She's doing pretty well but it seems like her buds are not fattening fast. I added some new advanced nutrients supplements so we'll see how this week go. How will I know When to do the week flush with plain water? I have no idea, I guess that will be my research for this week. Day 95.... still waiting on my portable microscope, should be here by tomorrow. Praying to the BUD God's for her buds to fatten up. Is it possible to harvest half of a plant? Day 97.....buds are getting a bit fatter. No complains, everything is perfect with this girl

7/27 My phone ran out of storage and wouldn't let me take a video. I tried deleting several other videos bit that didn't work either. Finally I wad able to upload a few RANDOM pictures from the "website" camera. But no video. Everything looked so beautiful tjis morning too. Not watering was the right choice. I defoliated a couple septoria leaves on the reveg 10th planet that wad about to receive its third dose of Plant Doctor. The chem dog #4 and mk ultra this will be their second treatment. Seeing the positive impact of the product and finding a few septoria leaves I decided to treat every plant in the garden with plant doctor. I'm still going to do the diy Dr. Zymes but Plant Doctor had been working good and I want to suppress as much as possible. Everything looks great. I started by giving the thirstiest plants a half gallon of water. I then did a root drench of 3tsp per gallon on every plant but the 10gal. A gallon of solution was used on each plant. I really feel like this is a good mood. Previously AFTER I applied Plant Doctor the plants would have a noticeable positive effect shortly after. I'm hoping this will be the case here. I think stretch has stopped. I have one special Kush that has buds already but EVERYTHING is in early flower. I'll fix the phone and get a video up there. EDIT: WENT BACK AROUND ONE TO DO A LITTLE DEFOLIATION. EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY GOOD TO ME. I DID DEFOLIATE A COUPLE SEPTORIA LEAVES. BUT REMOVING A LEAF OR TWO FROM A MONSTER REVEG IS NOTHING. REALISTICALLY I SHOULD BE REMOVING MORE FOR BETTER AIR FLOW. THATS SOMETHING ILL NEED TO DO. SO HAPPY THINGS ARE DOING GOOD. EVERYTHING IS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FLOWER. NEXT FEED ILL BE USING A BLOOM NUTRIENT. NOT SURE BUT PROBABLY LIQUID KOOL BLOOM. 7/28 Didn't have much time this morning. I've got a wife with medical problems and I'm trying to redue my house before the end of the summer so I'm busy to say the least. Still no pm. Not many pests either. The rose bushes behind them have been DEMOLISHED by jpn beetles. I see no negative active reactions from treating everything with plant doctor 3tsp/gallon. The first plant I treated with it was that 10th planet and its gotten three treatments and looks great. I'll get a spot here or there once in a while but for the most part it's supressed. I have some pruning to do. Everything os in early flower but that one special kush is pretty far ahead. EDIT: SINCE IT WAS MID 80S I WENT OVER AROUND 1 TO CHECK THE GIRLS. THEY LOOKED GREAT. I DEFOLIATED A COUPLE SEPTORIA LEAVES BUT ONLY A COUPLE. I STOPPED AT A LOCAL SHOP AND SHOWED MY BUDDY A VIDEO. HE SAID TO NEVER SPRAY ANYTHING WITH LEAF SEPTORIA WITH "ANYTHING" BECAUSE OF HOW IT SPREADS. I DIDNT MENTION THE CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE THAT I'VE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH BUT HEY. HE HASNT LED ME WRONG. PLANT DOCTOR SEEMS TO BE DOING THE JOB. THAT AND DEFOLIATING ANYTHING I SEE. IVE WORKED TOO HARD TO LOSE THEM TO A DISEASE THAT MAINLY EFFECTS THE LEAVES. PLANT DOCTOR WILL KEEP IT SUPPRESSED. 7/29 Today is supposed to be really hot. In the 90's. I watered everything a gallon except the thirstier plants got 1.5 and the 10's got 1/2 gallon. I defoliated a few septoria leaves. I'm sure there will be a few more after watering. Instead of alleviating my concerns my buddy kinda got in my head with the septoria talk. Things will be fine. Everything LOOKS gorgeous. He even said, "They look really good and healthy" and "not to get complacent defoliating." The plant in the 50 seems to be worse off than the others. I'll keep an eye on it but if I got spots near the sugar leaves I might just cut that little runt. This was all preventable too. Person mowing the lawn BLEW DISEASED GRASS, SHRUBS AND BIRD SEED IN MY CAGE RIGHT AFTER TRANSPLANT. I legit had to dig out at least a dozen sunflowers or other seeds that sprouted. Realistically things will be fine. The plant I've been treating for three weeks with plant doctor looks great. So do the others. Everything looks good. I just get occasional leaves I previously would've overlooked or attributed to something else. As long as I can keep it suppressed enough through flower I'm good. Anything that isn't good enough will go towards extracts. EDIT: WENT OVER AROUND ONE. A COUPLE PLANTS IN TJE BACK THAT I WATERED FASTER WERE LIGHT SO I SPLIT A GALLON WITH THEM. THE 10TH PLANET THAT HAS GOTTEN THE FULL PLANT DOCTOR TREATMENT IS DOING AWESOME. I DID HAVE TO DEFOLIATE A HANDFUL OF LEAVES. HONESTLY I THINK IVE PROBABLY HAD THIS YEARS PRIOR AND DIDNT RECOGNIZE IT. IM PRAYING EVERYTHING WORKS OUT. IM DOING MY PART. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH. 7/30 Came over to the 10th planet plant in the front row all the way in the back was drooped all down and is yellowing up pretty good. I defoliated what I could and gave it a gallon and a half of water. I defoliated any sep leaves I could find. If that plant foesnt pick up like they normally do I may need to ditch the plant. If it continues to get yellow and look unhealthy I'd rather get rid of it than risk more damage. It was light as a feather so I assume it will be fine. I'll update as I go. Everything else looked good though. EDIT: DESPITE IMMENSE ANXIETY I GOT THAT FEELING SO I WENT AND CHECKED THEM. THE ONE I WATERED DID PICK BACK UP BUT IT HAS A LOT OF YELLOW LEAVES. THE 10TH PLANET THATS DOING GOOD WAS BONE DRY AND STARTING TO DROOP. I GAVE IT 1.5 GALLONS. THE HUGE MK ULTRA ALSO WAS STARTING TO DROP AND LIGHT AS A FEATHER. I GAVE THAT A FULL WATERING CAN WHICH IS DAMN NEAR 2 GALLONS. THE REST WILL GET WATERED TOMORROW. NO SIGN OF SEP THIS TIME. I WASNT THERE LONG BUT STILL. THE OTHER PLANTS WERE LOOKING GOOD AND ALL PRAYING TO THE SUN. TOMORROW ILL WATER AND FEED. 7/31 Came over this morning to one of my plants on the 10 drooped right over. I shouldve watered it yesterday when I did the others that were light. Coincidentally the three that needed the water were the 3 revegs. I watered what didn't get it yesterday with a gallon each. I then fed everything a powerade bottle. Started liquid kool bloom today. We shall see how that goes. I defoliated quite a few leaves. I think I may have had sep in the past on some plants and just didn't notice. Plants still look good but I keep a good eye on them. And I defoliate a lot. I've taken my buddies advice and not sprayed anything. I don't really have any pests. A pillar here or there or a "A" cricket or jpn beetle. Of there is one four eyed plant bug but I can't seem to kill it. I've almost caught it a couple times. Anyway like usual I'll keep this updated.

