DogDoctorOfficial # Purple Haze by Zamnesia | Pheno A ๐ฑ๐
## Germination Week | The First Notes of a Classic
Hello GrowDiaries family! ๐๐ฑ
Welcome to another new journey.
As some of you may have noticed, I've recently adjusted the way I document my grows. With the current photo limitations on GrowDiaries, each phenotype now receives its own dedicated diary rather than sharing a single journal with its sisters.
This allows me to continue documenting every stage of development in as much detail as possible while selecting the best photographs from each week.
The objective remains exactly the same as always:
To create a complete educational record from seed to harvest while sharing observations, successes, mistakes, lessons learned, and everything in between.
Today, we begin following Purple Haze Pheno A.
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## A Name That Carries History
Some cultivars arrive quietly.
Others arrive carrying decades of history behind them.
Purple Haze is one of those names that almost every grower has heard at some point in their journey.
Whether through cultivation, cannabis culture, music, or simple curiosity, Purple Haze has earned a place among the most recognizable names in the community.
And now it's time to see how this particular phenotype chooses to tell her story.
For this run, we're following Purple Haze from Zamnesia Seeds, cultivated under a 12/12 from seed schedule from the very first day of life.
A method that is a little different from what most growers choose, but one that has become part of my own cultivation style over time.
Throughout this diary, I'll do my best to explain not only what I'm doing, but also why I'm doing it, allowing anyone interested to follow the process from beginning to end.
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## Germination Using the Cannakan System
To begin this run, I used the Cannakan germination system.
The concept is simple and practical.
The container is divided into separate chambers, allowing multiple cultivars to be germinated simultaneously while remaining properly organized and labeled.
The seed was placed inside using only plain water.
No nutrients.
No additives.
No stimulants.
Just water.
Within approximately 24 hours a healthy taproot had already emerged and the seed was ready for the next stage.
Simple.
Clean.
Effective.
Exactly what we hope to see.
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## Why Only Water?
One question that often appears during germination is:
"Why not feed the seed immediately?"
The answer remains simple.
The seed already contains everything required for its first stage of life.
Nature packed all the energy reserves necessary for root development and early growth long before we ever became involved.
At this stage, I prefer allowing the seed to do exactly what it was designed to do.
The objective is not to feed the plant.
The objective is simply to wake it up.
Water is enough.
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## First Experience Using Coco Starter Plugs
This run also marks my first experience using coco starter plugs.
The plugs were fully hydrated and then gently squeezed to remove excess moisture while maintaining a healthy balance between water retention and oxygen availability.
Once germinated, the seed was carefully inserted into the plug and placed inside a humidity dome.
The dome remained useful for only a short period.
Within less than 24 hours the seedling had already emerged and was ready for the next step.
At that point, she was transplanted directly into a small container filled with Plagron Lightmix.
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## Environmental Conditions
Environmental conditions remained intentionally simple and stable.
Temperatures remained around 26โ27ยฐC.
Humidity was maintained between approximately 65โ70% using a Spider Farmer humidifier.
Rather than keeping seedlings inside extremely humid conditions for extended periods, I personally prefer introducing them relatively early to the environment they will actually experience throughout their life cycle.
The objective is adaptation rather than dependence.
Airflow remained extremely gentle.
Just enough movement to keep the air fresh without creating unnecessary stress.
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## Lighting
Lighting during germination remained intentionally soft.
Young seedlings simply do not require intense light levels yet.
The goal is healthy establishment rather than aggressive growth.
Once properly established, this girl will move under the Future Of Grow Black Series 600W full-spectrum LED system where the next stage of development begins.
For now, healthy beginnings remain the priority.
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## First Observations
Everything has progressed exactly as hoped so far.
Fast germination.
Healthy taproot.
Strong emergence.
Healthy color.
Good vigor.
And perhaps most importantly:
A strong beginning.
At this stage every phenotype is still an unwritten story.
And honestly, that's one of the most exciting parts of growing.
No matter how many seeds we start, every plant still carries a little mystery inside.
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## Looking Ahead
Over the coming weeks we'll follow Purple Haze Pheno A through its early stages of development and beyond.
We'll explore:
- Root establishment
- Early structure
- Environmental management
- Watering practices
- Light intensity
- Growth observations
- And whatever unique characteristics this phenotype decides to reveal
Because every journey begins with a seed.
And every seed deserves the opportunity to tell its story.
Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the genetics, Plagron for the substrate and nutrition, Future Of Grow for the lighting, and everyone joining along for another seed-to-harvest adventure.
Grower's Love everyone. ๐ฑ๐
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Used method
Other
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
4mo ago
1/30
3.5 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
230 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
21 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.75 liters
Watering Volume
600 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 4
Terra Grow
1 mll
Pure Zym
1 mll
Sugar Royal
1 mll
DogDoctorOfficial Purple Haze Auto by Zamnesia ๐๐ฑ
Week 1 Vegetation | Finding Her Rhythm
Hello GrowDiaries family! ๐๐ฑ
Welcome back to another week of this seed-to-harvest adventure.
Today weโre looking at Purple Haze Auto โ Pheno A, one of the girls sharing the room with the rest of the current project and already showing some very promising early development.
As with the other cultivars in this run, the objective remains simple:
Create a complete and honest record from seed to harvest while documenting not only the successes but also the small variations that make every phenotype unique.
And during this first week, Purple Haze A has already started showing a little personality of her own.
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Settling Into Her Final Home
Like all plants in this project, Purple Haze A was transplanted directly into her final 15-liter container filled with Plagron Lightmix.
Because this entire run follows a 12/12-from-seed approach, I prefer giving the roots their final destination immediately rather than introducing additional transplant events later.
The reasoning is simple.
Every day matters when growing under a shortened photoperiod.
By avoiding future transplants, the plant can dedicate its energy toward root expansion and vegetative development from the very beginning.
The goal is uninterrupted momentum.
And so far, she seems very happy with the arrangement.
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Environment
Environmental conditions remained identical to the rest of the garden throughout the week.
๐ก๏ธ Day Temperature: 27ยฐC
๐ Night Temperature: 25ยฐC
๐ง Humidity: 55%
๐ฑ Root Zone Temperature: 21ยฐC
โ๏ธ COโ: Approximately 600 ppm
Lighting was provided by the Future Of Grow Black Series LED system at approximately 350 PPFD under a 12/12 light schedule.
At first glance, 350 PPFD may seem relatively strong for a young seedling.
However, because these plants only receive 12 hours of light each day, total Daily Light Integral (DLI) remains significantly lower than what would be delivered under an 18/6 schedule.
The objective is to allow seedlings to adapt early to stronger light levels while still maintaining a safe and balanced daily light exposure.
So far, Purple Haze A appears to be responding extremely well.
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Nutrition
The first irrigation consisted only of water, allowing the seedling to establish itself naturally within the fresh substrate.
A few days later, a very gentle feeding program was introduced consisting of:
โข Plagron Terra Grow
โข Plagron Power Roots
โข Plagron Pure Zym
โข Plagron Sugar Royal
All applied at light concentrations appropriate for young plants.
At this stage the focus remains root development rather than aggressive top growth.
Healthy roots first.
Everything else follows.
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First Week Observations
Purple Haze A delivered a very enjoyable first week.
During the earliest days, some of the leaf development appeared slightly quirky and uneven, which is not uncommon during the seedling stage. Young plants often produce small irregularities while they establish themselves, and most of the time they quickly grow through them.
Thatโs exactly what happened here.
As the week progressed, growth became increasingly symmetrical and vigorous.
New leaves emerged rapidly.
Color remained healthy.
Leaf posture stayed positive.
And by the end of the week she rewarded us with beautifully formed three-finger leaves.
One of my favorite observations was how โawakeโ she looked throughout the week.
The leaves consistently displayed that upward praying posture growers love to see, suggesting she was comfortable with both the environment and the light intensity being provided.
Nothing dramatic.
Nothing complicated.
Just a young plant doing exactly what a healthy young plant should do.
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Looking Ahead
Week one was all about establishment.
Roots exploring fresh substrate.
The plant adapting to its final container.
Early nutrition beginning to support new growth.
And Purple Haze A gradually transforming from a small seedling into a young vegetative plant.
The slightly quirky first leaves have already begun giving way to more defined growth, and the appearance of those strong three-finger leaves suggests sheโs settling into her stride nicely.
The real fun begins from here.
Over the coming weeks weโll continue following her structure, vigor, and whatever unique Purple Haze traits decide to reveal themselves along the way.
For now, sheโs healthy, growing steadily, and looking very comfortable in her new home.
A fantastic start to Week 1.
Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the genetics, Plagron for the substrate and nutrition, Future Of Grow for the lighting, and everyone following along on another seed-to-harvest adventure.
Growerโs Love everyone. ๐ฑ๐๐
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
Transplantation
Technique
2
Week 2. Vegetation
4mo ago
1/30
9 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
450 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
20 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.8 liters
Watering Volume
600 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 4
Terra Grow
1.8 mll
Pure Zym
1 mll
Sugar Royal
1 mll
DogDoctorOfficial Week 2 - Purple Haze Pheno A ๐๐ฟ
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another update from the 8ร8 Adventure!
For anyone joining for the first time, this project follows multiple Zamnesia cultivars grown side-by-side under a 12/12-from-seed schedule. Each phenotype is documented individually so we can follow every plantโs unique journey from germination all the way through harvest.
This week weโre checking in on Purple Haze Pheno A.
And honestly?
Sheโs making it very difficult not to smile every time I walk into the room.
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Week 2 Overview
The entire room continues progressing beautifully as the plants establish themselves after transplant and settle into their final containers.
Environmental conditions remained stable throughout the week:
โข Light Schedule: 12/12
โข Day Temperature: 27ยฐC
โข Night Temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative Humidity: 55%
โข Solution Temperature: 20.1ยฐC
โข Substrate Temperature: 21ยฐC
โข COโ: Ambient (~600 ppm)
Lighting intensity was gradually increased to approximately 370 ยตmol/mยฒ/s during the week.
Watering schedule:
โข Day 8 โ 250 ml
โข Day 11 โ 250 ml
Week-ending nutrient values:
โข EC: 0.9 mS/cm
โข pH: 6.0
Current feeding schedule:
โข Terra Grow โ 1.8 ml/L
โข Pure Zym โ 1 ml/L
โข Power Roots โ 1 ml/L
โข Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
The entire garden appears to be responding extremely well to the current environment.
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Purple Haze Pheno A โ A Lesson in Consistency
Some plants attract attention because theyโre unusual.
Others stand out because theyโre quirky.
And then there are plants like this one.
Plants that simply do everything right.
From the moment this seedling emerged, Purple Haze Pheno A has been one of the most consistent plants in the entire project.
Every week she arrives with the same message:
โIโm healthy. Iโm growing. Everything is under control.โ
As growers, we often spend time discussing problems, mutations, deficiencies, or unusual traits.
But there is also something beautiful about a plant that simply executes perfection day after day.
And thatโs exactly what this phenotype is doing.
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Loving the Transplant
One of the biggest observations this week was how comfortably she settled into her new home.
The transplant appears to have been received exceptionally well.
There was no visible hesitation.
No slowdown.
No stress response.
Instead, she immediately continued pushing forward with vigorous new growth.
The leaves expanded.
The structure strengthened.
The overall plant simply became larger and more confident.
When a transplant goes smoothly, the difference can often be seen within days.
This week was a perfect example of that.
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The Birdโs-Eye View
Several of this weekโs photographs were captured from directly above the canopy.
And honestlyโฆ
Those images tell the entire story.
Looking down from above, this phenotype is remarkably balanced.
The leaf spacing is uniform.
The growth pattern is symmetrical.
The center growth is developing evenly.
The overall structure feels organized and intentional.
Sometimes a top-down photograph reveals things that side profiles donโt show.
In this case, it revealed something very simple:
A beautifully built young plant.
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Big Leaves, Big Potential
One thing that immediately stands out with this phenotype is leaf development.
For this stage of growth, the fan leaves are impressively sized.
The plant is building a strong solar panel network early in life, capturing and converting light efficiently as growth accelerates.
Healthy leaves are often one of the clearest indicators of overall plant health.
And these leaves look fantastic.
Large.
Clean.
Well-formed.
And positioned perfectly to continue driving vigorous growth moving forward.
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Color and Vigor
The color this week deserves special mention.
The foliage carries a rich, vibrant green tone that reflects excellent health and strong nutrient uptake.
Nothing appears forced.
Nothing appears excessive.
The plant simply looks comfortable.
The kind of healthy green that growers love seeing when opening the tent.
Combined with the upright posture and vigorous growth, it creates an overall impression of a plant that is thriving rather than merely surviving.
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Building a Strong Foundation
At this stage, the most important work is happening beneath the soil surface.
While the visible growth naturally attracts attention, the root system continues expanding throughout the container.
The goal during these early weeks is simple:
Build the strongest foundation possible before flowering development begins.
Every healthy leaf.
Every new node.
Every centimeter of growth.
All of it contributes to what this plant will ultimately become later in the cycle.
And right now, Purple Haze Pheno A appears to be building that foundation exceptionally well.
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Room Life
Beyond the plant itself, this weekโs photos captured some of the everyday details that help tell the story of the garden:
โข Whiteboard tracking and planning
โข Calendar documentation
โข Room-wide environmental views
โข Daily grow operations
โข Equipment monitoring
โข Nutrient management
Good gardens arenโt built only through watering and feeding.
Theyโre built through consistency.
Documentation.
Observation.
And paying attention to details over long periods of time.
The calendar and whiteboard continue playing an important role in helping keep the project organized as more and more plants progress through the adventure.
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Mr. Baggy Report
Mr. Baggy was once again observed conducting routine inspections.
Current duties include:
โข Quality control
โข Plant supervision
โข Environmental monitoring
โข Photography assistance
โข Looking adorable while contributing very little actual labor
His contract has been renewed for another week.
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Looking Ahead
Over the next week I expect to see:
โข Continued canopy expansion
โข Larger fan leaf development
โข Increased stem thickness
โข Stronger root establishment
โข Accelerated vegetative growth
โข Further expression of phenotype-specific traits
If she continues at this pace, Purple Haze Pheno A could become one of the structural standouts of the entire room.
Sheโs already making a compelling case.
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Final Thoughts
Week 2 has been another excellent week for Purple Haze Pheno A.
She loved the transplant.
She continues displaying outstanding vigor.
The leaf development is exceptional.
The structure is beautifully balanced.
And the overall health of the plant is difficult to fault.
Some plants surprise us.
Some plants challenge us.
And some plants simply remind us what healthy growth looks like.
Right now, Purple Haze Pheno A belongs firmly in that last category.
Healthy.
Balanced.
Vigorous.
Beautiful.
Exactly what every grower hopes to see.
A huge thank you to everyone following along and supporting this project.
Special thanks to Zamnesia, Plagron, Future of Grow, and all partners helping make this adventure possible.
And as always, thank you to the community for joining me on this journey from seed to harvest.
Growers Love and see you all next week for another update from the 8ร8 Adventure.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
3
Week 3. Vegetation
3mo ago
1/30
15 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
650 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
20 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.9 liters
Watering Volume
666 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 6
Terra Grow
1.8 mll
Pure Zym
1 mll
Sugar Royal
1 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ฑ Week 3 | Purple Haze Photo | Folder 6A | Building the Foundation
Every phenotype tells its own story, and this Purple Haze is beginning to reveal exactly the kind of structure I was hoping to see. Looking back at the photographs from the beginning of the week and comparing them to where she stands today, the progress has been remarkable. The increase in leaf size, stem thickness, and lateral branch development shows that the plant has settled comfortably into her environment and is now entering a period of rapid vegetative growth.
