it's been a pleasure growing this plant outdoors as usual.. great results every year same clone off mother produces heavier than usual buds.. with minimal fertilizers.. 25% the amount of indoors chemicals

Goodmorning everyone. Sorry for my English... Someone can tell me why my girls don't grow up and 4 have already started flowering for a couple of days :( Help

~ AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow System sponsored by GrowAce, featuring Strawberry Gorilla Auto by FastBuds ~ Well guy's and gal's here we go again on another exciting Autoflower run together! This time will be different as I will be doing a 'Hydroponic' run utilizing the AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow System by GrowAce, who were kind enough to sponsor me for this run, so it should be interesting to see what results I get and have some fun along the way! •Let me first tell you about this 6 Pot Ebb/Flow system from GrowAce: "The AirCube system is the one and only Ebb & Flow grow system on the market that combines the benefits of air pruning with a fully automated Ebb+Flow system! With the AirCube's proprietary fabric pot in bucket design, this system is guaranteed to outgrow any other Ebb + Flow system on the market. The results speak for themselves- grow MASSIVE roots that result in MASSIVE fruits! Air Pruning- Air Pruning only happens with fabric pots. As the roots reach the fabric walls of the pot, they penetrate and grow into the breathable fabric. Once penetrated, the roots are exposed to air, which causes the tips of the root to dehydrate and naturally prune themselves. This natural pruning process forces the roots to grow tons of lateral fibrous feeder roots. This results in a plant that utilizes the entire root zone and fills the entire pot with tons of roots. These fibrous feeder roots are incredibly effective in uptaking water and nutrients, resulting in a plant that grows healthier and more vigorously! Oxygen Benefits- Without oxygen, nutrient absorption cannot occur. On a molecular level, oxygen is needed to transmit nutrients across the cell walls and into the roots of a plant. With the AirCube's proprietary bottom lifted draining design, the system actively draws all of the water out of the bucket pulls vital oxygen into the root zone. Maximum Versatility with Any Grow Medium: The AirCube System is the only system on the market that allows you to use any growing medium you like. Use coco coir, soil, peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, hydroton, rockwool or any other medium you wish! This system is the most versatile Ebb and Flow bucket system in today's hydroponics industry. Temperature Control- with the fabric pots constructed with highly porous polypropylene fabric, heat dissipates easily and effectively. Unlike standard plastic pots, heat isn't trapped in the root zone. Heat in standard plastic containers can reach temperatures of up to 125 degrees. When this type of heat is trapped and unable to escape, it can damage your plant's health and limit the potential of your harvest. Growing in the AirCube System, plant roots grow cooler, healthier, and more vigorous. Largest Pots in its Class- this system features 5 Gallon grow buckets, the largest pot size of any other ebb and flow hydroponic system in the market. Modular and Expandable- start with 6 grow buckets and expand up to 36 grow buckets with the optional 105 gallons PopTank reservoir!" For my medium and nutrients I decided to also switch things up from my regular Organic runs, going with Plagron Nutrients and Root Royale 70/30 Coco/Perlite. When filling the fabric pots with medium, I first added just under a gallon of horticulture perlite from Nor-Cal as a base layer to ensure good drainage and then filled the remainder with the Root Royale. •Now for one of my favorites, and award winning strain from my friends at FastBuds... Strawberry Gorilla Auto: I'll be running Strawberry Gorilla Autoflower which is a 55/45 Sativa/Indica Hybrid. "ATTENTION ALL! Due to our continuous efforts in evolving our breeding process, we are proud to confirm that our Strawberry Gorilla Auto has now become one of the most potent autoflowers in the world! Paving the way to our recent success where she ranked on top & brought home the gold at the very first American Autoflower Cup in California. Moreover, she proved that not only modern autoflowers can compete with photoperiods, but they can even beat them in their field. At the most recent edition of the Farmer’s Cup and competing against various photoperiodic strains, Strawberry Gorilla Auto took home the title of 'Highest Combined Terpenes' in the highly sought-after 'Home Grow Hash' category, with an impressive 97.163 mg/g total terpene content! Our exceptional genetic selection's crowning Strawberry Gorilla Auto strain is a spectacular hybrid known for producing yields of up to 600 gr/m2 in 70 days. This is a very manageable grow that can reach heights of up to 150 cm - due to its magnitude we recommend it for more experienced growers, as a huge plant may be a little overwhelming for first-timers. This show stopping sativa heavy hybrid is perfect as an all day smoke, producing a taste bud tingling, pungent berry and diesel terpene-rich flavor combo that leaves you with a grin from ear to ear, a perfect choice for those looking for a day-and-night autoflower! "* *References: GrowAce.com, 2fast4buds.com ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Setup: • AC Infinity 4x4 tent •AC Infinity Cloudline T6 Exhaust Fan w/ Controller 67 •HLG 650R w/UVA Bar *** For some reason GD does NOT have a listing for the USA version of the 650R so I selected the closest match to it. •AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow 6 pot System •TrolMaster Hydro-X Controller for light •AutoPilot APC8200 co2 controller fed by a 50# tank •16" Hurricane oscillating fan and 8" floor fan •Tent cooling via filtered outside air delivered by AC Infinity Cloudline T6 fan •BlueLab instruments: PH Pen and Truncheon Nutrient Meter ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Updates: 1/3- Well, here we go into what's looking like the last week for these three beauties from FastBuds! I'm continuing to flush all three and the #1 and #2 pheno's are really getting some beautiful coloration! The #3 plant that has struggled the entire run is so pale she almost looks white, but she's the terpiest of the three, which I think is due to the stresses that she's been under. All three cultivars are covered in frost, and on the #1 and #2 pheno's the trichomes even cover their shade leaves! 1/5- After checking the trichomes on all three I decided to begin their 72 hours in the dark when today's light cycle is finished. All three plants have 85-90% milky trichomes with 5% amber showing, and will continue to mature during the 72 hour dark period before they are hung to begin the drying process. 1/8- Well, today is the day! All three Strawberry Gorilla's were released from 3 days in 'dark🌑jail' and all three look absolutely gorgeous! 😍 All three Strawberry Gorilla's are loaded with trichomes, and each has its own unique terpene profile with the #3, shockingly the 'loudest' of the trio. The #2 is the best looking of the bunch IMO, with the #1 taking the middle slot. After taking some pic's of all three, I cut them each off at their base and hung them in my AC Infinity 4x4 to dry for 10-14 days. I have the tent equipped with a de-humidifier, humidifier, and a fan to keep the air gently circulating. It's winter here so I'm pulling in outside air into the tent which is keeping the temp's in the 55-60℉ range, and I'm keeping the RH at 50% for the first 24hrs, then I'll up it to 60% for the remainder of the hang time. I hope to see you at the harvest report, I know I can't wait to see how these beauties finish up! 💚Growers Love! 💚 Thank you for checking out my passion in life! Please visit as often as you wish and I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I know I will! Grow what you love, Love what you grow!💚

