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So end up losing the first set (guess that's how you know it alive n real) never the less week was great...will do some transplanting nxt week also wanna get some more gelato cuts to get the numbers up but will see how that
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Week 2 F D1 Another week down for my lemon ICE and everything goes well . Defoliated her one more time today since she was getting a bit bushy again and I want the lights to reach the lower parts of her ! I haven't overdone that keeping more than half of her leaves on. I think I could go a bit harder but its okey ... I find defoliation a really interesting technique for indoor gardening since plants are disease and pest free compared to outdoors. I will defoliate her one more time at the end of week 3 Cant wait for the next two weeks !! D5 Lemon ICE growing massive and those bud sites are getting taller every day! She's going super fast into flowering and more and more pistils are showing up every day Lushy deep green leaves and I really have nothing bad to say about her . She's just growing beautifully, great internal stretch , great structure, great colour ,smell is super fresh Introduced Canna Boost Accelerator to her diet at 2ml/lt and lets get it started Till next Update
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The flowers start to swell, next week might start the overdrive for the extra weight
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12.03.2024 Continue into week two. Target EC is the same for this week Girls looking great. One Purple Lemonade fall into bucket! That lid is not cut with precision😏 Put some plastic to hold till now Clean tanks and filters with h2o2+vinegar acid +bleach Replace all filters Mix new batch with 2ml AN connoisseur AB + Big Bud Powder + Silica - total 20l @ Donne one pass off long misting 2m TrolMaster Tent-X arrived! Setup and registration done in seconds. Finding best placement ... 700 PPFD @ center, VPD 1.0, RH 53-56% day, RH 45-48% night, Temp Night-20c, Day-25/26c, Leaf temperature 23c, Light distance 60-65cm, CO2 750+ppm 540w@70cm distance NT-Nutrient Tank - PH -5.9, EC -1.15, Temp-21c 14.03.2024 Top up tank with 10l off 1.2EC solution - 2ml AN Connoisseur A+B + 3g Big Bud @ 18l (1.16EC) Replace all filters Before top up, nutrient solution in tank is 0.86, after adding 1.2EC new mix is 1.03 PH is slightly rising, normal when EC is drooping Girls grow nicely, no deficiencies, this week is start off stretchy faze. Remove some big and bottom levees PAR map 800max/600min PPFD, VPD 1.0-1.1, RH 50-54%, Temp Night-21-22c, Day-25/26c, Leaf temperature 23c, Light distance 60cm, CO2 750+ppm 580w@60cm distance 50s ON time 20min OFF time Day Time 50s Off time 30min OFF time Night Time NT-Nutrient Tank - PH -5.92-5.99, EC -0.89-1.0, Temp-20-22c 15.03.2024 Position TrolMaster Tent-X Box on tent and connect to internet. Temperature ,Light and humidity sensor is great, I lake that all sensors and connector boxes are on RJ connectors Great and fast install, registration and connections off all cables, censors and light! Like ability to expand system with Aqua-X and Hydro-X for irrigation ,PH/ EC/Temp monitoring off nutrient tank Controlling solenoid valves and pump will be SUPERB!!! Recycling type off timer are great for Aero misting! With Inkbird equipment i have issues that all connections are permanent and if you have longer cables....