbes or mycorrhizae to boost nutrient uptake
• Keep the root zone consistently moist but not saturated

✂️ Training & Maintenance

• Stop topping, focus only on gentle LST adjustments
• Light defoliation is okay if fan leaves are shading developing buds
• Tie down any branches that are blocking light to others

💡 Pro Tip: At this stage, less stress = more yield. Keep handling minimal and let her put all energy into building buds.

Week 6: Mid Flower & Bud Development

Your Jealousy is now fully committed to producing dense, resin-coated buds. This is the stage where the magic happens: swelling flowers, frost forming on sugar leaves, and that irresistible creamy-berry scent intensifying.

🔎 What to Expect

• Buds noticeably plump and firming up
• Trichomes spreading across bud surfaces and leaves
• Stronger aroma filling the grow space
• Slower vertical growth, energy is now focused on resin and weight

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: 12/12 schedule, keep light distance optimal to avoid bleaching
• Temperature: 68–77 °F (20–25 °C) daytime, a few degrees cooler at night
• Humidity: 40–45% for mold prevention
• Airflow: Maintain strong ventilation around buds

🍕 Feeding & Watering

• Continue bloom nutrients, slightly increasing potassium for bud density
• Use Cal-Mag if leaves show spotting or yellow edges
• Consider adding a terpene enhancer for richer flavor

✂️ Training & Maintenance

• No heavy training — light leaf tucking to keep bud sites exposed
• Remove yellowing fan leaves that block airflow
• Keep checking support ties; buds will start to weigh branches down soon

💡 Pro Tip: Smell control is important here. Consider adding a carbon filter if the sweet-fruity aroma is becoming too noticeable outside your grow space.

Week 7: Late Flower & Ripening

At this stage, Jealousy is in its home stretch, buds are swelling to their final size, trichomes are clouding up, and aromas are at peak intensity. This is when patience and attention to detail really pay off.

🔎 What to Expect

• Buds at maximum size and density
• Pistils turning from white to amber or reddish
• Trichomes transitioning from clear to cloudy (check with a jeweler’s loupe)
• Aroma rich with creamy berries, sweet fruit, and earthy undertones

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: Maintain 12/12, watch for light burn as buds are taller now
• Temperature: 65–75 °F (18–24 °C) to preserve terpenes
• Humidity: 35–40% to prevent mold
• Airflow: Keep gentle, indirect circulation, avoid blasting buds directly

🍕 Feeding & Watering

• Begin reducing nitrogen, focus on potassium and phosphorus
• Prepare to flush in Week 8 if you want smoother smoke
• Water only when pots feel light, avoid overwatering during ripening

✂️ Training & Maintenance

• Provide branch support, heavy colas can snap without it
• Continue gentle defoliation only if leaves block light from lower buds
• Minimize plant stress, this is a sensitive stage

💡 Pro Tip: Watch trichomes closely, for most growers, harvesting when most are milky with a few amber gives a balanced high. More amber = more sedating effects.

Week 8: Flush & Harvest Prep

You’re now just days away from bringing Jealousy to the finish line. The goal this week is to enhance flavor, burn quality, and potency by giving your plants the cleanest send-off possible.

🔎 What to Expect

• Leaves may start fading yellow, red, or purple, this is natural as nutrients are depleted
• Aromas peak: expect rich, creamy berry and fruity sweetness
• Trichomes should be mostly milky with your chosen percentage of amber

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: Keep 12/12, but consider lowering intensity slightly to reduce heat stress
• Temperature: 64–74 °F (18–23 °C)
• Humidity: 30–40% for final mold prevention
• Airflow: Maintain steady circulation without stressing plants

💧 Flushing

• Use plain, pH-balanced water for the final 7–10 days
• This helps remove residual nutrients from the medium, resulting in smoother smoke

🚿 Watering Tips

• Water as usual but avoid over-saturation, roots are less active now
• Allow medium to slightly dry between flushes

🍯 Harvest Readiness Signs

• Trichomes match your desired effect (mostly milky for balanced high, more amber for couch-lock)
• Pistils have darkened and curled in
• Buds feel firm and resin-rich to the touch

💡 Pro Tip: Keep checking trichomes daily, harvesting at peak ripeness is the single biggest factor in preserving Jealousy’s full terpene profile and potency.

Week 8: Flush & Harvest Prep

You’re now just days away from bringing Jealousy to the finish line. The goal this week is to enhance flavor, burn quality, and potency by giving your plants the cleanest send-off possible.

