Thank you. Growing cannabis is an art that seems to evolve as you learn it. While it may only take a little knowledge to get started, It seems that this may take a life-time to perfect (doubt I'll ever make that category, but I will certainly try). So thank-you to the community that Shares, Comments, Follows, and Likes. Your efforts in any of these actions make these journals a worth-while and perfect way for us all to learn and track our efforts. I personally appreciate it. Also a huge Thanks has to go out to Grow Diaries for making this community even possible. Your efforts to supply the data storage alone is more than enough, but you the fact that you dont stop there and constantly try to improve the experience even more makes this my favorite community to to share on. And then lastly, but certainly not least, a heartfelt Thank-you to Royal Queen Seeds for your branding/research while making these seeds available to people like me. It gives me confidence in knowing that I am working with great genetics before I even start my grow. ---------------------------- Germination Start and incubation period 3/12/24 to 3/26/24 Transfer Day to Veg Day 6 3/27 to 4/2 Germination: First note was about the appearance of the seeds. They were smaller than I am used to seeing, but no damage or deformities and look to be in good shape. Germination took 14 days from dropping in water to transplanting into 1 gallon pots. 23hours in a glass of 6.3ph room temp RO water. 2 cracked open a little and I placed them both in paper towels wet with the glass water and pasted to the sides of the glass for 2 days then checked, no progress. So I freshened the water then waited another 2 days and checked, little to no progress. Then checked again 1 day later and finally was able to move them. One looked fully ready and the other seemed less ready. I placed in rapid rooter pods and closed with toothpick tips. 1 popped out of the pods in 1 day but the other did not. So I gave it 1 more day and started my spare seed. After 4 days of water and towels I replaced the dead pod with a growing sprout. Transplant occurred on 3/27 Veg Day 0 to 6 1gal hard tall pots. Transplant went well. The sprouts are smaller than I would like and seem to be stubborn in growth to start but hoping htat changes with soil. One pod was overgrown in the pods and Im hoping it doesn't reflect in the overall plant production. Video: Transplant ease. Transplant to 1 gal pots: I am using a 50/50, 50%perlite/50%soil with a .5lb of dolomite lime and a .5ml of flora micro added to .5 gallon of RO water (Im mixing 2 gallons of soil total so the water to soil ratio is 1/4 of the total medium volume) to achieve a soil tested ph of 6.4. I am using a 50/50 soil/perlite mix because I plan to use these in auto pots. I also used about 1 cup of the same soil mix water to pour around the plant after transplant; you can see how the perlite rises to the top where I did this. I sprayed two domes and covered - I plan to leave covered for the first week. Feed: I kept them under the domes and sprayed every day that I didnt feed them, to keep humidity up while I let them find water in the soil. By the end of the week I took the domes off and took pictures. Feed this week was another 1 cup of 6.3ph water 5 days after transplant. Feed plan next week will increase the amount to 2 cups of plain-no-nute water with about 4 days between feeds. I want to see the water run through so if I need to use more than 2 cups I will. The idea is to water deep and through, but then make them search for more before the next feed, hopefully spreading the roots out while doing it. Veg Plan: I plan on 8 colas for each plant. So that will be 3 topping days and a total of 7 cuts. I will want to cut the first time on day 21 if I have 5+ nodes. I will transfer to 5 gallon auto pots with-in 1 week of the first topping. Once I have 3 nodes of new growth past the first topping, I will top those two branches to the first node again. (that's 3 cuts total by this point) Then, after 3 new nodes of growth after that, I will do a last topping on the 4 branches. (4 new cuts added to make a total of 7 cuts and 8 colas) I will train the branches using LST/HST with tie downs as soon as I can after the first topping day to help maintain the branches growing where I want them to. I will also introduce an adjustable tomato ring after they have settled into the 5 gallon forever pots to provide support and mobility Hopefully all goes well, and I will have 1 to 2 weeks of growth before flip after week 8. I think it sounds more ambitious than it really is, but if you follow this journal, we will see together.

Since they're all in flower, one is already thickening up and the smell is getting strong right now. Grassy and sweet. Nice. The other once will still stretch a bit more I guess, so they're getting some more nitrogen for the moment.

The stretch continues; hoping for another week of it. Been lightly defoliating from bottom up, lollipopping, and will continue to do so. Will increase nute concentrations next feeding; runoff is getting a bit low. Video/photos taken 63 days after breaking soil, day 14 of flower.

