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Feingeist The ladies have been in the substrate for a week now. The move went well. Now let's see how the two develop.

Feingeist The lucky charms have developed splendidly. However, I wouldn't plant directly from the germination box into the "final" pot next grow, but rather transplant once or twice into intermediate sizes. Otherwise, everything is great. I'm using a humidifier from VIVOSUN, and it's working quite well so far. I do have to refill about 4 liters of distilled water every day, though. The humidity is slowly being lowered, so it will remain manageable. I water every 2-3 days, depending on how dry the soil is. 6 liters of nutrient solution were added this week. I'll keep you updated.

Feingeist In the 3rd week of growth, the ladies have developed really well. They have a bushy growth and have also been growing taller over the last 3 days. I'm curious if I can start the flowering phase by the end of next week.

Feingeist After I removed the large leaves in the middle of week 4, the ladies looked a bit bare. Now, at the end of week 4, they have recovered really well and are spreading out more thanks to LST. I'm going to add another week of veg and then initiate the flowering.

Feingeist By the end of the 5th veg week, the Dos Si Dos 33 grew to 45 cm. The Gushers was a bit "premature." It reached 55 cm. Since my tent is only 160 cm tall, I felt compelled to top the Gushers. I hope it wasn't too late for that. Otherwise, everything went as expected. The defoliation from the previous week was wonderfully tolerated. At the end of the week, the flowering phase will be initiated.

Feingeist The two ladies are developing wonderfully. Since I'm a bit limited in height, I decided to top the Gushers. I defoliated both plants for the second time towards the end of the week. They got too bushy and let in little light despite LST. I think it will work out. So far, it looks good. I'm curious about the second week of flowering, especially regarding the plant height.

Feingeist The second week of flowering ended successfully. I hope that the stretching is slowing down now. Beautiful flower formations are becoming visible. The ladies are now 70 cm tall. Unfortunately, my tent only measures 160 cm in height, so I had to reduce the distance to the lamp to 30 cm. I'm keeping an eye on that and will adjust the strength of the lighting if necessary. I'm very satisfied with the Airpots, but using them does lose about 10 cm in height since conventional pots aren't quite as tall. And the carbon filter in the interior unfortunately takes up space as well. However, since the government has set the goal of rolling back cannabis regulation, I'm still hesitating to purchase a more spacious tent. Well, I'll survive. 😜 Oh yeah, I replaced the humidifier with a dehumidifier today. As the flowering phase progresses, I will reduce the humidity accordingly.

Feingeist Midweek, I freed the ladies from some leaves. Otherwise, everything is going well. The buds are developing. The only thing that worries me a bit is the distance to the LED. I might actually have to switch to a bigger tent. It's fun to see how the buds develop every day. I'll keep you updated.

Feingeist The 4th week of flowering has come to an end. I'm very satisfied with the development. I stopped using Power Roots and replaced it with Power Buds. Additionally, I've added Green Sensation. The other conditions have remained the same. The height of the plants has hardly increased noticeably. The distance to the LED has stayed the same. Notably, the topped Gushers have formed many more shoots. Very pleasing. Now I'm actually thinking again about getting a taller tent, as topping has somewhat limited the vertical growth, and more shoots are being formed that will produce plenty of flowers. Let's see how it develops further.😎

Feingeist The 5th week of flowering went as expected. The buds are developing really well. The smell is slowly increasing. Thanks to my exhaust going outside, it stays relatively smooth in the basement. According to Plagron's growing schedule, I've stopped using PureZym. The focus should now be on the growth and maturation of the buds. In my opinion, this is working quite well. To support nutrient uptake during the flowering phase, I've raised the pH level of the nutrient solution a bit. All in all, everything is going according to plan. I'm looking forward to future insights into my growing project. 😃

Feingeist Nothing significant has changed in the past week. I've minimally reduced the humidity. Terra Blom has been raised to 5 ml/l. The ladies are doing quite well. I'll share pictures in the next few days. The little plants have to manage on their own for 5 days. I've automated the watering and hope everything works well. The only issue could be the humidity, as the dehumidifier only has a 2-liter capacity. According to my calculations, it should be full and shut off after 3 days. But 2 small fans and a higher air circulation rate should be enough to keep my grow on track. But as they say: no risk, no fun. I'll keep you updated. 😃

Feingeist My ladies have handled my 5-day absence well. They were taken care of by a homemade irrigation system with everything necessary. Since I programmed a minimal increase in humidity for dehumidifying, the water tank was only full after 4 days. That worked out pretty well. Apparently, the Dos Si Dos 33 is developing a bit faster. The change of the glassy trichomes to cloudy is picking up speed rapidly. There are already a few amber ones visible. The Gushers is lagging a bit behind. Both strains are listed with the same flowering time according to the description. Perhaps topping the main cola on the Gushers has caused a slight delay. That would make sense. Let's wait and see. I will report back.

Feingeist Everything is still going smoothly. I've put up a yellow sticky trap just to be safe. There's nothing stuck to it, which of course makes me happy. The aroma of the buds is getting more intense. I've now added plenty of odor neutralizers into the mix. You don't want to be sitting on the terrace in nice weather and letting half the world know what you're up to in the basement. ;) Today, on the 1st day of the 9th week of flowering, I've started flushing with neutral water. We're getting close to harvest. :)

Feingeist In the 9th week of flowering, I stopped all additional nutrients and only flushed with neutral water. As can be partly seen in the pictures, the plants are pulling the remaining nutrients from the leaves. The leaves of the Gushers are turning slightly purple, while those of the Dos Si Dos 33 are turning brown from the outside in. I remove the drained leaves, which also helps improve the airflow for my ladies. So far, everything looks good. When selecting the plants, I paid attention to having an equal flowering time. However, I get the impression that the Dos Si Dos is slightly ahead of the Gushers. The conditions are the same for both plants, though. Anyway, I will observe the development daily. When there is a sufficient amount of amber trichomes, I will harvest. I will report back.

Feingeist Now I'm curious to see what came out of it. I'm following up.

Feingeist I'm also curious about the final result here. I'll update on how it went after drying and curing.