Week 11: Harvest Countdown & Final Checks Update: 02. August , 2025 | Day 80 Daily mold removal continues, but the finish line approaches! Trichomes show predominantly cloudy. Forbidden Runtz and Green Crack are days from harvest. Strain Status: Forbidden Runtz - Stunning purples amid yellowing fan leaves (nutrient reserves depleted) - Bud swelling complete – awaiting 70% cloudy / 30% amber trichomes - Aroma spectacular - Harvest window: 2-3 days Green Crack - Buds denser than Forbidden Runtz - Sugar leaves resin-encrusted - Fruityscent at peak intensity (Mango smell will hopefully come out after curing) - Chop timeline: 48-72 hours Bruce Banner - Still mold-free! (Sativa resilience paying off) - Daily bud bulking continues - Resin/scent intensifying - Needs 7-10 more days (weather-permitting) Next Steps: - Harvest timing: Sunny days (Mon/Tue per forecast) - Daily trichome checks: Loupe inspections aiming at 30% amber 70 % cloudy - Post-harvest care (quaratine buds form mold tops)): Daily rotation of drying buds + grey stem checks (sign of ongoing mold) Alright folks, catch y'all next week with my harvest report for Forbidden Runtz and Green Crack Smoking_Joe_Frazier

Week 4/10 - 11/10 The plant dried up very nicely and no more eggs. She was moved back to her grow place and my gf topped her on Monday. Due to the excessive nitrogen she is getting only additives 6/10 she got only additives today. 7/10 steady growth is happy growth.. 9, 10 she was fed amazing growth 11/11 closing the week with a video of the progress. Catch up next week!

experiment explanation see week1 This week both different living soil experiments Tropicana No2 and No3 did not grow anymore...only the flowers got a bit bigger...especially No3

Dear diary, Week 2 done and on the books! Everything went mostly fine up until the very end of the week were I noticed some strangeness with another one of the strains in the tent. More info on that will be in my other diary for Gorilla Cookies and will be covered more overall in next weeks update as I try to fix any potential issues. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 ⏰ Day 11: Calmag foliar applied 2 times during the day at 0.8ms and corrected ph to 6.3. They also got their regular feeding at 1.27ms 6.4ph with me increasing the light to 250ppfd. ⏰ Day 12: They were given a foliar and watering of calmag water at 1.13ms and 6.3ph early in the morning as issues had not cleared up. Later in the evening they got a regular feeding at 1.41ms, 5.9ph and lights were increased to 275ppfd. ⏰ Day 13: 2 calmag foliars, gave feeding at 1.54ms 5.8ph and increased lights to 285ppfd ⏰ Day 14: They have reached 3 nodes marking the end of seedling stage and beginning of veg! They were fed with 1.53ms 5.8ph and four 3 liter airpots was prepped with 75/25 coco/perlite and watered with the same feed until runoff before transplanting. As I can only grow four plants W.C #1 and #3 were selected as the final two. Temps are around 26 and RH 75% with lights on and 24C 80% off. Will be taking down the RH slightly over the coming few days to 65%. ⏰ Day 15: Gave the girls a feeding at 1.57ms 5.6ph. Also increased light to 305ppfd and they do look a bit droopy, but that’s not to surprising after the transplant. ⏰ Day 16: Daily feeding at 6ph 1.59ms and increased light to 320 ppfd. Aiming for 465 ppfd by the end of next week as that would move us up from 20 to 30 DLI. ⏰ Day 17: Sprayed a foliar coat of Leaf Coat from Biobizz as prevention for pest in the morning. For the evening they got their feeding at 1.58ms 6.2ph and foliar spray of calmag as a plant of the other strain in the tent is looking a bit odd.

For weeks 9-10-11-12: It was now May 2020 and the ambient temperatures combined with no exhaust fans were raising temperatures to almost 30 degrees celcius. Way too much. So I rushed to find an oscillating fan and also a so-called inline fan with carbon filter for the smells that started to develop and for exhaust of hot air, trying to control too high temps.

Las chicas siguen escribiendo su propia historia, y esta semana el capítulo viene cargadito de flores. 🍩🌿 Después de la semana 3, el cambio más evidente es que las tres han avanzado claramente en la formación y volumen de los cogollos. Ya no estamos simplemente viendo preflores acumulándose: ahora empiezan a tener ese aspecto mucho más definido de floración, con abundantes pistilos blancos y una presencia de resina cada vez más visible. 🍩 Sprinkles Sprinkles sigue siendo una auténtica máquina de producir flores. Comparándola con la semana pasada, se aprecia más desarrollo y mayor densidad en las puntas, con muchos cogollos bien repartidos por toda la planta. Mantiene un porte bastante compacto y está aprovechando muy bien el espacio. 🍁 Maple Maple continúa creciendo a su ritmo, pero esta semana se nota especialmente el avance de las flores. Los cogollos han ganado tamaño y definición respecto a la semana 3, y la planta presenta una estructura muy cargada de puntas. Las flores empiezan a destacar claramente entre el follaje. 🍰 Glaze Glaze también ha pegado un buen empujón. Se ve más avanzada que la semana anterior, con numerosas flores ya bastante formadas y una cantidad de pistilos impresionante. Sigue manteniendo ese aspecto frondoso que nos ha acompañado desde el principio del cultivo. 📸 Comparativa semana 3 → semana 4 La diferencia respecto a las fotos anteriores es bastante clara: 🌱 Más volumen floral en las tres. 🌸 Los cogollos están mucho más definidos y empiezan a ganar cuerpo. ? Los pistilos siguen siendo predominantemente blancos y muy abundantes. ✨ La resina empieza a destacar cada vez más a simple vista. 🌿 El conjunto continúa muy frondoso, aunque ahora las flores empiezan a dominar visualmente sobre el crecimiento vegetativo. Lo más divertido es ver cómo aquel comienzo de floración en el que estábamos intentando descifrar por qué estaban un poco pochas ha quedado bastante atrás. Las mismas tres que nos tenían haciendo de detectives del sistema radicular ahora están llenas de flores y avanzando con muy buena pinta. La naturaleza, siempre encantada de complicarnos la existencia antes de hacer exactamente lo que queríamos. 😂 En conjunto, Sprinkles, Maple y Glaze muestran una evolución muy positiva respecto a la semana pasada. La estructura floral está cada vez más marcada y las tres están entrando en esa fase en la que cada actualización empieza a ser bastante más emocionante. 🍩🌸✨ Seguimos observando, seguimos aprendiendo y seguimos disfrutando del espectáculo. 💚 Saludos y buenos humos amigos growers 🐭💚

