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stutch Off to a fairly quick start in life, with no abnormalities to report so far. Watering is done with an EC of 2.0 and a pH of 6.0 until some drain runs out of the pot.

stutch EC 2.35 PH 6.0 Drain: EC 1.44 PH 7.1 15.03.: nutrient solution increased to 3.5ml TA Grow 17.03. Autopot put into operation. 0.4g/L Epsom salt, 1ml/L TA CalMag, 3.5ml/L TA DualPart Grow Hard Water. PH always adjusted to about 5.6. The plant is growing even faster than my last record grow, I’m curious to see how long she can keep up this pace. I’m feeding at ~2.3 EC and about 6.0 pH. The runoff is sitting at around 1.4 EC with a pH of 7.1, which is a bit concerning. It’s likely due to leftover water from rehydrating the coco bricks, but the plant still looks great - so I’m not going to start watering at 5.6 pH just to chase the 'perfect' numbers. Next time, I’m definitely going back to pre-buffered coco. The mess isn’t worth the few bucks I saved. ______________________________________________________________ This plant is growing even faster than my last record grow, I’m curious to see how long she can keep up this pace. I’m feeding at ~2.3 EC and about 6.0 pH. The runoff is sitting at around 1.4 EC with a pH of 7.0, which is a bit concerning. It’s likely due to leftover water from rehydrating the coco bricks, but the plant still looks great - so I’m not going to start watering at 5.6 pH just to chase the 'perfect' numbers. Next time, I’m definitely going back to pre-buffered coco. The mess isn’t worth the few bucks I saved.

stutch Woche 3 geht los. Am Dienstag den 17.03. (Tag 14) ging es in den Autopot, die Nährlösung wird konstant in einem relativ hohen EC-Bereich gehalten. Der Drain war auch gegen Ende der händischen Bewässerung deutlich über dem Input PH, ist mir aber ehrlich gesagt egal da die Pflanze immernoch 100% gesund und munter aussieht. Wachstum ist äußerst stabil, schön gleichmäßig und mit ordentlich Geschwindigkeit geht es nach oben und in die Breite. Die Temperaturen sind etwas niedrig aufgrund des hohen Abstands zur Lampe, wollte dieses Mal aber einfach mal diesen Ansatz probieren und bis dato scheint es gut zu klappen. ________________________________________________________________ Week 3 is underway. On Tuesday, March 17th (Day 14), they went into the Autopot system, the nutrient solution is being kept constantly within a relatively high EC range. Even towards the end of hand-watering, the runoff was significantly higher than the input pH, but honestly, I don’t really care because the plant still looks 100% healthy and vibrant. Growth is extremely stable, it's pushing upward and outward with great uniformity and impressive speed. Temperatures are a bit on the low side due to the large distance from the light, but I wanted to try this approach this time around, and so far, it seems to be working well.

stutch Update am 29.03., Tag 26. Die Pflanze hat leicht verbrannte Blattspitzen, noch nichts worüber ich mir Sorgen mache. PH wird auf 5,6 abgesenkt sobald der Wert auf 5,9 ansteigt. EC konstant auf 2,4. Jeden Tag stecke ich die großen Sonnensegel etwas unter die kleineren Nebentriebe damit es ein schön ebenes Blattdach gibt, die Genetik tut aber auch von Haus aus alles dafür keine Weihnachtsbaum-Form zu kriegen. Sehr zufrieden aktuell, viel größer als meine Papaya Cookies im letzten Grow zum selben Zeitpunkt. 31.03. Tag 28 Nährlösung auf 1,9EC verdünnt da die Blattspitzen leichte Verbrennungserscheinungen haben. Kalium auf 200 mg/L erhöht und Stickstoff auf 180mg/L runtergefahren. EC war 2,3 und anschließend mit Leitungswasser verdünnt. _______________________________________________________________ Update March 29, Day 26. The plant has some slightly burnt leaf tips, but nothing I’m worried about yet. I’m lowering the pH to 5.6 as soon as it has risen to around 5.9. EC is holding steady at 2.4. Every day, I’m tucking the large fan leaves under the smaller side shoots to ensure a nice, even canopy. That said, the genetics are already doing a great job of avoiding that "Christmas tree" shape on their own. Really happy so far, she’s much bigger than my Papaya Cookies were at this stage in the last grow.

