5/12/24 happy Mother’s Day 5/15 she is frosting up ever so nicely and the pistils are still looking healthy

Day 70 The plants are in their 10th week and stacking nicely. Buds are dense, frosty, and starting to show that heavy, mature look. Trichomes are cloudy on most parts, and the smell has intensified a lot. Unfortunately, today I noticed a problem: one of the colas showed signs of bud rot (Botrytis). This happened because my exhaust fan (carbon filter system) was off for about 4 hours, which caused humidity to spike inside the tent. I immediately removed the affected bud and cut a bit deeper into the healthy tissue to make sure no rot remains. From now on I’ll be extra careful with airflow and humidity: Keeping RH below 50% Checking the fan setup twice a day Adding extra circulation inside the tent The rest of the plant looks healthy and unaffected, but I’ll monitor closely every day. This is the stage where dense flowers are most vulnerable. Overall, despite this setback, the grow is going well. The harvest window is getting close, and if everything stays clean, it should still be a solid yield.

3' semaine de floraison c'est super bien passé, le stretch est fini, pas d hermaphrodite. Bon Développement général des 2 plantes. J'ai fait une petite defoliation dans la semaine et augmenté ma lampe et ces réglages resteront jusqu'au rinçage. Full 75% IR/UV 100% HR 45/55% PPFD 781 Bonne semaine à vous les p'tites ✋️ vertes 🌱🌞🌱

Došel bud candy , další uz dávat nebudu a dojedu to bez něj. Vlhkost nahoře 55% ale vysoké VPD takže to bude chtít nejspíš další hračku zvlhčovačku.Jinak je to snad cajk..

Looks pretty ripe, what do you think? I wish my camera could capture a clear picture of this beauty. The smell is heavier now. I was tempted to fertilize with mineral fertilizer to "improve growth")), but decided not to do it - I'll check the possibilities of the substrate to the end. What I see, I am quite satisfied.

This strain is very heterozygous. 4 seeds were started. The 4 phenos were very different. I saved 2 of those phenos for my arsenal, which is quite exceptionnal. I ususally save just one pheno from a strain. The Pheno #1 was mainly sativa (75%). Long branches. Lots of fluffy buds. The more resistant to mold, but it has to be with the fluffiness. The taste was cheesy and spicy, which has nothing to see with the 3 other phenos. Not a single ressemblance with ak-47 parents as well. It shares the musky undertones of the strain, but nothing else. That pheno is gone. Not enough potential. Terpene profile was deceiving, just as the cannabinoid content. The Pheno #2 has more indica in it (45% indica). robust and tall plant with dense heavy buds. No mold resistance at all. Biggest producer. The taste was earthy and musky with hints of wood. That pheno is gone. Not enough potential. The Pheno #3 is my favorite one. It reminded me of the good old Ak-47, with her flowery/sweet/skunky smell and taste. Pure nostalgia! Tall and quite robust plant with huge fluffy buds coated with trichomes. She grows pretty similar to Lemon Skunk if you know the reference. Great producer of top quality buds. So sticky! In my top 3 sativa for 2 years. The aroma is very close to the old school Ak-47: sweet, flowery and skunky. It tastes like sweet lemon on the inhale, with a sharp touch of spicy lavender and earth on the exhale. IMO, that is the pheno we want to save from that heterozygous strain. Backcrossing this one would be a very good idea. The Pheno #4 is just as interesting as my favorite #3. The only issue with this one is about mold resistance. Crazy compact and heavy budst! One of the most productive I’ve ever seen too. More traits of the Ak-47 in the aromatic profile, but nothing like the #3. On the structure side, we can immediately recognize the sturdy and bushy structure of Ak-47. THC content is very high too. I suspect the CBD content to be high as well. The effect is a mood elevation, with good focus and a deep body relaxation; a bit similar to what White widow does. The aroma is earthy and pungent. Very skunky and musky. It tastes very sweet and earthy on the inhale, with hints of skunk on the exhale. That pheno #4 expresses the best traits of the Ak-47 in its structure, while pheno #3 kept the aromatic profile.

