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โ˜†โ™ก Gorilla Cookies: I've noticed a leaf fell off the bottom. I think I may've overdone the nutes. She's growing tremendously. I top dressed with the below, as the rest of my plants. I will only use PH'd water for the next several waterings, probably with Biosys or seaweed. โ™กโ˜† 16.2.25: I decided to check out the lower canopies of all plants to see if I need to get rid of any foliage. I did get rid of a few small branches and leaves. However, whilst I was doing this, I saw more garden pegs from my LST remaining. There were about 6 or more in Pink Mist alone. Additionally, on Watermelon, there were some left in, too. I'm so annoyed to see that because the plants are really stretching, and I could've potentially disrupted this by leaving the pegs in for all this time without realising it. ๐Ÿคž that I haven't compromised things too much. We'll see. I watered today with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 containing the following nutrients; โ™ก .8g Green Leaf Nutrients PK booster โ™ก .5g Ecothrive Biosys I ordered quite a few things for the garden. I got Greenleaf Nutrients Sea K(elp) and Mega Crop Parts A+B. To go with their PK Booster I got last month. I'm excited to try it all together. Next run, maybe just using these. We'll see how it goes. 18.2.25: The plants are going crazy for water! Everything is getting used right up so fast! Today, I decided to add some more Black Strap Molasses to add some carbs and other micronutrients. I'll add the jar with the label in the photos section above. I watered a very small amount to each plant. What I put in: โ™ก Black strap molasses 150g โ™ก 2g Sea K(elp) Greenleaf nutrients. I dissolved everything in 4ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4. 19.2.25: I received the majority of the garden purchases that I made. I'm still waiting for the Ecothrive Life Cycle. I wanted to top dress, but it's been delayed unfortunately. I am using my Greenleaf nutrients products which I bought on Amazon. I got the Mega Crop 2 part system Part A and Part B. I have the Sea K(elp), and the bud explosion PK booster. I really wanted to get some of their sweet candy asking read many positive reviews. Unfortunately, for me, this is unavailable to buy currently. So that's a little disappointing. I needed to do a good watering so when my nutes were delivered today, I got excited ๐Ÿค— I watered 2ltrs of dechlorinated water per plant, PH'd to 6.4, containing the following nutrients: โ™ก 1g Mega Crop Part A โ™ก 1g Mega Crop Part B โ™ก .5g Sea K(elp). The plants drank this up within a few hours. I'm going to try and hold off on watering in hopes that my Ecothrive Life Cycle will arrive so I can top dress and water it in then. 20.2.25: My Ecothrive Life Cycle arrived yesterday, and the plants are ready for their top dress and a good watering in. I have some Biobizz Light Mix, Canna Coco,and perlite. I'm going to use this as a base to mix my amendments in. I'm going to fill my 5 gallon bucket with about 4.5 gallons of my top dress mix. I will distribute this across 6, 4-5 gallon pots. Then I will water in well with Greenleaf nutrients Mega Crop Parts A+B and Sea K(elp). I've made a crude attempt to video mixing my top dress. Don't listen to the audio. lol, my YouTube didn't stop playing whilst I recorded this ๐Ÿ˜‚ So anyway, I added the following amendments to the above base mix of 4.5 gallons; โ™ก 3 TBSP Ecothrive Life Cycle โ™ก 3 TBSP Vitalink Bat Guano โ™ก 3 TBSP Ecothrive Charge โ™ก 1 TBSP RHS Mycorrhizal Fungi granules โ™ก 6 TBSP Ground Cinnamon.
