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@DogDoctorOfficial
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🌸 Week 15 from Seed / Week 4 Flower – The Art of Defoliation 🌿
Welcome back to the journey of The White OG by Seedsman Seeds. This week marks a powerful turning point — the mid-flower defoliation — a sacred act of giving space, light, and breath to a girl who’s ready to bloom big.
She’s thriving beautifully under the Future of Grow Black Series 600W system, and still running strong on the Aptus Clean Program:
• Regulator
• System Clean
• RO Water Conditioner
• All-in-One Liquid
The mix lands with a pH of 5.97, an EC of 1.20, and water temp at 18.2°C — right on point.
🌬️ This week’s star event? A serious defoliation.
We removed large fan leaves that were shading critical bud sites, allowing light to pour in and airflow to circulate. This isn’t just pruning — it’s breathing room. It’s strategy. It’s sculpting the future.
She’s expressing herself now some funky leaf formations, even buds forming in the leaf base itself, a unique phenotype with personality. This is what makes each grow magical.
Why defoliation now?
• Week 4 is the sweet spot: flowers are forming, stretch is slowing, and now’s the time to open up the canopy without stressing her too much.
• It increases light penetration and reduces risk of mold or pests by improving airflow.
• It directs energy to the buds, not the blocked, lower leaves.
And now she stands proud in her scrog net, breathing deep, stretching wide. She’s no longer hiding. She’s becoming.
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Huge thanks as always to the amazing GrowDiaries community, to Seedsman, to Aptus Holland, to the Future of Grow team, To TrolMaster and to all of you: the followers, supporters, growers, learners, lovers, and even the haters — we grow together 🌱
💚 Come join the journey over on Instagram and YouTube — where the Dognabis Cup is blooming into something beautiful too.
See you in the next chapter, my dear friends. Let’s grow.
As always thank you all for stopping by, for the love and for it all , this journey of mine wold just not be the same without you guys, the love and support is very much appreciated and i fell honored and so joyful with you all in my life 🙏
With true love comes happiness 💚🙏 Always believe in your self and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart , be a giver and the universe will give back to you in ways you could not even imagine so 💚
Friendly reminder all you see here is pure research and for educational purposes only
💚Growers Love To you All and remember to keep that smile big and alive 💚
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@BigDaddyK
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Crazy growing going on , looking we’ll see for yourselves, I don’t want to say anything as pictures speak louder than words 💪
Also we now have conclusive proof that soil plants ripen faster , the soil ones look at least 1 week ahead with flowers forming
Adding biobizz nutrients to Soil plants , watered 3l each Friday
Changed solutions Saturday
Reduced daytime to 1130
Watered 3.5 l monday soil ones definitely ahead - why ? They all exactly the same plants
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@SooSan
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12/12 + 144 jours
Vu qu’il y a 16 plantes mais que sur growdiaries on ne peut mettre que 8 variétés j'ai divisé en 2 diaries pour le bas de la tente
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🏠 90x60x90
☀️ FC-E 4800 => puissance a 60%
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Black Bomb / Philosopher Seed
Amnesia Lemon / PEV Seeds
Amnesia Lemon /PEV Seeds 35g
Blueberry / PEV Seeds = 17g
Blueberry / 00 Seeds = 17g
Wappa / Paradise Seed = 11g
Dark Phoenix / Green House Seed
Quick Sherbet / Exotic Seeds = 14,5
Mango Cream / Exotic Seeds 19,5g
Banana Frosting / Sensi Seed = 11g
Hindu Kush / Sensi Seed 10,5g
Mix 1 / Sweet Seed = 26,5g
Mix 2 / Sweet Seed = 15g
Mix 3 / Sweet Seed = 22,5g
Mix 4 / Sweet Seed = 14,5g
📎 https://growdiaries.com/diaries/122084-grow-journal-by-soosan
📎https://growdiaries.com/diaries/124052-grow-journal-by-soosan
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🏠 30x60x50
☀️TS1000 => 100w = 54g
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Quick Sherbet - Exotic Seed = 12g
Quick Sherbet - Exotic Seed = 12g
Quick Sherbet - Exotic Seed = 17,5g
Quick Sherbet - Exotic Seed = 12,5g
📎 https://growdiaries.com/diaries/122080-grow-journal-by-soosan
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@Bhodidharma
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I can't believe she is still so happy. She may make it to the finish line. This will be the last week of nutrients. I have no way to flush her so it will be water from here on out.