7/18 Plants are looking great. I was able to rearrange the plants so they have a little bit more space and so I can get around every plant. I have small random pest damage (i.e. I caught a four lined plant bug while hunting jpn beetles) but not enough h to warrant treatment. I will probably spray before flower. Sun's out amd plants were praying. I rotated a couple and it only took a few hours for them to "straighten out." I went to look again rhis morning and made the final determination to expand the cage. I'm looking for the 2x4's and the wire in the next couple days. The work that ive done now will but me sometime. I wonder how this rain impacted my soil. 7/19 Plants are looking fantastic. The stretch is starting. One purple punch looks like it's beginning to flower. I think I'm entering the transition period. Jpn beetle damage is evident but not significant. I defoliated a leaf with a a leafminwr or something in it. It's so much easier to get around the plants now. I'm seeing some chunks missing sporadically though. Went to the roses out back and found TONS of jpn beetleson top of each other reproducing. They destroyed that rose bush. I'm going to keep it as a trap plant. My dad's girlfriend wanted to spray it but that doesn't make sense as theflowers are all gone. Dad's grabbing the materials to extend the cage today I think. Right now I can get around every plant but the two big ones in the back. I just cant get to the backs of them and they are huge. Almost reaching the top of the cage. A 4'-6' extension will do wonders in flower. Can't wait. UPDATE: Dad got the 2x4's and we assembled the extension and attached it. He's grabbing the wire as I type this. This worked out beautifully. I had no idea how big the blueberry cheese in the 50 gallon was! This extension (4ft i think) is PERFECT! Then I can get a little extra wire and pull it out if I wanted to. I think I have another 2x4 that I'm going to use in the middle. Lots of great pics and a video I'll upload tomorrow. Hot af today and humidity still super high. Even the commercial dudes was surprised I don't have wpm l and that judging by some of my plants structure that I may do better than I think. I certainly hope so. I WATERED 3 GALLONS OVER THE WHOLE GARDEN. The blueberry cheese in smart pots were drooping. They drink far more water than tje others. I would've given more but we are supposed to have thunderstorms. I left my back tarp off for the night. It will increase airflow and wind is down. I feel like this is going to be my year. 7/20 I updated and loaded everything on the app but notjing would save. Did it again in the website hopfully this saves i didnt put it all up. Didn't water the plants today. Bags seemed okay weight wise. Good thing I did the extension yesterday because those three plants were drooping they were so thirsty. I focused most of the water yesterday on those plants that needed it. The others were somewhat dry but still had some weight. Like i said the blc drinks much more water than any of the other plants. I'm impressed with the growth I'm seeing. Especially since I have been being very stingy with the water and I've only fed like twice and that was just the kelp me/you and big bloom in negligible amounts. I'm watching for deficiencies. I'm just not seeing them. I'm picking up the wire and finishing the extension and then rearranging things. I'll update. UPDATE: WATERED 4 GALLONS CONCENTRATING ON THE PLANTS THAT WERE DROOPING THE MOST. FINISHED ENCLOSURE AND INCREASED PLANT SPACE. TRELLIS WILL GO UP THIS WEEK. VIDEOS WILL BE UPLOADED TOMORROW. 7/21 I should've watered more volume last night. I noticed two plants that seemed much lighter than the rest. After some deliberation I gave them each a half gallon of water. One was the purple punch in the 10 that's huge amd the other was that huge blueberry cheese. I think I'm going to swap places with them, take out a pallet and get some other way to elevate that ONE plant and I'll have even more room. Then I'll add my supports. It's a dream working in there now. I noticed some small interior leaves being used up and dieing. I defoliated them but it was only a couple. I'll need to start nutes at some point. Doesn't need it yet though. I'm going to add some kelp me/you for the heat stress. I need to get the watering down better but it's more difficult when they each have different needs. I kinda have to read the plant. I'd rather be overwatered than underwatered. I tried to upload what I could but some won't. UPDATE: I went over to clip off some fencing that was doubled up AND just to check on tge girls. Found two caterpillars (small but hairy so they were older not the inch worms and possibly what has been