(✿◠‿◠) Organic Red Hot Cookies

Germination 09/08/2020 - 13/08/2020: This grow is 2 seeds of Red Hot Cookies by Sweet Seeds and there will also be two other girls in the tent, Do-Sweet-Dos and Sweet Zkittles. Dropped the seeds at 10am on the 9th and both of them popped in the evening at around 7pm! Transferred them to a cotton pad the next day and waited for the tap roots to grow a little. On the 11th the roots were ~1cm long so I planted all the seeds in the morning in BioBizz Light Mix and put them in a tent. I later realised that the soil was not moist enough which is probably why the girls took 3 days to come up from the soil. Week 1 Day 1 (14/08/2020): All four girls in the tent popped out of the soil today and I watered them with 100 ml each of water with BioBizz Root Juice at (4ml/1L). In this grow there will be some upgrades since the last one: we have purchased Air Pots which I will be transplanting the girls into after a week! We will have a humidifier from the beginning, so that it is easier to control the environment when temperatures get too high (we will be using the vapor pressure deficit guideline). We will also be using BioBizz All Mix this time as opposed to the Plagron which should keep the pH balance perfect. Day 2 (15/08/2020): The seedlings grew so tall just over night! The soil is still moist and not dry at the top. The light is at about 80% intensity and there is a fan blowing the air around as well. I set the humidifier at max during lights on which gets the humidity to around 75% with temperature at 30°C. During lights off the temperature drops to 26°C and I turn the humidifier on the lowest setting and the humidity is around 70%. If they start to grow too leggy I might cover them with a cm more of soil. Day 3 (16/08/2020): The first girl (RHC 1) is growing quite low to the soil still but I can imagine how big her roots are getting! The second girl is definitely growing taller and I noticed that both of them have quite wrinkled leaves! I wonder if that will affect how they look later, can't wait to find out! Day 4 (17/08/2020): Today the second girl was 5 cm tall in the morning so I decided to add 1 cm of soil on top to make sure that her stem and roots are strong! I did not add any extra soil to #1 because she is already quite close to the ground (and only 2cm tall). But both the girls are definitely growing super fast Day 5 (18/08/2020): Today I saw the next four new leaves come out on the second girl and she has grow incredibly fast already since yesterday. The first girl has stretched quite a bit over the day as well and she is now 3cm tall with the leaves growing quite fast as well! I sprayed the top of the soil a little today because it was drying out but I will water then properly tomorrow. Day 6 (19/08/2020): The second girl has blown up in size over the day, and is now just over 5cm tall! The new leaves have gotten bigger already when they were still so tiny yesterday! But I can see those four new leaves on the first girl too, she will catch up in no time! I have watered the girls today with roughly 100ml of water with Root Juice but did not see run off. Day 7 (20/08/2020): The girls are doing really well and growing so fast! I am scared that there will be too many roots for the size of the pot (1L) so I will be replanting them into the new AirPots tomorrow. I think that girl #1 has too little space, because she is so small that I couldn't add extra soil, and maybe that's why she's a bit smaller in size. We will see what happens after the change of pot.

Week 2 Day 8 (21/08/2020): I decided to replant in the evening after lights off so I carefully took out the girls from their tiny pots and put them into their 15L AirPots with BioBizz All Mix soil inside. I also watered all of them with 1.5L of water with Root Juice (4ml/1L) and this will be their last watering if root juice and I will give them plain water at the next as the soils has a lot of nutrients inside. When taking the girls out of their small pots I might have damaged some roots because the soil didn't come out perfectly, but there were loads of roots which is a good sigh and the girls should recover quickly. Day 9 (22/08/2020): Today was the first colder day after the heatwave (22 degrees in the day) which has thankfully decreased the temperature in the tent during lights on and the temperature is around 27°C now, which must be much easier on the plants. This means that the humidity can be decreased as well so I am now trying to keep it at around 65%. I think both girls are also doing quite well after changing pots. Day 10 (23/08/2020): Today I noticed little leaves appearing all along the stems of both girls. They have also exploded in size one day, which is a good sign as it means they are adapting well to the replant and the new soil with nutrients. The second girl is definitely bigger still (8cm tall vs 5cm tall for RHC1) but I'd say they are very close in terms of their development. The soil was still very wet today so probably won't need to water for the next few days. Day 11 (24/08/2020): Both of the girls are doing great and growing so much each day! Although the first girl is still a little behind, but I think when we start training there should be less difference between them. I have a feeling they are both going to grow tall so they will need a lot of training. The soil was dry on the very top today but when I checked deeper it was still very wet, will see tomorrow if they will to be watered. Day 12 (25/08/2020): Not that many updates today, but I did want to show the difference between all the girls in the tent with a picture of the whole tent. RHC2 (bottom left) is definitely the biggest and has the most fan leaves and tiny leaves along the stem. RHC1 (top left) is close but still a little behind. Do-Sweet-Dos (bottom right) is definitely the most interesting as it has the most curly/rounded leaves and I think it will be the most bushy out of the 4. Sweet Zkittles (top right) is the smallest girl but I don't think that's gonna be a negative factor when they have all grown up. But all of the girls are looking healthy and have strong stems. I also rotate the pots clockwise along the tent every day as it is more windy next to the fan and want to avoid wind burn. I checked the soil and it was still not dry enough to water, which is surprising because what I kept seeing the most about Air Pots is that they need to be watered much more frequently. Day 13 (26/08/2020): Today the soil was finally dry enough to water and we are starting them with nutrients. We watered all the girls with 1.5L of water with 1ml of BioGrow each (2/3 of recommended, will increase later if required). Both the girls are growing super healthy and getting bigger every single day. I think that #2 is even ready for training in week 3! Still haven't decided which training methods to use though 😅 Also since it's been colder and more rainy lately, the temperature in the tent has been around 25C during lights on and 23C at lights off which is perfect, finally! Day 14 (27/08/2020): Today is the last day of week 2 and both have made amazing progress throughout the week. I was thinking that only #2 will be ready for training but to be honest I think they both will be ready in week 3. How exciting! I did notice little spots on #2's leaves and lucky I know exactly what the problem is because I've encountered this in the previous grow. The burn spots are because of accidentally leaving water droplets on leaves after watering and because the light is so strong it creates a lens and burns the leaves. I completely forgot about this so didn't take enough care when watering, will definitely keep this in mind for the future. At the end of the week RHC#1 is 9cm tall and RHC#2 is 11cm tall.

***ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING, GROWING, ETC ARE VERY WELCOME IN COMMENTS. THANKS! ✌️ *** Week 3 Day 15 (28/08/2020): Girls are doing great today and I forgot to mention this in last week’s diary but at around day 13-14 both of them started smelling when I open the tent and when I get close to them. It really is a great smell! I did however notice that the bottom new leaves of girl #1 have some kind of defect or burn or insect bite on them. No clue what it is though, I checked below the leaves and did not notice any insects but sometimes fruit flies get in the tent because of the bright light when we open it, maybe it's them? Will keep an eye on this. Day 16 (29/08/2020): So we were planning to do training on them today but after watching some videos we decided to wait another day or two because if we do it too early they might take longer to recover so it’s better to wait a few days in my opinion. We did decide on the training techniques for all of the girls though. On the first day we will be topping + low stress training + defoliating the lowest two pairs of fan leaves. After they grow a bit bigger into week 4 we will do Screen of Green and will defoliate throughout the grow (but in small batches of 20% of the foliage). I think that should be some good techniques to practice as we have only done LST previously. Can’t wait! Day 17 (30/08/2020): I check the soil and in these pots the soil gets quite dry by the edges of the pot but the centre is still very very wet which is a bit confusing to me but I usually wait until the part in the midway between centre and edge is dry 2cm deep. Today it was still not dry enough for me to water. This is what I’m a bit confused about is whether to water it more because it is getting more dry around the edges or is that going to be overwatering them? I will definitely water them tomorrow though. Day 18 (31/08/2020): Today is a big day and we have done the first parts of training! We topped (or maybe more like fimmed?) both of the girls as they both have 5 nodes and I think are strong enough to recover from the stress. Hopefully we didn’t fuck it up but we will see how they react in the next few days. We also wanted to low stress train the tops to give light to the bottom bud sites but we decided that it might be too much stress for one day so we will see how they feel tomorrow and if they are doing fine then we will LST them as well! I also watered the girls with 1.5L of water and still 1ml of BioGrow and the water does come out of the holes because the soil gets quite dry there and it’s a bit messy. Day 19 (01/09/2020): The girls were doing great today and I don’t think the topping stunted their growth at all, it feels like they didn’t even notice 😄 So we decided to LST train them today, for girl #1 we just tied the main stem and will let the bud sites grow and then tie them down. For girl #2 we tied down the top and also some of the stems with bud sites (and one of the big fan leaves) so make space and light. When they grow bigger we will be putting a net to do ScrOG as well. I love how far apart all the stems are growing, it’s going to be so easy to train them! Day 20 (02/09/2020): So today I’ve noticed a very bad thing, there are flies in our tent. At first I saw one or two every few days and thought that they were fruit flies coming in because there was an opening in the tent for air to come in. We tried to kill the ones we saw in the tent but today I noticed that there are more and I have seen them on the soil 😞 This could mean that they are not actually fruit flies but gnats, I tried to look at a dead one but I couldn’t really tell. Well whatever they are, we are going to buy some need oil to spray on the leaves and soils so hopefully it should arrive on the weekend. Really unfortunate but I haven’t seen any effects yet on the plants and hopefully the neem oil can kill them before they can do any damage. Day 21 (03/09/2020): Saw some more flies today crawling on the leaves and tried to kill as many as I could. Other than that the girls are doing really well and I have not seen any stunts in their growth. Opening the lower leaves definitely helped in letting them grow bigger and they are looking very strong and healthy. The progress since the end of last week has been crazy! They haven’t been phased by the topping (or more like FIMming for girl #1) and they are going to keep growing bigger and I think we can start on defoliation and ScrOG next week! 😄

Week 4 Day 22 (04/09/2020): Not that many updates today, still waiting on the neem oil, it should be arriving on Saturday but I did see another 2 flies today when I was watering. I gave all the girls a standard watering of 1.5L with 1ml of BioGrow, it seems like they are happy with it and all the leaves look really green and healthy so I will be keeping it at this dosage for a while and maybe even until the end of veg if they don’t start showing signs of nutrient deficiency. But the girls are becoming really nice bushes now and both of them are pretty much the same size now. Day 23 (05/09/2020): The neem oil was supposed to arrive today but it has been delayed until Monday unfortunately for us. Although I think that because of the AirPots and the developed roots the flies shouldn’t do too much damage even with the delay and the additional time it will take for them to die after applying the oil. Hopefully the girls will be fine! Day 24 (06/09/2020): Not that many updates today but I did remove the humidifier from the tent as even on the lowest setting it was making the humidity above 70% which is too high for this stage of vegetation. Without the humidifier the tent remains at around 60% which is sufficient considering the temperature is around 24C. Day 25 (07/09/2020): We finally got the neem oil today, we purchased organic neem oil from PinkSun and their horticultural gentle liquid soap as the emulsifier. But I did read that the neem oil should not be applied in direct light so I will spray the girls tomorrow just before lights off and turn off the small fan for an hour so the oil has time to absorb. I also noticed in the past few days that the tips new leaves of girl #2 are burnt a bit, but the light is still at ~75% intensity and it’s not that close so I am not sure if it’s the light or something else. Day 26 (08/09/2020): Today just before lights off (at 11:45am) I sprayed the girls all over with the neem oil and emulsifier. I think the water I used was not warm enough because the oil did get a bit stuck inside the bottle but I did try to shake it often. I sprayed the tops and bottoms of leaves, stems, the top of the soil and also into the sides of the AirPot where there are holes. We also watered all the girls today with 1.5 litres of water and I increased the BioGrow to the recommended 1.5ml so I will see if they are happy with that. We also defoliated a little bit of the most bottom leaves. For girl #1 we took off the lowest 6 fan leaves including the very first leaves. For girl #2 we wanted to test if there will be any difference in growth if we took off a bit more so we cut off 8 fan leaves to focus the energy on bud sites. They have both been really healthy throughout the grow so I think this shouldn’t phase them. We also did some training adjustments and exposed more of the future bud sites to the light. Day 27 (09/09/2020): Today both of the girls have grown bigger because we readjusted the training yesterday and exposed them to the light more. It doesn’t seem like the defoliating affected either of them as they are both still growing healthy. I think they must have also liked the increase in BioGrow because they are using a lot of energy to grow at the moment so I will keep the increased dosage. Day 28 (10/09/2020): I have still seen some flies in the tent but it does say that neem oil is not a contact pesticide which means it might take a few weeks to show results. But as I’ve said before I think the girls will not be affected by this too much since they have such robust root systems because of the AirPots. Really great end of the 4th week and definitely crazy progress since the end of last week.

