Variegated Parmigiano

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 1 The Variegated Parmigiano is starting to settle into its initial vegetative phase 🌱 There is a slower but very structured growth, typical of variegated genetics, prioritizing stability over rapid expansion. The first leaves already show their characteristic color pattern, with lighter areas becoming defined as the plant gains energy and adapts its metabolism ✨ The internodes remain short and the structure is beginning to take on a compact and balanced shape. The root system continues to develop in a very stable environment, without stress and with controlled humidity to promote a solid foundation 💡 A gentle nutrition is maintained to avoid blockages, aiming to support without forcing the plant's natural rhythm. ⚡ EC: 0.5–0.6 💧 pH: 6.2–6.3 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 65–70% 💡 Light: PPFD 250–350 🔥 Note: In variegated genetics like this, the key is patience and stability: any excess can affect both growth and visual expression. We're continuing to grow strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 2 The plants continue to settle into the vegetative growth stage 🌱 Two specimens did not manage to develop due to excessive variegation, leaving us with 3 viable plants that show better adaptation and stability. The survivors maintain slow but healthy growth, with good structure and increasingly defined coloration patterns ✨ We keep soft parameters and light nutrition to avoid stress and promote stable development. ⚡ EC: 0.6–0.7 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 65–70% 💡 Light: PPFD 300–400 🔥 Note: In highly variegated genetics, the first weeks usually indicate which specimens really have the strength to continue developing. We keep growing strong 💪

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 3 The 3 plants continue to progress with good adaptation after being transplanted to their final pots 🌱 The vegetative development is gradually picking up pace, showing a balanced structure, healthy leaves, and better root expansion. The variegation patterns are continuing to define themselves without compromising the vigor of the surviving plants ✨ Soft parameters and moderate nutrition are maintained to encourage steady growth before starting the training work. ⚡ EC: 0.7–0.8 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 60–68% 💡 Light: PPFD 400–500 🔥 Note: The good adaptation to transplanting allows for planning the first apical pruning during this week, aiming for a more branched and productive structure for the following phases. We keep growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 4 The plant is responding perfectly to the apical pruning done last week 🌱✂️ After cutting the main apex, growth redistributes towards the lateral shoots, favoring a wider, more compact structure adapted to the available space in the cabinet. The recovery has been quick, with no signs of stress, and overall vigor continues to increase day by day. ⚡ EC: 1.0 - 1.2 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 55–62% 💡 Light: PPFD 500–600 🔥 Note: The apical pruning is starting to show its effects, with more uniform branching and multiple tips competing for dominance. The goal is to maintain a controlled height and make better use of the growing surface. The more variegated plant will continue its development outdoors to allow for freer growth, and it will undergo apical pruning and final transplant. We keep growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 4 The plant is responding perfectly to the apical pruning done last week 🌱✂️ After cutting the main apex, growth is redistributed to the side shoots, promoting a wider, more compact structure suited to the available space in the cabinet. Recovery has been quick, with no signs of stress, and overall vigor continues to increase day by day. ⚡ EC: 1.0 - 1.2 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 55–62% 💡 Light: PPFD 500–600 🔥 Note: The apical pruning is starting to show its effects, with more uniform branching and multiple tips competing for dominance. The goal is to maintain a controlled height and make better use of the growing surface. The more variegated plant will continue its development outdoors to allow for freer growth, and it will undergo apical pruning and final transplant. We keep growing strong 💪! Let's hope next week ends the same, it's the switch to 12/12.

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 2: The plant is perfectly adapting to the switch to 12/12 and is fully entering the transition phase towards flowering. The stretch remains active, but in a controlled manner, allowing all the tips to reach a similar height and forming an increasingly uniform canopy. The first flowering sites are beginning to multiply on each branch, while the upper nodes progressively compact. The structure created during growth shows its effectiveness, distributing energy among numerous main tips that are starting to define the plant's productive potential. ⚡ EC: 1.4 – 1.6 💧 pH: 6.2 – 6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 48–55% 💡 Light: PPFD 750–850 🔥 Note: The transition to flowering is developing very positively, with no signs of stress or nutritional blockages. The plant is responding vigorously to the new photoperiod and is starting to concentrate its energy on the formation of future buds. Maintaining a uniform canopy and good air circulation will be key to maximizing the upcoming weeks of stretching. We're still growing strong 💪

