Grow #1: Gelato + Unknowns

January 12, 2021 (Week 1, Day 8): Plants are looking great. Jiffy cups are still slightly moist from previous watering. No watering today. Not experiencing much stretch thanks to the light being hung at the appropriate height. My only issue is with my current humidifier, which I plan on returning for a programmable humidifier with an air hydrometer. Plants are currently drinking ~125ml of water each every two days. Will start low nutrients upon next watering. Adjusted pH, runoff sitting around pH ~6.5. Switched light schedule from 20/4 to 24/0 to avoid severe swings in tent atmospheric conditions. By evening, plants were almost completely dry. Left overnight to water in the morning with nutrients to ensure root-zone dries adequately. Average rH of 70%, average temperature of 79℉. Substrate temperature between 72-75℉. January 13, 2021 (Week 1, Day 9): First day of watering with nutrient solution. 600ml filtered water + .25ml pH Perfect Grow + .25ml pH Perfect Bloom + .50ml Cal-Mag Plus + 5 drops of pH down. Solution pH of 6.4-6.5. Watered to 10% runoff which came out to about 200ml per plant. Runoff pH of 6.44. All seems well. Very clear second node beginning in the center of each of the developing plants. New humidifier with hydrometer arrives today - hoping this addition will aid with the balance and consistency of my tent atmospherics. Average rH of 70%, average temperature of 80℉. No other new information to report. January 14, 2021 (Week 1, Day 10): After watering yesterday, Gelato 1 wilted a bit - only lasted about six hours and now it looks healthier than ever. I think the plants were adjusting to the light nutrient solution they were fed yesterday. The new humidifier with the humidistat and hydrometer arrived. It is so much better than having to dial the environment in manually. I set the humidifier for 70% rH and it has kept it within ~3% for over 18 hours now. Very happy with this purchase, and it's already saving me a lot of time. I am finally running into my first dilemma - the peat "Jiffy" pots I have used to plant these I absolutely hate. They soak up too much water out of the soil and I think it is wasting potential nutrients. I think they're going to cause me to have to water more frequently which I'd like to avoid. I was hoping they would allow the seedling roots to breathe better, but now I am regretting my decision. This morning while inspecting the plants, I noticed tiny splotches of white fuzz on the outside of the pots. It's either a type of mold (doubtful as I have 1 m/s airflow all around the seedlings), or it is little fuzzy hairs that tell the roots where to grow. In one spot on the Gelato, a root has actually broken through the side of the pot. I will definitely be ditching these pots. I am seriously considering transplanting into 5 gallon fabric pots by the end of today to avoid root-bind and other issues in these peat pots. I will not be using them again. Lesson learned. Other than that, the tent environment has completely stabilized thanks to the new humidifier - Average rH of 70% and 79℉. Will update later about transplanting to fabric pots. *Update: I've decided to bite the bullet and transplant the seedlings into their final 5 gallon fabric pots. As I suspected, taking the plants out of the peat Jiffy pots was a complete nightmare. The roots had started growing into the sides and particularly entangled the taproot into the base of the pot. Needless to say I accidentally snapped a couple of root ends while transplanting. Not the end of the world, but I would definitely not recommend using peat pots to start your seedlings. I've also changed my soil compound a bit for the large pots. I'm now running 50% Roots Organics Lush, 30% Fox Farms Happy Frog, and 20% Vermiculite. I'm hoping this combination will cool down the Roots Organic Lush which I've heard is very hot. Lush has tons of great additives (Ingredients: Earthworm castings, dolomite, limestone, phosphate rock, bat guano, langbeinite, feather meal, sulfate of potash, fishbone meal, soybean meal, fish meal, kieserite, volcanic rock dust, blood meal, crab meal, alfalfa meal, greensand, volcanic ash, kelp meal, nettle leaf and hop flowers - as well as 1.5% humic acids from Leonardite and peat moss and 0.1% Beneficial Bacteria and Mycorrhizal Fungi for soil health). Watering tomorrow morning with pH adjusted filtered water without nutrients. Will resume nutrients once the plants show they're healthy and ready to be pushed. Nothing else to report at this point. January 15, 2021 (Week 1, Day 11): The plants are looking fantastic this morning. I was expecting them to go into shock after breaking so many roots yesterday, but these girls ate their Wheaties I guess. Not even a slight droop on any plant. They seem happy and healthy in their new (gigantic) pots. There seems to be an obvious color difference between the Unknowns and Gelato - Gelato is bright neon green while the others are a duller forest green. I'm trying to spot as many differences as I can so I can hopefully I.D. the unknowns by the end of flowering. Now I get to struggle watering them for the next few weeks until I can get runoff without wasting nutrients from my soil. Today is watering day. Because I've transplanted them into these huge pots, I plan on only watering around the root-zone. With each subsequent watering, I will gradually expand the radius of my watering to promote outward root growth. Fed each plant 750ml of 6.4 pH adjusted filtered water for a total of 2.25l. Couldn't get any runoff because of how dry my new medium is after never being watered. I'll gradually increase the amount I water and try to get runoff in the next few waterings. January 16, 2021 (Week 1, Day 12): The plants grew quite a bit in the last 24 hours. They are thriving. New soil composition is holding water very well. No watering today. Tiny bit of browning on the end of the Gelato's first set of leaves. Suspect very minor nutrient shock. The Roots Organics soil is pretty hot still, so I bet I'll see some nutrient burn over the next several days while the plant gets used to the new soil. Even with the very slight burn, the Gelato took off like a rocket and the second set of leaves are emerging nicely. Both Unknown 1 and Unknown 2 look perfectly healthy without any splotching or discoloration. With the new humidifier I only check on the plants once every day now. Average of 70% rH and 81℉. January 17, 2021 (Week 1, Day 13): Another 24 hours of explosive growth. The slight nutrient burn on Gelato 1 seems to have already subsided, and the leaves have perked up even more. Today is watering day. Watered with 1000ml filtered water per plant pH adjusted to 6.5. No nutrients. Over the next few weeks I'll watch carefully to try to discern when to start adding nutrients to the soil again. Right now I know the soil is very hot, so I am hoping it has several weeks of food left before I'll need to resume nutrients. Average of 70% rH and 80℉. Nothing else to report for today. January 18, 2021 (Week 1, Day 14): Plants are looking extremely happy and healthy. All three seem to be growing rapidly. Soil is still moist this morning. Average of 70% rH and 81℉. The week after next I will move the relative humidity down as the plants approach full vegetative state. I plan to keep the humidity between ~60-65% rH and 77℉ throughout the rest of the veg stage to promote healthy transpiration and root growth to push the plants hard through flowering. I also want to avoid mold and mildew growth on the plants as they start to reach a larger size with more leaves and surface area. Super excited to see what's next for these girls!