Day 50 😍welcome to week 7 😃👌 Day 51 i like the colorchange 😍🙏👍 Day 52 everything seems to ok 😃🙏👍 Day 53 and a long weekend 😎🙏👍 after 3 weeks a new SF SE3000 has to build in 💪😃👌 Day 54 after 4 weeks with SE1500 LED i upgrade today to SE3000 from Spider Farmer 💪😃👌 Day 55 massive leave cuttings in the morning and after that nutrients 😵 we will see whats happens next 🙏

Un video della moby mi scuso per la qualità e il rumore fastidioso sotto,devo dire che sta fiorendo bene sono contento comincia a brillare come piace a me.🐋❄️

Estamos aqui começando mais uma semana, algumas folhas apareceram manchadinhas e com uns buraquinhos. Pode ter sido por causa da queda da lampada ensima delas... Folhas muitos grandes e desenvolvimento muito bom A piquena esta crescendo bem,muito forte e linda com belas folhas. Ira crescer para cima reta sem nenhuma tecnica.

Date: 30.09.2024 So the green gelato is doing fine inside shes kinda starting to turn purplish red on some parts of her buds. The 2 Lemon Cherrys are still outside Im starting to lose hope for the 2 girls but fck it hope will still get smth out. Date: 04.10.2024 Sooo I think that the gelato is going to get chopped down in the next 2-3 weeks. The 2 Lemon Cherrys aint getting any where with the weather atm so I think im just gone give them a few more weeks and hopefully this strain will be good enough for a bit of rosin or IceOLator

It's been a great week for the seedlings! They've really taken off and are looking strong. I'm planning to transplant them into larger pots in the next few days, so next week's photos should show some impressive growth. I'm so excited to see how they thrive in their new homes! I've been giving them distilled water from the start, and I'm still doing that, but I just started adding 10 milliliters of Fox Farm Big Bloom and 1 milliliter of Fox Farm Grow Big. All of the seedlings are doing really well, and there's not really any visible difference between all the ten strains. I started all ten packs of each strain and kept all the best seedlings, so that's why they're all doing so well.

So close yet so far

Her flowers are forming nicely this week! A few more weeks to go yet.

I've increased the feed and light now. I will repot soon . I've pulled the browned leaves from the lower stem and the new growth is slowly turning green . They'll burst into stretch mode once I repot them next week . Hope everyone's grow is going well and the sun is shining on you 🌞