😡 HLG Scorpion Diablo LED light is connect via LMA-14 light adapter ! Wow i can control dimming and timing off my light via Wi-Fi😀😊😎👏🙏🙌 PAR map 800max/600min PPFD, VPD 1.0-1.1, RH 50-54%, Temp Night-21-22c, Day-25/26c, Leaf temperature 23c, Light distance 60cm, CO2 750+ppm HLG Scorpion Diablo@83% 580w@60cm distance 50s ON time 20min OFF time Day Time 50s Off time 30min OFF time Night Time NT-Nutrient Tank - PH -5.95-5.99, EC -0.89-1.1, Temp-20-22c 16.03.2024 Top up tank with 15l off 1.2EC solution - 2ml AN Connoisseur A+B + 3g Big Bud @ 18l (1.16EC) Replace all filters, still everything in pristine condition after every changing, nutrient solution in tank looking and smell fresh and clean. Reducing humidity in night time below 50% , humidifier rise temperature to 22-23c at night Day RH is 53%, in first two hours keeping temps and humidity lower to reduce deferential form night time to 1-2c Don't want to have more than 10-15cm off stretch in next week Girls drink more water and nutrients every day, think around 10-12l per day Managing EC strength with adding slightly higher nutrients solution when top up tank. Overall its around 0.9-1.0EC for most of the time PH is stabile , slowly rise in small increments. Need to adjust @ 6.2 to 5.9 every two-three days. Probably i will leave it to swing even more. Diablo is at 80% power @ 45-55cm from top canopy, 900+PPFD in center, lowest corners get 650+ PAR map 920max/650min PPFD, VPD -1.1, DRH 50-54%, NRH48-50%, Temp Night-21-22c, Temp Day-25/26c, Leaf temperature 23c, Light distance 45cm, CO2 750+ppm HLG Scorpion Diablo@80% 580w@45cm distance 50s ON time 20min OFF time Day Time 50s Off time 30min OFF time Night Time NT-Nutrient Tank - PH -5.95-5.99, EC -0.89-1.1, Temp-20-22c 17.03.2024 Top up tank with 10l - 1.2EC solution - 1.8ml AN Connoisseur A+B + 3g Big Bud @ 18l (1.16EC) Replace all filters, install one new. Total 5 mash filters + 2 disc filters Remove some large fan leaves from all girls. Nothing crazy. Next week is final BIG defoliation and pruning Clean room benches a little bit after defoliation. Whole week all girls are doing great , no sign off any kind off stress or deficiencies. Superb fast growth. Stretching is more apparent in the end off this week. Next week is going to be madness! 18.03.2024 Raise light 10cm , adjusting to canopy level.. HLG Scorpion Diablo@83%, Set sunrise/sunset dimming @ 30min - TrolMaster Tent-X PAR map 890max/650min PPFD, VPD -1.1, DRH 50-54%, NRH48-50%, NT-21-22c, DT-25/26c, Leaf temperature 23c, Light distance 45cm, CO2 750+ppm Week 2 off Flowering in Summary 100l off RO water 190ml+190ml AN connoisseur A+B, 15g Big Bud Powder 70kW electricity in total for light, Pumps and AC Infinity Fans. 58kW for Light + 8kW Dehumidification + AC Infinity ventilation Week start @ 1.14EC, nutrient strength. Strength dropping every day by 0.1-0.2. Topping up tank with 1.2EC solution bring back strength to 0.9-1.0EC Start using AN Big Bud powder for day two off this week. For next slowly reducing Nitrogen and add more Big Bud. Next week start @ 1.2EC Girls look superb all time, Wedding Cheesecake is going to be a biggest strain in this run. Two off them are gigantic plants, third one is little smaller. Tropicana Cookies is short and bushy with lots off side branching. Need good defoliation next week . Purple Lemonade is also huge , all three girls Flowering going nicely, obvious sign off formation off bud sites, pistils have shown an all girls. PH was stabile and move from 5.85 min to 6.2 max. Swing all week without chasing perfect number. Light distance start at 65cm from canopy finish week at 45-50cm , PPFD levels around 800-940 in center, trough whole week Temperature vary slightly from 23c at start off day to 26c max at some points. AC Infinity T6 extracting fan program in AUTO to kick in @ 26c Night temps around 21-23c, dehumidifier start to work at night time to bring down humidity, trying also to minimize Day/Night temperature differential for this week also Continue in next week at same environment settings and light strength..