Week 5 Day 29 (11/09/2020): Not that many updates today, leaves look a bit droopy on girl #2 but not too sure why. It definitely can’t be overwatering because I think I am even underwatering them. Maybe that’s why? I guess the leave do look more wilted than overwatered so will need to give a watering tomorrow. Day 30 (12/09/2020): Been busy day today and didn't have time to check the girls so unfortunately no pictures. Also realised I was supposed to water and it’s probably not good considering that girl #2 was already wilting a little. We will also soon be moving to a different flat (in about a month) so we might not be able to do scrog until later. Will have to see how many people are vising the house to view it and then judge from there. Day 31 (13/09/2020): Was meant to water the girls yesterday but plans got in the way and leaves started wilting a little. I kinda fucked up 😥 But all the girls were completely fine two hours after being watered (the normal 1.5L with 1.5ml of BioGrow). I will also water more often now because I’ve noticed the soil get dry more quickly because the girls are probably using a lot to grow so fast! Day 32 (14/09/2020): Noticed some yellowing leaves at the bottom of the foliage when I was inspecting them so might remove at the next defoliation (will probably be at the end of the week). Also quite a few leaves on all the girls have some damage that I thought initially was from watering them and the light burning them but now I think it might be damage from the flies. When looking on google at leaf damage from gnats it looks similar but not quite the same so I think what we will do is remove the damaged leaves that are all mainly under the foliage anyway and see whether more damage occurs after that since there are definitely less flies now. Also the lights didn’t automatically switch back on for some reason and they were in the dark for 10 hours instead of 6, hopefully they don’t start thinking that it’s veg time 🤔 Day 33 (15/09/2020): Today I sprayed the neem oil with the emulsifier on the girls again (I did this just before lights out and turned the small fan off just like before to ensure the oil gets absorbed into the leaves). I try to spray really thoroughly over all the leaves, on the underside of leaves especially the fan leaves, on the top of the soil and on the sides where there are holes in the AirPot. It seems that there are less flies than there were a week ago (I see about one a day now) but they are still not gone so will need a few more weekly sprays to get the flies completely out. Day 34 (16/09/2020): So we decided to work on the girls today and trained them a little more to tuck down the branches that have grown and give some space. But all the girls grow so quick that it is quite difficult to separate all the branches and give them enough space (which is where scrog would have been good but we will see if we are able to do it because of moving or not). Also did a second small defoliation today, just trying to remove all the leaves that are not getting light underneath anyway. I tried to remove the ones that are covered even after opening it up with training and the leaves with damage so I can assess if the flies are still doing damage after. Also watered the girls today as the top of the soil was pretty much dry, just did the usual watering. Day 35 (17/09/2020): Not that many updates today, girls are all recovering well after the defoliation and have readjusted themselves after the training. It’s already getting hard to separate them to even take pictures because of how much they are growing so idk how big we are gonna grow them before flower 😅 probably another week or two but we will see at the end of week 6. Definitely great progress this week! Also included a picture of all the girls in the tent, they are all pretty much the same size now (top left is RHC #1, top right is RHC #2, bottom right is Do-Sweet-Dos, and bottom left is Sweet Zkittles).

Week 6 Day 36 (18/09/2020): I never have updates at the beginning of the week, but the girls are doing well today although some of the leaves at the bottom are getting yellow and fall off by themselves. I guess it is because of them not being exposed to light but I moved one of the leaves onto the light and it is still getting yellow and I’m not sure why. Day 37 (19/09/2020): The girls all look really sad and wilting today but I am not late on the watering and the soil was still wet yesterday. I watered them with the normal BioGrow but I am starting to feel that something might be wrong. The temperature and humidity are fine but it seems that they wilt really easily and the leaves droop down quite a bit. I will need to research this more and investigate what is happening. Day 38 (20/09/2020): So it is definitely something to do with the watering of the girls that the leaves start to droop towards the time when they need to be watered. The girls are doing great today, and they definitely look happier than yesterday and the leaves are much perkier after being watered which is a good thing. I’m not sure what the problem is though, or if I am not watering enough. I think I am because I always get some run off and the soil does not take 2 days to get dry again so I don’t want to be overwatering either. Will see how it goes because maybe the girls do need more water because of how big they are getting. Day 39 (21/09/2020): The girls are doing good today although not that many updates. I did take some pictures of the yellowing leaves because I want to compare them in a few days to see how fast they are turning yellow since some of the big fan leaves are going yellow as well which could be a problem and I am just unable to tell what it is. Day 40 (22/09/2020): Today I first sprayed the girls with the Neem oil again just before lights off and turned the small fan off for an hour. The neem oil has definitely helped as I haven’t seen any flies for a while so it definitely is doing its job. I also watered the girls today and I got a comment on my last week’s diary from FreshCoastBudz who suggested that the damage on the leaves is not from the bugs or environmental factors but likely because of a calcium deficiency and the yellowing is likely because of nitrogen deficiency. So today when I watered I slightly decreased the BioGrow to 2ml for 1.5L and have given 1ml of BioBizz Calmag for 1.5L of water. I am really hoping this will help because I am still new and it is still hard to identify the problems on leaves. Day 41 (23/09/2020): FreshCoastBudz was really right, I think that they were not getting enough nutrients and nitrogen specifically because all the girls’ leaves are pointing up and I have never seen them this happy so the problem all this time was not to do with the water but to do with the feed (I feel a bit stupid trying to figure it out this whole week lol). Thank you FreshCoastBudz, I am really grateful for your suggestion and it makes complete sense! Day 42 (24/09/2020): I was saying earlier in the week that I haven’t seen flies recently but I did see one today so they are not completely gone so I will keep spraying the girls with neem oil for the next couple of weeks for sure. Because even if only one fly stays alive it can lay eggs for many more. There are also still some yellow leaves and they are definitely getting more and more yellow and not stopping. On girl #1 even the big fan leaves are very droopy and look like they are going to fall off soon. But other than that, I think it was a great week and I am so happy I finally figured out the problem with why the girls’ leaves were wilting and yellowing at the bottom. I will see how they are before the feeding tomorrow and if they are looking sad again I will increase the dose because it seems that they might not have enough nutrients to last until the next feed.

