01.01.2025

Antarctic Week 1 (Jan 1 – Jan 7) New cycle started on January 1st with 5 plants. Seedlings growing well in DWC buckets. Running 18/6 light schedule. No major problems, everything looks green and healthy. ⸻ Week 2 (Jan 8 – Jan 14) Plants developing bigger leaves. Some leaf tips show light burn from nutrients. Overall strong and healthy growth. ⸻ Week 3 (Jan 15 – Jan 21) First defoliation and light training applied. Plants responding with more lateral growth. Nutrients stable, PPM in range. ⸻ Week 4 (Jan 22 – Jan 28) Vegetative growth continues. Performed heavy defoliation (probably too aggressive). Some leaves curling upwards from stress (nutrients/light).

Antarctic Week 5 (Jan 29 – Feb 4) Identified first genetics: Girl Scout Cookies Auto and Jack Herer Auto. Plants are taller and bushier, some lower leaves turning yellow. Pre-flower signs appear on the autos.

Antarctic Week 6 (Feb 5 – Feb 11) Clear pistils visible → flowering started on autos. Canopy filling well under full light power. Feeding with Hesi Grow/Bloom, CalMag, Silic Rock, Hesi supplements.

Antarctic Week 7 (Feb 12 – Feb 18) Stretch phase in progress. By Feb 17 autos are clearly in flower. Some yellowing on fan leaves, but overall healthy.

Antarctic Week 8 (Feb 19 – Feb 25) Autos fully into flowering. White pistils covering the tops, buds starting to form. Plants are large and healthy, canopy dense.

Antarctic Week 9 (Feb 26 – Mar 3) March 1st → switched light to 12/12 for the fems. Now autos and fems flowering together. Performed strong LST and canopy adjustment. Fems begin stretching heavily.

Antarctic Week 10 (Mar 4 – Mar 10) Buds forming well, pistils still mostly white. Defoliation + canopy management. Even light spread across tops.

Antarctic Week 11 (Mar 11 – Mar 17) March 11–16 → trichome close-ups, mostly clear/milky. March 20 → end of stretch, buds swelling, first pistils turning orange. ⸻ Week 12 (Mar 18 – Mar 24) Grow left on autopilot during vacation. Plants stable, humidity/temps under control. Buds continue swelling naturally. ⸻ Week 13 (Mar 25 – Mar 31) Returned March 31 → plants very big, buds thickening. Trichomes mostly milky, no amber yet.

Antarctic Week 14 (Apr 1 – Apr 7) April 1–3 → buds heavy, pistils turning darker. April 6–7 → macro shots of trichomes: mostly cloudy, still some clear. Aroma increasing strongly.

Antarctic Week 15 (Apr 8 – Apr 14) April 11–13 → macro trichomes show first amber heads (10–15%). Biggest fem plant starting to fade naturally, yellowing leaves. Canopy almost fully mature.

Antarctic Week 16 (Apr 15 – Apr 20) April 18 → final trichome check: ~80% cloudy, ~10–15% amber. April 20 → Harvest day! All plants cut, buds dense and resinous, strong aroma. • Зліва зверху: Amnesia Haze • Справа в кутку: Blue Dream • Справа посередині: Jack Herer Auto • Правий дальній кут: Girl Scout Cookies Auto • Зліва спереду: Trainwreck

Antarctic ✅ Summary • Total time: ~16 weeks (Jan 1 → Apr 20). • Veg: ~8 weeks. • Flower: ~7–8 weeks. • Heavy defoliation and LST kept canopy flat. • Autos + fems in same tent was tricky but worked. • Harvest timing gave a good cloudy/amber balance.

Antarctic ✅ Summary • Total time: ~16 weeks (Jan 1 → Apr 20). • Veg: ~8 weeks. • Flower: ~7–8 weeks. • Heavy defoliation and LST kept canopy flat. • Autos + fems in same tent was tricky but worked. • Harvest timing gave a good cloudy/amber balance.

Antarctic ✅ Summary • Total time: ~16 weeks (Jan 1 → Apr 20). • Veg: ~8 weeks. • Flower: ~7–8 weeks. • Heavy defoliation and LST kept canopy flat. • Autos + fems in same tent was tricky but worked. • Harvest timing gave a good cloudy/amber balance.

Antarctic ✅ Summary • Total time: ~16 weeks (Jan 1 → Apr 20). • Veg: ~8 weeks. • Flower: ~7–8 weeks. • Heavy defoliation and LST kept canopy flat. • Autos + fems in same tent was tricky but worked. • Harvest timing gave a good cloudy/amber balance.

Antarctic ✅ Summary • Total time: ~16 weeks (Jan 1 → Apr 20). • Veg: ~8 weeks. • Flower: ~7–8 weeks. • Heavy defoliation and LST kept canopy flat. • Autos + fems in same tent was tricky but worked. • Harvest timing gave a good cloudy/amber balance.