Zu viel Regen zu wenig Sonne. Aber die Ladys schlagen sich tapfer. Ich hoffe es wird jetz mal wieder trockener. Ein wenig Schimmel gab es. Aber nicht der Rede wert. Für's Wetter können sie nix. Ein paar Blüten die ich zum Probieren herunter genommen habe sind schön dick und klebrig. Jetzt kann ich langsam anfangen die Trichome zu monitoren.

The plants had been a little root-bound before transplanting them into the bigger pots, this showed in a yellowing of the leaves and a slowed growth. During week 5, now in the bigger pots, the plants are recovering quickly. The start to grow in a nice healthy green color and quickly get bigger in size. Since the light-mix has nutrients in it for appr. 2 weeks, I only add a little BIO NOVA Roots and BN-Zym to my 'FLEXITANK' reservoir. After adding the nutrients I measure the ph-value and see its 6,6. That is too high for cannabis-plant on soil, they cannot take up all nutrients at that ph-level. Therefore I use ph-min from BIO NOVA to decrease the value of the 100 liter nutrient solution in my reservoir to ph=6,0. At this ph-level the plants can take up all nutrients they need for a healthy growth. My two SANlight EVO4-120 LED-fixtures are hanging 75 cm above the plants and are tilted inwards by 11 degrees, following the recommendations of the lights manufacturer. The fixtures are dimmed to 60% of power (=1 green light ON on the dimmer) at this stage, so they plants get a nice stretch and grow into bigger plants fast.

# ❄️ The Frozen Archive #3 | Ghost Train Haze ## Sometimes the Greatest Yield Is the Lesson Hello GrowDiaries family! 👋❄️🌱 Welcome back to The Frozen Archive. For anyone joining us for the first time, this series follows our exploration of fresh frozen material, ice & water extraction, solventless concentrates, curing methods, and the many lessons hidden between harvest and the final product. If you would like a complete breakdown of the Bubbleator machine, fresh frozen preparation, ice & water extraction methodology, and collection techniques, please check out The Frozen Archive #1 and #2 where the process is explained in much greater detail. This entry focuses on a cultivar that many of you may already know well: 🚂 Ghost Train Haze. And what a journey she has been. For those curious about her complete cultivation story, the full seed-to-harvest diary remains available on my profile. It was one of my favorite plants to grow and one of the most memorable cultivars of the run. Today we pick up where that story ended. Fresh frozen material. Ice. Water. Curiosity. And a lesson waiting to be learned. --- ## Wash Number Four This extraction represents my fourth overall wash using the Bubbleator machine. By now the process felt familiar. The machine was prepared exactly as before. Ice was added. Fresh frozen Ghost Train Haze flowers were loaded into a properly secured 220-micron wash bag. Additional ice was placed on top. Cold water filled the machine. Temperatures were maintained as close as possible to 0°C (32°F). The methodology remained unchanged. The equipment remained unchanged. The enthusiasm remained unchanged. Only one thing was different. The genetic. --- ## Everything Looked Perfect The wash itself was beautiful. The room filled with incredible aromas. The fresh frozen material smelled amazing. The machine performed flawlessly. The water remained ice cold. The collection process went exactly as planned. At every stage I found myself increasingly excited to see what Ghost Train Haze would produce. After all, if the flower was this impressive, surely the resin would follow. At least that was the theory. Nature, however, always has her own plans. --- ## The Lesson One of the reasons I created The Frozen Archive is to document reality. Not just successes. Not just giant returns. Not just perfect results. Reality. And reality is that not every incredible flower becomes an incredible washing cultivar. Ghost Train Haze taught me exactly that. The returns were significantly lower than what I had experienced during previous washes. Much lower than expected. At first I questioned myself. Did I miss something? Did I make a mistake? Did I wash incorrectly? Was the temperature wrong? Was the timing wrong? But after reviewing the process and comparing observations with experienced hash makers, a different picture emerged. Many haze-dominant and sativa-leaning cultivars have a reputation for being difficult washers. Not because they are poor plants. Not because they lack quality. Simply because they often do not release resin in the same way as many hash-oriented cultivars. And Ghost Train Haze appears to fall into that category. --- ## Was It Worth It? Absolutely. Because what little resin was collected was exceptional. The quantity may have been modest. The quality certainly was not. The resulting material displayed beautiful characteristics. Excellent melt. Wonderful flavor. A rich aromatic profile. And a texture that immediately reminded me why I fell in love with this plant in the first place. In many ways, the resin reflected the flower itself. Unique. Expressive. Memorable. Just not particularly generous. --- ## Looking Back If I am completely honest, part of me wishes I had kept more of this material as flower. Ghost Train Haze was simply that enjoyable. The flowers were outstanding. The smoke was outstanding. And looking back, I probably would have enjoyed preserving more of her in that form. But I do not regret the wash. Because now I know. And knowledge is exactly why this archive exists. --- ## Freeze Drying & Storage The collected resin followed the same path as previous entries. After collection, the material was dried carefully until it reached the desired condition. Once properly dried, it was broken down and prepared for storage. Unlike some previous entries, this report focuses less on quantity and more on observation. The material was transferred into glass storage where it can continue developing while preserving everything it has to offer. Even in small amounts, quality deserves patience. --- ## What Ghost Train Haze Taught Me This entry may not contain the largest yield of the archive. It may not contain the biggest temple ball. It may not contain the most impressive collection photos. But it contains something equally valuable. A lesson. Not every cultivar is destined for every purpose. Some plants become legendary flowers. Some become legendary hash. Some become both. Ghost Train Haze reminded me that understanding the difference is part of becoming a better grower and a better extractor. And honestly? I am grateful for the lesson. --- ## Looking Ahead Will I wash another haze in the future? Probably. Because I am the type of person who likes to test things for myself. One experience teaches a lesson. Multiple experiences create understanding. For now, however, Ghost Train Haze has earned even more of my respect. Not because she produced the biggest return. But because she reminded me that cultivation is still full of surprises. And those surprises are exactly what keeps this journey exciting. --- ## P.S. A huge thank you to Zamnesia for the Ghost Train Haze genetics and for supporting these projects. A special thank you as well to Plagron, whose nutrient lineup accompanied this plant throughout its journey from seed to harvest, fresh frozen preservation, and ultimately extraction. The plant may not have become the highest-yielding wash of the archive. But she remains one of my favorite cultivars I have had the pleasure of growing. And that, sometimes, is worth far more than a number on a scale. Grower's Love everyone. 🌱💚

