Strawberry Lemonade Strain by Barney's Farm USA
The Strawberry Lemonade strain is our cross of Strawberry with Lemon OG, bred as a feminized hybrid that leans sativa at 60% and carries a THC content of 26%. It flowers in 60 to 70 days indoors and finishes outdoors in the first half of October.
It is a daytime strain with a fruit and citrus profile and a yield big enough to justify the space it takes up.
Strawberry Lemonade effects
The effect is uplifting and energetic, with a happy, focused mood that suits work, errands or a creative session. A calm edge underneath keeps it from getting jittery. It fits comfortably into a busy day and leaves most people feeling productive through the afternoon.
At 26% THC it is strong for a daytime sativa, so start with a small amount if your tolerance is low.
Aroma and flavor
The aroma blends sweet lemon and earthy strawberry with a fruity hash note in the background. On the palate it tastes close to its name, with fresh strawberry lemonade on the inhale and a skunky strawberry finish. The fruit gets louder through flower, so have carbon filtration running by week five.
Height and stretch indoors
This is a tall plant, and it grows like one. Strawberry Lemonade finishes at 120 to 150cm (47 to 59 inches) indoors and puts on a good share of that height in the first two to three weeks after the flip, so tents shorter than about 6.5 feet need firm training.
Switch to 12/12 when the plants are around 40% of the height you can afford. Topping in veg and a screen of green spread that height into a wide, productive canopy.
Keep veg to three or four weeks from a rooted seedling, and run daytime temperatures at 75 to 82°F (24 to 28°C) in flower. Like most sativa-leaning plants, it drinks more as the stretch kicks in, so check the medium more often in weeks two and three.
Indoor yield and support
Indoors, Strawberry Lemonade yields 700 to 800g/m², and colas that heavy need a trellis net or stakes before they bulk up around week four. Feed moderately, with extra potassium in the second half of bloom to help the buds fill.
The most common problem is a canopy that grows into the light during the stretch, which bleaches the top colas and flattens the citrus aroma. Leave enough space above the plants, raise the light as they grow, and keep relative humidity at or below 50% in the final weeks.
When to harvest
Give the plant the full 60 to 70 days. Cutting early costs yield and leaves the strawberry notes underdeveloped, so watch the trichomes and harvest when most have turned cloudy.
Dry slowly for ten to fourteen days at around 60°F (16°C) and 60% humidity. Citrus terpenes are among the first to go in a fast, warm dry, and a cure of at least three weeks brings the strawberry back to the front.
Growing Strawberry Lemonade outdoors
Outdoors, Strawberry Lemonade really opens up. Plants reach 150 to 250cm (5 to 8 feet) and can produce up to 2,500g (about 5.5 lb) per plant in full sun and rich soil, with harvest in the first to second week of October.
It suits warm climates with a long, dry fall. In cooler or wetter regions, a greenhouse gives it the time and protection to finish. Plant out after the last frost, give it the sunniest spot you have, and tie in the main branches before late summer winds arrive.
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