Strawberry Cola Auto

Ramires Tag 1: She's grown 6 cm this week. Since she's stretched a bit, I topped up the pot with soil. Besides the slow-release fertilizer in the soil, she's not getting any other nutrients yet.

Ramires Tag 8: She's growing nicely and without any issues. I might start LST next week and put a coconut mat on top of the soil for moisture regulation. Tag 14: Since she's now about 15 cm tall, I've started LST.

Ramires Tag 15: She has handled LST well and is already starting to stand up again.

Ramires Tag 21: She's developing without any issues. Applied LST again and removed the seed leaves. Also, I connected a second 100-watt LED in the tent. I'm quite curious to see how that will affect things 😏. Additionally, I applied fine-grained bark mulch as a cover to prevent the top layer of soil from drying out and to improve root growth.

Ramires Tag 28: She went into pre-flowering 3 days ago. To help the buds get better light, I pressed the shoots down again and removed the first leaves. I'm curious to see how her stretch turns out. From now on, she's also getting Calmag and PK nutrients.

Ramires Tag 35: She has kicked into growth mode and is now 46 cm tall and really thirsty. I've tied down the side branches a bit more so that more light gets down to them, and removed the small shoots. They won't make it to the top, so I removed them to give the good one more energy for the main branches. The buds are developing well, but harvesting in 2 - 3 weeks, as stated in the description, will definitely not work for me, more like 5 - 6 weeks. But whatever, growing is the most important thing 😎

Ramires Tag 42: She's growing and growing and growing 😁 This morning she was 58 cm tall. The buds are getting fuller and the first trichomes are visible on the leaves. I've removed some leaves and also small lower side shoots. They'll always be in the shade and remain underdeveloped. This way, the plant can better distribute its energy to the upper buds.

Ramires Tag 49: The buds are getting bigger and plumper. The scent is sweet - spicy and is getting stronger too. Luckily, it only grew 2 cm in the last week. It can't get any taller; in my 160 cm high tent, I already had to attach the LED directly to the frame. The trichomes are about 60% milky, with only a few amber ones. I think in 14 days it will be ready for harvest.

Ramires Tag 56: The buds are getting nice and thick, and a "sugar layer" is forming on the leaves near the flowers. About 70% of the trichomes are milky, but there are still a few amber ones. I estimate that she still needs about 1 week. The smell is strong with an interesting aroma, sweet and somewhat dull/muted scent.

Ramires Day 58: Now she really stepped on the gas at the end. 80% of the trichomes are cloudy, 10% amber. That means the end of the journey. I only removed the larger leaves and hung them to dry in a small grow tent at 55% RH and 18°C. After that, the dry trim will happen, then it will cure for 14 days before going into jars. Info on weight and taste/aroma to follow. Day 66: Today was dry trim day, and I ended up with 34.7 g and 7.5 g of trim leftovers. The buds are curing with Boveda for 14 days in a jar and will be ventilated twice a day. After that, they'll go into jars. The trim leftovers are in the oven at just under 100°C for about 30 minutes to decarboxylate. Then into the freezer, and when I get the chance, I'll make bubble hash from it.