Très bonne semaine, aucun problème de chaleur et hygrométrie au top... Orange sherbet : Toujours aucune différence réel entre les engrais utilisé, 2 des 3 spécimens sont d'une taille gigantesque, l'une dépasse les 65 cm et l'autre est quelques peu plus petite de 3 ou 4 cm 👌. Le 3iem plants que j'ai façonné pour être plus court mais plus dense avec de grosses feuilles bien épaisse, c'est très bien comporté et ne subit pas de réelle stresse face aux techniques utilisées pour créer ce type de résultat (plante basse et massive a la limite du bonsaï 💪), bien sûr le test ici est de voir si ce type de culture pour cette variété est rentable ou non 😉. 2 plants taillé et un plant pincé. Le plant pincé a eu une réaction d'activation de pré-floraison, les deux autres n'ont subit aucun stress dû a la taille 👌. Afghani : Je suis plus que satisfait de mon résultat de fin de croissance pour mes 3 plants, il font une taille resonable de 45 cm et devrait donc si tout est ok avoir une progression en fin de floraison a 120 voir 130 cm 👍. Le plant sous Monster Bud' est plus robuste que les 2 autres, mais reste a voir si en floraison il sera aussi abondant, de plus je crains d'avoir un goût plus suave et acide dû au fait que les engrais organiques reste dans le sol et qu'il devient alors impossible de rincer la plante en fin de période 🤔. 2 plants taillé et un plant pincé... Réaction normal avec l'un ou l'autre mais une légère préférence pour le pinçage plutôt que la taille pour des raisons évidentes de structure. Permanent marker : Très belle structure du tronc, feuillage bien épais et plante travaillé pour rester a niveau des autres variétés. Le plant a été taillé car le tronc est bien large et devrait pouvoir supporter ce type de structure sans trop intervenir dans son maintient... A voir ! Je suis bien déçu de ne pas avoir un deuxième sujets pour tester et faire des comparaisons 😡, si cette variété fait ce qu'elle promet je reprendrai des graines mais chez Zamné (je boycotte Blimburn, pour leur incompétence dans ce domaine). Girl scoot cookies : Toujours ce léger retard qui en fait une plante trop basse, j'ai donc tenté une taille abusive a laquelle elle a très bien réagi 😋. J'ai tout de même surélevé sont pot pour la ramener à hauteur des 2 autres plants. Je vois déjà le résultat que cela vas donner en fin de floraison 😁😁😁... Celà me rappelle mes premiers essais il y a 10 ans ! La plante ce porte très bien et a une amplitude massive dû a ces belles feuilles bien verte et très très épaisse 😊. Elle présente un tronc hors norme et bien agencé dans ça structure, j'ai hâte de voir sont évolution 😁. S.plant : J'ai un faible pour cette plante qui n'a rien a faire ici 😍. Elle est magnifique avec des feuilles extrêmement longue et finement taillé en pointe (Sativa ❤️). Je l'ai taillé car étonnamment elle est restée très basse et a bien entendu donné de très belles branches secondaires avec une levé extraordinaire en 3 jours 👍, c'est comme si elle m'écoutais pour me donner le meilleur d'elle-même 🤩. Vous l'aurez compris c'est devenu la chouchoute 😉. Le plant fait pile poil la taille des autres plants mis sous cette lampe, je ne pouvais pas espérer mieux 👌. Bon ça va être sportif en floraison mais on va s'adapter et si elle me pose problème, je rajouterai deux autres lampes en 400W pour ne pas gâcher 😁. Nous voilà donc en fin de croissance, je voulais prendre 1 semaine de plus mais Orange sherbet en a décidé autrement 🤗, je respecte son choix 😁👌. Zoo, 36 heures dans le blackout total 🤣😂 pour activer la floraison via un léger stresse, je taf a l'ancienne sur cette culture Oui Oui 🤣😂. Bien entendu je ne compte pas ces 36 heures dans ma 1ere semaine de floraison, donc nous aurons un décalage pour le prochain post ✌️. D'ici-là bonne culture a tous 😉.