contributing to damage on those plants. Things are spread out so it will be harder for insects to move from plant to plant and I have better air flow. I worry that leaving my tarp off might lead to high winds and plants not able to take it buf I digress. I'll add supports later. Plants are huge and drinking far more water than I've been giving them. When I got there several were drooped right over and dry as a bone. The bags are essentially all roots now. I mixed up 8 gallons of water and split it between the plants. I gave less to the two Co trainer plants that weren't drooping and the 10 I watered yesterday that wasn't drooping but for the most part the ones that needed if got at least a gallon or more. The others a little under a gallon. It might rain A LITTLE tonight too. Oh, and since it's been so hot I added 1/2 tsp per gallon of kelp me kelp you to help the plants deal with heat stress. I also noticed that some of the very bottom interior leaves are being used up. I have a feeling ill need to switch to nutes pretty soon. Plus I need to suppirt those plants if I'm going to leave that tarp off and Gove them air. Took a video. But it won't upload here. I'll have to wait till tomm. 7/22 Didn't have much timevthis morning bit I dod a video. Boy those plants loved that water and that kelp. This morning everyone was standing straight up at attention. Supposed to get rain last night but didn't. Good thing I watered. I think I'm going to up the water next watering and then again to the 10% mark if necessary. Especially with the Blueberry cheeses. I'm noticing that a FEW INTERIOR leaves are showing nute deficiencies so I'm probably going to have to start feeding soon. I'll update later. UPDATE: Went back over and cut off the extra wire. I'm going to need to water more volume. Specifically on two plants. The two huge blueberry cheese in 20 gallon smart bags dries out much faster than the rest. I'll have to out that on a different schedule or increase the amount given. Next watering will be 1.5 or 2 gallons a plant and it might be tomorrow from what I was seeing. It's super hot and with the added airflow the bags dry out faster. I also went through EACH plant looking for pests and defoliating old leaves that needed it. Plants are still nice and green but a VERY few older interior leaves are showing deficiencies. I know this is Normal especially since they are trying n g to transition to flower. I also saw pest damage on a couple plants. Four lined plant bug. I already found the one on the other plant and killed it but I'm considering doing a spray before flower. I'm thinking either captain Jack as a "catch all", BT which works great but mostly just on pillars or the organocide bee safe 3 in one pesticide. I also have pyrethium and other things. Thus far picking things off manually has been good enough. At the very least they will get an application of BT very soon. 7/23 Held off on watering this morning. Supposed to get thunder storms I DID split a gallon with two blueberry cheese that were the lightest in the 20 gallon smart pots. Thet drink way more. My water volume is going to need to increase. We haven't had nearly enough rain. I'm going to bump it up to 1.5 to 2 gallons each plant which will be 10% for the 20s and a little less for the others. I'm still seeing various pest damage. Nothing bad but I found another couples leaves that were chomped on by a four lined plant bug so I'm debating applying something tonight when I water. I'm also noticing old leaves being used up and some interior leaves showing slight deficiencies. It will be time to start nutes soon. I'll update as I go. UPDATE: GOT THE FEELING I NEEDED TO CHECK THE PLANTS. SOMETHING DODNT LOOK RIGHT ON THE CAMS. WENT OVER AND EVERY PLANT BUT THE TWO I SPLIT A GALLON WITH AND THE PLANT IN THE 50 WERE DROOPED RIGHT OVER. LIFELESS. I SHOULD'VE WATERED THIS MORNING BUT I DIDNT HAVE TIME. I FIGURED THEY COULD WAIT UNTIL NIGHT. EACH PLANT GOT 1.5 GALLONS AT LEAST. I USED SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN GALLONS ON THE GARDEN. I GAVE EACH CONTAINER PLANT ONE GALLON AND GOT RUN OFF FROM BOTH. IM NOTICING SKIGHT FADING IN LEAVES BUT IM NOT INTRODUCING NUTES TO UNDERWATERED PLANTS. I THINK 10% IS GONNA BE TGE MAGIC NUMBER. 2 GALLONS EACH. EVEN THE 10 GALLON SMART POT. ALMLST AS BIG AS THE 30S BUT DRIES OUT QUICKER. 7/24 Plants looked fantastic this morning. Defoliated a few leaves that needed it. Showed my commercial buddy and he said things looked fantastic. Since the soils still holding nutes and I'm not seeing many deficiencies I may hold off on feeding. I'm starting early flower now. I will be using nutes soon. I think ive got the watering schedule pretty much down.

