Gorilla Cookies Auto - First grow

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dk_grows Bent main stem on day 14 and again on day 20.

dk_grows Added custom wicking auto pot and continuing LST.

dk_grows VPD: 0.7 - 1.0 PPFD: ~550 DLI: ~40

dk_grows VPD: 1.0 - 1.3 PPFD: 630 DLI: 45 Keeping the humidity between 55-60% is a challenge but I added a 10L dehumidifier in the lung room and so far it's doing a good job. Still watering only with tap water from the bottom wicking pot but I top dressed the soil with small amount of seaweed extract powder (10 g) and phosphate rock (5 g) and hand watered a bit to let it penetrate. Flowers are starting to form but I think she's a bit slow and behind given her age. She's looking healthy to me though 😊!

dk_grows Same parameters as last week. I’m keeping PPFD/DLI at 630/45 since I’m not supplementing CO2, so there’s no reason to increase light intensity. I've also stopped most training. I only removed a few leaves that were blocking bud sites, along with some small sucker branches that weren't likely to develop. There's still a slight leaf tip burn, which has been present since early growth. Interestingly, it seems to fade as the leaves mature, so I'm not completely sure what's causing it. The initial soil mix was quite nutrient-rich, and I haven't been adjusting the pH of my tap water, which could be contributing.

dk_grows Same parameters as last week. On day 50 I top-dressed the soil again with seaweed extract powder (10 g) and rock phosphate (5 g). She has stretched quite a bit and is drinking a lot—around 2–3 liters per day. Trichomes have also started to appear on some of the bud sites 😁.

dk_grows Another week has passed! Not much to add, conditions have remained the same as in the previous weeks of flowering. One central branch has started stretching significantly for some reason and is now almost touching the lamp. However, I prefer not to raise the light since the rest of the canopy is more or less at the same level.

dk_grows Another week has passed! Not much has changed, and conditions have remained consistent with the previous weeks of flowering. I think she needs 3-4 more weeks, there are still a lot of white pistils. I also noticed what looks like a possible calcium deficiency, so I prepared 5 liters of water with some CalMag to help address it. I top watered with 2 liters and the rest went in the bottom reservoir. The buds are swelling nicely, trichomes are continuing to expand, she finished stretching, she's drinking less water now, and the smell is becoming stronger.

dk_grows Week 11 passed. Same flowering stage parameters, next week I'll lower the DLI back to 40. She’s not looking her best right now, she’s showing some deficiencies and I think she needs another 3 weeks more or less. If you guys have any idea what might be happening, feel free to leave a comment. I haven’t been feeding her much, only top-dressing with small quantities of powders. I think I should have added a bit more earlier, as she seems a little hungry now. I’ll let her go for now, she’s eating the lower fan leaves I left under the trellis net. Buds are getting larger, and the smell is really nice hard to describe, but very sweet, almost like honey.

dk_grows Week 12 passed. She’s definitely starting to fade now. Overall, the environment has stayed consistent, same VPD, temperature, and humidity as before. PPFD is set to 550 and DLI is around 40. I haven’t made any changes to feeding either, keeping things like last week. Buds continue to swell and are looking nice. The aroma is still very sweet, with that same honey-like and cookies note coming through stronger now. I hope to be able to harvesting her in the following 2 weeks.

dk_grows Week 13 passed. Same VPD, temperature, and humidity as before. PPFD is set to 500 and DLI is 36. I’ve only been watering with tap water. She’s getting there, buds continue to swell, but I’ve checked some trichomes here and there and most of them are still clear. I can see a bit of foxtailing happening, and she’s slowly dropping the remaining leaves. I’ll let her go for another week. I didn't take many pictures this time!

dk_grows Week 14, apologies for the super late update! Same VPD as before, with PPFD lowered to 450 and DLI back down to 30. On day 97, I checked the trichomes and there were still a few clear ones left, but I had to harvest her. I probably could have let her go for a few more days, but I knew I was going to be away during this final stretch, so I had to take her down.

dk_grows This was my very first grow ever, so it's hard for me to judge how it went, but I definitely think I made a few mistakes along the way. I didn't feed her much, and I probably ran into some pH issues too. The roots eventually reached the bottom reservoir, and I kept topping it up with unpHed tap water, so she kind of ended up transitioning into a semi-hydro setup without me really planning for it. I only had an airstone in the reservoir that was turning on/off every 15 minutes. I harvested her on day 97 and dried her in the same tent at around 60% humidity. Unfortunately, I had no way to bring the temperature down to around 15°C, it stayed between 21–24°C the whole time. After about 10 days, she was already dry. I could still smell a bit of that fresh-cut grass scent, so I'm guessing I may have lost some terps during drying. I trimmed her as best as I could, and the final dry weight came out to 138 grams. She’s curing now in glass jars, and I added a small humidity meter inside. So far it’s holding steady at 62%.