Week 7 Day 43 (25/09/2020): I watered all the girls today and increased their nutrients again. So now they are getting 2.5ml of BioGrow and I have kept the CalMag the same at 1ml (for 1.5L). I will see whether it will need to be increased if the damage on the leaves starts to get worse. Day 44 (26/09/2020): The girls look happy again today after the nutrients but some yellowing leaves have fallen off girl #1 and I took pictures of some leaves that are yellowing so I can see their progress over time. The top of girl #2 is still looking dried up and I am still not sure why (if anyone has any clues, please let me know!) Day 45 (27/09/2020): Girl #2 is really bad today ☹️ I really want to water them so they can get more nutrients but the soil is still moist so I don't want to overwater them at the same time. There are so many yellow leaves on both of them and they definitely need an increase in nitrogen because the leaves just get dry and fall off. Hopefully this is not going to have too much of a bad effect long term. Day 46 (28/09/2020): Today I watered the girls and increased the nutrients once again. I gave them 3ml of BioGrow (2x the recommended) and 2ml of CalMag. The other girls in the tent are experiencing a calcium deficiency so I wanted to get ahead of it with these girls but I will decrease it again if I do not see signs of the same deficiency. The girls did look quite sad and wilted today though so I hope the increase in nutrients will help them 😔 Day 47 (29/09/2020): Today I sprayed the girls with the weekly neem oil in the morning before lights ou and some of the yellowing leaves of girl #2 fell off. The girls look still a bit sad when I sprayed them but after the lights came back on they looked really happy again. So they are definitely not getting enough nutrients but I still need to be careful and I will keep adding a little bit more of BioGrow and stop when I see that they can go from one feeding to the next without "wilting" or looking sad. I think they are just quite big and starting to need more nutrients to feed the whole plant. Although I will decrease the CalMag to 1ml as they are not showing signs of calcium deficiency anymore like the other girls in the tent. Day 48 (30/09/2020): Not that many updates today, just more yellowing of the leaves and the big fan leaves of girl #1 fell off and some yellow leaves from girl#2 as well. Day 49 (01/10/2020): I wanted to water the girls today but their soil was still moist for some reason which is a bit weird but I would rather water them tomorrow than overwater, although the leaves do look like they need it. Hopefully they can hold out fine until tomorrow and I will increase their nutrients a bit as well. There is so much growth on some of the stems which is a really good sign though.

Week 8 Day 50 (02/10/2020) 💧: I watered all of the girls today and increased their nutrients a little bit again. I now gave them 3.5ml of BioGrow and I decided to decrease the CalMag to 1ml so that they still do not develop the deficiency but they do not seem to be showing signs of it, but just to be safe. Day 51 (03/10/2020): Definitely looking happier again after the watering, although there are loads of leaves still falling off which really concerns me. However, I am hoping that if I keep slowly increasing the nutrients I will be able to find a good balance that will keep them happy. Day 52 (04/10/2020): Some of the big fan leaves on each of the girls started yellowing really reapidly today so I will definitely still need to increase the nitrogen when I water them tomorrow because that is definitely not normal Day 53 (05/10/2020) 💧: I watered the girls today because they looked quite thirsty. Again some more yellow and dry leaves came off and it looks like the leaves are turning yellow quite quickly so I have increased the BioGrow to 4ml now (for 1.5L of water) which is almost triple the recommended but I think they really need it! And I am also still giving them 1ml of CalMag until we switch them to flower Day 54 (06/10/2020): Girls still looking quite sad this morning but I am still seeing one or two flies in the tent when I start moving the girls or watering them so I am still going to keep spraying the neem oil for a few more weeks. So today I sprayed the normal amount just before lights off and let it absorb without the lights on. Some of the yellow leaves fell off when I was spraying and moving the girls around which is still concerning but both of the girls have very few yellow leaves now so it will be easier to tell whether new ones start to yellow or if the nitrogen is enough. After the lights came back on the girls looked good and perky again 😄 Day 55 (07/10/2020): So I have noticed when comparing the leaves from a few days ago that they are yellowing quite rapidly. I still don't understand why the leaves are getting more yellow after getting almost triple the recommended BioGrow. I read online that it could be because of pH. I have an electronic pH meter but I have ran out of distilled water since I checked last so I have ordered some as pH needs to be checked anyway so will be waiting for that to come some time soon, hopefully next week. Day 56 (08/10/2020) 💧: I watered the girls today and I still decided to increase the nutrients until I figure out if it is a pH issue. So I have increased the BioGrow again and it is now at triple the recommended at 4.5ml/1.5L, and still will be giving 1ml of CalMag this week. They are all growing massively though and becoming proper bushes so I can see how they might be needing loads of nutrients but after reading about it more it could definitely be that they are not absorbing enough nutrients because there is an issue with the pH.

