Lemon Ice Sativa Dom - First grow in 8 years :)

Austinr9

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I've been lurking around here for a while. I figured I should finally sign-up and post a journal in case someone else has run into my issues or is considering trying similar techniques.

I grew several times back in early 2010's, but this is my first grow in 8 years.

I purchased clones from a seller online, but had to drive 300km, each way, to pick em up. Not a far drive or anything. A buddy came with, so it was fun.

They are Lemon Ice, a 70/30 Sativa dom. One of my personal faves.

They were transplanted into 1G ProMix HP on November 6 and put under a 400W MH. They are in 7G airpots now. They've been mainlined, well, as mainlined as a clone can be with nodes that aren't parallel to each other... I've done a lot of LST and some select super cropping, including some super cropping mistakes...

I switched to 12/12 on January 9 under quad LM301H boards, pulling 480W from the wall (only running at around 75% so far as they get used to the increased intensity)

I added a trellis net for support, and to space leaves and tops to encourage shorter branches to catch up, and there's definitely progress. I will consider adding a secondary trellis 8 inches above the first if the stretch warrants it.

I did run into one issue. When I switched to LED, I was able to finally see the damage done to my plants by Thrips. I spent hours looking for them and only found one small yellow unwinged juvenile. I crumbled portions of a mosquito dunk in pro mix and added it to the pots. Watered with a dissolved portion of dunk as well. I topdressed with a small amount of horticultural sand. I treated with a Pyrethin dilution from Doktor Doom, from the 420 series, and plan to twice again over the next week. I havent noticed any burning yet, like some others, but perhaps it could come later. I just try to be conservative, yet thorough, with the spray and do it at the right time. Doktor Doom is made in my city, so I like supporting them, and wanted to try this marijuana specific line.

A pretty smooth grow, even with the thrips. Certainly areas for improvement, but it's just nice to be growing again. My girlfriend has also really gotten into it. We spend quite a bit of time with the tent open, enjoying the breeze, light, a drink, a toke, and the girls (maybe that's how I got thrips lol).

I've added some pics spanning clone to yesterday.

If you have any questions or advice, that would be great.

Thanks!
 

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Here are the girls at Day 16 of 12/12.

Have really put on height, lots of bud sites. Thrips seem to be either gone or under control.

Trichomes arrived a few days and I'm a bit surprised how fast they came with this long flowering sativa dom. Perhaps it was because of how mature they were when they were switched?
 

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Haven't updated in a while.

I noticed their development being more like a Lemon Ice 2.0 (Indica Dom) than Lemon Ice (Sativa Dom). I called the guy I bought the clones from and turns out I was right. I don't know how he mixed them up, but he did. I'll get free clones from him cause of the mixup, but still. I didn't want an Indica Dom.

Plants look ok. Some lockout issues here and there, but overall, not bad. Lots of purpling tones up top, fading nice enough.
 

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Day 59 of flower. Chugging along. Budding nice and starting that lean.
 

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