I've had success in the past with transplanting autos from solo cups to their final pots as long as I dont allow the roots to reach the bottom before transplanting.

Day 14 - Everything seems to be going great, not much to say right now! Will be feeding tomorrow! Happy growing friends!✌️🏼🌱 Day 15 - Feeding day, started a nutrient comparison test between fox farm & technaflora which is why I have both of them listed but I am not mixing them! I have 2 plants on the fox farm & 1 on technaflora! We shall see which comes out better! Day 16 - Ladies are looking great!✌️🏼 Day 17 - Got watered with PH at 6.4 today, all 3 ladies are coming along nicely😍 Day 18 - 🌱✌️🏼 Day 19 - Ladies got watered again today with PH at 6.4, will probably be starting some LST in the next week sometime! Thanks for following friends & happy growing!✌️🏼🌱 Day 20 - End of week 3 & could not be happier with how things are going! Can’t wait to see some buds on these ladies!😍

Not much crystal on her as yet but the pixies are sprinkling, I’m guesstimating around 9-10 weeks of flower needed.

June 21st - they are doing great with the newa ac unit. temps are saying around 25-26. They are just growing away. I decided this week I would swap there nutrients for transition to flower. I watered them today with the first mix of the recommended transition to flower. June 22nd - Still growing away, they seem to be picking up growth quite a bit now! June 23rd - Starting to explode with growth! Everything looks healthy. I have turned the lights up to about 85% now. Gave them a feeding today, again with the transition to flower recommendation. June 24th - Still growing like crazy. They are on a 12/12 schedule and it looks like they're on there way to flower! Junes 25th - Lots of growth in the last 5 days. They have perked up a ton, grown a ton of fan leafs and its almost time to do some more lst or defoliation. Gave them another feeding today. I have decided to just feed with every watering as it is the manufactures recommendation. June 26th - Took the girls out and did some LST on them again as they were starting to become pretty uneven. Unfortunately I only took pictures/videos of the one plant. You can definitely see the growth since the start of this week. They seem to be getting pretty dry by the morning so I have been feeding roughly every 24-36 hours making sure not to overwater. June 27th -They popped back up overnight and are just growing away. Another watering today. Roughly 3L per plant. Again making sure not to overwater.

Pretty serious defoliation this week again.

Bueno chavales aquí os dejo a mis tres péqueñas ! Estamos a mediados de floriacion ! Estoy añadiendo las dos semanas aquí ya que no ha cambiado casi nada , hemos hecho un riego de base de floración a 2ml por litro ! La verdad que estamos muy contentos con los avances sobretodo de la runtz , su olor es espectacular comparadas a las otras y mira que es la más pequeña ! Sinceramente tal y como avanzan en la floración os recomiendo estas pedazo de semillas

June 16th - 7 days after sowing in the 11-liter final pot

Hi guys! In the last week I started to train my kushes.In the start of the week i super croped the uper ccola's to stop the grow in the height a litle.After 5 days for recoverin,I put the net in.and starting to filling up the space. They gettin 3,5l with nutrients every 3-4 days. I'am amazed othe huge leafs on dutc kush.So far is everything going ok 🙂

Esta es una de las semanas mas bonita del cultivo si llegas sin carencias ni excesos obviamente. Las plantas empiezan a definir el cogollo. La parte izquierda se a definido como un fenotipo xativo mas alto y con muchas ramas. En cambio el lado derecho a sacado un fenotipo mucho mas indico con plantas mas cortas y que seguro generaran un gran central. La temperatura se mantiene entre 25 y 26 grados. Ya hemos empezado a anadirle co2 a 1000 ppm.