Week 9 Day 57 (09/10/2020): I wanted to mention why we are keeping them in veg for so long: we are going to be moving houses in about 2 weeks we thought it would be better to transport them while they are still in veg and then switch them almost immediately after we have moved them. We would prefer that they not stay in veg for so long because they are growing so big that there won't be any space in the tent width or height-wise xD but unfortunately this is what we have to deal with so it's better long-term. Therefore, we will likely be switching them to flower at the start of week 11. Day 58 (10/10/2020): Not that many updates today, just some more fan leaves are getting yellow now instead of the smaller leaves. For tomorrow's watering I will be keeping the same amount of nutrients to see if they can be happy with that much and not keep showing deficiencies. Day 59 (11/10/2020)💧: Watered the girls today with the same amount of nutrients as last time (BioGrow 4.5ml/1.5L and 1ml of CalMag) and I want to see whether the leaves get more yellow with this amount or if they will be fine and I can keep it. If they do end up getting yellow quickly then I will need to increase the BioGrow at the next watering because they are so big and using so many nutrients. I am a bit cautious of using so much BioGrow though but I don't think this is any other issue. When they go in flower and I will start giving them BioBloom then I will reduce the BioGrow down again. Day 60 (12/10/2020): It is insane how big the girls are getting, they are like massive bushes now! They are looking refreshed after absorbing the nutrients. It's quite interesting that they still usually look a bit wilted in the morning but after the lights have been off and they have had time to absorb the nutrients through the roots then they look much better like day and night. There are definitely still loads of leaves going yellow and the bottom which means I will be increasing the BioGrow a little at the next watering. Day 61 (13/10/2020): I sprayed all the girls with Neem oil today just before lights out as usual because still keep seeing a fly or two every now and then when checking them. What's interesting is that they looked a bit wilted before lights out when I was spraying them but perked up again after lights out which means the roots are still absorbing the nutrients. I also noticed that the leaves are going yellow on the corners but green in the centre, and I am not sure if that is still the nitrogen deficiency or something else. Day 62 (14/10/2020)💧: So I finally received distilled water to check the pH today and found that the pH has actually been below 6.0, it is currently around 5.8 for all the girls which completely explains why I am giving them so many nutrients and they are just not able to absorb it because of the low pH. I have also ordered the BioBizz pH+ that increases pH which you use it in the feed and it should arrive some time next week. In the mean time, I did water them all today and I gave 5ml of BioGrow and will be stopping the CalMag as they look good on that side and are not showing deficiencies as the other girls in the tent. Day 63 (15/10/2020): Some more leaves have fallen off today that were more yellow. I usually just lightly push on the base of the stem of the leaf and if it falls off easily then I take it off, because otherwise these leaves dry up inside the bush that these girls are and end up rotting/drying. I really hope that the pH+ arrives soon so I can start fixing these problems before they go into flower in about a week or so.

Week 10 Day 64 (16/10/2020): Not that many updates for the start of the week, just that we lifted the lamp a little bit higher so the distance is now 60cm from the top of the plants. Day 65 (17/10/2020) 💧: I am going to keep the nutrients the same as last water since I want to decrease them when I get the pH+. So I have given them 5ml of Biogrow today. Also noticed about 3 flies as well which is not a good sign so I will make sure to spray the neem oil super thoroughly on Tuesday. Day 66 (18/10/2020): The girls are looking better after the lights are back on but there were loads of leaves that were "weak" and pretty much fell off of the girls so I ended up giving them a bit of a defoliation. But they regrow these leaves so quickly that there is literally no difference even when I take quite a few leaves off haha Day 67 (19/10/2020): Both the girls are looking healthy today but collected some tiny leaves that fell onto the soil. There are still yellowing leaves but as I've mentioned, this will hopefully be fixed after increasing the pH. They are also getting quite a bit taller than the other girls in the tent which is really interesting to see the difference in the strains here. Day 68 (20/10/2020) 💧: Today I watered the girls with the same nutrients as last time because I want to start decreasing them when I get the pH+. So today I gave them 5ml of BioGrow because there are still definitely loads of yellowing leaves. I also sprayed the girls with neem oil because I am still seeing a few flies every now and then, and I made sure to spray really properly on the leaves, stems, on the top bit of the soil and into the holes of the pot. If the flies still continue I will add the neem oil into the soil as well next week. Day 69 (21/10/2020): Finally received the pH+ today so will be using it at the next watering and hopefully it should fix some of the nutrient issues. I will need to measure the pH again to determine how many points to raise it by so will do that on the day of the next watering. Day 70 (22/10/2020): Really good progress in terms of growth and height this week, and they will finally be going to flowering stage from tomorrow! Super excited to see how they develop in flower and hopefully the deficiencies will reduce once I correct their pH and they will be able to grow the flower sites beautifully.

Week 11 Day 71 (23/10/2020): Today is a BIG DAY, we are finally switching to 12/12 for flowering!!! We will be moving the girls to our new house on Sunday 25th which is why we are starting the switch from today. They will now be on a 12/12 schedule, with lights on at 2PM and lights off at 2AM starting today. Can't wait to see the flowering! Was also meant to water all the girls today but really had no time because I also need to measure their pH to see how many points to increase it by because it might have changed since I measured last. Will measure everything and water tomorrow and hopefully increasing the pH should result in some better nutrient uptake. Day 72 (24/10/2020) 💧: So today I finally got to measure the pH of all the girls and it has actually decreased even more since I last checked. RHC #1 was 5.18 and RHC #2 was 5.15. This is extremely low so no wonder they are having nutrient issues. I will be aiming to increase the pH to 6.2 (so by roughly 1 point) and will check tomorrow what the pH is to see if it has worked. I watered the girls at 2pm after the lights came on and gave them 1.5ml of pH+ (for 1.5L of water to increase by 1 point) and 4.5ml of BioGrow (I will start decreasing it over time as I see fit). I will also start giving them BioBloom at the next watering but wanted to give it some time to adjust to the increased pH levels. Hopefully this will stabilise the soil again and will allow all the girls to actually absorb the nutrients. Day 73 (25/10/2020): Today was a big day because we moved all the girls to a new apartment! Unfortunatelly because they are SO BIG AND TALL, they didn't fit in the car very well and we had to squash them down a little bit, so their leaves and tops got crumpled but thankfully there were no injuries! Because all the leaves were fucked up, I just took a picture of all the girls together since they need to recover for a day or two and straighten out after the move. Day 74 (26/10/2020): No pictures or comments today because the girls are currently in a different flat where we are moving to and we will not be visiting it today, however I will go tomorrow to measure the pH and water them all as well. Day 75 (27/10/2020): Unfortunatelly didn't have time to go to the new flat today where the girls are now at. So I can't water them today and will have to do it tomorrow. I know they will probably look really wilted tomorrow but I am hoping that since I will be adding BioBloom along with BioGrow they will all be able to recover quickly. Day 76 (28/10/2020)💧: Thankfully we were able to come to the new flat today to water the girls and also checked their pH levels, but they all did look pretty bad. The pH is definitely better and I will check again in a few more waterings. The girls had a pH of 6.15 which is almost perfectly where they need to be. So today for their 1.5L of water I gave them 3ml of BioGrow (reducing because there is nitrogen already in BioBloom), 1.5ml of BioBloom (recommended for Week 1 of flower), and also 2.5ml of Neem oil to get rid of the flies as there are still some in the soil. Day 77 (29/10/2020): The girls are definitely looking better after all the nutrients and water and look very happy. I also actually noticed today that some of the lower leaves are kind of curling down. Based on what I have seen online I think this is actually nitrogen burn because it is happening on the stems that are the lowest to the soil. I will definitely decrease the BioGrow to 1.5ml/1.5L and increase the BioBloom as recommended for 2nd week of flower, hopefully they will then be getting the correct levels of nutrients. But definitely really good progress this week and the girls are already showing some beautiful pistils!