💎🌿 8×8 Adventure – Week 14 Black Diamond Auto by Zamnesia – Pheno B 👑 Big Mama's Next Chapter: From Beast to Frozen Treasure! ?💎🌸 Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌱💚 And today, my friends… We need to talk about Big Mama. 😂😂😂💎👑 Our other Black Diamond. Our heavyweight. Our beautiful beast. The girl who never really needed to be the tallest, the prettiest, or the most delicate plant in the room to make herself noticed. She simply showed up, built herself into a magnificent plant, and made sure we knew she was there. And now… Her time in the tent is over. 💎🌿✂️ Just like her sister, Black Diamond Auto Pheno A, Big Mama reached the point where it was time to move into the next chapter. Two sisters. Two different seeds. Two different expressions. One genetic family. And, in the end… TWO ABSOLUTE BEASTS. 😂😂😂👑💎 But although their stories are similar, they haven't been identical. And that's exactly why I wanted to document them separately. Today, we're looking back at Big Mama's journey, explaining what happened after harvest, showing some of the photographs and statistics we managed to capture, and introducing the next stage of her adventure. Because this girl hasn't disappeared. She's simply moving into a different chapter. And this time, we're taking a little detour into the world of ice, water, and bubble hash. ?💎🌿 But before anybody gets too excited… Let's start at the beginning. ──────────────────────── 📢 FIRST, A LITTLE EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS REPORT You might notice that this update is still being published under a flowering week rather than as a dedicated harvest report. And you might also notice something else… There aren't as many photographs of Big Mama as there were of her sister. 😂📸 Both things have an explanation. First, GrowDiaries has a limit of 30 photographs per update, and our harvest documentation can quickly go beyond that limit when we include the final plant photographs, trimming, drying, weighing, and smoke review. Second, GrowDiaries doesn't provide a dedicated section specifically for documenting the extraction process we're planning to follow with Big Mama. So, rather than trying to squeeze everything into one update or leave out important parts of the story, we're using the available diary structure to keep documenting the journey. Depending on how many photographs and details we have to share, we may continue this story in the current week or create another update to give the next stage enough room. The goal is simple: Keep the documentation clear. Keep the photographs. Keep the story together. And don't leave out the interesting bits just because the platform's categories don't perfectly match what we're doing. 💚🌱 As for the smaller collection of photographs… Well, I have a confession. 😂😂😂 It was late. Actually, it was almost morning by the time I got around to her sister's harvest work, and by the time I reached Big Mama, the photographic energy was not quite what it had been earlier. The girl still got her attention. The work still got done. But the camera didn't get quite as much attention as it did with Pheno A. So yes, we have fewer photographs. That's the honest explanation. Sometimes the grower has a plan, the plants have their own schedule, and the clock decides to join the experiment. 😂📸🌙 But fewer photographs don't mean a less important story. Big Mama deserves her own report, her own explanation, and her own spotlight. And that's exactly what we're doing. ──────────────────────── 💎 TWO SISTERS, TWO SEEDS, TWO BEASTS Let's take a moment to look back at how we got here. Black Diamond Auto Pheno B was part of our 8×8 Adventure, where twelve plants shared the same general environment, lighting schedule, and overall approach to care. She grew under a 12/12 light schedule from seed, just like the other plants in this experiment. And throughout the journey, she developed her own personality. Her sister, Pheno A, had that striking appearance that kept making me stop and take another photograph. Big Mama? She brought her own kind of presence. 😂👑💎 She became a substantial plant, carrying beautiful flowers throughout her structure and eventually requiring support to help manage the weight. The yo-yos became part of the story. The flowers continued to develop. The plant kept making herself noticed. And week after week, she showed us that she wasn't simply going to be a copy of her sister. They may share the same genetic name, but they have their own individual expressions. And that's one of the things I love most about following individual phenotypes. You start with seeds. You provide a shared environment. You document the journey. And then you watch the plants show you who they are. Pheno A gave us one beautiful story. Pheno B gave us another. And now both girls have reached the end of their time in the tent. 💎💎🌿 Two Black Diamonds. Two different personalities. Two beautiful plants. And two harvest stories worth documenting. ──────────────────────── 👑 GOODBYE, BIG MAMA — THE TENT CHAPTER IS OVER If you've been following her diary, you'll know that Big Mama wasn't exactly a shy girl. 