January 19, 2021 (Week 2, Day 15): I am a nerd and want to use data to produce the best expression of the genetic makeup in the Nirvana line I decided on. One of the concepts I've been interested in experimenting with is the "vapor pressure deficit" or VPD. I've been using a nice chart I found online in an attempt to keep the plants transpiring at the optimum rate. After the first week the plants seem to be really healthy and growing very fast so I want to try my best to follow the data. It seems to me by the chart that I am using that I should slowly start reducing my rH% while moving through the stages of growth. I'll be starting to experiment with VPD next week by slowly lowering the humidity to around 65% rH. Two weeks after I'll aim for 60% rH, and so on. When I lower my rH% the temperature tends to spike. I opened a small intake on the other side of my tent and my temperatures are now 77-78℉, which is still within range of optimum transpiration. On another note, it's been two days since I've watered with 1l of water per plant. The medium is still moist about half an inch deep. I think I'll skip watering today and allow the root-zone time to dry. I'll check again in the morning. Plants look happy and healthy - they're starting to get pretty big. Nothing else to report for today. Average of 70% rH and 77℉. January 20, 2021 (Week 2, Day 16): The plants are growing very fast and seem really healthy. Today is watering day. I've decided to add nutrients to the tune of 1.2ml of pH Perfect Bloom + 1.2ml of pH Perfect Grow + 1.5ml of Cal-Mag + .2ml of pH down. That gave me a 1000ml solution of 6.5 pH. I may end up regretting adding additional nutrients, but I see no signs of burns or deficiencies - so let's juice these girls up! Hopefully we'll see some explosive growth over the next several days. Starting to notice very tight inter-node spacing - each plant, especially Gelato, is very short and squat. I'm really excited to see if this keeps up as I've heard short inter-node spacing is a sign of great genetics that produce tasty dense buds. Average of 70% rH and 77℉. January 21, 2021 (Week 2, Day 17): It feels like these plants, especially the Gelato 1, are growing very fast. Gelato is another inch taller this morning with almost a fully developed third node. The main stem is also beginning to fatten up nicely. Both Unknowns are clearly an Indica-dominant strain with extremely fat and squat leaves. They're growing a bit smaller than the Gelato, but appear equally as healthy. I also noticed that Unknown 1 appears to have a slight mutation - there is a smaller fourth leaf on the second node near the base where the leaves attach to the stem. Doesn't appear to be anything major. The mutation is mirrored on the other side of the plant as well. Guess we'll see if we get any other weird mutations out of her. Got my first big whiff of cannabis-plant smell as I opened my tent this morning. The plants are beginning to transpire a lot which is raising my humidity levels. I knocked my humidifier down 5% and now we are sitting pretty. Medium is still soaked, not anticipating another water for several days. I discovered some runoff under Unknown 2's pot this morning. I waited about 10 minutes for runoff when watering yesterday, but no runoff came out - kind of threw me for a loop. Vacuumed it up and were clean and back to normal. Average of 70% rH and 77℉. No other news today. January 22, 2021 (Week 2, Day 18): Another 24 hrs down and another 24 hrs of explosive growth. The plants are starting to get pretty large. Gelato 1 is definitely going to be bushy. Noticed the same mutation on Unknown 1 on the third node of leaves. Doesn't really seem to be affecting anything. The medium on every plant is still moist. I'll check again in the morning to see if water is needed. These girls are trucking right along. If this growth keeps up I'll be topping with some minor LST by the middle of next week. Super excited to see these plants thriving so well! Average of 70% rH and 77℉. Nothing else to report for today. January 23, 2021 (Week 2, Day 19): The plants are growing strong. Noticing big differences between each 24 hour period. The smell is starting to get stronger as the plants transpire more. I decided to water today with 1000ml + 1.25ml pH Perfect Grow + 1.25ml pH Perfect Bloom + 1.5ml Cal-Mag Plus + .2ml of pH down at 6.4 pH per plant. Got a bit of runoff and pH is sitting perfect. I added another 6" Hurricane fan to create more air movement. Plants are all wiggly and enjoying life. I also used a 4" wire rack to elevate my humidifier a bit. Average of 70% rH and 78℉. No other news today. January 24, 2021 (Week 2, Day 20): More crazy growth over the last day. Plants are getting so big I have had to roll the edges of my fabric pots down a bit to allow more airflow and also allow for the leaves to drape over the sides of the pots. Plants look extremely healthy with no signs of nutrient deficiency/burn. I think I might ratchet up the nutrients on the next week to continue pushing these plants as hard as I can during training. I don't know what has happened to Unknown 1 but it has taken off like a rocket and is now my largest plant. To help even out the growth of both the Unknowns, I swapped their positions in the tent - Gelato 1 is still in the middle. Will definitely be doing topping/defoliating/LST next week as each plant is already working on their fifth node. Average of 70% rH and 78℉. January 25, 2021 (Week 2, Day 21): What a great week of growth. Plants are fully established and thriving. Unknown 1 has grown over 2" in the last 48 hours. Discovered very tiny rust spots on one of Unknown 1's leaves last night. They've gotten smaller over the last 12 hours. Suspect minor calcium deficiency. Next feeding I will up my Cal-Mag to a higher concentration to avoid deficiencies since I am pushing these plants hard. Gelato 1 is growing like mad as well - it is twice as wide as it is tall. It is definitely going to be bushy - hopefully that translates into nice dense buds. Unknown 2 is the smallest of the three plants. It seems happy and healthy. Definitely an indica of some kind, and I suspect even more bushy than Gelato 1 as it fills out. All plants are now working on their sixth node. Topping and LST will come most likely towards the end of this week, perhaps Thursday or Friday. The humidifier was misting into my new fan and dripping water onto Unknown 2 overnight. I've rearranged the fans and humidifier in my tent several times to find the ideal setup, and to make sure the humidifier distributes vapor in front of the fan instead of into it. Seems to have solved the problem and I am getting more consistent readings. It's the last day of 70% rH. The next two weeks will be ~60-65% rH, and then will move further down as the plants enter flowering. Average of 70% rH and 79℉. I'm really excited for next week. I've only trained and pruned my outdoor garden before. I am really looking forward to snipping these plants and beginning the training process. Topping makes me super nervous, but after reading as much as I have about the subject, I feel confident that I can pull it off without much problem. I've kept the internet close to me during this grow since it's my first time, and so far my research seems to be paying off in spades. If you are an experienced grower and see something that I should be doing, or that I am doing wrong, please feel more than free to leave constructive criticism in the comments section. I am a life-long student, and I would love to learn new tips and tricks to help me produce healthy and resinous plants! Stay tuned - hopefully good things await in the next few weeks! 👻

