Violeta

Friday - Day 1 31 May 24 - Seedling has popped out of soil. Monday - Day 4 3 June 24 - Planted her into her final 3 gallon pot - Watered at 6.3 PH End of week one.

Monday - Day 11 10 June 24 - Doing well Wednesday - Day 13 12 June 24 - Watered 1.5 litres at 6.03 PH straight tap water at 58 PPM - Doing well End of week two.

Monday - Day 18 17 June 24 - Feeding Day - 1.5 litres - Base water 58.4 PPM - Add Calmag 90.6 PPM + 32 PPM - Add Grow 458 PPM + 367 PPM 458 PPM Final - 1.5 Litres at 467 PPM at 6.13 PH Wednesday -Day 20 19 June 24 - She seems happy from the feed - No burnt tips - I think I had a bit of a calmag deficiency earlier on new growth shows no signs. End of week three.

Friday - Day 22 21 June 24 - Starting off week four looking great. - Watering day - 2 litres of water - Base water 58.4 PPM - Add calmag 95.7 PPM + 37.3 PPM - Add grow 124 PPM + 28.3 PPM - Final 2 litres at 132 PPM at 6.23 PH - Put the humidifier on a regulator. RH stays between 59 - 61%. - Also extended one of my house vents to the tent so it gets a bit of A/C, helps keep temps down a bit. - Turned the light intensity up to 400 PAR/PPFD. Still running the HLG 300L Blue spec for now. Saturday - Day 23 22 June 24 - Decided to do some HST by removing both bottom branches and topped the head. - Going to have 4 main branches coming off of the main stem. - Started LST staples on the two most bottom branches to pull towards the edge of the pot. Tuesday - Day 26 25 June 24 - Took two more leaves. - Added a few more LST staples - Made the switch to my HLG 350 R spec light. - 460 PAR at the top - 430 PAR at the lowest part of the canopy. Wednesday - Day 27 26 June 24 - Watering day - Push 3 litres of just tap water - Base water 58.6 PPM - PH’d to 6.17 - Final PPM 62.5 Thursday - Day 28 27 June 24 - Big day for me today - Upgraded the set up by cutting a hole in the side of my house to install a vent so the tent no longer vents into the lung room. End of week four.

Friday - Day 29 28 June 24 Here we are at the beginning of a new week. - Adjusted LST staples - Took two fan leaves - Increased light intensity to 510 PAR/PPFD Saturday - Day 30 29 June 24 - Watering day. - 4 litres of tap water 58 PPM base - Add 1/8 tsp of cal mag 116 PPM - Final 4 litres at 6.2 PH at 120 PPM - Sprinkled 1 tsp of Dynomico as a top dressing before watering. - She’s well into pre flowering. - Pistils everywhere and has started staggering her growth. Tuesday - Day 33 2 July -She’s getting pretty crowded -Looks like she should start stretching more and begin stacking buds. Wednesday - Day 34 3 July -Watering with feed today. -Mix up a full gallon at half strength of what Lotus chart calls for. -Following week 1 Flower of the chart. Base water -3.8 litres of dechlorinated tap water 58.1 PPM -Add 1/4 tsp cal mag - 165 PPM -Add 1.7 grams of grow - 398 PPM - Add 2.2 grams of Bloom - 696 PPM Final 3.8 litres at 698 PPM at 6.30 PH Runoff 1.1 litres at 6.5 PH at 928 PPM. End of week five.

Sunday - Day 38 7 July Watering day 3.5 litres dechlorinated tap water -Base water - 59.1 PPM -Add a bit of calmag - 96.5 PPM Final 3.5 litres at 6.22 PH at 101 PPM Runoff - 800 ml at 6.61 PH at 774 PPM Wednesday - Day 41 10 July Feeding day following week 2 Flower on the lotus chart mixing at 2/3 strength. Base water at 59 PPM -Add 1.2 grams cal mag - 206 PPM -Add 3.3 grams bloom - 559 PPM -Add 2.3 grams of boost - 845 PPM Final 4 litres at 6.26 PH at 845 PPM Runoff 1.5 litres at 6.52 PH at 1140 PPM Thursday - Day 42 11 July - She’s not looking too happy right now. - Some lower leaves are showing rust spots - Could be a possible calcium or magnesium deficiency. - Or maybe she’s locked out? - We’ll se how she goes with yesterday’s feed maybe she just needs a few days to uptake the feed. This is the end of week six. Ending on a bit of a low but we will see what week 7 brings.