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4/1/25 She has super long, almost spider web type pistils that are super beautiful. I can see the calyxs packing on under neath the pistils and forming the buds. She has a nice stacking to her. Maybe 6+ nodal cola. Shining, fuzzy, glistening trichomes stretching out across the fan leaves. Top Dressed with 2Tsp of Bloom, 1tsp of Microbe Charge, and 1Tsp Bloom Booster. Ive also been trying a new method for the top dressing efficacy. I got the idea while watching build a soil using the earth box. I have started covering the soil with some aluminum foil to kind of act as a cover so the feeder roots will come up to where the top dressing is. which seems to be working fairly well and simply. 4/6/25 She is producing super nicely so far. Seems to be thinner, longer buds. But i can visibly see the buds forming calyxes underneath the pistils. Very bulbous and full calyx stacking 4/7/25 the buds are starting to pack on some weight. everything looks happy and
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Day 35 of flower. Nothing much has changed from the week before. Did some minor defoliation and watered as usual. We’re on cruise control and just keeping my eye on them daily. 35 days left until harvest! Catch yall on the next update! ✌️🏾
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Todo muy tranquilo, estoy bastante conforme con lo que llevo👨‍🌾🍀
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04/04 se levantaron hermosas! Les faltaba alimento a las pobres plantas, Se realiza fertilizacion foliar y se riega el sustrato con el estimulador de floración big one. 500 cm3 de agua de osmosis + 500 cm3 de agua del grifo + 0.5 ml - cal mag de top crop + 1.5 ml de big one - top crop. EC: 1.1 PH: 6.3. En 10 días se pasa a flor. 07/04 riego con 2 litros de agua( 50% osmosis + 50% canilla) + 1 ml de cal-mag de top crop (una bomba) + 1 ml de oro negro de namaste PH: 6.1 EC: 0.9 Se coloca red para hacer scrog Último día de vege, próxima semana floración
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Mango Kush – Week 4 Flower (Week 8 from Seed) The bulking begins: pistils, stacking, and balanced nutrition Grower: Dog Doctor Strain: Mango Kush (Pheno #1 & Pheno #2) Environment: 8×8 Grow Room Control System: TrolMaster Tent-X brain + WCS substrate sensors (The ThinkRoulette ecosystem) Lighting: • ThinkGrow Model One • ThinkGrow ICL-300 (x2 inner canopy lights) • Future of Grow Black Series 600W • Lumatek Zeus 465W Compact Pro ⸻ 🌸 Week 4 Flower – Bulking Mode Activated Week 4 is an important checkpoint in any bloom cycle. The Mango Kush sisters are no longer just “in flower”, they are now building flowers. Pistils are everywhere, thick and vibrant, forming the foundation for what will become dense, resin-packed buds. Both phenos are looking strong: • Pheno #1 – More advanced, pistil clusters stacking into early budlets, filling her frame with confidence. • Pheno #2 – A little behind, but catching up fast. She may have taken longer to flip (since she germinated later), but she’s now pushing out strong, healthy white hairs that signal the start of her bulking stage. This week’s studio and improvised studio photos capture this perfectly—the transition from “flower set” to flower building. ⸻ 💧 Feeding Update – Simplifying for Strength This week, we made an important nutritional adjustment: • Removed: Aptus All-in-One Liquid & Aptus Top Booster • Kept: • Aptus Regulator – 0.15 ml/L • Aptus CalMag Boost – 0.25 ml/L • Plagron Power Buds – 1 ml/L • Plagron Sugar Royal – 1 ml/L • Plagron Green Sensation – 1 ml/L Why this change? At this stage, the super soil’s NPK balance (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) is already strong enough to sustain healthy growth and flower formation. Adding the All-in-One Liquid or Top Booster would risk redundancy, too much nutrient overlap can actually slow the plant down, cause salt build-up, or push her into unnecessary stress. By keeping only the boosters and biostimulants, we are: • Supporting flower stacking and density (Power Buds). • Enhancing terpene and resin production (Sugar Royal). • Adding a multi-function bloom enhancer (Green Sensation, famous for its late-flower results). • Maintaining structure, transport, and stress resistance (Regulator). • Keeping calcium and magnesium in check (CalMag Boost). 