Cherry Poppers 🍒 Flower Day 27

Technically the second week of flower. The plants are growing. My wish is that I didn't push the edges of the plant under the first net so much. The trellis edge is much tighter than the center so there is no give from the net as the plants are stretching. Will keep in mind for next time.

🌿Week 4: Defoliation & SCROG Setup Week 4 was all about structure and airflow. The canopy was getting bushy fast, with a ton of inner growth, so we went in for a solid defoliation session across the board. Lower fans, overlapping leaves, and shaded internodes were cleaned up to let light penetrate deeper into the canopy and reduce potential humidity traps. Right after that, we finally dropped the SCROG net, stretched out gently across the canopy to guide the branches horizontally and prep for flower stacking. Some of these phenos are already reaching for the sky, so the timing felt just right. Captured a full-time-lapse clip of the defoliation + netting process. It’s super satisfying watching the chaos turn into clean lines. Nature meets intention. Feed Bloom since 20/6 22/6 Defoliation 🌱 Plant Response: After defol, they bounced back fast. Tops are perky, leaves are praying, and stretch is continuing in a controlled way. The structure’s more open now — better airflow, better light distribution, better everything.

She’s getting really close! I’ve started the flush and trichomes are almost all milky probably around 80% and then just a few ambers. I’m hoping to stretch her out another week but we will see. She is so gorgeous tho and i can not believe it came from bagseed! Check out my other grows, say what’s up and give me a like and a follow! Thanks!

Ha llegado la hora de empezar a fertilizar nuestras plantas. Lo haremos con la gama de productos BIO de JUJU Royal by BioBizz, y siguiendo la guía de dosificaciones. También trataremos con una solución de Propolix foliar, a modo preventivo de plagas en dosificación 2mlx1L de agua. Continuamos con la potencia de las dos luminarias al 50% y el control de temperatura y humedad.

Decent smoke, one of the plants tasted and smoked better than the other.

Se nos fue un poco de altura pero intentaremos arreglar el error farmers... al final quedo simplemente en podas apicales y de momento ramas muy finas. Iremos comentando el proceso Farmers!

