Outdoor Grapefruit but inside, sue me

Measurements were took on the 2021-01-17. Very smooth week with really nothing to say. The light is set at 50% to decrease the heat it outputs and I just lowered it closer to the plants so they still get all the light they need, a 1000, of what? Lumen, Lux, foot-candle? I don't know the meter doesn't specify, but a 1000 and she doesn't show any signs of light burn so I'll keep it in that range. We're still feeding with plain tap water for now. Week breakdown: 2021-01-17 through 2021-01-22: Nothing to read. Plant just keeps on growing. 2021-01-23: Noticeable color change: darker and looks healthier.

Measurements we're took on 2021-01-24. The end of the week was full of stress for the lady. She got topped on the 28th and transplanted the next day. We should start LST and low dose nutrients next week. The new soil is the HollandBasics available on amazon and I gotta say that's it's pretty light, packed with perlite and seems to be very good quality in general. Week Breakdown: 2021-01-24: Nothing to read. Runoff TDS: 540ppm 2021-01-25: Nothing to read. 2021-01-26: Nothing to read. 2021-01-27: Nothing to read. Runoff TDS: 523ppm 2021-01-28: Topped today, went well. Lower leaves started yellowing, will need to transplant soon. 2021-01-29: We're transplanting today, can't wait anymore. Starting low dose nutrients next week. The new soil is way lighter and has more perlite than any other soil that I've used before. First Runoff TDS:2384ppm jeez! 2021-01-30: Still waiting for recovery signs, discoloration stopped spreading at least.

Measurements we're took on 2021-01-31. Smooth week that ended with the LST set-up being completed. All the stems are growing horizontal now. I did a second topping on the 2 top stems so she has 4 main bud sites. I also removed the first primitive leaves at the bottom of the plant but I don't count that as defoliation. I thought I would be giving nutrients this week but I'm considering going full organic with no nutrients for this grow. I bought premium soil already packed with the nutrients needed and I don't want to ruin that organic aspect by adding non-necessary chemicals. It will be the occasion to know if organic is as good as it's described. Week breakdown: 2021-01-31: The leaves haven't recovered yet. 2021-02-01: LST has begun. 2021-02-02: Nothing to read. the bottom leaves have recovered and are doing great now. 2021-02-03: We completed the LST with the 2 top stems that we're too short last time. 2021-02-04: Nothing to read. 2021-02-05: All the stems are long enough to be trained, the set-up is complete. 2021-02-06: I topped the 2 top stems as to have 4 main colas total. I also removed the primitive leaves.

Measurements we're took on the 2021-02-07. First problem for the lady this week. I didn't knew for sure but now that it's fixed I can confirm it was a calcium problem, getting used to these. She's now healthy and thriving but for that I had to trade the organic part though, not really a problem because I was still planning to use advanced nutrients supplements for the flowering stage, so I guess it was never really meant to be organic. Week breakdown: 2021-02-07: One brown spot. 2021-02-08: I noticed a brown spot forming on a top leaf yesterday and it got worse today. Don't know the cause. Not worried but I'll keep a close eye on this. 2021-02-09: Brown spot stabilized but appeared on another leaf on the same location. I'm planning a foliar spray of Cal-mag solution tonight when the light turns off, so long for the organic part. Foliar feeding: pH: 6.7 - 23°C - 473ppm 2ml/L 2021-02-10: Brown spots are still appearing, foliar feeding didn't seem to do much but I'll wait a bit before doing anything else. I'm not even sure of the problem. 2021-02-11: Brown spots did not got worse at least not a first glance but since it's not going exponential, I'm guessing the foliar feeding actually worked to a certain extent. 2021-02-12: I fed them for the first time this morning with a calmag solution since I'm now pretty sure that it is a calcium problem. 2ml in 1L of water poured over the roots, waiting for results. pH: 6.4 - 23,2°C - 452ppm 2ml/L 2021-02-13: No signs of toxicity and it stopped spreading, great.

Measurements took on 2021-02-14 Another smooth week. I started giving her nutrient this week since the organic part has already been disrupted by the calmag last week. Gave her 3L of solution. I also lollipoped her removing lower bud sites and some fan leaves. 2021-02-14: First haircut today for the lady, she's beautiful and breathing easily now. I forgot to take a before-after shot though. I also rearranged the LST set-up for better light exposure. I gave her water yesterday and measured the runoff's pH at 5.5 so I'll be giving her a higher pH water for the next time. That was probably the cause of the problem last week. 2021-02-15: Nothing to read. 2021-02-16: Nothing to read. I gave her 7.8pH water to correct the acidic soil I had last day but the runoff was still at 5.8. She doesn't show any signs of deficiency anymore though. 2021-02-17: Bud sites seems to turn yellow. Since I already ruined the organic part, I think I'll actually start feeding her tomorrow for better results. 2021-02-18: First feeding for the lady. I went with advanced nutrients 3 parts base nutrient and gave her 3L of solution with 12ml of each compound. 2021-02-19: Colors are getting lighter. 2021-02-20: nothing to read.

