Fat Banana Auto Biobizz Coco/Light/AllMx

GerHardGrows So here we are: the seed sprouted after three days and was effectively born on Christmas Day, 25th December. 25 Dec – Day 1 Sprouted! - Temperature: 23 °C - Light cycle: 18/6 - Light intensity: 25 % → 17 W (measured with Tapo app) - PPFD: ~180 - Humidity: 80 % 27 Dec – Day 3 - Temperature: 19–22 °C - Humidity: 70–80 % (Humid Pro set to 75 %, step 2) - Growth: healthy, slightly leggy - Added small amount of soil for stem support - Watered approx. 150 ml + light misting - Water contained very small traces of BioBizz Grow, Alg-A-Mic, and CalMag - pH: 6.1 - Measured plant height (before soil addition): ~7 cm - Approx. 3 cm of stem later buried in soil - Light distance: 30 cm - Light: 25 % → 17 W 28 Dec – Day 4 - Light distance: 28 cm - Light cycle: 19/5 - Added approx. 2 L additional soil, leaving seedling ~2 cm above soil surface - Soil mix: BioBizz Light Mix + ½ tsp rock dust + ½ tsp INOQ 1001 Mycorrhiza + Perlite + Vermiculite - First single-finger leaves started growing - Light watering - pH: 6.1 - Visible plant height after soil addition: ~2 cm - Estimated total stem length: partially buried, ~7–9 cm 29 Dec – Day 5 - Single-finger leaves continuing to grow - Overall condition: healthy, compact 30 Dec – Day 6 - Installed Vivosun AeroFlux W70 heater - Previous days: temperature occasionally dropped near 18 °C, avg around 20 °C, now with the heater I hope to achieve better conditions - Heater set to 24 °C - Humidifier set to 70 %

GerHardGrows WEEK 2 1 Jan 2026 – Day 8 - Single-finger leaves continue growing - Light increased to 50 % → 41 W (measured with Tapo app) - Light distance: 20 cm - PPFD: ~370 (Photone app, clip diffuser on Pixel 5) - Leaves reaching upward - Visible plant height above soil: ~5–6 cm 2 Jan – Day 9 - First two-finger leaves started growing - Length of single-finger leaves: ~3.5 cm each - Overall plant width (leaf span): ~8 cm - Temperature: 23 °C - Humidity: 70 % - Visible plant height above soil: ~6 cm - Estimated total stem length including buried section: ~10–13 cm 3 Jan - Day 10 - Leaves keep growing - humidity 75 % - added 1 L of water on the outside of the soil - Ph 6.1 - tiny amounts of Biobizz Grow, CalMag, Algamic, Bio Up - 2 drops of Bio Down as usual added to the water days before adding the fertilizer to get Ph right and as usual have to put some bio up in also (super annoying, looking forward to buy a 5 Jan - Day 12 - 8 cm high - 3-finger-leaves start taking shape - chlorophyl gets darker starts to fade into the bright green 1-finger-leaves - Humidity set to 65% - Temp. 23° - VPD ~1.0 kPa VPD - Leaves pointing downwards cause vewg in full start now (Turgor-Effekt) - pointed the humidifier away from the pot so the top soil can dry 6 Jan - Day 13 - Humid: 65% - Temp: 23° - kPa ~ 1.0 VPD

GerHardGrows 8 Jan. - Day 15 - first true five finger leave is formed! will turn light to 75% and give water tomorrow Had a happy little Accident, Phone fell onto the plant, right 1 finger leave was ripped so I cut off both 1 finger leaves and the seed leaves - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 10 Jan. - Day 17 - 5 Finger Leaves are fully developed - watered yesterday about 1 L (added Silic Rock by Plagron alltho it's non organic, let's see..) - 10 cm height - 18 cm wide leave span - Light set to 75% (69 w) - Full Spectrum Mode activated - 25 cm distance to canopy - ~450 ppfd - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 11 Jan. - Day 18 - next leaves form - 3rd node Side branches form - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 12 Jan. - Day 19 - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa

GerHardGrows Week 4 Veg 15 Jan – Day 22 She is in full vegetation beast mode now and starts showing early preflower development. - watered 2 L - pH 6.3 - no CalMag - no fertilizer - only a few drops of Alg·A·Mic - humidifier turned off - temperature raised to 24 °C - humidity ~65 % - VPD ~1.1 kPa - began training - leaf tucking - manual LST of the main stem 17 Jan – Day 24 - height ~15 cm - mild leaf tugging and manual LST - shoots growing strong and vigorous - day VPD 1.1–1.2 - night VPD ~0.9 - RH 60–65 % - night temperature 22 °C - day temperature 24 °C 19 Jan – Day 26 - humidity ~60 % - temperature 24 °C - VPD ~1.2 - light raised by 2 cm - height ~18 cm - lateral spread ~42 cm - removed 2 smaller fan leaves (improved airflow/light penetration) - watered 3 L - pH 6.3 (adjusted using ascorbic acid / vitamin C powder) - ~270 ppm nutrients added: - 1 ml Silic Rock - 2 ml Grow - 1.5 ml Bloom - 3 ml Alg·A·Mic - 1 ml CalMag - 1 ml TopMax 21 Jan – Day 28 - removed 2 fan leaves - removed 2 larger leaves from two shoots - removed 1 underdeveloped shoot 22 Jan – Day 29 - light distance ~21 cm - height ~22 cm - watered 2.5 L - pH 6.2 nutrients added: - Grow: 1.5 ml - Bloom: 1.0 ml - TopMax: 1.0 ml - Alg·A·Mic: 2.0 ml - CalMag: 0.5 ml - Silic Rock: 0.5 ml

