Mazar

Start of another adventure. This grow will start outdoors and then be brought in to flower. This represents my 3rd attempt to grow this strain with the first 2 being complete failures. First seed never germinated, second one broke the ground completely deformed and never could get going. The seed was floated in a shot glass of purified water, and then contents (including water) were dumped into soil once tap root was 1/8th inch long (2 days). Seed in soil date 7/29/20 Medium- 45% FF Ocean Forest 45% FF Happy Frog 10% Added Organic Perlite Small starting bed of Jiffy Organic Seed Starting mix 5 gal Fabric "smart pot" Soil was blended and then pre-saturated with rain water Watering the first 10 days will be only water purified by reverse osmosis. After 10 days all water will be a 50/50 blend of dechlorinated tap water and purified bottled water. The blend runs 5.9-6.2% pH. The bottled water is sourced from a local bottling company with whom I have an arrangement and very favorable pricing. Will start dating the grow once seed has emerged. The plan is to veg this plant outdoors for 6-8 weeks while the current tent run finishes up, then move indoors to flower under 2 Phlizon LED (rated 900 watts actual draw is 176 watts each). 8/1 day 1 8/3 Outdoor daytime temps still running about 90 ish, not ideal for seedlings but we're making it work. Direct sun during mornings and partial shade during the hottest part of day. Dewpoints still running 60-70 so plenty humid, and I feel like any type of humidity dome would just be more like an oven than anything else so not using any. Currently giving about 40 ml of purified water daily. Seedling is smaller than the PZ strain growing next to it even though it was first to emerge, but haven't noticed any real issues as with previous attempts with this strain. 8/6 Outdoor daytime temp of 95f..rh of 55%. not growing particularly fast but still appears healthy. Second set of leaves. 8/8 Daytime temps approaching 100f. Hoping to make it through the next couple weeks and then hopefully it'll cool back down some. Currently getting full sun about 4-5 hours a day and shaded during the hottest part of the afternoon. When it cools down a little will move it to full sun for majority of the day. 8/9 began switching water to the blend I use. This next week will be 3/1 purified water blended with de-chlorinated tap water. Next week will begin the 50/50 blend for duration of the grow. Stake for support added.

8/10-8/16 8/10 Soil top dressed for pest control. Pushing out 3rd set of leaves. 8/12 really not liking the 100+ degree days. Weather forecast doesn't leave a lot of room for hope as every day for the next week it's supposed to be at or above the century mark. 8/14 Forecast temp for today a blistering 110 (f). She's tolerating it ok so far, but not showing vigorous growth. Will be starting low dose nutrition next week (once a week at 50% strength). Also will probably top for the first time next week. 8/15 Today is actually day 15 so I started feeding. 25 oz of above formula applied as far away from stalk as possible to encourage roots to reach for it. 8/16 a severe thunderstorm came through this evening with 65-70 mph winds and dime to nickel sized hail and heavy heavy rain. Fortunately had enough advance warning to move the girls to the back patio which is covered. Left them close enough to the perimeter to catch some of the rain water blowing around.

8/17-8/23 8/17 Received a total of 2.5 inches of rain last night. Temperatures are supposed to be a little more reasonable this week with highs in low to mid 90's and lows upper 60's to 70. Little girl got a bit top heavy with all the rain last night so her stem is kind of "S" shaped this morning but I expect it will straighten back up once the sun is up. 8/20 Topped for the first time today. Plan is to 4-way lst then top the new branches. Its going to be really close on getting her inside before the length of daylight initiates flowering as we're already down to 13 hours of daylight here. 8/22 sprinkled with a little bit of seven dust and dripped a couple drops of peppermint essential oil on soil (pest prevention program) She will be given her second feeding today from column 2 of GHE flora program chart plus cal-mag and molasses all at 1/2 strength.

8/24-8/30 8/24 Daytime temps will once again be near 100 degrees this week, and I expect it will slow growth again. Probably lack about 2 weeks till it's able to be brought inside and put in the tent. Increased feeding to full strength from column 2 GHE flora series chart plus cal-mag 8/25 plant had grown to touch the screen so began lst to prepare her for the scrog. when the 4 branches reach the screen again all 4 will be topped and from there on will be worked into the screen until flip. 8/28 We got 2 inches of rain yesterday evening, though I had moved plants to where they only got the blowing spray and no direct rainfall. Temps the next 3 days are forecast to be near 105 with high humidity, and then by 1 week from today supposed to be in mid to high 80's. Not exactly ideal growing conditions for cannabis. Local outdoor growers are all moving into flower now, and I'm leaving the patio lights on over night hoping to avoid that until I can get them into the tent around 2 weeks from now. 8/29 it reached 106 yesterday, with a heat index of 112, OUCH! temps today and tomorrow in mid 90's then mid 80 after that. Getting anxious to get these girls indoors and under the lights for 18/6 schedule.