This diary is part of my Project Blue series, where every plant receives its own individual journal. Although they all share the same environment, nutrition, and cultivation method, documenting each phenotype separately allows me to observe the subtle differences that make every plant unique. Two seeds from the same pack can behave very differently, and thatโs exactly what makes growing from seed so fascinating.
Like every plant in this project, Purple Haze is being grown using the 12/12 From Seed method. Instead of giving the traditional vegetative light schedule, the plants receive a flowering photoperiod from the moment they emerge. This technique keeps the plants compact while still allowing them enough time to develop a strong structure before flowering naturally takes over. Itโs an approach I enjoy because it produces efficient, manageable plants while still allowing each phenotype to express its personality.
Throughout the week the environment remained extremely stable, providing the consistency young plants need to thrive.
Environmental Conditions
โข Day temperature: 27ยฐC
โข Night temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative Humidity: 55%
โข Root Zone Temperature: 21ยฐC
โข Nutrient Solution Temperature: 20ยฐC
โข pH: 6.0
โข EC: 1.3
โข COโ: approximately 666 ppm
โข Light Schedule: 12/12
โข Average PPFD: 600โ700
Maintaining these parameters allows the plants to dedicate their energy to healthy growth rather than constantly adapting to environmental fluctuations.
Feeding Schedule
This week the nutrition remained focused on root establishment and balanced vegetative growth using the Plagron Terra line:
โข Terra Grow โ 1.8 ml/L
โข Power Roots โ 1 ml/L
โข Pure Zym โ 1 ml/L
โข Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
The goal isnโt to push maximum growth as quickly as possible but to encourage strong, healthy development while building a vigorous root system capable of supporting heavy flowering later in the cycle.
A Beautiful Structural Evolution
The difference between the first photographs of the week and the last ones is immediately noticeable.
The stem has thickened considerably, becoming sturdy enough to support future flower production without any assistance. Internodal spacing remains tight, creating a compact plant with multiple future flowering sites already beginning to establish themselves.
The leaves are broad, flat and richly coloured, showing no signs of nutrient deficiencies or environmental stress. New growth emerges with a healthy lighter green before maturing into the darker foliage characteristic of vigorous vegetative development.
Perhaps the most exciting change is the development of the secondary branches. Each node is now pushing strong lateral shoots, giving the plant a naturally symmetrical structure that should translate into an even canopy during flowering.
Why Iโm Using Leaf Tucking Instead of Defoliation
One of the techniques Iโve been using throughout the week is leaf tucking.
Rather than removing healthy fan leaves, I simply tuck them underneath neighboring branches to expose the developing shoots hidden beneath the canopy.
This offers several advantages:
* More light reaches the lower branches.
* Airflow improves naturally.
* The plant keeps all of its solar panels, allowing maximum photosynthesis.
* No recovery time is required because nothing is removed.
Young plants need every healthy leaf they can keep. Fan leaves are the engines that drive growth, so whenever possible I prefer repositioning them instead of cutting them away. Defoliation can always come later if it becomes necessary, but at this stage gentle canopy management is more than enough.
Looking Ahead
Purple Haze is quickly becoming one of the strongest structured plants in the room. She has responded beautifully to the stable environment, balanced nutrition and simple canopy management. Every day sheโs producing more side branches, larger leaves and a noticeably thicker main stem.
If she continues at this pace over the coming weeks, she should enter flowering with an excellent framework capable of producing an even canopy and plenty of well-positioned bud sites.
Sometimes the best training isnโt about bending, topping or cuttingโitโs simply about giving the plant everything it needs and then getting out of its way.
A huge thank you to Plagron, Zamnesia, GrowDiaries, and everyone following this Project Blue adventure. Mr. Baggy made his usual inspection this week and left with a big smile. According to him, Purple Haze has officially entered her โfuture forestโ phase, and judging by the way sheโs growing, itโs hard to disagree.
Growers Love ๐ฑ๐๏ธ
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
LST
Technique
4
Week 4. Vegetation
3mo ago
1/30
45 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
33 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
675 PPM
TDS
63 %
Air Humidity
26 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.9 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 6
Terra Grow
1.8 mll
Pure Zym
1 mll
Sugar Royal
1 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze Photo A โ Week 4 | Preparing for Gravity-Fed Growth
Every grow has one plant that quietly starts telling you a story before flowering even begins.
Purple Haze A is becoming exactly that.
Growing under the same Future of Grow LED, receiving the same PPFD, sharing the exact nutrient recipe, environmental conditions and care as every other plant inside the tent, she has decided to express herself in a completely different way.
Instead of remaining compact, she has embraced her sativa heritage and is already showing the elegant structure Purple Haze is famous for.
Longer internodes.
Large healthy fan leaves.
Fast vertical growth.
Strong side branching.
Exactly the characteristics we hoped to see.
This diary is part of my ongoing 12/12 From Seed Challenge, documenting every step exactly as it happens. No shortcuts, no hidden techniquesโjust honest observations from a home grower enjoying the journey one day at a time.
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๐ฑ Week 4 Development
This week was all about preparing for the next big milestone.
Purple Haze continued building an exceptionally strong root system while producing vigorous new shoots across every node.
The leaves are deep green, beautifully flat and reaching toward the light, showing excellent nutrient uptake and a very healthy metabolism.
Stem thickness has increased noticeably, giving plenty of confidence that sheโll easily support future flower production.
The spacing between branches also makes her an excellent candidate for training later, allowing light to penetrate naturally through the canopy.
Sometimes you can already tell a plant has personality long before flowers appear.
This one certainly does.
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๐ฟ Time for AutoPot
This week also marks another exciting step.
Purple Haze A will soon become one of the plants running on my AutoPot system.
Since every plant in this project receives identical lighting, nutrients and environmental conditions, this creates a great opportunity to observe one important variable:
Top watering versus gravity-fed irrigation.
Rather than trying to prove one method is universally better, I simply enjoy comparing different growing styles under the same conditions and documenting the results honestly.
That is one of the things I love most about this hobby.
Every grow teaches something new.
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๐ง What is an AutoPot?
For anyone discovering these diaries for the first time, AutoPots are a completely passive irrigation system.
There are:
โ No pumps
โ No electricity
โ No timers
Instead, everything works using gravity.
A nutrient reservoir sits slightly higher than the pots, allowing the solution to flow naturally through the tubing.
Inside each tray sits the heart of the system:
The AquaValve
The AquaValve is an ingenious little mechanical valve.
When the tray becomes empty, the valve opens and allows fresh nutrient solution to flow in.
Once the tray reaches the correct water level, the valve automatically closes.
The plant then drinks exactly what it wants.
Only after the tray is empty again does the cycle repeat.
Because the substrate experiences a natural wet-dry rhythm while always having nutrients available when needed, roots tend to develop extremely well.
Healthy roots often translate into healthier plants.
At least, that has been my experience.
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๐ฟ Why I Enjoy Growing with AutoPots
Every grower eventually finds methods that simply fit their style.
For me, AutoPots offer several advantages:
โข Consistent moisture around the root zone
โข Reduced daily watering workload
โข Excellent oxygen availability inside the substrate
โข Stable nutrient delivery
โข Very vigorous vegetative growth
Perhaps most importantlyโฆ
They let me spend more time observing the plants instead of carrying watering cans every day.
And honestly, watching the AquaValve quietly doing its job never gets old.
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๐ Week 4 Environment
โข Week 4 โ Vegetation
โข Height: 25 cm
โข EC: 1.35
โข pH: 6.1
โข Temperature: 33ยฐC Day / 25ยฐC Night
โข RH: 63%
โข COโ: 639 ppm
โข Light Schedule: 12/12
โข Water consumption: approximately 1.1 L per plant every 24 hours
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๐ฟ Feeding Schedule
This week the nutrition remained simple and balanced using the Plagron Terra line.
โข Terra Grow โ 1.8 ml/L
โข Power Roots โ 1 ml/L
โข Pure Zym โ 1 ml/L
โข Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โข pH Plus โ 0.03 ml/L
โข Lemon Kick โ 0.03 ml/L
The plant responded beautifully with rich green foliage, vigorous growth and absolutely no signs of nutrient stress.
Exactly the kind of consistency every grower hopes for.
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๐ Final Thoughts
Week 4 feels like the beginning of something special for Purple Haze A.
She has developed into a vigorous, healthy young plant with beautiful structure, outstanding leaf health and plenty of energy heading toward the flowering stretch.
Now the AutoPot system enters the picture, adding another interesting chapter to this diary.
Whether gravity feeding produces bigger plants or simply makes life easier, weโll discover together over the coming weeks.
Thatโs the beauty of documenting everything honestly.
Every plant becomes its own little experiment.
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๐ Thank You
A huge thank you to everyone following this journey and supporting home growing around the world.
Special thanks to all the amazing companies helping make this project possible:
๐ฑ Zamnesia Seeds โ for the incredible Purple Haze genetics.
? Plagron โ for providing the complete Terra nutrient line and outstanding growing media.
๐ก Future of Grow LED โ for delivering consistent full-spectrum lighting throughout the entire grow.
๐ฟ GrowDiaries โ for bringing together growers from every corner of the world and giving us a place to learn from one another.
And finallyโฆ
Thank you for taking the time to follow this adventure. Your comments, advice, questions and encouragement make these diaries far more enjoyable to create.
Growers Love and see you next week, where Purple Haze A begins her AutoPot journey in earnest. ๐ฑ๐
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
LST
Technique
5
Week 5. Flowering
3mo ago
1/38
73 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
31 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
915 PPM
TDS
72 %
Air Humidity
22 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Terra Grow
1.8 mll
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
Week 5 | The Classic Haze Begins to Stretch
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure!
Every phenotype in this project has been raised under exactly the same conditions, yet every week they continue reminding me just how unique genetics truly are.
Todayโs spotlight belongs to Purple Haze โ Pheno A, one of the tallest and most vigorous ladies in the room.
Sheโs entering her first week of flowering, and while the stretch has only just begun, sheโs already showing all the elegance and energy that make Haze genetics so iconic.
โธป
๐ฑ The Journey So Far
For anyone discovering this diary for the first time, welcome!
This entire project is being grown using the 12/12 From Seed technique.
Rather than allowing a traditional vegetative period, every seed was placed directly under a 12-hour light / 12-hour dark schedule from germination.
The goal is simple:
To let every phenotype express its natural growth habit while comparing different genetics under identical conditions.
Every plant shares:
โข The same environment
โข The same lighting
โข The same nutrients
โข The same climate
โข The same daily care
The only real variable is genetics.
Watching each plant respond differently despite receiving the exact same treatment is one of the most fascinating parts of this entire adventure.
Purple Haze Pheno A is proving that beautifully.
โธป
๐ฟ A Lady That Loves to Reach
Standing at approximately 73 cm, sheโs already among the tallest plants in the room.
From the very beginning she showed a strong desire to grow vertically, but sheโs doing so with remarkable balance.
Long internodes.
Healthy side branching.
Excellent apical growth.
Instead of producing a dense, squat structure, sheโs developing the graceful architecture so often associated with classic Haze genetics.
She has presence.
She naturally draws your attention the moment you open the tent.
โธป
๐ Leaf Tucking Instead of Heavy Defoliation
One of the techniques used throughout this week has been leaf tucking.
Rather than removing healthy fan leaves, Iโve simply repositioned them beneath developing branches to expose lower growth sites to more light.
Itโs a gentle approach that allows the plant to keep all of her valuable solar panels while improving airflow and encouraging a more even canopy.
Looking at her structure now, itโs already paying off.
Multiple flowering sites are receiving direct light, and the entire plant has opened up beautifully without unnecessary stress.
Sometimes the simplest techniques are the most effective.
โธป
๐ธ The First Signs of Flower
Although weโre only considering this Week 1 of Flower, thereโs no doubt sheโs making the transition.
Fresh pistils are appearing across the canopy.
The tops are beginning to stack.
New growth has taken on that unmistakable flowering appearance, with each growing tip preparing to become its own future cola.
The real stretch is only beginning, and knowing Purple Haze genetics, sheโs probably not finished reaching for the lights just yet.
โธป
๐ง Feeding for the Transition
As flowering begins, nutrition has shifted to support the plant through this important stage while maintaining healthy, vigorous growth.
Current feeding includes:
โข Terra Grow
โข Terra Bloom
โข Power Buds
โข pH adjustment for optimal nutrient uptake
Rather than making sudden changes, the transition into bloom is gradual, allowing the plant to adapt smoothly while continuing to build both roots and flowers.
So far, sheโs responding exactly as hoped.
โธป
๐ก๏ธ Stable Environment, Strong Growth
Like every plant in this project, Purple Haze benefits from carefully maintained environmental conditions.
Current grow room conditions include:
โข Day temperature: 31.1ยฐC
โข Night temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative humidity: 72%
โข Solution temperature: 21.6ยฐC
โข Root zone temperature: 21ยฐC
โข COโ concentration: 639 ppm
Maintaining consistent environmental parameters ensures every phenotype is evaluated fairly, allowing the genetics themselves to tell the story.
โธป
๐ท This Weekโs Gallery
This weekโs photographs capture a plant that seems to gain confidence every single day.
The studio portraits highlight her graceful structure, while the close-up shots reveal healthy new flowering sites emerging across the canopy.
Several images focus on the leaf tucking performed throughout the week, showing how opening the canopy has allowed light to penetrate deeper into the plant.
The overhead views reveal excellent symmetry, and the room updates continue documenting the environment these ladies are growing in.
Itโs always rewarding to compare these images week after week and watch the transformation unfold.
โธป
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
The coming weeks should be incredibly exciting for this phenotype.
I expect the stretch to continue for a little while longer before she begins putting all of her energy into flower production.
As the canopy fills in and the bud sites begin stacking, itโll be fascinating to see whether she develops the long, elegant colas often associated with Purple Haze genetics.
Sheโs already one of the standout plants in the room for her structure alone.
Now the flowers get their chance to tell the rest of the story.
โธป
๐ Thank You
Thank you so much for following another chapter of this 8ร8 Adventure.
Every week these diaries become a little more exciting, and sharing every success, lesson, and surprise with this incredible community makes the experience even more rewarding.
A huge thank you to:
๐ GrowDiaries for providing a place where growers from all over the world can learn from one another and celebrate the journey together.
Zamnesia for the outstanding genetics that make this phenotype hunt possible.
๐ฑ Plagron for providing the nutrition supporting these plants from seed to harvest.
๐ก Future of Grow LED for delivering the light powering this entire grow.
๐ฟ TrolMaster for maintaining a stable environment and helping every phenotype perform at its very best.
And finally, thank you to everyone following these diaries, leaving comments, asking questions, and sharing this journey with me.
Every phenotype deserves its own spotlight, and Purple Haze Pheno A is already proving sheโs more than worthy of hers.
Growers Love and the adventure has only just begun. ๐๐ฟ
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
LST
Technique
6
Week 6. Flowering
3mo ago
1/48
88 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Weak
Smell
890 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
22 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
1.9 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
Week 6 | The Legend Begins to Reveal Herself
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure!
Every week these diaries become a little more exciting.
The differences between each phenotype become clearer.
Personalities emerge.
Growth patterns separate.
And some plants begin demanding your attention the moment you unzip the tent.
