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🌸 Lava Cake – Week 7 (3rd Week Flower) | Blossoms Rising The third week of flower has arrived, and our Lava Cakes are stepping fully into bloom. Both girls are looking beautiful, symmetrical, and strong, with thick white pistils reaching out and leaves still praying to the light. Their similarity in structure makes this run feel almost like growing twins, each reflecting the same genetics, each glowing with energy. ⸻ 🔙 Looking Back – The Road Here From seeds sprouting in soft cups → to vigorous veg under Future of Grow and ThinkGrow LEDs → to the careful transplant and expansion in the 8x8 ecosystem, every stage has been about setting a solid foundation. • Feeding: Aptus core line + Plagron boosters • Training: Gentle guiding, letting them branch freely • Environment: Tuned by the TrolMaster brain, with sensors guiding irrigation and VPD All of this has brought us here: lush plants in early bloom, no signs of stress, and a canopy built for flower stacking. ⸻ 🍽️ Current Recipe – Staying Steady This week, we keep the same feed — consistency is key as the flowers set. Per L Water: • Aptus Regulator – 0.15 ml • Aptus CalMag Boost – 0.25 ml • Aptus Top Booster – 0.5 ml • Plagron Power Buds – 1 ml • Plagron Sugar Royal – 1 ml • Plagron Green Sensation – 1 ml With the Aptus All-in-One Liquid still paused, the soil’s embedded nutrition + pellets are helping balance things out while these bloom boosters do the heavy lifting. ⸻ 🌡️ Room & Rhythm • Temps: ~31–34°C (still awaiting the AC unit for stabilization) • Humidity: ~60%, bringing VPD near 1.9 kPa • Watering: Daily — plants are drinking heavily, irrigated once substrate moisture falls near 19–20% • Monitoring: TrolMaster WCS substrate sensor + Tent-X keep us informed on EC, moisture, and temps directly in-soil Even with warm conditions, the Lava Cakes are thriving, drinking more, praying more, and pushing out flowers with confidence. ⸻ 🌸 Week 3 Flower – What We See • White Hairs: Thick, long, and vibrant, covering the tops like cotton clouds. • Flower Formation: Calyxes stacking, pistils reaching — no signs of hesitation. • Leaf Posture: Still upright, showing photosynthesis and metabolism are strong. • Uniformity: Both plants showing the same pace and morphology, a sign of stable genetics and consistent environment. ⸻ 🔮 Looking Ahead – What to Expect / Not to Expect ✅ Expect: • Rapid stacking in the next 2 weeks — buds will start to swell noticeably. • Aroma development — sweet Lava Cake terpenes may start teasing the air soon. • Nutrient demands rising steadily as flowers form. ❌ Not to expect: • Big trichome coverage just yet — resin production typically comes later. • A slowdown — stretch is nearly over, but flower development is just beginning. ⸻ ✨ Closing Thoughts The Lava Cakes are shining this week. Both are aligned in their growth, both are drinking and feeding with rhythm, and both are showing that the careful setup, from lights to irrigation to sensors, is paying off. Week 3 of flower is a promise — not yet the harvest, but the first real glimpse of what’s coming. Thick pistils today, heavy buds tomorrow. With consistency in feeding, environment, and care, these girls are well on their way to becoming the stars of the room. 📲 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 ⸻ 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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Acionei mais um led de 240w para complementar, o cheiro está ficando maravilhoso
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Checkout my Instagram @smallbudz to see the Small budget grow setup for indoor use, low watt, low heat, low noise, step by step. 12/01/2020 - Fed her 1.5l of 6.6PH water with 0,2ml of each: Cal Mag (Atami), Grow, Bloom and Max, and 0,5ml of each: Heaven, Alga-mic and Vera, noticed some run off, I use about 1/4 of the nutrient dosage on the chart, to achieve about 100/150PPM (500 scale). Now using the perfect PPM worsheet made by Grow Boss.
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Stretch 12 centimètres Jour52 légère defolliation et arrosage avec deux litres d'eau PH 6.3
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This week I switched over to 12/12 light cycle to begin flower stage. Cycled through a sequence of blue, red, and purple light to develop taller (red) and fuller (blue) foliage, using both (purple) at times as long as I could keep the temp under 79F. Man! once I switched over, they began taking off! Some of the more dominate branches began taking over and blocking the smaller ones in record time. I had to add a couple filler lamps (1 LED & 1 CFL, both white) to even things out a bit. NOTE: reverting back to actual Plant-to-Lamp distance (vs Screen/Net-to-Lamp).
