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Week 4 – Vegetative Stage – Mango Kush (Zamnesia Seeds) Grower: Dog Doctor Strain: Mango Kush Breeder: Zamnesia Seeds Tent: 8x8 Shared Environment Environment Control: • TrolMaster Ecosystem (Model One LED by ThinkGrow) • Future Of Grow Ecosystem (Black Series 600W) Watering: Hand-fed Nutrient Line: Aptus Holland (unchanged recipe) ⸻ 🌱 Two Paths, One Queen’s Blood This week marks a defining moment in the journey of our two Mango Kush phenotypes—Pheno #1 and Pheno #2—both sharing the same genetics, but taking very different roads toward flower. ⸻ 👑 Mango Kush #1 – The Trailblazer She’s taken the lead and she knows it. Currently at her 8th or 9th node, she’s branching out beautifully, vigor, symmetry, structure. This girl is showing early signs of dominance, with a wide frame and a hunger for light. Her architecture screams “future canopy queen.” 📸 We took her to the photo studio again this week and wow. She’s a natural in front of the lens. Her structure is clean, confident, and glowing under the full-spectrum light. ⸻ 🌱 Mango Kush #2 – The Rising Sister Much younger, but full of potential. Currently pushing her 4th pair of leaves, this one was a late germination and is only about 2.5 weeks old since she popped above soil. Despite her smaller size, there’s something familiar about her. Her leaf shape and structure closely mimic Mango #1 during her early days, tight internodes, round fans, calm posture. Genetics run strong here. We’re keeping her in veg for as long as possible, but next week we’re flipping everything to flower, which means she’ll start blooming early. It’s not ideal, but it’s necessary, as the older girls (Mango #1, the Lava Cake and the rest of the sisters) are growing fast and space must be balanced. ⸻ 💧 Nutrients – No Change, Still Precision We’re keeping the Aptus Holland formula exactly as it is for this week. The girls are loving it, and there’s no sign of deficiency or excess. Here’s what they’re still getting in each liter: • Regulator – 0.15 ml: Structure, resilience, and stress defense • CalMag Boost – 0.25 ml: Building the skeleton • 💧 All-In-One Liquid – 1 ml: A steady and complete base • 🌱 Start Booster – 0.25 ml: For root expansion and early shoot development This balanced, light recipe keeps things clean and focused, supporting both the rapid growth of Mango #1 and the early development of Mango #2. ⸻ 🌡️ Lights, Climate, & Ecosystem Balance Both Mango Kush plants are thriving under dual full-spectrum LEDs: • TrolMaster ecosystem running the ThinkGrow Model One LED • Future of Grow ecosystem running the Black Series 600W Each system is tuned to maintain optimal light intensity for its space and phase. Climate conditions are steady thanks to active airflow, dual controllers, and filtered intake/exhaust setups. 💨 Carbon filters from TrolMaster and Spider Farmer keep the air clean and pure, even though we haven’t reached flower yet, clean air is good air, and early filtering helps prevent environmental noise and pathogens. ⸻ 🔮 What to Expect… and What Not To What to expect: • Mango #1 will likely dominate flower structure, showing her potential early • Mango #2 may surprise us with a compact, denser canopy due to earlier light flip • Structural differences will emerge—same genetics, but different timelines = different expressions • Visual comparisons will help us understand Mango Kush’s phenotypic range What not to expect: • Uniform results—they’re the same strain, but on very different developmental clocks • Aggressive training—due to the timeline, we’re letting them grow mostly unmanipulated ⸻ 📣 Final Words – Community & Curiosity We thank you all for reading, growing, and following this journey with us. ✨ Every grow is a conversation between light, root, leaf, and time. And we’re sharing it all. ⸻ With light, love, and the rhythm of two sisters in sync but not the same, Dog Doctor 📲 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 💚
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@Jaffo
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Trichomes are plenty but crystal clear. The buds in the center cola are tight and dense. It is smelly as ever. Patiently waiting.
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Day 1 flower lights on 100% 640w draw. Felt amazing inside right when I unzipped the tent, I wanted to chill in the tropical climate. I will still continue to add humic, organic booster, to water. Now along with 1/2 tbsp of soluble PK (bluesky organics FLOWER2). This will bring my natural ph to 6.5ish bringing it down without the need for "ph down" in solution. I will try to get into Dr. Thunder today and remove some more foliage of what I couldn't reach last night. day5 video, showing off custom spectrum. CW, NW, R on 100%, UVA and IR off. IR will make things stretch more, UVA is off because no trics yet. I added a lot of 7month old coffee grounds I've been saving for N boost, then finding out I had 17-0-0 blood meal. I also started to add very little soluble PK into 5 gal along with normal watering ingredients, like always. I am verry happy with things are until day 19-21 where defoliation again.
