Mendo Breath B'F

SarielGrow everything's good

SarielGrow transplanting into a 3L pot, everything seems fine

SarielGrow some problems with thrips

SarielGrow everything's good

SarielGrow Maybe I’ve put my lady in a sea of potting soil 😅da 25L It's a 25L pot 🤯—I'll have to be patient while the roots spread, though the soil mix might be too heavy and is starting to cause issues; there's excess nitrogen—it's a deep forest green 🌲. I built this enclosure myself—after some trial and error and gauging my partner's reaction—and added everything needed to give her a romantic bed... hehe. Jokes aside, it was hard work; this is the first time I’ve tried setting up a vivarium again in three years, so I hope I pull it off.

SarielGrow I had to reduce the volume of the potting soil; the roots are still small and the volume was huge—it was as if the plant wasn't even there (the only thing missing was thrips). The nitrogen problem persists; no fertilizers.

SarielGrow My girl is doing quite well, although she struggles by gorging herself on slow-release organic nitrogen that the peat in the soil contains. I started off badly with the amount of soil, for the rest we'll see what happens to my mendo breath.

SarielGrow And it is still very full of nitrogen. I am avoiding cutting many leaves so as not to let it go into the flowers and let the nitrogen remain channeled into the leaves. I let the soil dry completely so as to give it the push to eat itself and consume that dark green.

SarielGrow Things got off to a bad start entering the fifth week of flowering: by administering 2ml of Cal-Mag in 4L of water, I accidentally triggered the plant to revert to the vegetative stage. Fortunately, I realized the mistake and immediately turned the light dimmer down to 60% to prevent the buds from stretching into "foxtails." It’s gone eight days without water; today marks the start of the sixth week, and I think tomorrow will be the time to hydrate it. All in all, it’s been a bit of a mess—and the plant is extremely short, too ?😅.

SarielGrow 🏅Barney's Farm 🌿?Mendo Breath?🌿 at 6 weeks.⚜️ OI had to induce controlled water stress to force the plant to use up the nitrogen reserves stored in its tissues; the intense forest-green color is fading thanks to early intervention—lowering the dimmer to 60% for seven days—and I only raised it to 70% yesterday. The "foxtailing" (or spike-like formation) was halted in time, as was the leaf growth within the buds. Two days ago, I applied 1.5g of magnesium sulfate in 1.5L of water to give the roots a boost; things seem to be progressing well, and the buds have started to swell.

SarielGrow Honestly, I’m not sure—managing organic nutrients isn't easy. I just added molasses to activate the beneficial bacteria and fungi I introduced three weeks ago. If I recall correctly, I gave it a really good, heavy watering—3 liters with 6g of mycorrhizae. I use San Bernardo water (naturally pH 7, very low in minerals) and adjust it to pH 6.5. Back in the vegetative stage, I didn't even know what pH was! 😅🏅 The soil is very rich and active, so I hope it develops well. It’s in a new phase now after the nitrogen issue; I can see a leaf starting to fade, but I also notice the molasses is having an effect, with a VPD of 1.4. Light intensity is at 80% and the light is 45 cm from the main cola. Oh, and I forgot to mention the Cal-Mag—I couldn't even stomach it myself in week 5 of flowering, let alone the plant!

SarielGrow We are at week 8 on the calendar, but the Mendo is still at week 7, having experienced that hormonal shift back in week 5. She seems to have put that rough patch behind her; I’ve done a final defoliation to improve airflow. Just plain water from here on out—the Spider light is at 100% intensity, and this boost is really helping the buds bulk up ?🌿🍹

SarielGrow We’ve entered Week 9 of the schedule, though—as previously mentioned—the plant is running one week behind. There were plenty of issues along the way, but despite everything, she’s a bit of a diva who keeps things interesting. • I’ve dialed the Spider light back to 80% intensity at a distance of 45 cm to simulate autumn conditions. • The VPD is 1.64, and the pH is 6.5. To be honest, I tried this three years ago but failed and gave up on the hobby. This is the first time I’ve managed to get a cannabis plant this close to the finish line, so I’m really happy about it.

SarielGrow Barney's Farm Mendo Breath🌿 – Week 10. We are already at day 67; this is the final week, and the plant is maturing beautifully. Three days ago, I switched the schedule to 13 hours of darkness and 11 of light to simulate autumn conditions, targeting a VPD of 1.68–1.82, while the Spider light is set to 100% power at a distance of 40 cm. It is responding well—small, but tough.

SarielGrow Barney's Farm Mendo Breath🌿 – Week 11. So here we are: after 36 hours of darkness and with the soil nice and dry, we’ve reached the final cut. Today is Day 73; the trichomes aren't 100% uniform—due to late flower development caused by the issues the plant faced—but they are reasonably consistent. I can't give a weight right now since I hung the whole plant, but I’ll weigh it once dry to estimate the wet weight; judging by appearances, it looks like 150–200g wet, so it should end up around 40–60g dry—we’ll see!