💙 Project Blue Tent – Week 14 💙
🥒 Pickle Lemon Haze F1 – Pheno A
❄️ Dense Flowers, Beautiful Frost, Incredible Aroma – The Final Chapters Are Approaching!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of Project Blue Tent! 💙🌱
My friends, here we go again!
Another week, another beautiful girl, and another reason to spend time in front of the tent admiring these plants instead of doing whatever else I was supposed to be doing! 😂📸
And honestly, can you blame me?
Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A is looking absolutely beautiful!
The flowers are dense, the frost is impressive, the aroma is incredible, and the overall appearance of this girl is giving us plenty of reasons to keep the cameras ready.
We're now moving further into the final stage of flowering, and although there aren't any major changes to report this week, that doesn't mean there's nothing happening.
Sometimes, the best thing we can do is maintain the environment we've established, observe the plants, take our photographs, and give them the time they need to continue developing.
That's precisely where we are right now.
The major structural work is behind us. The canopy is established, the branches are supported, and the girls are continuing their journey under the same general conditions.
We're also using our new Hemp Hooks collaboration in this run, with a practical application that I'm particularly happy with.
And don't forget, my friends, we have the Mr. Baggy giveaway happening over on Discord! 👽💙
But first, let's give Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A the individual spotlight she deserves.
🌸 WEEK 14 – THIS GIRL IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL!
Let's start with the obvious.
WOW!
Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A continues to impress with her dense flowers, beautiful structure, and increasingly impressive overall appearance.
We're reaching a stage where the flowers themselves are becoming the main attraction.
The earlier work on the canopy has already been completed, and now we're watching the results of all those weeks of development.
The training, topping, SCROG, and defoliation performed earlier in the run helped establish the structure we see today.
Now, the branches are supported, the canopy is established, and we're concentrating on observing the flowers as they continue developing.
And honestly, I love this stage.
You spend weeks working on the structure, making adjustments, and trying to give each plant the space and support she needs.
Eventually, you reach a point where you can step back, grab the camera, and appreciate what you've been working towards.
That's where we are with Pheno A.
She's looking beautiful, and although we're getting closer to the finish, we're not going to rush the story.
Let's give her the time she needs and see what the next chapter brings! 💙🌸
❄️ DENSE FLOWERS, BEAUTIFUL FROST, AND PLENTY TO ADMIRE
One of the first things that catches my attention when looking at Pheno A is the density of her flowers.
They're looking compact and beautifully developed, with plenty of intricate details to appreciate in the close-up photographs.
And then there's the frost!
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The visible trichomes give us another reason to spend time documenting these flowers properly.
When we look at the entire plant, we can appreciate the overall structure and the distribution of the flowering sites.
But when we move closer, we discover all those little details that make these plants so fascinating to photograph.
The trichomes.
The pistils.
The textures of the flowers and sugar leaves.
The way individual sections of the buds develop as flowering progresses.
It's a completely different perspective, and it's one of the reasons I enjoy macro photography and focus stacking so much.
Even though we have fewer photographs of Pheno A this week, I still wanted to include the details that matter most.
We don't need dozens of photographs every single week to appreciate a beautiful plant.
Sometimes, a few good images are enough to remind us why we started documenting the journey in the first place.
And this girl certainly deserves that attention! 📸💙
🌿 COMPACT, DENSE, AND BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED
Pheno A continues to show us the benefits of the structure established during the earlier weeks.
The canopy is already in place, and we're no longer trying to reshape the entire plant.
Instead, we're observing how the flowers continue developing within that structure.
The earlier topping and training helped establish the framework, while the SCROG nets provide support for the branches.
The defoliation performed earlier in the run also remains part of the plant's development history.
All those decisions happened weeks ago, but their results are still part of what we're looking at today.
And this is why I believe documenting the entire journey matters.
If we only looked at the plant during the final weeks, we'd miss much of the work that helped establish her structure.
By following the plant from the beginning, we can appreciate how she developed and how the different stages fit together.
Pheno A has her own characteristics, and we're continuing to document them as she progresses.
No unnecessary structural changes this week.
No major interventions.
Just observation, photography, and a little admiration for the beautiful flowers developing in front of us.
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🌈 SAME CULTIVAR, INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
One of the interesting aspects of Project Blue Tent is comparing the two Pickle Lemon Haze F1 plants.