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@DaddyPrime
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3/26 swelling up nicely
3/29 the swell has been quite swell lol starting to show first orange Pistils on lower buds. The main cola still has a few weeks I believe
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@The_Projexx
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Welcome to week 5! Things are progressing along as some plants have started to display sex. I've removed some of the males that have shown themselves so far as we aren't looking to breed this run. Going to let them veg for this week and then I will be flipping the lights to get the flowering cycle started.
Huge shout outs go to @MarsHydroLED for allowing me to grow with their kick ass gear!
Huge huge shout outs go to all my followers and to the people who stop into the diary alike! Keep on inspiring.
-The Projexx
Day#29 Ladies are growing along and recovering nicely from the topping , Watered 1.5L from the bottom.
Day#30 Plants seem to be doing ok from the water increase. Things moving along nicely
Day#31 Pictures N/A. Plants are growing along remove 2 males
Day#32 Watered 1.5L from the bottom , Plants arent very happy. I think the issues is i'm not waiting long enough between waterings. I will have to practice the technique more for now I may go back to top watering.
Day#33 Pictures. N/A.Top fed 3.5 L each at 550PPM I knew I wasnt giving them enough water. Things are about to change heavy duty now
Day#34 Pictures. N/A Plants are ridiculously happy now. Im going to cut away all the dying leaves and flip the lights.
Day#35 Pictures N/A Last day of veg for this project. Im excited to see what these plants do in flower!
Recap: Things where ruff at the start of the week but by the end we were rocking and rolling again and ready for flower! Wont be long now till we see some real action!
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@JohnnyBarrel
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Week 14 - August 13
Back from holidays. One week without carrying plants.
All is Ok ✅ the Blumat irrigation system worked perfectly, Aphids are totally eradicated: the Garlic mixture is a miracle.
🐛I found 5 caterpillars on 2 plants: it makes lot of damage on a Bubble Gum I didn’t mention in the diary, but the other are safely. caterpillars are the Enemy N°1 at this point: must check everyday.
I found 5 caterpillars on 2 plants: it makes lot of damage on a Bubble Gum I didn’t mention in the diary, but the other are safely. caterpillars are the Enemy N°1 at this point: must check everyday.
Presence of leafminer flies but nothing important.
-Royal Moby, seriously injured by sunburn and aphids aggression: recovering good, amazing stretch (sativa dominant) 140cm high , new branches are healthy. Flowering stage not engaged.
-GMOxZombie Kush, was pretty shocked by aphids and sunburn too but problems are resolved: the plant is not too bad, starting a pre flowering period. 115cm
-Flash Back #2 start flowering. Perfectly healthy, no pests, diseases or deficiency. Gook stretch last weeks, lot of ramifications and booming sites.130cm
-Brake Pad Breath is the most advanced with a flowering stage engaged since 2 weeks. Super heathy, efficient bushy structure with lot of branches: my Favorite!
🌞Daylight 14h15 - 7h05 / 21h11
Around 26 to 32°C this week, hot night, sunny day, little bit of humidity.
💦Watering 1,5L / 3 days
💪Nutrients: Master Grower Floraison by Hydropassion
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@Nurse
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There is a lot of smell this week. I plucked one of the buds and quickly dried it and smoked it. I couldn't stand it anymore, you can see his picture too.
====My QUESTION====
My plants had a lot of stress from the beginning because it was my first cultivation. The most important I think was for fertilizer. Instead of fertilizing them, I gave them empty water, which in week 8 I saw all the leaves turn yellow. And that's where I started fertilizing.
Now in week 10 the plants have green leaves. But they do not grow tall and do not drink much water. It takes 4 to 5 days to dry. The buds no longer grow. Little by little, some of the pistils are turning orange. I also took pictures of trichometers with my phone, I don't know if they are transparent or milky.