Friday - Day 43 12 July - Not starting the week off on a good note - she’s not dropping but some leaves are showing rust spots and top leaves are a lighter shade of green. - Give it a few more days, she was fed last watering a few days ago. Saturday - Day 44 13 July Feeding day mixing 1/3 strength of week 2 flower on the lotus chart. - 4 litres dechlorinated tap water - 59 PPM - add 0.6 grams of calmag - 135 PPM - add 1.7 grams of bloom - 326 PPM - add 1.2 grams of boost - 515 PPM Final 4 litres at 6.22 PH at 521 PPM - Sprinkled 1 tsp of Dynomyco as a top dressing before watering. Run off - 1.5 litres at 6.46 PH at 1180 PPM. - Removed three leaves. Tuesday - Day 47 16 July Feeding day, half strength nutrients week 1 flowering Lotus chart as I feel she may be lacking nitrogen. 4 litres of dechlorinated tap water - Base water - 59.1 PPM - Add 0.9 grams of grow - 149 PPM - Add 2.2 grams of bloom - 581 PPM Final - 4 litres at 6.22 PH at 588 PPM Runoff - 1.2 litres at 6.37 PH at 1230 PPM - I feel like she’s going sideways on me and going to be looking horrible in the next few days. - I’m definitely not jiving with these nutrients and my medium. - Gonna try and treat this Peat moss/coco/perlite mix as if it was like coco and feed at every watering. - Just have to dial it back a bit as she’s starting to require more frequent irrigations as she’s getting thirsty. - I’m not liking these Lotus nutrients. Wednesday - Day 48 17 July - As suspected she went sideways very quickly after the feed yesterday. - Flushed with 20 litres of balanced PH’d water - Last one and a half litres came out at 7.4 PH at 140 PPM Now prepare a balanced feed and we’ll let her be. We’ll see how she responds. 4 litres of dechlorinated tap water - Base water - 60 PPM - Add 0.9 grams of calmag - 179 PPM - Add 3.0 grams of Bloom - 510 PPM - Add 1.7 grams of Boost - 730 PPM Final 4 litres at 6.13 PH at 735 PPM Runoff 3.7 litres at 7.21 PH at 220 PPM. - Removed the worst affected leaves. - I’m definitely disappointed in how things are going. Every plant has run into issues in early flower with Lotus nutrients. Anyway, what’s done is done. She looks like shit right now. Just have to accept it and roll with the punches. Is it a bad batch of nutrients? User error? I don’t know. Understanding nutrition and irrigation regimen is my biggest weakness when it comes to growing. I’m done with Lotus and peat moss/coco/perlite mix.

Here we are beginning of week eight. Week seven was rough but we carry on, have no choice. Friday - Day 50 19 July 24 - Just trying to recover today. Saturday - Day 51 20 July 24 Watering day - 5 litres of dechlorinated tap waster. Base water - 59.7 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.30 PH at 63.5 PPM Runoff - 2.2 litres at 6.63 PH at 564 PPM - She’s taken well to the flush and turning back to a nicer shade of green. - All in all buds are developing well, starting to have a hint of purple smell and also starting to show some purple hues in the buds. Tuesday - Day 54 23 July 24 Feeding day, mix 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water following week 4 Lotus flower stage at 2/3 strength. - Base water 5 litres - 59.8 PPM - Add 1.2 grams calmag - 188 PPM - Add 4.8 grams Bloom - 587 PPM - Add 2.3 grams Boost - 806 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.24 PH at 806 PPM Runoff - 2.2 litres at 6.68 PH at 637 PPM End of week eight.

