MrBulldops Put 2 mandarins cookies R3 seeds into a plastic bag with paper towels yesterday… waiting for the taproot to pop out… I chose this strain because it’s advertised as being good for pressing
Update (10/9/25)- I fractured my wrist which sucks because I have to harvest/trim in a week or so…… one of the mandarin cookies popped and now waiting for the other one…. I purchased Gia green all purpose and also the Gia green bloom for this/future grows… will also run to the store tomorrow for sunshine #4 dirt
Later that day I placed both seeds into dirt as the roots popped out.. hoping to get pass the seedling stage before I harvest the LA kush cake
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Week 1. Vegetation
2mo ago
18 hrs
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MrBulldops Update (10/16/25)- Finished the first week in soil… not much else to say at the moment
Update (10/18/25)- they’re starting to pick up on growth speed… I found bud rot on 4 of my frosty beautiful outdoor La kush cake buds and I’m very sad as those buds are the most beautiful and sticky weed I’ve ever grown in my life… slightly touching it is like sticking your hand in epoxy.. I cut those 4 entire buds off plus a little stem… I still have the majority of the plants but I’ll have to keep an eye out as I think they’ll be done in a week or two possibly.. I might just make a diary of those plants as I do have pictures here and there
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Week 2. Vegetation
2mo ago
18 hrs
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MrBulldops Update (10/24/25) Still growing, planning on adding a little gia green to the solo cups sometime soon.. Once the la Kush cake buds are done drying I'll be moving the mandarine cookies info their final pots/moving them into the big tent
🍔Update (10/28/25)- I gave them a pinch of gia green dry amendments and moved the two seedlings into the big tent
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Week 3. Vegetation
1mo ago
18 hrs
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Nutrients 1
All Purpose
1.3 mll
MrBulldops Pic from (11/1/25)- some outside bugs got to my tents because I stupidly dried my outdoor buds next to my indoor tent… I sprayed everything with neem oil yesterday and I think everything is ok now hopefully.
🍔🍔 Update (11/3/25)- I purchased sunshine #4 dirt and moved both plants into 5 gallon pots with 1 cup of gia green 4-4-4 mixed in with some great white sprinkled on the roots
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Week 4. Vegetation
1mo ago
18 hrs
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Nutrients 3
Recharge
2.6 mll
Great White
1.3 mll
All Purpose
3.91 mll
MrBulldops Update (11/7/25)- I added some recharge to both plants today and they seem to be doing well.. planning on topping the plants at node 8 and I’m at node 6 right now
Update (11/10/25)- I added LST clips to each of the plants, I’m planning on topping the plants soon but waiting for them to get a little bigger so I can clone each of the tops.. it’s shocking how fast they grow each day, these genetics seem great so far.. the last grow I did I think the dump compost and heat made things go much slower/ worse than it could’ve gone but this grow will do well
Update (11/11/25)- I topped both plants
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Week 5. Vegetation
24d ago
18 hrs
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18.93 liters
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Nutrients 3
Recharge
2.6 mll
Great White
1.3 mll
All Purpose
3.91 mll
MrBulldops Update (11/15/25)- they are starting to branch out and becoming little bushes, I purchased a herbsnow so now I’ll be able to provide dry weight faster/have better drying results
Update (11/16/25 at 1:28AM)- forgot to mention I lowered the light percentage down from 45-42 percent out of the 400w as I was starting to see light stress on the tips of the leaves
Update (11/18/25)- when removing the LST clips the top of mandarin cookies r3 #1 broke off so I made a clone of the broken top.. that top had about 4+ potential branches/tops that broke off but will make an insane bush plant if it grows roots and might just throw it into the tent if it goes well, I’m planning on cloning #2 soon so I might just have 4 mandarin cookies r3 in my tent.. I also lowered the light intensity down to 40 percent and raised the lights another half for or so feet because I was still seeing light stress on them
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Week 6. Vegetation
17d ago
18 hrs
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18.93 liters
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Nutrients 3
CalMag
1.3 mll
Recharge
2.6 mll
All Purpose
1.3 mll
MrBulldops Update (11/22/25)- they are growing fast and big, not much to update this time.. planning on raising light intensity over the next couple days from 40% to maybe 42%
Update (11/23/25)- so phenotype number 1 hates LST clips with a passion.. 3 more branches broke after having clips on them for 24 hours.. I think it’s growing so fast that it’s snapping itself… I threw those 3 branches with clone x and a cup of water because my mini tent doesn’t have room.. phenotype 2 is more bigger/bushy and is having no problems with the snapping while still keeping the growing pace.. based off how it’s reacting with the clips I’m concerned with how it will react with the scrog net
🍔🍔Update (11/25/25)- I added the scrog net to try to even it out a bit and gave each plant 5 tablespoon of Gaia green all purpose and 5 tablespoons of calmag
Update (11/27/25)- I raised the lights to 44% of 400w (176w currently)
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Week 7. Vegetation
10d ago
18 hrs
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18.93 liters
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MrBulldops Update (11/29/25)- the bigger one phenotype 2 is having a bit of light stress/bleaching but growth has been super fast so not going to lower it or raise it from 44%… the scrog on one side is almost filled in while the other side is behind from the 5 branches that broke off from the LST clips… might switch to flower in a couple weeks
Update (12/4/25)- I purchased a bunch of seeds from Black Friday deals.. I have Barney farms seeds, more ethos, dna genetics, Royal queen seeds, Seedsman .. I don’t think I’ll need to get more seeds for a long time.. my plants are getting closer to flip time.. will just need to defoliate a bit/ lollipop soonish
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Week 8. Vegetation
4d ago
18 hrs
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18.93 liters
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Nutrients 1
Recharge
2.6 mll
MrBulldops Updated (12/6/25)- I think I need to flip these girls soon… might give it to end of the week after I defoliate them a bit tomorrow.. I gave them both recharge.. I’m also going to destroy the old “mother” plant I have or give them to friends now that I have so many seeds.. take a couple cuttings of these mandarins cookies just in case when I defoliate them…sucks to only be able to have 6 plants but that’s the way the cookie crumbles lol and better then nothing at all… I ended up defoliating a little bit and doing a half lolipoping.. also removed the scrog net as it’s holding its shape without it