stutch The plant is growing like crazy. I lowered the EC from 2.4 to 1.9 because the leaf tips were getting a bit too pale. Otherwise, everything is running as usual. The growth is just insane, the plant's shape looks like it’s been trained and I haven’t done a thing. I’m a bit worried for the upcoming stretch, I think it might actually outgrow the tent. First world problems, just the way I like them! :)

stutch 09.04.2026, Tag 37: 83cm hoch. Im unteren Drittel des Zelts ist es ziemlich dunkel, ich werde aber noch etwa bis Tag 45 warten um sie nochmal ordentlichst zu entlauben. Mein Ziel ist möglichst gute Durchlüftung im mittleren Bereich der Pflanze zu kriegen, die meisten extrem erfolgreichen Grows scheinen lange allein stehende Blüten nach oben zu haben - das werde ich versuchen zu erreiche. PH Pen war mal wieder seit 6 Wochen nicht kalibriert, tatsächlicher PH im Reservoir war 5,2 statt wie gewünscht 5,6. Daher umgehend korrigiert und weiter gehts. ________________________________________________________________ 09. april 2026, day 37: 83cm large. The lower third of the tent is getting pretty dark, but I’m going to wait until around Day 45 to give her a heavy defoliation. My goal is to achieve maximum airflow in the middle section of the plant. Most high-yielding grows seem to feature long, standalone colas reaching upwards, and that’s exactly what I’m aiming for. I realized my pH pen hadn't been calibrated in 6 weeks. The actual pH in the reservoir was 5.2 instead of the targeted 5.6. I corrected it immediately - lesson learned. Moving forward!

stutch The plant is doing pretty well so far. For the past 1-2 weeks, I stopped adding CalMag since my tap water already contains over 119mg/L of calcium. However, the brown spots are telling me that was a mistake. I’ve now corrected it to 145mg and adjusted the magnesium accordingly using DualPart Bloom. The light is at its maximum height, and the plant has definitely outgrown my tent—and I absolutely love it. All those little tops reaching for the light are exactly what I was aiming for. I’m hoping they’ll all develop into thick, dense buds, leading to a solid harvest with minimal trimming work.

stutch Tag 51 insgesamt, Tag 2 von Woche 8. The plant has developed massive spots on the leaves, despite a 2-day flush with TA FlashClean I haven't quite managed to get it under control. I’m not sure if it's still a big problem. For the next run, I might try mixing tap water with distilled water to reduce the carbonate hardness and the necessary amount of pH down. But you never stop learning, and I guess most people would be happy to have such a plant in a small tent. Still, I want to get better at recognizing the needs of the little plant based on the leaves and adjusting accordingly. I don't know if it was due to the messed-up pH over the last 1-2 weeks, or the consistently high EC, a combination of both, or a general lockout from maybe too much pH down. It's a bit frustrating, but hey, I have a 98.5 cm tall bush in my tent that's going to yield a ton of weed :)

stutch Over the last few weeks, the appearance of the leaves has been getting worse and worse. In week 8, the water in my AutoPot reservoir spoiled within just 2 (!) days; the hoses were completely clogged with gunk from previous runs. I always cleaned them thoroughly between cycles, of course, but I was still able to push out a massive amount of sludge with a brush. It was a huge amount. I suspect I had some bacteria or something similar in the system - it definitely tested my patience. I’m not sure if the plant’s nutrient deficiencies are related to this. Additionally, to reduce phosphorus levels, I mixed 5 liters of distilled water with tap water to adjust the water hardness. Next time, I’ll do this right from the start; I’m done dealing with these kinds of problems. I just need to figure out how to manage the increasing amounts of water, as I’m tired of lugging all those bottles around. And honestly, I feel like a reverse osmosis system is a bit overkill for a hobby.

stutch Start of week 10. I can’t seem to get the watering under control, and the plant is losing leaves every day because it’s having some kind of issue. I’m fed up with it, so I’m just going to let it keep growing until the trichome color is right. Then I’ll harvest it, and for my next grow, I’ll definitely use organic fertilizer in the growing medium. Those few extra grams don’t justify the stress I’m putting myself through right now for such a small amount of weed.

stutch I neglected to calibrate the pH pen again, and instead of the 5.75 I initially measured, the reservoir actually read 5.36. Not cool, but it’s my fault again. And at least it happened toward the end of the cycle. Right now I’m figuring out when to harvest the plant; other than that, I’m done with this grow. Made too many mistakes again and didn’t learn anything from them, story of my life.

stutch I get the feeling the plant has picked up steam in the home stretch. It’s drinking a lot more water again, and the buds have gotten another little boost. The trichomes look good; I’ll most likely harvest them this weekend. Update: On day 80, I removed most of the leaves, just before the plant's “day” begins I’ll chop it and hang it up.

stutch I harvested the plant on day 81/82; to be honest, it looked like it would yield more weed. It came out to 171.1g, and even though that’s a lot, I was expecting a higher yield compared to my previous grow. But when I think back on the last few weeks and the nutrient issues, it’s still a very good result. The plant definitely grew extremely fast and tall; it smells good and is super sticky. For my next grow, though, I’ll do a better job of lollipopping—those little nuggets at the bottom were just too much of a pain.