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 3 The stretch reaches its peak intensity and the plant continues to grow vigorously. The canopy finishes leveling out, the secondary branches catch up to the main ones, and the structure is set up to make the most of the light. The flowering sites are rapidly increasing at all the tips, while the demand for water and nutrients rises to support the strong pace of development and prepare for the start of fattening. ⚡ EC: 1.4– 1.5 💧 pH: 6.2 – 6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 45–50% 💡 Light: PPFD 850–950 🔥 Note: Week of maximum growth and consumption. Maintaining stable watering, balanced nutrition, and a uniform canopy will lay the groundwork for abundant flowering. We keep growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 4 The stretch is practically coming to an end after a week of spectacular growth, with an increase of about 30 cm. The canopy is fully formed and the buds are starting to gain volume, while the resin and aromas intensify. ⚡ EC: 1.5–1.6 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 42–48% 💡 Light: PPFD 900–1000 🔥 Note: This week I will do the lollipop to concentrate energy on the upper flowers and improve ventilation before the fattening begins. We're still growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 5 The stretch is over, and the plants are now focusing all their energy on flower development. The buds are starting to gain density, resin production is noticeably increasing, and the aromas are becoming more intense. After the lollipop, the canopy is cleaner and better ventilated, promoting uniform fattening. ⚡ EC: 1.5–1.6 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 42–48% 💡 Light: PPFD 900–1000 🔥 Note: I keep all parameters stable to encourage the start of fattening and for the flowers to develop their maximum potential. We're still growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 6 The flowering phase is entering its peak fattening stage. The calyxes begin to stack, forming more compact and heavier buds, while resin production noticeably increases, covering sugar leaves and flowers. The aroma intensifies every day, and the plant maintains a high demand for water and nutrients to support floral development. ⚡ EC: 1.6–1.7 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 40–45% 💡 Light: PPFD 950–1050 🔥 Note: I maintain balanced nutrition and a stable environment to encourage maximum bud fattening without causing salt buildup or stress on the plant. We're still growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 8 The flowering continues to progress, and the buds are gaining volume and density, showing a good accumulation of resin and an increasingly defined floral structure. The plant maintains a good presence of pistils and continues to develop the flowers, although this week a possible presence of thrips has been detected, so we need to closely monitor the leaves and the plant's evolution to prevent the pest from advancing and affecting the flowering. Week 7 could not be carried out due to the evacuation caused by the fires, so we are now resuming the follow-up, especially observing the plant's health status and maintaining stable conditions during this advanced flowering phase. ⚡ EC: 1.6–1.7 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 40–45% 💡 Light: PPFD 950–1050 🔥 Note: The priority at this stage is to maintain balanced nutrition and control the possible presence of thrips, regularly checking the undersides of the leaves and the evolution of the damage. The plant continues to form and fatten its flowers, so we remain attentive to every change to support the end of the flowering in the best possible way. We're still growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 9 The flowering continues to progress and the buds keep increasing in volume, density, and resin production. The flowers show an increasingly compact structure, and the pistils are progressively darkening and retracting, entering a more advanced stage of maturation. The plant maintains good development and continues to bulk up the flowers, while keeping an eye out for possible thrips presence to prevent them from affecting the final development. ⚡ EC: 1.6–1.7 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 40–45% 💡 Light: PPFD 950–1050 🔥 Note: Maintaining stable conditions, balanced nutrition, and constant vigilance of the plant will allow for continued bulking and properly support this advanced flowering phase. We keep growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 10 The flowering continues to progress, and the buds keep gaining volume, density, and an increasingly prominent amount of resin. The flowers have a compact and heavy structure, while the pistils continue to darken and progressively retract as maturation advances. The plant maintains a very healthy appearance and continues to develop and fatten the flowers. The resin production is especially visible, covering both the buds and the nearby leaves, as it slowly approaches the final phase of flowering. ⚡ EC: 1.6–1.7 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 40–45% 💡 Light: PPFD 950–1050 🔥 Note: We are entering an increasingly advanced phase of maturation, with very resinous buds and a structure that continues to compact. We continue to maintain stable conditions and monitor the evolution of the flowers to properly accompany the last weeks of the cycle. We keep growing strong 💪!

420DeepGrow 📆 Week 11 The two Variegated Parmigiano indoor plants are entering their final flowering phase, with very compact buds, loaded with resin and showing clear signs of ripening. The outdoor plant continues to progress at a good pace, although it has some spiky flowers. We continue to observe its evolution while the indoor ones approach the end of the cycle. ⚡ EC: 1.5–1.6 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Water: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humidity: 40–45% 💡 Light: PPFD 900–1000 🔥 Note: Indoor in the final phase and outdoor still in development, maintaining good resin production.

420DeepGrow 📆 Semana 12 Las dos Variegated Parmigiano de interior entran ya en la recta final, con los cogollos cada vez más compactos, pesados y cargados de resina. Los signos de maduración son cada vez más evidentes y se acercan al momento de la cosecha. La planta de exterior continúa avanzando y desarrollando sus flores, aunque mantiene algunos erizos en los cogollos. Seguimos observando su evolución mientras las de interior terminan de madurar. 💧 Master Piece: lavado de raíces 💧 pH: 6.2–6.4 🌡️ Agua: 19–21°C 🌫️ Humedad: 40–45% 💡 Luz: PPFD 900–1000 🔥 Nota: Cambio la nutrición por Master Piece para comenzar el lavado de raíces de las plantas de interior y afrontar estas últimas etapas antes de la cosecha. La exterior continúa su desarrollo, mientras las de interior terminan de madurar y aumentar la producción de resina. ¡Seguimos creciendo fuerte! 💪