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@DogDoctorOfficial
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Hey Grow Diaries fam,
We’ve reached Week 12, which marks Week 8 of flowering, and our PCRs are entering the final stretch! This is a crucial time in our grow, and we've made some significant changes to our routine to ensure the best possible finish for our beloved plants.
Overview
Our PCRs are looking absolutely stunning, with buds swelling to their full potential and trichomes sparkling like diamonds. This week, we’ve shifted our focus to flushing and preparing the soil for future use.
Environment and Conditions
Tent: 3x3, kept clean and efficient for optimal growing conditions.
Lighting: ViparSpectra P2000, still providing the perfect spectrum as we approach harvest.
Watering: TDS at 130, pH 6.8, and water temperature at 21°C, a significant shift from our previous nutrient-rich regimen.
Nutrient Regimen
This week, we’ve stopped all nutrient feedings and switched to using Aptus Holland Enzym+ exclusively. Here’s why:
Aptus Holland Enzym+: This enzyme product is designed to break down dead root material and organic matter, converting it into usable nutrients for the plant. This process helps in:
Clearing Residual Nutrients: Ensuring that the plants use up any remaining nutrients in the soil.
Improving Soil Health: Enhancing the soil's microbial life, which is crucial for future grows.
Promoting Clean Finish: Helping to ensure a smoother, cleaner taste in the final product by reducing excess nutrients and salts in the buds.
The shift to Enzym+ at this stage is about preparing the plants for harvest and also ensuring that the soil can be reused effectively.
Growth and Development
The PCRs are in their final flowering phase, and they look incredible. With the nutrients now being flushed out, we’re focusing on maximizing the quality of the final buds. The leaves are starting to fade, signaling that the plants are using up their stored nutrients, which is exactly what we want to see at this stage.
Soil Reuse
One of the key advantages of using Aptus Holland products, especially Enzym+, is the ability to reuse the soil. Here’s how we do it:
Soil Conditioning: The enzymes break down organic matter, improving soil structure and fertility.
Microbial Boost: Enhances microbial activity, which is essential for nutrient cycling and soil health.
Cost-Effective: Reusing soil reduces costs and minimizes waste, making our grow more sustainable.
By reusing the soil, we ensure that our next grow starts with a rich, healthy medium, full of beneficial microbes and ready to support another batch of robust plants.
Reflections
This week has been all about transitioning our plants from heavy feeding to a clean finish. The Aptus Holland Enzym+ is doing its job beautifully, and the PCRs are responding well. The reduced TDS and adjusted pH are ensuring that we’re flushing out any residual nutrients, setting us up for a top-notch harvest.
Shout Outs
A huge shout out to:
Aptus Holland: Your products make every stage of this grow a success. Enzym+ is a game-changer!
Art Genetix: The PCRs continue to impress with their vigor and quality.
Grow Diaries Community: Your support and advice are invaluable. Here’s to another fantastic week of growing!
Stay positive, keep those good vibes flowing, and let’s get ready for a bountiful harvest.
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@MoneyMorris
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Not much has really changed this week from last week. They are starting to swell up a bit more. Next week I think will be the time to start flushing them.
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@Hawkbo
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These are in good shape, the purple candy paint is short but bushy I might have to give her a booster seat. The mac x's are the biggest and most promising.
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@Mr_nugs_lover_David
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This lady looks absolutely gorgeous, she's got big beautiful leaves, I cannot wait to transplant this lady and make her become a beautiful fat bush! Let's do this! I'm very glad to be working with this strain this 2021 outdoor season, this lady has been Transplanted after 34 days since planted to her definitive 30L texpot, let's see how this lady performs!!
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@Beans
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Just started turning the corner then went downhill again. Can this underdog hold on for 1 more post in week 4? We will see on this weeks 1Leaf Wonder, stay tuned.
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@Iop420
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Setup
Light - Platinum LED P600 ( https://platinumgrowlights.com )
Tent - HOMEbox Ambient R120 ( https://www.homebox.net/en/ )
Extractor Fan - MaxFan Pro Series160 ( http://www.canfan.nl/index.html )
Soil
- Canna Terra Professional Plus ( http://www.canna-uk.com/terra_professional_plus )
- Easy Boost Organic Nutrition 2g/l
Nutrient
week 4 of flowering
- Cannazym 2.5 ml /l
- Canna Terra Flores 3 ml/l
- Canna Boost Accelerator 3 ml/l
- Atami Ata Bloombastic 0.5 ml/l
- Aptus CaMg - Boost 0.5 ml/l
- RQS Easy Combo Booster Pack 1tablet/5l
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@KushManAdam420
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bit of light stress in the last weeks photos, everything has cleared up
still watering with silica when pot is dry. might just do a plain watering
we have started flowering at day 18 on one of the crinkles , the rest of the room has now followed
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@Esoteric_growing
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Did a final defoliation and now should see some decent swelling of the buds over the next couple of weeks
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9/10/21
😺 It's official, I need a better camera lol but that aside the plants are looking great (maybe a little hungry)..we've started giving just the Big Bud a dash of nitrogen solution of.. this strain eats a lot, our Kush could never handle this type of feeding ...and thank god the stretch is over lol, the mainline in the 6.5gal is almost to my shoulders in height.. I'm still not a huge fan of the node spacing, it's much wider than we like, especially near the base, i'm not sure if full intact colas are in our future but these may surprise us.. the main stalks have really toughened up and should be able to handle any weight they put on in the coming weeks..thanks for reading if you made it this far and happy harvests friends! 💡🌱❤️😽💨
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9/13/21:
😺the plants are looking especially healthy atm, we started adding a little bit of grow solution with bloom about a week ago when their color started to fade, they're now the most perfect shade of green, however we noticed a little clawing on the smallest of the 3 Big Bud..we plan to go back to our regular feeding schedule for flower now that everyone looks good.. there's actually a good amount of nitrogen in our bloom supplement but I guess these are just really hungry plants.. I included a gallon container in one of the pics to provide scale❤️..thanks for reading friends!!