Week 8: Having some issues with my lower leaves at the moment , but the rest of the plant is really good. We are also being hit by a big heat wave in here , temps outside reaching 40C, but I’m managing it well for now. I will probably have big issues when the drying comes - open to ideas 💡

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I can't wait to try this big 😍 buds they smell nice and I'm pretty sure that the taste will be nice

Day 36F This skunk is kicking OUT 😍 I love it, smells so damn good! Nostalgia of 90s back with a sweet skunk but pungent nostril pinching aroma 👌 Buds forming amazing in my opinion concidering the abuse she has taken and sharing 3gal pot. Still just alternating feed/water and there happy 💚 Day39F - skunk is absolutely thriving, swelling and increasing her blanket of thc all over, and the colours are of a golden orange and green 😍

Still a bit low on the feeding it seems, I do not want to push too much calmag and PH seems ok. Hopefully they manage to survive all the way to the end, especially for the big topped girl.

U kno the vibes well u see the vibes lol.....extra light is going to be my best friend soon... #1 she is growing good being that she is in normal condition(is long day after all) 2 of her branches started putting on size like they want to be main stem. Trained those to promote upward grow for the lower nods and did lollipop'n. #2 grow has been amazing all branches are roughly the same lenght did lollipop'n and add some manure will do some more training in the week to come

Hi growers! Milkyway has started forming very hard flowers covered with trichomes and the smell of the flower is really amazing!

Die wahrscheinlich letzte Woche der 1. Lady beginnt. Die beiden anderen Ladys hängen deutlich zurück aber ich schenke ihnen gerne die zusätzliche Zeit und Pflege. Gedüngt wurde ganz normal nach schema, zusätzlich bekommt meine calmag Lady nun das 2. Mal calmag vielleicht fängt sie sich auch noch. Samstag 15.06.24 Die erste Lady wurde heute geerntet und zum trocknen in den dafür vorbereiten Schrank gehangen, ich entscheide mich hier für die Dry Trim Methode weshalb ich sie noch nicht weiter verarbeitet habe.

Hi Growdiaries, BubbleGummer has been moved to the bloom tent, she had reached the lights in my veg room. Keeping her on the veg nutrients for now. No signs that she is ready to bloom yet, let's give her some time to get used to the bloom light and shorter days. Thanks for visiting my grow! KittensforPeace

2020-06-13 Going heavier on nutrients now, I went too high with my initial amount. After pH, it was a whopping EC=2200!! Too much for these ones. I had to dilute this weeks nutrition down, so I have to estimate the nutrition levels as I had to add water and pH it. I started with a whopping 7.6 mL/Liter but probably ended up with about 6.5 mL/gallonI EC=1800/ now keep calimagic constant at 3.79 mL/gallon to help buffer the solution and keep the solution stable. The additional calimagic has stopped the spread of the rust spots and new leaves are a lighter green and have stopped turning dark! Success. 2020-06-14 Thinking about doing the last topping and LST session this week and then transitioning to bloom. Thoughts on that? I have them on a 'transition feed' right now that is very nutrient dense! Started about 950 ppm for the healthier looking plant. The 2nd plant is still getting slightly less nutrients but the magnesium deficiency hasn't appeared in the newest growth. Roots are growing crazy amounts every day! You can see that the 2nd bucket plant started making tons of roots out of the side of the bucket again. Nice to see the bounce back once given adequate nutrition. I have reduced expectations for that plant but it was definitely a lesson in how to prepare and interpret feeding schedules AND how your plant is reacting to them. 2020-06-15 Did some light defoliating today, removing a lot of the lower fan leaves and sucker branches/growth tips... Going to veg for the rest of the week and then change both over to flower. 2020-06 19 Day before nutrient change, they are growing too fast now!! ahhhh!! 2020-06-20 Day of nutrient change! Took them out of the grow tent while I swapped out the buckets.

Inizio 4 settimana di fioritura 💪...gente è incredibile ma vero! Ho messo in terra un pezzo di piantina che mi s'è rotta(talea) ,senza radicante ne niente. Solo messa in terra...sono passati quasi 10 giorni ed è ancora viva e sta crescendo...vuol dire che ha attaccato con le radici.......non ci credevo nemmeno io, ma quando mi dicono che ho il pollice verde inizio a crederci😂🤣😉😂🤣💪✌️🕉️. W la ganja sempre.....la pianta sacra che salverà il mondo

She is just blowing my mind how quick it's growing .