😂😂😂 She had presence. She had structure. She had beautiful flowers. And she had enough weight to keep the yo-yo department employed. Her story was never just about how tall she grew or how much space she occupied. It was about how she developed, how her flowers formed, and how differently she expressed herself compared with her sister. That's what made her interesting. And when it was time to harvest, we moved into the next stage. We took her down, broke her down, and prepared the material for the direction we wanted to take with this particular harvest. But unlike her sister's report, which focused heavily on the studio photography and photo stacking, Big Mama's next chapter is going to explore something different. We're preparing her material for a planned bubble hash project. ?🌿💎 And that's where things get interesting. ──────────────────────── ✂️ WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HARVEST? Once Big Mama was harvested, I broke the plant down and removed the unwanted leaves. The aim was to separate the material we wanted to keep from the leaves and other parts we didn't want included in the next stage. I then bagged the prepared material, vacuum-sealed it, and placed it in the freezer. Yes… Big Mama is currently enjoying a little holiday in the freezer. 😂?👑 Not quite the luxurious spa treatment she might have imagined, but that's where she is while we prepare for the next chapter. The material is frozen and waiting for the colder days ahead, when we'll continue with the planned ice-water extraction project. This is a different direction from simply following the traditional dried-flower route, and I'm looking forward to documenting the process properly. For now, the preparation has been done. The material has been bagged. It's vacuum-sealed. It's frozen. And we're waiting for the next stage. ?💎🌿 We haven't completed the extraction yet, so this report isn't going to pretend that we have a final result. Instead, we're showing what we've done so far and explaining what comes next. That's how I like to document these projects. One step at a time. ──────────────────────── ? WHAT IS BUBBLE HASH, AND WHY ARE WE GOING THIS ROUTE? For anyone unfamiliar with the term, bubble hash is a type of cannabis concentrate made by separating resin-rich trichome material from plant material using ice water and filtration. The name comes from the way well-made material can bubble when exposed to heat, although the quality and behaviour depend on the starting material and the final product. The basic concept is that trichomes are separated from the plant material, and the resulting material is collected through filtration. It isn't the same thing as simply drying and trimming flowers. It isn't the same thing as collecting resin from a glove. And it isn't automatically the same thing as charas. These are different materials made through different processes, even though they all relate to the resin produced by the plant. 💎🌿 In Big Mama's case, the next stage we're planning is an ice-water extraction using water, ice, and a washing setup. We'll document the actual process in the next report, including the equipment, what we observe, the collected material, and how the results look. We'll also show how we handle the drying stage for the collected hash and discuss what happens afterwards. For now, we're introducing the project rather than jumping ahead to results we haven't produced yet. And honestly, I think that's the best way to do it. You get to follow the story from the preparation through to the final outcome. ──────────────────────── 🌿 BUBBLE HASH IS NOT JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR RESIN I want to make this distinction clear because the terminology can sometimes get mixed together. The sticky resin we saw on the glove during Big Mama's breakdown was a visible reminder of the resin on the freshly harvested plant. That doesn't automatically make the material on the glove finished bubble hash, nor does it mean that every kind of collected resin is the same product. Bubble hash refers to a specific type of concentrate produced through ice-water separation and filtration. The material we have frozen right now is the prepared starting material for the project. The washing and filtration have not happened yet. So we're not calling it finished bubble hash at this stage. We're simply preparing for that next chapter. ?💎🌱 And when we get there, we'll show you what happened rather than asking you to take our word for it. That's the whole point of documenting the process. ──────────────────────── 📸 FEWER PHOTOS, BUT STILL A STORY WORTH TELLING I know there aren't as many photographs of Big Mama's harvest as there were of her sister. And yes, I would have loved to capture more. But sometimes the timing simply doesn't work out the way we planned. By the time I got to Big Mama, it was almost morning. 😂🌙 The important thing is that we still have photographs showing parts of the process, including the prepared material, the vacuum-sealed bags, and the weighing. Those images help us document what happened rather than simply writing that we did it. We also have photographs from earlier in her journey that show the beautiful plant she became. Together, they tell the story. The flowering photographs show the plant. The harvest photographs show the transition. The bagging and weighing photographs document the preparation. And the next set will show what happens when we move into the ice-water extraction project. 