|»» LOG DISCLAIMER: Not intended as a grow guide. Grow log entries are usually posted 3 weeks later and are for my learning reference. ««| Introduction - Week 18 Summary - Ensign's log, stardate 17559.9, Another pretty epic week in the garden! Growth has been healthy and wow the canopy is getting stacked for the beginning of flower. Heady OG managed to reach the grow light so super-cropped the canopy once more. Also lollipopped and defoliated the under canopy. Cleaned the best I could, but can’t reach TKO (in the back of the tent) so mainly cleaned Heady OG. Both are still recovering which could mean growth is starting to prioritize bud development over vegetative growth. Bud sites are already starting to swell up nicely! The veg tent has been thriving and growth has been all around healthy! Watered the spare Heady OG clone and transplanted the rooted mother cuttings into solo cups. Onwards to next week Ensign! [START OF WEEK 18] ========================================================== ---------- [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] ---------- Heady OG BX1 #1 [Round4 ~Wk11] - WEEK 18 - Full Bloom Wk2 TKO [Round2 ~Wk16] - WEEK 18 - Full Bloom Wk2 ----------- [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ------------ TKO - WEEK 01 - Full Veg Heady OG BX1 - WEEK 01 - Full Veg 08/18/25 → 08/24/25 This Week's Estimated Goals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DLI: ~20 mol/m²/d PPFD: ~463 μmol/m²/s VPD: ~1.0 kPa This Week's Meter Readings & Averages ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light On/Off: 19:00 - 07:00 | Wattage: ~326.5W [LV04] Distance From Canopy: ~11.5”, 11.5” DLI: ~19.22 mol/m²/d PPFD: ~445 μmol/m²/s VPD: ~0.58 kPa Soil %: [49.0, 45.7, 25.3, 48.7, 42.6, 41.3, 42.7, 42.0] ========================================================== Day 01 - Monday - 08/18/25 - Total Days: 127 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 84.4°F [29.1°C] - Humidity: 85.7% - VPD: 0.58 kPa - Soil %: [49, 47, 24, 50, 41, 43, 45, 44] ----------------------------------- - [+00:10]: Night check on the 4x4 tent. --- CA-CAW!! Wow the garden is thriving and perky! --- Heady OG (BX1 #1) is a lot more even and she has already perked up again from the super-cropping! --- TKO is also looking really healthy and she’s clearly starting to flower and swell up with bud growth! --- This is why we grow! Let’s go girls! - [+00:14]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 52% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 47% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 23% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 48% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 40% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - Garlic Budder OG#1] ------ 43% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Garlic Budder OG#2] ------ 44% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Gorilla Goat #1] ------ 44% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Gorilla Goat #2] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [+00:18]: Checked the 3x3 veg tent. --- Looking great in the veg garden! --- Both Heady OG and TKO mothers look healthy and established in the their new homes. --- Removed the clear cups from the spare Heady OG clone cuttings. They still look a little stressed, but going to acclimate to the veg tent. - [+00:23]: Checked the propagation dome, --- Spare mother cuttings are looking beautiful --- The rooting cuts are all looking great as well! --- Did not mist the top growth. --- Plan to check for roots soon. --- Refreshed the RO water for the spare mother cuttings. - [+00:39]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 02 - Tuesday - 08/19/25 - Total Days: 128 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 83.8°F [28.8°C] - Humidity: 84.2% - VPD: 0.63 kPa - Soil %: [49, 46, 21, 45, 44, 42, 43, 43] ----------------------------------- - Oops! Forgot to update the soil sensor names. - [14:35]: Updated the Ecowitt sensor names: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] - [15:03]: Also swapped the batteries for all six WittFlow units. --- Marked the names on each unit with a bit of painters tape. --- Also removed the screws from the battery lids. Currently, I’m keeping the units outside the tent so don’t need them to be completely water proof. Sealed the lids with a strip of masking tape. This should make future battery changes a lot easier. - [16:05]: Evening check on the 3x3 veg tent. --- Ooo yea! The veg garden is clean and looking healthy! --- The spare Heady OG clones seem to be a bit stressed, but should bounce back as soon as roots are more established. - [16:07]: Okay! Time to check for roots! --- It’s been 10 days since the cuttings were planted into the Coco Coins. --- Well there are roots. But not a lot. --- Going to wait a bit longer before transplanting into solo cups. --- Misted the top growth with RO water before closing the propagation dome. --- All vents are still fully closed. --- Refreshed the RO water