Segundo cultivo

Sr_mezo First week of growth, they germinated perfectly and the seedlings stretched a bit but they are growing strong and very healthy.

Sr_mezo Seeing that the plants are perfect and growing strong, on day 12 I start with LST on papaya cookies and apical pruning on cheese, leaving 4 main branches.

Sr_mezo Throughout the third week, growth has continued normally. In the PC, I've been adjusting the LST to keep the plant flat and some branches that are surpassing others. The cheese is developing a lot, and I've adjusted the branches to keep them all at the same height; it's going very well, although one of the branches seems weaker than the other three. I've cut a few leaves that were going to obstruct the center of the canopy on both plants. I've started watering with fertilizer at a low dose, and I hope that throughout week 4, growth will explode to reach the stretch of flowering with a good base structure.

Sr_mezo At the beginning of week 4, the growth was still perfect. I kept adjusting and lightly defoliating the two plants and let them grow freely throughout the week. I like the result and the uniformity of the cheese with the topping more than the pc with LST. It seems like the plants are starting to stretch at the end of week 4 and are beginning to enter pre-flowering.

Sr_mezo Starting week 5, you can see that the plants are beginning to sex and are stretching little by little. The development of the cheese has a very uniform structure, and I'm just letting it grow. The PC needs some final adjustments to the branches to expand as much as possible and form a wide, flat canopy. By the end of the week, the onset of flowering is noticeable, and the PC is already completely open in terms of structure. I've placed it on another pot so that it’s at the same height as the cheese. I also see that the 65w LED is falling short in terms of coverage and intensity, so I'm going to switch to a 100w Spider Farmer to ensure good fattening.

Sr_mezo Day 36: I added a scrog net to try to distribute all the branches evenly, I don't know if it was really necessary but I had never done it and I've always wanted to try, so here we are. I think it looks pretty good and covers the entire surface quite well, the plants are still very healthy and this week my new LED will arrive, which I hope will give them the extra light they need. Day 37: Spider Farmer SF1000 arrives and I install it at 80% at about 35cm. Throughout the week, I gradually increased it to have the light at 100% at a distance of about 30cm to maximize it. The photos are from day 36 and then on day 42 with the new light after doing a little defoliation to improve light penetration and aeration.

Sr_mezo Video and photos from day 47, you can see that the buds are fattening up. I'm a bit worried about the heat hovering around 30°C all day and the humidity being somewhat high; the problem is that the dehumidifier raises the temperature a lot, we'll see how it goes and if I can control it. Anyway, the plants are doing well although some lower leaves of the cheese are drying out and turning yellow, I'm removing them as they weaken.

Sr_mezo Photos from day 53, not much to say, the high temperatures continue and at least I keep the humidity below 60% and have very good ventilation, it seems like the fattening is still going on. Just need to keep the parameters as controlled as possible and keep fattening up the buds.

Sr_mezo Photos from day 60, I'm going to stop the nutrients and just water for the last two weeks, the leaves are already yellowing and falling off, and the buds have really slowed down in growth. The trichomes are already showing some cloudy ones, and I think the plants will be ready to cut in 1-2 weeks.

Sr_mezo The fattening has come to an end, the smell is brutal especially in the papaya cookies. You can already tell that the plants are drinking less and less water, and the leaves are yellowing a lot and falling off. The trichomes are still whitish with some clear ones, I'll let them mature for another week.

Sr_mezo Photos from day 75. I've been on vacation for 6 days and in the meantime, a friend was able to come and water, just 0.5 liters per plant since they weren't drinking as much water during previous waterings. Right now, the smell of the PC has turned into ripe fruit like papaya and mango, while the cheese has a strong skunky smell. The buds look completely formed now and the majority of the leaves have dried up. I've checked the trichomes and the PC is starting to show some amber while the cheese is mostly milky. I'll leave them for another week and depending on how they look, I'll harvest both at the same time to move on to drying.