🌱 Week 3 | Godfather OG – Pheno B | Opening the Canopy
Week three continues to showcase another beautiful expression of Godfather OG. While her sister remains slightly more reserved, this phenotype has developed into a fuller and slightly more vigorous plant, producing broad healthy leaves, a thick central stem and exceptionally tight internodal spacing.
She isn’t racing upwards, but she’s steadily building a dense framework that should become an excellent foundation once flowering begins. Every week her structure becomes more balanced, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that this phenotype naturally prefers growing as a compact bush rather than a tall plant.
The growing environment remains consistent across the Project Blue room, providing stable conditions for uninterrupted development. Daytime temperatures averaged 27°C, with nighttime temperatures around 25°C. Relative humidity remained at 55%, while the root zone stayed comfortable at 21°C and the nutrient solution at 20°C. Nutrient pH was maintained at 6.0, EC increased slightly to 1.3, and atmospheric CO₂ averaged approximately 666 ppm. Lighting continues under the 12/12 From Seed schedule, delivering between 600 and 700 PPFD, adjusted individually according to each plant’s height.
This week’s nutrient program remained straightforward and focused on supporting vigorous vegetative growth:
• Terra Grow — 1.8 ml/L
• Power Roots — 1 ml/L
• Pure Zym — 1 ml/L
• Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L
The plant has responded beautifully, showing rich green foliage, healthy new growth and excellent overall vigor with no visible signs of nutrient imbalance.
One of the biggest changes this week was introducing the first stage of canopy management through gentle leaf bending and leaf tucking. Unlike traditional Low Stress Training, which usually involves tying branches down, this technique simply repositions the large fan leaves so they no longer shade the developing shoots beneath them.
The objective is simple: every growing tip is a future branch, and every branch has the potential to become a productive flowering site. By carefully moving the fan leaves aside instead of removing them, more light reaches the lower nodes, encouraging those secondary branches to grow stronger while allowing the plant to keep all of its solar panels intact. It’s a subtle technique that creates almost no stress, requires no recovery time, and often produces a much fuller, more even canopy before flowering begins.
This phenotype has responded particularly well. Within only a short period, the lower shoots are already beginning to stretch toward the light, and the overall plant is starting to develop into the broad, symmetrical structure we’re aiming for.
Overall, she continues to impress with her balance, strong branching and healthy growth. She’s still compact, but every new node adds another layer to what is shaping up to be a beautifully structured plant. Sometimes the shortest plants end up carrying the heaviest harvests, and this Godfather OG is certainly giving that impression.
As always, a huge thank you to Plagron, Zamnesia, GrowDiaries, and everyone following this Project Blue adventure. Mr. Baggy made his usual inspection of the canopy and confirmed that this queen is growing exactly as ordered.
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