Purple Haze Pheno A has officially become one of those plants.
She isn't trying to be the loudest.
She simply stands there...
Elegant.
Confident.
Growing exactly the way a classic Haze should.
This week she reminded me why some genetics earn legendary status.
๐ฑ One Experiment... Countless Stories
If you're joining this diary for the first time, welcome!
This entire project is built around one simple idea:
What happens when every plant receives exactly the same opportunity?
Every seed in this room has been grown under the 12/12 From Seed technique.
No long vegetative period.
No separate flowering room.
No individual treatment.
Every phenotype receives:
โข The same light schedule
โข The same nutrients
โข The same environment
โข The same temperatures
โข The same humidity
โข The same care
The only variable...
...is genetics.
And Purple Haze continues proving just how powerful genetics truly are.
๐ฟ Grace in Every Direction
At approximately 88 cm tall, she has become one of the tallest ladies in the entire room.
Yet height alone doesn't tell her story.
What impresses me most is how balanced her structure has become.
The internodes have spaced beautifully.
Every branch has found its place.
The canopy remains open.
The airflow is excellent.
Light reaches deep into the plant without needing aggressive defoliation.
She almost seems to be building herself.
Every day she becomes a little more elegant.
A little more refined.
Classic Haze architecture is beginning to reveal itself, and it's beautiful to witness.
๐ธ Flowers Everywhere You Look
This week marks the moment where there's no longer any doubt.
Purple Haze has fully entered flowering.
Every branch is producing flowers.
Every node carries fresh white pistils.
The tops continue stacking while secondary branches quickly catch up, creating dozens of future colas across the plant.
The stretch hasn't completely finished, but now another transformation begins.
The energy that once built stems is gradually shifting toward flower production.
Week by week the framework is disappearing beneath an ever-growing collection of buds.
And she's only getting started.
๐ Healthy Leaves Tell an Important Story
One of my favourite things about this phenotype isn't actually the flowers.
It's the foliage.
The leaves are exactly what every grower hopes to see.
Large.
Rich green.
Flat.
Healthy.
Every fan leaf acts like a perfectly functioning solar panel, collecting energy that will eventually be transformed into dense, resin-covered flowers.
Rather than removing healthy foliage unnecessarily, I've continued relying mostly on leaf tucking to expose developing bud sites while allowing the plant to keep producing as much energy as possible.
Sometimes patience produces a better canopy than scissors ever could.
๐ง Feeding the Next Chapter
As flowering progresses, the feeding program continues evolving alongside the plant.
This week's nutrient program includes:
โข Terra Bloom
โข Power Buds
โข Green Sensation
โข Sugar Royal
โข Pure Zym
โข Careful pH adjustment for maximum nutrient availability
Every adjustment is made gradually.
The objective isn't simply feeding bigger flowers.
It's supporting the plant while allowing her genetics to express their full potential without unnecessary stress.
So far...
She's responding beautifully.
๐ก๏ธ Stability Creates Great Plants
One lesson this project keeps reinforcing is just how important consistency can be.
Current environmental conditions remain stable:
โข Day temperature: 29ยฐC
โข Night temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative humidity: 60%
โข Solution temperature: 22ยฐC
โข Root zone temperature: 21ยฐC
โข COโ concentration: 639 ppm
When the environment remains consistent, plants can dedicate their energy to growing instead of constantly adapting.
That consistency allows every phenotype to show what it's truly capable of.
๐ท This Week's Gallery
This week's photographs capture a plant beginning to reveal her future.
Close-ups highlight fresh clusters of bright white pistils emerging from every flowering site.
The wider shots showcase her beautiful Haze structure, with long, elegant branches carrying evenly spaced bud sites from top to bottom.
Several photographs focus on the healthy foliage surrounding the flowers, while others document the impressive overall symmetry that continues developing across the canopy.
Looking back at previous weeks, it's incredible to see how quickly she's transformed.
And somehow...
It still feels like she's only just getting warmed up.
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
Over the coming weeks I expect one of the most exciting stages of her journey to begin.
The stretch should gradually slow.
The flowers will begin swelling.
Bud sites that currently look delicate will merge together, forming the long, spear-shaped colas so many growers associate with classic Haze genetics.
If she continues following the path she's on today...
She has every opportunity to become one of the standout phenotypes of this entire 8ร8 Adventure.
Not because she's the tallest.
Not because she's growing the fastest.
But because she's doing everything with remarkable balance.
Sometimes that's what truly exceptional genetics look like.
๐ Thank You
Thank you so much for following another chapter of this 8ร8 Adventure.
Every week reminds me why documenting every individual phenotype has been one of the most rewarding projects I've ever undertaken.
Each diary tells a different story.
Each plant teaches a different lesson.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is reminding us that true elegance isn't measured by speedโit's measured by consistency.
A huge thank you to:
๐ GrowDiaries for providing a platform where growers from around the world can learn, share experiences, and inspire one another.
๐ฑ Zamnesia for providing the outstanding genetics behind this incredible phenotype hunt.
๐ Plagron for supplying the nutrition supporting every stage of this journey.
๐ก Future of Grow LED for delivering the light that powers this entire project.
๐ฟ TrolMaster for helping maintain the stable environment that allows every phenotype to express its full potential.
And finally...
Thank you to everyone following these diaries, leaving comments, asking questions, and growing alongside me.
Every week this remarkable lady writes another chapter of her story.
And if this week is any indication...
I have a feeling we're watching something truly special unfold.
Growers Love... and Purple Haze Pheno A is only beginning to show us why legends are remembered. ๐๐ฟ
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
LST
Technique
7
Week 7. Flowering
2mo ago
1/32
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Weak
Smell
975 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
22 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
Week 7 | A Lush Beauty Finding Her Rhythm
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure!
Week after week, this room continues proving why phenotype hunting is one of the most fascinating parts of growing from seed.
Every plant shares the exact same environment.
The same lighting.
The same nutrients.
The same irrigation.
The same care.
Yet every diary tells a completely different story.
Purple Haze Pheno A continues writing hers with elegance.
She isn't the tallest plant in the room.
She isn't the smallest either.
Instead, she's quietly becoming one of the healthiest and most balanced ladies in the tent, and every time I unzip the door she's one of the first plants my eyes are drawn toward.
๐ฑ One Room. One Method. Twelve Different Personalities
If this is your first visit to the diary, welcome!
This entire project is built around the 12/12 From Seed growing technique.
Rather than giving plants a long vegetative period before flowering, every seed was placed directly under a 12/12 light schedule from the very beginning.
It's a technique that naturally keeps plants more compact while allowing them to reveal their genetic personality surprisingly early.
Every phenotype in this room receives exactly the same opportunity.
โข The same Plagron nutrition
โข The same lighting from the Future of Grow Black Series LED
โข The same environmental control through TrolMaster
โข The same AutoPot irrigation
โข The same soil
โข The same temperatures
โข The same humidity
There are no favourites.
No special treatment.
No individual feeding.
The only thing that changes...
...is genetics.
Purple Haze Pheno A is beginning to show exactly what hers have in store.
๐ฟ A Plant You Can't Help But Admire
Some plants impress you with explosive growth.
Others with incredible colours.
Purple Haze Pheno A immediately catches my attention for another reason.
She's simply beautiful.
Her foliage is exactly what every grower hopes to see.
Large fan leaves.
Deep, healthy green.
Excellent turgor.
Strong petioles.
Every leaf looks like it's working exactly as nature intended.
Healthy leaves are far more than decoration.
They're the plant's solar panels, capturing light energy and converting it into the carbohydrates that fuel root growth, flower development and eventually resin production.
When foliage looks this healthy, it's usually a reflection of everything happening beneath the surface.
Healthy roots.
Balanced nutrition.
Stable environmental conditions.
She truly looks comfortable in her home.
๐ธ Flowers Are Beginning to Tell the Story
Week 7 is where flowering really starts becoming exciting.
Every branch now carries clusters of bright white pistils emerging from small groups of swollen calyxes.
Those little white hairs are the pistilsโthe female reproductive organs of the flower.
In nature, their purpose is to catch airborne pollen.
Inside a grow tent they simply become one of the best visual indicators that flowering is progressing exactly as it should.
The calyxes surrounding those pistils are equally important.
Each one is the tiny building block that eventually forms the finished buds we harvest.
Right now they're still small.
But over the coming weeks they'll begin stacking together, swelling and filling with resin until individual flowers merge into the long, beautiful colas Purple Haze genetics are famous for producing.
Judging by how evenly the flowering sites are developing, she's laying an excellent foundation for the weeks ahead.
๐ Letting the Plant Do the Work
One thing I've continued to avoid is unnecessary defoliation.
Throughout the early flowering period I've relied mostly on careful leaf tucking, allowing light to reach developing bud sites without removing perfectly healthy fan leaves.
Every healthy leaf is producing energy.
Removing them simply because they're large isn't always the best solution.
Sometimes the best training is simply understanding when not to intervene.
Purple Haze has responded beautifully to that approach.
Her canopy remains open.
Airflow is excellent.
The branches have plenty of space.
Nature has done most of the hard work for me.
๐ก Lumiflora Under-Canopy Lighting
One exciting addition to this grow is the use of Lumiflora under-canopy lighting.
Traditional grow lights do an incredible job illuminating the tops of the plants, but lower flowering sites naturally receive much less usable light as the canopy becomes denser.
Under-canopy lighting helps change that.
By gently illuminating the lower sections of the plant, these fixtures help those secondary flowers receive additional energy without forcing aggressive defoliation.
They're not a magic solution.
They won't suddenly transform small buds into giant colas overnight.
What they do offer is another opportunity for lower flowering sites to remain productive while helping create a more evenly developed plant from top to bottom.
I'm genuinely excited to watch how they influence the remainder of this project.
๐ง Feeding This Week
As flowering progresses, nutrition continues supporting the increasing demand for flower production.
This week's feeding schedule includes:
โข Terra Bloom โ 2 ml/L
โข Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
โข Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
โข Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โข Pure Zym โ 1 ml/L
โข Careful pH adjustment using pH Plus and Lemon Kick
Everything remains balanced and consistent across the entire room, allowing each phenotype to express itself naturally.
๐ก๏ธ A Stable Environment Builds Strong Plants
Consistency continues to be one of the biggest successes of this project.
Current environmental conditions remain remarkably stable:
โข Flower Week 7
โข Height: 120 cm
โข Day temperature: 29ยฐC
โข Night temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative humidity: 60%
โข pH: 5.8
โข EC: 1.95 mS/cm
โข Solution temperature: 22ยฐC
โข Root zone temperature: 21ยฐC
โข COโ: 639 ppm
When plants don't need to constantly adapt to environmental swings, they can dedicate their energy to what matters mostโbuilding flowers.
๐ท This Week's Gallery
This week's photographs showcase exactly why I'm enjoying this phenotype so much.
The close-up shots reveal healthy clusters of fresh white pistils emerging from every flowering site, while the wider images highlight her beautifully balanced architecture and outstanding foliage.
One of my favourite details is the colour.
The rich green leaves frame the developing flowers perfectly, giving the entire plant an incredibly healthy appearance.
She isn't trying to steal the spotlight.
She's simply growing with confidence.
And sometimes that's even more impressive.
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
Over the next week I expect the stretch to begin slowing noticeably.
More energy should shift toward flower production as the calyxes continue stacking and the buds gradually start gaining volume.
I'm also very curious to observe the ongoing influence of the Lumiflora under-canopy lighting as the canopy becomes denser.
What I don't expect is explosive overnight change.
Purple Haze doesn't feel like that kind of plant.
She seems determined to improve steadily, week after week, building quality before quantity.
If she continues along this path, I have a feeling she'll become one of the most rewarding plants to harvestโnot because she grows the fastest, but because she grows with remarkable consistency.
๐ Thank You
Thank you so much for following another chapter of this 8ร8 Adventure.
Every week reinforces why documenting each individual phenotype has become one of the most rewarding parts of this journey.
Watching twelve unique plants express themselves under identical conditions continues to teach me something new every single week.
A huge thank you to:
๐ GrowDiaries for providing a platform where growers from around the world can learn, share knowledge, and inspire one another.
๐ฑ Zamnesia for providing the outstanding Purple Haze genetics that make this phenotype hunt possible.
๐ Plagron for supplying the nutrition supporting every stage of this grow.
๐ก Future of Grow LED for delivering the light driving this entire project.
๐ฟ TrolMaster for helping maintain a stable environment where every phenotype can perform at its best.
โจ Lumiflora for bringing an exciting new dimension to this grow with their under-canopy lighting, and giving these lower flowering sites every opportunity to shine.
And finally...
Thank you to everyone following these diaries, leaving comments, asking questions, and sharing this journey with me.
Every week Purple Haze Pheno A becomes a little more impressive.
Not because she's trying to stand out...
But because she's quietly showing what healthy, well-balanced genetics are capable of.
Growers Love! ๐๐ฟ
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
8
Week 8. Flowering
2mo ago
1/50
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
22 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2.2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A Week 8 | Let Her Shine
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure!
Eight weeks into flowering, Purple Haze Pheno A continues to prove that sometimes the best thing a grower can do is simply step back and let the plant speak.
And this girl has plenty to say.
She's green.
She's vigorous.
She's developing beautiful flowers.
She's covered in healthy foliage.
And honestly?
I have very little to complain about.
While some of the other girls in this room have recently received defoliation to improve light penetration and airflow, Purple Haze Pheno A is taking a different path.
For now, I'm leaving her exactly as she is.
She's leafy, yes.
But she's also healthy.
And there's an important difference.
So this week, rather than forcing her into a particular shape, I'm going to let her shine exactly as she wants to.
๐ฑ One Room. One Method. Twelve Different Personalities
If this is your first visit to the diary, welcome!
The entire 8ร8 Adventure is built around one fascinating experiment:
12 different genetics.
One environment.
One growing method.
One nutritional strategy.
Every seed in this room was placed directly under a 12/12 light schedule from seed.
There was no long traditional vegetative period.
Instead, the plants were given the opportunity to reveal their genetic personalities under the same conditions from the very beginning.
The same:
โข Plagron nutrition
โข Future of Grow Black Series lighting
โข TrolMaster environmental control
โข AutoPot irrigation
โข Soil
โข Temperature
โข Humidity
โข Light schedule
โข General care
There are no favourites.
No special feeding.
No individual environmental adjustments.
The variables are intentionally kept as consistent as possible.
The biggest variable left in the equation is genetics.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is showing us a personality that is becoming increasingly easy to recognize.
๐ Purple Haze Is Finding Her Rhythm
Some phenotypes announce themselves immediately.
Others take time.
Purple Haze Pheno A feels like the second type.
She hasn't been the tallest girl in the room.
She hasn't been the fastest.
She hasn't needed to dominate the canopy.
Instead, she's quietly developed into one of those plants that becomes more impressive every time you look at her.
The colour alone is beautiful.
Her foliage has that deep, rich green that immediately catches the eye.
The leaves remain large and well developed, with strong petioles and excellent overall structure.
And then you look underneath that foliage...
โฆand the flowers are there.
Lots of them.
Healthy flowering sites developing throughout the plant, with increasingly defined bud structure and plenty of visible resin production.
She's not screaming for attention.
She's simply doing her job.
And doing it beautifully.
๐ธ Week 8 โ What Is Actually Happening?
This is an interesting point in the flowering cycle.
By Week 8, we're no longer looking at the early formation of flowers.
The plant has already made that transition.
