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MMSC16 Lots of vertical growth this week. I lost the other GG due to a stuck seed shell. It had a better stretch rate than the surviving seedling, so we'll see what happens in the coming week. UPDATE: Germinating these new GG's in a quality environment is providing huge growth! I'm really pleased with how quickly they're progressing - just hope this growth is not a sign they're males!

MMSC16 Had a pretty hot week here and remaining seedling died a week later, due to poor environment control. I was sharing the same environment for this seedling as flowering plants, so I didn't have high expectations on survival, never-mind yield. I'm learning lots though! The unsuccessful environment was as follows: Tap water, Under-watered (every other day away from the stem). Tried to provide humidity with damp towels surrounding the seedling and lightly misted soil when dried. August 22 - First clear sign of 5 sided fan leaves on the GG's under proper conditions - they're going so fast! August 23 - Both approximately 4" tall.

MMSC16 Huge growth this week. I'll start LST this week, or next at latest. Further to this, on 29 Aug I started LST on both plants. This was primarily due to them both having developed 3-4 solid nodes + height beneath lamp (as they're currently under 95W in a 3'' tall tent). Watering approx. 200 ml every 3 days. I've reduced RH to 70% this week, and will incrementally decrease by 5% each week. Amended soil on September 1 - Noticing some yellowing of leaves so I think it's right on time! Hoping to see sex of pre-flower by end of this week.

MMSC16 Started LST last week, I THINK they're both female. I can see clear single white pistils in some nodes on one plant, though the larger plant seems harder to identify at this stage. Watering these girls almost daily at this stage. I'm using a combination of living soil, coco coir and perlite. September 6 - Clear signs of Females! Double white pistils protruding from calyxes at nodes. Noticing yellowing at bottom of plant, likely due to poor air circulation, as fans are still being used in flowering tent September 9 - Flushed with 1.2 liters at 6.3 PH, they rebounded very quickly - with the largest drinking a heap overnight!

MMSC16 Mixed up the top soil and increased water to 1.2 liters at 6.3 PH. These girls are growing very fast - with the darker developing less bud-sites compared to the lighter plant. Currently RH is 75% I will drop humidity to 70% next week. Sep 12 - Received feedback regarding leaf direction, I'm now focusing on facing largest fan leaves away from canopy whilst adjusting LST ties. Sep 14 - Continuing LST - Tucking Fan leaves is like a puzzle. I'm still to solve the large centre fan leave position. They seem to shadow new bud sites at perimeter of pot when I move them outward. Sep 15 - More Tucking, exposied the center stalk with large center fan leaves adjusted. Sep 16 - Moved plants into larger tent after harvesting last round. Gave a quick wipe-down with surface cleaner, though I'd like to be more thorough next time. Sep 16 - Added another light (195W total).I'd like to see what the extra wattage produces. Sep 16 - Adjusted the humidifier and vents to maintain a consistent temperature under 85F. Experimented with AC, to lower temp, but this also lowered RH. I opened another vent instead. Sep 16 - Both Plants are drinking just over 1 liter every 2-3 days, overall health is good but a few broken leaves occurred due to fallen fan. Also some worrying dying bottom leaves.