A tall one right off the bat here. I've never grown a strain with so much CBD in it along with THC. I'll enjoy watching this run, wishful thinking if everything goes right.

_Eyeing up trichomes clusters and buds as they ripen to determine a harvest day -Plant still drinking heavy.. -Bud flops, any motion and the branches are ready to lay. Heavy buds -Flipping Slurricane #7 -Day 69 harvest on BCS seed

Week 7 and 8 in the bag. One more light feed then the flush. Fall colors are coming in nicely and they are starting to purple up. They seem to have wanted a bit more water this week, had one plant start to droop before the watering but everyone perked up. Last dose of Great White microbes this week as well.

🚂 8×8 Adventure – Week 14 🌸 Cash Express – Pheno B 💚 Beast Mode Activated — Big Flowers, Big Presence, and Absolutely No Hurry to Follow Anyone Else's Rules! Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌱💚 My friends... LOOK AT THIS GIRL! 😂🚂🌸 Seriously. Look at her. Look at those flowers. Look at that structure. Look at the way she's carrying herself in the room. This is Cash Express Pheno B, and I think we can officially say that her beast mode is still very much switched on! 💚🔥 And after everything that happened with her sister, there's something especially satisfying about seeing this girl continue her journey without losing her main cola. Her sister had a rough chapter. We lost a beautiful flower, and that was a proper bummer. But this girl? She's still carrying hers. And what a beautiful main cola it is! 😂🌸 She's shining. She's developing. She's continuing to evolve. And she's doing it in her own way, at her own pace, without asking anyone for permission. She's not waiting for the other plants. She's not checking the calendar. She's not asking me when she's supposed to finish. She's simply doing her thing. And honestly? I love that. We are getting into the later part of her journey, but I'm not going to pretend I know exactly when she'll be finished. She'll get there when she's ready. Until then, we're going to keep observing, keep documenting, and keep giving this beautiful beast the spotlight she deserves. 🚂💚🌸✨ ──────────────────────── 🌱 THE 8×8 ADVENTURE — SAME ROOM, DIFFERENT STORIES ──────────────────────── For anyone discovering this diary for the first time, welcome to the 8×8 Adventure! The idea behind this project is simple: Different genetics and phenotypes sharing the same general environment. Same room. Same 12/12 light schedule. Same general environmental conditions. Same lighting ecosystem. Same nutritional program. Same grower. And yet... completely different personalities. 😂🌿 That's the part I love most about this experiment. Some plants are compact. Some stretch. Some build enormous structures. Some take their sweet time. Others seem to wake up every morning and decide that today is another opportunity to surprise us. And Cash Express Pheno B? She's bringing the beast mode. 🚂🔥 Her sister has experienced a very different journey, including the unfortunate loss of her main cola. This girl has kept hers, and we're continuing to follow her development as she moves toward the later part of her flowering journey. Two phenotypes. Shared genetics. Shared environment. Different experiences. And that's exactly why every plant gets her own diary. We're not simply documenting a cultivar name. We're documenting the individual plant in front of us. And this girl has plenty of personality to document! ──────────────────────── 💚 HER MAIN COLA IS STILL HERE — AND SHE'S SHINING! Let's give this flower the appreciation it deserves. 😂🌸 After what happened to her sister, I think it's impossible not to pay a little extra attention to this girl's main cola. It's beautiful. It's substantial. And it's still part of the plant. That's something worth celebrating. When you've watched a flower develop over so many weeks, you start appreciating all the little changes that brought it to this point. The structure. The way the flowers develop together. The way the surrounding foliage frames the cola. The changing appearance as the plant progresses. And now, here we are, looking at a beautiful main flower that's still very much part of her story. 💚🌸✨ I'm not going to make predictions about exactly how much longer it has. I'm not going to put a finish date on her. And I'm certainly not going to start calling the run finished just because the plant looks impressive. We're going to keep watching. We're going to keep observing the whole plant. And we're going to let her development tell us where she is in the journey. For now? I'm enjoying the view. And this girl is giving us plenty to enjoy! ──────────────────────── 🔥 BEAST MODE — A MEDIUM PLANT WITH A BIG PRESENCE ──────────────────────── One of the things I really like about Cash Express Pheno B is that she doesn't need to dominate every centimetre of the room to make herself noticed. She's got presence. She's got character. And those flowers certainly know how to attract attention. 😂💚 There's a difference between a plant being physically enormous and a plant simply having an impressive expression. You can have a giant plant that doesn't necessarily produce the individual flower structure you're looking for. And you can have a more moderate-sized plant that develops some seriously impressive flowers. Cash Express Pheno B is a great reminder that plant height alone never tells the entire story. Look at the structure. Look at the individual flowers. Look at the way the plant has developed. Look at her main cola. And then tell me she isn't bringing some serious beast energy to this adventure! 🚂🌸🔥 She's doing her thing. And we're here to appreciate it. ──────────────────────── 🌸 MOVING TOWARD THE FINISH — BUT WHO SET THE DATE? ──────────────────────── This is where things get interesting. We're moving into the later part of her journey, and she's continuing to evolve beautifully. But when is she going to be finished? Honestly? I don't know. 