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Nothing to exciting this week, plants are doing well. Little bit of stretching going on and starting to smell more and more now. The newer growth is a bit lighter in shades of green then the old stuff. I think this is from me dividing the flowering nutrients into 4 weeks vs all at once as they tend to get a bit of N tox when I give it all at once so this seems to be doing better. Clones are same old, just waiting for the weather to get nice. Found out that when I use Insect Frass as a fertilizer it's also adding in chitin "a protein found in bugs, crustaceans and fungi" to the soil, when that stuff breaks down it makes chitosan and that can help boost defences against pests and virus in the plant. There are plant additives out their that are pure chitosan in varying concentrations and they use this to make the buds extra frosty. To much can harm the plant though. I also found out I needed to water them a bit more then normal not that the stretch is happening. so they got 6L this week each vs the regular 4L but it was split up in 3 days. In the first bit they got all the additives i normally do and the other bit was just PH'd water, didn't want to over load em. Big shoutout to Medic Grow for sponsoring the lighting in my tent, They have provided me with 2x Mini Sun 2's in the 240w configuration, They use the v1 growing spectrum that is a all purpose seed to harvest spectrum so their is no hassle of switching it mid grow. If you're interested in learning more about Medic Grow products please visit the web link below. https://medicgrow.com/ https://growdiaries.com/grower/MedicGrowLED
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Throughout the week, I give compost tea, and fermented plant juice once each ^^ Hope you guys have a wonderful day today ^^v *** Please Like, comment & share *** Highly appreciated -----/-----<@
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relaxing and enjoying the show almost at max watts SPIDER FARMER SF2000 is now maxed out at 207w , 16"-18" from the plants and I will need to keep up with pruning to allow more air flow and more light to penetrate deeper into the plant. 2, 6" oscillating fans on 100%, may be on low or just one stationary but at this point in the grow air flow is a MUST, specially for the thick, dense vegetation of the OG Kush. trying my hardest to stick with the 4" ventalation til the end of the grow. Right now I have to replace the exhaust ducting due to tiny pin holes leaking more than a bit of light.
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Hallo zusammen ๐Ÿค™. So das war es fรผr sie. Wir sehen uns in 3 Wochen mit dem Erntebericht wieder. Bis dann Rabattcode fรผr den BIOTABS-Webshop https://biotabs.nl/en/shop/ GDBT420, damit erhalten Sie 15 Prozent
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Bonjour ร  tous, ๐Ÿ’จ...Le 15 Avril 2021...๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿ’...Jour Nยฐ65...๐Ÿต ๐ŸŒป...Flowering Day 1...๐ŸŒป Premier jour de 12/12 pour mes trois Original Glue Feminisรฉes de chez Weedseedsexpress..๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ Comme vous pouvez voir sur les photos les plantes sont trรจs belles, mes Topped O.G mesurent 30 cm, et la normal 50 cm. Elles font de bonnes branches secondaires, du coup j'ai switchรฉ en floraison..๐ŸŒป Hier, le 14 Avril, j'ai transplantรฉs mes plantes dans des pots de 11 litres avec du All-Mix de chez Biobizz..๐ŸŒฒ ๐Ÿ”ฆ...Light...๐Ÿ”ฆ #Quantum Board 480 watts ร  40% de puissance et ร  50 cm de la canopรฉ..๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿœ...Pest...๐Ÿœ Rien ร  signaler..๐Ÿ‘ Voilร  c'est tout pour l'instant mes amis. Merci d'รชtre passรฉ par lร , prenez soin de vous et de vos proches en restant en sรฉcuritรฉ..๐Ÿ˜ท Je vous souhaite que du bonheur avec vos plantations..๐Ÿ˜˜ ๐Ÿ“ญ...ร€ bientรดt..๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ
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Welcome to my autรธ ร˜pium Diary. In this Diary: Seeds: Sponsored by รivine Seeรฐs Media: Pro~Mix HP *โ€ขns Nutrients: Remo Supercharged Kit *โ€ขns *โ€ขnot sponsored ___________________________ Feeding: Wed 16Oct: 2L Remo/Recharge pH'd 6.5 Sat 19Oct: 2L Remo/Recharge pH'd 6.5 ___________________________ Did some more defoliation on Saturday. She is thriving๐Ÿ˜€ ___________________________ Thanks for stopping by, likes and comments are appreciated!๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜Ž Keep on growin! Keep on tokin!!! ๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ
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Last week of veg, the plant on the soil donโ€™t look very good, letโ€™s see what happen!!!
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Another week under the belt and Iโ€™m not sure how much longer to leave these two. Starting to smell a bit more like weed but still waiting on the clear to opaque transition. All I want for Christmasโ€ฆ.