MMSC16 Sep 18 - New week begins with new bud sites are popping up along trained branches. I might let them stretch to 18" below light, as this is optimum range in the PPFD charts I've seen. I suspect I'll amend the soil in the next couple of days. Sep 19 - Both girls are light today - definitely drinking up water nicely (every second day, just over a liter). Did some tucking today, accidentally bent a leaf too far the wrong way. I don't want to shock the girls, so I'm being very careful not to defoliate. Sep 20 - Noticed the leaves at bud sites are drooping - perhaps beginning stage of underwatering? Or perhaps a different stage in plants maturity? Took photos an hour after water to compare Sep 21 - Girls are perky today after watering. Removed yellowed, wilting leaves. Colas are getting taller (may need to HST if they get too close to the light in coming weeks). I watered today at 3pm, leaves drooped after which caused concern of overwatering Sep 22 - Both plants healthy throughout the day, but drooped heavily in late evening. I'm reducing water amount because each morning soil is moist within fingernail depth. Experimenting with half a liter (to runoff) Sep 23 - 10 minutes after lights on, plants seem perkier than last night, but expect them to continue perking up as the day progresses. Sep 23 - Watered 1L at Noon to runoff. Plants were clearly perkier at 5PM, although not quite 'praying' which I'd prefer to see. Both plants have 1.4L water in 26 hours. Plan to water each morning at least 1.3L from now on. Sep 23 - Drooping at 6:40 PM - Immediately after defoliating 3 large, lower canopy fan leaves. Either Circadian rhythm or stress from defoliation? Sep 24 - The pots are very heavy this morning, but plants are healthy with praying leaves finally! Soil is still moist, so will likely be evening or late afternoon when they get another liter. 6PM, this time yesterday the leaves were drooping heavily. Today they're perky.

MMSC16 Sep 24 - Checked plants this morning, they seem to have stretched a little overnight without the LST ties. I'll likely need to reattach at some point today. Both plants are getting 1L every 24 hours at 6.3 PH. Slowly re-attaching LST ties in crowded areas. Sep 25 - Re-attached ties and bent a few shoots down to canopy level. 5:30 Main cola is very perky, other colas not as much. Will be watering this evening - approximately 10PM. Sep 25 - Noticing 'Tacoing' of leaves on the tallest cola. Perhaps this is related to lack of nutrients, as temperature at canopy is at most 79F. Distance to light is likely contributing after recent stretch. Sep 25 - Soil is still moist at 9PM, perhaps I'll reduce to .9L and water tomorrow morning to allow time to dry overnight. Also, after investigating the above - I'm not so concerned, it seems normal. LST shoots have re-oriented for the most part. Sep 26 - Fed both plants and watered .9L at lights on. Moved plants as far from light as possible. Lets hope they don't stretch any further! Sep 26 - Trichomes appear, and first sugar leaves apparent - although camera broke just in time! Sep 27 - Medium still moist at 9.30AM, will water at Noon as pots are starting to feel lighter. Applied LST ties to younger, flexible shoots. Sep 27 - Did some LATE LST on the main cola for one plant as it's height is crossing into a hot zone (under 18"). This plant doesn't have much trichome development yet. Sep 27 - Medium still moist this morning, I watered with 600ml at mid-day & also dropped the RH to about 5. Drooping apparent after watering at 2:15 ish. 5 hours after water and they're perky again Sep 28 - Lights on, both plants are perky - will monitor any light burn as the day progresses and the main cola remains in the 'hot' zone Sep 28 - Watered at 11AM, mature plant was thirstier than the other. Both watered at .6L each. Noticing trichome development starting to expand on pale plant. Reduced distance of LST anchor point (being a vertical support beam) to main cola (more bend applied) Sep 29 - Pots are medium light - I've given them another .6L approximately 23 hours after last watering. I'll increase water amount to .7L tomorrow. Sep 29 - The leaves aren't praying as they used to - I'm hoping it's just due to the maturity of the plant and not underwater symptom. Sep 30 - Left door open last night, humidity crept up to 72%. Once aware lights were turned on 2 hours early and humidity brought down to 56%. This brought temps up to 91F for about half an hour. After cooling the tent, both plants are watered (raised humidity) with .8L. Environment is stable at 82F and 60% RH. Oct 1 - Plants are perky this morning! Something I want to recreate each day. I'll increase water as planned today. Watered at 10AM .8L each to runoff. After tucking some leaves I felt resin stick to my fingers without touching any bud directly. Skin affected is sticky! Oct 1 - Leaves are praying at 3:30 approximately 5 hours after watering