😂💚 And that's not me avoiding the question. It's simply me refusing to pretend that a calendar can tell us everything we need to know about a living plant. The week number gives us context. The photographs help us track changes. The appearance of the flowers gives us information. But no single observation tells us everything about the plant's overall maturity. Different phenotypes can develop at different rates, even when they're grown under the same general conditions. And Cash Express Pheno B has already shown us that she has her own rhythm. So we're not going to force a deadline onto her. We're going to keep observing the overall development and document what we actually see. No guessing for the sake of guessing. No promises. No imaginary finish date. Just the plant, the camera, and another week of the 8×8 Adventure. 🌿📸💚 ──────────────────────── 🌱 SAME ROOM, SAME OPPORTUNITY — DIFFERENT GENETIC EXPRESSION ──────────────────────── The room remains under the same general setup. We're not changing everything around simply because one plant is developing differently from another. The lighting ecosystem remains in place. The nutritional program remains consistent. The environmental strategy remains the same. And the plants continue to express themselves individually. This is one of the most important things to understand about the 8×8 Adventure. Keeping the environment consistent doesn't mean every plant will behave identically. Genetics influence plant architecture, development, flowering patterns, and how individual plants respond to their surroundings. The environment provides the conditions. The plant's biology determines how it responds to them. And the results can be fascinating. The Blueberry Muffin sisters have been taking their time. Cash Express Pheno B is showing a very different rhythm. And even within Cash Express, Pheno A and Pheno B have experienced different journeys. That's not a problem with the experiment. That's precisely what makes the experiment interesting. Same room. Different stories. And we're documenting every one of them. ──────────────────────── 💡 THE ARTIFICIAL SUN — FUTURE OF GROW BLACK SERIES ──────────────────────── The lighting setup remains unchanged this week. The Future of Grow Black Series LEDs continue to provide the main lighting for the room, with the two additional Black Series 600W fixtures remaining part of our upgraded setup. After adding those fixtures, we reduced the output to approximately 59% from the plug rather than running everything at maximum. Our working reference remains around: ☀️ ~1,500 PPFD across the upper canopy. Actual intensity varies depending on the plant's height and position, so this is an upper-canopy reference, not a claim that every flower receives exactly the same amount of light. And Cash Express Pheno B continues her journey beneath that lighting environment. Same artificial sun. Same general setup. Different plant. Different response. Different expression. 💡🌿 The extra fixtures have given us more lighting capacity and more flexibility in how we use that capacity. And that is worth highlighting. More available capacity doesn't automatically mean we need to operate every fixture at maximum output. The useful question is how the lighting performs within the complete environment and how the plants respond. That's part of what we're exploring throughout this adventure. A massive thank you to Future of Grow for supplying the additional Black Series fixtures and giving us the opportunity to test this expanded lighting setup! ──────────────────────── ❤️ THE RED-LIGHT DISCUSSION — WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY DO? ──────────────────────── Now, let's talk about the extra 15 minutes of red light after the main lighting period. Since we're documenting this lighting routine across the individual reports this week, I want to explain the science rather than simply repeat a claim. Plants have photoreceptors that help them interpret their light environment. One important group is the phytochromes, which respond to red and far-red wavelengths. These photoreceptors participate in signalling processes that can influence plant development and responses to changing light conditions. Red and far-red light are related, but they are not interchangeable. Their effects depend on the wavelengths involved, the intensity, the duration of exposure, the timing, and the plant's physiological state. Our additional 15-minute red-light period is part of the lighting routine we're documenting. However, we shouldn't automatically claim that this short period guarantees better flowering, larger flowers, increased yield, or a better transition into darkness. Those are specific outcomes that would need appropriate evidence. For this run, we're recording what we're doing and keeping the scientific explanation separate from any assumptions about the result. That's important. It's possible to explore lighting techniques while remaining honest about what we know. And if we want to understand what a particular treatment actually changes, we need to look at the evidence and the plants' responses rather than assuming the result in advance. ❤️💡🌱 ──────────────────────── 🔬 THE EMERSON EFFECT — A LITTLE PHOTOSYNTHESIS SCIENCE ──────────────────────── Since we're already talking about light, let's take a moment to look at the Emerson effect. This is a genuine phenomenon in photosynthesis, and it's a fascinating example of how plants use light. In simplified terms, the Emerson effect describes an increase in photosynthetic activity observed when certain red and far-red wavelengths are supplied together, compared with what would be expected from their individual effects under the experimental