Week 12 Day 78 (30/10/2020): The pistils are getting bigger and there are definitely more now, can't wait for more to grow! Not that many updates otherwise, all of the girls in the tent are definitely looking better and healthier. Day 79 (31/10/2020)💧: Watered all the girls today and decreased the BioGrow and increased BioBloom to get the girls going! I watered them with 3ml/1.5L of BioBloom and 1.5ml/1.5L of BioGrow Day 80 (01/11/2020): Been busy with the new house today so didn't have time to check the girls and take pictures today unfortunately. Day 81 (02/11/2020): The girls are making great progress and the increase in pH definitely shows because they are not droopy the day before the next watering anymore. I noticed that some leaves are still getting more yellow especially those at the bottom of the canopy but definitely not as fast as before. I will check the pH at the next watering to check whether more pH+ is needed or if it's all good now. Day 82 (03/11/2020) 💧: Measured the pH of all the girls today before watering so I know whether to add more pH+. RHC1 had the pH of 5.71 and RHC2 had the pH of 5.74 so I think it is a good time to increase it to 6.2, so I gave them 0.75ml for 1.5L of pH+ which should increase it by 0.5 points. In addition to this I also gave them 1.5 of BioGrow and 3ml of BioBloom. I also topped up the pot with a bit more soil because it has been trampled over time and now when watering the water just comes out of the top holes of the AirPot which is annoying. I also noticed that RHC1 has been getting more of these leaves with browning edges and I still can’t seem to find what the deficiency might be, but the leaves get weak and fall off really quickly. My guess is it might be Potassium so I will continue giving BioBloom which has loads of potassium and see if the problem persists. Day 83 (04/11/2020): The buds are growing so fast 😍 And the girls are actually getting taller as well which I didn’t think they would. This might become a problem because they are already really close to the light and might start getting light burn. Hopefully they slow down a little bit and just start focusing on growing these big colas. Day 84 (05/11/2020): The girls are absolutely beautiful and some trichomes are already showing up! They are definitely growing incredibly fast with some noticeable differences compared to the end of last week. So excited to see the buds grow bigger. I also noticed some red on the buds as well, and as they are from the Red family I especially can’t wait to see what kind of beautiful red the buds are going to be transforming into 😍

Week 13 Day 85 (06/11/2020): The girls were supposed to get a watering today but when I checked the soil it was actually still pretty wet which is a bit weird but perhaps it is because I added the new soil and it is now able to keep more moisture. Not sure but definitely didn’t want to overwater them to leaving that for tomorrow. Day 86 (07/11/2020)💧: Maybe I should have watered yesterday but the girls looked pretty bad today. I watered with 3ml of BioBloom and 1.5ml of BioGrow. Actually on girl #1 the stems closest to the bottom of the main stem seems to have bent from not being able to hold its own weight. I think the stems got wilted and just weren’t strong enough to hold themselves up so they kind of snapped. We decided that it’s better to just cut them off as they are all under the canopy and don’t seem like they are worth saving. Day 87 (08/11/2020): Not that many updates today, the girls are looking strong. Just noticed that there are still quite a few yellow leaves on the bottom layer Day 88 (09/11/2020): We’ve been thinking that the girls might need to be opened up a little bit because there are so many little stems that are just not growing because they are not getting enough light. I don’t know whether we will put a net or tie the main colas to the metal rods in the tent, but will decide and do it tomorrow. Day 89 (10/11/2020)💧: Today I decided to add BioBizz Top Max to the mix so their buds grow big and sweet, and watered them with 3ml BioBloom, 1.5ml BioGrow and 1.5ml TopMax. After watering I also decided to separate the colas with a net to expose the smaller colas below the canopy and see how they go. They are basically divided on the net into 4x4 squares each and I tried to separate the stems as much as possible to utilise the space of the tent a bit better as well. I also had to defoliate all of the girls quite a lot to get rid of the big fan leaves that were in the way. Day 90 (11/11/2020): I can’t believe how much all the girls grow over the day. The bit in the centre that I’ve exposed to the light have also grow a bit so I can’t wait to see if this actually pays off. It is a bit more difficult to take pictures of the girls individually now but this is definitely a good choice long term. Day 91 (12/11/2020): The girls look absolutely gorgeous at the end of this week. The buds are definitely growing bigger and fattening up, and the trichomes are getting a beautiful red-purplish colour on them. The main buds will definitely grow to be huge in a few weeks. I’ve also kept forgetting to mention but they smell amazing too, a bit like spiced citrus. I think they will be extremely potent 😍

