Spring 2026 Grow

InsideAz Week 1: (2/28-3/7) *nutrients are slow release and given when potted into soil, not weekly* just water when dry (about 48 hours) Easy first week for these girls, all plants continues their grown and began pushing out their 3 leaf nodes. Bread ties are used to keep them from toppling over which usually happens during week 1 or 2 because of the top growth heaviest compared to the main cola. Only had 2 plants have issues with this (Trop Cherry R1 & Lovers Moon). Light was increased gradually from 20-30% through the week Temperatures maintained 73-75f and 50-65% rh Dechlorinated water for 24-48 hours and ph between 6.3-6.9 using citric acid. Been having trouble with gnats since day one, my guess is they were rooted in the soil I bought and in the future I will be playing around with the idea of “cleaning” my soil before use by running boiled water in it. For this grow I hope to maintain/ resolve the issue and will be finding other solutions like neem oil or fumigation. This grow will be a shorter veg than my typical 8-10 week veg cycle. Only running them for 6 weeks, mainly focusing on light penetration. 5 more weeks to go.

InsideAz Week 2: 3/8-3/14 (Nutrients were added to soil prior to planting. Nutrients shown in diary are not given weekly) Very 2nd week complete! The plants have doubled in size and started producing offshoots from the main cola already. Leaving them alone for the most part. Spray system installed this week for ease of watering. I still manually PH the dechlorinated water before watering. Light intensity gradually increasing from 30-37%ish Light twisting of the main cola later in the week

InsideAz Week 3: (3/16-3/22) Another easy week for the plants! Still being fed from their original soil mixture as the roots extend. Plants are about double in size and thickness again with longer branches breaking off of the main cola. All plants had 2 days with a bit of low stress training this week. Just twisting main cola to promote strength at the base. Plants bounced back nicely. Light intensity increased gradually throughout week. Somewhere are 42% light intensity by end of week. Water chlorinated and ph between 6.5-6.8 usong citric acid. Watering is every other day or every 2 days. Nice week will be similar with the training but will need to focus on tucking fan leaves for more optimal light penetration. No need to trim them up yet. Probably will get a top dress or tea in the next week or 2 for nutrient support before flipping to flower

InsideAz Week 4: 3/23-2/29 *nutrients included in diary are from original soil mixture, not given weekly * Finishing up week 4 with some impressive growth over the past week. Most plants have responded well to the continuous lst (main cola twisting) and leaf tucking, producing thicker and sturdier stems that are still pliable (: Defoliated for the 1st time on 2/29 along with more low stress training. Also my most aggressive training yet Photos per strain before and after the defoliation Light intensity was increased to about 47%+- Environment is 72-75f and 55-65%rh Water dechlorinated for 24-48hours and ph to 6.5-6.8 using citric acid Nutrient next week *TESTING A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR PESTS* Been having issues with gnats since day 1. The assumption is it came from my soil which was not cleaned before use (my bad). Also saw a small spider in there and a baby moth at one point. It’s hot in Arizona and it’s not uncommon to find these things hiding in the house or getting tracked in despite cleaning efforts. Either way, I’m using Rosemary and Eucalyptus essential oils in a humidifier inside the tent. Humidifier is auto set to 60% so the tent gets multiple fragrance fogs per day to deter pest. Going well within 2 days of use, will update next week.

InsideAz Week 5: 3/30-4/5 This week took a bit more work. Defoliation performed serveral times the week. Installed the trellis net a little preemptively, but most plants should be able to grow into it. Was running low on Earth Worm Casting so I had to spread it pretty thin on the top dressing Top dress given early on in the week:(each pot) 5 heavy tablespoon's Gaia Green 444 5 level tablespoons Gaia Green 444 10 ish tablespoons Wiggle Worm Earth Worm Castings Light intensity was gradually increased to about 50+%

InsideAz 4/6-4/19 (end of veg) Got too busy these last couple weeks to update. Mainly left them alone until, just watering when dry and moving branches around for light penetration Major defoliation 5/12 and 5/19 5/19-4/26 (1st week of flower) The plants have blasted through the first week of flower with some (Lovers Moon, Pine Tree Kush, Sour Lime Haze) getting way taller than expected. Threw some lst clips on the main cola tops on those plants to slow them down a bit while the rest of the plant stretches. Another major defoliation on 4/26. Lights been gradually increased to about 60-70% over the last 4 weeks Water every other day 5 gallons for 6 plants Dechlorinated and ph to 6.0-6.9 using citric acid Top dress 4/26 (each 5 gallon pot) 20-30 tablespoons earth Worm Castings 5 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 6 tablespoon Gaia Green 284

InsideAz Week 9: 4/27-5/3 (2nd week of flower) *nutrients included in diary are from original soil mixture or top dressed, not given weekly* find the most recent diary with the measurement details along with the date given Easy week just did some defoliation again towards the end of the week. Plants seem to be happy with their recent top dressing and Im happy to say we’re going into flower strong. By this point I hope they are done stretching, a couple plants (Lovers Moon and Pine Tree Kush) don’t play well with others, as they are overshadowing and bumping into their neighbors. Doing my best to allow good light penetration and airflow. Trust me when I say it’s organized chaos in this tent. From a top view it looks like a jungle but the side view showcases the light penetration (as good as I can get it without stressin) Currently there is 9 fans throughout this tent moving air around along with an external hose attached to and venting in air from another fan that blows fresh air into the grow room… also a portable ac unit in the room. Not all fans are set to high but the airflow is essential, I made a rookie mistake early in this grow (week 5ish) where I didn’t have fans blowing under my canopy and the top layer of soil started to mold. I was able to remove all the tainted top layer of soil before it became an issue. Light slowly increased to about 70% Water every other day with dechlorinated water ph to 6.3-6.9 using citric acid

