Thai Feminised

Thai carries limonene as its lead note: citrus with bitterness behind it, closer to marmalade peel than to lemonade. Terpinolene sits beneath it and shows up second, filling the middle of the profile. The plant tests at 18% THC across a 8/92 split, though what decides whether any of this reaches the jar is the cure, not the seed.

Growing Thai for terpene expression and growing it for weight are not the same project, and it is worth deciding which one you are on. The Limonene/Terpinolene/Pinene profile does its best work in living soil, where the biology produces compounds a bottle does not contain. Good peat-free compost and worm castings are available in any garden centre here, which makes that approach far less specialist than it sounds.

Stop foliar spraying after the second week of bloom. Anything that lands on a developing trichome is still there at harvest and is tasted rather than seen. In the last three weeks the night temperature decides which terpenes lead: held at 16-18°C the limonene comes forward, while a warmer finish protects the lighter pinene notes.

Then the cure, which is where Irish growers lose most of what they built. A ten to fourteen day hang wants 17°C and something near 58% humidity, and the ambient air here will not supply either for most of the year — a closed room and a small dehumidifier will. Into glass afterwards, burped twice daily for a fortnight. The terpinolene layer arrives somewhere in weeks three and four, not before.

Flowering: 14-20 weeks. Indoor yield: Up to 350g/m². Outdoor yield: Up to 300 gr. Plant height: Tall. Rated difficult difficulty.

The catalogue lists happy, energetic, creative, and that matches what growers here report back. At 18% THC this sativa sits where there is a usable window rather than a cliff. At 175-185°C the first effect is lift and mental energy, which suits company, a long walk, or work that benefits from it. The body stays light, so it is a genuine daytime option for anyone with a tolerance. The Limonene and Terpinolene together leave a clean citrus finish that clears quickly.

Suited to company, creative work, and getting out of the house.

Primary: Limonene · Secondary: Terpinolene · Tertiary: Pinene. This is a combination that turns up repeatedly in cultivars people rate, and it is usually what gets commented on when a jar is opened for the first time after a proper cure. Limonene anchors it, terpinolene holds the middle, and pinene sits behind both — the last of those being what separates this from other strains leading on the same terpene.

Thai suits growers with the fundamentals in place. Understand pH, rough nutrient ratios and a light cycle before committing to it; it asks for competence rather than expertise. Photoperiod genetics leave plant size and harvest date under your control — veg longer for a bigger plant, or flip early when the ceiling is low. A bloom of 14-20 weeks fits inside the season here for outdoor growers, with a tunnel making it comfortable rather than tight.