MMSC16 Oct 2 - Trichomes developing, resin felt glued to my skin when tucking leaves. Removed 3 leaves at varying levels of decay. Watered at 8AM .9L at 6.3PH to runoff. Starting to see small amounts of trichomes on the thicker, darker plant. Oct 2 - Heat wave today - Temps reached just under 85F for ~ 30 minutes before noticing. I turned one light off to reduce temperature. Oct 3 - Watered .9L and adjusted plant position in tent. They're closer to the lamp so I'm monitoring light burn. Currently at 15" from light. Oct 4 - Watered .9L at 10.30-11AM ( 26 hours since last water). Noticing buds starting to slightly fill out Oct 6 - 10:30 AM No water and perky. Might wait until lunch time to water them at .8L perhaps, so that I see the plants perking up (praying leaves) more frequently. Oct 6 - Measured top of canopy to lamp at 12" I need another 6" of space. Plants are 22 and 24" tall currently. Oct 6 - Watered at 4pm and 6pm at .7L to hopefully get rigid, praying leaves for longer Oct 7 - Watered .7L at 4pm and 7.30pm - noticed a few small leaves falling off with a touch, removed a dying large fan leave too. Trichomes developing on both plants, though nothing explosive yet as some bud sites stilll seemingly weeks behind. Oct 8 - Waited til 5PM and 5.30PM to water, .7L to younger plant and 1L to the mature plant

MMSC16 Oct 9 - Noticing beginning of fade! Both plants are gaining mass in main cola, with one lagging on trichome development. Days are 20F colder, which makes managing optimal temperatures easier inside the tent. Will aim to water at 4PM Oct 9 - Noticed the first Orange hairs appearing on on of the lower colas. Touched the trichomes accidentally on main cola - worried that THC is gone forever. Oct 10 - Noticed rust spots on one of the plants leaves - Likely magnesium deficiency, I'm hoping it's just a symptom of fade (but likely incorrect and is a larger problem). Watered .7L at 5pm. I noticed some flakes of paint in the dechlorinated water. Hoping this doesn't affect the plants. Oct 11 - Leaves are transitioning from darker green to lime, thankfully the calyx' are starting to gain volume on both plants, though one trichome developments is much lower. Scent is still very mild, though sour aroma lingers on the fingers post contact. Oct 11 - Watered at 5-6PM 1.1L (stepping up from .7L) to see if they'll fatten up accordingly. I hope this doesn't result in soggy soil same time tomorrow. Oct 12 - Checked night time temp and RH. Temp is 62F and RH is 49%. Up to 75F within 2 hours of lights on Oct 12 - Noticing more red rust spots spreading, though leaves are also yellowing just as calyx' are gaining mass. Added another Oscilating Fan to aid in penetrating bushy foliage. Oct 12 - Watered 1.1L at 6-7 PM. Plants seem okay with increase in water, perhaps 1L each is enough. Oct 13 - Noticing pistils are turning colour to a pale orange. Oct 13 - Watered 1.2L around 8-9PM (26+hours since last water). Aiming to keep temperature under 75F from now on. Oct 14 - Noticing more red spots. Might double check PH calibration. Watered at 12.30-1 AM - 4 hours overdue Oct 15 - RH at 60% after 5 hours of darkness. Dropped to 37% after 10 minutes. Hoping this hasn't started bud rot. Trichomes are slowly developing on both plants. Lower bud-sites are super airy, with very little calyx volume in contrast to top colas. Oct 15 - Inspected most large buds and no whispy white, brown or discoloured buds so far. Oct 15 - Watered only 1 plant as soil was still too moist from last midnight. Could be a sign they're getting close to finishing too as pistils/stigmas are roughly 30% Orange. Oct 15 - Re-Calibrated PH. Water was reading at 8.13 - 8.10 before calibration. After calibration reading of same water was 8.06 - 8.02. PH was off by roughly +0.05.

