Lemon Thai by Blackbird Preservations
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Man, if you've been around the preservation scene long enough, you know how hard it is to track down authentic Dutch Flowers stock. Blackbird Preservations stepped up to the plate and absolutely knocked it out of the park with this Lemon Thai repro. They sourced the genetics through a tight circle involving Vision Creator and Bodhi, eventually utilizing Bodhi's legendary #57 female to build out this line. It’s a pure passion project meant to keep an old-school heirloom alive in an era flooded with polyhybrid hype weed. You won't find feminized gimmickry here; these are regular seeds bred for the purists who still pop beans looking for that specific vintage magic.
Growing this girl requires some serious patience. You’re looking at a proper narrow-leaf sativa expression that likes to stretch her legs, so you better have the headroom or know your way around a scrog net. And yeah, she takes her sweet time—expect to push her well north of 100 days in flower if you want those trichomes to fully mature. But the structure is beautiful. She grows tall and incredibly branchy, stacking up with a fantastic bract-to-leaf ratio that makes trimming way less of a nightmare than your typical wispy sativa. Every now and then, you might even stumble across a rare pheno that throws some wild colors late in flower, but mostly she stays true to the bright green mother plant.
When you finally get to jar it up and take that first pull, it makes the four-month wait entirely worth it. The nose is straight zesty citrus backed by a sharp, spicy lemongrass kick that completely coats your mouth. There is zero ceiling on this high. It hits you with a crystal-clear, uplifting energy that feels incredibly dreamy but never crosses over into racy, heart-pounding paranoia. It’s the kind of smoke that gets you out into the garden on a Sunday morning or has you talking for hours on the back porch. Absolutely legendary stuff for the real heads.
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Growing Lemon Thai: what to expect
As a hybrid, expect a moderate stretch after the flip (around 100%) — but watch the plant, not the label: phenotypes within Lemon Thai can lean either direction. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.
Lemon Thai FAQ
Is Lemon Thai an indica or a sativa?
The breeder doesn't specify — treat it as a hybrid and read the plant.
What environment does Lemon Thai like?
Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.
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