InsideAz 5/3 -5/10 week 9 (3rd week of flower) 5/10-5/17 week 10 (4th week of flower) 5/17-5/24 Week 11 (5th week of flower) The buds are starting to look like real buds instead of cluster balls so I figured it was time for an update. Been a chill couple of weeks just increasing light (barely-80%), taking off leaves and adjusting fans. The girls haven’t been fed since 4/26 after the first week of flower. I’ve just been watering every other day which is when most of them get dry with the usual dechlorinated water ph between 6.5-6.9 using citric acid. Sometimes I’m right on time and sometimes the fan leaves are drooping a bit on the bigger plants (that require more water obviously). Tea was given 5/20 ingredients below Because of this I maintain a decent moisture level in the soil and have developed a pretty extensive gnat problem. The worst I’ve had so far. This week and next I’ll be applying food grade organic diatomaceous earth to try and combat these little mfs. I’ll keep whoever is reading this whole thing updated on how that goes haha. Tea given on 5/20 Tea: brewed for 24 hours 5 gallons dechlorinated water 25 ounces (Folgers can) Wiggle Worm Earth Worm Castings 3 tablespoons Gaia Green Rock Phosphate 3 tablespoons Down To Earth Kelp Meal 3 Tablespoons Down To Earth Alfalfa meal 3 tablespoons Wholesome Unsulphured Organic Black Strap Molasses Photos are from 5/18 beginning of week 5 in flower. A lot of color change happening later in the week Unfortunate update:5/21 The Sinmint cookies started growing seeds and hermaphing, it’s the one closer to the zipper on the tent which I leave cracked for airflow. The sun has been going down later and that room gets a bit of sunlight past it’s normal sleep time so it’s my bad. Was growing beautiful buds too but I couldn’t risk it tainting the other plants. Had to cut it down carefully to avoid pollen getting all over the place. It’s are and fans were cleaned

InsideAz 5/24-5/31 week 12 (6th week of flower) 5/31-6/7 week 13 (7th week of flower) Sorry for long breaks in between, I’m a busy guy but will always make time to update these diaries in such a way that is easily understandable of what’s going on with Full transparency of ingredients and methods used. So after week 5’s fiasco of the Sinmint Cookies hermaphroditism I did a follow up check on the plants during week 6. Seems as though some of the Bad Apple, Trop Cherry and I suspect Sour Lime Haze have developed some seeds. Trop Cherry and Bad Apple getting the worst of it. The buds look amazing still and they ARE NOT growing pollen sacks so they get to stay. I did notice one on the bad apple which was quickly plucked with a wet napkin. No problems in 2 weeks since then. Weirdly enough the Pine Tree kush, my problem child’s direct neighbor isn’t displaying any seed development. Plants were top dressed one last time middle of week six. Below is the mixture per pot 5 tablespoons Gaia Green 284 4-5 tablespoons Gaia Green 444 Very little Earth Worm castings as they were given in the tea recently. Lights have been increased to around 80% for the last bit of flower Water ever other day with dechlorinated water Ph to 6.5-6.8 using citric acid Temp is getting hotter but still within the vpd range for flower. About 78f and 40-50%rh *Updated in the bugs!!!* I never got around to using the diatomaceous earth. In the past I’ve noticed significant decrease in fungal gnats after giving my teas. Even though everything on the internet says not to give gnats molasses’s bc the love it, I think the thickness of the molasses combined with the amount of earth worm castings have a compound effect on the gnats. Where the molasses in the soil slows reproduction and maybe stunts the new bugs as they emerge from the eggs. I believe the earth worm castings creates such a thick layer on top of the soil when it gets dry it hardness too much for the flyers to get through. It’s just a theory but has given me consistent results since my first ever teas. Food for thought. But yeah I never had to use the diatomaceous earth, bugs were eradicated 100%. If you read all this check back next week I’ll have some beautiful flower photos for their week 8 of flower diary. Need to wrap the plants up soon as I have a vacation towards the end of this month and need time for drying and (ideally) a week to settle the buds Into their burping jars

InsideAz Finishing up this beauty with nearly 100% trichome cloudiness and this plant having a little amber development. She’s ready to go

InsideAz Week 8 of flower Finishing out the last week a little rushed, plant started really showing its fading this last week. Trichomes are mostly all cloudy and she looks ready it’s just a few days earlier than I would typically hope for…but I’m in a rush to process before a vacation so full trichome cloudiness will have to do. Can only hope it’s flushed enough. As stated before this one had seeds on once side that are very noticeable but I’m hopeful to salvage a lot of these buds.

InsideAz Week 8 of flower Finishing out the last week strong. Trichomes are FULLY cloudy 100%. Excreted to harvest these buds at peak potency with little larf. Trimming is going to be a pain. But dang, she looks good. She should win awards haha (:

InsideAz Week 8 of flower Finally putting this girl to rest this weekend. Trichomes are mostly cloudy and the fade has progressed nicely this week. Could go a few more days but I’m on a tight schedule this grow. Happy with the outcome even with my neglect on this plant this grow

InsideAz Week 8 of flower Description in strain portion Just starting fading out more this week, I hope it’s close to being done…there’s asome big ol fatties on these branches. Strong branches though

InsideAz I threw it away weeks ago to prevent seed spread. It only kind of worked. Luckily because it was shorter than most other plants the pollen sacks were developing well below bud sites on other plants