MMSC16 Oct 16 - Trichomes seem clear for the most part. Watered Mature plant 1L (just runoff) at 9.30AM making it 30+ hours since last water. Will water other plant at 4PM. Noticing the RH going up to 40-43% after watering. First sign of perhaps N toxicity (burnt tips) seems strange so close to harvest. Otherwise it's been a pretty robust little run thus far. Oct 16 - I suspect toxicity is due to potentially pots sitting in runoff. Last two watering I've been lazy and didn't wait long before removing the drip tray. I then put a towel on the floor in hopes it would wick any runoff. Oct 16 - Leaves affected by brown spots are beginning to curl upward (canoe shape) instead of rigid, praying shape. Temps are 74.9F at most, with the occasional spike to 76F. Water is 6.3PH. Oct 16 - Decided not to water my plants until tomorrow morning. They'll each get 1.1L at 6.3PH Oct 17 - Aroma of Sour , Green Apple when lights switched off. Reduced intensity of oscillating fan by 50%, Reduced intensity of static fan (under canopy) 50%. Moved stationary fan to face the wall instead of leaves Oct 17 - 3PM Plants feel medium - light weight. Will certainly be watered at latest tomorrow morning, hesitant to water close to lights off as rising humidity is something I want to avoid. Oct 17 - Noticed canoe-ing is reducing after reducing intensity of wind as per gd feedback. Also noticed very little drooping on younger colas with no water. Oct 18 - Mature plant pot is light, watered just .7L today as they're drinking less. I suspect this will last 2 days. I might push watering 1 more day for the younger plant, will assess in the afternoon. Oct 18 - Taco leaves - She's struggling. I've tried turning lights off, reducing heat, reducing wind contact points. Also removed ties on younger shoots. I think she's a bit perkier now - but unsure. Oct 18 - Cultivated top soil, broke two white roots, not sure the damage this will cause. Oct 18 - Rotated 'taco-ing' plant. I think the drooping I see is due to being so close to the de-humidifier. Environment is already 37-39%, however is likely higher closer to the dehumidifier. These colas are also far less ripe than their neighboring colas, so perhaps younger colas need a higher humidity than mature parts of the plant. Oct 18 - Cultivated topsoil slightly and gave ~1tbsp of GaiaGreen PowerBloom to offset Calcium and Nitrogen Deficiencies starting. Oct 19 - Watered younger plant .7L after amending with Power Bloom last night Oct 20 - Watered mature plant .7L at 7AM. Oct 20 - MATURE PLANT Notes - Stigmas transitioning to amber - approximately 35/65. While Trichomes are cloudy clear. Ca. deficiency is spreading but at a much slower rate. Soil was amended yesterday, so expect further damage, but shouldn't impact yield heavily. Oct 20 - CALCIUM DEFICIENT PLANT Notes - Calyx starting to put on volume at a faster rate. Drooping leaves have rebounded, although not perky by any means. Heavy Ca. def. damage has occurred to leaves on some of the larger colas. I expect this to continue as I only amended soil yesterday. Noticed first amber stigmas today (0-5%). Oct 20 - Cloudy and Clear Trichomes on Calyx' for both plants. Will water to runoff tomorrow, .8L perhaps. Oct 21 - Slept through first hour of 79F due to closed door not being opened when lights turned on. Overnight temp was likely 60F. Oct 21 - Watered both plants .9L roughly each. Both pots were light, I expected to water Mature plant tomorrow, but with the weight I figured today is best, despite an age related, lower water intake Oct 21 - Defoliated some wilted leaves that didn't need much pressure to detach. Oct 22 - Defoliated more wilted leaves on both plants. Starting to see amber trichomes on mature plant, though only on sugar leaves so far. I really want 1 or 2 colas to fatten up before harvest!

