Cream Caramel Auto (1°ciclo)

DixTheReal The growth has been really slow, and by setting the lamp with the dimmer at 30% and a distance of 50cm, the plants stretched too much. I adjusted the distance the following week. I didn't use any nutrients or rooting agents, just bottled Geraci water at 6.2 pH.

DixTheReal I set the lamp dimmer to 100% and the distance to 30cm because they stretched too much in the first few days. I keep watering only with water every day using a spray bottle.

DixTheReal I started doing LST early, already on day 15, and I began the fertilizers on day 18. By the end of the week, I saw the first little hairs; it's entering flowering.

DixTheReal This week the growth has been fast, thanks to the fertilizers. I had to adjust the LST every day because new buds kept growing and the apex kept coming back up. The trunk has gotten really sturdy.

DixTheReal I've been doing LST daily because new branches and buds keep popping up everywhere. I'm watering with 0.5L of water every day, but I think I'll have to switch to 1L because it absorbs it right away. Day 35 - the top broke at 50%, so I immediately wrapped it with some tape and gave it a support underneath to hold it in place. I guess now if it survives, it will have a block for a few days. *Day 35 8:30 PM after just 6 hours, the top has started to lift on its own, coming off the support, crazy!

DixTheReal Day 36 - I improved the apex by reinforcing it with tape and putting a rubber support underneath. We'll see how the situation evolves in the coming days. I gave 1 liter of water per plant for irrigation. Day 37 - The apex seems to be doing much better; every time it detaches from the support and tries to reach for the light. Day 38 - I gave 1 liter of water per plant for irrigation; tomorrow I'll increase the fertilizer dosage to 1ml/liter for each. Day 39 - I gave 1 liter (0.5 L per plant) of fertilizers (1ml/L of bio grow, bio bloom, and top max); let's see how the plants react. Day 40 - The soil is still moist; I'll irrigate tomorrow. It seems they reacted well to the extra dose of fertilizers I gave yesterday. Day 41 - I gave 1 liter of water per plant because one of the two had its leaves completely drooping; I'll check in a few hours to see if it has recovered. Day 42 - Last night at 3, the leaves of one were completely drooping again; the soil is moist, so I didn't irrigate. I think I'll water tomorrow.

DixTheReal Day 43 - the leaves were down again, I provide 1L of water per plant Day 44 - last night at 3 the leaves were all down again, now they seem to have perked up a bit Day 45 - I provide 1L of water per plant, the leaves of “CARAMEL” were all down again Day 46 - I think it might be a nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) deficiency, I increase nutrients (2ml/L bio grow, 2ml/L bio bloom, 1ml/L top max) I provide 0.5L per plant, the soil was still moist after yesterday's watering Day 47 - yesterday's nutrient dose seems to have worked, the leaves are no longer all down but are doing better Day 48 - nothing significant, growth continues, I will water tomorrow. I bought a pH tester that I can't calibrate, I will buy one with a screw Day 49 - the leaves of “Caramel” still tend to droop more and are now significantly yellowing, I provide 1 liter of water per plant for watering. Day 50 - I believe the yellow leaves of “Caramel” are due to a phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) deficiency, probably not absorbed because I don't check the pH

DixTheReal Day 50 - the deficiency of Phosphorus and Potassium is becoming more evident on the leaves of “Caramel,” which has a slowed growth of flowers; on the contrary, “Cream” is growing well and the flowers are definitely bigger, showing no deficiencies for now. Day 51 - nothing to report, it's going well. Day 52 - the resin is starting to show well on the leaves, the flowers are swelling. Day 53 - I only fertilized “CREAM” because “CARAMEL” has deficiencies and it's pointless to add more fertilizer, I just gave water. Instead, I gave “CREAM” 1 liter of fert (1ml bio grow, 1.5 bio bloom, and 1.5 top max mixed in 1.5L of water. I threw away the other half liter because it was too much). Day 54 - “CREAM” seems to have reacted well to the fertilization, while “CARAMEL” continues to have increasingly yellow leaves, but it's doing well. Day 55 - nothing to report, the smell is very strong, you can even smell it outside the grow box. Day 56 - the flowers are swelling nicely, I gave about 750ml of water each and defoliated the lower part where there were many dead and dry leaves. I started the root flush, hoping to harvest in about fifteen days.

DixTheReal Day 57 - things are going well, I removed some dead leaves from the bottom, the smell is really too strong even outside the grow box, I will buy Ona Gel Day 58 - I continued defoliating the dead leaves on “CARAMEL”, tomorrow I will water Day 59 - I provide 0.5 L of water per plant, things are going well, the flowers of “CARAMEL” are noticeably smaller due to deficiencies Day 60 - first observation of the trichomes under the microscope, still transparent, I think it will take another 10 days before the cut... Day 61 - things are going well, tomorrow I will give more water Day 62 - in the end, I haven't given water yet, I will do it tomorrow, the leaves of “CREAM” have started to yellow and show deficiencies, I hope to harvest in a week Day 63 - I provide 1 liter of water per plant. The leaves of “CREAM” have round brown spots, calcium deficiency, I was advised to give CalMag but I'm already at the end of the cycle and waiting to harvest

DixTheReal Day 64 - yellowing on both plants is progressing, I hope to harvest by the end of the week Day 65 - I removed a lot of leaves from both plants, turned them around and changed their position to get more light, tomorrow I will check the Trichomes again Day 66 - the Trichomes are starting to become milky but many are still clear Day 67 - everything is going well, nothing to report Day 68 - the Trichomes have almost all turned white, just 2 more days and I’ll harvest Day 69 - I'm very confused, I want to harvest tomorrow but some suggest waiting 3 to 10 days, the smell has become unbearable and I think I’ll harvest anyway tomorrow, today I defoliated significantly Day 70 - tonight I’ll harvest and put them to dry

DixTheReal It was my first growing cycle and unfortunately, I made a lot of mistakes that will serve as experience for me. I initially messed up the distance of the lamp and the little ones stretched too much, then I started LST maybe too early and couldn't orient the branches well to make them all grow at the same height; in fact, some buds are really small compared to others. Another mistake was not measuring the pH, which led to initial deficiencies in phosphorus and potassium, and then continued with calcium. I messed up the fertilizer doses, which I will increase in the next cycle to try to achieve greater results in terms of quantity. Finally, as my last mistake, I recognize that I started the flush too early (17 days of flush) when I could have given them at least one more watering of nutrients to help the buds swell. Despite everything, I’m happy and it was a lot of fun and educational. Now the plants are drying, and then I will cure them to finally try the flavor. I did a wet weight of just one plant because the two together wouldn’t fit, but I think it’s off as a measurement, so I will weigh them dry directly. When dry, it came out to a clean 68g. I did a 3-week cure and the flavor is really good. Couch-lock high, very potent effect. I’m very satisfied.