🌱 Animal Mints — Week 5 from Seed (12/12) Special Report: Mixed Timelines – Pre-Flower & Flower Quick recap for new readers This run is a 12/12 from seed project, designed to observe structure, resilience, and expression without extended veg. This week is special because two different timelines are happening in the same room, offering a clear comparison of development paths. ⸻ Plant Timelines Overview 🌿 Plant A — “12/12 from Seed” • Timeline: 12/12 from seed • Stage: Entering pre-flower • Training: Light leaf bending & tucking only • Condition: • Extremely lush, deep healthy green • Calm posture, no stress signals • Very balanced structure when viewed from above This plant is transitioning gently and naturally, exactly what we want to see at this stage. ⸻ 🌸 Plant B — Short Veg → Flower • Timeline: ~15 days under 16h light, then flipped • Stage: Early flower, clearly more advanced • Training: No training at all • Structure: • Classic Christmas / pine tree form • Strong apical dominance • Already showing clear calyx formation and bud building Despite no training, the structure is beautiful and symmetrical. From above, both plants resemble a compact bush — a great illustration of how genetics express across timelines. ⸻ 🌡️ Environmental Conditions (Week 5) This was a tricky environmental week due to cold external conditions: • Outside: ~4°C with ~98% RH • Inside tent: • Temperature: ~21°C • RH: ~58% (stable and acceptable) • CO₂: ~666 ppm • Plant response: Calm, steady, resilient — no signs of stress The plants are handling the cold remarkably well so far. ⸻ 💡 Lighting Strategy • Top lighting: • 100% power • PPFD: 700–850, depending on plant height • Under-canopy lighting: • Being introduced by the end of this week • Starting at 30% power, intentionally low The goal is not intensity yet — just to signal photon availability from below while maintaining strong top-down light. 🙏 Thanks to Lumiflora for the under-canopy lights being tested 🙏 Thanks to Future of Growth for the main fixtures ⸻ 💧 Watering, Nutrition & Philosophy Water source • Rainwater + dehumidifier water mix • This is why Cal-Mag Pro has been added preventively • Not due to deficiency • But to ensure stability during early flower with low-mineral water This is explained intentionally to avoid future issues, not to correct current ones. ⸻ Feeding structure Autopots (6 plants – mineral only) • EC: 2.29 • pH: ~6.0 • Reservoir = mineral only (organic mixes don’t behave well in tanks) Hand-fed plants (including some Autopot plants) • EC: 1.43 • pH: 5.9 • Organic + mineral mix • Autopot plants receive top feeding once per week This approach requires more work — but it allows: • Individual plant observation • Weight checks before watering • Natural dry-backs • A deeper connection with each plant’s drinking behavior Dry-outs are intentional and combined with enzyme applications, helping recycle dead root matter into available nutrients and encouraging active root exploration. ⸻ Genetics & General Impression I’m genuinely impressed by Animal Mints genetics: • Consistent structure across timelines • Strong health signals • Calm, resilient behavior under less-than-ideal external conditions Both plants are showing real promise, each in their own way. 🙏 Thanks to Zamnesia 🙏 Thanks to Plagron And thanks to everyone following along — supporters, skeptics, haters, lovers — everyone has a place here. ⸻ 🔮 What to Expect Next Week Expect: • Clear flower progression on the vegged plant • Pre-flower stacking on the 12/12 plant • Plants responding to under-canopy photons • Increased differentiation between timelines Don’t expect: • Heavy defoliation • Aggressive feeding changes • Forced development This run is about listening, not pushing. ⸻ Final note This week is officially marked as Week 5 Flower in GrowDiaries, but in reality it’s a blend of pre-flower and flower stages — and that’s exactly why this report matters. 👽 New team member Meet Mr. Baggy Our new fluffy alien/beaver/whatever-he-is friend, won through a Grow Diaries contest. Expect to see him around — he’s officially part of the grow now. Week 5 Veg/pre-flower | 8×8 Tent | Master Conditions 🌍 External Environment (Context) • Outside temperature: ~5 °C • Outside RH: 92–96% (very high humidity) • Strong seasonal pressure influencing internal stability ⸻ 🌡️ Internal Tent Conditions • Tent temperature: ~21.8 °C (noted drop due to cold external temps) • Tent RH: ~58% → Very good considering outside conditions ⸻ 💨 Airflow & Circulation • Primary airflow: Bottom → top → wall return • Pattern: Full-room vortex circulation • Additional fans: Central airflow to break blind spots and mix layers • Goal: No stagnant pockets, uniform VPD across canopy ⸻ 💧 Water Source & Rationale • Water: Dehumidifier water + rainwater • Base EC: force • Systems designed to support plant intelligence, not override it 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. 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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. I’ve also started experimenting with photo stacking — a technique where multiple images, each taken at a slightly different focus point, are layered together to create one perfectly sharp image from front to back. It’s not digital enhancement or AI; it’s pure photography — a way to reveal the plant’s beauty in microscopic depth, from trichome to petal. You’ll even see a few shots of "ghost me" capturing the shots — camera, lens, setup — because every grow deserves not just to be cultivated, but documented like art. FOR DISCOUNT CODES AND MORE JUST FOLLOW THE LINK https://website.beacons.ai/dogdoctorofficial NEW DISCORD - Official Server Invite Link : https://discord.gg/ksjAkA5T74

Really really cant complain with this one. Shes beautiful to look at to smell and to taste and amazing effects she gives off... You will be the envy of all your friends but the great thing is that you get to share! Sublime in all areas and one that I hope never disappears from production! Royal queen seeds have done an amazing job and I want to thank everybody that works so hard on creating these amazing products for us!

Smell is getting more intense as expected a pleasant mix of flowery and piney notes filling the space. Because of my hay fever, I couldn’t really air the room out much, so conditions haven’t been too favorable. Humidity is creeping up, so I’ll need to turn the dehumidifier up a notch. CO₂ levels are also sitting quite high. Buds are swelling nicely, with lots of long pistils reaching out. At this stage, I’d say they’re medium dense, i don't expect rock solid buds from this strain.

Drying

First I soaked the seed for16 hours. Then I put them in a moist paper towel until they sprouted a tail and I placed them in rockwool. Day three I put them in rockwool. I shot for 50 ppm and put a drop of unsulfured molasses in the water for germination.

my girl got bad water with bad ph for a while :( 2 ph meters broke, but now the problem has been solved, she got good water with calmag, the girl started to look better little by little :) good luck to you

It's been a long minute since I've grown chocolopez.. Or as I like to call her Choco Lopez. I recall her being a very fruitful bud. Very sativa and not super dense buds. Delicious chocolate tastes. Ive never grown this out as a full screen before. Stay tuned. Ive been vegging these girls for about 5 weeks as the gorilla glue 4 was a week longer then expected. These have all been topped to 3 tops for a grand total of 27 tops. Leveled the canopy to 18" tall and moved them into flower.