******************************************** Week 5 Veg. ******************************************** Light cycle=18/6 Light Power=120w 50% Extractor controller settings High temp= Day 25c, Night 20c Low temp= c Temp step=0c High Rh= Day 58%, Night 62% Low Rh= % Rh step=0% Speed max=9 Speed min=2 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=4.00am Top fan on=+23.5c Top fan off=-23.0c Dehumidifier on= +60% Dehumidifier off= -55% Smart controller settings (during lights off). Lights off=10.00pm VPD aim=0.6-1.3 DLI aim=30-40 EC aim=0.2-2.0 PH aim=6.0-6.8 NPK(26-8-17) 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= Autofeed 6 drippers. Feed=Veg Nutes. Neutralise=0.1ml/L Grow=4.0ml/L Roots=0.2ml/L Silicon=1.0ml/L Calmag=1.0ml/L Volume=9L Easy Ph down= 0.125ml/L Ec=2.0 PH=6.4/6.1 Runs=13 Run times=4min (240ml each) Gap times=16min Total runtime=52mins (3.1L each) Total flowrate= 120ml/min (60ml/min each) Auto start time=5.00am Auto stop time=9.04am 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 ******************************************** 📅16/6/24 Sunday (day 29) 📋 Leaf tucking. Doesn't look like the 2 tallest nodes are going to do anything so I may strip them and leave the lower node on. 📅17/6/24 Monday (day 30) 📋 Looks like weather is getting warmer. 📅18/6/24 Tuesday (day 31) 📋 Defoliate some large fan leaves as they blocked all the light and everything was suffering from them and i didnt want WPM issues. Also removed top colas as they hadn't developed since topping. LST, not mega happy about this one looks weak. 📅19/6/24 Wednesday (day 32) 📋 Got feeds out of sync, this should have been a watering. 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= automatic Feed=Nutes veg Volume=9L Ec=2.0PH=6.4/ Volume left=3.5L Volume used=5.5L (120ml/min) Volume each=2.75L (60ml/min) Runoff. Total runoff=0L Ec= PH= 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 📅20/6/24 Thursday (day 33) 📋 Lst very hot day. 📅21/6/24 Friday (day 34) 📋 Hot again, I'm going to have to start prepping for summer now. Defoliate 2 low fan leaves. Adjust LST. 📅22/6/24 Saturday (day 35) 📋 H=25cm D=46cm Dli=26.7Ppfd=412 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= automatic (4 extra runs). Feed=water Volume=10L Ec=0.2 PH=6.3/6.5 (PH D=0.012ml/L) Volume left=1.5L Volume used=8.5L (120ml/min) Volume each=4.25L (60ml/min) Runoff. Total runoff=0L Ec= PH= 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Then 0.75L manually. Total 5L water with 100ml runoff. EC 3.7 PH 5.9 ******************************************** Weekly roundup. 📋 This weeks she's had some training to spread her out and a little defoliation. Quiet a weak plant and I'm a bit disappointed in her so far. The other plant in the grow is ready for flower but this one isn't quite strong enough yet, I had been hoping to switch today or tomorrow but I'll hold off a little longer. Temps have also started to rise again with the shift in the weather. Take it easy. Back soon. ********************************************

Great first week: 4x4 grow tent with 350 watt dimmable Viparspectra LED. -Germinated all 4 in paper towel between plates. -Planted in Solo cups -Solo cup needed extra soil mid week. -Going strictly off nutrients in soil and things are going great. -Started light on lowest setting for 3 days and have it at full strength by the end of the week

Our number #17 grows really well, the leaves have only a few flaws and are tapered a little curled perhaps but I think that's the effect of the beginning, the stem is straight and does not bend and is very well proportioned. I am giving Plagron Pwer Roots rooting soon starting with Alga Grow. The plant grows well, the leaves are regular and very turned towards the light, it is very proportionate even I don't see stretching, bending and things that don't convince me. The girls have already been poured into 11 liter jars because the biodegradable jars have started to decompose prematurely, no problem let's go to the ground. Music of the week provided by Radio Nula from Slovenia. https://radionula.com/ Thanks to friends of Seeds Mafia try this and their other creations seeds > https://seedsmafia.com/en/ Light and tent > https://marshydro.eu/products/marshydro-sp3000-led/?lang=it

Had no time for them through the last week but they are still alive and growing massive heads 🥦🥦🥦

Week 4 of flower for Lemon Orange by Greenhouseseedco, Shes also starting to dense up her flowers, her lowers unfortunately seem to not really be developing much whatsoever on the 16 top girls. Light penetration really letting me down here... 😒 Being watered every 2/3days.

Sempre più belle Umidità un po' instabile La notte raggiunge il 70% ma fuori piove potrebbe essere quella la causa Genetica fantastica, la amo sempre di più

Grape Gushers Taste: sour Grapefruit and Gas with sweet grape notes Effect: Happy, energizing, long lasting, helpful for stress and anxiety Robust genetics provide great protection against adverse conditions and pests High resin content, low bud to leaf ratio, and dense harvests of extremely potent flowers with an unbeatable smell Genetics: Grapefruit x Grape syrup (Gelato 41 x Grape Kush) THC: 20% Indica: 80% Sativa: 20% Indoor Yield: up to 600 g/m2 Flowering Time: 8-9 weeks Outdoor Yield: up to 900 g/plant

Another week down I think I've already defoliated before about to bit em again this strain can take alot of stress as with most mephistos I've grown.