conditions. Why does that happen? Photosynthesis involves two cooperating photosystems: 🌿 Photosystem II — PSII 🌿 Photosystem I — PSI Both are involved in the light-dependent reactions that help convert light energy into chemical energy. The two photosystems have different absorption characteristics, and their cooperation is essential to the overall process. Under suitable conditions, combining particular wavelengths can improve the balance between the activity of the two photosystems. The resulting photosynthetic response can be greater than expected from either wavelength acting alone. That's the key idea behind the Emerson effect. But here's where we need to be careful. The Emerson effect does not simply mean that adding red light at the end of the day automatically increases photosynthesis. The classic effect concerns the combined action of red and far-red wavelengths under particular illumination conditions. Our additional 15-minute red-light period after the main lights is a different situation. We shouldn't assume that it reproduces the Emerson effect or that it automatically produces a measurable benefit. The actual spectrum matters. The intensity matters. The timing matters. And the response being measured matters. So, yes, the Emerson effect is an important and interesting part of photosynthesis research. But we need to distinguish the established phenomenon from the particular lighting routine we're using in this grow. That's how we keep the science useful. Curiosity is good. Experimenting can be interesting. But understanding what an effect actually describes is even better. 🔬🌱💡 ──────────────────────── 🌙 RED LIGHT, FAR-RED LIGHT, AND DARKNESS ARE NOT THE SAME THING One final clarification, because these subjects are often mixed together. Red light and far-red light can influence plant signalling in different ways. The phytochrome system responds to these wavelengths and helps plants interpret changes in their light environment. But the response to a particular treatment depends on the exact conditions. A short red-light period after the main lights switch off is not automatically equivalent to a far-red treatment. And neither treatment should be assumed to guarantee a particular outcome without supporting evidence. For this report, the important point is simple: We're documenting the additional 15-minute red-light period as part of our current lighting routine. We're explaining the relevant science. And we're not claiming that the Emerson effect proves this particular treatment will improve the plant. If we want to understand the actual effect of a lighting treatment, we'd need suitable comparisons and measurements. That's the difference between an interesting idea and a demonstrated result. And I think growers deserve that distinction. 💚🔬 ──────────────────────── 🌱 NUTRITION — KEEPING THE ROOM CONSISTENT ──────────────────────── The nutritional program remains unchanged this week. We're continuing with the same general recipe across the room rather than creating a new feeding plan for Cash Express Pheno B simply because she's developing at her own pace. The current recipe remains: 🌱 Plagron Pure Zym — 1 ml/L ⚗️ Plagron pH Plus — 0.03 ml/L 🍋 Plagron Lemon Kick — 0.03 ml/L 🌸 Plagron Terra Bloom — 2 ml/L 🌱 Plagron Power Buds — 1 ml/L 🍯 Plagron Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L 🌿 Plagron Green Sensation — 1 ml/L Current solution readings remain approximately: ⚗️ pH — 6.04 ⚡ EC — ~2.05 mS/cm Same general program. Same room. Same opportunity. And the plant continues to show us her own expression. We're not trying to make every phenotype follow the same timeline. We're watching the plants and documenting what happens. ──────────────────────── ✂️ NOT MUCH INTERVENTION — JUST OBSERVATION One thing that hasn't changed is our approach to the plant itself. We're not looking for unnecessary work. We're not trying to manipulate her simply because she's entering a later stage. We're observing. We're documenting. We're keeping an eye on her overall condition. And we're letting her continue her journey. The plant has already developed her structure. The flowers are there. The room is stable. So there's no reason to invent an intervention just to make the week feel busy. 😂🌿 Sometimes the grower needs to take action. Sometimes the grower needs to solve a problem. And sometimes the grower needs to put the camera down, take a step back, and appreciate what the plant has become. Cash Express Pheno B is definitely giving me plenty of reasons to do that last one. ──────────────────────── 🌡️ WEEK 14 — ROOM CONDITIONS The room continues under the same general setup used across this week's individual reports: 🌸 Flowering — Week 14 💡 Light schedule — 12/12 💡 Future of Grow Black Series LEDs — upgraded setup 🔌 Approximate lighting output — ~59% from the plug ☀️ Upper-canopy PPFD reference — ~1,500 🌡️ Day temperature — ~27°C 🌙 Night temperature — ~26°C 💧 Relative humidity — ~61% ⚗️ pH — ~6.04 ⚡ EC — ~2.05 mS/cm 🌡️ Nutrient solution temperature — ~25°C 🌱 Substrate temperature — ~25°C 🌬️ CO₂ — ~693 ppm 🌱 Pot size — 15 L 💦 Irrigation — ~1.45 L per plant / 24h These are the shared room readings and setup references, rather than measurements unique to this individual plant. Same room. Same lighting ecosystem. Same general nutritional program. Different phenotype. And Cash Express Pheno B continues to show us what she can do within that environment. ──────────────────────── 💚 HER SISTER'S STORY IS DIFFERENT — AND THAT'S OKAY I think this comparison deserves a moment of its own. Cash Express Pheno A lost her main cola. It was unfortunate, and we documented it honestly. Cash Express Pheno B has kept hers, and we're continuing to follow her development. It's tempting to think that two plants sharing the same genetics and room should experience the same journey. But living plants don't work like that. Their individual structures, development, and responses can differ. And sometimes their experiences differ for reasons that have nothing to do with a simple comparison of the cultivar name. We don't need to turn the two sisters into a competition. One plant's setback doesn't diminish the other plant's success. And one plant doing well doesn't make the other plant's difficult chapter any less important to document. They each deserve their own report. Their own photographs. Their own observations. And their own story. Cash Express Pheno B is bringing her beast mode this week. So that's what we're celebrating. 