🔎 What to Expect

• Leaves may start fading yellow, red, or purple — this is natural as nutrients are depleted
• Aromas peak: expect rich, creamy berry and fruity sweetness
• Trichomes should be mostly milky with your chosen percentage of amber

🎯 Environment Targets

• Light: Keep 12/12, but consider lowering intensity slightly to reduce heat stress
• Temperature: 64–74 °F (18–23 °C)
• Humidity: 30–40% for final mold prevention
• Airflow: Maintain steady circulation without stressing plants

💧 Flushing

• Use plain, pH-balanced water for the final 7–10 days
• This helps remove residual nutrients from the medium, resulting in smoother smoke

🚿 Watering Tips

• Water as usual but avoid over-saturation, roots are less active now
• Allow medium to slightly dry between flushes

✅ Harvest Readiness Signs

• Trichomes match your desired effect (mostly milky for balanced high, more amber for couch-lock)
• Pistils have darkened and curled in
• Buds feel firm and resin-rich to the touch

💡 Pro Tip: Keep checking trichomes daily — harvesting at peak ripeness is the single biggest factor in preserving Jealousy’s full terpene profile and potency.

Week 9: Harvest & Drying

The moment you’ve been building toward has arrived, it’s time to bring down your Jealousy crop and set the stage for a perfect cure.

When to Harvest

• Trichomes: 90–95% cloudy with 5–10% amber for balanced potency
• Pistils: 80–90% darkened and curled in
• Buds: Dense, sticky, and aromatic, Jealousy’s berry-vanilla-earthy bouquet should be intense

Harvest Process

1. Turn off grow lights 24–48 hours before cutting to encourage resin production
2. Cut whole branches or the entire plant at the base
3. Trim away large fan leaves to reduce moisture during drying
4. Handle gently to preserve trichomes

Drying Conditions

• Temperature: 60–68 °F (15–20 °C)
• Humidity: 50–55%
• Airflow: Gentle circulation without direct breeze on buds
• Lighting: Keep it dark to prevent terpene degradation

Drying Time

• Usually 7–10 days, buds are ready when small stems snap rather than bend

💡 Pro Tip: A slow, cool dry preserves Jealousy’s terpene profile and prevents harshness. Rushing this step risks losing flavor and smoothness.

Week 10: Curing & Stash Prep 🍇🫙

Drying is only half the job, now it’s time to cure your Jealousy buds so every hit is smooth, flavorful, and long-lasting.

Curing Steps

1. Place completely dried buds into airtight glass jars, filling them about 70–75% full
2. Store jars in a cool, dark place (60–65 °F / 15–18 °C)
3. Open jars daily for the first 1–2 weeks to “burp” them — this releases excess moisture and refreshes air inside
4. After 3–4 weeks, burping can be reduced to once a week

Curing Timeline

• 2 weeks: Smokeable, but flavor still maturing
• 4–6 weeks: Terpenes fully expressed, smooth burn
• 8+ weeks: Peak aroma and potency

Humidity Goal

• Keep relative humidity in jars around 58–62% using humidity packs if needed

Storage Tip

• Keep away from heat and light to avoid degrading THC and terpenes

Once cured, your Jealousy harvest will deliver the creamy-berry-earthy bouquet and happy-relaxed effects it’s famous for.

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Want to dig deeper into the science of curing? Check out Leafly’s guide to cannabis curing for extra tips.

FAQ – How to Grow Jealousy Seeds

Q: How long does Jealousy take to flower?
A: Jealousy seeds typically flower in 9–10 weeks before they’re ready for harvest.

Q: What is the best climate for growing Jealousy seeds?
A: Jealousy thrives in warm, sunny climates with temperatures between 68–78°F (20–25°C) and moderate humidity.

Q: What’s the average yield for Jealousy plants?
A: Indoor grows produce 1.3–1.5 oz/ft², while outdoor plants can yield 16–18 oz per plant under optimal conditions.

Q: How tall does Jealousy grow?
A: Jealousy plants typically reach 50–60 inches in height.

Q: What are the main flavors and effects of Jealousy?
A: Expect berries, creamy & milky notes, earthy, fruity sweetness with effects that are energetic, happy, and relaxing.

Q: Is Jealousy more Indica or Sativa?
A: Jealousy is 70% Indica / 30% Sativa, offering a relaxing body effect with an uplifting mental boost.