Jack 47 2023

~ 1st week ~ Jacks acclimatized nicely to the conditions in the grow room (i try to make them as good as possible). They have already developed their first true leaves this week. At the end of the week, two more plants - Sweet Zenzations - came to the grow room, filling the rest of the free space. Starting from seedlings, throughout the vegetative phase, the plants will be well nourished with HESI nutrients two times a week : · Root Complex - 5 ml / 1 l of water · TNT Complex - 5 ml / 1 l of water · SuperVit - 1 drop / 5 l of water The substrate in the pots is a half and half mixture of peat soil and coconut fiber with a small addition of perlite. This time i also added a bit of grind hemp fiber into the substrate (about 10%). The room temperature is set at 28°C in light and 20°C in darkness. Lamps hung at a height of 40 cm above the plants and set to 20% power for now - according to the manufacturer's recommendations and my own previous positive experience. Also due to my previous experience i am NOT going to use any 'techniques' nor 'train' plants - unless necessary. Hope, that will not be necessary. All i'm going to do is feed the plants and please them, not torment them. Besides - the plants are auto-flowers, so even for this reason no 'techniques' are likely to come into play. And very well - harvest will be earlier.

~ 2nd week ~ At the beginning of this week the plants were about 7 cm tall and have a developed first floor of true leaves. At the end of the week, they already have a second layer of leaves quite developed. They have a thick trunk, wide Indica-like leaves, they're very vital and grow quickly. Similar as they sisters - Gorillas. The span of the lower leaves is almost 20 cm. The lamps are still hanging 40 cm above the plants, but i turned up their power to 40%. The plants look nice and healthy and doing well.

~ 3rd week ~ At the beginning of the week, both Jacks were about 9 cm tall and have a developed second layer of leaves. Side branches form at the nodes. At the end of the week, they are 13 cm tall, over 30 cm in diameter and have a third layer of leaves developed. The space between nodes is about 2 cm. They look nice and healthy. I increased the power of the lamps to 60%.

~ 4th week ~ At the beginning of the week, both Jacks was 15 cm tall and over 30 cm in diameter. They started to develop fifth layer of leaves. The lower leaves became huge, almost like chestnut leaves. The main trunk is as thick as a pencil, and the space between nodes is 2 cm. Jack-1 got a strange spot on a leaf - most likely caused by contact with alcohol paint on the information plate, during watering. *** Future note: DO NOT use alcohol ink markers! *** Both plants look nice, healthy, very vigorous and doing great. At the end of the week, the first signs of flowering appears - hair on the nodes. I sprayed the plants with a neem oil solution - prophylactically. And increased the power of the lamps to 80%.

~ 5th week ~ At the beginning of the week, both Jacks was over 20 cm tall. The side branches are also over 20 cm long. Most likely i brought some pest from the garden (outside) into the grow room. Jack-1 got a weird perforation on a leaf - i don't think it's genetic. Although i can't see any larvae under the microscope (or anything alive - no movement), but that doesn't mean there's nothing there - i have poor eyesight and a cheap microscope. Just in case, i sprayed the plants again with the neem oil solution. And i ordered Neoseiulus Californicus right away - an effective pest-fighter. At the end of the week, the plants are 35 cm tall. They are more thirsty now, so i increased the watering frequency to every second day. More and more flowers are coming and a subtle scent begins to be felt. Plants look nice, fresh and healthy. I increased the power of the lamps to 100 %.

~ 6th week - Blooming ~ Blooming has started in full swing. Plants stretch out to the light and hairs appear on them in large numbers. Abundant flower buds form on the trunk and branches. Jack-1 is 41 cm tall and Jack-2 is 47. They both have the main trunk thick like a thumb. I used Neoseiulus Californicus - an effective pest-fighter. I hung the preparations on two plants (Gorilla-1 & and Jack-1) - one bag would be enough for the entire crop such as this, but two also don't hurt. And i started to use HESI nutrients for the flowering phase: · Bloom Complex ➝ 5ml / 1l of water · Phosphorus Plus ➝ 3ml / 1l of water · SuperVit ➝ 1 drop / 5l of water (twice a week) also: · PowerZyme ➝ 2ml / 1l of water · Boost ➝ 2ml / 1l of water (every second week) The plants are nice and healthy. The lamps shine at max.

~ 7th week ~ Both Jacks bloom beautifully and luxuriantly - just like their sisters Gorillas. Although they are a bit shorter in height - they are 52 & 60 cm tall. They look nice, healthy and seem to lack nothing. That's cool.

~ 8th week ~ Jacks bloom beautifully - the buds are getting bigger and new ones keep coming. The hair starts to turn red. I've increased the watering frequency - now they get half a liter a day (per plant).

~ 9th week ~ Both Jacks look like twin sisters - i don't think i would tell them apart if it wasn't for the labels. The buds are already starting to ripen - they are large, thick, shiny with resin, and the hair turns red quickly. They have a nice lavender shade. Harvest is coming - i think in two, three weeks at the most.

~ 10th week ~ Jacks are also ripe - although not as much as Gorillas - they need a little more time - maybe a week more. The buds are also not as chunky as Gorillas, but copious and full of resin. Half the hair is red. They took on beautiful autumn colors and give off a chemical smell - intense but pleasant. I forgot to mention last week that i've stopped fertilizing them all - they only get water now and in modest amounts.

~ 12th week - HARVEST ~ Since i am currently renovating my house (mainly so that my plants have better living conditions) and i do everything myself - i haven't had time to photograph recently. I also don't have time to write much, so for now i'm just posting a few final photos. I will update & describe everything later - when i finish the renovation.