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Hello and welcome back.. Hope you are all well and having a wonderful wk.. 👍 Its been a good wk with very little problems tbh.. The girls have grown nice and healthy on her vegetation and on her roots.. I have kept feeding her the same as last wk up until today(26/5/20),checking my res daily for any rise or drops in pH and ec.. Today i gave her basic top up with bloom nutes but not any extra pk or flowering additives until she has clear signs of change.. Hopefully will have stretched a bit more and start to form her flowers by nxt wks diary's input..also gave her a little hst on the right plant as she was standing over her roomie.. Thanks again for popping in and checking my diary.. Any comments, questions or pm are all welcomed.. Stay safe to all and gud luck on ur growing adventures.. 👍🍀
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Lights 6500EVO 7(511w) UV (50w) 15min a hr, Under canopy (86w) 12hrs, IR 15min pre and post main lights, Deep Red 15min per hour pH 6.2 EC 2.5 PPFD 1150-1300 Turned the lights up to 8 (580w) D33
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Well she’s is strong and today is day one of flower. I have turned the lights off for the next 24 hours. Cleaned the Reservoir. Increased the nutrients for the flip. I am running 1 mL of each flora grow flora bloom flora micro silica and Cal mag. My 12 hour light schedule be from 8 AM to 8 PM lights on 8 PM to 8 AM lights off. I will need to dehumidify a little bit to get it down to about 50 and then 45 I believe would be good once the pistols start coming in and colas start to grow. Ive been thru a lot with this plant due to user error but the genetics are strong and this plant can take serious abuse. I would absolutely recommend the strain for a beginner as you can see my many mess ups and still this plant survived and is ready to be budded now. She scroged well with topping multiple times. She’s not a fan of heavy nutrients she also does not like a high pH. You can clearly see the bomb genetics in it as these plants tend to explode in growth very easily. I am extremely happy with this growth so far even with the hiccups. I cannot wait to see these callers grow hopefully fat and happy and heavy.
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Unfortunately GrowDiaries is still acting a little funny with harvest updates, so this report is being uploaded under a normal flowering week again. But make no mistake — this is harvest time. Week 14 from seed, and these girls were ready. 🌱✂️ And honestly… what a beautiful journey this has been. Before talking about harvest itself, I think this is the perfect moment for a quick recap of how these Amnesia Skunks reached this point. This entire run was done The Zamnesia Way — simple, intentional, and plant-led. 12/12 from seed. No traditional veg phase. Very little touching. Almost no manipulation besides some gentle leaf tucking and selective support when needed. No chasing perfection. No fighting the plant. No forcing structure. Just attention, observation, environment, light, airflow, nutrition, and letting the plants grow naturally into the PPFD instead of forcing them into it. And somehow, through simplicity, these girls rewarded us beautifully. Not the tallest plants. Not the biggest yield monsters. But wow… these buds came out incredibly dense, compact, greasy, and aromatic. The structure on these flowers was honestly beautiful to watch during trimming. Thick stems, heavy branching, dense internals… almost like processing little pieces of timber instead of flowers. You can clearly see where the density comes from when looking at the branch structure itself. By Week 14, the signs were all there: fading leaves, slowed drinking, fully swollen flowers, strong aroma, mature trichomes, and that overall feeling the plant gives you when she says: “I’m ready.” So harvest day arrived. ✂️ Some plants were dried whole. Some were broken down branch by branch. And in reality, the dry room became a mix of both methods depending on available space and plant structure. The drying process itself is one of the most important and misunderstood parts of cultivation. A proper dry is not just about removing water. It’s about preserving terpenes, slowing degradation, protecting cannabinoids, and allowing the flower to transition gently instead of crashing into dryness. These girls dried for around 7–10 days. Temperatures stayed mostly around 18–20°C, while humidity stayed close to 60% RH overall. During the first couple of days, humidity was intentionally lowered closer to 45% to help remove the initial surface moisture and reduce the chance of trapped humidity inside these very dense flowers. After that initial phase, the environment stabilized and the flowers were allowed to slow dry properly. One of the simplest indicators we use is the branch “click.” Not a complete snap. Not bending like rubber. But that soft internal click that tells you the outside has dried enough while the inside still contains life and moisture ready for curing. That’s when trimming begins. And for this run, everything was hand trimmed. Scissors. Trim bins. Patience. Love. Care. Every single bud handled individually. Machine trimming is fast, but hand trimming preserves shape, resin heads, bag appeal, and overall flower integrity in a completely different way. Especially with flowers like these, covered in resin and packed tightly, hand trimming allows you to keep the flower looking and feeling natural instead of shaved down or damaged. And underneath the trim bin… the gold. ✨ What many people call waste is actually one of the most beautiful rewards of trimming carefully. All the tiny broken trichome heads, loose resin, micro sugar leaf coverage and fallen gland heads collect naturally at the bottom of the trim bin during the trimming process. That’s what I like to call “trim bin gold.” Not full-melt hash but almost. Not static sift. Not dry sift. But a beautiful natural resin-rich collection straight from handling properly dried flowers. And honestly… these girls gave A LOT of it. One of the resin balls alone came out around 0.7g after simple hand rolling from collected trim-bin resin, while the second plant also produced a very respectable amount even without bothering to weigh it properly. Sticky. Aromatic. Potent. A true pleasure after long trimming sessions. 