for the spare mother clones before placing the cup on top of the propagation dome. - [19:18]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 47% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 46% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 21% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 44% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 44% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 42% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 43% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 43% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [19:22]: Quickly checked on the 4x4 tent. --- Wow the garden is full! --- Heady and TKO have completely filled the canopy and growth is looking healthier than ever! --- Both cultivars are showing signs of bud development and the canopy is starting to stack up with bud growth! --- Glad that vertical growth has finally started to slow down. I think. --- Anyways, plan to defoliate soon. --- Ca-Caw!! Keep growing strong my girls! - [19:35]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 03 - Wednesday - 08/20/25 - Total Days: 129 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 84.9°F [29.4°C] - Humidity: 84.4% - VPD: 0.64 kPa - Soil %: [49, 46, 20, 40, 41, 41, 42, 42] ----------------------------------- - [23:58]: Quick night check on the 4x4 tent. --- Woah the canopy is still stretching upwards! --- Both Heady OG and TKO are perky and soaring upwards again! --- The canopy is still pretty even so not going to train. --- CA-CAW!!! Grow strong my girls! - [12:02]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 49% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 46% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 25% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 40% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 40% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 41% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 41% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 42% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [+00:07]: Checked the 3x3 veg tent. --- Wow the veg garden looks healthy and growth is looking great! --- Both the Heady OG and TKO mothers are green and perky! --- The spare Heady OG clones are still recovering from the transplant and are both looking better. - [+00:08]: Checked the propagation dome and cuttings, --- Surprisingly, the extra mother cuttings are still looking green! --- The rooting mother cuttings are looking good too! --- Did not mist the top growth and all vents are still closed. --- Refreshed the extra mother cutting’s RO water before placing the cup back on top of the propagation dome. - [+00:18]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 04 - Thursday - 08/21/25 - Total Days: 130 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 84.0°F [28.9°C] - Humidity: 85.6% - VPD: 0.58 kPa - Soil %: [49, 46, 27, 50, 43, 41, 42, 42] ----------------------------------- - [16:21]: Evening check on the 3x3 veg tent. --- Looking healthy in veg garden! --- The spare mother cuttings on top of the propagation dome are still looking green! --- Both the Heady OG and TKO mothers are looking beautiful! --- The extra Heady OG clones are still recovering. - [16:23]: Checked the propagation dome, --- Nice! The rooting cuttings are still looking good! Plan to transplant into solo cups soon. - [16:26] Refreshed the spare mother cutting’s RO water. --- After using the PVC rig for a week or so, I’m quite impressed and makes water chances really simple! - [16:38]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 48% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 46% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 27% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 51% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 42% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 40% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 44% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 42% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] --- Unlike most growers, I determine the start of flower when pistil hairs start to form (technically called the stigma) and vertical growth slows and switches to bud development. --- When growing indoors, it makes sense to set day one of flower as soon as the light cycle is changed to from 18/6 to 12/12. But what about outdoor growing? --- As far as how I determine flowering, --- My personal logic and opinion is that nature does not change immediately. So I usually don’t count the beginning stretch phase as part of flowering. If anything, I think of it as the end of veg. --- The stretch phase usually lasts between 14-21 days. As far as day one of flower development, this is different with every pheno. --- Anyways! --- Plan to clean the main tent tonight. While still in early flower, the under canopy needs to be defoliated. - [19:05]: Checked on the 4x4 tent. --- Wow the tent is raging with growth! --- Both Heady OG and TKO are