Sweezz 2023/02

MisterZ Watering with tap water in the first week. I turn the pots a quarter turn every day. I also change the position of the pots every day by rotating in the cyclonic direction of the northern hemisphere.

MisterZ In growth. Started feeding with Biobizz nutrients. Using softened tap water TH=20°f, pH adjusted to 6. It's less than 5°C outside in the morning, so 8 in the garage and my closet isn't heated. I'm using a 150w MH which allows for temperatures between 20 and 26°C.

MisterZ The growth is quite slow. Definitely because of the temperatures being too low at night, around 10 to 12°C. I might have started a bit early. The 3 plants have the same development. That's encouraging. I've switched to 3ml/l of each nutrient. The temperatures are milder now. I put one in an unheated greenhouse. It goes from 18 hours of light to 11:30. I take it out as soon as possible.

MisterZ The fifth week begins. No sign of flowering yet. Growth is slowed down probably due to the nighttime temperatures. I'll be able to compare the development in the greenhouse and indoors. I pruned above the 4th node to create a little bush even though this plant remains compact. I practice this pruning as soon as possible before flowering.

MisterZ One has clearly entered the flowering stage. The other two are a bit less advanced.

MisterZ 2 plants are developing normally, the third one is smaller.

MisterZ Not a great week. Indoor1 hasn't developed much but is flowering. I broke a branch of indoor2... outdoor is well developed but its flowering is delayed probably due to the cold. 2 branches have been eaten by insects.

MisterZ Slow but normal development. Temperatures have increased.

MisterZ Indoor1 stays small, definitely due to an excess of nutrients. The flowers of indoor2 are starting to thicken. I often move the one outside between the garden and the greenhouse. The flowering of the outdoor one is noticeably less advanced. Without any pruning, it is taller and leafier.

MisterZ Still not much new. The excess nutrients seems to be over. The plant outside is behind because it got cold at night, between 4 to 8°C. The temperatures are slowly rising.

MisterZ The maturity of the indoor plants is close. I water them with rainwater without adjusting the pH. One of the two indoor plants has yellowed prematurely due to excess fertilizer. The other continues to thicken and has a lot of resin. I added a photo of an apple tree; I do the same for the trees, this one has its canopy horizontal at about 1.80m off the ground. After a few years of training its shape, I now trim it only for fruiting. All parts of the tree have the same exposure, and I can reach them without climbing on a stool.

MisterZ 05/05: Flowering is close. For a week, I've been watering with rainwater without pH correction. 08/05: I harvested the smallest of the 2 that was ripe. It had yellow leaves. One bud was affected by botrytis. I need to keep an eye on the one that remains. 71 g wet before curing.

MisterZ The smallest plant was harvested on Monday 8/05. It suffered from an excess of nutrients and didn't develop well. The other one indoors still needs a few more days. Finally, the one outdoors is very interesting: it has a lot of leaves and tiny buds. All three received the same treatment. 14/05: I harvested the plant that was growing outdoors. Lots of big leaves and tiny buds. I'm going to prepare Marrakech butter with the whole plant.

MisterZ The temperatures have dropped. It's cool again in the grow room. So the harvest is a bit delayed but imminent. Usually, I manage to get a little bush with 6 branches. This one only has 5 because I broke one.

MisterZ It's not a big harvest. The plants were cold during the first weeks: ~10°C at night and 16°C during the day. The development is limited for the 2 plants. However, the buds have a good size and density. The first one has been harvested for 2 weeks and produced 19g of good dry ganja. It's a good, dense plant with a nice effect.