👑 Godfather OG – Pheno B
Week 7 | Grace, Balance & Beautiful Beginnings
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure!
One of the things this project keeps teaching me is that two plants carrying the same name can still become completely different individuals.
Every phenotype receives the same lighting.
The same nutrients.
The same environment.
The same care.
Yet every one of them chooses her own path.
Godfather OG Pheno B continues proving exactly that.
While her sister is racing toward the ceiling, this beautiful lady has found her own rhythm, combining impressive height with an elegant structure and some of the prettiest early flower development in the room.
She's another plant that immediately catches my eye every time I walk into the tent.
🌱 Twelve Plants, Twelve Different Stories
If this is your first visit to this diary, welcome!
This entire project is being grown using the 12/12 From Seed technique.
Every seed received twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness from the very first day of life.
Instead of forcing a long vegetative stage, I simply allow each phenotype to decide when she's ready to flower.
That's exactly why this project has become so fascinating.
Every plant is growing under identical conditions, yet each one expresses her genetics in a completely different way.
Some remain compact.
Some branch heavily.
Others stretch toward the lights.
Godfather OG Pheno B has chosen elegance.
👑 Beautiful From Top to Bottom
Now standing at approximately 155 cm, she has become one of the tallest plants in the room while maintaining wonderful balance throughout her entire structure.
Her internodal spacing is excellent.
Her branching remains clean.
The canopy feels open and airy, allowing light to travel deep into the plant.
Everywhere I look I see healthy flower sites preparing for the weeks ahead.
It's the kind of architecture growers hope for before the buds really begin stacking.
🍃 Vibrant Colour & Early Flowers
One of my favourite things about this phenotype is simply how healthy she looks.
The foliage carries a beautiful rich green colour.
The leaves are perfectly formed.
The stems remain strong and upright.
And those fresh white pistils...
They're everywhere.
The flower sites are becoming more defined every single day as small clusters of calyxes slowly begin stacking together.
At this stage the buds are still young, but you can already see the foundation of what they'll eventually become.
It's always amazing watching flowers slowly build themselves one calyx at a time.
Week after week...
Layer after layer...
Nature quietly creates something incredible.
💧 Hand Watering Creates Connection
Unlike some of the other ladies in this room, Godfather OG Pheno B continues to be hand-watered.
Although the nutrient solution is exactly the same as the shared reservoir feeding the AutoPot plants, watering by hand allows me to spend a little extra time with her during every irrigation.
Each watering becomes another opportunity to inspect the leaves, admire the flower development, and notice even the smallest changes.
It's a slower approach.
But it's one I genuinely enjoy.
Sometimes slowing down allows you to appreciate the little details that make growing so rewarding.
🍽️ Feeding This Week
This week's feeding included:
• Terra Bloom – 2 ml/L
• Pure Zym – 1 ml/L
• Green Sensation – 1 ml/L
• Sugar Royal – 1 ml/L
• Power Buds – 1 ml/L
• pH adjustments using Lemon Kick and pH Plus when required.
The recipe continues supporting the transition into stronger flower production while providing everything she needs to finish the last part of her stretch.
🌞 Under Canopy Lighting
One exciting addition helping this entire project is the Lumiflora under canopy lighting.
Because taller phenotypes naturally create more shade beneath their upper canopy, lower flower sites can sometimes struggle to receive enough light.
The under canopy lighting helps solve that problem by illuminating those lower branches from beneath.
Rather than only relying on light coming from above, the lower bud sites receive additional energy throughout the flowering cycle.
The goal isn't to replace the main light.
It's to help those lower flowers develop more evenly, improve bud quality deeper inside the plant, and make better use of the beautiful structure she's naturally creating.
I'm looking forward to seeing just how much difference it makes as flowering progresses.
🌡️ Environmental Conditions
Consistency continues to be one of the biggest priorities throughout this grow.
This week's averages included:
• Day temperature: 29°C
• Night temperature: 25°C
• Relative humidity: 60%
• pH: 5.8
• EC: 1.95 mS/cm
• Nutrient solution: 24°C
• Root zone: 21°C
• CO₂ concentration: 639 ppm
Stable conditions continue allowing every phenotype to express its full genetic potential without unnecessary stress.
📸 This Week's Gallery
This week's photographs perfectly capture why this phenotype has become one of my favourites.
The full-plant shots highlight her graceful stature and balanced architecture.
The close-ups reveal beautiful clusters of fresh white pistils emerging from healthy green calyxes across nearly every branch.
Every image tells the same story.
A healthy, vibrant plant that's settling beautifully into flower while still carrying enough energy to continue developing over the coming weeks.
🔮 Looking Ahead
During the coming week I expect the stretch to begin slowing as more energy shifts toward building flowers.
The calyxes should continue swelling and stacking together while the flower sites become more defined across every branch.
I'm also excited to watch how the Lumiflora under canopy lighting supports the lower flowers as the upper canopy continues filling in.
If everything continues progressing like this, I think she's going to produce long, elegant colas from top to bottom.
She's healthy.
She's balanced.
And she's becoming more beautiful every single day.
💚 Thank You
Thank you so much for following another chapter of this 8×8 Adventure.
Every phenotype reminds me that growing isn't about forcing plants into the same shape.
It's about giving them the opportunity to express who they truly are.
Watching these different personalities develop side by side has become one of the most enjoyable projects I've ever documented.
A special thank you to:
💚 GrowDiaries for providing a platform where growers around the world can share, learn, and inspire one another.
Zamnesia for the outstanding genetics making this phenotype hunt possible.
🌱 Plagron for providing the nutrients supporting every stage of this journey.
💡 Future of Grow LED for delivering the light powering every leaf and every flower.
🌿 TrolMaster for maintaining a stable environment twenty-four hours a day.
✨ Lumiflora for the under canopy lighting helping bring additional energy to the lower flower sites throughout bloom.
And finally...
Thank you to everyone following these diaries, leaving comments, sharing advice, asking questions, or simply enjoying this journey alongside me.
Your support makes every update even more rewarding to write.
I'll see you all next week as Godfather OG Pheno B continues transforming these beautiful white-haired flower sites into long, elegant colas.
Until then...
Growers Love and happy growing, everyone! 🌱👑💚