Sour diesel-growers choice

Moved into 5x5 tent 7/15

Transplanted into 5 gallon pot 7/20 2.5 gallon happy frog 2 gallon fox farm ocean forest 1/2 gallon ewc 15 tablespoons Gaia green 444 Low stress trained Wednesdays 7/24 Topped Sunday 7/26 Hoping to push hormones to lower branches to make it bushier and even

Tuesday- this sour diesel is really looking happy and promising. Its growth rate is keeping up with the fruity pebble plants. I might slow down in the lstraining and let it do its thing/recover for a few days. Sunday- went camping over the weekend and was happy to see the plant looked super happy when I came back. Just performed some low stress training Accidentally broke a branch on this plant and 2 other plants during my lst. Must’ve lost my gentle touch over the weekend. Taped it up quickly,it should heal Just watering when dry and bending branches, tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be increased throughout week from 45%-50% Nutrients listed in week 2

Tuesday-plant is starting to look big and bushy I’m excited to see how the next few weeks go. Might do some fimming later in the week Wednesday- gave a veg tea today ingredients below Picture was 24 hours after brew but it was brewed for 48 hours before feeding to plant Veg tea: 5 gallon water 3 cups Earth Worm Castings (wiggle worm) 4tb molasses 5tb Gaia green 444 5 tb kelp meal (Down to Earth) 3tb Alfalfa Meal (Down to Earth) Daily tasks: Just watering when dry and bending branches, tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be increased throughout week from 50%-55% Nutrients listen in week 2

Week 5: Scrog net arrived so I put it up, I plan to use it when the plants get a little taller. Probably within the next week or two *Top dressing this week on 8/15-8/16* Top dressing: 5tbspn Gaia green 444 5 tbspn Gaia green 284 10tbspn Wiggle Worm Earth Worm Castings Tuesday 8/13 - only leaf tucking today hoping to get some good height gains this week, most plants are getting bushy so I want those new branches to grow into their own. Sunday 8-18 Tall (main branches) from the main cola were fimmed ,plant was heavily defoliated Daily tasks: Just watering when dry and bending branches, tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be increased throughout week from 55%-60% and held there until flowering. Nutrients listen in week 5

Week 6: Tuesday- just leaf tucked today. Plants got fimmed and defoliated Sunday so they got a little stressed and it pushed the water day one day back. No worries this was expected Friday 8/26- “super cropped” the lower branches. Plants are getting to my desired height now I want them to focus all their energy on the top sites. Daily tasks: Just watering when dry and bending branches, tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be kept at 60% until flowering. Nutrients listen in week 5

Week 7: Will be flipping to flower at the end of next week Tuesday 8/27: start brewing tea (ingredients listed below) will water the tea in on Thursday Sunday 9/1: Its getting harder to take pictures and honestly I’m over the maintenance. Defoliated today and Flipping to flower so only 2-3 more weeks of serious canopy maintenance. These girls are going to be huge and I hope to have all the usable flowers above the scrog net. The girls love the teas I give them. Always look bright and lively the following week. I’ve noticed a big difference in the trichome production when using the teas on my autos and will continue to implement them between top dressings to “super juice” the flowers. Daily tasks: Just watering when dry and bending branches, tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be kept at 60% until flowering. Nutrients listen in week 5 8/27 tea: 5 gallon water 5 tablespoons molasses 60 tablespoons earth worm castings 5 tablespoons Gaia green 444 5 tablespoons Gaia green 284 5 table spoon Down to Earth Kelp Meal 3 tablespoon Down to Earth Alfalfa meal 5 tablespoons Gaia green rock phosphate

9/2-9/7 The stretch has done a lot in one week Top dressed on 9/4: 6 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 6 tablespoons Gaia Green 284 15-20 tablespoon Earth Worm Cast

Defoliated twice this week 9/9 and 9/12 9/14 It’s growing pistol hairs now

9/17 Just defoliating to help with light penetration when I notice new bud sites being blocked. Light increased to 75% 9/18 Brew tea for all plants in tent 36-48 hours: 5 gallon water 40 tablespoons (Wiggle Worm) organic Earth Worm Castings 4 tablespoons organic unsulfured molasses 5 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 5 tablespoons Gaia Green 284 5 tablespoon Gaia Green Rock Phosphate 5tablespoon Down To Earth Kelp Meal 4 Tablespoons Down to Earth Alfalfa Meal 9/19-give tea