🌱 Educational takeaway: Week 4 is about controlled nutrition, not force-feeding. Too much input can overwhelm plants; the art is in balancing what the soil already provides with just enough supplements to guide the plant’s energy toward flowers. ⸻ 🌡️ Environment – Stability Matters The Mango Kush girls continue to thrive under the TrolMaster Tent-X + WCS ecosystem, giving live readings of: • Soil moisture (watering when ~19–20%) • EC levels (tracking buildup) • Temperature & RH (still peaking high at times, but stable airflow keeps the canopy safe) The ThinkRoulette ecosystem (TrolMaster + lighting synergy) has been running flawlessly, creating a stable and responsive environment. This consistency is what allows the girls to focus their energy on bulking rather than on fighting stress. ⸻ 💡 Lighting – Canopy in Harmony The four-light setup continues to shine as a perfectly balanced orchestra: • ThinkGrow Model One – Deep canopy penetration. • ThinkGrow ICL-300s – Mid-canopy energy, no sites left behind. • Future of Grow Black Series 600W – Spectrum balance. • Lumatek Zeus 465W Compact Pro – Evening out the footprint. Result: The canopy is even, pistils are popping from top to bottom, and no part of the plant is left in the dark. ⸻ 🌱 Genetics Check-In – Mango Kush in Mid-Flower Mango Kush (Mango × Hindu Kush) is famous for her fruity-sweet aroma with earthy Kush undertones. Week 4 is where the genetic potential starts to show: • Bud structure is beginning to define itself—rounded calyx clusters forming the early shape. • Aroma is still light, but brushing against the plants gives faint hints of fruit and spice. • Phenotypic difference: Pheno #1 is flowering earlier and faster, while Pheno #2 lags a week behind. This may result in staggered harvest windows, giving two slightly different expressions of the same strain. ⸻ 🔮 What to Expect & What Not to Expect ✅ What to Expect in Week 4–5: • Noticeable bud bulking. • Rapid calyx development, pistil clusters getting denser. • First trichomes appearing under macro view. • Water demand increasing steadily. • Early terpene hints becoming stronger week by week. ❌ What Not to Expect Yet: • Full aroma profile (that comes around Week 5–6). • Major resin frosting (Week 5 onward). • Final bud density or color changes (those happen in later bloom). Educational takeaway: Patience is key. Week 4 is about building structure. The “icing” (frost, density, aroma explosion) comes later. ⸻ 🔄 Recap So Far – The Journey • Weeks 0–2: Seedlings established with Aptus Start Booster. • Weeks 3–4 (Veg): Pheno #1 stretched tall, Pheno #2 filled out compact. • Week 5: Flip to 12/12 → stretch begins. • Week 6 (Flower Week 2): Bloom boosters introduced, lights upgraded. • Week 7 (Flower Week 3): Clear flower set, pistils everywhere, irrigation system added. • Week 8 (Now, Flower Week 4): Bulking stage, pistils thick and abundant, nutrition simplified, environment stable. ⸻ 🙏 Gratitude To the community—thank you for following along, for sharing knowledge, and for keeping the love of cultivation alive. These reports are more than just grow logs, they are learning tools, and together we’re documenting the journey of two Mango Kush sisters from seed to flower. And to the gear, the TrolMaster, the ThinkRoulette ecosystem, and the full lighting orchestra, you make this possible. Technology doesn’t grow the plant, but it empowers the grower to let the plant reach her full potential. ⸻ 📸 This week’s highlight: Studio and improvised studio shots capturing the moment where flower set becomes flower build. ✨ In short: Week 4 Flower is the week of foundations. The pistils are thick, the flowers are forming, and the stage is set for resin and density in the weeks to come. 