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@GrowFunMD
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I am now putting my weekly comments in the videos. Watch the videos for updates.
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@Hou_Stone
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I am doing a light defoliation ✂️on my 3 Noris Cakes, I will continue in the coming weeks to reduce the humidity in the tent starting with the leaves and new shoots from below which capture less light from the lamp👌
⌚️At the end of this week I start to reduce the schedule where my lamp is on by 1 hour per day to reach 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night next week and start flowering.
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💧Watering each pot:
Day 25 : 0.5 L
Day 28 : 0.5 L
I use tap water, adjust the ph to around 6 and water
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🔥❄️Temperature of the week :
Day : 19-23°C (Humidity : 60-75%)
Night : 14-17°C
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Light FC3000 Mars hydro. power 95% at 50cm
Extractor 6 inch Mars Hydro. power 1/10. ON 24/24h
2 fans to circulate the air inside the tent. Each on for 30 minutes then off for 1 hour. this rhythm repeats itself in a loop
Heating mat 95x95cm. ON 45 minutes. OFF 30minutes. In a loop. The day only
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@ThatoneAKguy
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this is almost the end of week 6. Hoping to see some bulking soon. Lower sites are still producing pistils and the top site pistils are starting to curl over.
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@Smoking_Joe_Frazier
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Vegetation Week 14: Royal Growth & Pre-Flower Whispers
Update: 17.06.2025| Day 102
Hey Growmies,
Week 14 is pure satisfaction. The ladies radiate health, pests are history, and every sunrise brings visible progress. Here’s the serene update:
Growth Report
- Explosive daily growth: New shoots cascade like a "royal dress" – layered, lush, and dense.
- Uniform deep green foliage – zero deficiencies, zero stress signs.
- First calyxes spotted at nodes! Pre-flower transition seems imminent (expect that legendary sativa stretch from Durban soon).
Pest & Recovery Update
- Aphids/ants: Fully eradicated. No sightings all week.
- Foliage untouched – pristine leaves from crown to soil line.
Care Routine
- Bokashi juice (1:100) twice weekly – plants absorb it effortlessly.
- Deep watering only when soil dries 5cm down (encouraging root depth).
- Mulch renewed – retains moisture through 28°C days.
Environmental Notes
- Weather: Stable 28-30°C days / 14-16°C nights.
Light: 16+ hours daily – still solidly in veg territory.
Next Steps
- Monitor calyx development daily – pre-flower stretch could begin any day.
- Keep airflow maximized through the dense canopy.
Week 14 Takeaway
Perfection in patience. After early battles, the garden now runs itself. These Dutch Passion phenos are sculpting themselves into regal, resilient queens.
As always take care of your girls and thanks for checking in. CU next time
– Smoking_Joe_Frazier
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@littlefoot
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Got the trellis net up, got about an inch of new cola growth, should be long enough to bend soon...might top agian at that point.
DLI is at 47 light at 70 percent.
Adjusted light height to dli and Upped to 7 this am.
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@Capt_Chungus
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My first grow has turned in to a science project.
Switched from AN pH perfect Grow/Micro/Bloom to AN pH Connesseur, still giving 50% dose. Had rain Monday maybe, didn't water for 3 days, hit her up last night with the Connesseur and just a tad of Big Bud, looks really good this morning. Yesterday I had mini buds with white pistils, that's why the Big Bud. Everything else is normal- watering 32 oz of water/nutrients at night, MAYBE mist the top soil but haven't really needed it. Will most likely switch to AN Connesseur bloom next week. Very satisfied with Fast Buds and Advanced Nutrients products. It is all on the grower!
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@Smokwiri
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Welcome to my grow diary of the Royal queen seeds Royal Gorilla
very nice looking, overall very good performance for this kind of (not so good) weather.
Hoping for flowering to set soon, warm weather is coming this week, so maybe in a couple of days we can see the first flowering hairs.