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Semana de transiciรณn cromรกtica y formaciรณn de lindas porras. La nยบ6 sigue mostrando albinismo aunque parece que no aumenta de tamaรฑo, se mantiene. subรญ los led 5ctms y parece que funcionรณ bastante bien. Entramos en una fase delicada por lo que aรฑadรญ un deshumidificador que se enciende cuando se apagan los led. Mรกs adelante aรฑadirรฉ otro ventilador y mantendrรฉ el deshumidificador las 24h. encendido.
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Today marks the second week of flowering, and Iโ€™m really excited about how well my cannabis plant is doing! Over the past few days, itโ€™s really stretched out and has grown quite a bit taller. The leaves are looking lush and vibrant, with a deep green color that shows how healthy the plant is. I was a bit worried last week because the leaves were slightly droopy, but after adjusting the water and getting the levels just right, itโ€™s looking much better now. It feels like the plant has responded really well to the care Iโ€™ve been giving it. Iโ€™m looking forward to seeing how it continues to develop in the next weeks. The buds are starting to form, and I canโ€™t wait to see them fill out. This is such an exciting process, and Iโ€™m really hopeful that everything will keep going smoothly from here on. Fingers crossed for a successful grow!๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒฑ
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The pound cake auto is really taking off. Iโ€™m happy I didnโ€™t top the plant and just let it do its thing. Itโ€™s gonna have big long bugs all over the whole plant is just gonna be nugs. Not sure what I did with this plant but I got the roots perfect this time and itโ€™s showing it the growth of the plant
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When you open the tent now,there are all Kinds of terps and colors that coming towards you. Just absolutely beautyful! 1.Rainbow Melon 2.Papaya Sherbert 3.Gorilla Melon
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And that's that! The autos were ready quick at ten weeks time. It went by quick overall. These girls were super easy to grow. However they lack smell. Some good color on them. We'll test them at report back in the rest. Dimmed to 80% Here are the lights details: Medic Grow Mini Sun-2 150W LED Model: MN150-022 Spectrum mode: V1 Efficacy: 2.8 umol/J Thanks for stopping by! You can find the light on Grow Diaries: https://growdiaries.com/grow-lights/medic-grow/mini-sun-2-150-watts You can find the light on Medic Grow's website: https://medicgrow.com/
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Posting this as Iโ€™m on the last few days of the 3rd week from germination Great progress, a lot of roots for such a short period but not too much plant growth, will start watering daily instead of watering every 2-3 days Topped the girls today (Day 18 from germ) and starting to do mainline on all the Bubba kush.
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She went into dark on Sunday Feb 23rd, day 77, and was harvested on February 25th, day 79 from her coming out of the medium First run from Mesphisto and extremely happy with everything. It has not been without incident and she has had her fussiness. Overall this girl liked her nutrients on the lighter side.......liked her pH on the lower side........she doesn't want much light intensity for the first 4 weeks! She started off really slow in germination but then took off around weeks 3 to 6 and shot way up! She takes up a lot of room and will not yield four ounces of bud idea but she has grown into a beautiful tree looking girl. I was timid about bending her main stem because of slow growing early on but running her again, I would bend the main stem and train that as well. She is going to be a good producer for this strain and she makes you smile looking at her.......what more can you ask for๐Ÿ˜ The colour change was not expected and was a great surprise. Love purple leaves! Still have 4 seeds of this girl to run again. It appears to me that on my pack of seeds the right grow for me is a 3 gal pot, keep her under T5 light for most of veg, give the whole girl LST, keep her tied down tight if she starts to take off in week 3 and 4, keep her pH in the 5.5 to 5.8 range for veg and early flower. Expecting smaller, hard, fire nuggets from her based on how she grew. Will follow up with more as she progresses through drying. In the box with temp at 62 to 66 degrees and humidity at 60%. Branches are not that long so I am expecting dry should be around 7 to 10 days. ๐Ÿ˜