📸🌿💎 Not every chapter needs the same number of photographs. What matters is that we capture the details that help explain the journey. And Big Mama's story is still very much worth telling. ──────────────────────── ⚖️ THE NUMBERS MATTER TOO Alongside the photographs, we've included some of the measurements and weighing information we managed to capture during this stage. Those details are useful because they help us keep a record of what happened rather than relying entirely on memory. The photographs give us the visual story. The numbers add another piece of the record. And as the project continues, we'll have more information to add. For now, I don't want to invent or estimate figures that aren't clearly established in the available documentation. We'll use the recorded values where they're available and keep the next report focused on the actual results of the process. That's how I want these diaries to work. Show what happened. Share what we observed. Keep the record honest. And let the results speak for themselves. 💚📸⚖️ ──────────────────────── ? THE FREEZER IS JUST THE BEGINNING At the moment, Big Mama's prepared material is vacuum-sealed and frozen. The next planned chapter is the ice-water washing process, where we'll document the separation and collection stage. After that, we'll have the collected material to assess and the drying stage to document. And later, we'll discuss what happens with the finished result. So there's still plenty to come. This isn't a finished extraction report. It isn't a final yield report. And it certainly isn't the smoke review. 😂💎 We're at the preparation stage. The next chapter will cover the actual washing project, and we'll explain the process as it happens, including the filtration, the collected material, and the drying. We'll also share what we learn along the way. Because that's what makes these experiments interesting. We don't need to pretend we know the result before we begin. We can prepare, document, observe, and report what actually happens. And that's exactly what we're going to do with Big Mama. ──────────────────────── 💡 A QUICK LOOK BACK AT THE 8×8 ENVIRONMENT Before we move on, let's remember the environment in which Big Mama grew. She was part of the 8×8 Adventure, where the plants shared the same general room conditions and the 12/12 schedule from seed. The expanded lighting setup included the two additional Future of Grow Black Series 600W fixtures, with the output controlled rather than simply running everything at maximum. We were targeting approximately 1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy, with actual intensity varying according to canopy position and plant height. Lumiflora provided additional lighting deeper in the canopy, while TrolMaster helped us monitor and manage the room environment. The room's general conditions during the recent flowering updates were around: 🌡️ Day temperature: approximately 26.5°C 🌙 Night temperature: approximately 26°C 💧 Relative humidity: approximately 61% 🌱 Substrate temperature: approximately 25°C ⚗️ Nutrient solution pH: approximately 6.02 ⚡ Nutrient solution EC: approximately 2.14 mS/cm 💨 CO₂: approximately 693 ppm 💡 Light schedule: 12/12 These are the recent room references from the flowering stage, not the conditions of the separate drying space. Big Mama has now moved out of that room, and her next stage is being documented separately. The rest of the 8×8 is still going. The other plants are continuing their own journeys. And we're not changing their stories just because Big Mama has reached harvest. 🌿💎 ──────────────────────── 🌱 SAME GENETIC FAMILY, DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS This is another reason I wanted to give Big Mama her own report. If you followed Pheno A, you saw one expression of Black Diamond Auto. If you follow Pheno B, you see another. They shared the same general growing environment, but they didn't become identical plants. One caught my eye more visually. The other became Big Mama, with her own substantial structure and personality. And that's perfectly fine. I don't need every plant to look the same. I don't need every phenotype to be my favourite. I want to see the differences. I want to document them. I want to learn from them. And I want to be honest about what I see. 😂💎👑 Two seeds. Two sisters. Two beasts. Two different stories. And now, two different harvest journeys. Pheno A has her own harvest and photography story. Pheno B has her own preparation and planned bubble hash project. Both deserve to be documented properly. ──────────────────────── 💚 THE REST OF THE ROOM IS STILL GROWING One more important point before we close this update. Big Mama has been harvested, but the rest of the room has not. The other plants are still growing, developing, and following their own timelines. The 8×8 Adventure continues. We'll keep sharing their individual updates, their differences, their progress, and their own milestones. That's the beauty of this project. We don't force every plant into the same schedule just because they're sharing a room. Each plant gets to show us what she does. And when she's ready for the next stage, we document that too. Big Mama has reached her moment. Now we'll follow her through the next part of the journey while the others continue to shine in the tent. 🌿💎🌱 ──────────────────────── 🔮 WHAT COMES NEXT FOR BIG MAMA? The next chapter is all about the ice-water extraction project. We'll be documenting the washing process, the separation and filtration, the collected material, and the drying stage. We'll also discuss the results and what we decide to do with the finished material afterwards. The actual outcome will determine what we can honestly report. For now, the material is bagged, vacuum-sealed, and waiting in the freezer. The next stage hasn't happened yet. And I'm looking forward to showing you how it unfolds. ?