Flushing in progress

Den 62 od přepnutí. Hell yeah, třetí kolo za námi 🌴 posledních 10 dní pouze čistá voda.Trim proběhl za mokra, sušení probíhá mimo box, v sušící síti HerbDryer s podmínkami 15-17stupňů a 30-50rh 👌 Voní to moooc pěkně. Shrnutí grow: 🗑️ Pot- 15l 💦 Voda- reverzní osmóza 🥥 médium- koko-perlit 70:30 💩hnojivo- Advance Nutrients Cultivator Na tak slabé světo..Spokojenost 🙂 👍🏻

######################################### HARVEST (Day 93 / June 4) ######################################### ----------------------------------------------------------- GROW SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------------- Grown in 4x4 tent - but I only used 2x2 space because of heater and dehumidification and other plants (Outlier Z). This plant used a dedicated CMH 315 light. The plant was grown in hydroponics using a custom single-site PA hydroponics clone RDWC system with Advanced Nutrients Sensi Coco line, Microbial Mass and Orca for beneficials. I also experimented with Rapid start in the RDWC system, but I didn't see explosive root growth relying on Rapid Start as an additive to the system verse using it when starting in rapid rooters which worked well. All around a pretty easy grow and things went very well. Topped twice for a mainline structure and she really spread out. Sparkling golf ball size nugs down the branches and spaced out nicely. The scent off her was like burned rubber/tires or maybe fresh blacktop. A single water change which was only performed when switching to bloom nutrients around week 7. ----------------------------------------------------------- HARVEST ----------------------------------------------------------- No dark period and no flush. On day 93 she was chopped and hung to dry. ----------------------------------------------------------- DRYING ----------------------------------------------------------- Entire plant hung upside down for 15 days. The temps were dialed in at 60F by using the S6 intake fan pulling air from the AC through intake vent on side of the tent. Humidity was dialed in at 63%/60F for 24hr, 62%/60F for the next 48hr. Then 60%/60F for the third day and onward. AC Infinity T6/S6 exhaust and intake fans were on the setting of '2' during drying until day 7, then I could turn down to a setting of '1' once the plants were not transpiring excess moisture. Trimmed on day 18. Then the jars were left open in the tent for another 12 more days for a full 30 day dry at 60%/60F while rolling the jars frequently. Also ran dehumidifier in the tent but it only ran for 1-2 minutes every hour because the AC was doing most of the dehumidification on the intake. ----------------------------------------------------------- TRIMMING ----------------------------------------------------------- Trimming was an absolute breeze. All swelled nuggets, very little sugar leafs left to trim. ----------------------------------------------------------- CURING ----------------------------------------------------------- Flower product was transferred to 1L mason jars averaging 35g of product per jar. I added a mini hygrometer to each jar and chose not to use a boveda this time. The RH averaged 62-64% when trimmed flowers went in jars. Jars were left open in the tent for a total dry time of 30 days from harvest keeping the tent at 60%/60F. Once closed, the jars were burped once a day for the first seven days, once every other day for the next seven days, rolling jars often. The burp was only for 3-5 second for air exchange until a. 62% was maintained in the jar. ----------------------------------------------------------- YIELD ----------------------------------------------------------- * Weight calculated at 62% humidity after 30-day dry and 14-day cure. ============================== FLOWER PRODUCT ============================== 180.41g (6.44oz) ============================== TRIM PRODUCT ============================== 57g (2.03oz) ** All major fan leaves, stems, and branches removed from trim product. ============================== TOTAL OVERALL YIELD ============================== Total: 238.41g (8.51oz) ============================== SPACE YIELD ============================== 238.41g / 4 sqft (2x2 canopy) = 59.60g per sqft ============================== WATTAGE YIELD ============================== 315 Watts / 4 Square Foot (3x4 canopy) = 78.75 watts per sqft. 238.41g / 315 watts = 0.76 grams per watt ----------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCT TEST ----------------------------------------------------------- Bag appeal is top-notch. Trichome covered, with aromas of that unique 'kush' you can quickly identify based on experience. Best OG Kush I've ever tried, hands down! The flavour is kushy, smoke is smooth and definitely my favorite strain in my tote of cured harvests at the moment. I can't keep my hands off of the jars. Definitely not a daytime strain, even for experienced users, although I'll use it in the afternoon when life is throwing curve balls. The effects rise you up, then sets you right down and will wash away all that anxiety after a long day. Put it this way....if I puff a few hours before bed, I still feel it the next morning when I peel my eyes open. No joke. I'll definitely be growing this one again, maybe even next run because I'll be sad when I run out. ----------------------------------------------------------- REGRETS ----------------------------------------------------------- Not running more of this amazing plant. ----------------------------------------------------------- NEXT RUN ----------------------------------------------------------- This was the first run at my new residence so it will take some time to get it dialed in. I had some calibration issues which are now fixed. I'm going to be shooting for 1gram per watt on the next run. ----------------------------------------------------------- FINAL THOUGHTS ----------------------------------------------------------- DarkOwl is the best autoflower I've grown yet. I'm now eager to give the Bruce Banner #3 they released a run and will surely acquire future releases from DarkOwl. ----------------------------------------------------------- THE END ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for checking out my diary! I typically journal in my notebook but I put some time and effort into documenting my grows on this platform in hopes it will help a new or experienced grower with their DWC journey. Any questions or suggestions are welcomed. Happy growing!