Week eight went ok. Let’s see how week nine gets on. Friday - Day 57 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 60.1 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.24 PH at 64.6 PPM Runoff - 2.1 litres at 6.44 PH at 714 PPM - we’ll se how she responds to this watering. If she looks like she’s getting worse then we’ll feed her again. Monday - Day 60 Feeding day, 2/3 strength mix of week 4 Lotus chart. - Base water 5 litres - 6.1 PPM - Add 1.2 grams of Calmag - 180 PPM - Add 4.8 grams of Bloom - 590 PPM - Add 2.3 grams of Boost - 798 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.30 PH at 798 PPM Runoff - 2 litres at 6.68 PH at 754 PPM Also took a few leaves from her. Thursday - Day 63 1 August 24 Feeding day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. 1/3 strength mix week 5 Lotus chart. - Base water 5 litres - 61.5 PPM - Add 0.6 grams calmag - 129 PPM - Add 2.4 grams bloom - 340 PPM - Add 1.5 grans boost - 492 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.15 PH at 493 PPM Runoff - 2.2 litres at 6.59 PH at 1000 PPM - Some pistils are now starting to change colour. - Buds are still developing nicely even if the fan leaves aren’t so nice. - Really starting to get frosty and continues to take on a more purple hue. So here we are end of week nine.

The beginning of week ten. Despite the fan leaves we push on. Friday - Day 64 2 August 24 - Just a regular grow day today. - Lower half of the canopy seems happier than the top half. - Buds developing great so we carry on. Sunday - Day 66 4 August 24 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 61.8 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.06 PH at 65.2 PPM Runoff - 2.1 litres at 6.61 PH at 742 PPM Tuesday - Day 68 6 August 24 Feeding day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water 2/3 strength week 5 lotus flower chart. - Base water 5 litres - 61.2 PPM - Add 1.2 grams calmag - 178 PPM - Add 4.8 grams bloom - 588 PPM - Add 3 grams boost - 876 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.22 PH at 880 PPM Runoff - 2.8 litres at 6.75 PH at 700 PPM More pistils turning brown and buds continue to keep turning purple. End of week ten.

Beginning week eleven. Friday - Day 71 9 August 24 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 61.8 PPM - Final - 5 litres at 6.24 PH at 64.1 PPM - Runoff - 2 litres at 6.63 PH at 965 PPM Monday - Day 74 12 August 24 Feeding day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water 1/2 dose of Lotus week six flower chart. - Base water 5 litres - 61.6 PPM - Add .9 grams of cal mag - 154 PPM - Add 3.6 grams bloom - 469 PPM - Add 2.2 grams boost - 692 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.31 PH at 692 PPM Runoff - 2.1 litres at 6.62 PH at 745 PPM Thursday - Day 77 15 August 24 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 61.2 PPM - Add 4 ml Grotek Cal-Max - 190 PPM - Add 4 ml Supermax - 225 PPM - Add 5 ml Chitosal - 248 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.35 PPM at 248 PPM Runoff - 2 litres at 6.41 PPM at 880 PPM Buds continue to get a deeper purple and more pistils turning brown. We’re getting close to the end. So here we are at the end of week 11.

Here we are at week twelve. Friday - Day 78 16 August 24 Just plugging away today. Buds are still developing and maturing nicely. A bit of fox tailing going on but whatever. Sunday - Day 80 18 August 24 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 61.8 PPM - Add 2.5 ml cal-max - 165 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.37 PH at 165 PPM Runoff - 2.2 litres at 6.55 PH at 537 PPM The fade is looking like it’s kicking in. Not a great day, I found my portable AC unit in my lung room was leaking water all over the carpet. I don’t know for how long it leaked for. Had to suck up the water from the carpet. Got the AC unit propped up on a bin with holes in the lid and the bin will catch the water. Now just have to let that carpet dry. I’m such a dummy, I should have known better than to leave the AC on the carpet. Wednesday - Day 83 21 August 24 Feliz cumpléaños bendejo para mi! Feeding day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water doing 1/2 strength week 7 Lotus chart. - Base water 5 litres - 61.4 PPM - Add .5 grams cal mag - 121 PPM - Add 3.2 grams bloom - 405 PPM - Add 1.1 grams carboflush - 455 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.41 PH at 455 PPM Runoff - 2.5 litres at 6.70 PH at 526 PPM Took a few leaves off. I’m predicting 67 grams total out of this plant. We’ll see how close my prediction is. Thursday - Day 84 22 August 24 Buds are looking nice and frosty. Still not quite there yet. Probably an other 7-10 days to go before the chop. This is the end of week twelve. On the home stretch now.

