Running the gauntlet

Kali_flauer Hello again and welcome to the first week of updates! I'll continue from the previous entry. There isn't much documentation during the germination process, because I simply did not think they would survive part 2; the 100F° heat wave combined with complete neglect for 4 days. The pictures are from when I came home and was shocked to find 4 very healthy plants still thriving and growing. The journey is far from over however. Next week, they will have slightly better environmental conditions, but they will be neglected for 5 consecutive days instead of 4. If they can survive the second of these two challenges, then they have certainly earned their right to life 💪. Hopefully this is a journal I continue to update, but we'll see what happens next week. Thanks for checking this out, and hopefully I have good news at the next update!

Kali_flauer 10/13/26 - Somewhere in the middle of week 2. Today, I said see ya later to my 4 brave little troopers 😍 All but 1 look perfectly healthy so far 💪. We shall see what 5 days of neglect and 90F°+ weather does to them. There is light at the end of the tunnel! I also noticed some early stages of thrips on them. Seems I can't escape these no matter what. I treated each of them and their topsoil with Essentria ICPro so hopefully their conditions improve by the time I return.

Kali_flauer 10/18/26 - Somewhere near the beginning of week 3. I came home from my trip and was pleasantly surprised to find all 4 still alive! I am fairly certain that one of them is already expressing male traits, but I will wait a little longer to confirm. Of course it's the big healthy one at the bottom of the photo 🙄. Either way, they have survived the gauntlet and will live to grow another day! Thanks for checking this out, and have a wonderful harvest 🤙

Kali_flauer 10/23/26 - I am pretty sure it has been 21 days now since germination and we are at week 4. This will be my last update with all 4 plants present (most likely). I am fairly certain one has already chosen "male" at the character creation window and will not be kept to completion. There is still hope for the other 3 and I will find out this week. Thanks again to anyone following along. This diary will hopefully have more interesting updates moving forward. Have a wonderful harvest! 🤙

Kali_flauer 10/28/26 - Week 5. I hit the same issue every grow with autos, where I can tell flowering is going to start the day after I update this as another veg week 🙄. Minor inconveniences. 2 out of the 4 have been reassigned to feline entertainment due to unwanted pollen sacs, but I am 100% certain at least 1 remaining plant is female. The other I'm almost certain is, but the pistils aren't clearly visible yet so I won't say for certain until I know. Funny how I keep hitting the 50/50 M/F ratio with regular seeds 😂. Thank you for checking this diary out, and have a wonderful harvest 🤙