With no doubt these plants have not produced much more quantity and density of buds due to the 2 serious mistakes I've made (those who have read the weeks will know what I mean). However, I can say that I am happy with the production obtained given the mistakes made. Between the 2 plants, the one that has produced more and generated the most dense buds has been the Gorilla with the Man-lining technique applied, it has also loosed a bit less weight drying than the non man-lining one. In comparison with the Money Makers with which they have grown the result is the same. Both Gorillas have each produced more than any of the Moneys comparing them 1 to 1. Also buds are a bit dense than the moneys, but none of them is really desde at all. *****ESPAÑOL***** Sin duda estas plantas no han producido mucha mas cantidad y densidad de cogollos debido a los 2 graves errores que he cometido (quien se haya leído las semanas sabrá a que me refiero). No obstante, puedo decir que estoy contento con la producción obtenida dados los errores cometidos. Entre las 2 plantas, la que más a producido y ha generado cogollos más densos ha sido la Gorilla con la técnica de Man-lining aplicada, y también ha perdido un poquito menos de peso en el secado que la otra. En comparación con las Money Maker junto a las que han crecido el resultado es el mismo. Las Gorillas han producido cada una más que cualquiera de las Moneys comparándolas 1 a 1. Así mismo, los cogollos de las Gorillas presentan un pelín más densidad que el de las Moneys, aunque realmente ninguna de las 4 plantas ha generado cogollos densos del todo.

Humidity was freaking high for a while in my area and I'm struggling with RH in the tent, I didn't want the big dehumidifier to work 24/7 but this led to appearance of mold on a tiny side cola. Lesson learned. I did cut everything above the cola and made sure the rest was OK. Continuous surveillance until harvest, that should happen in a few days. Trichomes are almost all milky and her smell is telling me she's ready 😎

Harvest time, chopped this lady and she's now drying in the mesh rack. Sticky buds, lots of trichomes. I'll update in 6-7 days with the dry weight and initial smoke report.

ok so the critical mass x 3 and white widdow x big bud x2 have really exploaded in the last week i can see such a big differnce in just a week of growth. so i decided to do the plants first toppings from 4th node with great results applied this technique along with some light lst training cant wait to see hows these plants progress through the veg cycle im lil worried i may end up having space issues whixh is why im thinking of moving the barnys farm lsd clones outside soon

Chopped her on day 83, sadly the last day is not on timelapse due to a camera firmware update and after the reboot it returned its angle to base and I didn't notice it. Stem and Buds turned slightly purple in the last days. The ORP probe is not calibrated and values are to be taken with a grain of salt. Values are average of the day. DATE - °C - RH% (Tent Temp/RH) 20240912 20.8 57.9 20240913 21.3 58.5 20240914 21.0 57.1 20240915 22.2 59.9 20240916 23.4 56.1 20240917 22.7 62.7 DATE - PH 20240912 5.86 20240913 5.85 20240914 6.03 20240915 5.97 20240916 5.94 20240917 6.04 DATE - ORP (mV) 20240912 17 20240913 16 20240914 11 20240915 11 20240916 49 20240917 46 DATE - EC(us/cm) 20240912 2119 20240913 2178 20240914 2097 20240915 2185 20240916 2257 20240917 2208 DATE - CF 20240912 21.19 20240913 21.78 20240914 20.97 20240915 21.85 20240916 22.57 20240917 22.08 DATE - °C (Reservoir) 20240912 18.5 20240913 18.9 20240914 18.3 20240915 19.1 20240916 20.3 20240917 20.4

yield over 800gs dry . germany grown

Stems are getting top heavy, more weight packed on and they are starting to lean, I don't have room for a scrog net. Pistils are turning amber, only about 10% so far on day one. I hand plucked off the small larfy, sucker buds. I let some go too long and the large majority are worth keeping. Next time I will have the courage to defoliate properly! I get so scared after weeks or months of growing and then removing growth. Final day of week and these colas are stacking on so much weight they are bending over. Noticed nutrient deficiencies and tried to adjust accordingly. Hoping the problem doesn't get exacerbated.

12/08/25 - 18/08/25 13/08 - Water made with 500ml of water with 2ml/L of Ocean Mix, EC - 0,37 / pH - 6,2 15/08 - Water made with 500ml of water with 2ml/L of Babosa, 1ml/L of WCA+Boron, Ocean Mix, and 1g/L of Humic Extract EC - 0,5 / pH - 6,5 17/08 - Water made with 500ml of water, a pinch of magnesium sulfate, and 2ml/L of OHN, EC - 0,25 / pH - 6,3