Candy Rain Auto 🌱🍬🌧️ Week 1 Vegetation | After the Rain Comes Growth Hello GrowDiaries family! 👋🌱 Welcome back to the Candy Rain Auto diary. Last week’s update told the story of a second chance. After losing the first seedling during the earliest stages, this genetic was given another opportunity, and thankfully that decision is already proving worthwhile. Sometimes growing teaches us through success. Sometimes it teaches us through mistakes. And sometimes the most rewarding plants are the ones that make us try again. This week marks the beginning of that new chapter. ⸻ From Germination to Establishment Following successful germination and direct planting into Plagron Lightmix, Candy Rain Auto spent the week focusing on what every young plant should be doing: Building roots. Although most of the action happens beneath the soil surface, the photographs clearly show steady progress above ground as well. Each day brought a little more growth. A little more leaf development. A little more confidence. By the end of the week, the seedling had established itself successfully and was beginning the transition from simple survival into active vegetative growth. For a plant that started this journey on a second attempt, that’s exactly what we hoped to see. ⸻ Transplanting Into Her Final Home Like several of the other plants in this project, Candy Rain Auto was transplanted directly into her final container early in life. The objective is simple. Rather than forcing multiple transplant events throughout the grow, the plant can establish its root system immediately within the volume of substrate it will use for the remainder of its life. This minimizes stress and allows energy to remain focused on development rather than recovery. At this stage, what we see above the soil is only part of the story. The real work is happening underneath. ⸻ The Hidden World Beneath the Soil One of the most important additions during transplant was the application of mycorrhizal fungi. Many growers hear the term “mycorrhiza” but may not fully understand what it does. The relationship is actually one of nature’s most fascinating partnerships. Mycorrhizal fungi form a symbiotic connection with plant roots. As the fungi colonize the root zone, they extend microscopic networks far beyond the reach of the roots themselves. Think of it as adding thousands of tiny extensions to the plant’s underground infrastructure. These fungal networks help improve access to: * Water * Phosphorus * Micronutrients * Trace elements * Soil biology interactions In exchange, the plant provides carbohydrates produced through photosynthesis. Both organisms benefit. It’s one of nature’s oldest and most successful partnerships. For young plants, establishing this relationship early can help create a stronger foundation for future development. While we cannot directly see those fungal networks working underground, the goal is to create a healthy living rhizosphere that supports the plant throughout its entire life cycle. ⸻ Environmental Conditions Environmental conditions remained stable throughout the week: 🌡️ Day temperature: 27°C 🌙 Night temperature: 25°C 💧 Relative humidity: 55% ⚡ Light schedule: 12/12 from seed 🌱 Plagron nutrient program 💡 Future Of Grow Black Series LED lighting 💨 Gentle airflow and stable environmental control Consistency remains one of the most important factors during early development. Young plants respond exceptionally well when conditions remain predictable and stress-free. ⸻ Early Development Despite being younger than some of her sisters due to the restart, Candy Rain Auto spent the week making steady progress. Leaf color remained healthy. Stem development remained strong. Growth stayed compact and balanced. Each new photograph shows a little more confidence as the plant begins to settle into her environment. The first true leaves are developing nicely, and the newest growth emerging from the center indicates that root establishment is progressing exactly as intended. At this stage, patience is often rewarded. Healthy roots today become vigorous growth tomorrow. ⸻ A Reminder About Second Chances One of the things I enjoy most about documenting grows honestly is showing that mistakes happen. The first Candy Rain Auto never made it. That is simply part of cultivation. But instead of ending the story there, we adjusted the approach, learned from the experience, and tried again. This plant now stands as a reminder that one unsuccessful attempt doesn’t define the outcome. Sometimes success arrives on the second try. ⸻ First Impressions So far, Candy Rain Auto is doing exactly what a healthy young plant should be doing. Strong emergence. Healthy color. Steady growth. Successful root establishment. And a promising partnership already developing beneath the soil through the mycorrhizal network. Most importantly, she’s proving that the second attempt was absolutely worth it. ⸻ Looking Ahead The foundation has now been established. Over the coming weeks we’ll continue documenting her development under the 12/12-from-seed project while monitoring structure, vigor, growth rate, and any unique characteristics she chooses to reveal. For now, the focus remains simple: Build roots. Build strength. Build momentum. Because after every storm comes growth. And after every rain, sooner or later, the sun returns. Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the genetics, Plagron for the substrate and nutrition, Future Of Grow for the lighting, and everyone following along on another seed-to-harvest adventure. Grower’s Love everyone. 🌱💚🍬🌧️

