Barney's Bubblegum Gelato 🍦

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Hi guys, and welcome back to the Barney's x Backpack boys Bubblegum Gelato grow ! 🌱 Today marks Day 1 of the vegetative stage, so there isn’t too much to report just yet. This girl is now settled into her pot, looking healthy, happy, and ready to begin the journey. Current environment: 🌡️ 24°C 💧 65% RH 📈 VPD: 1.05 kPa 💡 LED: 40% For the coming week, she'll be kept on water only while she establishes herself, no need to push nutrition at this stage, the priority is a smooth transition, healthy rooting, and steady early growth. She will start being fed Root booster next week. Wishing you all a great weekend, and as always… Happy gardening ! 😎💚

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Welcome to Week 2 of the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato grow ! Another smooth week in the books. Everything has been progressing exactly as planned, and this girl is looking happy, healthy, and full of vigour. 😎💚 I’ve now introduced root booster to the feeding regime to support continued root development and help build a strong foundation for the vegetative phase ahead. This girl is now under the Lumatek Zeus Pro 1000w. Current environment : 💡 LED: 25% intensity 💨 VPD: 1.05 kPa She is responding really well to the conditions, with healthy growth and plenty of vigour. At this stage, there’s not much else to report and honestly, that’s exactly how I like it. When the plants are happy and the environment is doing its job, there’s no need to overcomplicate things. Next week should be a little more interesting once she has settled into her new home and started taking advantage of the additional space. Hope you’re all having a great weekend, and as always… Happy gardening ! 😎💚

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Welcome to Week 3 of the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato grow ! 😎 Another week completed and everything is progressing nicely. She’s looking happy, healthy, vigorous, and full of life, with steady development across the board. She’s still receiving Root Booster at 4 ml/L, which has been working well as she continues building a strong and healthy root system. This week brings the next important stage of the grow: she’ll be transplanted into her final 10 L pot, filled with Soma’s Sacred Living Soil. From that point forward, the plan is to keep things as natural and soil-focused as possible, providing water and compost tea only and allowing the living soil to do the heavy lifting throughout the remainder of the cycle. I’m looking forward to seeing how the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato responds once fully established in the living soil and given the opportunity to really stretch her roots. - LED intensity: 25% - VPD: 1.05 kPa Everything is looking nicely balanced at the moment, and she’s responding accordingly. Another week down and another step closer to seeing this lady express her full potential. Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend, and as always… Happy gardening ! 😎💚

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Week 4 | Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato Grow 😎 Welcome to Week 4 of the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato grow ! 💚 Everything has been progressing smoothly, and she has now been transplanted into her final pot, filled with Soma’s Sacred Living Soil. As the transplant took place only yesterday, she’s showing a slight, temporary droop while she adjusts to her new environment. This is not unexpected following a recent transplant, so I’ll be keeping a close eye on her over the next couple of days as she settles into her new home. Current environment: 💡 LED intensity: 50% 🌡️ VPD: 1.04 kPa With the final pot in place and everything progressing as planned, we’re moving into the next stage of the grow. Patience, consistency, and attention to the environment remain key. I hope you’re all having a fantastic weekend ! As always, happy gardening, everyone ! 😎💚

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato | Week 5 — Final Week of Veg 😎 Welcome to week 5, the final week of vegetative growth for the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato run ! 💚 Another week of steady progress, with the plant looking healthy, vigorous and full of life. It’s responding well to the Living Soil, showing great vitality and what looks to be a promising start to the next stage of the grow. This week, it received an additional round of compost tea alongside its regular root booster, continuing to support root development and overall plant health as we approach the transition into flower. The plan is to flip to 12/12 next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the flowering phase. Until then, we’ll keep things steady and let the plant continue doing its thing. For this run, I’ve deliberately kept the approach as natural as possible, no topping, no LST, just allowing the plant to express its natural structure and genetic traits. The goal is to observe how this Bubblegum Gelato develops without training or major intervention. Sometimes, letting the genetics speak for themselves is the most interesting part of the journey. LED intensity: 50% VPD: 1.04 kPa Everything is looking on track as we prepare for the transition into flower. Excited to see how this Bubblegum Gelato develops over the coming weeks ! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend, and as always… Happy gardening, everyone ! 😎💚🌱

The_Kitchen_Raccoon Week 6 | Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato 😎 Welcome to Week 6 of the Barney’s Bubblegum Gelato grow ! Another week of smooth progress, and she’s looking fantastic. Vigorous, healthy, and full of life, she’s responding beautifully to the Living Soil, developing a lovely structure and showing all the signs of a happy, thriving plant. 🌱 Last Sunday, she officially made the transition to 12/12, marking the beginning of the flowering phase. The first signs of stretch are already appearing, and it’s time to watch her structure evolve as she enters this exciting next chapter. I’ll be back in a few days with the first dedicated flowering update, so stay tuned ! 👀 Current grow parameters: LED intensity: 75% VPD: 1.19 kPa Everything is looking dialled in, and I’m looking forward to seeing how she develops over the coming weeks. Wishing you all a fantastic weekend, fellow growers and soil enthusiasts ! As always, happy gardening ! 😎💚