Both girls share the same cultivar and grow within the same general ecosystem, but that doesn't mean every characteristic will be identical.
Individual plants can express their characteristics differently, even when grown under the same general conditions.
Their structure, flower formation, and progression through flowering can all provide interesting points of comparison.
That's why we're documenting Pheno A and Pheno B separately.
Each plant deserves her own photographs, observations, and development history.
And while we're keeping the wider room conditions consistent across the reports, we're still giving each girl her own story.
For Pheno A, this week's story is about her beautiful flowers, impressive density, visible frost, and the way she's continuing towards the finish.
We're not going to invent differences just to make the reports sound different.
We're simply observing what each plant shows us.
And right now, Pheno A is giving us plenty to appreciate! 💙🥒
👃 THE AROMA – ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
Now, my friends, let's talk about something that photographs cannot capture.
The smell!
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The aroma throughout the room is incredible, and Pheno A is contributing to that beautiful experience.
As flowering progresses, spending time around these plants becomes an increasingly aromatic experience.
It's one of those things that reminds me why I enjoy documenting the entire journey rather than concentrating exclusively on the final photographs.
We can show the structure.
We can capture the colours.
We can photograph the trichomes.
But the aroma is something you have to experience yourself.
I'm not going to invent a detailed terpene profile or assign specific aroma notes that we haven't properly documented.
For now, what I can tell you is that the smell is beautiful, the room is wonderfully aromatic, and this girl is making the whole experience even more enjoyable.
And honestly, my friends, that's another reason to keep the cameras ready!
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? HEMP HOOKS – A NEW COLLABORATION INSIDE PROJECT BLUE TENT!
Now, let's introduce our new collaboration!
We're happy to welcome Hemp Hooks to the Project Blue Tent adventure, and we're already using their products in this run.
🌐 Website: https://hemphooks.com/
I've included photographs showing how I'm using the hooks around the plants, and there's a little twist to the way we're using them.
The application shown in these pictures isn't their original intended purpose.
Instead, I'm using them to support branches and help keep them separated where necessary.
And honestly, they're working wonderfully for that!
With the canopy already established and the flowers developing throughout the plants, I appreciate having another option for supporting the branches and keeping the structure organized.
At this stage, I'm not looking to return to major training sessions or reshape the plants unnecessarily.
The important structural work has already been completed.
The hooks are simply helping me manage the existing arrangement of the branches in a way that suits this particular run.
And sometimes, discovering a practical alternative use for a product can be a pleasant surprise!
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We'll explore Hemp Hooks more extensively in future runs, including their intended applications and how they can fit into earlier stages of plant development.
For now, I wanted to introduce the collaboration and share the way we're already incorporating the hooks into our setup.
A new collaboration, a practical application, and another little addition to our growing adventure!
Welcome aboard, Hemp Hooks! 💙
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Thank you to Hemp Hooks for joining us on this adventure!
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🌡️ THE ROOM – SAME CONDITIONS, SAME APPROACH
Now, let's look at the shared environment.
As with the other Project Blue Tent reports this week, we're maintaining the established environmental conditions.
We're not making any new major adjustments to the temperatures or humidity targets.
The current reference conditions are:
Day air temperature: approximately 25°C.
Night air temperature: approximately 19–20°C.
Relative humidity: approximately 55% under normal room conditions.
Solution temperature: approximately 21°C.
Substrate temperature: approximately 21°C.
These are the normal operating conditions we're using as our reference, rather than every temporary reading that might appear while I'm working inside the tent.
As I've explained in previous reports, humidity can rise temporarily while I'm inside the room taking photographs, checking equipment, and moving around.
That's why it's important to distinguish between temporary readings during maintenance and the conditions we're aiming to maintain once the room settles.
The cooler conditions are already part of our approach to the final stage.
For this week, we're keeping the environment stable and observing how Pheno A continues developing.
No unnecessary changes.
No new environmental experiment.
Just the established setup and more time to observe these beautiful plants.
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💡 LIGHTING – THE OVERHEAD LEDS REMAIN AT THEIR ESTABLISHED SETTING
The overhead LED output remains approximately 90%, following the gradual reduction introduced in the previous reports.
Our approach remains the same: reduce the output progressively as we move towards the finish rather than making sudden changes.