MMSC16 Oct 23 - End is in sight, Cloudy and Clear trichomes, more amber hairs, however calyx' can do with more volume overall. Watered both approx. 1L at lights on. I think the ca. deficiency has opened the gate to light burn symptoms. With a large number of fan leaves cannibalising. Oct 24 - First sign of purple senescence on main cola fan leaf. Woke up to 81F unfortunately as the tent door was closed. I think they likely would've been in heat for 30 minutes or longer. Defoliated a couple leaves, waiting until one or two colas gain mass before harvest. Hopefully within the next 2 weeks. Oct 24 - Watered 1.1L each at 8.30PM Oct 25 - Overnight low of 72F due to warmer weather. Maybe another 2 weeks for all colas to be pumping, orange hair coverage and trichome development. Oct 25 - Hot day today, AC is off, so managing temp by ventilation and turning lights off. Oct 26 - Watered mature plant at 6AM. High humidity overnight, approx. 62%. Lack of AC is causing high temperature when lights on .e.g. 79F with 51% RH Oct 26 - Watered burnt plant at 4PM. Approximately 44 hr gap. I noticed the pot was light - though not as light as the mature plant. Ideally I'd have watered earlier, but with high humidity I opted to water when drier. Oct 26 - High temperatures keeping humidity under 55% Canopy burning as a result. Defoliated a few yellow/brown leaves to promote more airflow. Oct 27 - Defoliated some of the yellowed leaves, checked for signs of mold. High Temperature again today with broken AC. More challenges managing the temp and humidity today. Oct 28 - Mature plant seems light - I'll water at 2.30PM. Heavy cleanup of burnt segments. Unsure if this will reduce photosynthesis potential (as underside of leaves may also contribute energy). Having said that, I doubt light can penetrate through hardened, burnt topside of leaf. Both Plants are sticky to the touch. Challenging weather yesterday - inspected for signs of botrytis, no symptoms found. Much cooler day today, so senescence should ramp up again hopefully. Oct 29 - Nose blind, a mate said it does start to smell - but given how little time is left I doubt this to be an issue, especially with a closed tent.

MMSC16 Oct 30 - Milky and clear Trichomes on mature plant, I suspect she's very close to harvest. The other plant is a little behind, with mainly Clear and Cloudy Trichomes. Continued to defoliate dead leaves as they're found. Senescence is starting to resume with colder temps. Oct 30 - Watered Mature plant at 7.30PM. Checked Trichomes, they seem pretty close. However some calyx' aren't pumping in volume + Stigma/Pistil colour whilst others are full with brown / orange coverage 50%. Oct 31 - Defoliated and Watered younger plant at 9PM. Nov 1 - Watered mature plant at Noon, purple starting to present on more colas. Nov 2 - Watered younger plant at 10AM. Trichomes on younger plant are mainly clear with one or two amber on calyx. Nov 3 - 8AM Watered mature plant, checked trichomes - more amber appearing in calyx - although clear trichomes still very present. Day 83, I suspect Day 90 will be chop day. I'll put both plants in 50 hours darkness on Day 87. She's Oily, when defoliating, My knuckles were slimy. Nov 4 - Amber Trichomes definitely present on calyx' Lower budsites are slightly behind, I might be chopping earlier - In fact, I'll put them in 48 hours of darkness starting tonight. If the younger plant is not ready, which I suspect the case - I'll resume regular lighting for another week or two. Nov 5 - After getting feedback, I'm surprised to see I have another 2 weeks. The purple plant is definitely putting on size. I suspect the weight of buds will be too much to stand freely.

MMSC16 Nov 6 - Watered Younger plant at 6PM. Defoliated yellowed leaves blocking deeper canopy. Aim for day 100 chop. Nov 7 - Watered Older plant at 6PM. Defoliated 1 leaf. It's getting to point where I think I'll keep all leaves with trichomes on the plant until dry, then process with sugar leaves as bubble hash. Nov 8 - Watered Younger Plant at 5.30PM. Defoliated burnt leaf tips. Roughly 10 days to go. Seeing some purple develop on the younger plant colas over past couple of days. Nov 9 - DAY 90 - Watered Older plant at 5.30PM. Removed some yellowed leaves - caring not to take ones with too many trichomes. Nov 10 - Watered Younger Plant at 5.20PM. Removed Wilting leaves. Trichomes are more cloudy than clear. Purple is taking over the older plant and colas are bulking nicely given light output. Nov 11 - Watered Older plant at 5.30PM Nov 12 - Watered Younger plant at 5PM. Noticing some of the colas are bulking up nicely. Trichomes are cloudy and clear.

