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LEMON ORANGE (GHSC) | GREENHOUSE GROW IN NORTH AMERICAN PLANT HARDINESS ZONE 3

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weeks 4-9, 9-17
Main-Lining
weeks 4, 6-9, 9-13
Topping
weeks 4, 6, 9, 9, 12
Defoliation
weeks 4, 6, 9, 9, 12-14, 18
PRO-MIX HP
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Pumice Stone
Grow medium
Lava Rock
Grow medium
Large Leca Balls
Grow medium
Medium Leca Balls
Grow medium
Medium Perlite
Grow medium
Worm Castings
Grow medium
Fish Compost
Grow medium
38 L
Pot Size
Strain
Lemon Orange
Green House Seed Co.
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Neutral
Lemon Orange from Green House Seed Company was a pleasure to grow. Specimen was vigorous in its growth at all stages, less a short period of grower error where she was over fertigated. She stretched substantially over a 3 week period as it transitioned to flower. Specimen produced large dense colas, and was very productive for trichomes. Inter-nodal spacing following the stretch was a bit wider than I would have liked, but overall I would say it could be classified as medium (4 to 8cm). There was some purpling of larger leaves at the margins and at tips of calyxes near the end of flowering, but the plant primarily faded to yellow/gold colouring, perhaps more indicative of Super Lemon Haze heritage and dominance in this particular phenotype. Fresh cut flowers smell strongly of lemon, sweet citrus, with an earthy pine background. Overall, this specimen of Lemon Orange (and 2 others in the garden), performed exceptionally well, while demonstrating some stress resistance through a couple of very hot periods over the summer. I am pleased with the outcome, would recommend this strain to others, and plan to sow a seed of it for the next growing season. SMOKE REPORT Upon opening the jar the room was immediately filled with a very pungent smell of citrus and skunk. Ground up a small flower of the Lemon Orange specimen, and significantly contributed to the building odours in the room. The flowers were sticky to the touch, dense and perfectly dried with just a nice bit of squish and bounce back to them. Used the dry herb vaporizer to test the ground up sample. After one pull the flower tasted of sweet oranges, with a distinct earthy and spice undertone, likely an indication of its Super Lemon Haze background. Effects were immediate, a little bit behind the eyes, but mostly that euphoric and energetic head buzz, which is why this particular breed was selected for cultivation. Very enjoyable Overall assessment is that Lemon Orange from Green House Seed Company is an excellent hybrid that produces dense flowers that have very good bag appeal, has balanced effects, a wonderful and strong aroma, all backed up by a delicious sweet citrus flavour. One cannot really go wrong with the strain, but I do recommend a full 8 week cure to get the best of manicured flowers. FURTHER DETAILS 82 grams of manicured flower was produced, along with an additional 28 grams of smaller un-manicured flower that will be used for extracts (i.e. canna-butter, infused MCT oil, or bubble hash).
The Outcome
Week 26
Harvest
What's on the scales?
110
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1
ft²
Grow Room size
110
g / m²
110
g / plant
1
plant / m²
Tastes like
Citrus
Earthy
Pine
Feels like
65% Sativa 35% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Energetic
Euphoric