📲 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. • GrowDiaries Journal: https://growdiaries.com/grower/dogdoctorofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogdoctorofficial/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dogdoctorofficial There’s a new series blooming and it’s more than just plants. It’s about process, patience, and paying attention. ⸻ Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links: • Genetics, gear, nutrients, and more – Zamnesia: https://www.zamnesia.com/ • Environmental control & automation – TrolMaster: https://www.trolmaster.eu/ • Advanced LED lighting – Future of Grow: https://www.futureofgrow.com/ • Root and growth nutrition – Aptus Holland: https://aptus-holland.com/ • Nutrient systems & boosters – Plagron: https://plagron.com/en/ • Soil & substrate excellence – PRO-MIX BX: https://www.pthorticulture.com/en-us/products/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae • Curing and storage – Grove Bags: https://grovebags.com/ ⸻ We’ve got much more coming as we move through the grow cycles. 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. – Pheno #1 vs. Pheno #2 A quick note on the sisters’ timelines: • Pheno #1 remains ahead—already deep in flower, stacking pistils fast and showing more advanced bud formation. • Pheno #2, while it started later, is catching up beautifully. Her pistils are now bursting and forming thick clusters, but she still sits a bit behind her sister. This difference is natural: Pheno #2 germinated later and is effectively running on a slightly younger internal clock. The 11/13 light schedule (11 hours on, 13 hours off) means she is easing into flower at her own rhythm. 👉 What this means: Both plants are thriving, but don’t expect them to bulk or finish at the same exact time. This staggered development could actually be a gift—two harvest windows, two terpene expressions, one journey. Educational takeaway: Even seeds from the same strain can flower on different schedules. Rather than forcing uniformity, let each phenotype tell its story. Patience reveals the full genetic spectrum. 🌿 Grower’s Note “This week felt like the real beginning of bloom. The room is alive—white hairs, bulking pistils, and that early whisper of aroma that promises so much more to come. Pheno #1 leads the charge, Pheno #2 follows on her own time, and together they remind me that growing is not about control, but about partnership. The plants teach us patience, and in return, we give them care.”
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Alright so we started one overdose and one big demon for the Devine seeds competition. We're going to see which one performs best and enter her in. Which one do you think is going to win? Lol wayyyy to soon to tell. This girl is already on her way, through the soil a day or so before the other but we'll just keep them all on the same time frame. I mixed the Promix and Craft Blend from BAS a couple weeks before planting and we have a nice microbial population going for sure. I also just gave them their first Alfalfa Ferment watering so we should see A LOT of progress on the next couple weeks. Not much else to report on but I hope you guys watch along with me. See ya next week.
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Welcome to week 6 with four tall ladies of Critical Orange Punch. They grew a bit and I removed some of the lower branches that did not get enough light and were too small and thin. The plants look healthy and seem to like their 1.5 EC nutrients mix. Day 37: I only measured ph and EC which were both ok (5.8 & 1.6) Day 38: I added 20l water to the tank and added some nutrients including Calcium and Mag. I hope to prevent them from getting these rust spots with the CalMag. EC is set to 1.7, ph 5.5 Day 39: Ph down to 5.7 (before it was 6.0), EC is at 1.8. Gonna get the EC down a bit when the tank is getting empty. And I removed some smaller branches again because I don't wanna get exclusive popcorn buds. And I measured the height again which is 50cm in average. I hope they stop growing soon and start producing flowers because the space above is getting smaller and smaller. And I cleaned the bio-pump completely. Day 40: I cut down some smaller branches to get more airflow between the leafes and because I don't want popcorn buds. And I stopped giving them water. The plan is to keep it stopped for 2-3 days to dry them out. I am wondering when the flowers will appear. Day 41: nothing Day 42: Some more stretching, the highest branch is 74cm in average they have approx 64cm. Added some Bloombastic to the tank and put the watering system on again. The pots were really light and empty but the plants looked pretty smooth. Also I added Gen200 again.