8/31-9/6 8/31. plant has reached the screen again. Will be topping the 4 main tops later this week and from there just weaving into the screen. Temps are supposed to be much better this week with todays high forecast at 95, then mid to upper 80's the rest of the week. Also forecast to get between 2 and 6 inches of rain over the next several days. I'll pick one of those days and re-locate the plants so they get a good old soaking from mother nature. 9/2 yesterday I let the plants sit in the rain (when it was falling gently) and soak up about an inch or so then brought back under the patio cover. "4way" lst was done this morning as plants were again toughing the screen. Will hit them again with seven dust end of the week, then "quarantine" 4 48 hours, then into the tent for another 3 weeks veg before flipping 9/5 Today is moving day. Tent has been vacated, sanitized, light leaks sealed, and equipment re-arranged to set up for my first attempt at a scrog grow. Plan to set light schedule up on 18/6 and over the next week increase to 20/4 until the flip. Will top the 4 distal ends that were previously tied down next week. all moved in to new home 9/6 Man, you gotta love southern OK. Last week we had a high temperature of 109 deg on one day, this next week we'll have a high temp of 55 degrees one day. Thats a 54 deg temp differential in 1 week. Glad we made the move to indoors this week!!!

9/7-9/13 9/9 Plant settled in nicely to tent life. Still have a few gnats flying about in there, eliminating them as quickly as possible. Have continued to tie down and direct branching outwards as they develop, still keeping everything under the screen. 9/11 FIM'd all new growth tips. From here on will allow new growth to reach the screen and start working on filling grids.

9/14-9/20 9/14 Moved up to column 3 on the GHE Flora series chart (for late veg growth) which will be the nute schedule for the next 2 weeks. Appears to have recovered nicely from fimming the multiple tops last week. Still having some issues with gnats, but nothing terrible. This Mazar not quite as vigorous as I had hoped for, but overall appears healthy. Tent starting to smell like marijuana. 9/15 Ok so we've been in the tent now for 10 days. Much LST has occurred over that time period. Up to now the lights have only been running on the "veg" switch, today the bloom switch was also turned on for the remainder of this grow. I expect the additional lighting will greatly accelerate the growth. Hoping to have about 75% of the screen filled over the next 10 days or so and then flip to a 12/12 schedule. 9/18 Growing really vigorously now. Spreading it out and filling up the grid nicely. She appears to be pretty much right on schedule. Ten more days in veg then will be flipped.

9/21-9/27 9/21 changed nutrients to "transition" schedule for this week. Did some defoliation of the under side of screen so that the lollipopping won't be so traumatic at the end of this week. Gnats have been eradicated and no other pest present. Looks like we'll be good to flip into flower on the 28th as scheduled. 9/24 continuing to prune/trim a little every day as I continue to stretch her out under the screen. 9/26 fed with 96 oz column 4 of GHE basic chart (transition). Lollipop completed. Today will be last full day of 18/6 schedule 9/27 flipped to flower today 12/12 schedule, will add de-humidifier later in the week if its needed. There are a few nights in the next weeks forecast where the overnight low is supposed to be in the 40's which means the heater will be run at night. Nothing is as efficient at dehumidifying a home as running the heater. Its funny how much the weather still effects the growing environment even indoors, but in this little corner of paradise humidity is always an issue except in the cold temps of late fall and winter. Still skeptical on whether "scrogging" is going to make as big an increase in yield as everyone says. I'm pretty sure I've executed the method correctly, if anyone with more experience cares to weigh in based on the pics I've posted I'd be happy for the comments.

