Grounded Genetics Grow

Gingobeaz Since this is my first grow with cuttings, which are also being fertilized differently, I didn't really want to write a grow report. But @MistaOC somehow encouraged me to give it a try, since he also has one of the genetics in his tent. In this grow, I wanted to test organic versus mineral fertilizers, even if it's not representative because I have two different strains. On the one hand, I have a Blueberry Zkunk (right) from Grounded Genetics in a 30L fabric pot that is fertilized with Greenhouse Feeding Bio. On the other hand, I have an Ozark (left) from Grounded Genetics in a 20L fabric pot fertilized with the Starter Set from Canna Terra. The cuttings were purchased on October 18, 2025, at the local grow shop and planted in 2L pots with some mycorrhiza. Enjoy this grow report 😄

Gingobeaz The comparison begins! On the right is the Ozark in a 20L fabric pot, fertilized with Canna Terra starter kit according to the fertilization schedule. On the left is the Blue Zkunk, fertilized with Greenhouse Feeding Bio according to the fertilization schedule. In addition, both plants receive 1-2 drops of Aptus Regulator and 0.3-0.5ml Biobizz CalMag per liter of water when watered. I also enriched the soil with 1g/L substrate garden lime. It may sound like a lot of Calmag because my tap water is also quite hard, but I haven't noticed any Calmag deficiency in this run yet. After just one week, both plants were transferred to their final pots. The rapid root growth could be due to the Great White mycorrhiza, which I also tried for the first time.

Gingobeaz After a short break following repotting, both plants are doing very well. So far, there are no major differences, whether genetic or fertilizer-related. The Blue Zkunk seems a little more vigorous, but let's see how they both develop. On October 31, 2025, both were topped. We're excited, let's see what happens!

Gingobeaz The Ozark is slowly starting to weaken. The leaves don't look particularly healthy and growth is not as strong as with the Blue Skunk. However, as I can't detect any real under- or over-fertilization, I'm sticking to the Canna fertilization schedule. The plants have been trained, defoliated a little, and slowly woven into the Scrog net. This is the first time I've used a net. Let's see how it goes!

Gingobeaz Growth is very good, with the Ozark falling further and further behind. I've already considered continuing only with the Blue Zkunk, but I can't bring myself to do it. I hope it recovers. I think it's more due to genetics than fertilizer. Training continued, and preparations were made for the switch to 12/12.

Gingobeaz It's time to bloom! Maybe a little late, but as I said, I don't have any experience with photoperiod plants or Scrog yet, so let's see how it goes. The plants are practically exploding, and even the Ozark is slowly catching up.

Gingobeaz The growth is insane! Both plants continue to grow very quickly. It's getting almost too dense for me in the tent, so I have to wipe moisture from the leaves every day to reduce the risk of mildew. I think I'll have to do some defoliation next week if this continues. But the stretch is still a long way off.

Gingobeaz As announced, I did some defoliation at the beginning of the third week of flowering. The plants quickly forgave me and continue to grow. Stretch is also slowly coming. Small flowers are also forming. In addition, Blue Zkunk received a light dose of Terra Vega (10 ml to 4 L of water) for support.

Gingobeaz The stretch is slowly coming to an end! That's why I switched the Ozark to flower fertilizer. Trichome production is also slowly beginning. On days 21 and 22 of flowering, I then defoliated more heavily and removed everything under the net or shoots that were too small. I could have removed even more here, but I think it should be fine as it is. In addition, the Blue Skunk was boosted with some Terra Flores (10 ml to 4 L of water).

Gingobeaz Everything is going well so far. Fortunately, the cold temperatures outside mean that the relative humidity in the tent is dropping slightly. In the middle of the fifth week of flowering, I started using PK13/14 for both plants. I will only water twice with 3.5L of water and 1ml/L of PK13/14 for now, as the fertilizer is supposed to be very concentrated and I don't want to over-fertilize. Otherwise, the buds are getting thicker and frostier. Some of the leaves are already starting to turn a slight purple color.

Gingobeaz BT42The development of the flowers is a bit slower than I would have liked. They probably won't make it to the 8-9 weeks of flowering specified for these strains. Nevertheless, they are well covered with trichomes and so compact that I already had to support some of them due to their weight, despite using Aptus Regulator (silicon). Otherwise, they are both slowly developing a very fruity smell reminiscent of Nimm2 candies. Two buds have slight bleaching due to too much light, but the light remains at a distance of about 40 cm to provide enough light to the lower buds as well.

Gingobeaz The boring phase of the grow has begun. The plants are watered every 3 days with 4 or 5 liters of water. The Ozark gets Canna Terra Flores, Aptus Regulator, and Calmag. The Blue Zkunk only gets Regulator and Calmag. I prefer the look of the Ozark flowers because they are very compact without many leaves. Considering that they lagged behind in vegetation, they have developed really well! The Blue Zkunk, on the other hand, is becoming more and more purple, which also looks nice. Both are full of trichomes and smell like fruity candy as soon as you open the tent.

Gingobeaz We’re on the home stretch. The trichomes on the Ozark are actually already how I want them to be, mainly milky with a few transparent ones and a few amber-colored ones. There are still a few too many transparent ones on the Blue Zkunk. I think I’ll leave them for another week and then harvest them!

Gingobeaz Not much is happening here. The Ozark is ready, but unfortunately the Blueberry Zkunk is taking a while. Since I have to dry both of them together in the tent, I'm trying to find an acceptable time for both. I think I'll leave them for another 2-3 days and then take them down. The Ozark is a little too late for my taste and the Blue Zkunk a little too early. But that's how it is when you work with different genetics in one tent.

Gingobeaz And that's it! Today we harvested and did a little photo shoot. The buds look really good. They smell very fruity and sweet, and I'm excited to taste them and see what the dried buds are like.

Gingobeaz And that's it! Today we harvested and did a little photo shoot. The buds look really good. They smell very fruity and sweet, and I'm excited to taste them and see what the dried buds are like.