January 26, 2021 (Week 3, Day 22): Today ended up being an unexpectedly big day. This morning when I checked on the plants, they'd grown another 1.5" over the last 24 hours. They're basically growing out of control at this point. Every plant had a fully developed sixth node that was beginning to unfurl. So I decided to water the plants with 1000ml + 4ml pH Perfect Bloom + 4ml pH Perfect Grow + 1.5ml Cal-Mag Plus + 5 drops of pH down (6.5 pH solution). After that I took the plants out from the tent and began the topping process. I was pretty nervous about getting the snip in the right spot, but I think I've done it correctly. I topped each plant at the third node, then I cleaned all the growth below the node. After that I used rubber-coated garden wire to tie the growth sites to the fan leaves to promote lateral growth. Unknown 2 is definitely the runt of the group and my manipulation of the plant really pissed it off and it started to go kind of limp, so I decided to add a little extra support to the plant until it gets a bit hardier. I think it will take several days for it to recover from this process. The other plants however seem very strong and took the topping like a couple of champions. Gelato 1 and Unknown 1 seem to have great genetics and they haven't skipped a beat since germination. I decided to ditch Unknown 2's top but took clones of the other two plants. This process is flying by so far. Fingers crossed the plants continue to thrive even after my butchering. I've adjusted the humidity in the tent so were now averaging 65% rH and 77℉. Hopefully no other news today! January 27, 2021 (Week 3, Day 23): 24-hours post-top and all the plants have perked back up and I am already seeing growth from the two nodes I left on each plant. I added simple binder clips to the outside of my pot and redid the training on Unknown 2. Since topping, Unknown 2 went from pissed off to happier than ever. However, I have finally run into my first problem. The leaves on all three plants are starting to blotch. I touched one of the blotchy spots and it was crisp and began to crack. Soil is still moist from the watering yesterday. Other than irregular spots, I can't seem to find anything else wrong with the plants. I have a Vivosun pH meter which I've heard can be junk - so I am kind of suspecting my pH is too low. But I'm going to post up a grow question today to get a couple of other opinions. Plants still seem really healthy even with these blotchy patches on their leaves. Averaging 65% rH and 78℉. *Update: The damage on the leaves of the plants started to progress - so instead of waiting around watching my plants get crunchy, I decided to take action. I just flushed all three plants with 4 liters (1 gallon) each of filtered water pH'd to ~6.0. I am getting runoff of around ~6.5-6.6 which tells me the soil is too basic or alkaline. I had read this soil I am using is acidic, so I was feeding with a ~6.5pH solution. From now on I will feed with a ~6.0pH solution instead in an attempt to avoid these pH fluctuations. Before flushing with pH'd water, I tested the soil and all were sitting around ~7.1-7.2 pH. Obviously too high. Got tons of runoff by flushing. Here's to hoping we'll see a difference in leaf texture and color in the next 24-48 hours. This pH problem reared its head at an ugly time since I just decided to top the plants. I think I'll be sure to water with 10-20% runoff from now on so I can keep an eye on the pH regularly. January 28, 2021 (Week 3, Day 24): The last 24 hours were a little scary. As a new grower I wasn't really sure what to expect, and this was my first major challenge. All three plants are now scarred on the main fan leaves due to my inexperience. Gelato 1 looks like it took the worst of it. After flushing yesterday I noticed the progression of the leaf damage stopped almost immediately. Then the leaves began to fill in the crunchy green spots with bright orange around the edges with brown in the middle. It was really strange to watch. The leaves on all the plants are supple, they're just striped with ugly orange and brown scars. It also seems like even with the problems, the plants are continuing to thrive and grow at a surprising rate. Even with the fluctuation in pH and the flush I didn't see drooping from any of the plants. So they seem healthy despite their appearance. In fact, Unknown 1's fan leaves are so happy I've had to pin them down as I was getting too much vertical growth from the cola tips. I think I may have flushed at just the right time. I've never seen something progress on a plant so quickly before. The new growth on the plants seems perfectly healthy without any mottling or spotting. The second node of each growth tip on each plant is starting to unfurl already. All the stems are fattening up as well. It was the first night of 20/4 lighting schedule. Temperature dipped to 70℉ with the light off, but the humidity stayed constant. Average of 65% rH and 75℉. Hopefully we'll continue to see good progress with the new growth over the next several days. Once I top the second set of growth tips I'll most likely clip these ugly fan leaves so they'll stop taunting my inexperience every time I open my tent. 💀 January 29, 2021 (Week 3, Day 25): Seems like the plants are back to growing extremely fast. The scars are getting brighter and the brown parts in the middle have went from crispy to semi-supple. The new growth is bright green and even in color. I had to retrain every plant this morning to keep vertical growth from the growth sites tied against the fan leaf stem. I had to use a second set of ties to tie the second node down. So far my training seems to be working. All plants are working on their third nodes on both growth stems. I'll top once the fourth node begins to develop. The medium is still very moist from the flush two days ago. I don't anticipate having to water for two or three more days. I want the medium to dry out almost completely before I water again. I'll continue with light nutrients - but I'll make sure to run my pH down to 6.0 and I'll also be upping the feedings to 2.5-3l per plant to attain some testable runoff. My new Aperta pH meter showed up yesterday, so I hope to have more accurate readings going forward. Averaging 65% rH and 76℉. Nothing else for today. January 30, 2021 (Week 3, Day 26): Growth sites are stretching nicely along the fan leaf stem. Retrained in a few areas. Noticing slight blotching on Unknown 1's growth. Also seems very dark green with slight burn and dropping at the tips. Conducted soil slurry test and came back around ~6.8 pH. I am suspecting slight nitrogen excess. PPM was very high for this stage at around 1200. Next watering I will skip nutrients as I think the roots are beginning to expand through the pots extensively and may have access to too much nitrogen. Growth is still looking nice and fast. Plants are stretching a bit more with the 4 hours of darkness per night. Averaging 65% rH and 76℉. January 31, 2021 (Week 3, Day 27): The nodes on the main stem of every plant are beginning to swell considerably. Growth sites on all three plants are beginning to unfurl their third node. The nutrient burn on Unknown 1 isn't getting any better, but it also doesn't seem to be progressing. I'm hoping it's just a very slight excess, as it doesn't appear to be slowing down growth or causing any major issues. Gelato 1 and Unknown 2 are thriving and new growth looks perfect. I think the genetics on Unknown 1 may be a little more sensitive to nutrients. Unfortunately since I don't know what the plants are, it has made researching strain tips kind of difficult, so I've been treating every plant the same. The Gelato seems the healthiest of the three plants and is growing vigorously. Because of the training it's starting to look like a salad. I'll go for vertical growth after I perform the second topping. I don't plan on having these plants any taller than about 3 feet, so I anticipate having to switch to flower around week 6 or 7. If the growth keeps up, maybe even sooner. I retrained all the plants today and pinned down Unknown 1's fan leaves to encourage horizontal growth. The cola stems are getting huge and I was able to take off my first set of training braces. I also switched Unknown 1 and Unknown 2 in the tent to promote even growth. Medium is still moist from the flush several days ago. I'll water in a day or two. Averaging 65% rH and 75℉. February 1, 2021 (Week 3, Day 28): Medium was pretty dry this morning. Watered 6.0 pH 2 liters per plant with 2.5ml/l Cal-Mag + pH Down and without other nutrients. I think I'll hold off until flower to give nutrients to the plant again. I was getting very high PPM readouts during my flush, so I think the plants have plenty of food to get through the next three weeks. Just giving a small Cal-Mag supplement each feeding. Got about 10% runoff per plant. Runoff sitting around ~6.7-6.8 pH. Still pretty high, but I am hoping continually watering with a 6.0 pH solution will slowly lower the pH of the root-zone. Plants are growing quickly and I had to pin down the third node on each stem today. All of them are looking more like a salad every day. Fourth node is almost completely out - I'll wait for it to unfurl and top either tomorrow or the next day. Plants are looking good. Unknown 1 still looks to have a slight nitrogen toxicity, but doesn't seem to be affecting the plant's health much. Averaging 65% rH and 77℉ Nothing else to report. Looking forward to next week - the second and last topping will happen in the next few days. After the stems grow horizontally enough I'll switch to vertical growth. I'll aim for about 14" tall and then switch over to flower. Hoping that will be around week 6. Just picked up some awesome flowering powder I am excited to try in a few weeks. Plants are chugging right along! Happy growing everyone! 👽

