Golli Racing | #01 – Granddaddy Black

GolliGrows Golli Racing | Driver #01 – Granddaddy Black 🏁 THE BOTANICAL GRAND PRIX — RACE UPDATE The Heavyweight has settled into the race! Granddaddy Black is getting acclimatized to its new environment and has started putting on some growth. Nothing spectacular to report just yet — we're still in the very early stages, and the driver is only just getting comfortable on the track. The next update should give us a much better look at how this heavyweight is developing. For now, patience is part of the strategy! Meanwhile, the new climate-control setup is already proving its worth. The AC Infinity Hydrone 7 is doing exactly what I hoped it would do, keeping humidity right where I want it, with precise control down to the percentage point. This makes managing VPD much easier and helps address some environmental control issues I struggled with in previous grows. A promising start for both the driver and the pit crew! 🏎️ Engines warming up. The race is on.

GolliGrows # Golli Racing | Driver #01 – Granddaddy Black 🏁 THE BOTANICAL GRAND PRIX — WEEK 3 UPDATE Driver #01: Granddaddy Black – The Heavyweight, representing Original Sensible Seeds! Well, this driver is keeping the pit crew busy! The main stem is developing nicely, and overall growth is progressing well. Just like the other contenders, Granddaddy Black has now received its first topping. I hesitated for a while because of its unusual appearance, but eventually decided to give it the same treatment as the rest of the grid. However, there's still something quite unusual about this plant. As you can see in the comparison photos, Granddaddy Black looks very different from the other drivers. It has significantly less leaf mass, and its leaves are unusually crinkled and deformed, with yellowish coloration spreading towards the edges. At first, I suspected a nutrient issue, but since all plants receive the same nutrients in the same amounts and share exactly the same environment, that explanation seems less likely. My next suspicion was broad mites. So I spent around 30 minutes carefully examining the plant under a microscope, checking the leaves and growing tips for any signs of infestation. But I couldn't find a single mite. At this point, I'm leaning towards a genetic peculiarity. That's just a suspicion, though. If anyone has experienced something similar or has another explanation, I'd genuinely appreciate your input! For now, Granddaddy Black remains my little problem child. Not because it's growing particularly slowly — quite the opposite, its overall development is keeping up with the others. It just looks... different. Maybe it'll recover, maybe it'll develop into something special. We'll let the heavyweight run and see what happens. 🌡️ PIT CREW REPORT — WEEK 3 We're now in week four, and I've started increasing the nutrient strength. The first feeding was more of an introductory dose at EC 1.0, and I'm now up to EC 1.6. So far, the other drivers are responding well, and I haven't noticed any obvious negative reaction from Granddaddy Black either. Lighting is currently running at 35% power. I'll gradually increase it towards 50% as the plants continue developing. 🏎️ WHAT'S NEXT? I'm considering switching to flower within the next one or two weeks. I'm not completely decided yet, though. Depending on how the plants develop, there might even be another topping session before we leave the vegetative stage. Overall, I'm happy with how the season is progressing. Granddaddy Black is still giving me a few questions to solve, but that's part of the fun of running different genetics. One thing is certain: this heavyweight isn't out of the race yet! 🏁 Engines running. Questions remaining. Race continues!