Hi meine lieben, 🤗 Die 2. Woche der Wachstums-Phase steht an... ..und die realität schlägt zu. Hatte versucht diesen Run mit einem höheren VPD-Wert und dadurch ohne zusätzliches CalMag hinzufügen zumüssen laufen zulassen. Da laut einer Studie, man durch einen erhöhten VPD, kein zusätzliches CalMag unter LED's hinzugefügt werden müsste. Allerdings gieße ich noch mit Leitungswasser. Also hatte ich mir mal die werte meiner Stadtwerke angeschaut. Und in meinem Wasser habe ich Calcium = 78 mg/l und Magnesium = 5,3 mg/l und somit ein verhältnis von 14:1😰. Was von einer Optimalen versorgung von 2:1 - 4:1 CalMag etwas entfernt ist... 😅 Beste Lösung wäre ein Filtersystem wie der Watertrim zu nutzen. Günstiger ist es Mono-Magnesium (oder bei bedarf Mono-Calcium) zu besorgen und das Wasser im richtigen Verhältnis auszugleichen. _________________________________________________________ Optimale CalMag-Versorgung in den einzelnen Phasen: Sämling: Cal: 50-60 mg/l Mag: 20-30 mg/l Wachstum: Cal: 80-100 mg/l Mag: 30-50mg/l Blüte: Cal: 100-120 mg/l Mag: 40-60mg/l ______________________________________________________________ Wie mein Ablauf in dieser Woche genau aussah, habe ich auch diesmal für uns Dokumentiert. Ich wünsche dir viel Spaß & Happy Growing 🌱🤗: _______________________________________________________________ Umgebungswerte der Woche: - Temperatur: 25°C - Luftfeuchtigkeit: 65% - VDP (Room): 1,1 _______________________________________________________________ Tag 8: - Nur beobachtet 😋 Tag 9: - Pflanzenhöhe gemessen: 20cm 🌱 - Stamm-Durchmesser gemessen: 0,44cm = 44mm Ø - Licht Intensität eingestellt - PAR - PPFD: 320µmol / DLI: 21 Mol Tag 10: Bewässert 👇 (Leitungswasser): - Volumen: 1000ml - PH-Wert: 6,15 - EC-Wert: 0,46 - Temperatur: 20°C Run-Off (Drain) gemessen 👇: - PH-Wert: 6,7 - EC-Wert: 3,6 - Temperatur: 21°C - Volumen: 220ml Tag 11: - Nur beobachtet 😋 Tag 12: Bewässert 👇 (Leitungswasser): - Volumen: 1200ml - PH-Wert: 6,1 - EC-Wert: 1,52 - Temperatur: 20°C Run-Off (Drain) gemessen 👇: - PH-Wert: 6,7 - EC-Wert: 3,2 - Temperatur: 22°C - Volumen: 260ml Pflanzen Training: Topping, Vor-Lollipopping Lampenabstand eingestellt: 50cm Licht Intensität eingestellt - PAR - PPFD: 300µmol / DLI: 19,5 Mol Pflanzenhöhe gemessen: 22cm 🌱 Tag 13: - Nur beobachtet 😋 Tag 14: Bewässert 👇 (Leitungswasser): - Volumen: 1200ml - PH-Wert: 6,1 - EC-Wert: 0,48 - Temperatur: 21°C Run-Off (Drain) gemessen 👇: - PH-Wert: 6,4 - EC-Wert: 2,95 - Temperatur: 21°C - Volumen: 160ml Pflanzenhöhe gemessen: 25cm 🌱 Stamm-Durchmesser gemessen: 0,67cm = 67mm Ø Lampenabstand eingestellt: 40cm Licht Intensität eingestellt - PAR - PPFD: 350µmol / DLI: 22,7 Mol