February 2, 2021 (Week 4, Day 29): The plants grew enough overnight to top at the third node. This is the second and last time I'll be topping these plants - this is the Nebula method of manifolding. I also took off the second node of each growth stem as well as the original fan leaves. I've pressed them in my plant press to save the memories of my experience with my first grow. I also redid the LST on every plant. The new growth sites I've pinned to the fan leaves. I really enjoy doing LST, it's quite therapeutic to figure out just how to support the plant without harming it. I think I am getting great lateral growth so far. The main growth stems are swelling a lot at the bases. Medium is still wet from yesterday - lightly tilled about a half inch of top soil. I've turned down the humidity another 5% this week. I'll keep it there most likely until I start the flowering cycle. Averaging 60% rH and 78℉. Plants are happy, and I am happy. 😸 February 3, 2021 (Week 4, Day 30): Plants are looking good this morning. The nitrogen toxicity in Unknown 2 is beginning to subside. Now Unknown 1 seems to be having a nitrogen toxicity as well - slight leaf curling at the ends with a very lush and dark green color. I am assuming this soil is still very hot. As I've lowered the humidity I suspect more nutrients are being sucked in through the roots instead of transpiration through the leaves. I think the plants are going to take a little bit to get used to the hot soil, but I bet once they do they'll be as happy as ever. Medium is still slightly moist this morning, no watering. I tilled a half inch of top soil again to keep everything aerated. Most likely will water tomorrow or the next day. My LST seems to be holding nicely. I tied down Unknown 2's first growth tips as the fan leaves have finally straightened out after the topping yesterday. New growth tips are emerging nicely from the third node of each lateral stem. Averaging 60% rH and 77℉. Nothing else to report for today. February 4, 2021 (Week 4, Day 31) : Growth looks good overnight. I think this second topping is confusing the plants a bit. Lots of bulking of the stems, but not much lateral growth. I have a feeling they'll take off over the next few days. They're still growing really well. I posted a grow question last night having to do with little white bead-like structures growing on the surfaces of the leaves on every plant. I was concerned it may be a mold or fungus starting to grow. I did a bunch of research and it seems to be early trichome development called "sessile glands". I still have the question open and I am trying to get confirmation. Really hoping if they're trichomes that's a good sign that these plants are going to be frosty. I uploaded some pictures to show the development. Over night they started to grow everywhere on the leaves - hopefully they really are just trichomes and I am being over-vigilant. Better safe than sorry. I watered the plants today without nutrients; 3 liters per plant pH'd to 5.8. Runoff sitting at ~6.5 pH now which is much better. I'll continue to run 5.8 pH solution until I see the pH of the soil come down to at least 6.2-6.3. Tomorrow I'll most likely have to defoliate a bit and tie down the second sets of growth stems, as they're beginning to stretch and grow vertically. Averaging 60% rH and 76℉. Happy growing all! 😸 February 5, 2021 (Week 4, Day 32): The plants are exploding with growth now. I defoliated the fan leaves from the first node on every plant and tied down the growth stem for lateral growth. These plants are meaty as hell. The stems are thickening really quickly and I am getting tons of foliage and stem growth. The third nodes are starting to come around. I think I figured out the "mold" issue I thought was starting. They're definitely trichomes, not mold. I touched the leaves that were sparkling and my fingertips got sticky, oily, and reeked of weed - so that's great news. The smell in my grow room is getting stronger every day. While defoliating this morning I found my first pre-flowers on Gelato 1! It looks like all the plants are female, but Gelato 1 threw some pretty pistils at me to get my attention. Seems like the plants are reaching maturity. Depending on growth over the next few weeks it may be time to switch to flower soon! I am aiming for about 16" in veg before switching. Seeing these pre-flowers made me so anxious for flowering. Unknown 1 and Unknown 2 are doing great as well - all the signs of the nitrogen toxicity have subsided. Unknown 2 has more trichomes on the leaves than any of the other plants, and its foliage is a beautiful deep green. They are either different phenotypes or different strains entirely as the two of them are growing and looking quite different. Unknown 1 is much lankier so I suspect a different strain. Unknown 2 is especially squat and I suspect it's 100% indica or close to it. Medium is still wet. Averaging 60% rH and 77℉. No other news today. February 6, 2021 (Week 4, Day 33): Last 24 hours I have seen at least an inch of lateral growth per growth stem on each plant. These girls are absolutely loving life from the looks of it, they're growing incredibly fast. I redid a bunch of LST today. Had to move every tie up one node. Medium is still moist. Lightly tilled half inch of top soil. Gelato 1 is shooting out more pre-flowers. Thanks to my wife we have new friends that have joined us in the smart pots. 😸 Averaging 60% rH and 75℉. Happy weekend everyone! February 7, 2021 (Week 4, Day 34): These girls are chugging right along. Tons of great lateral growth every 24 hours at this point. Having to adjust LST pretty much every morning to accommodate for the crazy growth. Gelato 1 is a freak of nature - the fan leaves are gigantic. Defoliated again today; took the fan leaves from the third node of each plant. Will be defoliating the first node of the secondary growth stems tomorrow most likely. Medium is slightly moist. Tilled the soil again. Will be watering tomorrow morning most likely. There's still a little dropping at the ends of the leaves so I will hold off on nutrients until all nitrogen toxicity has subsided. Averaging 60% rH and 77℉. Nothing else for today. February 8, 2021 (Week 4, Day 35): Watered today with 3 liters of 5.8 pH filtered water per plant (no nutrients) - runoff around ~6.7-6.8 pH. Will most likely resume nutrients upon next feeding depending on how the plants look. Defoliated entire first node from center four growth stems and tied down third nodes. Readjusted outside LST. The plants are almost to the outside of the pot which is when I'll switch to vertical growth. Unknown 1 is very close to being let loose, it's also pre-flowering now. Gelato 1 is now covered in pre-flowers - it's definitely a happy plant. Unknown 2 is still the runt of the group but also appears to be almost 100% indica by how stout it is. It's showing sex but no pistils yet. All three plants seem to responding well to mainlining and the stress isn't making them skip a beat. Stems are getting huge. I downloaded an app on my phone to check how well my lights are doing and, if the readings are accurate, I am very impressed with these lights. I've read cannabis can handle around ~65 DLI, so I am right where I need to be. Averaging 60% rH and 78℉. That ends week 4 of veg. Time is flying. Hoping to switch to flower in two weeks for a total of six weeks in veg. Getting super stoked to switch over! Happy growing everyone! 👽

