SuperSkunk

gr3g4l Nothing special, growing at its own pace under 150W. I only watered it with reverse osmosis water a couple of times. The substrate is Light-Mix and doesn't require urgent feeding. It can go 10-15 days with just water. I've included a nutrient schedule as a guide; there may be some variation since the timings don't always align perfectly, depending on the strain and growing season, but this is what I usually do. This time, since it's a Light-Mix substrate, I saved myself a week of fertilizer.

gr3g4l After 9 days, roots were already visible through the drainage holes of the pots, so I decided to transplant them into 6L fabric pots and put them in the grow tent where they would spend the rest of their days. I initially increased the lighting to 150W, and after a couple of days, I increased it again to 220W. I also added a humidifier to maintain a higher relative humidity.

gr3g4l After 15 days, I finished getting rid of plant #6 and rearranged the plants, leaving the second smallest one, #2, in the middle. After 17 days, I did apical pruning on #1, #3, #4, and #5. I left #2 to grow a bit more so I could also prune it without difficulty. At 19 days, I pruned the apical bud of #2. The one in the middle.

gr3g4l Once the plants were de-stressed, I pruned the lower branches and leaves, leaving only two branches per plant. After 26 days, I repositioned the plants, leaving them in the same location they would remain in throughout the growing season.

gr3g4l We started the week by bending the branches and finished by pruning the lower ones, leaving them ready to move on to flowering.

gr3g4l Flowering began. It was time to increase the LED wattage to 300W and start the bloom phase. Although growth is slow, it was necessary to keep increasing the LED wattage to maintain an acceptable distance. One week the temperature dropped significantly. Outside, it would have fallen below 0ºC, directly affecting the plants. Two heaters weren't enough, so another one was added.

gr3g4l The fight against the cold continues, and this week we started by adding an extra heater, seeing that temperatures would keep dropping. Outside, temperatures plummeted to -4°C, making it very difficult to maintain a comfortable temperature inside. And the three 80W heaters weren't enough to prevent the temperature from dropping so low. Having the intake and exhaust fans running 24/7 makes it even more challenging.

gr3g4l The week started with low temperatures, directly impacting plant growth. They looked unhealthy, with drooping leaves and very slow growth. Midweek, temperatures rose, and the plants improved significantly in both appearance and growth. It's clear these ladies enjoy a good time, lol. At the end of the week, on day 21, I pruned the large leaves that cast the most shade. This way, everything is ready for the buds to continue fattening, and the lower branches won't be forced to stretch too much due to lack of light.

gr3g4l We started the week happily, with good temperatures and low humidity. The plants are looking good. Here's an interesting tidbit: plant #3 grew as a diploid, and after I cut the apical bud and it split in two, one of the branches tended towards triploid. Only one of the branches, though; the other branch is quite different. It doesn't even produce two branches per node, nor would it even be a conventional diploid. At the end of the week, the temperatures outside dropped again, making it a bit more difficult to maintain a good growing environment.

gr3g4l A week in which the plants stopped growing as they had been doing and used all that effort or energy to improve the formation of the buds.

gr3g4l A very quiet week, nothing special. At most, I removed three or four leaves per plant that were casting too much shade. A week watching the buds fatten up :-)

gr3g4l This week we've continued to observe the buds fattening and the pistils decreasing in size. This variety is estimated to take between 45-50 days, but from what I'm seeing, mine are a bit delayed, possibly by at least a week.

gr3g4l The end of this adventure is approaching. A week in which they continued to gain weight. A week in which I stopped fertilizing and watered with reverse osmosis water. After 56 days without checking the trichomes, I’d say the buds are at their peak just by looking at them. This week the buds really fattened up.

gr3g4l Last week, watering with reverse osmosis water and no added nutrients, continuing to fatten and mature. A few foxtails appeared, but very little. At 59 days, I decided to harvest them and hang them as is, without manicuring. The idea is to weigh them all while they're green and then weigh them again later when they're completely dry.

gr3g4l We're on it. At 14 days, they're still drying. I'll update later.