MMSC16 Nov 13 - Day 94 - More bulking up, girls are holding water longer. Watered Older plant at 7.45PM. Started defoliating withered leaves with trichomes, I'm keeping those for now, and will combine with bubble hash trim. Nov 14 - Day 95 - Both pots aren't super light so I'll wait until tomorrow and water both at the same time. Starting to think about drying and harvest, I suspect there to be a fortnight between each harvest - but unsure if I can afford the tent space with next run growing. I think I'll water either as lights turn off (if humidity wont rise) or first thing on Nov 15. Nov 14 - Trichomes are milky with the speckle of clear and amber. Lets hope the lagging cola fattens up in the week to come. Nov 14 - WATERED Younger plant at 10.30PM. Nov 15 - Watered Older plant at 3PM Nov 16 - Watered Younger plant at 5PM Nov 17 - Woke up to 80F. Likely at higher temp for 1 hour before noticing. Defoliated a few leaves, including one or two with trichomes, of which I've saved. Nov 18 - Watered Older plant at 6AM. Younger plant pot is light at lights off- will water first thing in the morning. Also removed dead tips and accidentally chopped a healthy fan leaf. I was hoping to chop today, but it might be another week before the younger plant is ready. Nov 19 - DAY 100 - Watered Younger plant at 10.30AM. Trichomes are developing nicely, I suspect 1 more week with younger plant which makes me wonder when to chop older plant.

MMSC16 Nov 20 - Watered Older plant at 8.30AM. Both plants are bulking up nicely. I think this will be the last week before they get the chop! Also Defoliated wilted leaves and burnt tips. Nov 21 - Cloudier trichomes, amber heads and some decapitated stalks. In harvest window. Just want the youngest colas to develop a bit further. Nov 22 - Watered Younger Plant at 10AM, defoliated wilted leaves as usual. Should water Older Plant today with some defoliation. There are more wilted leaves on older plant. Senescence started on Younger plant approximately a week ago and is prevalent on a few top colas on Younger Plant. Nov 23 - Older Plant watered at 9.30AM. Likely underwatered by half a day or so. Trichomes are still glassy. Nov 24 - Observed older plant trichomes, they're mainly cloudy with some amber. I will likely chop the older plant tomorrow morning. I'll give the younger plant another week and will water today - as GD member outlined pistil development is not finalized. Nov 25 - Chopped older plant at 5AM, trying to limit light. She's suspended upside down on a wire that I'm 50% sure will hold. Drying environment is Fridge set to 60F with roughly 60RH. Nov 26 - Harvested at 5AM. Plant fell down a couple times upside down due to poor rail made of gardening wire. I switched to paper bags which should be better for humidity control too. A very rough almost unperceivable wet trim left colas weighing at approximately 130g. Watered Younger plant at 8PM.

MMSC16 Nov 27 - Younger Plant was checked for trichome ripeness. Mature colas are practically ready, the younger colas still need a bit more time, I suspect I'll harvest in another 5 days. I removed one of the LST ties for the lowest Cola and it's retaining its new shape despite being so late in flower. Nov 28 - Noticing what looks like Powdery mildew on lower leaves. At first I suspected them to be decapitated trichome heads. RH is no more than 30 % and temps are 75F (day)- 60F (night). Defoliated tips and wilted leaves. Trichomes are transitioning from glassy on younger cola with no sign of amber. Nov 29 - Harvested in the morning - took over an hour as I inspected each cola for PM. I'm sure I missed some, so hoping it doesn't affect yield, flavour and potency.

MMSC16 These girls had large growth spurts. The plant buds packed on volume in the last 2 weeks. I let some deficiencies run about a month prior harvest, which I'll make sure not to do in future. Roughly a quarter pound of nice buds + trim.