Now the focus increasingly shifts toward flower maturation, calyx development, resin production and overall bud density.
The plant is still photosynthesizing aggressively.
Those large fan leaves are still important energy-producing organs.
The flowers continue developing.
The calyxes continue swelling.
Resin production becomes increasingly obvious.
And the plant gradually begins moving from building the structure of the flowers toward finishing and ripening them.
But there's an important distinction here.
Week 8 does NOT automatically mean "harvest soon."
A calendar tells us how long the plant has been flowering.
It doesn't tell us exactly when the plant is finished.
Different genetics mature at different speeds.
Different phenotypes within the same genetic line can also mature differently.
That's exactly why we're watching the plant rather than simply counting weeks.
๐ And What Week 8 Is NOT
Week 8 also doesn't automatically mean:
"Remove all the leaves."
This is something I think is worth documenting because this girl provides a perfect example.
There is a tendency to think that once flowering reaches the later stages, a plant should automatically be stripped down.
But defoliation is a tool, not a flowering requirement.
If a leaf is healthy, photosynthetically active and contributing to the plant, its size alone isn't a reason to remove it.
Purple Haze Pheno A is certainly leafy.
But look at her.
The flowers are developing.
The foliage is healthy.
The plant is not showing obvious signs that it is struggling under its own canopy.
So why interfere?
For now, I'm choosing not to.
๐ฟ Let Her Be
This is probably the biggest lesson from this week's update.
Not every plant needs the same intervention.
Some of the girls in the 8ร8 Adventure have benefited from defoliation.
Purple Haze Pheno A isn't one of themโat least not yet.
Her natural architecture is working.
She's producing flowers throughout the plant.
She's maintaining excellent colour.
She's maintaining healthy foliage.
And most importantly, she doesn't look like a plant asking me to solve a problem.
So I'm not going to create one.
I'll continue monitoring airflow, humidity, light penetration and the development of the lower flowering sites.
If the plant gives me a reason to intervene, I'll respond.
But until then...
she gets to be herself.
๐ก The Light Reaches More Than Just the Top
The addition of the Lumiflora under-canopy lighting continues to make this experiment particularly interesting.
Traditional top lighting naturally gives the upper canopy the greatest photon exposure.
As plants develop, the lower portions can receive considerably less usable light.
The under-canopy lighting gives those lower areas another source of illumination.
And this is exactly where I want to observe rather than assume.
Will the lower flowers continue developing strongly?
Will flower density become more uniform throughout the plant?
Will the additional light allow me to maintain more foliage without compromising the lower canopy?
These are the questions that make this project so interesting.
We're not simply trying to produce a harvest.
We're observing how different phenotypes respond to the same ecosystem.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us another opportunity to learn.
๐ง Feeding This Week
The nutritional strategy remains consistent with the flowering program.
This week's feeding includes:
โข Terra Bloom โ 2.2 ml/L
โข Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
โข Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
โข Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โข pH Plus โ 0.03 ml/L as required
โข Lemon Kick โ 0.03 ml/L as required
The goal at this stage isn't simply to push more and more nutrition.
It's about maintaining a balanced environment where the plant can continue performing without unnecessary stress.
Purple Haze Pheno A is responding beautifully to the current strategy.
Her foliage remains strong.
Her flowers continue developing.
And visually, she is telling me that she's comfortable.
That's exactly what I want to see.
๐ก๏ธ The Environment
Consistency remains one of the strongest foundations of this entire project.
Current conditions:
โข Flower Week: 8
โข Height: 120 cm
โข Light Schedule: 12/12
โข Day Temperature: 29ยฐC
โข Night Temperature: 25ยฐC
โข Relative Humidity: 60%
โข pH: 6.0
โข EC: 2.0 mS/cm
โข Solution Temperature: 22ยฐC
โข Substrate Temperature: 21ยฐC
โข COโ: 639 ppm
โข Pot Size: 15 L
โข Watering: 1.2 L per plant / 24h
One of the things I particularly enjoy about this project is that these numbers aren't being adjusted specifically for Purple Haze.
She is living inside the same ecosystem as the other phenotypes.
And she's responding beautifully.
๐ธ A Closer Look at Purple Haze
The photographs this week really tell the story.
The wide shots show a plant with a strong natural structure and a considerable amount of healthy foliage.
The closer photographs reveal something even more interesting.
Her flowers are becoming increasingly defined.
The resin coverage is becoming more obvious.
Pistils are beginning to transition in colour while fresh white pistils continue appearing across the flowers.
And those sugar leaves are already carrying an impressive layer of trichomes.
This is one of those plants where you can look at a photograph and immediately understand why I keep saying:
She's beautiful.
Not because she's the biggest.
Not because she's the tallest.
Not because she has been aggressively trained.
Simply because everything appears to be working together.
๐ The Beauty of Not Interfering
There's a strange discipline involved in growing plants.
Sometimes we think we're supposed to constantly do something.
Trim something.
Tie something.
Remove something.
Change something.
Adjust something.
But growing also teaches you when not to touch the plant.
Purple Haze Pheno A is currently giving me that lesson.
She's telling me:
"I'm good."
So I'm listening.
I'm going to continue observing her canopy, her flowers, her environment and her overall health.
If she needs something, I'll respond.
If she doesn't...
I'll let her shine.
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
The coming weeks should become increasingly interesting.
Flower development will continue.
The calyxes should continue swelling.
Resin production should become even more apparent.
And eventually, the conversation will shift from building flowers toward determining when those flowers are actually mature.
But I'm not going to rush that process.
We're going to watch the plant.
We're going to watch the flowers.
We're going to watch the trichomes when the time comes.
And we're going to let Purple Haze Pheno A tell us when she's ready.
For now, she's still working.
And she's doing a beautiful job.
๐ Let Her Shine
Week 8 has given me something I really appreciate about phenotype hunting.
Not every beautiful plant needs to be manipulated into looking beautiful.
Sometimes the genetics already know what they're doing.
Purple Haze Pheno A has developed into a lush, healthy and increasingly impressive plant.
She's leafy.
She's vigorous.
She's green.
She's producing flowers beautifully.
And right now, I don't see a reason to change that.
While some of her sisters have gone through defoliation, this girl gets to remain in her natural state for a little longer.
Because this isn't about making every plant look identical.
It's about discovering what each phenotype wants to become.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's becoming something very special.
So for now...
No unnecessary intervention.
No stripping just because the calendar says Week 8.
No trying to force her into someone else's shape.
Just observation.
Patience.
And appreciation.
Let's make this girl shine. ๐๐ฟ
๐ Thank You
Thank you so much for following another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure.
Every week this project becomes more fascinating.
Twelve plants.
One environment.
Twelve completely different personalities.
That's the beauty of growing from seed.
A huge thank you to:
๐ GrowDiaries for providing a platform where growers from around the world can document, learn and share.
๐ฑ Zamnesia for providing the Purple Haze genetics that allow me to explore this phenotype.
๐ Plagron for the nutrition supporting this entire project.
๐ก Future of Grow LED for providing the lighting driving the canopy.
๐ฟ TrolMaster for helping maintain the stable environment behind the scenes.
โจ Lumiflora for bringing under-canopy lighting into the experiment and giving me another variable to observe.
And finally, thank you to everyone following along, commenting, asking questions and sharing the journey.
Every plant has a story.
Purple Haze Pheno A is writing hers slowly.
Beautifully.
And without asking for much attention.
Sometimes the best thing a grower can do...
is simply step back and watch.
Growers Love! ๐๐ฟ
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
9
Week 9. Flowering
1mo ago
1/58
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
25 ยฐC
Solution Temp
26 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2.2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A Week 9 | The Definition of Beautiful
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure! ๐ฑ๐
Sometimes a plant makes you work for the compliments.
Sometimes a plant keeps you guessing.
Sometimes a plant gives you problems that make you spend half your time trying to understand what she's asking for.
And then...
Sometimes you have Purple Haze Pheno A.
๐๐
This girl keeps doing her thing.
She keeps growing.
She keeps developing.
She keeps building beautiful flowers.
And honestly, the more I look at her, the more I struggle to find something I would want to change.
She may not be the biggest plant in the room.
She may not be the tallest.
She may not be the most demanding.
But when it comes to balance...
she might just be one of the most beautiful plants in this entire run.
And this week, I think she deserves to shine.
๐ฑ The Plant That Just Gets It
One of the things that has impressed me most about Purple Haze Pheno A is how naturally everything seems to fit together.
The leaves.
The branches.
The flower sites.
The spacing.
The proportions.
The overall size of the plant.
Nothing feels excessive.
Nothing feels missing.
She's developed a structure that simply makes sense.
There's enough foliage to support the plant without making the flowers disappear.
There are enough flowers to make the canopy interesting without completely overwhelming the structure.
And when you look at the plant as a whole, there is a beautiful relationship between everything she's producing.
It's one of those plants where you step back and think:
"Yeah... that's a beautiful plant."
And then you step closer.
And it gets even better.
๐ The Colour
The foliage continues to be one of my favourite things about her.
That healthy green.
That beautiful contrast between the leaves and the developing flowers.
The way the light catches the foliage.
The way the plant looks from a distance and then completely changes character when you move closer.
There's something very elegant about her.
She's not trying to be spectacular.
She simply is.
And that's probably why I enjoy photographing her so much.
There is always something worth looking at.
๐ธ The Flowers Are Coming Together
The flower formation continues looking beautiful this week.
The calyxes are becoming increasingly obvious, while the white pistils continue covering the developing flowers.
This is the part of flowering where the individual components begin coming together into something that looks increasingly like the finished structure they're going to become.
And Purple Haze is doing exactly that.
The flowers are developing along the branches with a really pleasing structure.
The proportions are beautiful.
The pistils are giving everything that classic early-to-mid flowering appearance.
And the resin development is becoming increasingly noticeable.
There's still plenty of time ahead.
But you can already see where this is going.
And I like what I see.
Very much.
๐ The Perfect Balance
If I had to choose one characteristic that defines this phenotype for me, it would probably be balance.
She's not just producing flowers.
She's not just producing foliage.
She's producing what feels like the right combination of both.
The leaves are beautifully formed.
The flower-to-leaf relationship is pleasing.
The branches are carrying their flowers naturally.
And the plant maintains a compact, manageable profile.
This is something that becomes particularly interesting when you're running multiple phenotypes together.
Because you can see all these different interpretations of the same basic environment.
Some plants want to stretch.
Some want to stay compact.
Some want more attention.
Some seem perfectly happy being left alone.
Purple Haze Pheno A has quietly established herself as one of the plants that simply gets on with the job.
And I absolutely love that.
๐ฟ No Need to Fix What Isn't Broken
Last week I talked about letting her shine without unnecessary intervention.
This week, that philosophy hasn't changed.
Why would it?
She's healthy.
She's developing.
She's maintaining beautiful colour.
Her flowers are progressing.
Her structure is exactly where I like it.
So there is no reason to interfere simply because we can.
Growing plants sometimes creates this strange temptation to constantly do something.
Remove something.
Change something.
Adjust something.
But sometimes the best decision is simply:
Leave her alone.
Purple Haze Pheno A is giving me very little reason to pick up the scissors.
And I'm perfectly happy with that.
๐ก One Environment, Twelve Personalities
This is where the 8ร8 Adventure continues to become more interesting every week.
We're running multiple genetics inside the same overall ecosystem.
Same general environmental philosophy.
Same lighting strategy.
Same shared feeding approach.
Same irrigation system.
Same room.
Yet look at the differences.
Every phenotype is interpreting that environment in her own way.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us one of the nicest examples of a naturally balanced expression.
She's not fighting the environment.
She's not demanding constant intervention.
She's simply adapting and expressing herself.
And that is exactly what I wanted this project to reveal.
๐ก Light From Above & Below
The lighting strategy continues supporting the room as flowering progresses.
The primary overhead lighting provides the main source, while the additional lighting deeper within the canopy gives us another perspective on how the lower flowering sites develop.
With Purple Haze, I particularly enjoy being able to look through the structure and see flowers developing at different levels.
She's not simply a plant with one impressive top.
She's developing a network of flowering sites throughout her structure.
And as those flowers continue building, it'll be fascinating to see how that balance develops further.
๐ง Feeding & Consistency
The flowering nutrition strategy remains consistent across the room:
๐ฑ Terra Bloom โ 2.2 ml/L
๐ฑ Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โ๏ธ pH Plus / Lemon Kick as required
The measured EC remains around 2.0 mS/cm, with pH around 6.0.
There are no dramatic changes to report.
And that's exactly the point.
Purple Haze doesn't appear to be asking for anything different.
She's responding beautifully to the existing environment, so consistency remains the priority.
๐ก๏ธ The Environment
This week's recorded conditions are:
๐ธ Flower Week: 9
๐ Height: 120 cm
๐ก Light schedule: 12/12
๐ก๏ธ Day temperature: 29ยฐC
๐ Night temperature: 25ยฐC
๐ง Relative humidity: 60%
โ๏ธ pH: 6.0
โก EC: approximately 2.0 mS/cm
๐ฆ Solution temperature: 25ยฐC
๐ฑ Substrate temperature: 26ยฐC
๐ฌ๏ธ COโ: 639 ppm
? Pot size: 15 L
๐ง Watering: approximately 1.2 L/plant/24h
The environment remains stable, giving this phenotype exactly what she needs to continue doing what she's been doing so well.
๐ธ This Girl Deserves the Camera
Looking through the photographs this week, I keep coming back to the same thought:
She is charming.
The overall plant.
The flowers.
The calyxes.
The pistils.
The leaves.
The colour.
The structure.
Even the size.
Everything about her seems to fit together.
And this is where photography becomes such a big part of the project for me.
A wide photograph shows you the plant.
A close-up shows you the flower.
A macro photograph shows you an entirely different world.
You start seeing the individual calyxes.
The pistils.
The trichomes.
The veins in the leaves.
The textures.
All those tiny details that disappear when you're simply looking at the plant as a whole.
Purple Haze rewards that closer look.
Every time.
๐ The Plant I Wouldn't Change
I think every grower eventually encounters a plant that makes them think:
"If I could start this one again, I wouldn't change much."
Purple Haze Pheno A is becoming that plant for me.
Not because she's perfect in some impossible sense.
Plants aren't machines.
But because she's developed a combination of characteristics that I genuinely enjoy.
Beautiful colour.
Beautiful foliage.
Beautiful flower structure.
Excellent proportions.
A manageable size.
Healthy development.
And a natural architecture that doesn't seem to require me constantly stepping in.
That's a pretty wonderful combination.
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
So what's next?
More of the same.
And honestly, that's exactly what I want.
The flowers should continue developing.
The calyxes should continue becoming more prominent.
Resin production should continue increasing.
The flowers will gradually become denser and more mature.
And eventually, we'll move from watching her build toward watching her finish.
But we're not there yet.
For now, I'm enjoying the process.
Watching.
Photographing.
Documenting.
And letting her continue doing what she's already proven she can do.
๐ Let Her Shine
There are plants that make you excited because they surprise you.
There are plants that make you excited because they challenge you.
And then there are plants that simply make you stop and admire them.
Purple Haze Pheno A is becoming that plant.
She doesn't need a dramatic story this week.
She doesn't need a major intervention.
She doesn't need me to invent something to say.
She's beautiful.
And sometimes that's enough.
The leaves are beautiful.
The colour is beautiful.
The flower-to-leaf ratio is beautiful.
The bud formation is beautiful.
The calyxes are beautiful.
The pistils are beautiful.