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๐Ÿฎ 8ร—8 Adventure โ€“ Week 12 Chem Brรปlรฉe โ€“ Pheno B ๐Ÿ”ฅ Claiming Her Place In The Tent Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of the 8ร—8 Adventure! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’š And here she is... Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B. And honestly? This girl is starting to claim her place. Not because we're pushing her. Not because we're constantly training her. Not because we're trying to make her look like something she's not. She's doing it herself. Week after week, she's becoming more defined. More recognizable. More beautiful. More... Chem Brรปlรฉe. ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ”ฅ She's evolving. She's developing. She's filling her space. And we're basically doing what we should be doing at this stage: Watching. Paying attention. Providing water. Providing nutrition. Providing light. Keeping the environment stable. And then... getting the hell out of her way. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒฟ Because this girl clearly knows what she's doing. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒธ Week 12 โ€“ She's Claiming Her Space There's something different about looking at Pheno B now. Earlier in the grow, she was a plant we were trying to understand. We were watching her structure develop. Watching her stretch. Watching her flowering sites appear. Watching her decide how she wanted to occupy the room. Now? She's made her decision. ๐Ÿ˜‚ This is her space. This is her structure. These are her flowers. This is her expression. And she's filling that space beautifully. She's not trying to become another phenotype. She's not trying to copy her sister. She's not following anyone else's schedule. She's simply continuing forward. And that's exactly what makes this part of the 8ร—8 Adventure so interesting. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒฟ The Grower Is Doing Less โ€“ And Seeing More One of the funniest things about getting deeper into flowering is that the amount of physical work can actually decrease... while the amount of observation increases. Earlier in the grow, there was always something to do. Training. Tucking. Defoliating. Positioning. Moving branches. Opening spaces. Managing the canopy. Now? Not really. And that's intentional. I'm not looking at this plant thinking: "What can I do to her today?" I'm looking at her thinking: "What is she telling me?" There's a huge difference. And right now she's telling me: "I'm good." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’š So I'm listening. She's receiving what she needs. The irrigation is doing its job. The nutrition is being adjusted as we move toward the later stages. The lighting is providing plenty of photons. The environment remains stable. And the plant is doing the rest. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿฎ Chem Brรปlรฉe Is Becoming Herself This is probably my favourite part. At the beginning of a grow, a phenotype is a possibility. You have a seed. You have genetics. You have an idea of what might happen. Then the plant starts talking. And slowly... you start learning who she is. Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B has been particularly good at that. She's tall. She's vigorous. She's hungry. She's beautifully structured. She's developing substantial flowering sites. She's producing frost. And she's got her own particular way of filling the room. At this point, I don't need to describe what she "might" become. I'm watching what she actually is becoming. And I have to say... I really like what I'm seeing. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒธ The Flowers Are Doing The Talking Now The structure is already there. Now the flowers are taking over the conversation. And they're beautiful. The flowering sites continue developing. The buds are becoming increasingly defined. The pistils are changing gradually as the flowers mature. And the resin continues adding that beautiful frosty character we've been watching develop. This is one of those stages where the differences from one day to the next can be subtle. But compare photographs separated by a week... and suddenly the progression becomes obvious. More structure. More density. More maturity. More character. And that's exactly why these weekly reports exist. We're documenting the transition rather than simply showing the final result. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ„๏ธ Frost Is Becoming Part Of Her Identity The closer I get to this girl with the camera, the more she gives me. From a distance: Beautiful flowering plant. Move closer: Oh... there's the Chem Brรปlรฉe. ๐Ÿ˜‚โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ The resin is becoming increasingly visible. The sugar leaves are carrying that frosty appearance. The flowers are developing more texture. And those little details are what make phenotype documentation so much fun. Every plant can look beautiful from across the tent. But when you start looking closely... that's where the individuality appears. And Pheno B definitely has individuality. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ’ก The Artificial Sun Keeps Flying The lighting setup remains the same as the upgraded 8ร—8 environment. We've now got the two additional Future of Grow Black Series 600W fixtures contributing to the room. And we're not running them flat out. We're controlling the output at approximately: ๐Ÿ”Œ 59% power from the plug. That gives us around: โ˜€๏ธ 1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy. And that's plenty of photons flying around this jungle. ๐Ÿ˜‚โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ But again, the important part isn't simply having more watts. It's having control. We increased the available lighting capability. We measured it. It went higher than we wanted. So we reduced the output. Now we have the headroom when we need it without unnecessarily pushing the equipment at maximum power. That's much more interesting to me than simply chasing the biggest number. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ˜€๏ธ A Three-Dimensional Plant In A Three-Dimensional Light Field Pheno B is also a great example of why I don't think about the canopy as a flat surface. She's tall. Her flowers occupy different levels. Some are directly exposed to the upper light. Others sit deeper. Some leaves face the fixtures almost perfectly. Others naturally receive less direct illumination. That's simply how a plant works. She's three-dimensional. The light is three-dimensional. And the plant is constantly interpreting those photons according to where she has placed herself. We're providing the artificial sun. She's deciding what to do with it. And right now? She's doing quite a lot. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒธ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โš—๏ธ Nutrition โ€“ Beginning The Gradual Transition We're also beginning to move the nutrition toward the later stage of flowering. And, as with the rest of the room, we've made a small reduction in the flowering base. Terra Bloom is now: ๐ŸŒฑ 2.0 ml/L This has brought the EC down slightly to approximately: โšก EC โ€” 2.05 mS/cm The important part here is that I'm not interested in going from the current mineral feeding programme to absolutely nothing overnight. I personally prefer a gradual reduction. A little less. Observe. Another adjustment when appropriate. Observe again. We're approaching the final part of the flowering cycle, but that doesn't mean the plant suddenly stops needing everything the next morning. She's still alive. She's still functioning. She's still developing. And Pheno B is still very much working. So we're transitioning gradually rather than slamming the brakes. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒฟ Why I Prefer A Gradual Reduction When working with mineral nutrition, I personally prefer to decrease progressively as we approach the end. Not: "Full feed today." "Zero tomorrow." ๐Ÿ˜‚ There is no magic switch inside the plant that suddenly says: "Congratulations, you're finished." The transition is gradual. The plant changes gradually. The flowers mature gradually. The foliage changes gradually. So I prefer the nutritional transition to reflect that. We're reducing the base. We're watching the plant. We're watching the flowers. We're watching the foliage. And we're allowing the plant to tell us how she's progressing. Pheno B is still telling us: "Keep watching." So... we're watching. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ’ง Water โ€“ Still Giving Her What She Needs The same philosophy applies to irrigation. We're not trying to force anything. We're providing consistent water and nutrition through the system and watching the plant's demand. The current room setup remains around: ๐Ÿ’ง 1.4โ€“1.45 L per plant / 24 hours with the root-zone and solution temperatures remaining around the mid-20s ยฐC. The exact numbers matter. But the consistency matters just as much. The plant doesn't need us constantly changing things. She needs a stable foundation from which she can continue doing what she's already doing. And she's doing it beautifully. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Week 12 โ€“ Current Room Conditions The 8ร—8 room continues under the same general conditions: โ€ข ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Day Temperature: approximately 26.5โ€“27ยฐC โ€ข ๐ŸŒ™ Night Temperature: approximately 25โ€“26ยฐC โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ง Relative Humidity: around 60โ€“61% โ€ข ๐Ÿฅฅ Substrate Temperature: around 25โ€“26ยฐC โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ฆ Nutrient Solution Temperature: around 25ยฐC โ€ข โš—๏ธ pH: approximately 6.0 โ€ข โšก EC: approximately 2.05 mS/cm โ€ข ๐Ÿ’จ COโ‚‚: approximately 693 ppm โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ก Light Schedule: 12/12 โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ง Irrigation: approximately 1.4โ€“1.45 L/plant/24h โ€ข ๐ŸŒฑ Pot Size: 15 L โ€ข โ˜€๏ธ Upper Canopy: approximately 1,500 PPFD โ€ข ๐Ÿ”Œ Future of Grow fixtures: approximately 59% power from the plug The room remains stable. The lighting remains strong. The irrigation remains consistent. And the plants are continuing to show us their individual responses. That's exactly what we're here to document. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒธ The Changing Flowers Tell Us More Every Week One of the things I really enjoy about this stage is watching the flowers evolve. Earlier on, you see lots of fresh white pistils. The flowers look young. Everything looks like it's still being built. Now? You start seeing subtle changes. Some pistils begin changing colour. Some curl inward. The flowers become more substantial. The resin becomes more visible. The overall shape becomes more mature. And those changes don't necessarily happen at the same speed across every plant. That's another beautiful part of the 8ร—8 experiment. Same room. Different genetics. Different expression. Different timeline. Pheno B is following her own. And she's doing a damn good job of it. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŒธ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒฟ Still No Need To Touch Her And this is probably worth repeating. Because somebody looking at the photographs might think: "Surely you're doing something to her?" No. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Not really. I'm paying attention. That's different. I'm checking the flowers. I'm checking the foliage. I'm monitoring the environment. I'm watching the irrigation. I'm adjusting the nutrition gradually. I'm watching the lighting. But physically? I'm mostly leaving her alone. And that's because she doesn't need me to interfere. Her architecture is established. Her flowers are developing. Her leaves are functioning. She's healthy. She's occupying her space. Why would I start changing things simply because I feel like I should be doing something? Sometimes cultivation is knowing when to step back. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ธ The Camera Gets The Attention Instead So instead of reaching into the canopy... I reach for the camera. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ“ธ And that's exactly what these photographs are for. The wide shots show her place in the tent. The medium shots show her structure. The close-ups show the flowers. And the macro photographs show the little details that you simply can't appreciate from across the room. That's the beauty of keeping individual diaries. Pheno B doesn't have to compete with eleven other plants inside the same photograph. She gets her own frame. Her own page. Her own story. And honestly? She deserves it. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ”ฌ Same Room โ€“ Different Answers This remains the heart of the 8ร—8 Adventure. Twelve plants. One room. One shared environment. Same general lighting strategy. Same irrigation philosophy. Same nutritional programme. Same grower. And completely different expressions. Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B has given us one of those expressions. She's tall. She's vigorous. She's hungry. She's frosty. She's developing beautifully. And now she's starting to claim her place in the room. Not because we're forcing her there. Because she grew into it. That's the difference. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿฎ She's Not Trying To Be Anyone Else And I think that's something worth celebrating. She doesn't need to be her sister. She doesn't need to be the smallest plant. She doesn't need to be the biggest plant. She doesn't need to finish on somebody else's schedule. She doesn't need to have exactly the same flower structure as another phenotype. She's Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B. That's enough. And the further we move through the grow, the more obvious her identity becomes. That's the real reward of phenotype work. At first you grow the plant. Eventually... the plant tells you who she is. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ’š Healthy Green Is Still Working And I also want to give some love to those green leaves. Because sometimes they don't get enough credit. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒฟ Those leaves are still doing their job. They're receiving photons. They're supporting photosynthesis. They're contributing to the plant's energy production. And while we're entering the later stages of flowering, we're not trying to force a particular colour change. We're allowing the plant to progress naturally. Some plants fade earlier. Some stay green longer. Some show colour changes in particular areas. Some remain surprisingly green almost all the way through. Again... the plant gets the final vote. And Pheno B is still carrying plenty of healthy green. So we're happy to see it. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ’ก The Photon Experiment Continues The additional Future of Grow fixtures continue to make this part of the 8ร—8 Adventure especially interesting. We have considerably more lighting capability than we had before. But we're using that capability intelligently. Approximately 59% power from the plug. Approximately 1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy. Strong artificial sunlight. Controlled output. And enough headroom to adjust if the plants ever tell us something different. That's the important part. The equipment gives us options. The plants give us information. And the grower makes small adjustments based on what they're seeing. That's the relationship. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ”ฎ Looking Ahead We're getting closer to the final chapters. But we're not rushing them. That's important. Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B still has her own work to do. So we're going to continue: ๐ŸŒธ Watching the flowers โ„๏ธ Watching resin development ๐ŸŒฟ Watching the foliage ? Watching the pistils change ๐Ÿ’ง Maintaining consistent irrigation โš—๏ธ Gradually reducing the mineral base โ˜€๏ธ Maintaining the controlled lighting environment ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Monitoring the room ๐Ÿ“ธ Documenting everything No unnecessary intervention. No forcing. No rushing. Just observation and support. The plant knows the timeline better than we do. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿฎ Final Thoughts โ€“ She's Claiming Her Place Week 12. And this girl is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B is claiming her place in the tent. She's not doing it because we've forced her. She's not doing it because we've manipulated her into a certain shape. She's doing it because that's what her genetics have decided to express. She's evolving. She's flowering. She's building. She's frosting. She's filling her space. And we're simply here to support her. The lighting is there. The photons are flying. The irrigation is consistent. The nutrition is being gradually reduced as we approach the final part of the journey. Terra Bloom has moved down to: ๐ŸŒฑ 2.0 ml/L And the EC is now around: โšก 2.05 mS/cm. Nothing dramatic. Just a gradual transition. Because I don't believe in suddenly going from full mineral nutrition to zero overnight. I prefer to reduce gradually. Watch. Listen. Adjust. And let the plant tell me when she's ready for the next step. And Pheno B? She's talking. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŒธ She's saying: "I'm doing just fine." So... keep doing your thing, girl. Keep claiming your space. Keep developing those flowers. Keep shining under that artificial sun. And keep showing us exactly what this beautiful expression of Chem Brรปlรฉe can become. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’š We're watching. We're photographing. We're learning. And we're enjoying every damn minute of it. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ™ Thank You A huge thank you to Zamnesia for giving us the opportunity to explore these Chem Brรปlรฉe genetics and document this phenotype throughout the 8ร—8 Adventure. Thank you to Plagron for supporting the garden throughout this journey with the nutrition helping these girls continue through flowering and into their final stages. A massive thank you to Future of Grow for providing the Black Series lighting powering our artificial sun and especially for supplying the two additional Black Series 600W fixtures we're testing in the 8ร—8. Having the ability to increase the lighting capability, measure what happens, reduce the output and then find a practical operating point has been an amazing part of this experiment. We're currently running around 59% power and approximately 1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy. More capability. More control. And no need to waste power simply because we have it available. Thank you to Lumiflora for continuing to help bring additional light deeper into the canopy and allowing us to explore the plants as three-dimensional structures. And thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and manage the environment behind the scenes. And of course... thank you to everyone following the 8ร—8 Adventure here on GrowDiaries. Every week you come back. Every week you watch another phenotype evolve. Every week we get another little piece of the puzzle. And that's what makes this project so special. Twelve plants. One room. One shared environment. And twelve completely different stories. Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B is writing hers with confidence. She's claiming her place. She's evolving. She's developing beautiful flowers. She's getting frostier. She's becoming more and more herself. And we're not forcing the story. We're simply providing the stage. The plant is doing the rest. ๐Ÿฎโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’š So let's keep watching. Let's keep photographing. Let's keep those photons flying. Let's keep the environment stable. And let's let this beautiful girl continue writing her story. Until next week... Keep shining, Chem Brรปlรฉe Pheno B. Growers Love, happy growing, and take care everyone! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’š See you next week in the 8ร—8 jungle. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿฎโ„๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Hello This is the end of week 4 and the beginning of week 5 of veg. Things are going good. They have gotten over their transplanting shock and topping shock are growing upwards now. Got a small one and a tall one and one in-between. Another couple of week and I'll repot them again into their final pots and put in a tomato cage to spread the branches out. The spiders are getting big in the fall around here. You can hear the web snap and pop when you walk into one. Found a winter project. Got for free a 240 bottle wine insulated wine cabinet with a double pane glass window. I'll put 3 thermoelectric motors in for cooling and a small dehumidifier for the moisture. There's a video on you tube I'll follow. I was in the grow store looking for the frequency altered water that I use on the powdery mildew. They were lout of it. So the clerk told me about this. He said it's a safe cure all for pests and mold and fungus. Check out the web site. The Safer Soap Insecticide Co owner sold his Co. and did research with some of the money and started a new Co. I like that's essential oils being used. OK. Be Great. Chuck.