Einen wunderschönen guten Tag, liebe Grow-Community, und herzlich willkommen zur Woche 7 – Season Vol. 2 meines kleinen Outdoor-Projekts 2026. Angefangen haben wir mit dem Etablieren einer Mulchschicht. Auf deren Vorzüge bin ich in meinem letzten Report genauer eingegangen (Woche 9). Kurz heruntergebrochen: Sie schützt vor Verdunstung, fördert das Bodenleben in den oberen Erdschichten und schafft durch ihren Schattenwurf ein deutlich angenehmeres Mikroklima. Das spielt letztendlich auch der Schädlingsabwehr in die Karten. Der Mulch besteht aus Bio-Kleintierheu (Bio, weil pestizidfrei!). Das Heu bildet ein gutes Verhältnis aus braunem (pilzförderndem) und grünem (bakterienförderndem) Material. Um die Aktivität der Mikroorganismen zusätzlich zu boosten, habe ich den Mulch noch einmal mit einem AACT (Actively Aerated Compost Tea) angesetzt. Auch hier verweise ich auf meinen letzten Report (Woche 5) . Neu ist allerdings, dass ich dieses Mal auf Melasse als Mikrobenfutter verzichtet und mich stattdessen für Rote-Bete-Saft entschieden habe. Dieser dient nicht nur als Nahrung für die Mikroorganismen, sondern versorgt den Tee zusätzlich mit Spurenelementen. Leider musste ich noch einmal neues LAB ansetzen, da ich der Jauche doch nicht ganz über den Weg traue. Sie hat in den letzten Tagen einen doch sehr starken Ammoniakgeruch angenommen, was kein gutes Zeichen ist. So kann ich euch aber noch einmal zeigen, wie ich das Ganze from scratch ansetze. Also: Reis gewaschen und das Wasser anschließend für drei Tage an einem dunklen Ort stehen gelassen. Sobald es leicht süßlich riecht, wird es im Verhältnis 1:10 mit Milch vermischt und erneut stehen gelassen, bis sich der Käsebruch von der Molke trennt. Auf die Weiterverarbeitung gehe ich dann im nächsten Report ein. Aber nun zu den Damen. Ich habe mir erlaubt, hier und da ein oder zwei Blätter zu entfernen, um den Seitentrieben etwas mehr Raum zu geben. Und es scheint die richtige Entscheidung gewesen zu sein. Der Pink-Guava-Nachzügler hat sich nun auch endlich zu den anderen gesellt – zwar in einem 75-Liter-Topf, da mein Growshop des Vertrauens leider keine 55-Liter-Töpfe mehr hatte. Die Pflanzen machen einen super vitalen Eindruck und ich bin mehr als hyped, in welche Richtung sie sich entwickeln werden. Die Ocean Storm weist eine kleine Panaschierung auf – oder eine perikline Chimäre für euch Pflanzen-Nerds da draußen. Mal schauen, wie sie sich im Speziellen weiterentwickelt. Soooo, wieder genug Text für drei Harry-Potter-Bücher. Das soll's für diese Woche gewesen sein. Nächstes Wochenende wird getoppt und eventuell der ein oder andere Steckling geschnitten. Bleibt also gespannt! Euch noch eine schöne Restwoche! Peace

Flush Week !! More yellowing and colder tempereatures... Feeding is 1 irrigation plain water, and the next with 2-3 ml Top Candy, giving the plant the Carbohydrates it needs, but no more nutrients this week. Eating way less water than before. Aprox 1 week until harvest, and the end of the next week probably is going to be sunny. So not much more to say fellas, sooo as usual, Take care and Good VIbes !!!