February 9, 2021 (Week 5, Day 36): Start of week 5 of veg begins with more adjustments to the LST. Tons of stem growth, had to tie down Unknown 1 and Unknown 2's growth. The plants are almost to the outside of their pots, then I'll begin upward growth. Probably in the next few days. Gelato 1 is bushy as hell and just won't stop growing. The stems are massive. The minor nitrogen toxicity in the plants has completely subsided - no more drooping tips. Medium is still wet from yesterday. Lightly tilled the topsoil. Adjusted tent's passive intake and blocked out a heat vent in my grow room to help lower temperatures a bit; last night temperatures dipped another 2℉ further than average during lights out to 68℉. I'm now getting the 10℉ (68℉-78℉) swing I was looking for. Averaging 60% rH and 75℉. No other news today. February 10, 2021 (Week 5, Day 37): Temperature dipped another 2℉ last night to 66℉. I think this new passive intake setup is working great so far. Plants are growing like mad and look perfectly healthy. Last night I went to change the humidifier water and noticed the pre-lights out droop, so they're definitely in the rhythm now. Adjusted LST and further lowered canopy to promote flat and lateral growth. Unknown 1 is already to the outside perimeter of its pot, so it will start growing vertically now. Gelato 1 isn't far behind Unknown 1, another day or so and it will be ready to stretch. Unknown 2 is a little shorter than the other two plants but I think that's just due to the difference in strain at this point. Since it's a little more squat I will let it grow vertically as soon as I let Gelato 1 go. I'll just have to make sure its bud sites are getting appropriate light and air through flower. Medium is still moist - lightly tilled topsoil. Averaging 60% rH and 74℉. Happy hump day, friends! 🐫 *PM Update: While changing the humidifier this evening I noticed a tragedy unfolding. Unknown 2's main stem has split in half. It has always been the runt out of the three plants, but this seems bad. I have added a grow question asking for advice and seeing if what I've done is adequate. I tied the stem back together in a cross-hatch with garden tie and then used a zip-tie to cinch the stem back together. I don't know what I've done wrong, but I am guessing this strain doesn't take well to high stress training like I've been doing. The other plants are much hardier. I will try to find a good veg stage vitamin-B supplement for my next grow to aid with stem growth. What a sad day. February 11, 2021 (Week 5, Day 38): 12-hours after Unknown 2's stem split in half and it appears my repair is working. The plant looks just as healthy as it was without any drooping or shock, so it still seems to be thriving. I'm glad the split happened on the runt and not on one of the other plants. The other plants look great and are plugging right along. Gelato 1 is so damn leafy it just doesn't quit. Starting to notice staggered node development on Unknown 1 and Gelato 1, so these plants are definitely at maturity now. I think another week in veg will do. Didn't adjust any LST this morning as I am going to start transitioning to vertical growth now (and I'm also now terrified of splitting another main stem). Medium is still slightly moist. Tilled half-inch of top soil. It's pretty cold here right now and the tent dipped to 64℉ last night. That's about as low as I want to go, so hopefully it will stay between 64℉ and 68℉ nightly. Averaging 60% rH and 73℉. Nothing else for today. February 12, 2021 (Week 5, Day 39): Watered with nutrients today; 4 liters per plant 5.7 pH + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus. Plants are looking perfectly healthy. Time to juice and see what happens. Unknown 2 doesn't seem to be affected at all by the stem splitting. My repair seems to be holding for now. Starting to see the growth sites pop up vertical on all the plants. Hopefully we'll see plenty of vertical growth over the next several days. Averaging 60% rH and 74℉. February 13, 2021 (Week 5, Day 40): Plants are looking good this morning. Vertical growth looks good and the growth sites are becoming more obvious. Soil is still wet this morning. Haven't adjusted LST in two days now. Hopefully this growth keeps up and we can switch to flower in the next week or so. Averaging 60% rH and 72℉. Nothing else to report today. February 14, 2021 (Week 5, Day 41): Medium is still wet this morning. Tilled half inch of top soil. Saw about another half inch of vertical growth overnight. Unknown 1 is leaving the other plants in the dust now. It's lanky and wants to stretch. It's also starting to get interesting coloration on its main stem near the base; like purple-red veins. Gelato 1 is just a mess of leaves. The base has the diameter of a quarter, it's huge. Interestingly, it is also starting to smell very sweet and creamy already. I have a feeling it's going to reek. I'm trying not to defoliate until I get more vertical growth. All these leaves seem to have air and light so I don't see any reason to get rid of them yet. Averaging 60% rH and 74℉. Happy Valentine's day, everyone! 😍 February 15, 2021 (Week 5, Day 42): Plants were starting to stack leaves so I defoliated each plant today by taking the second nodes on the top and bottom sets of growth stems, leaving the left and right growth stems with all their nodes. After the haircut the plants look great. Medium is partly-dry. I'll let it go for another day and water tomorrow. I readjusted the LST by removing the first set of braces and adjusted each branch so it produces a completely flat canopy. So far Unknown 1 is the lankiest plant and is about half an inch ahead of the others. The growth I am seeing is amazing. The stems are very healthy as are the leaves. Seems to be growing about half and inch or so of stem per 24 hour period. This should mean one more week of veg and then I will switch to a 12/12 lighting cycle. Next week I'll let these plants grow vertically and Monday night (February 22) will be its first night of 12/12. I'll only change this plan if I don't see enough vertical growth. I am dealing with relatively limited space, so I have to make sure I keep these plants under control in anticipation for the flowering stretch. Gelato 1 is seriously starting to smell amazing - it is throwing 4-5 pre-flowers at every single node and it is filling my grow room with a sweet creamy scent. The other plants have pre-flowers as well but nothing to the extent of Gelato 1. Averaging 60% rH and 72℉. Because I am seeing drastically lower temperatures, I'll lower the humidity to 55% next week and keep it there until mid to late flower. One more week of veg and onto the next adventure: flowering! So excited! See you next week! 👽

