Zkittlez #1

Still in the cup this week Moved into 5x5 and light increased 30-40% throughout the week

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 training performed Wednesday using lst clips. I plan to move the lst clip around through the weeks this is just for strength and light penetration. Plant fed by slow release amendments listed in week 2 Light increase from 40-45% throughout week Lost stress training performed throughout week.

Tuesday-this plant has been slow growing compared to my others, and me messing with it too much probably isn’t helping. With that being said.. I topped it today. And bent some branches, I’ll leave it alone for a couple days maybe a week to let it recover Thursday- the lst clip fell off and I re-applied it in the same spot today. Looking like it’s recovering from the top and pushing some energy to the lower branches allowing them to catch up Sunday- went camping this weekend but made sure to water before leaving. Sunday the plants were dry and ready for water when I got back, accidentally broke another branch when bending some branches. This one I’ll try to save, duct taped it and I think she’ll recover. Veg tea next week I think it’s the strain, both zkittlez in the garden are short and stubby. I’ve been trying to cater ti it the same ways as the other plants but it’s just slow growing. Don’t think it likes the stress from the lst clips and they should only be used on branches not the main cola Daily notes: Just watering when dry and tucking leaves for light penetration Light intensity will be increased throughout week from 45%-50% Nutrients listen in week 2

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 Friday-trimmed up the lower branches/leaves along with the daily chores, hope it pushes the growth to the right places! The plants seem very happy with their veg tea (: 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 6 ish: 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. 8-18 Plant was heavily defoliated and low stress trained 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 6

Week 7: Tuesday- just leaf tucked today. Plants got defoliated Sunday so they got a little stressed and it pushed the water day one day back. No worries this was expected. This plant had been slow growing from overtraining in the beginning of the grow. It’s finally starting to fill out it’s space Friday 8/25- “super cropped” the lower branches. Plants is getting bigger now and 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 listed in week 6

Week 7: (late bloomer) 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 to every plant but this one haha.. that’s alright she can be the runt of the grow, still excited to see what she does it has the super juicy thick leaves on it unlike any other the others. Stoked to say she’s been healthy the whole grow Top dressed on 9/4: 6 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 6 tablespoons Gaia Green 284 15-20 tablespoon Earth Worm Castings

Defoliated 9/9-9/12 Light increased to 70% Pistil hairs on 9/15 Official runt of the grow, even the skittles plant that’s 2 weeks younger is taller and happier looking, just wish this one was a little taller so it would get some more light, might put extra pot raisers below it to give it a boost

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

Plant bothers me because it’s so short and grows huge light blocking leaves. Hard to keep up with but it’s healthy looking

Not much growin on this week just watering and letting them grow. Smells like actual skittles A lot of hidden bud sites because of plant structure (my bad, overtrained in previous weeks) Increasing light to 80% Nutrients in previous week and next week

Smells like skittles 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

The frostiest, smelliest, and smallest plant in the garden. Going to cherish the little amount I harvest off this plant

End of week 9 from flip on 11/3 *specific note* Not producing many of these beautiful flowers you see in the pictures. What you see is what’s there the underside is mostly larf buds and will be dry sifted unfortunately. The plant is just too small to compete in this tent 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 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 ! ☮️