🌱 Sour Diesel — Week 8 (Flower Week 3) — Strategic Reset Week ⸻ 🔁 Quick Recap — Where We Are • Genetics: Sour Diesel • Timeline: Week 8 from seed • Flowering: Week 3 • Height: ~60–70 cm (compact structure) • Room Temp: 28°C • RH: 65% • Feed EC: 2.9 • pH: 6.5 (kept above 6.0 intentionally) • Lighting: LED • Action this week: Strategic defoliation This plant is not tall — she’s compact, dense, and structurally tight. Which means airflow and internal light penetration become critical early. And that’s exactly why this week mattered. ⸻ 🍃 The Defoliation — Not Aesthetic. Architectural. This was not cosmetic trimming. It was: • Removing large fan leaves blocking interior bud sites • Cleaning inner congestion • Opening airflow channels • Resetting light distribution across the canopy • Helping the entire room environment (not just this plant) The room needed air — this plant was advanced enough to handle stress. That’s key. Week 3 of flower is the transition window: • Stretch is slowing • Bud sites are set • Energy shifts toward stacking At this stage, a strategic defoliation: • Improves transpiration efficiency • Reduces microclimate humidity pockets • Prevents internal leaf-to-leaf condensation • Encourages bud site activation below the top canopy This was structural architecture. Not haircut vanity. ⸻ 🌡️ 28°C in Flower — “Too Hot?” Let’s Go Deep. People panic when they hear 28°C in flower. But here’s where most growers confuse: 🔥 HPS vs LED Heat Behavior Under HPS: • Radiant heat warms leaf surfaces directly • Leaf temperature often equals or exceeds room temp • 28°C air under HPS can mean 30–32°C leaf temp • That pushes VPD dangerously high Under LED: • Less infrared radiation • Leaf surface temp is typically 1–3°C LOWER than room temp • So at 28°C room temp, leaf temp might be 25–26°C And VPD calculations depend on leaf temperature, not air temperature. ⸻ 🌿 What Is Leaf VPD? VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit) measures the difference between: • Moisture inside the leaf • Moisture in the surrounding air But if you calculate VPD using only room temp, you’re missing the real transpiration dynamics. With: • 28°C air • ~25–26°C leaf surface (LED) • 65% RH Leaf VPD sits in a very workable mid-flower zone. Not extreme. Not stress-inducing. Not shutdown territory. We’re driving metabolism, not cooking terpenes. ⸻ 💧 Why 65% RH Isn’t Dangerous Here Context matters: • Good airflow • Opened canopy • Compact but cleaned structure • Early-mid flower (Week 3, not Week 7) At this stage: • Pistils are forming • Bud density is still moderate • Transpiration is active High humidity becomes dangerous when: • Bud mass is dense • Internal airflow is poor • Late flower resin traps moisture We’re not there yet. And we just improved airflow with defoliation. ⸻ ⚡ EC 2.9 — Aggressive but Intentional That EC is strong. But: • Plant is compact, not oversized • Sour Diesel can eat • pH 6.5 keeps availability wide (Ca, Mg, P balance) The key will be: • Watching leaf tips • Monitoring runoff behavior • Watching for clawing or salt stress Right now, if she’s praying and stacking, she’s handling it. ⸻ 🔍 What To Expect Next Week (Flower Week 4) After defoliation: You may see: • Slight pause (24–72 hours) • Increased vertical bud push • Better lower-site activation • More defined pistil clustering • Stronger apical dominance response If recovery is clean: • Buds begin early stacking phase • Internodes tighten • Resin production initiates at bract level If stress appears: • Slight leaf droop • Tip burn acceleration • Reduced upward leaf angle But based on structure and timing — this looks calculated, not reactive. ⸻ 🧠 Why This Week Matters Long-Term This week determines: • Airflow pattern for late flower • Mold resistance later • Bud density uniformity • Final trim efficiency • Light-to-bud conversion efficiency This wasn’t about now. This was about Week 7 and 8 survival. ⸻ 🙏 Appreciation Section To: • The OGs here since seed • The new followers discovering the journey • The silent readers • The critics • The skeptics • The lovers • The haters • The platform • The sponsors • The community • Grow Diaries itself Everyone has a place here. Growth happens in public. And that takes courage. Respect to all of you. 📡 Please stay tuned they can try and take us down but we never quit https://www.youtube.com/@DOGDOGTHEDOCTOR NEW 🙏 Thank you for your patience and continued support. FOR DISCOUNT CODES AND MORE JUST FOLLOW THE LINK https://website.beacons.ai/dogdoctorofficial 📲 Don’t forget to Subscribe and follow me on Instagram and YouTube @DogDoctorOfficial for exclusive content, real-time updates, and behind-the-scenes magic. We’ve got so much more coming, including transplanting and all the amazing techniques that go along with it. You won’t want to miss it. 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Trust me, you won’t want to miss the next steps, let’s push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together! As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Let’s celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together. With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine. 💚 Growers love to all 💚 📸 P.S. – The Eye Behind the Lens All photos in this diary (for now — except for the ones showing the camera, which I took with an iPhone) are taken with a Sony A6700 paired with a Sony full-frame macro lens and a few more. Photography is part of the story — it’s how we share the fine textures, the glow, and the quiet details that words can’t always capture. 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This is the beginning of each week. So I flushed them and switched nutrients. They were mag deficient, nitro toxic. Not PH actually. I'm adding co2 next week after I seal the room. I think I need to back the PAR down to 800 but they are still alive and it's over half way done. How any more weeks? I thought this was a 65 day auto. Hydro in a 5 gallon pot could add up to three weeks I heard with Autos. could these go 12 weeks total?