February 16, 2021 (Week 6, Day 43): Very nice canopies beginning to develop now. Growth sites are apparent and growing vertically. Had to slow Unknown 1 down just a little bit because it's outgrowing the other plants; brought branches down level with other canopies. I watered today with 4 liters per plant + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 5.6 pH. Runoff sitting at a perfect 6.5pH and 900ppm. Loosened all remaining LST ties to promote upward growth. It's officially wall-to-wall leaves in here now. I hope there's lots of great growth this week so we can switch to flower soon! Turned down humidity again. Now averaging 55% rH and 74℉. Please feel free to leave any feedback! Since this is my first grow I want to make sure everything is looking right! Happy growing! 👻 February 17, 2021 (Week 6, Day 44): Saw between .5-.75" vertical growth over the last 24-hours. Canopy is coming along nicely. Everything is growing very evenly - I only had to adjust one branch to keep it in-line with the others. Hopefully they'll continue to grow even with each other. Medium is still very moist after watering yesterday. Gelato 1 seems to be drinking a bit more than the others, but I'll keep watering on the same schedule to promote adequate drying of the root-zone. Averaging 55% rH and 77℉. No other news today. February 18, 2021 (Week 6, Day 45): Another half inch of growth overnight. These ladies are trucking along and flowering is just around the corner. With this growth I'll definitely be switching to flower on day 50. Medium is still moist, lightly tilled topsoil. LST is holding down the main branches well while allowing a bit of stretch. Hopefully this progress keeps up! Averaging 55% rH and 74℉. February 19, 2021 (Week 6, Day 46): Growth on growth on growth. Plants tacked on between .75-1" of new growth overnight. Soil was bone dry this morning and pots were super light. Watered with 4l per plant + 3.5ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus @ 5.8 pH. Runoff sitting at 6.6 pH. The plants are starting to drink a lot and I barely got any runoff. I will add a quarter teaspoon of my Humboldt Nutrients Big Up flower powder to kick-start the plants and switch them to flower. I took four fan leaves off Unknown 1 as they weren't getting any light. Took all remaining LST ties off of Unknown 2 as it is lagging behind the others (as usual). Averaging 55% rH and 74℉. February 20, 2021 (Week 6, Day 47): Manifolding is coming along nicely. Defoliated bottom-most node on each growth stem on each plant. Soil is only moist after watering yesterday - these plants are getting thirsty as hell. Tilled half inch of top soil. Everything looks great today. The anticipation to switch to flower in a few days is killing me! Happy Saturday everyone! Averaging 55% rH and 75℉. February 21, 2021 (Week 6, Day 48): Another inch of growth overnight. We are up to 12" in total height now. Was aiming for about ~16", but since this is my first grow I am not trying to be exact, I just want to make sure these things fit in my tent after the flowering stretch. Everything is looking great for the switch in two days. Soil is slightly moist - tilled top half inch of soil. Adjusted a couple of branches on Unknown 1 to keep growth level. Plants are looking perfectly healthy! Gelato 1 is spitting out pistils and pre-flowers like she just can't wait to start. Smelling really creamy and sweet. Averaging 55% rH and 74℉. Nothing else for today. 😺 February 22, 2021 (Week 6, Day 49): It's the last day of veg! Plants will sleep at 8:00pm and wake up at 8:00am from now until harvest. Medium is quite dry but I will water tomorrow morning with my first batch of flowering nutrients. I'll use Advanced Nutrients Big Bud and Botanicare Sweet Raw for the first 4-5 weeks, and then I'll switch over to Humboldt Nutrients Big Up flower powder for the last several weeks to finish it off. I'll feed just a tiny bit of the finisher tomorrow to give the plants a potassium/phosphorus boost to induce flowering. Really excited for the next step in this process! Now I am trying to finish up my plan for drying and curing so I don't ruin all this work in the last week! Averaging 55% rH and 74℉. Stay tuned - the fun is just beginning! 👻

February 23, 2021 (Week 7, Day 50, Flower 1): It's the first day of flower! The plants slept for 12 hours last night and will keep that up until harvest. Still seeing pretty crazy growth even for the 12 hours of darkness they went through. Grew about another .5". Excited to see how much these things stretch. Soil was very dry this morning so I watered with 4l of water per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml Cal-Mag Plus + 1/4 tsp/gal Humboldt Nutrients Big Up Flower Powder with a pH of 5.8. Runoff pH of 6.3. I will start watering with a 6.0 solution going forward. I also top dressed with about an inch of fresh Roots Organics Lush soil. Plants are looking great. Not seeing any problems currently. I'll keep a close eye on them as they transition. Turned down humidity another 5% today. Averaging 50% rH and 73℉. February 24, 2021 (Week 7, Day 51, Flower 2): Plants look great. Soil still moist from watering. Tilled half inch of topsoil. Averaging 50% rH and 73℉. Nothing else for today. February 25, 2021 (Week 7, Day 52, Flower 3): No complaints at all. These plants are as healthy as they can be from what I can tell. The growth sites are starting to do some funky stuff and everything is kind of starting to "clump" together. Really interesting to watch this process happen, as I've always wondered exactly how the buds begin to form. I was greeted with a very sweet smell when I opened my tent this morning, nothing strong yet. To encourage further vertical growth I've removed all LST ties except for two from Gelato 1 and Unknown 2. I adjusted the ties on Unknown 1 because it's already starting to stretch and I need it to slow down just a bit while the others catch up. Soil is semi-moist this morning but the pots are still pretty heavy, so I'll water in a day or two. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. February 26, 2021 (Week 7, Day 53, Flower 4): Pots were light today so watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml Cal-Mag Plus at 6.0 pH. Runoff sitting at 6.4 pH. Defoliated one more node on each growth stem - the lollipop look is coming around. It will probably be my last defoliation like this. From now on I'll only pluck fan leaves that get in the way of bud sites. Unknown 1 grew over 2" in the last 24 hours. The stretch is getting real. I removed all remaining LST ties from Gelato 1 and Unknown 2. I redid the LST ties on Unknown 1 in an attempt to control its growth, but at this point I feel like it's just going to be a lanky plant and there's nothing I can do about it. I'll do my best to keep them as level as I can. Also, I took off Unknown 2's stem cast today and it healed really, really well. I have never seen a plant do this, but it filled itself in with tissue that is soft to the touch, and there's only a slight split at the top. It's looking really great. My wife noticed the smell of the plants this morning for the first time - so that's a good sign! Plants are starting to put off a lot of their own humidity, so I haven't refilled my humidifier in days. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. Happy Friday everyone! 👻 February 27, 2021 (Week 7, Day 54, Flower 5): Soil is still moist - tilled half inch of topsoil. Overnight it appears Gelato 1 and Unknown 2 are doing their damnedest to catch up with Unknown 1 - they both grew about 2". Plants are looking great and are definitely starting to stretch! Averaging 50% rH and 70℉. February 28, 2021 (Week 7, Day 55, Flower 6): Top soil is pretty dry, but the pots are still heavy. I'll hold off watering for a day or two. The last 24-hour period I think I saw the biggest difference in the plants so far. Each growth stem stretched a ton on each plant, but at varying degrees. The canopy is suddenly uneven, but I think trying to keep everything even at this point will be futile. I will let them go and install the SCROG net soon if the colas start growing too differently from one another. The stipules on every plant tripled in length overnight so I think the plants are definitely getting with the new 12-hour schedule. All the plants are starting to shoot off tons of pre-flowers and pistils now. They're in the swing of things now. Averaging 50% rH and 70℉. March 1, 2021 (Week 7, Day 56, Flower 7): Soil is dry but pots still have some weight. Will probably water tomorrow. Plants are looking fantastic. Canopy is stretching all over the place. Averaging 50% rH and 70℉. Looking forward to next week! Hopefully we'll start to see some flowers poking through soon!