9/28-10/4 9/28 Today is the first full day in flower cycle. Changed nutrient regimen to column 5 (early bloom) on the GHE flora series basic chart. Still not quite sure I've done this scrog technique properly, but am continuing to move tops to the next available grid space each day. 9/30 just trucking along, continuing to weave the grid. Broke one of the branch ends off while trying to stretch it to the next grid space. Impatience kills. This plants branches are much "woodier" than most I've ever seen. They're very rigid. 10/3 thinned out above screen and cleared out everything below. Will probably only trim once more. Continuing to weave and tie to screen. Should have plenty of light penetration and airflow now.

10/5-10/11 10/5 First full week of flower completed. Plant is still in transition, though its starting to stretch. Won't be weaving any longer, but will continue to tie to screen just to keep canopy nice and even. 10/7 switched to column 7 of GHE flora line chart. 10/10 first, Happy Birthday to the love of my life!!! So after 2 weeks in flower only just now starting to actually look like flower is beginning. Obviously this strain, as with the Peyote Zkittlez she shares the tent with, are strains tat take longer than average to transition. I don't think either one is going to fill the screen entirely. Probably going to just let them run from here. I'm guessing as the Master Budx said, maybe a week to 10 days longer in veg before flipping will solve that next time if I do scrog again. If final weights aren't a significant improvement, I doubt I will try this again and just stick with topping and LST on the next grow.

10/12-10/18 10/12 continuing to transition. She's starting to show pistils now but not exactly in abundance. Plant overall is healthy and shows no signs of deficiency. 10/14 No tucking done today. Unless it starts to show a massive stretch over the rest of this week we plan on just letting her grow from here. 10/17 Did some minor defoliation today just to increase air circulation and expose some additional bud sites to direct light.

10/19-10/25 10/19 This plant showing no signs of any issues, so I will keep it on the schedule that was pre-planned for now. Will need to raise light tomorrow or the next day. 10/22 really bummed that I wasn't able to completely fill the screen, but I can at least see the potential developing and think it will indeed increase yield as compared to just LST

10/26-11/1 Now feeding from column 9 of GHE chart, which now eliminates the "floragro" portion of the trio. Starting to get pretty frosty. I expect 4-6 more weeks till it's finished up. This plant is beautiful to look at, the pictures don't do it justice. She has the prettiest purple tops of any I've grown so far. If my expected finish time is accurate, add in the dry and cure time, this will be ready just before Christmas, a really nice present to myself 😵 10/30 Happy Birthday to my Mom!!! 75 years young and a cancer survivor as well!!! This plant really showing off fall colors. Changed up the feeding on this last one, 64 oz blended H2O with 10 ml of FF Cultivation Nation 10/31 10/31 flushed due to pH@ 7.2 and starting to show some stress beyond just the normal fading. Used 1 gal tap, 1 gal blend, 1 gal purified, will continue to monitor.

11/2-11/8 11/2 Discontinuing the tap water I've been blending with the purified water. Apparently as the local water table has been drawn down due to lack of rain, the pH has increased, leading to a high soil pH. Flushed 2 days ago, will begin feeding again starting tomorrow but mixed in only purified water (pH of 5.8). Don't want to do anything too drastic this far into flower. 11/6 getting close enough now to check the trichomes every 2 or 3 days. About 1/2 clear still and 1/2 cloudy, no ambers yet.

11/9-11/15 11/10 pH issue now under control. AC went out in the tent room, so had markedly increased temps and humidity (75%) for about 48 hours till I could get it replaced. Plan is to harvest this one Saturday the 14th. 11/11 just playing around with camera on this new phone. My usb microscope quit working today, (cheap Chinese junk), still have a working loupe though, think Instead of replacing the microscope I'll just buy a macro lens kit for the phone.

With this being my first attempt at scrog I wasn't really sure what to expect. I'm still not sure I executed the technique as well as it could be done. I will say that I was hoping for more of a yield, but I think having a pretty serious pH issue over a couple weeks, and the genetics being a little questionable likely played a role in that. The plant she shared her tent space with (Peyote Zkittlez) is not quite double in yield by the looks of it, and is probably going to out perform any of the same strain plants I've grown previously. UPDATE and end of Diary. Dry weight of top shelf bud was 44 gram. Keep in mind please that only meticulously trimmed truly top shelf bud goes in the jars for me, the rest goes in the trim bag for hash or butter. Dry weight of trim/sub par bud was grams. Given how insanely "frosty" this girl was I expect a really good return on the dry ice hash. Thanks for following along, and for all the kind words and well wishes along the way. See ya'll soon for the start of another adventure!😵