GerHardGrows She continues to progress through at first very healthy with nice growth into pre-flowering phase, with noticeable changes and some stress signs slightly appearing. The pistils start to show, but shows early stress symptoms into the Week 6 especially in terms of LEAF HEALTH and WATERING. The signs of STRESS - hanging leaves - yellowing speckles Potential Causes of the Speckles: - physical stress from leaf tucking - high light intensity - didn't water frequent enough - dry back too much What do you think? You think it's a CalMag Issue? I added a bit of dolomite lime and rock flour, therefore I did not use much CalMag. Then added it once, maybe that was stupid overcompensation. Maybe not enough CalMag, maybe too much and Lock Out? I stopped giving CalMag tho and just watered more in beginning of week 6, we'll see. I had this problem in almost all of my grows so far and this time I can completely rule out a PH shift. This manifested mainly in WEEK SIX but the very first signs are shown in this WEEK 5. PLEASE COMMENT AND HELP ME! THANK YOU! 💚 Data: 23 Jan. - Day 30 - Light distance - height - Humidity - Temp 24° - VPD 1.2 25 Jan. - Day 32 - first Pistils show at main stem second top node! - height 24 cm - light changed to 100% (103 w) - light distance 30 cm - 500 - 580 ppfd - avg Humidity 57% - avg vpd 1.3, - temp. 24° 26 Jan. - Day 33 - watered 3,2 L - small amount of drain - 6.3 ph - 257 ppm - 55% humid - 24° temp - VPD 1.4 kPa - Grow 1,5 ml - Bloom 1,5 ml - AlgaMic 2 ml - Top Max 1 ml 28 Jan. - Day 35 - cut 7 leaves 29. Jan. Day 36 - stress signs - leaves seem to hang a bit - minor yellow orange speckles

GerHardGrows Day 37–42 After the first stress signals appeared at the end of week 5, - week 6 became mainly about observing and trying to understand what exactly was going on. The plant had - entered the early flowering phase and - pistils were developing, but the previously mentioned symptoms continued: - slightly hanging leaves - yellow/orange speckles appearing on some fan leaves At this stage I tried to analyze the possible causes. One factor could be mechanical stress from leaf tucking and defoliation, since I had removed several leaves shortly before the symptoms appeared. Another possible factor was light intensity. Around Day 32 I increased the light to 100 % (about 103 W) with around 500–580 PPFD at 30 cm distance, which might have been slightly aggressive for the plant right as it transitioned into early flower. Watering rhythm might also have played a role. Earlier in the grow I sometimes allowed the soil to dry back quite strongly before watering again. It is possible that the plant experienced temporary stress from uneven moisture levels in the root zone. Regarding nutrients, I also questioned whether this could be a CalMag related issue. Earlier I had added a small amount of dolomite lime and rock flour to the soil, which should normally supply calcium and magnesium slowly over time. Because of that I initially avoided adding much CalMag in liquid form. Later I added some CalMag once, which in hindsight might have been an overreaction. This raised the question whether the issue might actually be: - insufficient CalMag - temporary imbalance - or even a mild lockout At the beginning of week 6 I decided to stop adding additional CalMag and focus on stabilizing watering, allowing the soil biology and mineral sources to balance things out naturally. Despite the stress signals, the plant continued to grow and develop flowers, showing that the issue was not catastrophic but still something to monitor closely. Since this pattern has appeared in several of my previous grows, I’m particularly interested in understanding the underlying cause this time. If anyone reading this diary has experienced similar yellow speckles combined with slightly drooping leaves during early flower, I’d really appreciate your thoughts. 💚 Always happy to learn. FULL NOTES: 30 Jan. Day 37 - more speckles - still hanging leaves - soil still a tiny bit wet 31 Jan. - Day 38 - light bleaching and speckles continue, I don't know why - top soil is dry, sides too and at the bottom also (used the zipper to look) - light highth adjusted a few cm higher - watered 3 L - Grow 3 ml - Bloom 3 ml - Alg-A-Mic 6 ml - CalMag 3 ml - PH 6.3 - leaves still hanging 1 Feb. Day 39 GYM STRETCH TIME! - started training her with pipe cleaners and crop wire - temp 24° as usual - humidity 50 - 60% 3 Feb. Day 42 FULL BONDAGE MODE - leaves are hanigng - soil was very dry - watered 2.5 L no run off - PH 6.2 - Bloom 5 ml - Grow 2 ml - AlgAMic 5 ml - CalMag 2 ml - ~ 40 cm lateral spread - ~35 cm height (main stem is highest, I pull it down) - light distance changed down to 30 cm - ~ 500 ppfd - added more wire for training