😄 After trimming, the flowers were transferred into glass jars and also into the Zamnesia vacuum curing containers. And these containers honestly deserve a quick explanation because they are actually very useful for curing. Unlike normal storage, vacuum containers help reduce excess oxygen exposure around the flower while still allowing proper curing conditions inside. Less oxygen means slower terpene degradation, slower oxidation, and better long-term aroma preservation when used correctly. The flowers are now curing slowly and properly for over a month before the final smoke report arrives. And yes… there will absolutely be a full follow-up report very soon. That next report will focus much more on: the cured flower, aroma development, smoke quality, effects, terpene profile, how the cure evolved, and a full reflection on everything we did — and did not do — during this run. Because sometimes what you choose NOT to do matters just as much as what you do. As for final dry numbers after trimming and curing: 57.2g 116.3g 33.8g 85.2g So together, both Amnesia Skunks gave you a final dry/cured/manicured total of 292.5 grams And honestly? For two relatively compact 12/12-from-seed plants with minimal intervention… I’m more than happy. But numbers never tell the whole story. The smell. The density. The stickiness. The trim-bin resin. The beauty of the flowers themselves. That’s the real reward. And before closing this harvest chapter, I truly want to thank everybody involved in this journey. The GrowDiaries platform. The entire community. The longtime followers and OGs. The new followers discovering the page for the first time. The curious ones. The silent ones. The skeptics. The lovers. The haters. The people who only stopped by for 5 seconds. And the people who stayed for the entire grow. Thank you. Thank you to Zamnesia for the genetics. Thank you to Plagron for the nutrition. Thank you to the gear that kept running day after day. Thank you to the environment itself. Thank you to the plants. And thank YOU for being here with me until harvest day. 🌱 The story is not over yet. The cure continues. And the smoke report comes next. 📡 DELETED @ 1K Please stay tuned.we never quit https://www.youtube.com/@TheDogDoctorOfficial NEW 🙏 Thank you for your patience and continued support. FOR DISCOUNT CODES AND MORE JUST FOLLOW THE LINK https://website.beacons.ai/dogdoctorofficial 📲 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 Deleted by Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDogDoctorOfficial NEW Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/dogdoctorofficial Under construction stay tuned ⸻ Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links: 🔆 Lighting & Environmental Control • Future of Grow — Advanced LED lighting technology https://www.futureofgrow.com/ DISCOUNT CODE: DOG20 • Lumiflora — Under-canopy LED lighting https://lumiflorade.com/ • TrollMaster — Environmental controllers and automation gear (past collaboration) ⸻ Genetics • Zamnesia Seeds — Genetics used in this project https://www.zamnesia.com/ ⸻ 🌱 Soil, Substrates, Boosters & Root Support • Plagron — Substrates, bio mixes, and supportive products https://plagron.com/en/ ⸻ 🎒 Storage, Curing & Preservation • Grove Bags — Curing and storage solutions https://grovebags.com/ ⸻ 📸 Photography Equipment & Tools (Not sponsors, but part of my creative toolkit) • Sony A6700 • Sony full-frame macro lens + few more • Stacking photography workflow - learning • iPhone (for behind-the-scenes shots) 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. – The Eye Behind the Lens All photos in this diary (for now — except for the ones showing the camera, which I took with an iPhone) are taken with a Sony A6700 paired with a Sony full-frame macro lens and a few more. Photography is part of the story — it’s how we share the fine textures, the glow, and the quiet details that words can’t always capture. I’ve also started experimenting with photo stacking — a technique where multiple images, each taken at a slightly different focus point, are layered together to create one perfectly sharp image from front to back. It’s not digital enhancement or AI; it’s pure photography — a way to reveal the plant’s beauty in microscopic depth, from trichome to petal. You’ll even see a few shots of "ghost me" capturing the shots — camera, lens, setup — because every grow deserves not just to be cultivated, but documented like art. FOR DISCOUNT CODES AND MORE JUST FOLLOW THE LINK https://website.beacons.ai/dogdoctorofficial NEW DISCORD - Official Server Invite Link : https://discord.gg/ksjAkA5T74
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Day 21: They did grow a bit. The weather continues to be bad. It's like 10 to 12 degrees at night and daytime it is like 15 to 20. It will stay like this for another 2 weeks. There is not much I can do for now like LST because they are not stretching, neighter the newer branches. Hopefully they will grow larger but I don't expect them to be maximum size at week 2 of flowering. I expect them to pre-flower in like 7 to 14 days. Until next week!
