This week started with a milestone: transplant day. The little Purple Kush was ready to leave her starter pot behind and step into her first real home – a 3.5 L production container. Nothing extravagant, no decorative fabric pots or “Instagram gear.” Just a simple, practical setup with coco/perlite 70/30. Because here, it’s not about looks – it’s about results. To make the move stress-free, I used the “pot-in-pot” method. It’s as simple as it gets: place the small pot into the bigger one, fill around it, pull it out, and you’re left with a perfect socket. Then it’s just a matter of gently tapping the bottom, sliding the seedling out with the rootball intact, and dropping her straight into the new slot. No torn roots, no drama. The medium was freshly buffered and still moist, so I skipped watering. Instead, I let the roots dig in and claim their new space. And it worked – four days later, Purple Kush looked like nothing happened. Wide leaves, clean growth, zero signs of stress. Sometimes simplicity really is the secret. By the end of the week, two things caught my eye. The plant started stretching a bit – trading some stem thickness for vertical gain – and at the same time, it became clear just how much potential she holds. So I decided: no more waiting. It’s time to flip the switch. Next week, we go full rocket mode. Photoperiod stays at 16/8, but PPFD jumps to 750–800 µmol/m²/s. The environment remains steady: 28 °C by day, 18–21 °C by night, 60–65% RH. To close this week, I gave her the first proper feed: a balanced mix with potassium at about twice the nitrogen, phosphorus kept lean, K boosted with potassium sulfate, plus 1 ml/L of Canna MONO for micros. Final numbers: EC 1.1, pH 5.8. A soft intro. The next irrigations? Pure rocket fuel. Purple Kush is settled in, comfortable, and about to be pushed. The goal is simple: take this tiny setup and squeeze out maximum performance. Technical Focus: Stage: BBCH 12–14 (first to third true leaves). Environment: 28 °C day / 18–21 °C night, 60–65% RH. Light: Photoperiod 16/8, PPFD ramped up to 750–800 µmol/m²/s. Medium: Coco/perlite 70/30, freshly buffered. Pot size: 3.5 L production container. Fertigation: EC 1.1, pH 5.8. K:N ratio ~2:1, light starter feed with potassium sulfate + Canna MONO micros. Focus: Smooth transplant → root expansion → prep for accelerated veg under higher light intensity.

Starting week 10 Day 77 Ladie is getting some nutes plus water Day 78 Whoa she's growing a lot Day 79 Gonna start scrog soon Day 80 Root its thriving like crazy, uploaded new video, check it out! Day 81 Time to feed the lady again plus added more ffof soil with perlite and clay peebles Day 82 All good, no nutrient burnt @ 1810ppm Day 83 Had to expand the net, added scrog plus some other features, she's a monster it's Giving me a lot of work to do but I'm really happy with this huge lady growing up!! End of week 10 with some videos to show progress!

Flowering time for one of the girls…she is adjusting to her new 10 gallon pot very well

Turns out, this girl is an AUTO!! Not a photo. Here we are at day 36! She's looking awesome! I've been doing a lot of LST on it trying to get as many tops as I can. I've even tried some minor HST and she's been bouncing back up quick. I'm having to tie down every day now. Day 21, I plan to defoliate and remove the smaller growth and let her rock out!

Day84: wedding glue is ripening and the buds are super heavy and dense. One more watering and I think is going to be ready. Gorilla z is swelling but needs more time to fully ripe, maybe 2 weeks are going to be enough. I’m only watering now, no nutes and let’s see how she develops Day87: really happy with how they are turning out

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Day 86 PH 5.8 EC 0.2 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 20c Day 88 Wed PH 5.8 EC 0.2 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 19c Day 89 Thu PH 5.4/6.0 EC 0.2/0.2 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 19c Day 90 Fri PH 6.6/6.0 EC 0.3 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 19c Day 91 Sat PH 5.6 EC 0.2 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 19c Day 92 Sun PH 5.8 EC 0.2 DLI /11h/ PPFD/ Water 19c

Empieza el adiestramiento! Corte apical en el brote central y defoliacion general😋

Day 92. Watering with fertilizers. Day 93. Watering with clean water. Day 94. Watering with fertilizers. Day 95. Watering with clean water. Day 96. Watering with fertilizers. Day 97. Watering with clean water. Day 98. Watering with fertilizers.

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3rd week, transplanted to 1 gallon containers. Adjusting light to coincide with southern California sunrise time.