💎🌿 This is another side of the growing journey that I enjoy documenting. The plant doesn't stop being interesting when it leaves the tent. There are still decisions to make, things to observe, and plenty to learn. So stay tuned. Big Mama's story has moved beyond flowering, but it isn't finished. Not even close. 😂👑💎 ──────────────────────── 💭 FINAL THOUGHTS — BIG MAMA HAS LEFT THE TENT, BUT SHE'S NOT DONE WITH US Black Diamond Auto by Zamnesia – Pheno B. Our Big Mama. Our heavyweight. Our beautiful beast. 💎👑🌿 I must confess that I would have liked to take more photographs during her harvest. It was late. Almost morning, actually. And by the time I got to her, the photographic session wasn't quite as extensive as the one I had done with her sister. But the work was done. The material was prepared. The unwanted leaves were removed. Everything was bagged, vacuum-sealed, and placed in the freezer, ready for the next stage. And now we're preparing to document a different part of her journey. The planned ice-water washing process. The filtration. The collected material. The drying. And eventually, what comes after. ?💎 We still have plenty to share. So please don't consider this the end of Big Mama's story. It's simply the end of her time in the flowering tent. Two Black Diamond sisters. Two different seeds. Two completely different expressions. And two beasts that have given us plenty to talk about. 😂😂😂👑💎 Her sister might have received more photographs. Her sister might have stolen a little more of my photographic attention. But Big Mama? She has her own story. And she's getting her own spotlight. We're going to keep documenting the process, share the results honestly, and make sure her journey doesn't disappear simply because she's no longer standing in the tent. Thank you for following along. And stay tuned, because the next chapter is going to be a little different from our usual flowering updates. Big Mama is ready for her next adventure. ?🌿💎 ──────────────────────── 🙏 THANK YOU — AND COME JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! As always, a massive thank you to everyone following the 8×8 Adventure. 💚🌱 Thank you to GrowDiaries for giving us a place to document the journey, share the photographs, and keep these individual plant stories alive. Thank you to Zamnesia for the Black Diamond genetics and for giving us the opportunity to discover and follow these two beautiful phenotypes. Thank you to Plagron for supporting the garden with the growing media and nutrition used throughout this run. A huge thank you to Future of Grow for supplying the additional Black Series 600W fixtures and allowing us to explore the expanded lighting setup in the 8×8. Thank you to Lumiflora for helping bring additional light into the deeper areas of the canopy. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and manage the flowering room behind the scenes. And a shoutout to SmallRig for the LED lighting equipment that helps me create the studio setup for my photography. 💡📸💚 But I also want to give a special invitation to everyone reading this. Come and join us on Discord! 💚🌱🤝 https://discord.gg/dogdoctorofficial We're building a beautiful community there, and everyone is welcome. We have growers with different levels of experience, different setups, different interests, and different ways of approaching this plant. And that's exactly how we like it. You don't need to be an expert. You don't need to have the biggest garden. You don't need to know every technical term. You don't even need to be the person who talks the most. 😂💚 You can ask questions. You can share your experiences. You can show your projects. You can learn from other people. Or you can simply join, listen, and enjoy being part of the community. There's no experience level you need to reach before you're welcome. You just need to be respectful and be yourself. We love talking about this plant, sharing knowledge, comparing experiences, and learning from one another. And above all, we want this to feel like a community. Almost like family. 🌱💚🤝 We also have discount codes available for the community, competitions where members can win prizes, and giveaways along the way. But honestly, the best part isn't a discount or a prize. It's the people. The conversations. The laughs. The questions. The willingness to help one another. And the feeling that you can join in without needing to prove anything. Everyone is more than welcome. So if you're looking for a friendly place to talk about growing, learn something new, share your own experiences, or simply hang out with people who understand why we can spend hours talking about plants… Come say hello! 💚🌿 👉 Join the DogDoctorOfficial Discord community: https://discord.gg/dogdoctorofficial We'd love to see you there. ──────────────────────── 💎 TWO SISTERS. TWO BEASTS. ONE CONTINUING ADVENTURE. Big Mama has left the tent. Her material is prepared and frozen. The next chapter will take us into the planned ice-water washing project, with the process and results documented as they happen. Meanwhile, the rest of the 8×8 Adventure continues. Different plants. Different timelines. Different stories. And plenty more to learn. Thank you for being here, my friends. Thank you for following the journey. Thank you for supporting the diaries and the community. Let's keep growing, learning, sharing, and having fun along the way. Growers Love, my friends. 💚🌱 Big Mama… you may have left the tent, but we're not finished telling your story yet. 😂👑💎? See you in the next chapter! 🌿📸💚