Finally got the girls into their nets and in their final positions. I now have two rows 5‘ x 11‘ gave each plant half cup of craft blend and did a 1 inch layer of build a flower, then covered with chopped up leaves and straw, then watered in with recharge And I gave them a small lolly pop and thind out some of the smaller branches. I’m thinking they will go into flower in about two weeks. Here are some before and after shots.

Don’t have real Stretch. How i expected. I defoliate her because the tiny Buds at the Sides don’t have Light. Now we can see what hangs on it 🙂👌🏼 Just added 1,6ml Calmag this Week

Well she’s in flush and I’m hoping for a great finish with some beautiful fades! She smells of sweet fruits and a deep smell of dank defiantly an OG dominating! Can’t wait to start her sister blackberry OG got my new tent now thanks to my sponsor! So will have more room to grow my plants properly! Under my 2x TS1000’s

Buenas a tod@s... Segunda semana de floracion de las tropicanna poison de sweet seed, la variedad se la ve bien, fuerte, los nutrientes son muy buenos, aún q es mi segundo armario ya se va notando un gran cambio, espero q siga todo bien, se que si... 💪🏻💪🏻 A seguir trabajando... Buenos humos para tod@s.. 💨💨💨🔥🔥 😎💎 🇦🇷🤝🏻🇪🇦

Die ungewünschte Verfärbung der Blätter hält trotz Erhöhung der Nährstoffe an! Das grün ist blasser geworden und ein paar vereinzelte Blätter Sind von der Farbe leicht lila/ violett geworden . Ich werde in der kommenden Woche ein Auge auf pH Wert und Düngemenge legen da die Blüten stark am wachsen sind und weiterhin werde ich den Dünger auf die max Zugabemenge erhöhen Tage der Keimungsphase = 7 Tage. Tage in Wachstum = 21 Tage Tage in der Blüte = 28 Tage Wachstum h Woche 4 Blüte = 0 cm 2 mal in dieser Woche mit Purolyt Mischung 1:25 besprüht Lichtstärke: 90 % PPFD: ca. 850 umol Lichtabstand: 40 cm Std Tag/Nacht: 18/12 Temperatur Tag: ca. 25 Grad RLF Tag: 58% Temperatur Nacht: 21 Grad RLF Nacht: ca. 60 % VPD Wert: ca. 1,0 PH Wert Wasser/Düngelösung: 6,2 EC Wert: nicht gemessen Ventilator Oszillation: Stufe 1 Befeuchter: an Entfeuchter: aus Zusätzlicher Entfeuchter: 0 Stk. außerhalb vom Zelt im Raum Bewässerung: 5* bewässert 1,0 l/Pflanze mit Dünger mit den o.g. Mengen 0 * pures Wasser mit 1 l/Pflanze Purolyt Besprühung: 2 mal Besprühung Fastplantspray : 0 mal Controlling: Grow Control Dünger: Greenbuzz Nutrients Licht: Pro Emit Vollspektrum Abluft: EC Carbon Active 750 m3 Danke an Zamnesia für die Seeds, den sonstigen Merch und natürlich das Vertrauen in die Kooperation https://www.zamnesia.com/de/10681-zamnesia-seeds-pineapple-express-f1-automatic.html Danke auch an Mia von GB: https://greenbuzznutrients.com/de/ Ihr bekommt 25 % Rabatt bei der Nutzung des Codes auf der GB Homepage https://greenbuzzliquids.com/de/shop/ Code: GD42025 (Mindestbestellwert 75€)

Final day of veg flipping the flower today I’m excited to see how these tests go I have lots of hope for the ones and I may only create s1’s

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Hello folks wonderful news it's getting a little more fragrant in the tent there.. Decided to add some pics of the other plants.. Anyway all is well. A bit of ph damage again just being lazy and was a busy week but we all made it through relatively unscathed and everybody is happy.. 4 weeks.. I can't wait for this harvest.. Long time these plants have been kicking around and here we are.. Getting to the home stretch.. Bulking and all that jazz.. Very pleased.. Very happy with the lights, they are almost too powerful. . Gonna try some other lights next grow... I like to light up my life!.