Well here we are on the home stretch beginning week thirteen. Friday - Day 85 23 August 24 Not a whole lot more to say today. Just a day under the lights. Saturday - Day 86 24 August 24 Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water. - Base water 5 litres - 60.3 PPM - Add 3/4 tsp carboflush - 151 PPM Final - 5 litres at 6.25 PH at 154 PPM Runoff - 2.3 litres at 6.70 PH at 542 PPM Week 8 Lotus chart calls for some bloom nutrients, but I’m just going to run carboflush until the end and let the plant consume her fan leaves to finish her off. Wednesday - Day 90 28 August 24 Getting very close to the endgame here. Going to give her 15 litres as a final flush, let her dry back considerably and then harvest. - Flush One Final - 5 litres at 6.37 PH at 61 PPM Runoff - 2.1 litres at 6.70 PH at 342 PPM - Flush Two Final - 5 litres at 6.20 PH at 61.5 PPM Runoff - 2.3 litres at 6.88 PH at 185 PPM Runoff - 2.4 litres at 6.95 PH at 135 PPM - Flush Three Final - 5 litres at 6.21 PH at 63.9 PPM Runoff - 2.6 litres at 7.00 PH at 122 PPM Runoff - 2.6 litres at 7.14 PH at 114 PPM - The final runoff PH was a little on the high side but as this is the last watering before harvest it’s not something I’m going to overly concern myself with it. - So I’m thinking of harvesting in about three to five days. - Depends on how long it takes to dry back significantly. - I want the pot to be nearly weightless before chopping. End of week thirteen.

Beginning week fourteen. Friday - Day 92 30 August 24 - She’s definitely consuming the rest of the fan leaves that still have some juice left to give. - Projecting to chop sometime between Sunday and Tuesday. - Pot is still considerably heavy today. - Once the medium is very very dry is when I will chop. Monday - Day 95 2 September 24 - Well this is it, we have reached the end of the road. - Today is harvesting day. R.I.P Violeta 31 May 2024 - 2 September 2024 Thank you for being a part of my life and most of all thank you for the harvest you’ve provided me with.

HARVEST DAY!!!!! Woooot woot! Monday - Day 95 2 September 24 - I didn’t weigh the wet weight so I put one gram in just to place hold. Wet weight is a stupid measurement and I don’t see why we’d care for it. It will be what it will be once it’s dry, that’s the only number that matters. - Started drying at 5:00 pm. - Drying in the tent now with the AC chilling the lung room to 18 degrees C and the humidity sits around 57% - 61%. - Fans providing indirect airflow and the tent still vents to atmosphere. Tuesday - Day 96 3 September 24 After 24 hours of drying things are looking good and steady. Thursday - Day 98 5 September 24 Drying continues. Buds are shrinking. RH is a bit on the high side sometimes but it fluctuates. The hygrometer at the bottom of the tent reads 64% RH and the probe at hang level is at 62%. Buds are broken down enough and aren’t touching with enough airflow so it should be fine. Friday - Day 99 6 September 24 Trundling along with drying. Currently have an RH spike. I think I may have to turn off the AC unit in the lung room and switch to running the dehumidifier. Temps will have to rise if I do that. I can’t run the AC and dehumidifier at the same time. Pulls too much juice. Made the decision to turn off the AC unit and turn on the dehumidifier to control the RH. I’ll just have to sacrifice keeping the cooler temps in order to control the RH. 23 degrees C and 62-64 RH now. Sunday - Day 101 8 September 24 She came it at 65.7 grams on the scale. Trimmed and jarred with Boveda packs. Now it’s time for the curing process for the next few weeks. Going to burp containers twice a day for 30 minutes each time for the first three weeks. Then down to burping once a day for 30 minutes for the next three weeks. Should be fully cured in 6 weeks time.