Well, this grow has come to an end. I have mixed feelings about that, as I enjoyed the journey, but at the same time I can't wait to try this stuff. 😁 Man, I knew from the start it was likely I was going to get addicted to opium. 😶 But hey, what the hell, I gotta know. She was a bit of a job to trim, many breaks to clean the scissors, but me and my grow neighbor plus another bro got her done in about 3.5 hours. She's hanging pretty in the infamous spare bedroom and I can't wait for her to dry up and go into the Grove bags for a cure. Of course, strictly for quality control purposes, a sample will be tested by our expert panel of esteemed judges prior to the cure. SMOKE REPORT Well, the results are in! And it was unanimous I might add for the record. We have 4 esteemed judges who are now addicted to opium. I was worried that might happen, and my worries were well founded apparently. First, let me go over the rigorous requirements our judges faced in making our decision. Aroma? Check. Flavor? Check. Stoniness Factor? Are two checks allowed? Yield? Check. Ease of grow? Check. The opium produced a very nice earthy and dank flavor. The aftertaste after indulging has a sweet undertone to it, very nice! This is a fairly strong strain, definitely couch-lock. Buy oh so tasty, love it! I will be growing it again, and soon. This one’s a winner.

This lady has stayed small and short. She has a nice smell to her and the hairs are just starting to form on this baby .. can't wait to see just how much she has grown by next week ..