We're considering the lighting alongside the temperatures, humidity, and overall condition of the plants.
The objective is to maintain a balanced environment while observing how the flowers continue developing.
We're not assuming that one particular lighting setting will automatically produce a specific result.
Instead, we're documenting the setup and watching how the plants progress.
The main LEDs continue providing the primary lighting from above, while the supplemental under-canopy fixtures remain part of the experiment.
And for this week, that's the story.
The lighting arrangement is established, the environment is stable, and we're allowing the girls to continue their journey.
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💡 LUMIFLORA UNDER-CANOPY LIGHTING – THE EXPERIMENT CONTINUES
The two LumiFlora 150W full-spectrum under-canopy fixtures remain in place beneath the canopy.
They're arranged in the established X-cross configuration and continue supplementing the overhead lighting.
We're maintaining the same general approach to their output, around 90–95%, while observing the plants.
One of the things we're interested in throughout this project is how the lower flowering sites develop under this combined lighting arrangement.
The main LEDs illuminate the canopy from above, while the under-canopy fixtures provide supplemental light to the lower portions of the plants.
We're documenting the setup and following the development of the flowers in different positions throughout the canopy.
However, we're not going to claim that the additional lighting automatically produces more uniform development without evidence to support that conclusion.
We'll continue observing and recording what happens.
For now, the fixtures remain in place, and the lighting arrangement is unchanged.
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💧 IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE – KEEPING THINGS CONSISTENT
The automatic irrigation and drainage system continues supporting all four plants.
The girls share the same reservoir and irrigation arrangement, helping us maintain a consistent general approach throughout the room.
The recorded watering volume remains approximately 1.6 litres per plant over 24 hours.
This is our recorded reference value, while actual water demand can still vary depending on the individual plant and environmental conditions.
We continue monitoring the system and observing the plants rather than assuming that every plant necessarily uses exactly the same amount of water.
At this stage, there's no reason to introduce unnecessary changes to a system that's already established.
The irrigation setup continues doing its job while we concentrate on observing the flowers and documenting the individual plants.
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⚗️ NUTRITION – THE REDUCED RECIPE REMAINS UNCHANGED
As explained in the previous reports, we've already reduced the nutritional concentration as part of our approach to the final stage of flowering.
We're continuing with the PLAGRON Hydro line.
The current recipe is:
PLAGRON Hydro A – 1.8 ml/L.
PLAGRON Hydro B – 1.8 ml/L.
PLAGRON Power Buds – 1 ml/L.
PLAGRON Green Sensation – discontinued.
PLAGRON pH Plus and pH Minus – used as required for pH adjustment.
The current recorded pH is approximately 5.98, while the EC is around 1.86 mS/cm.
We've reduced Hydro A and Hydro B, and we've now stopped using Green Sensation.
Power Buds remains in the current recipe for now.
This is an important correction to the earlier nutritional descriptions, which still mentioned Green Sensation as part of the program.
The current record reflects the updated recipe.
Our target is to keep the pH close to 6, allowing for small variations above or below that point.
We monitor the readings, make adjustments when necessary, and avoid unnecessary changes when everything remains within our intended range.
Because all four plants share the same reservoir, the nutritional program remains consistent across the room.
We're not changing the recipe specifically for Pheno A.
Instead, we're maintaining the established approach and observing the plants as they move towards the finish.
Accurate records matter, especially when we're documenting several individual plants growing under the same general conditions.
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🕸️ THE CANOPY – THE HARD WORK IS BEHIND US
The earlier topping, training, SCROG, and defoliation remain important parts of Pheno A's development history.
Those interventions helped establish the canopy and structure we're looking at today.
Now, we're at a different stage.
The structure is established, the branches are supported, and we're concentrating on observing the flowers as they continue developing.
We're not trying to reshape the entire plant every week.
We're not making unnecessary interventions simply because we want to show something new in the diary.
Instead, we're allowing the plant to continue developing within the framework we've already established.
The Hemp Hooks are helping me support and separate branches where necessary, but the main structural work is already behind us.
Sometimes, cultivation is about knowing when to intervene.
And sometimes, it's about knowing when to step back, observe, and let the plant continue her journey.
For Pheno A, we're firmly in observation mode now.