Negative effects

Dry eyes

Medical effects

Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Reviews. Nutrient
Product is easy to use, and provides base needs for cannabis cultivation. To build soil, All-Purpose 4-4-4 and Glacial Rock Dust are good all around dry organic amendments that give cannabis plants what they need to thrive. For Top Dressing with organic dry amendments, Glacial Rock Dust at regular intervals will enhance micro-nutrient availability. These affordable and readily available products can form a part of a nutrition program for any cannabis grower.
Endomycorrhizal Fungi help a plant's root system better access nutrients in the substrate. This is particularly useful when transplanting, and Dynomyco mycorrhizal innolculant products appeared quite effective for this grower. I just sprinkled a small amount (5 to 10mL) in planting hole at seed sowing and at each transplant.
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OCTOBER 21, 2024 Specimen harvested on Day 178 after inspection of trichome heads showed majority within field of view of jewelers loupe as predominantly milky/cloudy, and a few amber. Almost all pistils have wilted and changed colour from white to orange, and receded into calyxes. Calyxes have also plumped. Hung to dry in room set to 17C and 51% humidity, and expect the drying process to take 10 to 14 days (relative humidity will get moved upward toward 58% over the first week of drying). Once dried, and stems can snap when pressure applied, flowers will be manicured then jarred for curing. Aiming for an 8 week cure to fully bring out all flavours and aromas of the flowers, but will sample at 4 week cure to complete this Diary and to provide a smoke report. THINGS I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME The specimen grew a bit taller than I had expected and I misread the stretch. I manifolded this plant to produce 16 main shoots, however due to the misread on the stretch, I applied trellis netting too soon. As a result I had difficulty maintaining an even canopy and only 10 of the 16 main shoots were optimally productive. Next time around I would either apply trellis netting later, so that the plant can be rotated 1/4 turn daily through the stretch to gain full sun exposure to all parts every 4 days, or manifold differently. Due to this strain's size and internodal spacing, I also think I would sow seeds 1 to 2 weeks later, and manifold to 8 main growing shoots. This would allow for easier plant management and may afford the ability to stake the plant versus using trellis netting for support. Staking would also allow freedom to rotate plant throughout the flowering cycle. Lastly, and while intentional for the purpose of producing product that can be used for extracts (infused butter and MCT oil), I wasn't as aggressive with pruning as perhaps I ought to have been. While not a lot of "larf", I think the colas would have benefited from further pruning lower down the plant to focus flowering energy to the tops.
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Grow Questions
cultivars
cultivarsstarted grow question 6 months ago
Appear to have an iron deficiency, perhaps as a result of lock-out. May have been triggered by light stress or environment changes. Living soil media, watered with rainwater, supplemented with compost teas and organic soil drenches pH to 6.5. Seeking advice as to how to correct
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
Setup. Strains - Photoperiod
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 6 months ago
It looks more like potassium . Iron would need heavily high ph to occur.
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cultivars
cultivarscommentedweek 86 months ago
Thanks to @AsNoriu, I am now of the opinion that I am dealing with a Potassium excess. Not seeing any issues with older/lower leaves, strictly yellowing and slow growth of fresh new growth. Going to attempt to snap the plant out of it with a healthy watering of plain rainwater. Barring that, I think the scheduled transplant over the next 7 to 10 days might help "re-balance" the soil.
Hattiwatti
Hattiwatticommentedweek 37 months ago
Lookkng good 🍀
cultivars
cultivarscommented2 months ago
@Hattiwatti, 22 weeks after your comment, I'm now nearing the finish line, and overall pretty happy with the results. Cheers to you!
cultivars
cultivarscommented7 months ago
@Hattiwatti, thanks... pretty excited, and the specimen is doing very well for only 21 days, but I'm a long way off from harvest in October.
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommentedweek 47 months ago
That is a nice organized plant! Did hear a lot of good things about this strain. Good luck for your grow!
cultivars
cultivarscommented7 months ago
@taprootArmy, thanks, very much taking my time, not afraid of slowing it down because I am aiming for 16 growing shoots and I've got time before it begins to flower in early August. I did the transplant to the 11L (3gal) Transition Pot this afternoon, so next week they'll begin their hardening off process to transition from the indoor Propagation Garden to the outdoor Greenhouse.
GrowthConsultant
GrowthConsultantcommentedweek 47 months ago
Nice report 👏👏 Good luck 😍
Northern_Ent
Northern_Entcommentedweek 203 months ago
Good luck with the flowering. I’m in Edmonton which is apparently zone 3 (I hought it was zone 4) and the problem here at 53N latitude is that we run out of strong sunlight before it gets too cold. Trick is to finish as early as possible. UV light drops very quickly after mid-August. Cheers.
cultivars
cultivarscommented2 months ago
@Northern_Ent, I'm getting close to the finish line here, and all in all flowers look pretty decent. Not as sizeable as the one's I've seen you grow, but fairly frosty and dense. Guessing the flower size, and ultimately the yield has been impacted by the U/V reduction you have noted as a negative for growing in more northern climes. Cheers to you good sir!
cultivars
cultivarscommented3 months ago
Yeah @Northern_Ent, I'm not sure if these are going to finish, or finish strongly. It looks to me like I need to get to October 15, at minimum, which I don't think will be a problem from a temperature perspective, being in a greenhouse with supplemental heating. But for abundant trichome production, and for them to ripen, we'll see if the sunlight is strong enough that late into the year. Certainly an interesting experiment.
Cannabeast40
Cannabeast40commentedweek 135 months ago
Looks on point, best of luck 🌱🙂
cultivars
cultivarscommented2 months ago
@Cannabeast40, several months following your comment, I'm getting pretty close to the finish line here... and things look decent.
cultivars
cultivarscommented5 months ago
@Cannabeast40, thanks.. things will start to get exciting over the next few weeks as they enter flower. Expect another 40 to 50cm or so of upward growth through the stretch, and at some point I will install the trellis netting to provide additional support. Figure another 9 to 10 weeks to harvest.
Ghrim
Ghrimcommentedweek 223 months ago
Beautiful plants! Colas coming in nicely 👍🏻 Happy growing 🌱
cultivars
cultivarscommented3 months ago
Thanks @Ghrim, getting closer to the finish line!
Greengregor
Greengregorcommentedweek 252 months ago
Wow schöne ladys! Wünsch dir eine leckere ernte 💚
cultivars
cultivarscommented2 months ago
Thank-you @Greengregor. I'm looking forward to the harvest, but perhaps not so much to the trimming 😉