swelling up with bud growth! --- Okay! Need to do a bit of under canopy cleanup! - [19:54]: Cleaned and defoliated the growth under the scrog netting. --- Removed as much as I could and mainly focused on the front quadrants, but can’t reach the back quadrants. --- Using a vacuum clean with a hose did help, but still could not defoliate all of the back. --- Thankfully there is plenty of airflow, so hopefully that will be enough. - [20:19]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 05 - Friday - 08/22/25 - Total Days: 131 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 85.1°F [29.5°C] - Humidity: 87.2% - VPD: 0.54 kPa - Soil %: [49, 45, 27, 52, 43, 40, 43, 41] ----------------------------------- - [22:25]: Night check on the 4x4 tent. --- Wow the garden has blown up with canopy growth! --- Both Heady OG and TKO look perky and healthy! --- Heady OG has reached the grow light! --- Need to train! - [22:51]: Super-cropped and lowered the canopy a good 6-7in lower. --- Can’t reach the back tops, but glad TKO is not as stretchy and Heady OG. - [22:56]: Took the weekly height and light distance measurements. ------ Both phenos were about 42" tall. ------ Both Heady OG (BX1 #1) and TKO were about 11.5" away from the grow light. - [22:59]: Took the weekly general PPFD readings. ------ Both phenos were around 445 μmol/m²/s which gives a DLI of 19.22 mol/m²/d under a 12/12 light cycle (at ~326.5W). - [23:03]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 52% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 45% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 25% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 50% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 41% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 40% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 43% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 41% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [23:06]: Checked the 3x3 veg tent. --- Mother garden is ramping up with growth again! --- Both Heady OG and TKO mothers look healthy and soaring upwards! --- The spare Heady OG clones are looking better! Will need to water soon. - [23:07]: Checked the propagation dome, --- All rooting mother cuts are looking green and healthy for the most part! --- Gorilla Goat #1 is looking bit stressed, but okay. --- Need to transplant these ladies soon! --- Refreshed the RO water for the spare mother cuttings before placing the cup on top of the propagation dome. - [23:24]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 06 - Saturday - 08/23/25 - Total Days: 132 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 84.9°F [29.4°C] - Humidity: 86.6% - VPD: 0.56 kPa - Soil %: [49, 45, 29, 52, 43, 41, 42, 41] ----------------------------------- - [08:00]: Quickly checked on the 3x3 veg tent. --- Veg garden is thriving and looking healthy! --- Both Heady OG and TKO mothers are healthy and vegging along beautifully! --- Need to water the extra Heady OG clones tonight. --- Also the spare rooting cuts need to be transplanted into solo cups. - [19:36]: Night check on the 4x4 tent. --- Looking good girls! --- The canopy is recovering nicely and tops are already facing upwards towards the grow light. - [19:39]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 47% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 45% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 28% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 52% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 42% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 42% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 47% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 40% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [19:58]: Checked the 3x3 veg tent. --- Veg tent is healthy and mothers and clones look green and perky! --- Need to water the spare Heady clones! - [20:04]: Took the initial starting weight range of both clones before watering, ------ Heady OG BX1 #1A » 237.7g → 300.3g ------ Heady OG BX1 #1B » 244.4g → 305.6g --------- General Solo Range: [Dry] «| [Initial Cup Weight] + ~55-100g |» [Wet] --- All cups were last watered 6 days ago. --- Took the starting weight of both clones before watering, ------ Heady OG BX1 #1A » 232.5g ------ Heady OG BX1 #1B » 232.4g --- While on a scale, --- Gently misted the straw mulch of both cups with RO water. --- Focused on the straw and sprayed as evenly as possible. --- Misted 10-20 sprays. Waited a moment, then misted again. --- Repeated this process for both cups. --- There was no runoff. - [20:25]: Took the saturated weight of both clones after watering, ------ Heady OG BX1 #1A » 310.6g ------ Heady OG BX1 #1B » 315.1g --- Marked the final wet weight on the back of each cup. Also marked the watering date on the front. --- Placed both phenos back into the tent. --- Got more to do! Also need to transplant the rooted cuttings in the propagation dome. --- Let’s go Ensign! - [20:37]: Took 4 old solo cups (has bottom corners cut