Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

May 18th 2018 Starting on the second grow and decided a grow diary was in order. Let's just hope that I don't repeat any of the mistakes that I had last grow. No overwatering and no underfeeding. Yield is secondary to quality. Going for a more sedated. couchlock effect so this may be a longer grow than last time. Seed germinated in a paper towel between two saucers without issue. Showed her face for the first time today. May 25th 2018 She's looks pretty normal for 1 week old, just starting on the second set of leaves. For the first week I've been giving her a light dose of both Bio Root and Seaweed; giving her just enough to keep damp without getting soggy. Next week I'll up it to 3/4 or even full strength.

June 1, 2018 Growth has been slowed due to several overcast days in a row. Weather is looking to heat up next week though. Still looks pretty healthy and normal for her age, basically doubling in height. Boosted bio root and seaweed to 10ml and 5ml respectively. She's even been getting a little bit of rainwater.

June 9th, 2018 Not growing as much as I expected, especially from an autoflower. It's not bad enough to cull, but I've seen better at this stage. Feeding schedule was the same as last week. I haven't seen any preflowers yet, so I don't expect to start using any grow or bloom nutes until I'm sure the soil has been used up. For now its still full strength Bio Roots and G.O. Seaweed.

June 15th, 2018 Now Lucy is starting to pick up steam. By day 28, she's developed some preflower pistils. I'm really hoping the cooler nighttime temps will give her a rich purple color as it's starting to look like I got a pheno that wants to. Growth is really healthy and she's just starting to lush out. Still have not fed her a growth or bloom nute yet and it's really pushing my patience. Four weeks in and still no sign of a deficiency. I'm gonna keep this simple and wait for her to ask to be fed. For now its still 10ml of roots and 5 ml of seaweed.

June 22, 2018 I'm officially putting Lucy in flower status. She has at least seven bud sites that I have counted so far and they all look purple af! She's gonna be a lanky one though, as she stretched from 8" to 15". She's got some long empty spaces inbetween her nodes and I'm thinking I might have to support her at some point. Light and air don't seem to be an issue. I decided to start on a low dose of bloom, Bio bud, BioMarine and CalMag. It's been 5 weeks and I'm starting to see some paleness, probably just me being impatient though. Also treated her with some neem oil to deal with some insects. Read that it's safe for buds up until harvest, but we'll see.

June 29th, 2018 Lucy's getting more and more purple every day! She really didn't stretch all that much last week, just two inches. Not much vegetative growth either...She's going to be small and hopefully fat. Other than that, she still looks healthy and on track for a decent harvest. I see her going a little longer than 8 weeks though, more like 10ish.

July 6th, 2018 She's pretty much on cruise control now. For the last two feedings, she's been on a heavy diet of bloom nutes and hasn't complained. As she continues to fatten up, I'll dial it back a little for the next feeding and more still the following week. I have an eye on starting the flush week 9 if she has a decent amount of amber trics. I think I'll let her go a minimum of 10 weeks to get that good couchlock effect, though I've seen grows in the archives that went longer. We'll see...

July 13, 2018 Starting to see some pistil color change on the ol' gal. I can discern a mix of red, orange and rust colored hairs. I haven't broken out the jeweler loupe yet, so I don't know what the trics look like. I can say that they are frosty, present and all accounted for! I think I'm pushing the flush start back to week 10 so she can go a bit longer. The recent heatwave isn't affecting her as much as I thought, though I did move her to an ideal spot in the garden that's partially shaded during the hottest part. Oh, I forgot to mention that she took a spill off the platform that I have her on! She suffered minor injuries, no broken limbs, and a little dirt on her lower buds. All things considered, she's growing healthy and taking everything in stride. It's getting close to the end now, keep coming back every Friday for updates!

July 21, 2018 Still fattening up. Still looks absolutely amazing! No bug damage or mold with just a slight yellowing of the fan leaves from the lower nutes I've been giving her. I have, what I guess to be, between 60-70 percent pistil color change. I haven't put a jeweler loupe to her, but just from the pistil color change I'll go ahead and commence the flush effective immediately. I plan to flush for a week or two with some plain ol' ph'd agua. It might be because she's been outside this whole time, but she doesn't smell loud at all. Actually, she has more of an earthy smell with a hint of coco. Should be interesting to smell and taste once she's all dried, cured, and ground up.