Beginning of week.. So I went ahead and did a late defoliation.. humidity is sitting too high in the tent.. its been around 50 - 55 % RH but it does sometimes get up to 60% RH.. removing some of these leaves should help lower the RH AND lower the chances of getting mold.. these are gonna be some fat colas.. and those are the ones mold can creep up on.. doing my best.. dehumidifier just cant keep up.. but I also dont run it inside the tent due to the heat that thing and it's transformer give off when it runs for over 24 hours or so.. but she shouldn't mold.. I've got 3 fans inside just moving air.. but of course, sometimes that isn't enough.. but we will see how this goes.. may even add another fan.. keep it on the floor of the tent an point it up.. we shall see! But damn she smells so amazing.. i can smell alot of similarities from the Mandarin Cookies in here.. which also has Mandarin Sunset as a mother.. just as this one does.. but you can smell the skunk along with it.. but not as powerful as the citrus.. aw man the citrus.. love that shit.. I even chewed on a trichome covered fan leaf.. very delicious! So glad I have 9 more of this strain and a few others from ETHOS.. next run may be some Aura Genetix.. I've gotta see what fast versions are all about.. I bougt some of the Peach Bellini.. should be pretty epic.. keep an eye out for that diary after this one! Mid week.. Lower branches are getting plenty of light after the defoliation. The smell is getting intense. My carbon filter has began to smell like shit lol. Not literally.. but it stinks.. maybe like rotten skunk or something.. I've ordered a new one but I took that smelly one off for now.. so the whole block smells like member berries right now till the new filter comes in.. tomorrow. I couldn't figure out what the smell was untill i accidentally got my face into the exhaust fan wind.. smelled like rotten skunky shit.. lol. I guess I forgot things need to be changed out every so often.. just figured "air" running thru it wouldn't make it crap out so fast. Been maybe 8 - 12 months.. something like that. Never used one before this.. but running some ETHOS, it is a must! So citrusy! Purples are slowly coming in. She really reminds me of the Mandarin Cookies I grew.. but I also think the Mandarin Cookies was heavier on the Mandarin Sunset phenotype side.. and this one is pretty similar. Scent, growth, stretch.. but I know I cant say for sure that's what it is.. this is just what I believe is going on. But wow.. such a beautiful plant.. I've had to run a a few twist ties to other branches in order to keep them from flopping over, leaning on eachother and the sides of the tent.. should have scrogged I guess lol.. live and learn tho.. but so far its not too bad.. but this early on shows me what I might have to be dealing with in the next couple of weeks cuz they are beginning to get STACKED! I've said it before, and I'll say it again... ETHOS for the win 🏆 Later that day... Wow.. going back in again and now she smells just like the Early Lemon Berry! Wth! How is that even possible?! She is doing amazing things! Some calyxes are beginning to turn purple. Some of the top leaves are as well. Tried to get some decent pics of it.. but I guess I cant figure the new phone out.. as you can see, some pics are a little blurry. And sometims the capture is delayed behind the flash and I still get a dark pic as if it didnt even flash.. but whatever.. I can't wait to see what she has to offer! Such a gorgeous girlie! So happy and excited for this one! End of week.. Nothing left to do now but feed/water for about 1 more week and she will be ready for the 2 week flush!.. I normally like to just water as normal (without nutes, duh) for the entire 2 weeks and still keep checking runoff.. maybe FloraKleen once a week and then just water till harvest! So far, I am starting to see some milky! Still mostly clear, but that means she is getting closer! So excited! This girl really smells just like the Early Lemon Berry I grew! But still with a bit of sweetness to it too! Aw man I can't wait! Anyways... on to the next week!...

🌿 Week 3 – SEEDSTOCKERS Amaretto Tarmac Auto We’re now in week 3, and our beauty has reached around 15 cm in height! We’ve started LST (low stress training) and gently bent our plant to promote better light exposure and bushier growth. 🌞🌱 Also began feeding with Xpert Nutrients veg-phase fertilizers — time to boost that green energy! 💧 Everything is looking great so far — stay tuned!