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Top dressed 10 cups build a flower 5 cups craft blend and 7-9 cups caven culture for pre bloom
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Servus Moin! Die Black Orchard macht sich super! Sie wächst vor sich hin. Die kritische Keimphase sollte erstmal vorbei sein.
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she's starting to smell so much , good days incoming, ill buy flawless finish to final days💪💪 she still going fat
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Day 51 from seed 🌱 The girls are getting really close to flip time now. The canopy is spreading nicely across the screen and the SCROG is starting to do its job. Over the last few days I've been tucking tops under the net and guiding branches into empty squares to create an even canopy before flowering. I’m still feeding according to schedule with Bio-Grow and Bio-Heaven. The plants are drinking around 2.5-3L every 3-4 days. Current routine is two feedings with nutrients followed by one watering with plain water. They seem happy with the program and are showing strong, vigorous growth. This week was mostly about canopy management. The screen is filling up fast and I think I'm only a few days away from flipping to 12/12. Before the switch I'll do a final cleanup underneath the net, removing weak lower growth and anything that won't make it to the canopy. Better airflow, better light penetration and more energy directed to the tops. The structure is looking solid. The plants recovered well from all the LST and are pushing healthy new growth everywhere. One branch that was accidentally snapped earlier has been repaired and is still hanging in there like a champ. Cannabis never stops impressing me with how resilient it can be. The goal for the next week is simple: keep tucking, finish filling the screen, clean up the undercarriage and then unleash the stretch. Flower season is right around the corner. 🔥🌿
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Watermelon auto is hurting this week. The neem oil spray is always so harsh on my plants. I am trying a different a way of spraying them, spray, wait a half hour, and rinse off. But leave on the under side of leaves. Since they like to hide there. Hopefully it will help. I have not seen new ones on this plant. They were on another. It has been a horrible year for issues in my grows. Thank you RQS, Gen1:1, and Medic grow.. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱 Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇. ❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱 https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g 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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No problems this week, succeeded in restraining myself with the water input, and they really liked that, sadly leaves damages done 2 weeks ago due to over watering is showing spots and looks like it will turn necrotic soon, but new growth are undamaged and seems to support a good growth so far. I make sure she is not receiving too intense light radiation and fed a light feed of old timer grow and some Epsom salt. From the beginning of flowering she has developed light pink coloured trichomes, and now you can see them more and more , so pretty with flash on in the dark, Misty G shinning with pink hues, lovely!
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💩Holy Crap💩 That was so much fun , it's full on winter where I am and it kept me busy , and come on there's nothing like growing your own stuff. I had a blast as it's been at least over 10 years since my last indoor grow , and it was fun , I had used all of my old techniques and equipment and it worked out just fine , so I was glad I had a ruff idea of what to expect...... Final thoughts Gonna be honest about that grow , it should me just how far Genetics have come, 10 plus years ago before I stopped growing indoors , all we had was like lowrider auto and greenomatic auto and maybe few others but they were horrible...... but this auto produced quite well as expected it should with the size of my medium and my soil base and very little nutrients, which is what I had hoped for from the start , cause I didn't really know where to start in terms of Genetics as I have been out the game for awhile but I'm super glad with the results and some gratitude needs to be sent to CanukSeeds , they came through as it always starts and ends with elite Genetics👌 ........... I can't wait to start my next grow diary, so keep an eye out , there's gonna be more to come , I'm going to try some really interesting cultivars........ PS. Can anyone tell me this , back in the day like 2003-4-5-6 wasn't growdiaries.com just a private forum cause if memory serves me , I was among those lucky enough to find a community that did complete grow logs, fourm style, which is where I found my growmie and Mentor Franco Loga from Greenhouse seeds , RIP BUDDY 😃 CANT WAIT TO START MY NEXT GROW 👉I HAVE CREATED A PLACE FOR GROWMIES TO VISIT , SHOW OFF THERE GROWS , AND JUST HANG OUT .....👈 👉ALL YOU NEED IS TO JOIN THE GROWDIARIES DISCORD SERVER !!!!!!!!!!!👈 LINK IS 👉 https://discord.gg/zQmTHkbejs
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Grow was amazing . Nice heavy frosty buds . Smells like fresh cut banana with a little sweet funk.