Now is the first day of the 11th week. Do you think I should fertilize them again and they will continue to grow? Or should I give them water and flush them? Someone can explain to me what he thinks. I do not know how long they will grow and ... Thank you very much.
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@wheedtobeus420
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Day 33 she’s beautiful and flowering and doing all she can do. She is in recycle soil for the first time ever. I didn’t wanna waste a ton of money on soil for my last grow before break. But she’s so impressive and persistent. Happy ladies are my favorite. Big and beautiful.
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@High_Grade_Dadli
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Harvested the second plant she was really ready while trimming up came across 2 seed just about to pop out their sac....the condition stress cause the 2 gen to be created should be female seeds just have to wait and see......the purple paralysis is jus coming into flowing so she have another 7-8weeks
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@Dunk_Junk
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20cm vertical growth this week.
Going well into flowering.
Pretty much on autopilot 😎
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@Changman
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Interesting but so far #5 has the best root development followed by #1 and then #3. This is my very first time cloning and so far i am impressed with the results.
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@Leeyum
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On the home stretch of the flush. The berry smell is unrealistic. It smells like a fruity perfume in my room. I could hold this plant under a non-weed smokers nose and they'd have no idea. She's gettin her lean on too, a heavy girl.
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@Kirsten
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16.6.25:
Today is Harvest Day!
Well this has certainly been a fun one! Really pleased with how she turned out, when I cut her down, it was actually heavy. I'll be interested to see what we yielded here!
I did take all of the fan leaves off and some of the sugar leaves too. Just to make the trimming easier, and also help prevent mould during the drying process.
The trichomes were very hard for me to tell, but they have quite a lot of amber. So I may have grown some sleeping potion. We will soon find out I guess! 😅
I decided to leave the plant longer than I usually would, I did this to see the difference in effects.
This is a low THC strain, so in theory shouldn't produce a couch lock effect. So if it does, it will give me a better idea of the harvest windows.
Some of you helped choose this strain to grow, so if you've followed along, I hope you enjoyed this journey. Thank you, it was a great choice
Will update when I've finished drying, and then the smoke report!
😊💚✌️🌱👌🍃
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@Ganjagrandaddy
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Day 21 flowering: Here we are after the stretch period has slowed down and I am now the proud grower of some great looking sweet seeds buds. All of the girls are producing really good looking, healthy budlets with a couple having some very dark purple to them too.
I have spent some time re training them to a more open frame so the light can reachbthe developing lowers better and the airflow can be made more fluent below decks too.
G girl#1 has some very nice tops forming up now with node spacing that should bring them to a more joined up affair. her size is good and I think I could have allowed her to grow more height for her canopy. She has a fair few mains going on too.
G Girl# #2 8s still way out in front in bud development and her size is on par with #1. She has remained fairly squat in size and again I feel she could have been allowed way more height. Her node spacing is perfect for creating very fat donkey colas now and they are beginning to reach each other on the stems. opening her out and only removing the damages and very big fan leaves has definately been a must do job . she is ripe for bud rot with those chunky buds and so much foliage to trap the warm air too.
G Girl#3 remains the stunted sister of the grouping in her 30L pot but I do think thisbis a pheno thing and not just the smaller pot. she has a slightly lighter colour to her leaves too. She has wider node spacing than the others but this could be more about perspective of size too.
G Girl#4 is turning into the stars of the show for me. I wanted to try the tie down 5th node method that I have seen done by another grower i share info with. seeing the result and how it allows the lowers to form with very little slow down for recovery as topping does. The lowers have still shot out to become mains rhe same way but her size has kept going. Her node spacing is good and again I expect some nice thick colas to form. I am getting a diesel whiff from close up so far but expect the smells to start anytime now.
I am very happy with this strain so far and find it very easy to work with. They seem very happy with their soil and I did add shogun boost and pk warrior to their major feed yesterday too.
Sweet Cheese is looking good. I am glad i left her to go natural too and seeing her managable height , I think this is the way to go in future with her strain.
All told , this week has been good and I expect the next 5 or 6 to be even better.
Be safe Growmies.
Thanks for stopping by.