Everything seems to go very good with this plant it's growing very fast is a monster in growth looks like it is on steroids fantastic genetics. The smell is very powerful now definitely give you a preview of things to come thank you for reading I will continue to update a happy grow

Info: Unfortunately, I had to find out that my account is used for fake pages in social media. I am only active here on growdiaries. I am not on facebook instagram twitter etc All accounts except this one are fake. Have fun with the update. Hey everyone :-). This week the baby saw the light :). She came out 2 days ago. It is sprayed into the main area every day so that the humidity stays at the upper level :-). Until the main comes down next week, it does not have to be poured but only sprayed :-). I am very curious how it will develop in the coming week and until then I wish you a lot of fun with the update 😊. Stay healthy 🙏🏻 and let it grow 🍀👍 You can buy this Strain at : https://originalsensible.com/original-sensible-seeds-zkittlez~20503 Type: Zkittlez ☝️🏼 Genetics: Afghan Kush Indica x Grandaddy Purple x Grapefruit hybrid 👍 Vega lamp: 2 x Todogrow Led Quantum Board 100 W 💡 Bloom Lamp : 2 x Todogrow Led Cxb 3590 COB 3500 K 205W 💡💡☝️🏼 Soil : Canna Coco Professional + ☝️🏼 Fertilizer: Green House Powder Feeding ☝️🏼🌱 Water: Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EC. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Organic Ph - to 5.5 - 5.8 .

We are going to send these two into flower the second I get my hands on a 3x3. The plan is to move them into the 3x3 until they finish up. Leave the 5 Autoflowers in the 4x4 until they finish then start a perpetual cycle between the two tents. A 3x3 for Veg and 4x4 for Flower! I’m extremely excited about the future!

The Blackberry auto by Fastbuds has been a thrilling plant to grow. Starting off as a tri-cotyledon seedling, she's been a rush from the start. When she came out mutated I didn't even know if I wanted to keep her; I asked the growdiaries.com community for help. After speaking with a few experts I decided to keep it and see what would happen.. Since then she has developed thick healthy stocks stalks and dark leaves with ripe purple flowers bursting out between them add every node. Using a home mix super soil with Promis Organic as the base, I decided to feed compost extracts laced with Golden Tree & CalMag which helped kick this girl into over drive and push out these dense sticky buds. I'm expecting around 3 ounces from her and it's day 73 since she popped out of the soil. She has a sweet aroma and is completely covered in trichomes. Drying/ Curing process: - she will be hung upside down by the main stock until she is dry (8-12 days) - My humidity will be set to 55 - 60 % and my temps will range from 65-70 degrees F - Will store in Glas Mason jars with 2-way Boveda humidty packs. These are a lifesaver for new growers. They will keep the humidity in the jar at 62%. - after 2 weeks I'll throw down a mad sesh Thanks to everyone who offered me tips and help when I needed it. Thanks Fastbuds for all you do for the community, including growdiaries.com

Letzte Woche! Einmal noch gießen aber nur wenig damit die bissl trockenstress haben und trichome nochmal anziehen. Keinen Dünger mehr und nur noch ph neutrales Wasser. Geruch ist super geil! Aussehen ist auch ne 10/10. bin sehr gespannt aufs Endprodukt!

It was a easy strain to grow and was happy with the several watering she needed! I was feeding her every couple of days and she rewarded me with some immense dense buds! I have one more of this strain that might be heavier! I just got done with my 2nd plant and she was a big one! Got 792grams or 27 Ozas Wet weight! My best so far with a 5 plant limit this is the weight of only 2 of the 5 I grew..

And just like that the time for a new home came out and up they went 😇💚🙏 so far all going as it should , today i gave them some microbial help 😉 thank you Aptus for helping a lot on this department 🙏🙏🙏 As for the LED department I’m currently with the Viparspectra at a distance of 120cm from canopy @50% power and its giving me a 252 Ppfd, i will keep it like this fow a day or so and then i will increase power and with it Ppfd 😉 but for now less is more as they say 😇🙏 And like this the week as passed and they are growing beautifully 😇💚🌱 time lapse for the first week is now uploaded , enjoy 💚💚💚 And with enormous honor and pleasure that i start collaborating with Zamnezia and Viparspectra For this run i will have the pleasure of growing some Runtz genetics from Zamnezia seeds that they wore kind enough to send me for test and review 🙏🙏🙏💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏 and for the testing and reviewing i was blessed with the VIPARSPECTRA model P2000💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏 they wore amazing and send me this LED light for me to do some testing and some reviews. Special thanks to Zamnezia and to Viparspectra for this opportunity, lets make magic together 💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏 All i grow is medicine for myself, for me and for my best friend with is me 😆 nothing to sell, so don’t even ask 😅💚💚💚 All info and full product details can be find in can find @ https://viparspectra.eu/collections/grow-lights DISCOUNT CODE - DOGDOCTOR https://www.zamnesia.com DISCOUNT CODE - GROWITGD More info and updates @ https://growdiaries.com/grower/dogdoctor https://instagram.com/dogdoctorofficial https://youtube.com/channel/UCR7ta4DKLFMg2xxTMr2cpIg 💚💚💚Growers love to you all 💚💚💚