Week 14 Day 92 (13/11/2020)💧: Great start to the week with watering today and because all the girls are entering their 4th week of flower, I will again be increasing the BioBloom as per the commendations on the watering chart, but since the pH has been increased they are definitely looking great and have enough nutrients between the watering days. So today I gave the girls 4.5 ml of BioBloom, 1.5ml of BioGrow, and 1.5ml of TopMax for 1.5L of water. I think I will be giving the same nutrients for the rest of the week as well. Day 93 (14/11/2020): Not that many updates today actually. The girls are looking amazing as always Day 94 (15/11/2020): I wanted to check the trichomes on the girls today with a loupe to see how they are developing up closer but I have no idea where my loupe is :( Really wanted to look closer at the flowers but will have to find it first to take some close up pictures as well Day 95 (16/11/2020)💧: We watered the girls today and gave them the same nutrients as before. They were watered with 4.5ml of BioBloom, 1.5ml of BioGrow and 1.5ml of TopMax. I think the TopMax is definitely making the buds fatten up Day 96 (17/11/2020): Took some lovely pictures of the girls today. Was finally able to capture on camera the redness of the flowers (or at least on girl#1). It’s quite difficult to the get the true colours because of the way the camera perceives the light. Day 97 (18/11/2020): Just can’t get enough of the smell of the girls omg they smell so great. It’s kind of a mixture of citrus and spicy at the same time. Cannot wait to taste them Day 98 (19/11/2020)💧: I keep wanting to measure the pH to make sure that it is still above 6.0 but I haven’t had enough time because it takes a while, but I will make sure to measure the pH before the next watering. So as mentioned at the beginning of the week, I will be giving the same nutrients. I watered the girls with 4.5ml of BioBloom, 1.5ml of BioGrow, and 1.5 of TopMax. So far the girls are looking good and happy with the nutrients. I’m only noticing yellowing leaves at the very bottom because there is not enough light, other than that the leaves seem like all the nutrients are balanced well. Also it looks like have finally stopped stretching length-wise and started focusing on growing the buds because the height is the same as last week. But really amazing progress this week, I’ve included a video of all the girls in the tent as well so it’s easier to see how different they are!

Week 15 Day 99 (20/11/2020): Unfortunately did not have time today to take pictures or check them because have been quite busy. Day 100 (21/11/2020): Woow day 100 today, which seems a bit crazy but I think the girls just need another month and they will be ready for harvest. It has been a great grow so far and although 100 days seems like a lot, the girls have definitely come really far. I did notice that the leaves on the top of both of the girls are getting a bit more yellow and less of that deep green colour. After searching what could be the cause for the top leaves turning yellow, it seems that it is because they are too close to the lamp. They have grown super tall so the lamp is currently at its highest so unfortunately there is nothing we can do but hopefully it won’t affect them too negatively. Day 101 (22/11/2020)💧: Measured the pH of the girls today before watering and RHC1 was at 5.76 and RHC2 was at 5.92 which means it needs to be increased slightly. I wonder why it keeps dropping because apparently the BioBizz soil is supposed to maintain the pH pretty well but I guess these are big girls and they must be taking in more nutrients. So I watered them with the usual 1.5ml of BioGrow, 4.5ml of BioBloom, 1.5ml of TopMax. And on top of that I gave RHC1 0.75ml of pH+ to increase the pH by 0.5 points and gave RHC2 0.5ml of pH+ to increase it by roughly 0.3 points which should take them both to 6.2. The buds are definitely fattening up more and the trichomes are looking like lovely purple snow on the buds! Day 102 (23/11/2020): Not that many updates today, but they are doing well after the watering and some of the flowers at the very bottom that always kind of wilt on the day of watering are back up again. I should have thought of cutting them off before maybe... Day 103 (24/11/2020): Girls are looking beautiful, managed to get a close-up picture that shows how red the buds are quite well. I really need to look for my loupe because I want to see those trichomes closer up and see if it’s the trichomes or the actual buds that are red. The buds of the two girls do look quite different from each other though, definitely easy to tell them apart. Day 104 (25/11/2020)💧: Today I watered the girls with 1.5ml of BioGrow, 4.5ml of BioBloom and 1.5ml of TopMax . The lower leaves and buds of girl #1 are definitely not strong enough to hold themselves up just before the watering. I think also because the buds are taking up the most nutrients and towards the end of the 2 days it is not enough for the lower stems. So not sure what to do about these but I guess I can cut them off if they do not recover tomorrow. Day 105 (26/11/2020): Took some lovely videos of the girls today 😍 they are growing so big they should be ready in just a few more weeks I think.

Week 16 Day 106 (27/11/2020): Didn’t have much time but the girls looked good, their leaves are always pointing up which is a great sign. Just still a bit concerned about the yellow leaves on the top of girl#2 but other than that I think they look very happy. Day 107 (28/11/2020)💧: I watered the girls today with 1.5ml of BioGrow, 4.5ml of BioBloom, and 1.5ml of TopMax. I also quickly checked the pH and it was around 6.1 for both girls which is good. Although I think that I might do a defoliation tomorrow because even with the net there are still quite a few bud sites at the bottom that are not exposed to the light but have potential of growing bigger. Will see tomorrow! Day 108 (29/11/2020): Today I wanted to take the girls out of the net and clean them up a bit because they were looking a bit bushy and there were some crunchy leaves stuck. Initially, I was just going to defoliate a little bit but then realised that there were loads of bud sites at the very bottom that were not growing at all and probably wasting the plant’s energy. I lollipopped them but I realise now that I should have done this a lot earlier (week 1 or 2 of flower). I know that the girls are at quite a late stage to do it effectively but that’s a lesson for the next grow. I took off the smallest branches from the bottom and quite a few leaves, which will be the last time defoliating until harvest. I know that this might stunt them for a little bit but I think this should be better for the yield long-term. But besides that, the buds look absolutely incredible 🌸 Day 109 (30/11/2020): Girls are doing well today, considering how much I have cut off yesterday. But still left quite a few leaves because I am scared of fucking up the buds this close to harvest. But spreading the colas out has definitely helped with letting the smaller buds grow and they will actually be a decent size! Day 110 (01/12/2020)💧: I completely forgot at the beginning of the week that it is already the 6th week of flower which means nutrient increase! According to the chart I now need to give them 4ml/L of BioBloom and 4ml/L of TopMax to promote fat buds. It is definitely a lot of nutrients but I think the girls will definitely benefit from it because today the lower leaves were actually wilting, which would be because of the defoliation I did the day before yesterday. So today I gave them 1.5ml of BioGrow, 6ml of BioBloom, and 6ml of TopMax. Day 111 (02/12/2020): Didn’t have much time today so just quickly snapped a pic of all the girls in the tent. I think they are doing great! 😄 Day 112 (03/12/2020): The buds on these girls are such a dream 😍 They are so fat, so pungent, so purple, so sticky, so beautiful. I cannot wait to see what colour they will be when they dry. I think it will be a more dark purple than a pink/red, but still super great! Definitely gonna be a hard-hitter

