Lemon Drizzle Strain Grow Report

Anything in the Barney’s Farm range of seeds carrying “Lemon” in its name and test-grown by The Doc so far, has greatly enthralled him – Lemon Tree, Amnesia Lemon and Strawberry Lemonade. When another lemony Barney’s strain appeared on the recently called “Lemon Drizzle” scene, he was promptly fired up for it and, bingo, a pack of three seeds in a jiffy was ordered. Just too exciting and enticing was the strain’s genetic background: No less than famous elite parents Super Lemon Haze and OG Kush gave birth to it, two true legends in the world of cannabis varieties. The amalgamation of which led to a mega hybrid distinctly leaning towards the sativa side, by 85%. Which finds expression in an accordingly energising and exhilarating turn that thanks to a high THC content of 20-25% is very intense and long-lasting. Likewise intense is Lemond Drizzle’s aroma to which both parents have contributed their trade-mark flavours: Super Lemon Haze’s characteristic sweet ‘n sour citrus core meets OG Kushs prominent piney earthiness which according to Barney’s sparks off a real flavour explosion. With its generous yield potential of up to 550g/m², the strain rewards qualitative and quantitative cultivators. Even with a fairly short waiting time as flowering merely takes 60-65 days, really quick for a variety that much sativa dominant. Also height-wise, Lemon Drizzle has a moderate nature, with the plants not reaching taller than 1-1.2 metres.

Vigorous branching in the veg stage

As usual The Doc entered a duo into the grow race, and the two feminised seeds sown quickly hatched out of their holes in the ground, hardly 3.5 days had passed when the seedlings stood upright in the LED light already. The two Lemon Drizzles also hurried up with branching out, The Doc was amazed to see how early and vigorously numerous lateral branches were coming out of the axils in the three weeks’ veg stage. Which by the time flowering was initiated had resulted in a sturdy bushy growth pattern with heights of 25 and 27 cm. Given their heavily sativa-leaning pedigree, such a high degree of compactness surprised The Doc but he was certain the plants would show a strong stretch in the flowering stage.

A grand compelling flowering show

This was exactly the way it went in the first five weeks of flowering, with both Lemon Drizzle plants exhibiting much branching propensity until they had almost tripled in height. However, it was a strong stretch both vertically and laterally so that the plants kept their compact habit. Early tuberous flower cluster formation was a prelude to a grand compelling flowering show soon to begin… the plants opened their resin gates very early, releasing plentiful amounts of trichomes that in the course of flowering gushed over the rapidly swelling buds until even bigger five-fingered leaves were extensively coated in resin glands. Near the end, after nine weeks of flowering, The Doc reported: “That’s absolutely smashing! These Lemon Drizzle buds are real humdingers. The utterly massive trichome frost their calyxes and leaves are covered with is sheer eye candy, I can see the buds’ silvery gleam already from a distance. Another intriguing highlight, plants are hanging resplendent with an astounding amount of 16 and 18, respectively, side tops some of which are as large-sized as the head bud! This whole scenario looks and feels like a terrific jackpot of a bud lottery, really overwhelming. The tremendously sweet and spicy flower scent is every bit as bewitching, reflecting the characteristics stated by Barney’s – there’s both that typical bold piney Kush spiciness and a good dash of lemon. Sweetened with a note of forest honey, it’s a rich fascinating melange strongly appealing to my sense of smell.”

It took those grandiose Lemon Drizzle buds 64 and 67 days to become well-cooked. The plants were standing 74 and 80 cm tall in the end.

A bumper yield of buds with a masterly perfected aroma

The dry yield outcome proved to be above average some weeks later, above average also for The Doc’s own standard which is on a higher level than the usual Joe Grow’s – most bountiful 122 and 131 grams his Lemon Drizzles had produced! As always through drying and curing in the jars, the buds’ aroma was even more concentrated now and masterfully perfected, with a fine interplay of the three main elements pine, lemon and honey resulting in a hefty fragrance that gave The Doc a right-in-your-face experience when he opened one of the jars to take a bud out of it for his first sampling session.

The sampling session: Firing rockets…

When this 0.5g bud went up in vapour in his Venty vaporizer then, Lemon Drizzle fired a flavour rocket in The Doc’s mouth that exploded on his palate and, perceivedly at least, coated it with an aroma film that in a most delectable and intense manner conveyed the three salient Lemon Drizzle flavour aspects spicy, sweet and sour to his sense of taste – “palatefulness has a name: Lemon Drizzle!”, The Doc phrased with relish. Just like the taste, the effect came over him like a rocket: Lemon Drizzle fully expressed its sativa character, right after the first puff he perceived a gently prickling sensation in his arms which after the third one felt so electric in his whole body that it was time to move – as if The Doc had received a marching order from his brain, he bounced up from the couch and swiftly headed to the supermarket nearby as he had gotten the munchies, so he bought himself a pizza plus some sweet and spicy nibbles. Which he did with a breezy cheerfulness as Lemon Drizzle had not only given him an irresistible stimulus to move, but also a strong mental positivity boost. “This is such a lovely mood-lifting and activating sort of marijuana!”, he raved about Barney’s Farm’s new strain creation. To not get lazy and stuck in the couch after his copious meal, he took three more vaporizer hits which kind of catapulted him to the party in his neighbourhood he had been invited to.

„Everything is turned into green gold…“

Green Born Identity – G.B.I.

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