๐ฟ Lava Cake โ Week 6 (2nd Week Flower) | Morphing Into Bloom ๐ฟ
The Lava Cakes are officially stepping deeper into flower mode. Stretch is slowing down, morphology is shifting, the leaves, the stance, the energy of the plants are clearly moving toward bloom. Even without a huge photo set this week, the video walkthrough tells the full story: happy, thriving plants under carefully tuned conditions.
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๐ A Quick Recap โ From Seed to Here
โข Seedling Stage: Strong germination, started in solo cups with Aptus support, rooting fast.
โข Veg Growth: Transplanted into fabric pots, lush branching, topped and trained with ease.
โข Environment Setup: TrolMaster ecosystem dialed in step by step โ exhausts, intakes, carbon filters, sensors.
โข Lighting Evolution: Black Series 600 โ Future of Grow LEDs โ ThinkGrow Model 1 โ now with a Lumatek Zeus Compact Pro 465W and the ThinkGrow ICL-300 added to the lineup. The room is a galaxy of light.
โข Nutrition Journey: From Aptus start boosters to super soil base, steadily adapted feeding. Now, the recipe grows richer for flowering.
Each step has built the foundation for whatโs happening now, the Lava Cakes standing strong in early flower.
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๐ฝ๏ธ This Weekโs Feeding Recipe
We swapped Start Booster for Top Booster and layered in a new experiment: Plagron trio support.
Current Mix (per L water):
โข Aptus Regulator โ 0.15 ml
โข Aptus CalMag Boost โ 0.25 ml
โข Aptus Top Booster โ 0.25 ml
โข Plagron Power Buds โ 1 ml
โข Plagron Sugar Royal โ 1 ml
โข Plagron Green Sensation โ 1 ml
The Aptus All-in-One Liquid is on pause for now, pellets in the soil still provide baseline nutrition. This new combo is about flower initiation + terpene support + bio-stimulants. Itโs partly science, partly intuition โ but thatโs how discoveries are made.
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๐ก๏ธ Environment This Week
โข Room Temp: Up to 34ยฐC (AC unit coming soon to stabilize)
โข Humidity: 60โ70% at times
โข VPD: ~1.89 kPa
โข Soil Moisture: Watered when dry-down hits 19โ20%
โข Monitoring: TrolMaster WCS Substrate Sensor โ reading EC, moisture %, and soil temp straight to Tent-X brain
Conditions arenโt perfect, but the girls are handling it gracefully. Warmth makes them thirsty, and with careful irrigation + sensor data, theyโre drinking daily and staying strong.
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๐ก Lights of the Garden
โข Future of Grow LED
โข ThinkGrow Model 1 and ICL-300
โข Lumatek Zeus Compact Pro 465W
All tied into the TrolMaster network. The room is now a layered ecosystem of precision โ light spread, airflow, and COโ distribution tuned for a canopy that can handle big flower production ahead.
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๐ A Note for Nature โ The Bees
Alongside all this controlled technology, we canโt forget the real farmers of the world: bees.
A photo this week shows a bee at work, pollinating. Without bees, there would be no flowers, not in the garden, not in the fields, not in the orchards. They are natureโs TrolMaster, carrying genetics forward, balancing ecosystems, ensuring that plants fulfill their destiny.
In our indoor rooms, we simulate everything: light, water, air, food. But bees remind us of the real story outside, a world built on quiet pollination, day by day. A fairytale where the smallest wings sustain the biggest cycles of life.
So this week, the Lava Cakes bloom under LEDs, and the bees bloom under the sun. ๐๐
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๐ Looking Ahead
โข AC will stabilize the room climate and drop stress levels.
โข Flowers will set fully, with pistils stacking over the next 7โ10 days.
โข Plagron trio will show its effects, watching closely for flavor, resin, and density changes.
โข More light power may be added as the canopy demands.
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โจ Closing Thought: Even on a busy week, even with just a video instead of many photos, the story of these Lava Cakes is alive. Theyโre moving into flower with strength, under lights, with data guiding them โ but always with love as the main ingredient.
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Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow
If youโre curious about the tech Iโm using, check out these links:
โข Genetics, gear, nutrients, and more โ Zamnesia: https://www.zamnesia.com/
โข Environmental control & automation โ TrolMaster: https://www.trolmaster.eu/
โข Advanced LED lighting โ Future of Grow: https://www.futureofgrow.com/
โข Root and growth nutrition โ Aptus Holland: https://aptus-holland.com/
โข Nutrient systems & boosters โ Plagron: https://plagron.com/en/
โข Soil & substrate excellence โ PRO-MIX BX: https://www.pthorticulture.com/en-us/products/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae
โข Curing and storage โ Grove Bags: https://grovebags.com/
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Weโve got much more coming as we move through the grow cycles. Trust me, you wonโt want to miss the next steps, letโs push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together!
As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Letโs celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together.
With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine.
๐ Growers love to all ๐