The structure is beautiful.
The size is beautiful.
The whole plant simply has charm.
And when a plant gives you that feeling...
you let her shine.
๐๐ฟ
๐ Thank You
Another week of the 8ร8 Adventure, and another reminder of why I love growing multiple phenotypes side by side.
They all have their own personalities.
Their own rhythms.
Their own structures.
Their own ways of expressing themselves.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is writing one of my favourite stories of the entire run.
A huge thank you to:
๐ GrowDiaries โ for providing the platform where growers can document, learn, share and inspire each other.
๐ Zamnesia โ for these beautiful Purple Haze genetics and for giving us the opportunity to explore what different phenotypes can become.
๐ฑ Plagron โ for the nutrition supporting the garden throughout this journey.
๐ก Future of Grow LED โ for providing the lighting driving the room.
๐ก๏ธ TrolMaster โ for helping maintain a stable environment behind the scenes.
โจ LumiFlora โ for the additional lighting helping us explore flowering throughout the canopy.
And, of course, thank you to everyone following the 8ร8 Adventure.
Every comment, every question, every bit of encouragement and every person simply stopping by to see how the girls are doing makes documenting this project even more enjoyable.
Purple Haze Pheno A doesn't need to shout.
She doesn't need to demand attention.
She doesn't need to be the biggest girl in the room.
She simply stands there...
beautifully balanced, beautifully green, beautifully structured, and quietly building something special. ๐
Week 9.
Still doing her thing.
Still looking amazing.
Still giving me very little to complain about.
And honestly?
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Let's keep watching her shine. ๐๐ฟ๐ธ
Growers Love, my friends, and happy growing! ๐ฑ๐
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
10
Week 10. Flowering
1mo ago
1/53
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
30 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
25 ยฐC
Solution Temp
26 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.2 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2.2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
Week 10 | This Girl Is on Fire! ๐ฅ๐๐
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure! ๐ฑ๐
Okay...
I've finally figured out the soundtrack for this girl.
There is only one song playing in my head every single time I look at her.
๐ถ โThis girl is on fire...โ ๐ถ
Yes.
Alicia Keys. ๐๐ฅ
And I swear...
I can't look at Purple Haze Pheno A anymore without hearing that song in my head.
Because...
THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE. ๐ฅ๐
Look at her.
The colour.
The structure.
The flower formation.
The stacking.
The bud size.
The trichomes.
The density.
Everything seems to be moving forward at once.
And the funny thing?
She's doing it fast.
For a photoperiod running 12/12 from seed, she seems to be moving at a pace that sometimes makes me wonder if somebody secretly turned her into an autoflower when I wasn't looking. ๐
Of course, she's not.
She's a photoperiod.
She's following the same 12/12 schedule as the rest of the room.
But somehow...
when I look at her...
she just seems to be moving.
And moving quickly.
So let's give this girl the spotlight she clearly came here to steal. ๐๐ฅ๐
๐ฅ This Girl Is on Fire
Last week I called Purple Haze Pheno A one of the most beautifully balanced plants in the room.
This week?
I'm upgrading the description.
She's on fire.
๐๐ฅ
The changes aren't necessarily about one gigantic transformation.
It's the combination of everything happening together.
The buds are stacking.
The flower structures are becoming more substantial.
The developing flowers are getting more definition.
The trichome development is becoming increasingly visible.
The colour remains beautiful.
And the plant overall is starting to look like she's really finding her rhythm.
This is one of those weeks where I walk into the room, look at her...
and immediately stop.
"Whoa."
She's got that effect now.
๐ The Colour Is Still Beautiful
Let's start with something I've loved about this phenotype from the beginning.
That colour.
Those deep greens are absolutely gorgeous.
And as the flowers continue developing, the contrast between the dark foliage and the developing buds becomes even more striking.
There's a richness to this plant.
The leaves look deep and healthy.
The flowers are standing out beautifully against them.
And the whole plant has that incredibly photogenic quality that makes you want to keep taking another photograph.
Then another.
And another.
Because every angle seems to show something different.
The deeper I look...
the more I see.
And right now, I'm seeing a girl that's absolutely thriving in her own little corner of the 8ร8 jungle.
๐ธ The Buds Are Stacking
This is probably the biggest thing catching my attention this week.
The stacking.
The flowers are becoming much more substantial, and the individual structures are starting to come together in a way that gives the plant a much more developed flowering appearance.
We're not just looking at little flowering points anymore.
We're starting to see real structure.
Real volume.
Real density beginning to develop.
And it's happening throughout the plant.
That makes me particularly excited because one of the things I've appreciated about Purple Haze Pheno A from the beginning has been her balance.
She isn't just producing one impressive top.
She's creating a beautiful overall flowering structure.
And now those structures are starting to build on themselves.
Layer by layer.
Flower by flower.
Week by week.
Stacking. ๐ธ๐ฅ
โ๏ธ And Those Trichomes...
Oh boy.
This is another part of the story that's becoming increasingly interesting.
The trichome development is becoming much more noticeable, and when you get close enough to really look at the flowers...
there's that sparkle.
That little layer of frost.
That tiny world happening on the surface of the flowers.
This is where macro photography becomes dangerous. ๐๐ธ
Because you start looking at one flower.
Then you zoom in.
Then you look at one little area.
Then another.
And suddenly you've forgotten that you went into the room to check something completely different.
๐๐
But that's what makes this stage so enjoyable.
The plant is changing from something we simply observe from a distance into something that rewards increasingly close inspection.
And Purple Haze?
She's giving the camera plenty to work with.
๐ Moving Like an Autoflower?
Now here's something that genuinely makes me laugh.
This girl is a photoperiod.
She's running 12/12 from seed, just like the rest of the room.
Yet when I look at her development...
she sometimes looks like she's trying to beat the autoflowers to the finish line. ๐
I'm not saying she's actually ahead.
She's still got plenty of flowering time ahead of her.
And I know better than to start declaring winners at Week 10.
But visually?
She looks like she's moving extremely quickly.
The flower formation.
The stacking.
The resin development.
The overall maturity of the flowers.
It all seems to be happening at a very nice pace.
Maybe it's simply my eye.
Maybe I'm getting excited because I'm watching her every week.
Maybe the difference will become less obvious as the other girls catch up.
Or maybe...
this phenotype really is just moving.
๐๐ฅ
That's what we'll find out.
And that's the beauty of documenting the whole journey.
We don't have to decide today.
We can simply keep watching.
๐ The Crown Is Getting Dangerous
I've said this before...
but I'm saying it again.
Everybody still has a crown. ๐
This room is full of girls that are doing something special.
One has the aroma.
Another has the structure.
Another has the size.
Another has the colour.
Another has the flowers.
And then there's Purple Haze Pheno A standing there like:
"Are we sure everybody gets a crown?"
๐๐๐
Because she's making a very convincing argument for taking everybody else's.
The thing I like most, though, is that we're still nowhere near the end.
This isn't the final chapter.
We're not judging the finished flowers.
We're watching development.
So maybe she's on fire now...
but we've still got a lot of story left to tell.
And I'm absolutely here for it.
๐ฟ The Perfect Combination
What makes this phenotype particularly exciting for me is that she's not relying on one characteristic.
It's the combination.
Deep green foliage.
Beautiful structure.
Compact proportions.
Strong flower formation.
Increasing bud size.
Visible resin development.
Beautiful stacking.
And now...
speed.
๐๐ฅ
That's a pretty impressive package.
She's still around 120 cm, so she's not trying to become the tallest plant in the room.
She doesn't need to.
She's showing us that you don't have to be enormous to make an enormous impression.
Sometimes it's about what you do with the space you have.
And Purple Haze seems to understand that very well.
๐ก Same 12/12. Different Expression.
This is another reason I'm enjoying this phenotype hunt so much.
The room is following the same overall lighting philosophy.
The plants are running under the same 12/12 schedule.
They're sharing the same ecosystem.
They're experiencing the same general environmental conditions.
And yet...
look at the differences.
Every plant has its own rhythm.
Purple Haze Pheno A appears to be finding hers.
And right now, that rhythm seems to be:
build flowers โ stack โ frost โ repeat. ๐๐ฅ
We're simply watching.
โ๏ธ Feeding & Consistency
The room continues following the established flowering nutrition strategy:
๐ฑ Plagron Terra Bloom โ 2.2 ml/L
๐ฑ Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โ๏ธ Lemon Kick / pH adjustment as required
Current readings remain around:
โ๏ธ pH โ 6.0
โก EC โ approximately 2.0 mS/cm
And again...
there's no reason to complicate something that is working.
Purple Haze is looking fantastic.
She's growing.
She's flowering.
She's stacking.
She's getting frosty.
She's maintaining that beautiful colour.
So we're continuing with consistency and letting her show us what she wants to become.
๐ก๏ธ The Environment
This week's recorded conditions are:
๐ธ Flower Week: 10
๐ Height: 120 cm
๐ก Light schedule: 12/12
๐ก๏ธ Day temperature: 29.9ยฐC
๐ Night temperature: 25ยฐC
๐ง Relative humidity: 60%
โ๏ธ pH: 6.0
โก EC: approximately 2.0 mS/cm
๐ฆ Solution temperature: 25ยฐC
๐ฑ Substrate temperature: 26ยฐC
๐จ COโ: 639 ppm
? Pot size: 15 L
๐ง Watering: approximately 1.2 L/plant/24h
The environment remains stable.
And Purple Haze is responding beautifully.
๐ธ The Camera Loves Her
I think this is becoming obvious by now.
This girl is photogenic.
๐๐๐ธ
The deeper colours.
The flower structure.
The contrast between leaves and flowers.
The developing frost.
The stacking.
The shapes.
Everything works.
And this is exactly the kind of plant that makes macro photography so addictive.
You start with the whole plant.
Then you photograph a branch.
Then a flower.
Then you get closer.
Then closer again.
And suddenly you're looking at an entirely different landscape.
That's one of the things I love most about documenting this run.
We're not just recording growth.
We're discovering tiny worlds.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us plenty of them.
๐ฅ The Girl Who Keeps Accelerating
There's something really satisfying about watching a plant go from:
"She's beautiful."
to:
"Holy crap, she's really building now."
That's where I feel we are with Purple Haze.
The earlier weeks were about structure.
Then flower formation.
Then development.
And now...
momentum.
Everything seems to be coming together.
The buds are becoming more substantial.
The stacking is becoming more obvious.
The trichomes are becoming more visible.
The plant is looking increasingly mature.
And the whole thing is happening quickly enough that I'm genuinely curious about where she'll be a few weeks from now.
Because if this is Week 10...
I'm very interested in Week 11.
And Week 12.
And beyond.
๐๐๐ฅ
๐ What Am I Watching Now?
My biggest questions have changed again.
I'm not wondering whether she's going to produce beautiful flowers.
That's already happening.
Now I'm watching:
๐ธ How much more will those buds stack?
โ๏ธ How much more resin will develop?
๐ How will the colour evolve as she matures?
๐ฟ How much more density will the flowers gain?
And perhaps most importantly:
๐ Is this girl actually coming for the crown?
๐๐ฅ
I don't know yet.
And I'm not going to pretend I do.
We're still too early to call the final result.
But she's certainly putting herself into the conversation.
๐ Don't Blink
Honestly...
with this girl, I'm starting to think we shouldn't blink.
๐
You look away for a week...
and suddenly there's more flower.
More stacking.
More frost.
More development.
More reason to grab the camera.
She's becoming one of those plants where the weekly comparison is particularly satisfying because the changes are becoming easier to see.
And that is exactly what I want from this diary.
Not just a final photograph.
Not just a final result.
But the story of how we got there.
Week by week.
Flower by flower.
Photograph by photograph.
๐ฎ Looking Ahead
I know she's still far from the finish line.
That's important.
We're not calling this the end.
We're not calling her finished.
We're not making predictions about the final result.
We're simply enjoying what she's showing us right now.
And right now?
She's showing us something beautiful.
So I'll keep watching the stacking.
I'll keep watching the resin.
I'll keep watching the flower development.
I'll keep watching the colour.
And, of course...
I'll keep the camera ready.
Because something tells me this girl isn't finished surprising us yet.
๐ Let the Girl Shine
So...
Week 10.
Purple Haze Pheno A.
This girl is on fire. ๐ฅ๐
She's beautiful.
She's stacking.
She's developing beautiful flowers.
She's building impressive bud structure.
She's getting increasingly frosty.
She's maintaining those deep greens.
She's compact.
She's balanced.
She's moving quickly.
And she's starting to make a very serious case for herself.
Maybe she's simply having a particularly good week.
Maybe my eyes are getting carried away.
Maybe the rest of the room will catch up.
Or maybe...
we're watching a phenotype that really does have a little extra speed in her flowering rhythm.
Whatever the answer is...
I'm enjoying the hell out of watching it happen.
๐๐๐ฅ
For now, everybody still gets their crown.
๐
But Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's standing underneath the spotlight...
and she's definitely turning up the heat.
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ Thank You
Another week of the 8ร8 Adventure, and another week where the girls continue showing us why phenotype hunting is so much fun.
A huge thank you to GrowDiaries for giving growers a place to document these journeys, share experiences and learn together.
Thank you to Zamnesia for the Purple Haze genetics and for giving us the opportunity to discover what this phenotype can become.
Thank you to Plagron for the nutrition supporting the garden.
Thank you to Future of Grow LED for keeping the photons flying.
Thank you to LumiFlora for helping bring additional light into the deeper canopy.
Thank you to TrolMaster for helping keep the environment stable.
And, of course...
thank you to everyone following along.
Every comment.
Every question.
Every observation.
Every person who stops by to see how the girls are progressing.
It genuinely means a lot.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
Well...
I think we've found her song. ๐๐ถ
"This girl is on fire..."
And honestly...
I don't think I could have picked a better one.
She's deep green.
She's frosty.
She's stacking.
She's beautiful.
She's moving fast.
And she's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
We're still far from the finish line.
There are still plenty of chapters left.
But for this week?
The spotlight belongs to her. ๐๐ฅ๐
Let's see how far this girl can take it.
Let's see who keeps their crown.
And let's see whether Purple Haze Pheno A can keep that fire burning all the way to the end.
This girl is on fire. ๐ฅ๐
Growers Love, my friends, and happy growing! ๐ฑ๐๐๐
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Week 11. Flowering
17d ago
1/33
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Strong
Smell
1070 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
25 ยฐC
Solution Temp
26 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.4 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2.3 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
Week 11 | This Girl Really Is on Fire ๐ฅ๐๐
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure! ๐ฑ๐
Okay...
I'm going to say it again.
This girl is moving.
๐ฅ๐
And not just moving...
she's MOVING.
๐
Every time I look at Purple Haze Pheno A, I get the feeling that she's quietly decided:
"Alright, enough waiting.
Let's get this show on the road."
๐๐ฅ๐
Now, before anybody gets too excited...
let's make something very clear.
She is still FAR, FAR from the end.
We're not calling her finished.
We're not calling her close to harvest.
We're not making any predictions about where this ends.
But...
when I compare her with where she was just one week ago?
The difference is there.
The flower development is progressing.
The stacking is becoming more obvious.
The buds are gaining presence.
The resin is becoming increasingly visible.
And the whole plant is simply moving at her own very impressive rhythm.
Fast.
Very fast.
So this week...
let's turn the spotlight up.
Because Purple Haze Pheno A has absolutely earned it.
๐๐ฅ๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฅ THIS GIRL IS REALLY ON FIRE
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Last week I said:
"This girl is on fire."