Week 17 Day 113 (04/12/2020)💧: Nice start to the week with a watering. Just as last week, I will be giving them the increased nutrients until the flush. So today I gave them 1.5ml of BioGrow, 6ml of BioBloom, and 6ml of TopMax. Day 114 (05/12/2020): The trichomes were looking beautiful today! (really hard to take close of pictures of them though). You can see in the pictures that some are getting more amber now which is a great sign that the girls are almost ready 🌸 Day 115 (06/12/2020): Took a quick pic of the tent but didn’t have much time to check the girls properly. I’m sure they are great as always 👌 Day 116 (07/12/2020)💧: I watered the girls today with the same nutrients: 1.5ml of BioGrow, 6ml of BioBloom, and 6ml of TopMax. The buds on this girl are looking super dense and even the ones at the bottom are getting bigger! I hope that this 6ml of TopMax will fatten them up even more in the next few weeks before harvest 😄 Day 117 (08/12/2020): Didn’t have time to take pictures today actually Day 118 (09/12/2020): I’ve gotta say that their smell is definitely evolving in a more “mature” direction and they are starting to smell less like citrus and a bit more earthy and spicy. Really incredible! Day 119 (10/12/2020)💧: Watered the girls today with the same nutrients as last time giving them 1.5ml of BioGrow, 6ml of BioBloom, and 6ml of TopMax. They are both doing well but again some of the leaves and stems at the bottom were definitely a bit sad and wilting. But nevertheless, I took some videos and close-up pictures and they look incredible. Their red tint is definitely developing more and more, which is especially noticeable when I take close ups. Also looking from their trichomes, there are some amber ones already so I am thinking to even start the 2 weeks flush from next watering onwards and prepare for harvest! Will assess the trichomes in a few days and decide.

Week 18 Day 120 (11/12/2020): I checked the girls’ trichomes and they are looking great. They are definitely getting more amber but still a small percentage. Also most of the pistils have browned now so I think they are about 2 weeks away from harvest now. At the next watering I will definitely start the flush! Day 121 (12/12/2020): The girls are looking good today but definitely starting to go more and more yellow. But I think during this time it is actually good news and I will be happy for those girls taking up all the nutrients left into the buds to make them extra tasty!🤤 Day 122 (13/12/2020)💧: Sooo this week is the start of the flush, just 1.5L of water. They are definitely ready for the flush and the buds are looking gorgeous! So gorgeous, in fact, that we cannot wait for the girls to be ready. So I cut some stems off to dry 🙊 We basically realised that they will not be ready and dry by Christmas (plus we would want to still cure them for min 2 weeks) and so I cut some of the smaller stems off to get some buds ready for Christmas celebrations 🎄 I only cut off 2 stems (one from each girl) of the buds that were at the bottom. I’ve put them into a box with holes in a room that has good airflow. I’ll also make sure to weigh them and add it to the final dry weight. They do look super amazing though and definitely quite purple Day 123 (14/12/2020): Didn’t have time today to take pics of the girls but I’m sure they are fine 😉 Day 124 (15/12/2020): I swear the buds look fatter and fatter every single day that I check them. Looking great, smelling great, and will definitely taste great! Day 125 (16/12/2020)💧: Second flush of the week, great stuff. Just gave them water and ripped off some dry leaves. There are some stems at the bottom that are still quite weak and cannot hold their weight. At this point it is too late to cut them off but I have definitely learned to lollipop for the future! Day 126 (17/12/2020): What a great end to the week and just 1 more week to go! Buds are looking astonishing at this point. And I swear they are getting more and more red even though I thought they wouldn’t. The trichomes are developing beautifully as well, definitely harvest-ready in just a few days! And next week, I will be watering twice and probably harvest after the whole week is finished, so on Christmas day! What a great present 🎁

Week 19 Day 127 (18/12/2020): Here we go last week of Flower and the grow :D It is so exciting that we will be harvesting our girls on Christmas day. What a beautiful present 😍. I didn’t have much time to look at them today or take pictures but at least this is the last push and they are almost there 💪 Day 128 (19/12/2020)💧: Watered the girls today which will be their second to last watering before harvest. I think they have developed quite nicely and girl #1 is showing some beautiful purple colours on the leaves of some buds. It looks incredible! Day 129 (20/12/2020): Both the girls are yellowing quite rapidly as this stage, which is a good sign. However I will not touch any of the leaves or wilting buds at the bottom to make sure not to disturb the girls in their last push of flowering. I want them to fully focus on those buds in the last few days 😄 Day 130 (21/12/2020): Wow wow wow, they are looking incredible and smelling amazing! 😍 I can’t believe they are getting more and more red/purple even in the last few days Day 131 (22/12/2020)💧: Last watering today and all the girls in the tent should be dry enough on the 25th to harvest! I’m actually surprised how close they are in development and all 3 strains can be harvested together. Saves a lot of trouble! Day 132 (23/12/2020): Didn’t have time to look at them and take pictures today but just one day left of the last push! Day 133 (24/12/2020): Aaaand it has come to an end, the last day of the beauties! They have been really amazing to grow and I’ve definitely learned a lot during this growing experience that I can improve on next time. Although these girls have been growing under the same conditions, they definitely look quite different. Girl #2 is a bit more purple in colour, and Girl #1 is a bit bigger. Overall they have been quite resistant and didn’t really have any nutrient deficiencies except for yellowing leaves from not enough nitrogen. Didn’t managed to get a lot of pictures in this week but I’ll be taking loads of pictures and videos of the end product for the final harvest diary!

These girls were great to grow and their colours in the end were magnificent! Although, they were not supposed to be kept in veg for so long (10 weeks!) but we had to move houses and did not want to transport them while they were in flower. The yield was actually less than expected but there might have been some user error of not lollipoping or defoliating aggressively to focus on the buds. They did grow into absolute beasts though and the end product is incredible smell- and taste-wise 👌