ADDED:Last grow video.... Frosty Gelato . growers choice. ADDED: These gorilla-cookies-auto seeds were a freebie from fast bud when purchasing a few packs of the newly released mix pack photoperiod ..which is the none Auto in the pot behind the pot of this diary.. if she turns out to have good genetics il mother her and that's the next grow sorted Links https://2fast4buds.com/seeds/mix-pack https://2fast4buds.com/seeds/gorilla-cookies-auto The seed went from glass of water o a coco coir plug after 36hrs (had a 6mm taproot) then straight into the finishing pot just incase the prepared medium is to hot for seedling after I have been buffering the coco and also added a spoon of guano about a 1/4 way down the pot... The mycorrhizol with the guano is a mix for the perfect start I won't water much and by the time my roots get down there will be a thriving ecosystem waiting to welcome them. Thanks for reading Happy growing 💚

Week 1 of Flower: HLG Diablo at 60% 22in from canopy. Watered in at 700ml top dressed 1tbs grow, 2tbs bloom, 3 tbs barley a recharge day and a silica day. All the girls look happy and have turned up filling in all the squares.

Well growmies this one is a keeper that's for sure 👈 couldn't of asked for better Genetics 😉 She lead the pack during the entire grow .... Amazing Plant Thanks to Fastbuds for killer Genetics 🙌 👉 Big thanks to all my Growmies out there in GD land 👈 Much appreciated 🙏 Thanks To MarsHydro for the FC4800 and the MarsHydro UR45 www.marshydro.ca 👉I used NutriNPK for nutrients for my grows and welcome anyone to give them a try .👈 👉 www.nutrinpk.com 👈 NutriNPK Cal MAG 14-0-14 NutriNPK Grow 28-14-14 NutriNPK Bloom 8-20-30 NutriNPK Bloom Booster 0-52-34

Day 22 Yo I'm expecting big growth next week, tucked some huge fan leaves under the new nodes, as advised from a question. Temperature sweet 25.5°C all day. Need more humidity though cause it drops at 30%. Day 23 Started using LST. Trying to spread the new branches so they all get the light they need. Temperature 25°C/22°C night. Humidity 40%. Day 24 Bro has reached 25cm high, so I started bending the top branch. Temperature 25°C/22°C night. Humidity 40%. Day 25 Temperature 26°C day/22°C night. Humidity 50°C. Day 26 Temperature 25°C day/22°C night. Humidity 40%. Day 27 Still tucking her leaves, so she gets an even canopy. Counting 11 branches. Temperature 27°C day/24° night. Humidity 50%. Day 28 Temperatures 28°C day/24 night. Humidity 40%.

Unfortunately, I've let the Chaos Cake become too dry due to the fungus gnats, I had watered it too much, and afterwards, I just got a huge increase in the amount of fungus gnats. So, I thought it was best to let it dry out for a while. I think, however, I might have left it a little bit too long because it was incredibly dry. So when I watered it, it actually made the plant fall over. So I've had to prop it up with some metal garden pegs. Hopefully, she'll rectify herself if I make sure that the medium is properly. Watered. Other than that, the plant is doing well. Hopefully, she'll start becoming a little bit more sturdy next week! 😅 I have added an additional 100Watt UVA/UVB lamp, as the uppermost canopy of Acapulco Gold is blocking pretty much everything in the tent. Hopefully, this will aid the shorter plants in surviving until I can harvest it. There will be so much more space and lighting. Can't wait! 😅 Here is what I did this week. 28.9.25: I watered with 1.5L of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with; 💜 Sea K .5TSP 💜 Biosys .5TSP PH: 6.2 PPM: 565 The fungus gnats have really increased since I did a watering of the whole tent. I have some more sticky traps set out, and I will not water for several days. Once it has dried the top soil, I will add some more Diatomaceous Earth to the top 5cm. Thanks for checking in this week, and see you in the comments 👌💚🙌🧡😁

OG and CBD got the chop yesterday. Sorry I forgot to take pics of it. I was rushing through it as we had dinner plans and it took way longer than I expected. Was also pretty baked which didn’t help lol. They’re currently drying at buddy’s house so will take pics next week. OG was probably a bit early but I don’t mind an energetic high. She was also battling rot so I wanted to salvage as much as I could. Should get close to a pound from her and maybe a half pound from CBD. Gonna give Shark Shock one more week as she’s a bit behind the others. I’m not worried about rot as she’s been the most resilient. Temps are gonna get to the low single digits so I hope it doesn’t stress her too much. Her leaves are turning purple from the colder weather already.