I'm not taking it back.
๐๐ฅ
If anything...
I need to turn the volume up.
Because this week she has continued exactly where she left off.
And that's what makes the progression so interesting.
We're not looking at a plant that suddenly changed overnight.
We're looking at a plant that is consistently moving forward...
and doing it quickly.
Week after week.
Flower after flower.
Layer after layer.
She's building.
She's stacking.
She's developing.
And when you look at her now, you can really see that momentum.
There's a difference between a plant simply being in flower...
and a plant that looks like it's actively building its flowering structure.
Purple Haze Pheno A is definitely giving me the second feeling.
She's working.
๐๐ธ๐ฅ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ THE FLOWERS ARE MOVING
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This is the part that's catching my attention the most.
The flowers are becoming increasingly defined.
They're developing more structure.
They're beginning to look fuller.
And those flowering sites are no longer simply little points scattered through the plant.
They're becoming increasingly obvious parts of the overall architecture.
And when I compare her with the previous update...
I can see the progression.
That's what I love about keeping these weekly diaries.
Sometimes you think:
"Nothing dramatic happened this week."
Then you put last week's photograph beside this week's...
and suddenly:
"Oh..."
๐
Actually...
quite a lot happened.
The plant simply did it gradually.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is becoming one of those girls where the week-to-week comparison is particularly satisfying.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ THE FROST IS KEEPING UP
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And then we have the trichomes.
๐๐๐
The frost continues to become more noticeable as the flowers develop.
This is another part of her evolution that makes me want to grab the camera.
Because once the flowers start developing that little sparkle...
you know you're entering one of the most visually rewarding parts of the journey.
You look at her from across the room and see flowers.
You move closer and see frost.
You move even closer...
and suddenly you're looking at an entire microscopic landscape.
๐๐ฌ๐
That's what makes macro photography so addictive.
And this girl?
She's giving us plenty to photograph.
The resin isn't the whole story.
But it's certainly becoming a very beautiful part of it.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ THE COLOUR STILL SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
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And of course...
I can't talk about Purple Haze without mentioning her colour.
That deep green remains one of the strongest visual characteristics of this phenotype.
The foliage continues to give her that rich appearance, while the developing flowers create beautiful contrast throughout the plant.
She's got a very distinctive look.
You can see her structure.
You can see the flower development.
You can see the resin.
And you can see that beautiful green.
Everything is starting to come together.
And I think that's why she's becoming so easy to recognize.
She's developing her own signature.
๐๐ฟ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ HER RHYTHM IS FAST
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This is really the theme of this week's report.
Her rhythm.
Because I don't want to say that she's "ahead" of every other plant.
That's not what this is about.
Plants don't have to race each other.
And we're still very far from the finish line.
But compared with her own previous development?
She's moving quickly.
That's the important part.
We're watching HER progression.
And her progression is fast.
She's not sitting there waiting.
She's not slowly wondering whether she wants to flower.
She's clearly in the process of building.
And she appears to be doing it with a lot of momentum.
๐๐ฅ
It's almost like somebody pressed the fast-forward button.
But I'm pretty sure nobody did.
She's simply being Purple Haze Pheno A.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ก SAME PHOTONS โ DIFFERENT RESPONSE
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
And this is where the 8ร8 Adventure becomes really interesting.
Because nothing special was created for this girl.
She's still in the same room.
Same environment.
Same general irrigation strategy.
Same nutrition foundation.
Same lighting system.
Same 12/12 schedule.
Same overall conditions.
And yet...
she's expressing herself differently.
That's genetics.
The room provides the environment.
The plant interprets it.
And Purple Haze Pheno A seems to be saying:
"Thank you very much.
I'll take all those photons and get to work."
๐๐ก๐
And that's exactly what we're watching.
The same light enters the room.
Different plants respond differently.
Some build differently.
Some stretch differently.
Some flower differently.
Some take longer.
Some move faster.
And this girl?
She's definitely one of the faster-moving personalities in this room.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ๏ธ MORE PHOTONS โ MORE CAPABILITY
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The lighting setup remains the upgraded system we've been using throughout the room.
The two additional Future of Grow Black Series 600W fixtures are now part of the lighting environment.
We initially had more available intensity than we wanted to run, so we reduced the output.
We're now around:
๐ก ~59% power from the plug
with approximately:
โ๏ธ ~1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy
and naturally decreasing intensity depending on plant height and position.
And I really like this approach.
We're not trying to run the fixtures flat out.
We're creating lighting capacity.
Then we're controlling it.
That gives us flexibility without unnecessarily pushing the equipment or using more electricity simply because we can.
And Purple Haze?
She's certainly making use of what she's receiving.
๐ก๐ฟ๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฟ A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTON CATCHER
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
When you look closely at her structure, you can really appreciate how three-dimensional the canopy is.
Leaves occupy different heights.
Branches move through different spaces.
Flowers develop at different angles.
And photons interact with all of it.
Some are intercepted immediately.
Some travel deeper.
Some reach lower areas.
Some pass through gaps.
And the additional Lumiflora lighting helps bring useful illumination into those deeper and lower areas.
It's not simply:
"Put more light on the top."
It's about understanding that a plant is not a flat surface.
It's a living, three-dimensional structure.
And Purple Haze Pheno A has created a beautiful structure for those photons to interact with.
โ๏ธ๐ฟ๐ธ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ STACKING โ AND THEN MORE STACKING
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
I think this deserves its own section.
Because...
wow.
๐๐ธ๐ฅ
The stacking continues to become more obvious.
The flowers are building on one another.
The structures are becoming more substantial.
And the overall appearance is becoming increasingly dense.
This is the kind of progression where you can look at the plant and almost see the architecture changing in front of you.
One flower develops.
Then another.
Then the surrounding structures become more pronounced.
And suddenly the whole branch starts looking different.
That's what we're watching now.
Not the final product.
Not the finish line.
Just the plant building.
Layer by layer.
Week by week.
And she's doing it beautifully.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ STILL COMPACT โ STILL MAKING HER SPACE COUNT
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At around 120 cm, she's not one of the tallest girls in the room.
And honestly?
She doesn't need to be.
She's making excellent use of the space she has.
She's not trying to win the height competition.
She's building within her own architecture.
That's something I really appreciate about her.
She's compact enough to maintain that substantial flowering structure while still having plenty of space for the flowers to develop.
She doesn't need another 30 centimetres of height to make an impression.
She already has one.
๐๐๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ๏ธ FEEDING โ SAME ROOM, SAME FOUNDATION
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The nutritional update is the same as the rest of the room this week.
๐ฑ Plagron Terra Bloom โ 2.3 ml/L
๐ฑ Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โ๏ธ pH adjusted as required
Current solution values are approximately:
โ๏ธ pH โ 6.02
โก EC โ ~2.14 mS/cm
Again, we're not creating a special feeding programme just because she's moving quickly.
We're watching the plant.
We're watching her development.
We're keeping the room consistent.
And she's responding beautifully.
The important thing is that we're not confusing "fast development" with "rush everything."
๐
She's moving at her own pace.
We're simply supporting the environment around her.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ก๏ธ WEEK 11 ROOM CONDITIONS
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The room remains stable around:
๐ก๏ธ Day temperature: ~26.5ยฐC
๐ Night temperature: ~26ยฐC
๐ง RH: ~61%
โ๏ธ pH: ~6.02
โก EC: ~2.14 mS/cm
๐ฆ Nutrient solution: ~25ยฐC
๐ฑ Substrate temperature: ~25ยฐC
๐จ COโ: ~693 ppm
๐ก Light schedule: 12/12
? Pot size: 15 L
๐ง Irrigation: ~1.45 L/plant/24h
Same room.
Same conditions.
Same general strategy.
Different expression.
And that last part is really the entire point.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฟ WE'RE STILL NOT RUSHING HER
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Now...
because I keep saying she's moving fast, I want to make one thing very clear.
Fast compared with her own previous progression...
doesn't mean we're suddenly at the end.
We're not.
Not even close.
๐
There is still plenty of flowering development ahead.
The flowers can continue building.
The resin can continue developing.
The structure can continue changing.
And the plant can continue maturing.
So I'm not looking at her thinking:
"She's almost finished."
I'm looking at her thinking:
"Wow...
look how quickly she's progressing."
There's a big difference.
And that's the exciting part.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ THE CAMERA HAS A LOT TO WATCH
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This is exactly the stage where I want to keep photographing her.
Because when a plant is moving quickly, the weekly photographs become even more valuable.
They create a visual timeline.
Week 9.
Week 10.
Week 11.
And suddenly you can see the story.
The flowers become larger.
The structures become denser.
The frost becomes more obvious.
The plant starts looking more mature.
And you can actually watch the transformation.
That's what these diaries are about.
Not just showing you a beautiful plant...
but showing you how she became that plant.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us a beautiful story to document.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ THE CROWN IS GETTING HOT
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
I'm starting to feel like we need a larger crown budget in this room.
๐๐
Every week another girl walks into the spotlight.
And now Purple Haze is basically standing there with flames coming out of her flowers.
๐ฅ๐๐
But again...
I'm not declaring any winners.
Every phenotype has something special.
That's the whole point.
One plant might have incredible structure.
Another might have incredible colour.
Another might have unusual flower formation.
Another might have an amazing aroma.
Another might be incredibly compact.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's giving us:
๐ Beautiful colour
๐ธ Strong flower development
๐ฅ Fast progression
๐ Increasing resin
๐ฟ Compact structure
๐ Serious personality
That's a pretty strong combination.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ WHAT I'M WATCHING NOW
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
My questions for her have changed again.
I'm no longer asking:
"Is she going to flower?"
She's answered that.
I'm not asking:
"Is she developing?"
She's answered that too.
Now I'm watching:
๐ธ How much more will these flowers build?
๐ How much more resin will she develop?
๐ฟ How much denser will the structure become?
๐ How will her colour evolve?
๐ฅ And how long can she keep this pace?
That's the fun part.
We don't know.
And I'm perfectly happy with that.
Because the plant gets to answer those questions for us.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ญ FINAL THOUGHTS โ KEEP THE FIRE BURNING
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Week 11.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
Still on fire.
๐ฅ๐๐
If anything...
even more so.
Compared with the previous update, this girl is clearly moving at her own rhythm.
And that rhythm is fast.
The flowers are becoming more substantial.
The stacking is becoming more obvious.
The resin is becoming increasingly visible.
The colour remains beautiful.
The plant is maintaining that compact, balanced structure.
And everything is starting to come together.
But we're still far from the end.
That's important.
This isn't a finish-line report.
It's a progress report.
And what a progress report it is.
๐๐ฅ
Same room.
Same environment.
Same photons.
Same lighting strategy.
Same nutrition.
Same 12/12.
Different genetic response.
That's the magic.
The room gives her the tools.
Purple Haze Pheno A decides what to build with them.
And right now...
she's building something beautiful.
๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฅ
So let's give her the shout she deserves.
Let's turn up the spotlight.
Let's keep those photons flying.
Let's keep the camera ready.
And let's watch this girl continue to do what she clearly wants to do.
Move.
Build.
Stack.
Frost.
Grow.
And shine.
๐ฅ๐๐
She's still got a long road ahead.
But if this is the pace she's choosing...
I'm very excited to watch the rest of the journey unfold.
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๐ THANK YOU
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As always, thank you so much to everyone following the 8ร8 Adventure. ๐๐ฑ
Thank you to GrowDiaries for giving us the space to document these individual journeys and share the experience with growers around the world.
Thank you to Zamnesia for the Purple Haze genetics and for giving us the opportunity to discover what this beautiful phenotype can become.
Thank you to Plagron for the growing media and nutrition supporting the room.
A huge thank you to Future of Grow for supplying the additional Black Series 600W fixtures and allowing us to explore this expanded lighting setup. ๐กโ๏ธ๐ฟ
Thank you to Lumiflora for helping bring additional light into the deeper and lower areas of the canopy.
Thank you to TrolMaster for helping keep the environment stable behind the scenes.
And finally...
thank you to everyone following along.
Every comment.
Every question.
Every message.
Every person stopping by to watch the girls develop.
It genuinely means a lot. ๐
This 8ร8 Adventure keeps showing us the same thing over and over again:
Give different genetics a shared environment...
and they will tell you very different stories.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
Her story right now is moving fast.
๐ฅ๐
She's not finished.
She's not even close.
But she's building.
She's stacking.
She's frosting.
She's developing.
And she's doing it at her own very impressive rhythm.
So...
let the girl shine.
๐๐๐ฅ
Let's see how much more she can build.
Let's see how the flowers continue to evolve.
And let's keep watching this beautiful girl burn her way through another week of the 8ร8 Adventure.
Growers Love, my friends. ๐๐ฑ
And remember...
don't blink.
Purple Haze Pheno A is moving. ๐๐ฅ๐๐
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
12
Week 12. Flowering
12d ago
1/23
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
Strong
Smell
1025 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
25 ยฐC
Solution Temp
26 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.4 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ 8ร8 Adventure โ Week 12
Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
The Girl Who Keeps Hitting Fast-Forward ๐ฅ๐๐๐ธ
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure! ๐ฑ๐
And...
I honestly don't know how many more times I can say this girl is moving fast.
๐๐ฅ
Because every single week...
she proves me wrong again.
Purple Haze Pheno A.
Still shining.
Still building.
Still evolving.
Still moving at a ridiculous pace.
And those flowers?
Well...
"Big" doesn't really seem to cover it anymore.
๐
Enormous.
Ginormous.
Gigantic.
Massive.
Pick your word.
She's got the flowers to justify pretty much all of them.
๐ธ๐ฅ๐
And here's the funny part...
SHE'S STILL FAR FROM FINISHING.
๐
That's probably the most impressive part of this whole story.
We're looking at flowers that are already becoming seriously substantial, we're seeing obvious week-to-week evolution, we're watching the structure change in front of our eyes...
and yet...
there is still plenty of road ahead.
So once again...
we're not calling her finished.
We're not calling her close.
We're not predicting the ending.
We're simply documenting what she's doing right now.
And right now?
She's absolutely flying.
๐ฅ๐๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฅ WEEK 12 โ STILL ON FIRE
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If last week was:
"This girl is really on fire."
Then this week is:
"Okay... somebody check the fire extinguisher."
๐๐ฅ๐
Purple Haze Pheno A keeps moving.
And what's particularly noticeable isn't just the size of the flowers.
It's the speed of the evolution.
Every week...
I can look at the previous photographs and immediately see something different.
The flowers are bigger.
The structures are more developed.
The stacking is more obvious.
The resin is becoming more visible.
The plant is becoming increasingly impressive.
And that change isn't subtle anymore.
It's becoming notorious.
You can actually see it from one weekly update to the next.
That's one of the things I love most about keeping these individual diaries.
Memory can play tricks on you.
You walk into the room every day.
You see the same plants.
And because you're looking at them constantly, gradual change can become difficult to appreciate.
Then you put last week's photographs next to this week's...
and suddenly:
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?" ๐
That's Purple Haze Pheno A.
She's evolving.
Fast.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ THE BUDS ARE GETTING RIDICULOUS
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Let's just talk about the obvious part.
The flowers.
๐๐ธ๐ฅ
They're getting BIG.
And I mean...
really big.
Looking at the photographs this week, the flowering structures are becoming increasingly substantial throughout the plant.
They're no longer simply developing little clusters.
They're becoming serious flowers.
The branches are carrying increasingly impressive structures.