Added a second scrog net for the taller plants last Friday. Constantly defoliating to increase light penetration but not trying to stress the plants. (Selective leaf picking) Plants loved the tea I have them last week. Visual improvements in every plant 2 days later. Top dressing later this week on 9/29: 5 tablespoons Gaia green 444 5 tablespoons Gaia Green 284 15 tablespoon Wiggle Worm Earth Worm Castings Light increased to 75%

Make sure to check out the videos! Not much growin on this week just watering and letting them grow. No smell yet Increasing light to 80% Nutrients in previous week and next week Sunday morning video 10/6

Ive been batting heat climate in my tent all week but have dialed in the humidity to stay within my vpd range. Temp is about 83-85 degrees and 60-70%RH Some plants showing signs of cal-mag deficiency… I think. Ph has always been calculated and not ever been a problem Tea last Friday 10/11: 5gallons water 60 tablespoons Earth Work Castings 8 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 8 tablespoons Gaia green 284 4 tablespoon Gaia Green Rock Phosphate 5 tablespoon Down to Earth Kelp meal 4 tablespoon Down to Earth Alfalfa Meal 4 tablespoon un sulfured organic blackstrap molasses

Having high hopes this is my 1 and only Sour Diesel also my first time growing it Tea given 10/21 brewed for 48 hours: (distributed across 8 5 gallon pots) 5gallons water 60 tablespoons Earth Work Castings 8 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 8 tablespoons Gaia green 284 4 tablespoon Gaia Green Rock Phosphate 6 tablespoon Down to Earth Kelp meal 6 tablespoon Down to Earth Alfalfa Meal 4 tablespoon un sulfured organic blackstrap molasses This is the last nutrients she will get, just watering for the next 2-4 weeks until she’s ready. Light at 85%

End of week 9 from flip on 11/3 Just giving water the past 2 weeks. And these girls are starting to fade out nicely. Based on trichomes I’m expecting another 2 weeks Trichomes are mostly cloudy but no amber anywhere except sugar leaves. So not fully mature yet Lights increased to 90% and lowered 4 inches. I’m maxed out on power in my grow room during the 12 hours this big ass light is on. Also dealing with some serious heat in the tent the past 2 weeks.. the swing function on my swamp cooler stopped working so it doesn’t push air into that side of the grow room. Around 80-88 degrees but I’m keeping the humidity relative to the vpd chart so all is well just annoying because of the humidity management Thanks for reading! Check out some of my other plants with the same timeline, they will be part of this 5x5 grow and boast some serious colors and trichomes! As well as details on my process (:

11/10 Just watering this week and next week. I’ve been defoliating the dead leaves and I can finally start seeing through the trellis net again. Nothing but stacked buds in my workable area. The fade is finally starting to push through and these girls are developing some serious color and frost! Expecting 2 weeks until fully mature from this point

11/26- chopping the plants after 48 hrs of dark 11/24- start 48 hours of dark *pictures are from 11/24 or 11/22* Skipped last week updates because there wasn’t anything new going on. As expected all these girls are mostly ready to harvest. I’m turning the lights off today. It’s been a long and fulfilling learning experience with all the different strains in this 5x5 grow. With it being my first big grow I learned a lot and am a little attached to these plants. Some of these girls compete with the best bud I’ve ever grown and the density is unlike anything I’ve been able to create this far. Super grateful to have been able to work with these plants in completing their lifecycle. Trichones have 5-20% amber depending on the plant and location. Opening the tent it smells like a musty fruity dank gas that slaps you and then dissipates into a relaxing fruity tropical vibe. These girls are ready. I’ll post pictures of the buds when they are 1 month into cure (about when I start dipping into the stash). Thanks to those who’ve followed along, this diary was created mainly for me to document my process so I may not be as thorough in the future we will see, I get a bit carried away with explaining. Everything I’ve done from the plants is documented so if you want to recreate or see the problems I struggled with take a look. Have fun grower, peace out ! ☮️