Green Gelato: Back to the Beginning

DonCostro It's going well so far, the seedling is developing nicely.

DonCostro She's developing perfectly😎

DonCostro Girl is doing pretty good, she develops nice big, green and juicy leaves, and side branches that I already broke one of😭 while performing LST. Had to cut that shit off😥 and count my losses. It was still pretty small, so not a great tragedy😞 still hurts tho.

DonCostro Things are looking pretty good, girl is getting bigger every day, she's a very bushy plant, gotta keep doing LST and some light defoliation. No signs of flowering yet.

DonCostro This plant became pretty big, she already takes most of the area, but still hasn't flowered. I think I saw few pre-flower pistils, so hopefully next week she can start flowering proper. Meanwhile I manage the massive amount of leaves she has, gotta defol every few days.

DonCostro As expected, she has started transition to flower. So far there's been no problems growing this plant, she looks amazing and there's already a noticeable scent.

DonCostro Another week without issues, plant looks nice and healthy, got some good stretch and buds are starting to emerge.

DonCostro The stretching phase is over and the colas are filling in nicely. I noticed brown spots last week on some of the leaves, also the top parts are turning a bit yellowish, might be a slight pH imbalance.

DonCostro I think things are on the right track. I have managed to increase pH, it looks like she's absorbing nutes better now, judging by the runoff EC. I've also started adding CalMag with every watering (instead of 1/3) The colas are starting to gain some mass and the smell is getting stronger, smells a bit minty lol😅

DonCostro She's getting close, probably 2-3 weeks to go. Had to decrease watering frequency from 1/3 to 1/4 days, and feed every 1/2 instead of 1/3 waterings.

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DonCostro She's pretty much done. I'll give her few more days to finish.

DonCostro Looks like she still needs a bit more time, there's about 5-10% amber trichomes and 90-95% brown pistils. I'm not adding any more nutes and gradually decreased light cycle to 14/10.

DonCostro This lady is taking her time. There hasn't been much change since last week when it comes to trichome ratio, the amber ones are still pretty rare in most parts, but she is mostly ready. I will have to chop her this week anyway, since I've been flushing her for 2 weeks now, although there's still some nutes in the soil, but I'm also tired of waiting. She's also on the 12-12 light cycle now, not sure how it will affect the ripening process, but at least the bills will be lower.

DonCostro Total grow time: 104 days (from planting the seed to harvest) The yields are satisfying, the buds are nice and dense, although there was also some amount of airy buds on the lower parts of the plant (not a lot)