🚂💚🌸 ──────────────────────── 📸 THE CAMERA LOVES THIS GIRL And honestly? I could keep taking photographs of this plant. 😂📸 There's something satisfying about looking at a plant you've followed for weeks and seeing how her appearance has changed over time. The structure. The flowers. The main cola. The way she occupies her space. All those details become part of the record. And that's why I enjoy keeping the reports separate. A single overview of the whole room would never tell us everything about each plant. Here, we can stop and appreciate Cash Express Pheno B individually. We can admire her flowers. We can follow her development. We can compare this week's photographs with previous weeks. And we can document the journey without pretending we already know how the final chapter will look. That's the beauty of keeping a proper diary. One plant. One week. One more piece of the story. 💚📸🌸 ──────────────────────── 🔭 WHEN WILL SHE FINISH? The million-dollar question! 😂💚 And my answer is still: I don't know yet. She's moving toward the later part of her journey, and her development is continuing. But I'm not going to invent a finish date simply because we're at Week 14. The calendar gives us context. It doesn't make the decision for the plant. We'll continue to observe her overall maturity and development, and we'll document what we actually see. No false certainty. No promises. No pressure to finish on somebody else's schedule. Cash Express Pheno B gets to write her own ending. And we'll be here with the camera when the next chapter arrives. ──────────────────────── ✨ FINAL THOUGHTS — BEAST MODE, BRIGHT LIGHTS, AND HER OWN FINISH LINE Week 14. Cash Express Pheno B. And what a beautiful beast she is! 🚂💚🔥 Unlike her sister, she hasn't lost her main cola. She's continuing to develop. She's looking beautiful. She's showing us her own structure and her own personality. And she's moving toward the later part of her journey without giving us a reason to rush her or invent a deadline. I'm loving what I'm seeing. I'm enjoying the photographs. I'm enjoying the opportunity to follow this phenotype individually. And I'm especially enjoying the contrast between the two sisters. Same genetics. Same room. Different experiences. Different expressions. Different stories. That's what this adventure is all about. We've also taken the opportunity to discuss the extra 15-minute red-light period and the Emerson effect. Red and far-red light have fascinating roles in plant signalling and photosynthesis, but the science deserves to be explained accurately. The Emerson effect describes a specific photosynthetic response involving the cooperation of photosystems under particular illumination conditions. It doesn't automatically prove that our short end-of-day red-light period produces the same effect. We're documenting our lighting routine, learning about the underlying science, and keeping our conclusions grounded in what we actually know. Because growing is not just about watching plants develop. It's also about asking questions, exploring ideas, and learning to separate observations from assumptions. And this girl? She's giving us plenty to observe. 😂🌸💚 So let's celebrate the beautiful main cola that's still here. Let's appreciate the flowers. Let's enjoy her beast-mode personality. Let's keep the room stable. Let's keep learning. And let's allow Cash Express Pheno B to reach her own finish line in her own time. She's not following the calendar. She's following her own journey. And we're here to watch it unfold. 🚂🌸💚✨ ──────────────────────── 🙏 THANK YOU A huge thank you to Zamnesia for the Cash Express genetics and for giving us the opportunity to explore these individual phenotypes throughout the 8×8 Adventure. 🌸💚 Thank you to Plagron for supporting the nutritional side of the journey and helping us maintain consistency throughout the room. 🌱 A massive thank you to Future of Grow for the Black Series lighting and especially for supplying the two additional Black Series 600W fixtures that have expanded our lighting capability. 💡🙏 Thank you to LumiFlora for adding another lighting dimension deeper into the canopy. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and maintain the environment behind the scenes. And, of course, thank you to everyone following along on GrowDiaries. Thank you for the comments. Thank you for the questions. Thank you for the support. And thank you for appreciating the individual stories behind these plants. Because that's what makes the 8×8 Adventure special. We're not simply showing you a room full of plants. We're documenting different genetics, different phenotypes, different experiences, and everything we learn along the way. Sometimes we celebrate a beautiful main cola. Sometimes we document a setback. Sometimes we explore the science behind a lighting technique. And sometimes we simply stand there, look at a plant, and say: "Damn... you're beautiful." 😂💚🌸 Cash Express Pheno B is giving us one of those weeks. So keep shining, beautiful beast. Keep doing your thing. Keep following your own rhythm. And whenever you're ready to finish your story... we'll be here to document it. 🚂💚🌸✨ Growers Love & Happy Growing! 🌱💚🚂