Gary Payton by Cookies / Jungle Cut

GrowingFlavour Quick update from the garden 🌱 We’ve topped all the plants and currently have five strong shoots per plant. We’ll give them a few more days to recover and develop, then top them again to bring them up to ten main shoots. We’ve also already started with LST to shape the plants and spread the canopy out nice and evenly. At the beginning, we had a few nutrient-related issues. As you could see in the previous picture, the cuttings were extremely tall, so I planted them quite deep. My current theory is that the roots reached the BioTabs a little too quickly, which may explain the discoloration on some of the original leaves. The good news is that all the new growth looks healthy, vigorous, and exactly as it should. The plants are developing nicely and everything seems to have settled down. For this run, we’re using BioTabs as recommended, combined with an AutoPot system. So this will be an AutoPot + BioTabs grow from start to finish. We’re officially back on track. 🌿💪

GrowingFlavour **One week later – steady progress 🌱** Not much has changed this week, which is exactly what we wanted. Everything is running smoothly and the plants are continuing to develop nicely. We haven’t changed anything in the setup — still running the AutoPot + BioTabs combination and continuing with the LST. The new growth looks healthy and the plants are slowly filling out the space. After the slightly rough start, they seem to be fully back on track now. For the moment, we’re simply letting them do their thing and keeping everything consistent. So far, so good — onward to the next week. 🌿

GrowingFlavour Week Update 🌱 Another week of steady progress! We continued with LST, spreading the branches out further and working on creating an even, open canopy. The plants are responding well to the training and are starting to fill out nicely with plenty of new growth. The AutoPot system is now officially running, so from here on the plants can take up water and nutrients whenever they need them. After the little issues we had earlier in the grow, everything finally seems to be settling down and stabilizing. The new growth is looking healthy, the plants are adapting well to the training, and overall things are moving in the right direction again. For now, we’ll keep adjusting the LST as they grow and let the AutoPot + BioTabs setup do its thing. Everything is slowly coming together — time to let them grow! 🌿💪

GrowingFlavour Filling the Net Another week of steady progress. The AutoPot system is running smoothly, and the plants have settled in nicely. We continued with LST and added the net to spread the branches and create a more even canopy. The two larger plants are filling the available space quickly, while the smaller plant in the middle is developing at its own pace. Growth remains strong and bushy, with plenty of fresh tops appearing across the canopy. For now, we’ll keep guiding the branches into the open spaces and give the plants time to recover and grow. Overall, everything is stable and moving in the right direction.

GrowingFlavour Week Update Another week in and the girls are really pushing hard now. The canopy has filled out massively and the training is starting to pay off. We kept working the branches through the net and spreading everything out to get the canopy as even as possible. The plants have recovered very well from the earlier issues. Some of the older leaves are still showing the previous damage, but the new growth looks much better and they are clearly back in full growth mode. The AutoPot system is running smoothly together with the BioTabs, so at the moment we’re basically just letting them do their thing. The tent is getting very crowded now, with plenty of strong tops fighting their way through the canopy. A bit more training and cleanup will be needed, but overall things are moving in the right direction. Back on track and growing strong. 🌱💪

GrowingFlavour Week Update – Flip to 12/12 today Big milestone today — we officially switched the light cycle to 12/12. The canopy has filled out really nicely over the last week and the training has created a much more even, wall-to-wall structure. The plants are looking strong and healthy overall, with plenty of fresh growth across the entire tent. We also did a bit of cleanup underneath, thinning out the lower growth to improve airflow and help the plants focus their energy on the tops. This should also make things easier going into flower and keep the canopy cleaner overall. The AutoPot + BioTabs setup is still running smoothly and everything seems stable. Compared to a few weeks ago, the plants have made a huge comeback and are now in a much better place. From here on, the next chapter begins: flowering time. 🌱➡️🌸 Really excited to see how much they stretch and how the canopy develops over the next couple of weeks. Wenn du willst, kann ich dir auch direkt wieder eine kürzere GrowDiaries-Version daraus machen, so wie man sie dort typischerweise postet.

GrowingFlavour Flower – Week 1 complete The first week of flower is now complete. The Cal-Mag issue has been resolved and the plants have recovered well. Everything is looking healthy and stable at the moment, with vigorous new growth and an even, full canopy. The stretch is underway and the first early flower sites are starting to develop nicely.

GrowingFlavour Day 14 of 12/12 Everything is running exactly according to plan. The plants are praying, leaf colour is consistently perfect, and there are absolutely no signs of any problems. They are looking ultra healthy right now. SiCaMag really saved us, and we are now starting with the BioTabs PK Booster Compost Tea. The stretch is still very strong — we are already at around 80 cm. We will give them one more week to finish stretching, then defoliate the lower growth once more. After that, it will be full flower mode.

GrowingFlavour Flowering – Day 21 | End of Week 3 Day 21 since the flip to 12/12, and today was finally cleanup day! The stretch is already over. There was barely any vertical growth during the last week, and the girls have clearly started focusing on flower development. Honestly, I think they’re looking pretty far along for just day 21. The buds are already forming nicely! Today I gave both plants a proper cleanup underneath, removing weak branches, lower shoots and anything that wasn’t getting enough light. I actually left quite a bit more on the plants than I normally would. Since this run is going to be washed, I’m not really worried about perfect-looking buds or bag appeal. This time it’s all about biomass, so even the smaller flowers are welcome. Right after the defoliation, I also switched off the AutoPot system for a little controlled dryback. I’ll leave it off for up to 48 hours, depending on how quickly the pots use up the remaining water. This is something I’ve had good experiences with back when I was hand watering. I used to time my defoliation so the next watering would be about two days later, instead of watering right after cutting everything back. The plants always seemed to handle it better that way. The idea isn’t to stress the plants or let the soil dry out. With BioTabs, I want to keep the microbial life happy and active. It’s more about giving the root zone a little breathing room after removing so much leaf mass, especially now that the plants temporarily need less water. With 20L AutoPot FlexiPots and a 50/50 mix of Lightmix and perlite, the substrate is already pretty well aerated. This short break is just my way of managing moisture and keeping the roots healthy. I’m not trying to push yield through crop steering here. Apart from that, everything is going really well. The plants are looking super healthy, the leaf color is great, and the flowers are developing faster than I expected. The BioTabs setup is doing its job, and I’m really happy with how things are going. Three weeks into 12/12 and we’re already looking good. Now it’s time to let the girls do their thing and stack some flowers! 🌱