March 2, 2021 (Week 8, Day 57, Flower 8): First day of week 8! Pots were light today so watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.0 pH. Runoff sitting at 6.4 pH. Removed all remaining LST ties from Unknown 1. Lots of healthy growth. The stretch continues. Averaging 50% rH and 70℉. March 3, 2021 (Week 8, Day 58, Flower 9): Another inch and a half of growth in the last 24hrs. Unknown 1 is leading the pack at 17" followed closely by Gelato 1 at 16.5". The runt is still Unknown 2 at 15.75". It's seriously crazy how fast these are growing now. Plants are looking amazing overall. Soil is still wet from yesterday. I'm not sure what one, but one of these plants is starting to smell like straight gasoline and I haven't even seen any buds yet. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. March 4, 2021 (Week 8, Day 59, Flower 10): More stretch overnight. Unknown 2 is trying to catch up to the others and grew about an inch and a half. Bud sites are looking great. I will definitely have to defoliate the lower fan leaves here eventually. Thinking about experimenting with two defoliation during flower. One at day 21 and another at day 42. Not sure if I can wait that long as there's already giant fan leaves getting relatively little light at the bottom of the canopy. We'll play it by ear. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. 👽 March 5, 2021 (Week 8, Day 60, Flower 11): Soil is dry and pots are still a little heavy. Will most likely water tomorrow. Plants tacked on a bunch more growth. They're growing healthy and steadily. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. Nothing else for today. March 6, 2021 (Week 8, Day 61, Flower 12): Pots are light and leaves are slightly droopy - today is watering day. Watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.0 pH. Runoff sitting at 6.2 pH. Vertical growth is looking fantastic. Gelato 1 is the first one out of the gate with bud formation. Pistils are starting to shoot out the top of the growth sites. Will be interesting to see how they develop over the next couple of days! Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. Happy Saturday! 😺 March 7, 2021 (Week 8, Day 62, Flower 13): Everything looks great. Plants perked way back up after the watering yesterday. More stretch. More bud development. Just loving how everything is coming together so far. Averaging 50% rH and 71℉. March 8, 2021 (Week 8, Day 63, Flower 14): Amazing what 24-hours can do. Unknown 2 is really kicking into high-gear starting to develop some dense looking buds and is smelling very, very sweet. Pistils are starting to shoot out everywhere, but not a crazy amount of stretch. Unknown 1 continues to stretch like crazy with minimal bud development so far - but the plant has started shooting pistils out everywhere. Gelato 1 is a mix of both stretching and bud development so far and is looking fantastic. Gelato 1 and Unknown 2 are so leafy I've had to tuck some leaves to expose the bud sites to light and air. I will do my first round of fan-leaf defoliation on flower day 21, but until then I'll continue tucking leaves. I tilled the top half-inch of soil in each plant. Averaging 50% rH and 71℉. I haven't filled my humidifier in days. My grow room is starting to smell amazing - it's hard to zip up the tent and walk away. This is so much fun so far. 😻 On to week 9!

March 9, 2021 (Day 64, Flower 15): Pots were already light today. A day earlier than usual. Watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.2 pH. Runoff at 6.4 pH - barely got any this time. May have to look into more water per application. Plants are looking fantastic. Buds are starting to form all over each plant now. Smell is getting stronger. Moved humidifier outside tent because the plants are creating enough of their own humidity I've had to turn on the carbon filter and inline fan. This knocked the average humidity down just a bit which is just fine with me at this point considering my lower temperatures. The stretch already seems to be slowing down a bit. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 10, 2021 (Day 65, Flower 16): Unknown 1 is starting to slow down the stretch a bit, but the other plants keep gaining height. They're becoming a bit more even now at least. Everything is looking great. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 11, 2021 (Day 66, Flower 17): Stretch has definitely slowed now. Pistils are shooting everywhere and buds are forming strong. A few more days and I'll take some fan leaves. Smell is getting really strong and filled my entire house - had to turn up the carbon filter a bit to control the scent. Really liking what I'm seeing so far. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 12, 2021 (Day 67, Flower 18): Pots were light today. Watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 5.8 pH. Plants were really starting to bush out and some of the fan leaf stems were pushing 6"+, so I decided to pull the trigger on my first round of defoliation today. I was going to wait until day 21, but too many bud sites were being covered. The plants look fantastic. Buds are starting to smell amazing. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 13, 2021 (Day 68, Flower 19): Plants are looking great. Tilled top half-inch of soil. Definitely seeing some trichome growth, especially on Unknown 2. Had to turn up my carbon filter as the smell is starting to get out of control. The smell's a mix of gym socks, gasoline, and cream with a hint of sweetness. The smell punches you in the face when you open the tent. I hadn't measured the plants in a few days; Unknown 1 is all the way up to 27" tall. The other plants are lagging behind a bit but the light and air penetration looks great. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 14, 2021 (Day 69, Flower 20): This hobby is great. So much fun opening my tent each day to check on the plants. They're getting more and more smelly. Buds are chunking up a bit and trichomes are starting to form. Everything is looking great. Tilled the top soil again. Tucked a few auxiliary fan leaves away from developing bud sites on Gelato 1 and Unknown 2. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. March 15, 2021 (Day 70, Flower 21): Pots were light today. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.5 pH. The buds are starting to frost up and pistils are shooting out everywhere. Turning down humidity another 5-10% the next few weeks. Averaging 45% rH and 70℉. Really excited to see what the next several weeks have in store!

March 16, 2021 (Day 71, Flower 22): The flowers look great today. Trichomes are really starting to develop and the buds are fattening up nicely. Tilled the soil a bit. Turned down humidity a bit more. Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 17, 2021 (Day 72, Flower 23): I can hear the Jeopardy music playing endlessly now watching these buds swell. Really excited to see what's next! Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 18, 2021 (Day 73, Flower 24): Pots were light today. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.2 pH. Starting to see a lot of calyx development and lots of crystals. The plants are really starting to reek. Unknown 1 smells like gyms socks and cheese, Unknown 2 smells like sweet gasoline, and the Gelato smells like sweet cream. Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 19, 2021 (Day 74, Flower 25): Everything is looking great! Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 20, 2021 (Day 75, Flower 26): Buds are chunking up more every day! Crystals are growing strong! Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 21, 2021 (Day 76, Flower 27): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.2 pH. Loving this growth. Averaging 40% rH and 70℉. March 22, 2021 (Day 77, Flower 28): Everything looks great. No complaints. Averaging 40% rH and 70℉.