for drainage) and partially filled each with some fresh dry BuildASoil 3.0 potting soil. --- Made sure that the soil was well packed. --- Also made sure to mark each cup with the name and pheno number. --- Misted the dry soil with a bit of RO water (~3 sprays). --- Inoculated each cup with Great White mycorrhizae. ------ Sprinkled 1/16tsp of Great White --- Time to plant! One clone at a time, - [21:49]: Took a rooted clone and placed them into each solo cup. --- Made sure the solo cup had enough room for more soil. - [21:54]: Inoculated each Coco Coin with Great White mycorrhizae. ------ Sprinkled about an 1/16tsp of Great White onto each Coco Coin. --- Made sure to get the sides evenly. - [22:09]: Gently filled each solo cup with more soil. --- Completely covered the top of each Coco Coin and made sure to tuck the sides fairly snug with soil. --- Evened and patted down the top soil smooth. Each Coco Coin is about 1/4-1/2 inch below the top soil. - [22:12]: Added some BuildASoil Organic Straw Mulch to the top. --- Using the small straw bits at the bottom of the bag is great for solo cups. --- Time to water! - [22:30]: Filled a measuring cup with 2 cups of RO water. ------ Added 1/64tsp of Quillaja Saponaria Extract [60] ------ Added 1/16tsp of Horticultural Coconut ------ Added 1/16tsp of Horticultural Aloe ------ Added 1/8tsp of Mycrobe Complete --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into a spray bottle. - [22:35]: Took the dry soil weight of each pheno before watering, ------ Gorilla Goat #1 weighed 256.1g ------ Gorilla Goat #2 weighed 255.4g ------ Garlic Budder OG#1 weighed 263.5g ------ Garlic Budder OG#2 weighed 256.4g --- Marked the starting weight on the back of each cup. --- While on a scale, --- Gently misted the straw mulch of each cup. --- Focused on the straw and sprayed as evenly as possible. --- Misted 5-10 sprays. Waited a few seconds, then misted again. --- Repeated this process until each cup weighed at least 300g --- There was no runoff. - [22:53]: Took the weight of each pheno after watering, ------ Gorilla Goat #1 weighed 300.4g ------ Gorilla Goat #2 weighed 300.4g ------ Garlic Budder OG#1 weighed 305.2g ------ Garlic Budder OG#2 weighed 300.2g --- Marked the saturated wet weight on each cup. - [23:00]: Placed each cup into the propagation dome. --- Removed the side extensions along with the plug tray and have the cups resting in the main drip tray. --- Have the lid and lights suspended above the tray (~13 inches). --- Refreshed the RO water for the spare mother cuttings before placing the cup onto the drip tray. --- Also increased the propagation dome’s bar lights. ------ Increased the intensity from 1 to 5 - [23:06]: Took general PPFD readings. ------ Clones were around 88 μmol/m²/s which gives a DLI of 5.70 mol/m²/d under an 18/6 light cycle. - [23:08]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. Day 07 - Sunday - 08/24/25 - Total Days: 133 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages ~[+01:00] - Temps: 85.0°F [29.4°C] - Humidity: 86.7% - VPD: 0.55 kPa - Soil %: [49, 45, 29, 52, 43, 41, 42, 41] ----------------------------------- - [08:00]: Quickly checked on the 3x3 veg tent. --- Ooo yea! The veg garden is vibing and growth is looking healthy! --- Both the clones and cuttings look healthy and growth is perky! --- Also the rooting clones look great as well! - [19:02]: Night check on the 4x4 tent. --- Ca-Caw! Looking great in the garden! --- All tops are perky and the canopy looks even for the most part. --- Grow strong ladies! - [19:05]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: ------------------ [ 4x4 MAIN TENT ] --------------- ------ 53% - [CH01 FT » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 45% - [CH02 FB » G30 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 32% - [CH03 BT » G20 - TKO] ------ 53% - [CH04 BB » G20 - TKO] ------------------ [ 3x3 VEG TENT ] ---------------- ------ 43% - [CH05 BL » GR7 - TKO] ------ 40% - [CH06 BR » GR7 - Pheno #2] ------ 40% - [CH07 FL » GR7 - Heady OG BX1 #1] ------ 40% - [CH08 FR » GR7 - Pheno #4] --------- Veg: 38% - 45% | Flower: 45% - 55% --------- General: 30% [Dry] «| 45 - 60% [Moist] |» 70% [Wet] - [19:11]: Checked the 3x3 veg tent. --- Wow veg growth is perky and soaring upwards! --- Both the Heady OG and TKO mothers are looking really healthy and growth is ramping up! Plan to top both next week. --- The spare Heady OG clones also look healthy and have recovered! Nice! --- The rooting mother clones are also looking great! --- Refreshed the RO water for the spare mother cuttings. - [19:17]: Checked the humidifiers. --- Tanks are still full and no leaks found. --- Wow what a week! --- Since the mother clones are now in solo cups, going to need to select two for transplanting soon (for the left side of the veg tent). --- Been pheno hunting the past two harvests and am pretty sure that the #2 phenos of both Garlic Budder and Gorilla Goat are going to be the ones! --- Anyways onwards to next week! [END OF WEEK 18]