Nothing really to report, dropped the light to 18" running at 100% and today is first day of nutrient feed, roll on this next week 👌👍

Hallo und herzlich Willkommen, Wir befinden uns am Anfang der attraktiven Blütewoche 3 Eine sehr schöne Woche denn es geht auch schon in die Harzproduktion über. Alle samt machen ihren Job gut und sehen dahingehend auch Vital, Kräftig aus. Nebst der Stärke für geäst und Zweige steht natürlich die Blüteproduktion im Vordergrund. Der Stretch wie erhofft dämmt sich ein. Auch die Pistols mehren sich und wachsen tendenziell enorm. Zum Gießwasser Den PH- Wert halten wir im Moment zwischen 6,7- 6,8// mS/ cm 1,9 Das neue Nährsortiment wurde sehr gut angenommen und insgesamt gab es auch keinerlei Probleme bei Umstellung auf das JU JU Royal Programm. Gießverhalten momentan; 2 x innerhalb von 24 Stunden ca 1,25 l/ je Pflanze. Einmal Gießen wir nachdem einschalten des Lichts und kurz vorm ausgehen des Lichts VPD: Liegt im durchschnitt bei 1,1 dahingehend zu Nacht u. Tageszeiten leider noch zu hohe Schwankungen da Befeucht- und Entfeuchtungsgerät n. nicht installiert sind Wird aber ganz sicher noch geschehen demnächst irgendwann n. diesem Lauf. Rom wurde auch nicht an einem Tag erbaut^^ Es ist aber ein wirkliches tolles, die ganze Zusammenarbeit seines Sets (Das Zusammenspiel zwischen Ab/ Zu- Luft- VPD- Luftfeuchte so noch näher zu verstehen zu können und daraus zu Lernen. Ansonsten sehen sie ganz glücklich aus und somit geht es uns auch identisch. Tolle Farbe und vor allem auch eine knappe aber sehr gute Höhe und somit Planmäßig. Wir haben jetzt auch noch mal den Lüfter samt Filter komplett bis unter die Decke mit Zurrgurten fixiert. Die alte blieb dran, weniger Aufwand und zusätzliche Sicherheit. Somit konnten wir aber insgesamt noch ca. 7 cm gewinnen :-) Die höchste Green Gelato misst in der Höhe 122 cm (Eine Dame musste ja herausstechen^^) Der durschnitt der anderen beiden liegt ca. bei 110 cm Die Secret Source liegt bei 72 cm Alle die hier genannten Maße sind ab Substratoberkannte gemessen. So langsam kommt auch Gewicht in die Blüten denn die Äste fangen schon das seichte Tanzen an. Wirklich schön und wir sind gespannt was noch passiert. Vielleicht ein wenig Farbe am Ende der kommenden Woche, dass wäre mega toll! Wir wünschen allen Growmies einen tollen Sonntag und eine erfolgreiche neue tolle Woche! Vielen Dank auch mal ausgesprochen an all die Community von Grow Diaries. So tolle Leute hier zu treffen, sich auszutauschen und Kennenzulernen ist uns ein wahres und wunderbares Privileg! Ihr seit alle samt wirklich nur phänomenal! Vielen Dank auch für alle Likes, Kommentare und diejenigen die unsere Updates stets verfolgen! VG 😎

Day 43 - Starting week 7 and did a little adjusting to a couple of the tie downs. A few branches were starting to get really lengthy so wanted to keep them somewhat tied down so when the bud weight starts coming, it’s not too heavy. Other than that, she seemed to of liked the drink yesterday and is doing really well overall. Day 44 - Nothing much new today, just gave her a little once over, snapped a few new pictures and put her back into the tent. All seems to be going well. Day 46 - This girl is still going strong and she’s starting to smell a bit more each day. For the most part, LST is done with the exception of a few that may still be bendable here and there. Had to give her a little under a half gallon of water today and tucked her leaves. Day 48 - Still chugging along and budding up nicely. Not much happening with her, just giving her water when she needs it and tucking leaves but I have removed a couple that just stayed in the way. Should be ready for some water in another day or two. Day 49 - Ended week 7 today with a full on of water, she’s really starting to drink a lot. Not much else going on or done with her today besides removing a couple fan leaves and tucked the rest.