March 23, 2021 (Day 78, Flower 29): The flowers are really coming along. I've stopped checking them except for once a day due some other stuff in my life getting busy as hell. I'll still update pictures and especially detail the yield and also do a nice smoke report. But my daily entries may be delayed or I might have to skip some days. Turned up the carbon fan a bit and reduced the humidity a bit more. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 24, 2021 (Day 79, Flower 30): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.0 pH. The beauty of these things is just really amazing. I've always wanted to see a nice bud on the plant and now I've fulfilled that. I want to eat them, they look and smell delicious. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 25, 2021 (Day 80, Flower 31): Every time I water these buds fatten virtually over night. It is truly something to behold. These genetics appear to be superb. Excited to finish out flower! Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 26, 2021 (Day 81, Flower 32): Flowers are looking great! Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 27, 2021 (Day 82, Flower 33): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.3 pH. Crystals on Unknown 2 are just taking off. The calyxes are stacked with trichomes. Every day these flowers get more eye-popping. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 28, 2021 (Day 83, Flower 34): Plants look great. They're stacking crystals at this point and the buds are continuing to fatten. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. March 29, 2021 (Day 84, Flower 35): Just looking amazing. Unknown 2 is especially smelling delicious. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉.

March 30, 2021 (Day 85, Flower 36): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.3 pH. Crystals on Unknown 2 are just taking off. The calyxes are stacked with trichomes. Every day these flowers get more eye-popping. Temps are creeping up because Spring is now in full swing. Averaging 35% rH and 74℉. March 31, 2021 (Day 86, Flower 37): Plants look great. Nothing new to report. Averaging 35% rH and 74℉. April 1, 2021 (Day 87, Flower 38): Nothing new to report. Averaging 35% rH and 73℉. April 2, 2021 (Day 88, Flower 39): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.3 pH. Crystals on Unknown 2 are just taking off. The calyxes are stacked with trichomes. Every day these flowers get more eye-popping. Averaging 35% rH and 70℉. Averaging 35% rH and 73℉. April 3, 2021 (Day 89, Flower 40): Everything is looking great. Every watering the buds gets bigger. Averaging 35% rH and 73℉. April 4, 2021 (Day 90, Flower 41): Last round of defoliation today. Trimmed a few huge fan leaves and made for a more even canopy with more light penetration. Trying to stress the plants just enough to get some more crystal production. Averaging 35% rH and 72℉. April 5, 2021 (Day 91, Flower 42): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 2ml/l Big Bud + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.1 pH. Averaging 35% rH and 74℉.

April 6, 2021 (Day 92, Flower 43): Everything looks great. Trying to get humidity down another 5% this week. Averaging 30% rH and 72℉. April 7, 2021 (Day 93, Flower 44): Plants are looking and smelling amazing. No complaints. Looks like Unknown 2 may finish up a bit before the others - guessing due to the genetics. Unknown 2 is incredibly frosty and smells very rich and dank. Very excited for the dry and cure! Gelato 1 and Unknown 1 seem to be about in line with each other development-wise. Averaging 30% rH and 72℉. April 8, 2021 (Day 94, Flower 45): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus + 1tsp/gal Humboldt Nutrients Big Up Finishing Powder at 6.4 pH. This waiting game is so difficult! Love opening my tent each day and being punched in the face by this smell! Just overall amazing experience so far. Averaging 30% rH and 72℉. April 9, 2021 (Day 95, Flower 46): Plants look amazing. Took my microscope to Unknown 2 today and the crystal development is insane. Averaging 30% rH and 72℉. April 10, 2021 (Day 96, Flower 47): Can't. Wait. For. HARVEST! Getting close! I think I will start flushing Unknown 2 but continue the feeding schedule for the other two plants. It is looking like Unknown 2 has a couple week shorter flower time than the others. Perfectly a-ok with me - then I can smoke it sooner! Averaging 30% rH and 74℉. April 11, 2021 (Day 97, Flower 48): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 4ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 1ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.1 pH. Starting to flush Unknown 2 from this watering onward. April 12, 2021 (Day 98, Flower 49): No report.

April 13, 2021 (Day 99, Flower 50): No report. April 14, 2021 (Day 100, Flower 51): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.1 pH. Still flushing Unknown 2. April 15, 2021 (Day 101, Flower 52): No report. April 16, 2021 (Day 102, Flower 53): No report. April 17, 2021 (Day 103, Flower 54): Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.3 pH. Continuing to flush Unknown 2. April 18, 2021 (Day 104, Flower 55): No report. April 19, 2021 (Day 105, Flower 56): Gelato 1 is really starting to fade. Unknown 1 is swelling considerably and the branches starting to bend and droop a lot. I hope it has the strength to make it to harvest. It stretched so far and I wasn't expected it. Busy week for me, didn't have time to update the diary. I did take some pictures though! Unknown 2 is very close to harvest at this point. I have cut down on the nutrients for Gelato 1 and Unknown 1 and began flushing Unknown 2.

April 20, 2021 (Day 106, Flower 57): Happy 4/20 y'all. Pots were light. Watered with 4l per plant with 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Cal-Mag Plus at 6.2 pH. Continuing to flush Unknown 2. Gelato 1 is starting to fade. Beginning to see some definite purple pigment in the leaves. The leaves have gone from a bright green to a bright yellow. April 21, 2021 (Day 107, Flower 58): No report. April 22, 2021 (Day 108, Flower 59): Today was harvest day for Unknown 2. I saw about 10% amber trichomes and 90% milky trichomes and only one or two white pistils left. Looks like the perfect time. It was so hard to chop it down! I felt terrible! Such a beautiful plant - it looks and smells amazing. On to drying and curing! The tent looks lonely. I'm glad I pulled the trigger now instead of waiting, though. April 23, 2021 (Day 109, Flower 60): Drying is going great. My drying room is 60% humidity and 61℉. Gelato 1 and Unknown 1 have about one or two weeks left. April 24, 2021 (Day 110, Flower 61): Pots were light and leaves were droopy. Starting flush on Gelato 1 and Unknown 1 today. Watered with 4l per plant at 6.2 pH. I had to add some garden stakes and ties to Unknown 1 as the buds are really starting to swell and the branches started to fold over onto Gelato 1. As I was manipulating the plant I got my first good look and smell and I am 99% sure it is Zkittlez. Smells super sweet and sour, grew very tall compared to my other plants, and it looks amazing. April 25, 2021 (Day 111, Flower 62): Everything is looking great. The stakes in Unknown 1 are holding. Calyxes on both plants are swelling considerably. Very happy with how this grow is turning out. April 26, 2021 (Day 112, Flower 63): No report.

April 27, 2021 (Day 113, Flower 64): Pots were light and leaves were droopy, watered 1 gallon per plant at 6.1 pH. Probably be the last watering. The fade on the plants is look phenomenal. April 28, 2021 (Day 114, Flower 65): No report. April 29, 2021 (Day 115, Flower 66): No report. April 30, 2021 (Day 116, Flower 67): No report. May 1, 2021 (Day 117, Flower 68): Today is harvest day, and the end of our journey. Harvested both plants whole and hung them upside down at 61℉/60% rH. This has been such a great experience. I'll be back in a week or so with a smoke report for all three plants. I just started three more seeds for germination. I'll be starting a new journal for those as well.