Rainbow Sherbet Strain by Barney's Farm USA
The Rainbow Sherbet strain, also spelled Rainbow Sherbert, is a cross of Champagne and Blackberry. Our feminized version is an even 50/50 hybrid with a THC content of 28%, a flowering time of 56 to 63 days indoors and an outdoor harvest in the second half of September.
It is a flavor-first strain that also happens to be strong, and it finishes quickly enough to fit into a tight grow calendar.
Rainbow Sherbet effects
The effect starts in the head with a focused, creative lift and a tingly euphoria, then spreads into a relaxed body stone as it builds. That arc makes it a good late afternoon or early evening strain for creative projects, conversation or winding down.
The sweet flavor makes a 28% THC strain easy to underestimate, so newer consumers should start with a small amount.
Aroma and flavor
The aroma is sweet and tropical, with candy and ripe fruit at the front. The flavor turns creamy on the palate, with melon and sweet fruit that stay on the tongue after the exhale. The candy note gets louder through late flower, so have carbon filtration running by week five.
Growing Rainbow Sherbet indoors
Rainbow Sherbet grows as a medium-height plant with good branching and a moderate stretch. Indoors it finishes at 100 to 120cm (39 to 47 inches) and yields up to 600g/m².
Top once or twice in veg and use low-stress training to open up the center of the plant. The branches are flexible and take well to being tied down, which makes a screen of green an easy way to even out the canopy. Keep defoliation light late in flower, since the sugar leaves carry a lot of the resin and color.
Veg for four weeks for a standard tent and keep daytime temperatures at 75 to 80°F (24 to 27°C). The plant fills quickly, so an overlong veg mostly adds height you will have to manage later.
Bringing out the colors
Individual plants can show several color expressions through the calyxes and sugar leaves as flowering progresses. Cooler nights in the last two weeks deepen those colors, and a night temperature about 10°F (5 to 6°C) below the day is enough.
Taper nitrogen once the stretch ends. Excess nitrogen in flower dulls both the colors and the fruit on the nose.
Humidity and drying
Moisture is the main risk. The buds finish dense and resinous and hold water in a humid room, so keep relative humidity at or below 50% from week six and keep fans moving air through the canopy.
A rushed dry comes second. Drying slowly at around 60°F (16°C) and 60% humidity keeps the candy and melon notes intact.
Growing Rainbow Sherbet outdoors
Outdoors, Rainbow Sherbet stays manageable at around 150cm (about 5 feet) and produces up to 1,000g (about 35 oz) per plant. Harvest arrives in the third to fourth week of September, which brings it in before the October rain in most temperate regions. Its moderate height also makes it easy to keep low in a backyard or on a patio.
Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and prune the lowest branches in midsummer to keep air moving through the base of the plant.
When to harvest
At 56 to 63 days, Rainbow Sherbet is one of the quicker hybrids in our catalog. The calyxes swell noticeably in the last ten days, so wait until most trichomes are cloudy before you cut.
Cure in jars for three to four weeks after the dry. The creamy side of the flavor comes through during the cure.
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