Shogun (Grow 27)

Bluemels The seedlings were visible after just 4 days, at a constant 24°C. I only potted 2 out of 3. By the end, I only want to grow 1 plant. This will be my summer grow.

Bluemels The little ones are growing excellently. Fortunately, they haven't noticed any of the technical problems 😬. The hygrometer has broken down again, the Relea sometimes didn't turn off the humidifier. Again 😒. That didn't harm the little plants at all. 😍 And soon the day will come to decide which of the two plants I will keep 😊. Day 16 was decision day 💪, and it was just one Shogun left 😄.

Bluemels On day 21 it was time to repot the Shogun and move her to her own grow tent 😁 Already on day 22, I was able to top the plant at 4 nodes 😃

Bluemels Unfortunately, the leaf tips are slightly burnt. I raised the temperature too quickly 😒 Now back to 25°C daytime temperature and added Alg a mic to the watering, that should help 😌 After 2 days, the plant has visibly recovered 😍, it looks more vibrant than ever 😁 On day 33, the Shogun is showing its pre-flowering 😙

Bluemels On day 38, I topped the Shogun on 4 branches.

Bluemels On day 42, I bent all the main branches down to create more structure 💪 Day 46: last defoliation before flowering 😜 Day 47: the Shogun has recovered excellently from the topping! The remaining shoots have already become noticeably strong. In 2 days, I'm sending her into flowering 😎

Bluemels Tag 49 and we're going into flowering 😎

Bluemels Day 56: The Shogun has grown 18cm in the 1st week of flowering, I still have 20cm left for the lamp 😬 Otherwise, the last few days have been very hot outside, and as a result, the temperature of my plants has increased by 2°C overall, but it doesn't seem to bother them 😀 Day 57: Right on time after 1 week of flowering, I could perceive a subtle scent from both plants (Shogun and Triple G). Today it got really hot again, the night temperature averaged 26 °C and during the day it was 27 °C 😱, but that also doesn't seem to bother them so far. 😎 Day 60: It is a true joy to watch the Shogun thrive 😍 She has very short internode distances full of flower sites, all the branches are growing straight up and are super firm, which I can't say about the Triple G currently in my 2nd grow box 😒 even though they are the same age, same conditions, same number of branches 😮 Day 62: One last time defoliating 😌 Snipped off a few little branches and a couple of useless leaves.

Bluemels Tag 63: The Shogun is extremely low-maintenance, I hardly had to defoliate. I still have enough space for the lamp. It drinks water very quickly.

Bluemels Tag 70: The 4th week of flowering begins. The Shogun is growing beautifully. The branches in the middle have grown straight up, I just need to support the 4 branches in the corners. She has an incredible amount of flower sites 😍 I even have a few cm left for the lamp 😎 All in all, this lady is exceptionally easy to care for 😘

Bluemels Tag 77: Today I set the lamp to 30cm one last time. It was about time, they're getting brighter. Now also the full amount of nutrients. Only the climate is a drama 😱 we currently have a lot of rain here, occasionally quite warm, so it's an endless back and forth. Yesterday I already had the first fungus gnats 😩 I didn't waste any time and put dehumidifiers in the grow boxes, but now it's at least 1°C warmer in the boxes. If it doesn't get too warm outside, it could work... if..... Tag 80: Currently, we have a subtropical climate here, I have temperatures in the box of up to 28°C, cooling down during the night phase is no longer possible. But my plants are handling it well so far, they even look more vibrant 😍

Bluemels Tag 84: The last week hasn't been too good for my Shogun due to the heat. Her leaves are overall quite light green. I'm currently trying even more Alg a mic, maybe that'll give her a bit more green back. Tag 89: To shape the Shogun a bit more, I've pushed the scrogging net up. She seems to need less water slowly, and the leaves are already quite light, which is probably due to the hot days. It's just that there are still over 5 weeks until harvest 😲

Bluemels Tag 91: Only 5 weeks until harvest... unfortunately, their leaves have become a bit light. But the double amount of Alg a mic has brought a little more green back into the leaves of the Shogun 😉

Bluemels Tag 98: After the Shogun has "slept" a bit and has been more down than up, it has actually gotten back on track in the last few days, and the buds have grown nicely. Tag 102: It looks like August is going to be a cooler month, which is just wonderful for my plants 😍 now in the final phase.

Bluemels Tag 105: Despite the bright leaves, the buds are growing steadily. Just 3 weeks until harvest!

Bluemels Tag 112: Time to flush, or I'm not adding any more nutrients. Since the Shogun is already quite light/yellow, I'm adding some Alg a mic to keep it a bit greener. The weather here is playing in my favor sometimes, not so much other times; this summer has been very hit or miss 😬

Bluemels Tag 119: In a week, it will be harvest time, I should be excited, but the leaves of the Shogun look terrible now 😱 To make matters worse, it has also developed pollen sacs 😨 I tried to remove the visible ones with tweezers 😩 I'm already a bit apprehensive about the final result. The Shogun seems to not tolerate a warm climate, contrary to what Royal Queen Seeds indicated.... 😞 Tag 120: I think I went up too quickly with the nutrients; I occasionally had the feeling 😶 But I strictly followed the feeding schedule from Biobizz, ignoring that the flowering time for the Shogun is longer, so I went full throttle too early 😒 Well, learned something new again 😁 Tag 123: The Shogun has a very subtle smell, it hardly sticks 😞

Bluemels Tag 126: Harvest! The Shogun smells just like freshly cut plant 😳. It hardly sticks at all. You can see the pollen sacs well in the photos 😖 Despite everything, the branches were quite heavy and yielded an amazing 821 g of wet weight!

Bluemels It's one of the most productive harvests I've had so far, despite small pollen sacs at the end of the flowering stage, no seeds have formed, but I haven't tested that much of it yet 😁