Another week of problems that seemed to got solved in the end. Another defoliation to better the airflow and remove the dead leaves. Week breakdown: 2021-02-21: Noticeable calcium deficiency probably due to a lockout so I flushed her today. Waiting for results. 2021-02-22: I gave her back the calcium she lost during the flush with 2L of calmag solution. 2021-02-23: Nothing to read. 2021-02-24: Other feeding with the 3 parts base nutrients 8ml of each in 2L of water. 2021-02-25: I defoliated today to remove the dead leaves and get a better airflow. 2021-02-26: Plain water for today pH 6.4 TDS 80 2021-02-27: The calcium deficiency continued growing a bit but it seems stable for now. We feed again tomorrow.

I'm starting to think to switch soon, the tent is getting really crowded with 3 other plants. I got 2 regular seeds in there and as soon as I can clearly identify the sex and get rid of any males, I'll do the switch. She's getting taller than the auto plant I got in there which stopped growing up. Week breakdown. 2021-02-28: Feeding today. Only the base nutrient with a bit of cal mag. This should be the last feeding with it. 2021-03-01: Nothing to read. 2021-03-02: Regular water, Nothing to read. 2021-03-03: Nothing to read. 2021-03-04: Nothing to read. I forgot to take a picture that day. 2021-03-05: Base nutrient feeding with a little defoliation. 6.4pH 21,9C 1156ppm 2021-03-06: Nothing to read.

Last vegetating week, I'll flip tomorrow on the 14th. I got an auto drying in the tent which is the only place where I can do it, so she's now waiting for let's hope less than 3 days in my bathroom. I fixed the light to the ceiling and to the walls in the same set-up as in the tent. With one less plant in the tent, I was also able to expand the stems to the sides to let more light in the center. Week breakdown: 2021-03-07: Nothing to read. 2021-03-08: Nothing to read. 2021-03-09: I could finally identify one male plant and removed it from the tent. Plus the other auto plant in the tent is almost done. I will do the switch at the end of this week. 2021-03-10: Nothing to read. 2021-03-11: Nothing to read. 2021-03-12: Last feeding before the flip, still with 8ml of each in 2L of water. 6.5pH 23,7C 1284ppm 2021-03-13: She's now in the bathroom waiting for her sister to dry in the tent. I reshaped the LST to expand the stems to the sides to let more light in the middle and I will flush her tonight and defoliate one last time.

First week of flowering, that started in the bathroom. I got busy this week so I forgot to take some pictures. She got flushed and trimmed at the start of the week. We're looking at 8 to 9 more weeks of flowering so I really hope I'll have enough space. I started the supplements feeding of Bud Candy along with the usual base nutrient. Week breakdown: 2021-03-14: Now on the 12/12 schedule and she still look good even in the bathroom. I flushed and trimmed her yesterday, one last time before going into flower, removing lower budsites and some fan leaves. I'll wait for the soil to dry a bit before giving her nutes. 2021-03-15: Feeding with 2L of water, the usual base nutrients and starting the supplements 4ml of Bud Candy. 2021-03-16: Nothing to read. 2021-03-17: Nothing to read. 2021-03-18: Another feeding with the same parameters as last time. 6.5pH 21,7C 1756ppm 2021-03-19: Nothing to read. 2021-03-20: Nothing to read.

Lots of changes for this second week of flowering. I added the Big Bud supplement to the feeding program and will be doing so for the next 4 weeks. She's getting very big and I had to raise the light to the max and turn the power down a bit. I hope she'll stop growing and focus on the flowers soon. To help with the bending, I installed a ScrOG net but it's probably too late for it to be fully effective. On a different note, I also realized that I've been using 3 gal pots this whole time. Week breakdown: 2021-03-21: I reshaped the LST hopefully for the last time. I'll have to find another way to raise the light because the bigger plant is already covering the smaller one and she's getting very close to the light. 2021-03-22: Nutrient feeding, same as last week but I added 4ml of the Big Bud supplement. I'll add it for the next 4 weeks too. 2021-03-23: Nothing to read. 2021-03-24: I woke up to an intense clawing today so I had to raise the light to the very max, and I sadly had to turn the power down a bit so that she grows less fast. she should start focusing on the flowers soon, hopefully. 2021-03-25: I decided to install a net today to try to help with the space by bending the higher stems. I probably waited too long for it to be fully effective though. 2021-03-26: I should've fed yesterday but I did today. I reduced the dosage of nutes I'm giving to 1L of solution. 6.5pH 22.7C 1965ppm 2021-03-27: Nothing to read.