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Week 20 8/11-17 For my outside ladies, Opium, Auto Opium, Fractal, and Lemon Cake not much changed. They and with the trichomes just starting to form and 2 more moths to go. They continue lovin life outside. These ladies are maturing as many fans are yellowing and falling off. Temps are comfortable following Storm Debby, in the 80s with low humidity. Buds are fattening up, trichomes are minimal at this time but some fragrance is starting to be noticed. These ladies had a long vegetation phase. They germinated April 1 so I could get them hardened off before I went on vacay. The colas are large, trichomes forming and with 2 more months to go, my expectations for these are heavy yields and sticky dense buds. Thank you @DivineSeeds Thanks for the visits, likes and comments, I appreciate all the plant love💚. Have fun & love what you grow 💚 Sending you good vibes of love, light, and healing 💫 💫Natrona 💫
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5/26 this plant is super fucking frosty and is starting to chunk up a bit.
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Defoliated fan leave, week 2... WC1 Has the strongest smell WC2 is taller with greater internodal spacing
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Salut à tous, germination dans la terre directement avec le substrat Seedmix, en godet biodégradables, pendant 10 jours puis rempotage en pot géotextiles de 4 litres et substrat Zero mix Guano Diffusion. Terreau enrichi avec Lombricompost, Alguacymor, engrais guano, en 3-4 semaines les racines avaient entièrement colonisé le substrat sauf pour les Shogun et Cookies Gelato qui prennent leur temps ( rempotage 1 semaine plus tard ) Rempotage en pot de 15 litres pour les Fat Banana Auto et Royal Gorilla Auto, en pot de 4L pour la Critical et Royal Critical Auto, Royal Gorilla en pot de 50L mais avec environ 35 litres de substrat. Terreau enrichi comme ci-dessus avec guano de floraison et ajout de guano de croissance, passage en floraison fin de 4 ème semaine, ajout d'oligoélément Trace Mix Canna, MC4, 1/4 dose de Top-Max et sel d'epsom. Pour l'instant tout se passe bien, mon eau est très dure alors je la prépare la veille avec des bâtons de charbon macérant le temps u'il faut pour absorber un maximum de vacherie. Bref, hyper content de ses graines de chez ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS, la Fat Banana Auto ... AWAH!!!
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5/16 WEEK 4! She has hit 14 inches , secondary and tertiary branches growing nicely due to pony-tailing leaf tucking and 30w of secondary light hitting under the canopy. Color is excellent form is perfect great genetics here Flower is still holding off so this could be a special lady. Nuets are doing great work so leaving then as is of a while. 5/17 Another inch and pony-tail is complete as secondary branches have broken the canopy Just leaf tucking and whatnot from here As is for now 5/18 She hit 20 inches of veg growth without being stretchy, node spacing is good, not hitting flower as yet though she is knocking on the door and likely has begun her stretch. She likes the new light setup and can now hold her own with her tent mates without a "booster seat". No deficiencies Good color Hair growth is good Happy plant May increase Bloom ratio in a couple of days to 50-50 see what the plant says about it. 5/19 Pics Still in veg as the growth tips remain if increasingly hairy no cola formation. 21" her rate of growth is continuing branches staying above leaf canopy. Nuets as is today but one dose of PK incoming tomorrow for hair growth. A little comparison from our last CBD grow - we can dream cant we Gave her 5ml/gal Kangaroots in prep for Flower 5/20 Vertical growth has stopped and she is getting very hairy with the beginning of cola formation. She is transitioning quickly so modified the nuets to half Grow half Bloom for the duration of it. 5/21 Vertical growth has kicked back in so looks like a flowering stretch, 26 inches+ The pause may have been her building her roots after the shots of Kangaroots and she has just resumed her stretch. Moved her directly under the MH-HID in attempt to keep her size more manageable but she is her own girl so... Little one time shot of KoolBloom for hair growth 1ml/gal 5/22 She is finishing the week in full Flower as colas are forming. Good results in hair growth due to PK it seems will use again later. Hitting 29 inches now the tallest plant in the tent, have added support for main stem will add bamboo as she grows. MH-HID light up to full 600w as we need this stretch to slow down the blue light should help.