The stacking is becoming more pronounced.
And the overall appearance is starting to change dramatically.
The plant is beginning to look less like:
"I am building flowers."
and more like:
"Look what I've already built."
๐๐๐ฅ
But again...
she's not done.
That's what makes this so fascinating.
We're looking at enormous flowers...
while still knowing there is more development to come.
So I'm not trying to imagine the final result.
I'm simply enjoying the chapter we're in.
And this chapter?
It's a good one.
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๐ FASTER. AND FASTER. AND FASTER.
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I know I've used the word "fast" a lot in this diary.
But...
what else am I supposed to call it?
๐
She keeps moving faster.
Or at least, the visible evolution from one week to the next keeps becoming more obvious.
The difference between photographs is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Week after week:
๐ธ More flower development.
๐ More visible resin.
๐ฟ More substantial structures.
๐ฅ More stacking.
๐ More personality.
It's almost like watching a time-lapse...
except we're doing it one weekly update at a time.
And that makes this phenotype incredibly satisfying to follow.
Because you don't have to imagine the progression.
You can actually see it.
Photograph by photograph.
Week by week.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us one hell of a visual timeline.
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๐ THE FROST IS FOLLOWING THE FLOWERS
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Of course...
the flowers aren't developing alone.
The resin is continuing to become increasingly noticeable too.
๐๐๐
The more substantial the flowers become, the more obvious that frosty character becomes throughout the structures.
And this is where the camera becomes such an important part of the diary.
From across the room, you see big flowers.
Get closer...
and you start seeing the resin.
Get closer again...
and suddenly there's an entire microscopic landscape happening on the surface.
๐๐ฌ๐
That's one of the reasons I never get tired of photographing these girls.
The plant gives you one story with your eyes.
The camera gives you another.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is becoming particularly rewarding to photograph because there is simply more and more happening inside those flowers.
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๐ SHE'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE HER NAME
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There's something about this phenotype that has become increasingly recognizable.
The structure.
The flower formation.
The colour.
The way she stacks.
The way she develops.
The way she seems to accelerate from one week to the next.
She's developing her own signature.
And that's exactly what we want from an experiment like this.
We're not looking for twelve identical plants.
We're looking for individual expression.
And Purple Haze Pheno A has certainly made her expression clear.
She's the fast girl.
The girl who doesn't seem particularly interested in waiting around.
The girl who looks at the room and says:
"Everybody ready?"
๐๐๐ฅ
And then takes off.
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๐ฟ SAME ROOM โ DIFFERENT SPEED
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And once again...
this is where the 8ร8 Adventure becomes fascinating.
Because nothing about her environment is being specially designed to make her behave this way.
She's sharing the room.
Same general environmental conditions.
Same lighting philosophy.
Same irrigation approach.
Same nutritional foundation.
Same 12/12 schedule.
Same general care.
And yet...
look at her.
She's moving differently.
This is why I keep coming back to genetics.
The environment provides the opportunity.
The phenotype determines how that opportunity is expressed.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is clearly making her own decisions.
๐๐๐ฟ
She's not waiting for anybody else.
She's doing her thing.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ก SAME PHOTONS โ BIGGER RESPONSE
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The lighting environment also remains the upgraded setup we've been testing in the 8ร8.
We've added the two additional Future of Grow Black Series 600W fixtures.
Rather than running everything at maximum output, we've reduced the power to approximately:
๐ ~59% from the plug
And we're seeing approximately:
โ๏ธ ~1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy
with intensity naturally changing according to canopy height and position.
And this is another part of the experiment I really enjoy.
The room has more lighting capability than before.
But we're controlling how much of that capability we're actually using.
We're not chasing a number simply because we can.
We're creating a powerful lighting environment and then managing it.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's clearly putting those photons to work.
๐โ๏ธ๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ๏ธ PHOTONS IN โ FLOWERS OUT
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Obviously, biology is much more complicated than saying:
"More photons = bigger flowers."
๐
But there is something beautiful about watching the invisible become visible.
The lights provide photons.
The leaves capture energy.
The plant processes that energy.
And the results become visible over time.
Leaves.
Branches.
Flowers.
Resin.
Structure.
Growth.
We can't see the photons themselves.
But we can see the consequences of the plant using that energy.
And when you compare Purple Haze Pheno A from week to week...
those consequences are becoming very obvious.
She's building.
She's developing.
She's filling out.
And she's doing it quickly.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ THE STACKING IS BECOMING SERIOUS
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One of the biggest visual changes I'm seeing is the amount of structure developing within the flowers.
The stacking is becoming more pronounced.
Flower sites are becoming increasingly substantial.
And the branches are starting to look like they're carrying much more than they were only a few weeks ago.
This is where I really appreciate having those full-plant photographs.
Because you can step back and see the architecture.
Then you can move closer and see the flowers.
Then closer again...
and see the individual details.
The whole plant tells one story.
The individual flowers tell another.
And together?
They show us how quickly this girl is evolving.
๐ฅ๐ธ๐
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ THE WEEK-TO-WEEK DIFFERENCE IS GETTING NOTORIOUS
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This deserves its own section because it's honestly one of the most satisfying things about this plant.
Look at last week's photographs.
Now look at this week's.
๐
There it is.
That difference.
It's not something I have to invent with words.
It's right there in the images.
The flowers are becoming more substantial.
The structure is changing.
The plant looks fuller.
The developing buds have more presence.
The resin is increasingly obvious.
And the whole girl simply looks further along.
That's the beauty of a weekly diary.
We don't have to rely on memory.
We can document.
Compare.
Observe.
And learn.
Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us an excellent example of how quickly a phenotype can visibly change over a relatively short period.
And we're lucky enough to have the photographs to prove it.
๐ธ๐๐ฅ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ SHE DOESN'T NEED TO BE THE TALLEST
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At around 120 cm, she's still not one of the giants of the room.
And that's another thing I love about her.
She doesn't need to be the tallest plant to make herself noticed.
She's making the space count.
Her flowers are doing the talking.
Her structure is doing the talking.
Her development is doing the talking.
๐๐
It's not about how many centimetres she has added.
It's about what she's doing with the structure she already has.
And right now...
she's doing a lot.
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๐ฟ LET HER DO HER THING
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And just like with the rest of the room...
I'm not trying to manufacture work.
She's healthy-looking.
She's developing.
She's building flowers.
She's responding to the environment.
So my job is becoming increasingly simple.
Observe.
Pay attention.
Check the environment.
Monitor irrigation.
Monitor nutrition.
Watch the plant.
And if something actually needs attention...
then we respond.
Otherwise?
Let her work.
๐๐ฑ
I don't need to constantly interfere just because she's moving quickly.
In fact, the opposite.
When a plant is doing beautifully...
sometimes the smartest thing you can do is stay out of her way.
She's got a job to do.
And she's doing it.
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โ๏ธ NUTRITION โ SAME FOUNDATION, GRADUAL CHANGES
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The room continues with the current nutritional programme, with the flowering nutrition being adjusted gradually as we move further into the later stages.
Current room recipe remains approximately:
๐ฑ Plagron Terra Bloom โ 2.3 ml/L
๐ฑ Power Buds โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Green Sensation โ 1 ml/L
๐ฑ Sugar Royal โ 1 ml/L
โ๏ธ pH adjusted as required
Current solution values remain around:
โ๏ธ pH โ ~6.02
โก EC โ ~2.14 mS/cm
And the important thing for Purple Haze Pheno A is not simply what goes into the reservoir.
It's how she responds.
And she's responding beautifully.
She's building.
She's developing.
She's progressing.
And she's giving us absolutely no reason to start inventing problems where there aren't any.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ก๏ธ WEEK 12 โ ROOM CONDITIONS
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The room remains broadly stable around:
๐ก๏ธ Day temperature: ~26.5ยฐC
๐ Night temperature: ~26ยฐC
๐ง RH: ~61%
๐ฑ Substrate temperature: ~25ยฐC
๐ฆ Nutrient solution: ~25ยฐC
โ๏ธ pH: ~6.02
โก EC: ~2.14 mS/cm
๐จ COโ: ~693 ppm
๐ก Light schedule: 12/12
๐ง Irrigation: ~1.45 L/plant/24h
? Pot size: 15 L
Same room.
Same general conditions.
Same lighting upgrade.
Same overall approach.
And Purple Haze Pheno A keeps showing us her own answer.
๐ฅ๐๐ฟ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฌ THIS IS THE PART I LOVE ABOUT PHENOTYPES
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If you look at this plant on her own...
she's simply a beautiful Purple Haze.
But put her beside the other eleven plants...
and suddenly the story becomes much more interesting.
You can see the differences.
Different speed.
Different flower formation.
Different structure.
Different timing.
Different expression.
And that's why I don't want to compare these girls as if they're supposed to reach identical milestones at identical times.
The value is in the differences.
Purple Haze Pheno A is showing us a particularly fast-moving expression.
Passion Fruitz is showing us a much slower rhythm.
Other girls sit somewhere in between.
Same room.
Different clocks.
And that's exactly what makes this adventure so much fun.
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๐ฅ STILL FAR FROM THE FINISH
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Now...
I need to say this again because those flowers are getting ridiculous.
๐
SHE IS STILL FAR FROM FINISHING.
Yes.
The buds are enormous.
Yes.
The stacking is impressive.
Yes.
The weekly evolution is obvious.
Yes.
She's moving faster and faster.
But no...
we are not suddenly at the finish line.
๐๐
There is still plenty of development ahead.
The flowers can continue to change.
The structures can continue to develop.
The resin can continue to evolve.
The plant can continue maturing.
So I'm not looking at her thinking about an ending.
I'm looking at her thinking:
"How much more is this girl going to build?"
And that's a much more exciting question.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ธ KEEP THE CAMERA READY
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At this point...
I think the camera needs to stay permanently ready for her.
๐๐ธ
Because with the rate she's changing, I don't want to miss the little details.
Every week is giving us another snapshot.
Another moment.
Another version of Purple Haze Pheno A.
And when we eventually look back over the entire diary...
I think this plant is going to be one of those where the transformation is particularly obvious.
Because the weekly progression is already becoming so noticeable.
The plant isn't just growing.
She's visibly changing.
And the photographs are capturing it.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ THE FAST GIRL CLAIMS THE SPOTLIGHT
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Some plants quietly develop.
Some take their time.
Some surprise you later.
And then there is Purple Haze Pheno A...
who apparently has somewhere to be.
๐๐ฅ๐
She's moving.
She's building.
She's stacking.
She's getting bigger.
She's getting frostier.
And she's doing it week after week.
So yes...
the spotlight belongs to her again.
Not because she's competing with anyone.
Not because we're declaring her better than another phenotype.
But because her particular story this week is impossible to ignore.
She's changing rapidly.
And she's beautiful while doing it.
That's worth celebrating.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ฎ WHAT AM I WATCHING NOW?
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At this point, the questions are getting more interesting.
How much more will the flowers develop?
How much more substantial will the buds become?
How will the resin expression continue to evolve?
How will the plant change over the coming weeks?
How long will this rapid visible progression continue?
And perhaps most importantly...
what is this girl going to look like when she finally decides she's done?
๐๐๐ฅ
I have no idea.
And I'm perfectly happy keeping it that way.
Because the fun is watching her answer those questions herself.
No predictions.
No forcing the story.
Just documentation.
Week by week.
Photograph by photograph.
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๐ญ FINAL THOUGHTS โ SHE'S STILL ON FIRE
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Week 12.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is still absolutely on fire.
๐ฅ๐๐
If anything...
she's turned the heat up again.
The flowers are enormous.
Ginormous.
Gigantic.
Whatever word you want to use...
they're getting seriously substantial.
๐๐ธ
And yet...
she's still far from finishing.
That's what makes this so fascinating.
We're watching a plant that is clearly progressing rapidly, while still having plenty of journey ahead.
The difference from one week to the next is becoming notorious.
You can see it.
The flowers change.
The stacking changes.
The structure changes.
The resin changes.
The whole plant evolves.
And that's exactly what I want from this diary.
I don't want to guess what she'll become.
I want to document it.
I want to look back later and say:
"Look at her here."
Then:
"Look at her here."
Then:
"WHAT THE HELL?!" ๐๐ฅ
That's Purple Haze Pheno A.
Same room.
Same photons.
Same general environment.
Same irrigation.
Same nutritional foundation.
Different genetics.
Different expression.
And one hell of a fast-moving girl.
๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฅ
So let's give her the spotlight.
Let's turn the lights up on the story.
Let's keep the camera ready.
Let's keep watching those enormous flowers evolve.
And let's let this girl continue doing what she's clearly very good at:
moving.
Building.
Stacking.
Frosting.
Evolving.
And shining.
๐ฅ๐๐
She's not finished.
She's not close to being finished.
She's simply moving faster and faster toward whatever comes next.
And I cannot wait to keep documenting it.
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๐ THANK YOU
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As always, a massive thank you to everyone following the 8ร8 Adventure. ๐๐ฑ
Thank you to GrowDiaries for giving us the platform to document these individual journeys and share what we're learning along the way.
Thank you to Zamnesia for the Purple Haze genetics and for giving us the opportunity to explore this beautiful phenotype.
Thank you to Plagron for supporting the room with the growing media and nutrition throughout the adventure.
A huge thank you to Future of Grow for supplying the additional Black Series 600W fixtures and allowing us to test this expanded lighting setup in the 8ร8. ๐กโ๏ธ๐ฟ
Thank you to Lumiflora for helping illuminate the deeper and lower areas of the canopy.
And thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and manage the environment behind the scenes.
And finally...
thank you to everyone following along.
Every comment.
Every question.
Every message.
Every person stopping by to watch these girls evolve.
It genuinely means a lot. ๐
This project continues to remind me why I love growing different phenotypes together.
One room.
One environment.
One lighting strategy.
One general approach.
And completely different expressions.
Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us one of the fastest-moving stories in the room.
๐ฅ๐
She's beautiful.
She's developing incredibly quickly.
Her flowers are becoming enormous.
Her resin is increasing.
Her structure is evolving.
And every week...
she gives us another reason to grab the camera.
๐ธ๐๐ฅ
So let's let her shine.
Let's give this girl the spotlight.
Let's watch those gigantic flowers continue to evolve.
Let's keep documenting every step.
And let's see just how much more this fast-moving beauty has left to show us.
๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฅ๐
Growers Love, my friends. ๐๐ฑ
Happy growing, everyone.
And I'll see you next week in the 8ร8 jungle...
where some girls take the scenic route...
some girls cruise...
and Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's apparently got the accelerator stuck to the floor.
๐๐ฅ๐๐
See you next week! ๐ฑ๐ธ๐
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12-12
Technique
13
Week 13. Flowering
2d ago
1/34
120 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
Strong
Smell
1025 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
25 ยฐC
Solution Temp
26 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
1.4 liters
Watering Volume
639 PPM
COโ Level
Nutrients 7
Ph Plus
0.03 mll
Lemon Kick
0.03 mll
Terra Bloom
2 mll
DogDoctorOfficial ๐ 8ร8 Adventure โ Week 13
Purple Haze by Zamnesia โ Pheno A
The Big Mama Has Officially Left The Golf Ball Era Behind ๐๐๐โพ๐๐ฅ
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร8 Adventure! ๐ฑ๐
And...
YES.
She's still fucking enormous.
๐๐๐ฅ
Our Purple Haze Pheno A continues to make her presence known from her corner of the 8ร8 jungle.
You don't need to look for her.
