Zamnesia's Critical Automatic

tjaym 🌱 Week 1: Early Veg / Seedling Stage Feeding & Watering Nutrients: Gave the first light feeding at the end of the week using Plagron. Dosage per Liter: 2.5 ml Plagron Terra Grow, 1.0 ml Pure Zym, and 1.0 ml Power Roots. Medium: The plant is settling in nicely into the Plagron Lightmix, utilizing the root expansion helpers. Lighting & Environment Light Distance: The Spider Farmer SE3000 is set at 40 cm above the canopy to ensure strong early growth without stretching. Climate: Maintained the stable warm temperature and high humidity to support the young root system. Plant Development Status: After removing the humidity dome, she adjusted perfectly to the tent climate and is starting to develop her first true sets of leaves.

tjaym 🌿 Week 2: Vegetative Growth & Dialing in the Light Plant Development & Health Height: The plant reached about 7 cm in height and is developing its first sets of beautiful, distinct fan leaves. Health Observation: Noticed a slight light-green tint early in the week, indicating she was hungry and ready for a higher nutrient concentration. Feeding & Nutrition Nutrients: Stepped up the Plagron regimen to address the light-green color. Target EC: Dialed in at 1.2 EC using Terra Grow, Pure Zym, and Power Roots. Response: She responded very well to the increase, showing stabilized color and steady growth. Lighting Adjustments Distance: Kept the Spider Farmer SE3000 at a constant height of 40 cm. Intensity: Gradual increase strategy implemented. Raised the light output daily by 40 µmol/m² to smoothly introduce more energy without shocking the young plant.

tjaym 🚀 Week 3: Explosive Veg & Strengthening Plant Development & Health Growth: She is growing beautifully now, showing a noticeable explosion in size and canopy density thanks to the increased light intensity from last week. Training: No manual LST (Low Stress Training) applied yet. Letting her grow naturally for now. Airflow: The Spider Farmer clip fan is positioned perfectly, keeping the fan leaves gently dancing to strengthen the main stem and branches. Feeding & Nutrition Target EC: Pushed the electrical conductivity up to 1.8 EC to support her explosive vegetative growth. Nutrient Mix: Plagron Terra Grow, Pure Zym, Power Roots, and introduced Sugar Royal to boost amino acids and overall plant vigor. Response: She is loving the heavy feeding, showing dark green leaves and tight node spacing. Day 27 - We tucked her leaves a bit to stimulate new leaves to grow + airflow.

tjaym Week 4: Vegetative Phase – Managing the Changing Seasons 🌿 Welcome to week 4! As the outdoor temperatures are starting to drop, I am focusing heavily on keeping the indoor climate perfectly dialed in for the ladies. Climate & Environment 🌤️ Daytime Temperature: 23°C – 25°C (Keeping it stable despite the colder weather outside) Soil Temperature: 22°C (Nice and warm for optimal root activity) Relative Humidity (RH): ~65%VPD: 0.9 – 1.1 kPa (Right in the sweet spot for this stage of growth!) Light Distance: Hanging steady at 40 cm from the top of the pots. Plant Development & Training 📏 The girls are looking incredibly healthy and robust. They are currently standing at a height of 12 to 15 cm. They are developing nice, thick foliage and showing great vigor. Regarding training, I kept it simple this week. No high-stress techniques yet—just some leaf tucking to open up the canopy and promote the growth of the lower, newer shoots. They responded beautifully to this. Feeding & Watering 💦 The root zone is thriving, and the plants are drinking well. Over the past week, I've been giving them at least 250 ml of water almost daily, packed with a solid Plagron cocktail to support their vegetative growth: Plagron Terra Grow (Base nutrients) Pure Zym (Enzymes for soil health) Sugar Royal (Amino acids to enhance development) Power Roots (To keep the root mass expanding) To my eyes, they look absolutely gorgeous right now. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think! Happy growing everyone! 🚀