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🌸 THE FINAL STAGE – WHO WILL FINISH FIRST?
This is the question that's becoming increasingly interesting throughout Project Blue Tent!
We have four plants sharing the same tent, representing two different cultivars.
We've established the environment, reduced the nutritional concentration, and begun lowering the overhead LED output gradually.
Now, we're watching how the individual plants progress.
But will they all finish at the same time?
Will one cultivar be ready before the other?
Will the two phenotypes within a cultivar also show differences in their finishing timelines?
I genuinely don't know yet.
And that's precisely why we're continuing to observe rather than guessing.
Pheno A is looking beautiful, and the flowers are developing impressively, but appearance alone doesn't establish an exact harvest date.
We'll continue observing the trichomes, the pistils, and the overall maturity of the flowers.
We'll also keep the individual development of each plant in mind rather than assuming that every girl will follow the same schedule.
Maybe we'll end up harvesting part of the room before the rest.
Maybe the girls will finish closer together than expected.
Let's see!
I'm curious to find out, and I'm looking forward to documenting the final stages of this adventure.
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🔭 WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT
As we continue towards the end of flowering, I'm particularly interested in seeing how Pheno A progresses.
We'll keep observing the density and development of the flowers, the trichomes, and the changing appearance of the plant.
We'll continue monitoring the established environmental conditions and maintaining the current nutritional program.
And, of course, we'll keep comparing the progress of the four girls.
The photographs might be fewer this week, but the observations continue.
Sometimes, the most interesting part of a grow is simply watching how everything develops when the major work has already been completed.
We're getting closer to the finish, but there's no need to rush.
We'll let the plants show us when they're ready and document their individual journeys along the way.
💙 FINAL THOUGHTS – ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CHAPTER FOR PHENO A
My friends, Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A is looking absolutely beautiful.
The flowers are dense, the visible frost is impressive, and the aroma throughout the room is incredible.
We're maintaining the same environmental conditions, the same lighting arrangement, and the same irrigation system.
The nutritional program remains at its reduced concentration, with Green Sensation discontinued and Power Buds still included for now.
We're also continuing to use Hemp Hooks to support and separate branches where needed, and I'm happy to introduce this new collaboration through the photographs from our current run.
There aren't any dramatic new changes this week.
And that's perfectly fine.
We're at a stage where observation, patience, and accurate documentation matter more than making unnecessary interventions.
The canopy is established.
The flowers are developing.
The frost is beautiful.
And we're getting closer to discovering how the finishing timeline will unfold across the room.
Will Pheno A finish before her sister?
Will the Pickle Lemon Haze girls finish before the Blue Waffles?
Or will everything progress towards harvest together?
Let's see!
For now, we'll keep the cameras ready, maintain the established environment, and give each plant the attention she deserves.
Because every plant has her own story, and Pheno A deserves her own chapter.
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🙏 A HUGE THANK YOU
A huge thank you to Zamnesia for making Project Blue Tent possible and giving us the opportunity to document these beautiful Blue Waffle F1 and Pickle Lemon Haze F1 plants individually.
Thank you to PLAGRON for the Hydro nutrient line supporting the girls throughout their journey.
A massive thank you to Zamnesia for the Phytonaut LED lighting, curved scissors, and clip fans that continue playing important roles in our setup.
Thank you to Mars Hydro for the irrigation and drainage equipment helping us maintain consistency throughout the tent.
And a special thank you to LumiFlora for the 150W full-spectrum under-canopy fixtures that we're using to explore supplemental lighting beneath the canopy.
WELCOME TO HEMP HOOKS!
Thank you for joining us on this adventure and for providing our community with a discount code.
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We're looking forward to exploring more of your products in upcoming runs and sharing our experiences with the community.
Thank you to GrowDiaries for providing the platform where we can document the plants, share the photographs, and record the lessons we learn along the way.
And, of course, thank you to everyone following Project Blue Tent, reading the reports, watching the videos, and supporting the journey.
Your support means a lot and makes these individual chapters even more enjoyable to share.
We're getting closer to the finish, but there's still plenty to observe and appreciate.
Until next week, my friends…
Keep growing.
Keep learning.
Keep documenting.
And never forget to enjoy the journey as much as the destination!
Growers Love, happy growing, and take care everyone! 🌱💙🥒🌸❄️