You don't need to ask:
"Where's Purple Haze A?"
She's basically standing there saying:
"HELLO! I'M RIGHT HERE!" ๐
She's big.
She's beautiful.
She's substantial.
She's developing those absolutely ridiculous flowers.
And honestly...
the more I look at her, the more I love this girl.
The orange tones developing through those pistils are becoming one of my favourite things about her.
That contrast between the green foliage, the developing flowers and those increasingly orange hairs...
Beautiful.
๐๐ฟ๐งก๐ธ
And the funniest part?
I'm still doing basically nothing to her.
She's doing the work.
I'm just watching.
๐
She has her space.
She has her photons.
She has her environment.
She has her irrigation and nutrition.
And apparently...
that's enough for her to say:
"Don't touch me. I've got this."
๐๐๐
So let's give this Big Mama the spotlight she deserves.
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๐ฅ WEEK 13 โ THE BIG MAMA IS STILL HERE
Purple Haze Pheno A continues to be one of the most noticeable plants in this entire room.
And that's saying something.
There are twelve plants in here.
Twelve different personalities.
Twelve different structures.
Twelve different expressions.
But this girl?
She doesn't exactly blend into the background.
๐๐
She's big.
She's present.
She's filling her corner.
She's carrying some seriously impressive flowering structures.
And she's doing it beautifully.
Looking at her this week, I keep coming back to one thought:
"How are these flowers still getting bigger?"
๐
Because honestly...
they are.
The plant continues to look substantial.
The flowers continue to develop.
The structure continues to become more impressive.
And the overall appearance is becoming increasingly mature.
But we're still watching the process.
We're not calling her finished.
We're not trying to predict exactly where she's going.
We're simply documenting what she's showing us.
And right now?
She's showing us some seriously ginormous flowers.
๐๐ธ๐ฅ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐โพ๐ THESE ARE NOT GOLF BALLS
Let's get something straight.
๐
These are not little golf-ball-style flowers.
Not even close.
We're way past that conversation.
We're somewhere around:
๐ Basketball?
No.
โพ Baseball?
Getting closer.
๐ Rugby ball?
Now we're talking.
๐๐๐ฅ
And some of these flowers are starting to look like they're on their way toward the American-football conversation.
I'm obviously exaggerating for fun...
but only because the point is:
THEY ARE NOT SMALL.
๐๐๐
This girl is not producing tiny little flower clusters and hoping nobody notices.
She's producing substantial, heavily developed structures that immediately catch your eye.
You look at her...
and you know.
This is Purple Haze Pheno A.
The Big Mama.
๐๐๐ธ
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๐ SHE OWNS HER CORNER
There are some plants that occupy space.
And then there are plants that own space.
Purple Haze Pheno A?
She owns her corner.
๐๐๐
You can see her presence immediately.
She's got the height.
She's got the structure.
She's got the flower mass.
She's got that beautiful overall shape.
And when you walk into the room, your eyes naturally find her.
That's one of the things I love about following her individually.
Her personality has become very clear.
She's not trying to be the biggest plant in the room.
She's simply being herself.
And somehow...
herself is fucking big.
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๐งก THE ORANGE PISTILS ARE STEALING MY ATTENTION
One of my favourite things about this week's photographs is the colour developing in those pistils.
The orange tones are becoming increasingly visible.
And I absolutely love the contrast.
That deep green foliage.
The developing flowers.
The increasingly frosty surfaces.
And those beautiful orange hairs running through the floral structures.
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It gives the flowers a completely different character compared with the earlier weeks.
Earlier on, everything was much fresher.
Much brighter.
Much whiter.
Now we're seeing more variation.
More colour.
More maturity.
More personality.
And that's exactly what I want to document.
Not just:
"Here's a beautiful flower."
But:
"Here's how that flower changed."
Week by week.
Photograph by photograph.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us a beautiful progression to follow.
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๐ THE FLOWERS ARE DOING THE TALKING
At this point, I really don't need to say much.
The flowers are doing most of the talking.
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They're substantial.
They're developing beautifully.
They're becoming increasingly defined.
They're carrying more visual weight.
And when you get closer with the camera...
you can see just how much detail is packed into them.
This is one of those plants where the full-plant photograph tells one story...
and the close-up tells another.
From a distance:
"That's a big plant."
Closer:
"That's a big flower."
Even closer:
"Jesus Christ, look at that." ๐๐๐ธ
And that's the beauty of documenting the same plant every week.
You get to watch the entire transformation.
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๐ SHE'S STILL DOING HER THING
And here's something I really want to emphasize.
I'm not doing anything special to her this week.
No dramatic intervention.
No unnecessary manipulation.
No trying to force her into a particular shape.
Nothing.
I'm letting her do whatever she has to do.
And she's showing me what she has to show me.
Healthy.
Beautiful.
Big.
Frosty.
Developing.
And absolutely unmistakable.
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Sometimes the best thing a grower can do is simply stop trying to improve something that's already working.
She's doing her job.
So I'm doing mine.
I'm watching.
I'm documenting.
I'm checking the environment.
I'm paying attention.
And I'm letting her write the next chapter.
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๐ฟ OBSERVATION OVER INTERVENTION
This is becoming a recurring theme throughout the 8ร8 Adventure.
Earlier in the grow, there was plenty to do.
Structure.
Positioning.
Training.
Canopy management.
Adjustments.
Now?
We're entering a very different part of the journey.
The plants have established themselves.
The structures are there.
The flowers are there.
And the best thing we can often do is observe.
Look.
Compare.
Photograph.
Learn.
And only intervene when something actually requires it.
Purple Haze Pheno A doesn't seem interested in asking for anything right now.
She's too busy becoming enormous.
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So I'll let her.
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๐ธ THE CAMERA IS LOVING HER
And honestly...
how could it not?
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She's one of those plants that gives you something different every time you point the camera at her.
Full plant.
Main flowers.
Side flowers.
Close-ups.
Different angles.
Different lighting.
And suddenly you realize:
"Wait... THAT flower is huge too?"
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That's what makes documenting her so much fun.
She's not just producing one impressive structure.
There are substantial flowers distributed throughout the plant.
And the more you look...
the more you find.
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โ๏ธ SAME PHOTONS โ DIFFERENT EXPRESSION
And once again, this girl is doing all of this in the same environment as everybody else.
The 8ร8 continues with the expanded Future of Grow Black Series lighting setup.
Two additional 600W fixtures were added to the room, giving us more available lighting capability and more control over how we use that capability.
We're not simply running everything at maximum.
We're controlling the output.
Approximately:
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With approximately:
โ๏ธ ~1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy.
And Purple Haze Pheno A is sitting underneath those photons...
doing exactly what Purple Haze Pheno A apparently wants to do.
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Build.
Stack.
Develop.
Grow.
And make enormous flowers.
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๐ก MORE CAPABILITY โ NOT MORE CHAOS
One thing I really like about the lighting upgrade is that more capability doesn't mean we have to use everything at maximum.
We have more headroom.
More flexibility.
More control.
And that gives us the ability to operate the fixtures at a level that makes sense for the room rather than simply chasing maximum output.
That's much more interesting to me.
Because the goal isn't:
"How much light can we throw at the plants?"
The goal is:
"How can we create a controlled lighting environment and observe how these different genetics respond?"
And Purple Haze Pheno A is giving us one hell of an answer.
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๐ฌ SAME ROOM โ DIFFERENT GENETIC EXPRESSION
This is still the heart of the entire 8ร8 Adventure.
Twelve plants.
One room.
Same general environment.
Same lighting philosophy.
Same irrigation.
Same nutritional foundation.
Same 12/12 schedule.
And...
completely different plants.
Some are slow.
Some are fast.
Some are compact.
Some are huge.
Some are building differently.
Some are changing colour differently.
Some are developing flowers differently.
And Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's one of our Big Mamas.
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She's showing us what her genetics want to do under these conditions.
And I love that.
Because we're not trying to make twelve identical plants.
We're trying to see twelve different stories.
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โ๏ธ NUTRITION โ LETTING HER FINISH HER WORK
The room continues with the current flowering nutrition approach, with the nutritional programme being adjusted progressively as the plants move deeper into the cycle.
The current foundation remains around:
๐ฑ Terra Bloom
๐ฑ Power Buds
๐ฑ Green Sensation
๐ฑ Sugar Royal
with the room continuing around the current:
โ๏ธ pH ~6.0
โก EC ~2.1 mS/cm
The important part for me isn't simply looking at numbers on a chart.
It's looking at the plant.
And this girl?
She's giving us a very clear response.
She's growing.
She's developing.
She's building those flowers.
She's maintaining beautiful colour.
And she's continuing to look healthy.
So we're observing rather than trying to invent something for her to do.
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๐ก๏ธ THE ROOM KEEPS DOING ITS JOB
The general 8ร8 environment remains stable around the current setup:
๐ก๏ธ Day temperature: ~26.5ยฐC
๐ Night temperature: ~26ยฐC
๐ง RH: ~61%
๐ฑ Substrate temperature: ~25ยฐC
๐ฆ Nutrient solution: ~25ยฐC
โ๏ธ pH: ~6.0
โก EC: ~2.1 mS/cm
๐จ COโ: ~693 ppm
๐ก Light schedule: 12/12
๐ง Irrigation: ~1.45 L/plant/24h
๐ฑ Pot size: 15 L
โ๏ธ Upper canopy: ~1,500 PPFD
๐ Future of Grow output: ~59%
Same room.
Same jungle.
Same artificial sun.
And one very happy-looking Purple Haze.
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๐ THE FROST CONTINUES TO BUILD
And of course...
we can't talk about this girl without mentioning the frost.
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The flowers continue looking increasingly decorated.
The surfaces are becoming more visually complex.
The closer photographs reveal more and more detail.
And when you combine that with the orange pistils...
wow.
She's developing a really beautiful appearance.
The colour combination is becoming one of my favourite parts of this phenotype.
Deep greens.
Frosty flowers.
Orange pistils.
Large floral structures.
And that unmistakable Purple Haze character.
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It's a beautiful combination.
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?๐งก SHARING THE MEDICINE WHILE SHE'S STILL GROWING
And speaking of the flowers...
I've also been enjoying sharing some of my white hash medicine from the room.
Not from this girl yet.
She's still standing there very much alive and very much unfinished.
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Her chapter hasn't reached that point.
But eventually...
she'll have her own place in that story too.
And when the time comes, we'll talk about everything properly.
The harvest.
The flowers.
The cure.
The smoke.
The aromas.
The flavours.
The effects.
And all the details that deserve their own reports.
For now?
She's still in the room.
Still growing.
Still developing.
Still making me stop and stare.
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And that's exactly where I want her.
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๐ธ NOT FINISHED โ NOT EVEN CLOSE
This is another thing I want to keep clear.
The flowers may look enormous.
They may already look extremely developed.
But I'm not going to start declaring the end simply because they look impressive.
She's still progressing.
She's still changing.
She's still developing.
And there's still more story to come.
The plant will tell us when she's entering the next chapter.
Until then...
we watch.
We photograph.
We learn.
And we enjoy the show.
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๐ THE BIG MAMA DOESN'T NEED HELP STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT
Some plants need a little encouragement.
Some need a little explanation.
Some need you to point the camera in their direction.
Purple Haze Pheno A?
No.
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She steals the spotlight herself.
She's standing there in her corner like:
"Are you finished talking about the other plants yet?"
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"No, no... come here. Look at THIS."
And then you look.
And...
yeah.
She's got a point.
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She's beautiful.
She's substantial.
She's developing beautifully.
And she's impossible to ignore.
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๐ฎ WHAT COMES NEXT?
Honestly?
I'm just curious.
How much more will she build?
How much more will those flowers develop?
How will those orange pistils continue changing?
How will the resin expression evolve?
How will the overall plant mature?
And when this girl finally reaches the end of her journey...
what the hell are those flowers going to look like?
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I have no idea.
And I'm perfectly happy with that.
Because that's why we're documenting it.
No need to guess.
We'll see.
Week by week.
Photograph by photograph.
Chapter by chapter.
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๐ญ FINAL THOUGHTS โ THE BIG MAMA IS STILL SHINING
Week 13.
And Purple Haze Pheno A continues to be one of the absolute characters of this room.
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She's still ginormous.
She's still beautiful.
She's still impossible to miss.
She's still occupying her corner like she owns the place.
And those flowers?
Well...
I think we've officially left the golf-ball category behind.
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She's moving into baseball.
Maybe rugby.
And she's looking suspiciously toward American football.
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Jokes aside...
the point is simple.
These are not small flowers.
This girl is not kidding.
She's building some seriously substantial structures.
And she's doing it while I'm barely touching her.
I'm not trying to force her.
I'm not trying to make her do anything.
I'm simply letting her be Purple Haze Pheno A.
And she's showing us exactly what that means.
Healthy.
Beautiful.
Big.
Frosty.
Orange-haired.
And completely herself.
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That's what I love about this project.
The plants tell us who they are.
We just have to pay attention.
So keep doing your thing, Big Mama.
Keep shining.
Keep building.
Keep showing us those ridiculous flowers.
And when you're ready to show us what comes next...
I'll be right here with the camera.
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Let's keep the photons flying.
Let's keep documenting.
Let's keep learning.
And most importantly...
let's let this girl shine.
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๐ THANK YOU
As always, a massive thank you to everyone following the 8ร8 Adventure. ๐๐ฑ
Thank you to GrowDiaries for giving us the platform to document these individual journeys and share the process week after week.
Thank you to Zamnesia for the Purple Haze genetics and for giving us the opportunity to explore these different phenotypes under the same conditions.
Thank you to Plagron for supporting the garden throughout this journey with the growing media and nutrition.
A huge thank you to Future of Grow for supplying the additional Black Series 600W fixtures and allowing us to test this expanded lighting setup inside the 8ร8.
More capability.
More control.
More photons.
And twelve different plants showing us twelve completely different responses.
Thank you to Lumiflora for helping bring additional light deeper into the canopy and allowing us to explore the garden as the three-dimensional environment it really is.
And thank you to TrolMaster for helping monitor and manage the room behind the scenes.
And finally...
thank you to everyone following these girls week after week.
Every comment.
Every question.
Every message.
Every person stopping by.
You're all part of this adventure.
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Twelve plants.
One room.
One shared environment.
And twelve completely different stories.
Purple Haze Pheno A is writing hers with some seriously large letters.
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She's the Big Mama.
She's the girl who owns her corner.
She's the girl who keeps making enormous flowers.
She's the girl whose orange pistils are becoming one of my favourite visual details.
She's the girl who doesn't need me to do much because she's perfectly happy doing her own thing.
And she's the girl who continues to make me stop, look and say:
"Damn."
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So let's give her the spotlight.
Let's let her shine.
Let's keep the camera ready.
Let's keep watching those flowers develop.
And let's see where this beautiful girl takes us next.
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Growers Love, my friends. ๐๐ฑ
Happy growing, take care everyone...
and keep your eyes on the Big Mama.
Because if she keeps going like this...
we might need to invent a whole new category of flower size.
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See you next week in the 8ร8 jungle.
Where some girls take the scenic route...
some girls cruise...
and Purple Haze Pheno A?
She's apparently trying to turn her corner into a professional sports arena.
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See you next week!
@divergentcrypt, thanks buddy ๐๐๐ thee are not autos my friend ,but they will behave like autos since i grow them all under 12/12 from seed ๐๐๐ growers love my friend and thank you for stopping by for the love and for it all ๐๐๐