Giant Tree

Growcilla Hey everyone. Here’s a little project of mine. It’s all about achieving the maximum yield with as little cost as possible. As this little journey will show, this is definitely achievable in an absolutely efficient way. The plant was delivered to me on March 25th by post. Mandarine Jam (Sensi Seed) Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures, as it sometimes goes, so the first pictures are four weeks later, and by then the plant had already reached sixty-five centimeters! The initial phase started in my 2x2x2 meter tent under a 300-watt lamp with my Light Rail for moving light.

Growcilla So my dear friends, in these pictures we are in the tenth week. As you can see, the plant has massively increased in size and width; its measurements at this point were 130x120. On this day, I transplanted it into ninety liters. And as you can see, it really likes the real sun. 😁

Growcilla So on August 20th, I moved back into the tent. Which of course was taken down because the plant no longer fit due to its size (195x185). I left the frame up so I can better spread the plant out and increase the light penetration. At this point, it needs thirty liters of water every five days.

Growcilla So, a little defoliated and a little tied down. As you can see, I always work with a lot of wind on my plants. This way, the stems become nice and strong. I've never had to tie a plant down to prevent the buds from breaking.

Growcilla As you can see in this video, the room is 12 m², and the frame of the tent is 2 m by 2 m by 2 m. The plant is defoliated, tied down, and bent. And it's already going into flowering 😁!

Growcilla So my dear ones, it's October 8th. As you can see, the plant is well advanced in flowering. It looks beautiful; in the middle, I have a few yellow leaves because I was struggling a bit with a small nutrient blockage. As you can see from the trichomes, I have about seven to fourteen days until harvest. And yes, that's a 300-watt lamp from Spider Farm. I'm using a Light Rail, which massively increases the efficiency of the lighting; the whole setup costs me two euros and ten cents a day (electricity consumption). October 10th I've now defoliated the plant for 4 hours, so yesterday for 2 hours and today for 2 hours... That means I've removed all the long-stemmed leaves. Tomorrow I'll continue. First, to simplify the harvest (anyone who's harvested a plant like this knows what I mean). Second, to reduce the potential mold pressure. Now some will say that this could possibly affect the taste, but that's not the case. With a plant of this size, two meters by two meters, you don't have to worry about the leaves during the drying process when you hang the plant whole. With smaller plants, however, you shouldn't do it too aggressively, as it might affect the taste. Furthermore, I've added a few more pictures; as you can see, the stem is 7x7 cm. And most of the buds are about five centimeters, at least the ones I can reach; the ones in the middle are definitely a bit stronger. And I know you're not supposed to squeeze the buds, but I did it anyway, rock hard. 🤪 The smell is now extremely intense. I sometimes feel like I can taste it in my mouth after leaving the room...😄😄😄 Oh, and after I was done with the leaves, I had to take a shower and change clothes. Otherwise, the whole house would smell like the plant.😄😄😄

Growcilla I wish everyone a wonderful weekend; this morning at 5:30 AM it was time, the chainsaw was sharp and off we went: tree cut down, hung up to the ceiling, fan adjusted, dehumidifier set accordingly. Wonderful, I can't say anything about the wet weight, as I dry the plant whole; I'm definitely curious about the dry weight and we'll see what it turns out to be. Now it's time to wait for the next 10 to 14 days and then we'll get started. This plant grew with me from March 26 to October 17😁 (205 days)