Ich freue mich schon auf die ersten Rauchtests Geerntet im Zeitraum 23.01.-28.01. Kosten: Erde: 20,80€ Dünger: 40€ Wasser: 5€ Samen: 27,50€ Strom: 124,85€ _____________ Gesamtkosten: 218,15€ Ertrag 306,60g 0,71€ pro Gramm —————————————

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Hi liebe Community! 💚 Nach der sechsten Blütewoche beginnt nun das ausreifen der Pflanze! Ein Dichter Tepich aus Stigmen überzieht die Blütenansätze und allmählich bekommen die Trichome schon eine milchige Einfärbung. Es sind bereits auch vereinzelt Bärenstein farbene Trichhomköofe zu sehen. Aber immer mit der Ruhe. Ich werde die Pflanze nun alle 3 Tage Mal kontrollieren. Ich möchte auch schauen, dass ich einen großen Anteil an Bärenstein farbigen Trichome raus zuholen um einen etwas gechillteren Effekt zu erzielen. Die Ice Cream Haze ist eine richtige fast gainerin. Sie scheint insgesamt (auch bei der regulären Version war es so.) sehr schnell fertig zu werden. Hierzu muss auch gesagt werden dass sich die Blüten sehr rasant entwickeln. Die Buddichte beträgt nun ca 8 bis 9 cm an der dicksten Stelle. Insgesamt ist die Pflanze sehr Vital und hat eine sehr schöne und geradlinige Blütenstruktur😉 Sie liefert eine sehr gute Performance ab Die Wachstumsbedingungen im Growzelt sind weiterhin am Optimum und Stabil: ——————— 🌞 Temp: 24,3°C 🌚 Temp: 20 °C 💨 RH: 58% VPD: 1,21 kPa 😎PPFD: 830 mqm ——————— Stay Tuned! 💚

Buenas! Venimos notablemente, tratando de mantener un clima entre 50-60 de H y 24-27 de T. Subimos el Led a 80% y ya le estamos subiendo la dosis de ferti y aditivos. Esta semana ya comenzamos a notar el engorde, y la intensidad de los olores muy marcados. Fenotipo 5: La mas resinosa, internudos mas largos, olor a pomelo y las flores son mas chicas. Puede quedar violeta. Fenotipo 3: cogollo grande y compacto, internodo mas corto, terminando en punta. Olor a tropical, piña 🍍. Fenotipo 4: cogollo muy denso y resinoso, con olor a piña 🍍 tambien pero con un toque banana 🍌. Fenotipo 2: el cogollo super denso y grande, pura resina. Olor no tan fuerte, pero es citrico vomp una naranja 🍊

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It's vegi week 4, and the two lemon ladies are doing splendidly. If they continue to grow like this, they should be ready to switch to the flowering stage by the end of week five.

Esta semana he añadidos los quelatos para limpiar las raices y e bajado la temperatura a 24 grado para que los cogollos compacten. Todas las plantas estan colmadas de resina asta el ultimo cogollo de abajo. En el video se puede ver como las plantas estan sujetas por el tutor del peso de los cogollos si no se troncharia.. La semana que biene añadiremos agua con un EC de 0.3 y cortaremos alfinal de la semana por el color que tienen los tricomas.💯🙌👽💜

Ze ziet er goed uit. Laten we kijken hoe ze zich deze week ontwikkeld. Ik heb het voedingschema voorzichtig aangepast. Ik zal gedurende de week nog verse foto's updaten dus hou het in de gaten buddies😅 De LST verwijderd op de dertigste dag

This was the girls last week of Veg. ❤️ I did a big defoliation, the lit in my 4x4 custom SCROG netting and started tucking and bending the tops down to fill the spaces. They were looking pretty scraggly for a day or two after the defoliation, but within a few days the screen was filling out. I have a daily routine of lights on, tuck and bend, no weaving and then just before lights out I’ll do the same. Temps were good, watering has been vigorous. They are very thirsty! Feeding about 1 1/2 gallons every feed now, the 4 gallon pots are a bit undersized but I wanted to see what could Come of These slightly taller pots, rather than the wider regular sized pots. Haven’t had to add humidity this week, pretty consistent around 60%. At the end of the week I changed the light cycle to a 12/12 for flowering ❤️👊🇨🇦

Welcome growfessors to another episode of growfessor theatre 👽💚 Week 6F begins for the ladies of the 4x4, Green Crack, LSD and Mandarin dreams are rocking! Buds a bulking up, getting sticky, frosty and stanky!! Do-si-dos is a bit behind the other ladies as this strain will take an extra week to finish, but she's also packing on size, frost and stickyness. The Mars-Hydro TSW2000 light is rocking the grow, lighting up the 4x4 really well! Thanks for stopping by growfessors, stay tuned for another episode! 👽🌳💚