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@Cainb
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Smells very strongly of orange with a slight diesel
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We are at the last week of this awesome strain. Now i flushed very well. ___________SOME DETAILS___________ *** this is another cycle with the amazing Vanilla Kush by Barney's Farm, one of the most famous strains in the '80 *.* <3 It is an amazing strain because it is one of the tastiest strain you can smoke, it is noob friendly, easy to grow with a normal flowering period (but it is a high yielding strain). The high is immediate and powerful, and it brings you to a deep state of relaxation. ____________________________________________________________ VANILLA KUSH™️? Cannabis Seeds Strain Specifications Type: Feminised Photoperiod: Normal Genetics: Afghani Kush x Kashmir Effect: Euphoria, Happy, Calm, Sleepy Indoor Yield (g):up to 600 gr/m² Flowering Time (days): 55 - 60 Feminised Outdoor Harvest Month: September Feminised Outdoor Harvest Month Week: 3rd-4th week Height (cm): 90/100cm Height Indoor (cm): 90/100cm Height Outdoor (cm): 100cm Height: Medium Indica %: 80%Sativa %: 20% Indica/Sativa: Mostly Indica Taste: Sweet Molasses, Vanilla, Sweet Lavender, Citrus, Earthy Aroma: Vanilla, Molasses, Floral, Lavender This is the link where you can buy this must have strain: https://www.barneysfarm.com/vanilla-kush-25 _____________WHAT I AM USING_____________ -LIGHTS: Quantum board - 480w - 4x120w Boards by Zhoangshan Koray Opto-Electronic Ltd. Samsung LM301B 288 led/board +24led/board led Osram 660nm Efficiency 2.6 umol/J 220 lm/w Driver: Meanwell HLG-480H-36B temperature: 3000k Heat dissipator board: No Noise: 0dB Quantum board - 240w - 2x120w Boards by Shenzen Yuanhui Led Ltd. Samsung LM301H 504 led +24led/board led Osram 660nm Efficiency 2.7 umol/J 220 lm/w Driver: Meanwell HLG-240H-48B temperature: 3500k Heat dissipator board: YES 15MM Noise: 0dB -ESTRACTION FAN: Blauberg 125 Turbo Pro Series Power: 42-50W RPM: 1940-2620 minimum -1 Maximum air flow: 430-560 m³ / h Sound pressure level at 3 m: 32-44 dBA -FANS: A)OSCILLATING FAN Maximum consumption: 20 W Minimum consumption: 17 W Fan diameter: 15 cm Housing diameter: 20 cm Height with handle: 35 cm 2100 revolutions per minute Two speeds B) COMPUTER FAN Sunon DP200A - 230V Nominal power: 22/21 Watt Noise level: 44 / 49dB (A) Rated speed: 2700/3100 RPM ± 10% Air delivery: 95/115 CFM C)Cornawall Electronics Multifan Turbo, three speeds, can be used both on support surfaces and mounted on the wall. High capacity, about 740 m3 / h, can be used in medium-sized rooms. High silence and reliability make it adaptable and versatile. Technical details: Rotation range of 90 degrees Tilt adjustment Three speeds of rotation Suitable for wall and ceiling suspension Power Consumption: 35 Watts Air Flow: Approx. 740 mc / h Operating noise: approx. 39 db Diameter: 20 cm Voltage: 220-240V Frequency: 50Hz Dimensions: L 28 x D 16 x H 28 cm FERTILIZERS: MAIN FERTILIZER BRAND: TOP CROP I use these products: -DEEPER UNDERGROUND: to stimulate roots system -TOP VEG: for a excellent growth in the vegetative phase -GREEN EXPLOSION: to promote creation of bud sites and to allow a faster growth -MICRO VITA: bacterias for equilibrate the soil and to make the plant healty -BIG ONE: to stimulate bud sites and to stimulate resin production -TOP BLOOM: to achieve excellent big and hard buds -TOP CANDY: to feed the buds with molasses for a tastier smoke and to gain weight -TOP BUD: to enlarge buds and to gain weight PLAGRON: PK 13-14 to have big and hard buds and to feed plants with lower effort ADVANCED NUTRIENTS: Sensi Cal-Mag Extra-> for cal mag deficiency GROTEK: cAL MAG for cal mag deficiency HESI: PowerZyme to clean and balance the soil. It feeds the plant cleaning the soil. GHE: - Final Part (ex Ripen) accelerate the final flowering phase, dissolves minerals in excess - Flash Clean to flush the plant and to be sure that all excesses are out from plant and pot These two products improve A LOT the smoke of our babies ____________________________________________________________________________________________ <3 Thank you for being here <3 Please leave a comment with your opinions, it is very important to us to have a comparison. If you like our job, please, tap the weed button and follow us. It will be really appreciated. Thank you again Sweet hugs CHILLING_RACOONS
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@CheeRz
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The buds slowly gettin' bigger and some trichomes started to gettin' milky but I can't see any amber ones.
