Pre-98 Episode 1[Bubba Kush] (Night Owl)

⏳ Day 1 (3/2): Emerged from soil with a full helmet head. Regularly used water to loosen shell casing, which was finally removed early on 3/4. The cotyledons aren't fully green (yet), and I'll be monitoring to see how the first few leaves grow. (Not sure if I'd pull things if it's going to be stunted. . . . yet.) Looks pretty tough, though! ⏳ Day 7 (3/8): Rotated and watered for the first time with Voodoo Juice and a top-dressing of Great White. Seems like we may not have a runt, but the seedling is light green bordering on yellow--getting greener, though. (Maybe this is related to the yellow color of Outlier Z? https://www.reddit.com/r/nightowlseeds/comments/t8ers3/outlier_z_day_3_yellow_but_at_least_she_is_praying/) Still monitoring, but it looks like it's a keeper. . . . Next watering: around Day 10 (3/11) with Sensi Bloom A&B (.25 ml/l). Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

⏳ Day 11 (3/12): Watered with nutrients for the first time. Responding well and all is good. The yellowing is getting better, especially after the feeding--with green starting to set in. Next watering: around Day 14 (3/15) with Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l)and Voodoo Juice. Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 24. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

Week 2 was nice and steady and it looks like the plant isn't stunted after the rough start. As time goes on, the initial yellow color from the seedling stage transitions to a darker green. (So, this is probably the same issue as Night Owl's Outlier Z strain, which shares the Bubba Kush parentage.) ⏳ Day 17 (3/18): Rotated and watered with nutrients. Responding well and all is good. Next watering: around Day 20 (3/21) with Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l) and Voodoo Juice. Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 24. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

Week 3 is starting off with the stretch. Still a lighter green color, and the last increase in nutrients may have stressed it out. I've changed the light schedule to keep things happy, and I'll gradually ramp up the light intensity over the next week or so. ⏳ Day 22 (3/23): Pre-flowers appeared on Day 21. After the increased nutrients on the same day, the new growth seems to be coming in lighter (from stem to tip). Light schedule changed to 18/6 for rest of grow. Doing some leaf tucking until seeing if the OG Spring can be used. ⏳ Day 24 (3/25): Watered with lower dose of nutrients (.6 ml/l) and a top-dress of Great White. ⏳ Day 25 (3/26): Installed the OG Spring and did a minimal tie-down of the main cola. The plant has grown 3" in 2 days. ⏳ Day 27 (3/28): Watered and did some minor defoliation. Decided to back off the nutrient levels for the next watering or two (.5 ml/l)--a few light leaf tips. Stigma are growing. Raised light intensity to one notch above 50%. Next watering: around Day 30 (3/31) with Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 31. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

A few things changed over the past week: the feedings have gotten more frequent (every 2 days), the light intensity was bumped up to one notch above 50%, and the OG Spring was installed/maintained. Still healthy, if not also still throwing out yellow leaves that transition to (lighter) green) ⏳ Day 29 (3/30): Watered, defoliated, and rotated. Brought the main cola to almost an even level with other colas. Seems like the stretch is slowing down or done. ⏳ Day 32 (4/2): Watered and had the first large defoliation session, taking off about 10% of the lower canopy without strong light access. ⏳ Day 35 (4/5): Watered and did the second large defoliation session, and all is well. Adding Voodoo Juice for the next week. Next watering: around Day 38 (4/8) with Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l) and Voodoo Juice (.5 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 38. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

During Week 5, the first trichomes appeared on the new fan leaf growth, and I pulled the main cola to just below the level of the other colas. Seems like the stretch is ending, and I've decided to start using Overdrive at a low dose (.5 ml/l) about 5 days earlier than normal, since my last grow suffered from low PK levels. I was out of town for a couple of days, everything seems solid. ⏳ Day 39 (4/9): Watered with the first dose of Overdrive (.5 ml/l) and Carboload (1 ml/l), as well as a top dress of Great White. ⏳ Day 42 (4/12): Noticed another plant in the tent with early calmag deficiency. Added .25 ml/l dose to normal watering. Buds are coming in dark green, which is shocking compared to the yellow leaves! Next watering: around Day 45 (4/15) with CalMag (.25 ml/l), Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l), Overdrive (.5 ml/l), and Carboload (1 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 44. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

Three of the plants in the tent starting stacking on the buds during Week 6, including this one. The new bud growth is coming in dark green, and the yellow leaves are occasionally getting darker. Overall, a solid week and looking forward to heavier bud growth. ⏳ Day 45 (4/15): Watered and defoliated a bit more. The light has been turned down to a hair above 50% due to a suffering tentmate, but I'll start ramping up the intensity in the coming days. All's good. ⏳ Day 48 (4/18): Watered with top-dress of Great White. Steady bud development. Next watering: around Day 48 (4/18) with CalMag (.25 ml/l), Sensi Bloom A&B (.5 ml/l), Overdrive (.5 ml/l), and Carboload (1 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 48. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

Week 7 was steady with somewhat slower bud growth when compared to others in the tent. But despite the "lemon pheno," the plant is doing great and giving no problems. ⏳ Day 51 (4/21): Watered with a lower dosage of Sensi Bloom A&B (.4 ml/l) and and bit more CalMag (.3 ml/l). Responding well to the change, with no leaf-tip discoloration on the new growth. ⏳ Day 54 (4/24): Watered and removed 50/50 leaves. This is the most low-maintenance plant in the tent. Smells like a mix of sweet & savory spices. Next watering: around Day 57 (4/27) with CalMag (.3 ml/l), Sensi Bloom A&B (.4 ml/l), Overdrive (.5 ml/l), and Carboload (1 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 61. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿

Week 7 for this "lemon pheno" was strong, with stronger bud growth and just general hardiness. A really surprising plant! Two minor adjustments happened this week, which lead to an uptick in health: raising the lights to 18" above the canopy (to slow/prevent new stigma growth) and lowering the base bloom nutrients (in preparation for the final week or two). ⏳ Day 57 (4/27): Watered with a lower dosage of Sensi Bloom A&B (.4 ml/l). Response has been good, with less burn on the new leaf tips. ⏳ Day 60 (4/30): Watered with an even lower dosage of the base bloom nutrients, and the new growth looks great. Hardly any defoliation needed, as the leaves are healthy. Next watering: around Day 63 (5/3) with CalMag (.1 ml/l), Sensi Bloom A&B (.3 ml/l), Overdrive (.5 ml/l), and Carboload (1 ml/l). Next Great White Top-Dress: around Day 67. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