Third flowering week went smoothly and the buds are really starting to shape up. I think she really started to focus on the flower and an unfortunate event actually resolved my space problem. I wasn't suppose to HST but I accidentally broke a stem when I tried to thread it through the net and I figured that I could do this to all of the stems doing so, flattening the canopy and giving more room to the light. It was a very gentle bend so I don't think it can hermie. This will be a nice harvest, I can feel it. Week breakdown: 2021-03-28: I accidentally broke a stem trying to thread it through the net. I'm holding it in place with a wire underneath so it doesn't break completely. Unfortunate, but it does help with the plant not touching the light. 2021-03-29: feeding the usual and still giving only 1L of solution. 2021-03-30: I had to HST the highest stems, not that I wanted to but they we're still growing and getting too close to the light. It was a very gentle bend so I don't think it can trigger anything. My fingers we're sticky after so that's a good sign. I could also increase the light power level. 2021-03-31: Nothing to read. Some pistils are turning brown due to the bending I think, but nothing scary 2021-04-01: The stems we're pointing down too much and I feared it would cut the nutrient uptake to the higher nugs so I had to pull out the ghetto methods to try to hold the stems. Feeding today and I started to give 2L of solution again since the height is not a problem anymore. 6.6pH 69.8F 1787ppm 2021-04-02: Nothing to read. 2021-04-03: Nothing to read.

Smooth sailing for this week but I think the storm is coming. The 3gal pot I'm using is definitely too small for such a large plant, leaves are dying quickly at the bottom and at this rate, there's not gonna much left at the end. I'll have to remove the ScrOG and transplant it soon, probably tonight. Buds are starting to get covered in smelly trichomes, pistils are turning brown. Week breakdown: 2021-04-04: Nothing to read 2021-04-05: Feeding the usual. I also defoliated quite a lot under the canopy but forgot to take pictures about it. 2021-04-06: The 3gal pot is probably too small for such a big plant. She starts loosing bottom leaves a bit too soon to my taste. I could and probably should transplant her but it would be hard with the net and the fact that I seriously don't want to do it. 2021-04-07: Another ghetto technique to keep bending the stems that are getting too close to the light, but it works. Cups are filled with dirt to bend the high stems. 2021-04-08: Feeding day. 6.6pH 24,9C 1795ppm 2021-04-09: The pot is definitely too small, leaves are dying very quickly at the bottom, but I can't really transplant it now. 2021-04-10: Nothing to read.

I transplanted her in a bigger pot at the start of the week and damn did she needed it. Bottom leaves are still dying but at a much slower rate. Last week with the Big Bud supplement and it left some nice stacked buds behind. I got out of town on the last three days and obviously couldn't take pictures. Unfortunately, it'll be like this for the remaining weeks. I'm starting to look at the trichomes and found some of them have started to turn cloudy. I'm looking for a 80/20, cloudy/amber ratio. Week breakdown: 2021-04-11: I finally transplanted her in a bigger, 6 gal felt pot so she has more room for the remaining 4-5 weeks. I had to remove the ScrOG to do so and I won't put it back because it's not helping anything. Bottom leaves are still dying but that should stop soon. Days are getting hotter here and having the set-up upstairs right over a restaurant kitchen doesn't help. 2021-04-12: Feeding and this is the last week with the Big Bud supplement. I forgot to take pictures today. 2021-04-13: Leaves seems to slowly stop dying. 2021-04-14: Nothing to read. 2021-04-15: Last feeding with the big bud supplement and it did it's job just fine, buds are stacked. 2021-04-16: Nothing to read. I'm going out of town for the next 3 days 2021-04-17: Nothing to read.

So I'm writing this on the 26th after I came back from my week-end and things are pretty awkward to my sense. Trichomes are now fully developed and ready for harvest but we're still missing 3 weeks from the flowering time prescribed by the breeder. I know I should be giving her 48h of darkness but things are complicated here and I don't think I'll be able to do it. Too bad but she's still pretty enough for me and even though she's not at her maximum potency, I'll still be happy to enjoy her effects. Please forgive me master :( Forgive me also for not having the patience to take good trichomes pictures, my phone and loupe really don't like working together. So I won't have the chance to give her the overdrive or flush her but then again if I wait more, I'm risking loosing even more potency. I live with a cat and I love him to death but that long haired motherfucker left quite a lot of his hairs on my precious buds. So something I never tried, I'll wash the buds in a baking soda and lemon juice solution before drying, in hopes of removing any impurities. My mind is set, we chop tonight. Week breakdown 2021-04-18: Out of town. 2021-04-19: Came back late night. I gave her 2L of water on the morning of the 17th and I found her in a not so horrible shape tonight but she needed her feeding. Leaves we're drooping but nothing alarming. 3 parts base nutrient and Bud candy for this week. We start the Overdrive next week 2021-04-20: Nothing to read. 2021-04-21: We're getting nice faded colors but it seems way too early. 2021-04-22: Feeding. 6.8pH 64.4F 1279ppm 2021-04-23: I'm leaving town again this morning and gave her 2L of water. 2021-04-24: Out of town.

I tried washing my buds for the first time with this grow and it's probably something I'll continue doing with my cat around. I washed a lot of impurities out of it and some hairs too but there was still a lot of them that I had to pluck out. I didn't weigh the actual wet weight but I calculated an 80% mass reduction from past experiences and ended with a theoretical 410g wet weight for an actual 82g dry weight. Nutrients did their job just fine. I should have used the big pot from the beginning and used a ScrOG sooner but it still outputted very decent buds that I'll be sure to enjoy. I tried to vape some after 10 days of cure and it tastes great. Smells is getting really pungent and fruity.