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@GeminiCQC
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They finally started stretching a bit. Had me worried that they would be forever stunted.
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ROSEGROWS Week 3 Day 15 Transplant Everything went great Hopefully No Stress Day 19 Waiting a few Days after Transplant Starting LST Training
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I did a few photos I had exhausted but take a look a little here ... It remained low because as I told you about this or you leave only the main line or risks to remain low but with excellent results anyway. Judge you to me this zenzation likes to die I am svapling the last one I did LIGHT >> MARSHYDRO SP3000 AT 100% OF POWER, WE ALREADY LIKE IT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT COVERS THE INTACT LENGH OF THE TENT. TENT >> MARSHYDRO 120x60x180 CHECK IG >> https://www.instagram.com/marshydro_aliexpress2/ Buy >> marshydroled.aliexpress.com GD >> https://growdiaries.com/grow-lights/mars-hydro
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Le 48ème jour se déroule avec grâce, malgré un léger obstacle : une carence en calcium touchant l'une de nos chères plantes. Heureusement, avec une dose ajustée de calcium, j'espère avoir rectifié ce déséquilibre, veillant à ce que notre verdoyante compagne retrouve son équilibre nutritionnel. Cette plante, bien que modeste en taille, se distingue par sa structure compacte et robuste. Ses fleurs commencent à se parer d'une riche couche de trichomes, scintillant de promesses et de potentiel. Je poursuivrai l'apport méticuleux de nutriments, dansant délicatement sur la ligne fine entre suffisance et excès. L'objectif reste clair : nourrir sans surcharger, pour éviter tout risque de brûlure par excès de nutriments. Au regard de l'état actuel de notre protégée, je prévois qu'elle atteint son apogée dans les 9 à 10 semaines. Remarque : carence en calcium a la 5/6e semaines rectifié avec l'ajout de CallMag La plante présente un grand nombre de trychomes et des feuilles violacée sur le dessous. Engrais : moitié de la dose recommandée en NPK pour corriger les carences, a vérifier si brûlures.
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I decided to resume the diary and so is my peyote next to his buddy sour ripper. I bought an indoor one and left them there even though I am having problems with the temperatures and the miners
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Potted the plants up in final pots mid week and removed the smallest plant from the grow. Had trouble with temps dropping to below 15c this week and had PH levels going up to 7, both all sorted now and look to be growing well since making adjustments.
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Pbb has been chopped! Saw a decent amount of amber trichomes and the calyxes were quite swollen also she has been fading beautifully for quite some time now. Went into the dark for 48hours then I trimmed any dead leaves off and a few larger easy to reach leaves. She’s hanging in a dark tent now with a fan blowing at the bottom of the tent. Ducting to my flower tent to keep it from stagnating. Frost is starting to fade and swelling quite well. Afghani is getting a much more complex smell not as sweet as before still looks like looks like at least 2 weeks for her. They have all just been getting water for a while now.
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@Roberts
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Blue Dream Auto is doing good. She has about 2 weeks left. Everything is looking good. Thank you Spliff Seeds, Medic Grow, and Athena nutrition. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱 Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇. ❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱 https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g.
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😍😍 lowered nitrogen because tips of leaves are clawing
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@Elendil
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Due to all excitement about the first grow didn’t take any photo of the germination. Used 2x 0,5 water bottles and a wet paper towel for germination. All 6 of the seeds germinated in about 30h. Room temperature was 22 with 65% humidity. I didn't have enough coco for all 6 seeds so I put 3 seeds of amnesia into one bucket. On the 2nd day I found out that You should not pit Your lights on 95% in the first week 😳 Now it’s running on about 27%. At the moment I have only one marshydro ts1000. But I figured that for the first week it will do the trick. Hopefully the second one will arrive sometime next week. At day 3 my coco finally arrived and I could put the 2 couchsurfers into their own pots. Since they are small (about 3cm) they fell out of the soil...but due to them not having any proper roots I hope they wont stress out much about the transplant (although everybody warns about not transplantong autos) So at the end of the first week I must say it is not rocket science but I made some serious mistakes that wont happen next time. Will definetly add perlite next time and be extra carefull with germination.
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@Skull
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Not to bad a week growth is sure slower in Coco as opposed to Dwc may be not feeding correctly