GerHardGrows Day 43–49 The plant continued stretching into early flowering while the canopy remained wide thanks to the LST training setup. Multiple shoots were tied down to a wire frame attached to the tent posts, allowing light to reach most developing bud sites and keeping the structure fairly even. However, the leaf symptoms that started during the previous week were still present. Several fan leaves continued showing yellow/orange speckles, and the leaves occasionally appeared slightly droopy. Because similar symptoms had appeared in several of my previous grows, I started investigating the root zone more closely. After checking the runoff, I discovered a significant pH drift. The runoff measured pH 7.7, which was far higher than expected considering I had been watering at around pH 6.2–6.3. To correct the issue I decided to perform a large flush of the substrate. The first flush used approximately 30 liters of pH 5.0 water. After this initial flush the runoff pH had only dropped to around 7.3, which meant the medium was still strongly buffered toward the alkaline side. The following day I performed another flush with roughly 30 liters, bringing the total amount of water used to about 60 liters for a 15 L pot. After the second flush the runoff finally stabilized at around pH 6.9. The process took several hours and was honestly one of the most exhausting maintenance steps of the entire grow so far. Following the flush the plant was allowed to recover and the medium was left to stabilize before continuing with normal feeding. Some lower leaves continued to yellow while parts of the upper canopy developed a slight reddish coloration along the edges and stems. Despite the stress caused by the root zone imbalance and the heavy flushing, the plant remained vigorous and continued developing new shoots and flower sites across the trained canopy. At this point the main focus is to let the substrate stabilize again and carefully observe how the plant responds over the next days. NOTES: 6 Feb. - Day 45 - watered 4.2 L - PH 6.2 - Bloom 1,5 ml - Grow 1 ml - Alg·A·Mic 3 ml - no CalMag 10 Feb - Day 48 - run off after watering had PH 7.7 - flushed with 30 Liters of PH 5.0 water - run off achieved 7.3 PH - took me 5 hours. 11 Feb - another 30 liters flushed - end PH 6.9

GerHardGrows Keeps recovering from the flush and the Alfalfa seeds I planted to rebuild soil microbial life and add nitrogen for chlorophyl production so the leaves get green again will show it signs mostly in the next week, this here still a bit mixed but looks fine. Only a few notes wer taken over the week: 16 Feb. - Day 53 - Alfalfa grew nicely - Shoots grew higher - Bottom Leaves get yellow - top leaves get red hue at the leaf sides - stem gets red 17 Feb. - Day 54 - watered 4 liters - PH 5.5 - 4ml Bloom - 2 ml Grow - 2 ml Alg-a-Mic - red around the leaf edges is getting more and spreads to all top leaves

GerHardGrows Week 9 - Feb 19 – Feb 25 Plant is still recovering from flush. 20 Feb. - Day 57 - watered 4 L PH 6.2 - Grow 8 ml - Alg-A-Mic 12 ml - Bloom 12 ml - CalMag 2.5 ml - added top soil Light_Mix - added tiny amount of Mykrorhyza - added new Alfalfa Seeds 24 Feb. - Day 61 Leaves getting better after stabilizing soil post Flush. - watered 4 L PH 6.2 - Grow 8 ml - Alg-A-Mic 11 ml - Bloom 11 ml - CalMag 2.5 ml

GerHardGrows Still Re-establishing chlorophyl production after flush while flowering is also in full swing and the whole plant seems healthy again. Random diary entry: 28 Feb. - Day 65 - watered 4,2 L - PH 6.3 - 2,5 ml CalMag - 6 ml Grow - 10 ml Algamic - 12 ml Bloom

GerHardGrows Buds keep ripening. Purple color is spreading. First trichomes sighting. Random day entry of the Week: 11 March - Day 77 - 2 ml CalMag - 2 ml Grow - 4 ml Algamic - 10 ml Bloom - 8 ml Overdrive Booster - 4 L - PH 5.5

GerHardGrows Buds ripening, trichomes ripening takes long this time, see you next week. Flush was quite a set back I guess because this Strain should be done by now. :D Random Watering day of the week: 16 March watered - 3 L - calmag 2 ml - grow 1 ml - bloom 8 ml - algamic 2 ml - 4 ml overdrive - PH 5.7

GerHardGrows Watching the ripening of the Trichomes daily because this took quite a long time to do so! I started watering her with inly PHed water at the end and let her dry 3 days, normal watering last time was I guess: 20 march watered - 3 L - PH 5.7

GerHardGrows 24 March - Day 90 HARVEST TIME! Wet trimming of all bigger leaves, cut off every shoot and hung in grow tent with the oscillating fan on Level 4 blasting upwards, dehumidifier outside of the tent set to 50 %. (Inside humidity doesn't go above 5% of the set humidity outside.) Exhaust kept at Level 6. 90 DAYS was a LONG Journy with this Autoflower. She smells very much like Red Bull and has a Banana Stem Rub smell. Last time I grew them ONE of them had the Red Bull Smell and the other two where more like green Bananas, honey and with a tropical, fruity touch. I just LOVE the smell. Maybe I should try the photoperiodic version at some point.