tjaym 📝 Grow Diaries Update: Week 5 General Status: The plants are officially entering Week 5 and are showing the first clear signs of early flowering/pre-flowering. They are growing under an 18/6 light cycle, with the lamp positioned roughly 30cm above the canopy at a light intensity of 700 PPFD. Environmental Factors: Day Temperature: 24°C – 27°C Night Temperature: 20°C – 22°C Day Humidity (RH): 60% Night Humidity (RH): 60% Feeding & Watering: Today, the plants received a total of 5 Liters of water distributed over the 4 pots. Switching over to the flowering regime using the Plagron line: Plagron Terra Bloom (2 ml/L) Power RootsPower Buds Royal SugarPure Zym Actions & Issues: Defoliation: Cleaned up the bottom of the plants by removing low-hanging leaves and small stems close to the soil to prevent issues with airflow and potential pests. PH Issues: The pH meter started acting up and refused to calibrate properly. Because of this, the plants received water based on a rough estimate regarding pH levels over the past week. Watering Adjustment: Following advice that the plants were slightly underwatered and lacking "praying leaves," the watering volume has been adjusted.

tjaym Week 6 Bloom – Finding My Own Way & Fine-Tuning the Routine Welcome to Week 6 of flowering! The tent is looking lush and filled with lovely green ladies, but this past week has been quite a learning process. Strains in the tent: 2x Milkyway F1 (Royal Queen Seeds) 2x Critical Automatic (Zamnesia Seeds) General Overview & Observations: Overall, the girls are doing well and the bud production is coming along nicely. However, they've been looking a little droopy lately. This past week was all about dialling in the watering schedule, aiming for that ideal leaf angle ("praying"), and learning how to properly read the soil meter. I’ve received a lot of advice from well-meaning growers lately. While everyone means well and tries to help, I realized that taking in too many different opinions can actually cause overthinking and uncertainty. The biggest takeaway from this week is that while advice is always appreciated, every grower ultimately needs to find their own path and figure out what works best for their specific setup. We also learned firsthand how strong LED lights increase the plants' appetite for Calcium and Magnesium. I noticed early signs of a CalMag deficiency on one of the plants, so I adjusted the feeding regimen accordingly. Setup Details: Tent: Spider Farmer 90x90x200 cm Light: Spider Farmer SE3000 Ventilation & Monitoring: Spider Farmer 6" Carbon Filter, Clip Fan, 5-in-1 Sensor, and Soil Probe Pots & Medium: 15L Fabric Pots with Plagron Lightmix Nutrient Recipe (per Liter of water): Plagron Terra Bloom: 5 ml Plagron Power Roots: 1 ml Plagron Royal Sugar: 1 ml Plagron CalMag Pro: 0.5 ml Plagron Pure Zym: 1 ml Plan for Next Week: Starting next week, I will replace Pure Zym and introduce Plagron Green Sensation to boost bud development. Excited to see how they respond!

tjaym Week 7 - Flowering Overall Status & Canopy Management Everything is moving along smoothly in the tent this week! All the ladies are progressing really well, and I’m very satisfied with their overall growth and development. Yesterday, I performed a light defoliation to clear up some excess fan leaves, opening up light penetration to the lower bud sites and improving airflow. Nutrients & Watering Strategy Green Sensation: Introduced Plagron Green Sensation for the first time yesterday alongside the base nutrients to push bloom production and resin development during this crucial phase. CalMag: Happy to report that the CalMag deficiency we picked up earlier under the Spider Farmer SE3000 LED is completely under control now. The leaves are looking much healthier and stable. Watering Schedule: Shifted to a heavy watering routine once every 3 to 4 days, allowing for better dry-back cycles and root oxygenation. CO2 Boost: Noticed that ambient CO2 levels inside the tent were running a bit low, so we are currently experimenting with CO2 boosters to keep photosynthesis running at peak efficiency. Overall, super happy with how this run is progressing!

