Total Cheese, also known as Super Cheese, is the strain in our catalogue with the most unmistakable aroma: an aged-cheese profile unlike any other in the collection. At Trikoma Seeds it comes in two versions, feminized and autoflowering, which share that aromatic register but behave very differently: one starts flowering when the photoperiod changes and forms a short, tight plant, while the other flowers by age and grows to a large size. In this guide we compare the two using the data on their product pages, so you can see what changes from one to the other and which one best fits your collection.
A Cheese-profile indica and its automatic version
The reference is the feminized Total Cheese, an in-house selection whose documented cross combines Skunk, Critical Bilbo and Wembley. The Skunk component accounts for the fermented base of the aroma, the trait that places it within the Cheese family that emerged on the British scene in the late eighties and nineties; Critical Bilbo contributes the indica weight and the short cycle. The result is a 90% indica, 10% sativa genotype, one of the most indica in our catalogue. Our line comes from our own mother plants, selected and maintained in our seed bank in Barcelona.
Total Cheese Auto, also known as Super Cheese Auto, comes from a mix of the tastiest plants of the third generation of our Cheese line, and its product page declares its genetics as Cheese × Critical × Ruderalis. The ruderalis contribution is what makes it autoflowering: the switch from growth to flowering depends on the plant’s age rather than on a change in photoperiod.
The two versions side by side
| Feminized | Auto | |
|---|---|---|
| Genetics | Skunk × Critical Bilbo × Wembley | Cheese × Critical × Ruderalis |
| Type | Photoperiod | Autoflowering |
| Declared THC | 17–22% | 13–18% |
| Reference cycle | 49–56 days of indoor flowering | Flowers by age, regardless of photoperiod |
| Reference yield (indoor) | 750–900 g/m² with a 600W LED | 675–810 g/m² (about 20 plants per 600W LED) |
| Aroma | Aged cheese, with sweet and fruity nuances | Cheese, with sweet and fruity nuances |
| Structure | Short, tight plant, short internodes and dense, compact buds | Large plant, with buds so heavy that the branches may need support |
These are catalogue figures declared for the parent lines, useful for comparing strains with each other; they are not a measurement of every seed or a guarantee of results.
Feminized Total Cheese: the Cheese reference
This is the version that defines the line and the one with the higher declared THC of the two, 17–22%. Its declared indoor flowering, 49 to 56 days, is one of the shortest in our feminized collection; outdoors, the product page places the harvest in the last week of September in the northern hemisphere and the last week of March in the southern hemisphere, with 1–2 kg per plant as a reference. Aroma is its hallmark: aged cheese, a fermented, dense and uncompromising register, with sweet and fruity nuances that act as a counterweight and round off the whole. In terms of structure, its 90% indica genotype translates into a short, tight plant with short internodes and dense, compact buds. The product page rates its difficulty as easy. It is the natural choice for anyone who wants the original Total Cheese, with the short cycle of a strongly dominant indica.
Total Cheese Auto: the cheese profile in a large plant
The automatic version keeps the family’s aromatic register: a dense, penetrating dairy note in the foreground, with the sweet and fruity nuances behind it. Where it differs most is in size: compared with the short, tight plant of the feminized one, the Auto is among the autoflowering strains that grow the largest, with buds so heavy that the branches may need support. Like every autoflowering strain, it does not need a change in photoperiod to flower. In return, its declared THC (13–18%) sits four points below that of the feminized one, and its reference yield, 675–810 g/m², is calculated with about 20 plants per 600W LED. We compare it with the rest of the automatics in autoflowering strains: size, THC and aroma of the 12 in the catalogue.
Which one best fits your collection?
- If you are looking for the original Total Cheese, with the highest declared THC, a short cycle and a short, tight plant: the feminized one.
- If you want the cheese aroma in a large plant that flowers by age: the Auto.
- If you want to compare how the family behaves: both together. Formats can be mixed, and each version is available in packs of 6, 100 and 1,000 seeds of a single strain.
- If you are interested in Total Cheese as part of an assortment: Super Mix Auto includes three Total Cheese Auto seeds alongside Patagonia Auto, Blueberry Auto and Jack Herer Auto.
Total Cheese compared with other strains in the catalogue
Among the feminized strains, Malquerida is the other markedly indica, short-cycle option, with 45–50 days of flowering, but with 70% indica and a fruity rather than fermented profile, and Sweet Madness shares the Critical component, with 75% indica and a sweet, forest-fruit profile. Among the automatics, Critical Plus Auto is the other autoflowering strain with Critical in its genetics, with a sugary, fruity and earthy profile and 16–21% declared THC, and Blueberry Auto is the sweet, compact counterpoint to the large size of Total Cheese Auto.
We compare the eight fastest and most compact indicas in the catalogue in classic indicas: the eight fastest and most compact feminized strains, and the differences between seed types in feminized, autoflowering and fast version: what’s the difference. We have the same comparison guide for White Widow, AK-74, Critical Plus, Patagonia, Gorilla, Jack Herer, Blueberry, Wendy, Sweet Madness and The Palmar.
Frequently asked questions
Are Total Cheese and Super Cheese the same strain?
Yes. They are two names for the same line in our catalogue, with the same documented cross and the same product page data. The same applies to the automatic version: Total Cheese Auto is also known as Super Cheese Auto.
Do the two versions come from the same genetics?
They share the Cheese line and the cheese profile, but their product pages declare different crosses: the feminized one documents Skunk × Critical Bilbo × Wembley, while the Auto starts from the tastiest plants of the third generation of our Cheese line, with Cheese × Critical × Ruderalis genetics. The ruderalis contribution is what makes it autoflowering.
Which one has the higher declared THC?
The feminized one, with a range of 17–22%. The Auto declares 13–18%. These are catalogue ranges for the parent lines, not measurements of every seed.
Is there a Total Cheese Fast?
No. Total Cheese is available in two versions in the catalogue, the feminized one and the Auto. There is no fast version of this line.
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