She is looking great, and good job LSTing her. I need to get that soft tie stuff. I'm using ties that are the same as those twist ties used to close bread bags. They work great and are easy to use, but they do scrape and cut the stem. Since there is no pot to cut holes into for the ties building something around the base would be a good idea. Just take 4 bamboo skewers and ties them end to end in a square shape around the base of the plant. Then secure it to the lid of the root container about an inch above it. Now you have a bar going all around the base of the plant you can tie onto. I grow in soil so I just burn holes into the rim of the pot every half inch or so. I have about 20 ties on her and she has an even canopy.
I just started some new seeds too. 3 of them are Indian Haze, which is a pure sativa. Recommended flowering time is 10-11 weeks, but I have read some reviews that said if you wait for 12+ everything about it gets better. I'm really looking forward to trying them out. Too bad it probably won't be until September.
Also, the UFO is great for starting seeds. I have done it a few times. Just drop the seed in the soil and water. Then put it under 24 hour light. Within a few days it will be poking out. The ufo puts off enough heat to warm the top of the soil without baking it. Works great for me because I don't have anything else that stays slightly warm to start them in a paper towel. Plus no transplanting into the soil after they pop. So there is no chance of damaging the tap root. The downside is that I feel like I'm wasting a lot of energy by keeping that light on 24/7. Plus when I close my closet door the glow under the door looks like a dimensional portal. How exactly do you explain a neon purple glow coming out of your closet?
One last thing. Taping over the red switch was a great idea. It isn't enough to stop flowering but it can mess it up. Plus sativas tend to be more prone to turning hermaphrodite and something that small can have an influence on it. Now that it is off though maybe you will see a small bump in the growth.