Début de la semaine 9 pour le moment a part des feuilles qui jaunissent tout se passe bien

D64/FD36 - Not much to really talk about this week. Things still ticking along. Sweet Cherry Pie not changing my mind yet that its a 10 week strain (Even though everything points to it "supposed" to be an 8 week one!!!). It put on a few more inches again last week (As can be seen in the time lapse!). Defs going forward, only 1 strain per res and I think "Cookies" based breeds will be it for me as they're so easy worked with. RAM Oscillating Fans...again, barely 10 days running and it has died!!! WTF! Hydro place will be willing to change again but its a joke, the batch is useless!!! Not the Hydro Shops fault though! They're bending over backwards as I do a good bit of business with them! :) Apart from that, dropped my EC by 0.2 this week (Pulled back on the base and bloom by 10-15%) just because they're drinking but not taking on food at any big rate - rather not poison the roots with a rising EC when they have a wee swallie to themselves!!! Changed the CalMag to Biobizz calmag as no nitrogen in it (it is a lot dirtier in a tank though which is the down side!!!). Apart from that, no real big changes. Happy Growing all!!! 💪

~ WEDDING CHEESECAKE FAST FLOWER by FastBuds ~ Well fam, here we go again with another epic strain from FastBuds Fast Flowering stable. After having such tremendous success growing their Gorilla Cookies Fast Flower outdoors last year, I've decided to run another of their fast flowering strains outdoors this year... Wedding Cheesecake Fast Flower! The best description of this awesome cultivar comes directly from my friends at FastBuds which is as follows: "A delight for the mind and body: Wedding Cheesecake FF (Fast-Flowering) is a delicious strain that offers XXL yields in a 7-8 weeks flowering cycle. This terpene powerhouse produces loads and loads of mouth-watering vanilla-creamy-cookie-scented terps with hints of citrus and cinnamon. In addition to its delicious aromas, this variety grows very well in both indoor and outdoor setups, yielding up to 650 g/m2 without extra maintenance, making it the ideal strain for beginners as it allows you to maximize yields while minimizing work. This super-fast feminized photoperiod version offers upbeat and energetic yet deeply relaxing effects that are perfect for consumers looking for a heavily focused, motivating, and creative high. It’s the ideal strain for those needing that extra energy boost to start a busy day on the right foot. Wedding Cheesecake FF boasts chunky, large-sized buds with a thick layer of silvery-white resin and bright orange hairs scattered all over: that just screams ‘quality’. The lime-green flowers sparkle with an array of hues ranging from dark to light green, to magenta and purple, and reek of a delicious aroma that’ll remind you of fresh store-bought cheesecake. This is an XXL hybrid that grows extremely tall in height, reaching up to 3m with one huge main cola and multiple long side branches that can withstand enormous yields of up to 650 g/m2 with ease. Wedding Cheesecake FF is extremely resilient to the elements and can be grown in almost every climate as long as you’ve got the space and basics covered, making her an excellent choice for those looking for large-scale harvests with a quick turnaround time without much effort." ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Setup: This is going to be an outdoor grow, but I have started the Wedding Cheesecake FF indoors as our weather is still too cold to put her outside (nighttime temp's dipping regularly into the 30's℉). The plan is simple... let her grow inside under a 19/5 light schedule until the nighttime temperatures stay above the mid 40's℉, at which point she'll be moved outside and transplanted into the soil which I have already setup and inoculated with beneficial microbes, and then let the fun begin!🤪💚 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Updates: 4/26- Week Five... here we go! The Wedding Cheesecake FF from FastBuds has her 6th set of leaves now and is looking nice and healthy. She has good color and her growth is beginning to pick up. 4/28- All is well with the Wedding Cheesecake FF. Today I checked the moisture of the soil and decided to water via the garden hose with well water along with a good drink of fresh Compost Tea. 4/30- Rain showers today took care of my watering duties! Yesterday I sprayed her down with Neem Oil to see if it helps to mitigate whatever is beginning to chew on her leaves. 5/2- Another week gone by and this lady is beginning to look like she might end up being a standout! Thank you for checking out my diary, your positive comments and support make it all worthwhile! 💚Growers Love!💚😎🙏

Making the necessary ties and pruning

She smells real nice thos week. All the pistols are tight and dense. Reeking of skunk. Getting a whiff of her, jus makes your mouth water. Dine with nutes. Will flush next week. And harvest 2 weeks after.

Super impressed with the resilience, the yield, and the smoke from this strain. Finished earlier than expected, yielded more than expected and hits harder than expected. Surprised and delighted. Thanks for this Dutch Passion. This was my lockdown harvest and I couldn't be more stoked!