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

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.