It's been a busy week. The Red Dragon is growing really well, and they seem to be shooting up really quick. There's no stretch on them so I know they're getting enough light. So far the Red Dragon is definitely one of my favorite strains but I've got a lot more to get through yet lol. I have got some acoustic ducting. WARNING... Acoustic ducting has Fibre glass in it and is a MAJOR IRRITATENT to both skin and eyes and should be done in a well ventilated area with suitable protection. So, I have also switched from pure batmix to a 50/50 split with a good compost. I have done this as I'm not 100% happy with the level of water retention in the batmix, I'm finding it to be too much and I do not want to run into any issues. I would rather the soil drys out then I know exactly when to water. I have also increased the HPS to 400w (from 250w) it is very difficult to give plants too much light. I am spraying the tent whenever I can, with warm(ish) water to increase the humidity for a short while. I will be looking into fiming and LST probably next week to make sure they have a good base. I have also had to transplant the plants into another pot as the roots are growing like crazy at the moment. I also purchased a dimmer plug for the fan, as I don't need it to be on full all the time (it's a 6 inch fan with duel speed but thats far too much for what is needed now. Other than that all is good

Flipped

Nothing but plain water this week as the bulking has continued.. trichomes are cloudy and pistils are at least 60/70 percent red depending on the pheno. That tells me its about time to harvest. Also would like to get these ladies down to avoid any bud rot or mold in the larger buds as they are getting quite big and will hold much more water and have lost quality top buds before due to over flushing and the buds having to much water in them at the time of the actual chop and hang. Anyways, they look great I cant wait to give them a try.

That’s the footage I have of week 9 Really started to build some towers and smell really sweet. Sweet like sugar and a bit fruity. Happy grow!

This week has been horrible and I've been combatting the heat as we have had a heat wave so been some serious high temps 30-31 but I've swapped out my hps for a new led light hopefully this will help also I did a flush day 77 ready for week 3 Happy Growing!👊👍

Bud production has been great! Amazing orange candy aroma bellowing off her flowers. Shes starting to rev up the trichome production. Everything is moving steady. Apologize for poor media this week. Shes tucked in the back and is harder to access for pics. I will try n get her out next week. I reduced the nitrogen dose again. I also stopped giving her vigorous. Its a pure bloom mix now as this lady is booming with flowers. Until next update. Happy growing and stay lit fam.

Little bit of a delay. Wanted to get climate perfect before the flip. Upgraded ventilation and have the tent dialed in well at 74 degrees and 60% humidity during day and 70deg/ 55% at night. Started a second scrog on Day 42. Nervous about the stretch but hopefully I can maintain it (I wish T5 lights could flower...) Did extensive trimming underneath clearing pretty much anything that will never reach the ceiling of green above it. Day 45 marks last day of Veg Day 46 marks first day of flower AND. HERE. WE. GO.