tjaym 🌿 Week 8 (Days 57 – 63) Update Stage: Late Bloom / Ripening DLI: ~51.84 mol/m²/d PPFD: ~800 µmol/m²/s Nutrient Solution EC: ~2.5 (1250 PPM) Target RH: 55% Day / Night Temps: 23°C–25°C / 18°C–20°C 📋 Overview & Canopy Status The ladies are fattening up nicely and starting to swell! Milky Way F1: Starting to show her first amber trichomes on the sugar leaves. She is maturing fast and looking super frosty. Critical Automatic: Needs a bit more time compared to the Milky Way F1, but her buds are filling out heavily. Nutrient Deficiencies: The Critical in the front is showing some light signs of nitrogen fading (yellowing lower/mid leaves). At this stage of flower, natural fading is completely normal and expected, so no stress there. I'm keeping maintenance simple this week—just light defoliation to clear out completely yellowed leaves and keep air circulation optimal through the canopy. 🎛️ Climate & Environment Temperatures: Outside temps are dropping significantly, which I can notice inside the tent. The Spider Farmer heater is kicking on much more frequently during the day to maintain stability. Daytime temps are steady at 23°C – 25°C, while lights-off temps drop to 18°C – 20°C. RH & VPD: Humidity is set to 55%, keeping my target VPD comfortably between 1.2 and 1.6 kPa for ideal transpiration during late bloom. Substrate pH: Soil pH is sitting right in the sweet spot around 5.8 – 6.0. 💧 Fertigation & Feeding Schedule We feed 10 Liters total spread across all 4 plants every 3 to 4 days. I use a "Sip & Rest" method (watering in small bursts with short rest intervals) to fully saturate the substrate evenly until achieving slight runoff. The last runoff measurement came in at around 1400 PPM (~2.8 EC), which is right on target for this heavy feeding phase. Current Feed Mix (per 10L solution): Terra Bloom: 50 mL Royal Sugar: 10 mL CalMag Pro: 7 mL Green Sensation: 10 mL Power Buds: 10 mL 💡 Lighting Adjustments Since we are nearing the final stretch and still had plenty of headroom on light intensity, I've been ramping up the PPFD by +50 µmol/m²/s each day over the last few days. We are currently sitting at 800 PPFD, pushing a heavy 51.84 DLI. The canopy is taking it like a champ!

tjaym 🌿 Week 9 - Bloom Update: Split Strategy & Harvest Countdown! We have reached a super exciting stage in the tent! We are running a split strategy now: the Milkyway F1 has officially entered her final stretch (estimated ~1.5 weeks until harvest) and is getting plain water to flush. Meanwhile, the Critical Automatic plants are still in full bloom and building up massive weight for another 4 to 5 weeks. It's time for those autumn colors! 💡 Climate & Light Parameters Grow Light (Spider Farmer SE3000): Dimmed at 88% PPFD: 750 µmol/m²/s DLI (Daily Light Interval): 48.6 mol/m²/d Temperature: Day: 23 - 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) Night: 20 - 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) Relative Humidity (RH): Stable around 55% (range 55–60%), keeping conditions optimal and safe from bud rot. 💧 Feeding & Irrigation (Every 3–4 Days / 10L Total across 4 Plants) Milkyway F1 (Flushing Phase): Switched to pure RO water only to drain remaining nutrients from the medium and plant tissue, ensuring a clean and rich terpene profile at harvest. Critical Automatic (Full Bloom Recipe per 1L RO Water): Terra Bloom: 5.0 ml/L Green Sensation: 1.0 ml/L CalMag Pro: 0.7 ml/L Royal Sugar: 1.0 ml/L Power Buds: 1.0 ml/L Nutrient Metrics: pH: ~6.2 EC: 1200 PPM (2.4 mS/cm) 🌱 Plant Status & Observations Critical Automatic: Thriving in full flower, swelling nicely, and set to continue for another 4 to 5 weeks while slowly shifting into autumn hues. Overall Impression: The tent looks incredible, and as soon as you step into the shed, you are greeted by an intense, sweet, mouth-watering aroma. Autumn fades are starting to show beautifully!