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9/6 Didn't do a video this morning. Went over again around noon and defoliated what needed it. I noticed what looked like stem mold on the special kush that those locusts have STRIPPED and saw what looked like mold but I left it and assumed it was just a bite out because it wad right at a node. I removed a major branch the other day. When I got back around noon the spot had tripled in size and was 100% mold. I cut that branch off too. It was a large main limb. The plant IS frosty but it's not ready. You cant see it but the calyx is pink. There are some branches that are completely stripped. They like the special kush for some reason and seem to target that. I should go over at night and see what I can see. Pink kush is flowering fairly aggressive. Not as much as the natural mk ultra though. I cant believe how fast those are exploding. As long as weather permits the pink kush will finish. I tried the special kush #1 which I'm almost done trimming and it wad amazing. Really eases anxiety and hits me square in the eyes. Very sedative happy strain. Tastes like pine, skunk and something I can't quite identify. Maybe the forest? I'm incredibly happy with the outcome.
9/7 Holy shit. It's STILL raining. Just for the ones that didn't hear it in the back, 'I' am so glad I harvested that plant when I did!" I got super lucky. I hate having to cut off limbs or come in the morning to find a branch eaten. Next year I'm 100% getting floating row covers. That will fix most problems. Buds are exploding in size. On everything. We've had some pretty high winds as well. The natural mk ultra continues to surprise me. It seems like the flowers get noticeable bigger day to day. Finally the pink kush has some small buds. This is an October strain though. I had already popped them or I would've been running more 10th planet or mk ultra. Hey maybe this strain will make it through the fall and give me some crazy quality nugs. It's an exciting time to be a cannabis grower. I processed and jarred that Special Kush #1. I trimmed almost everything. I have a jar of "smalls" buds that didn't come off a cola and another jar that is "trimmed" but needs to be "manicured" like the rest. I'll finish today and continue the curing process. It's always great to get an early phenome. Especially when it does what you want. Oh, I noticed a couple spots on leaves that COULD be septoria showing again. With all the rain I'm really not worried. I haven't been giving the preventative dose of Plant Doctor but I might do so when I need to water next. If I have a little while before harvest. That would help with budrot or any kind of fungal issue. I don't want to water when it's saturated. I'll wait until next water and even then I may not apply it. We shall see.
EDIT: Stopped raining around 1 but it's been off and on. I shook everything off and found a pillar in one of the special kush plants. The one I had to cut to major limbs off. I got the moth larvae and removed all the debris inside. Did that with the other special kush and it was fine. I'm going over after dark to see what is munching on plants so fast. While I was removing the pillar a bird flew behind my head and grabbed something on the plant behind me. This morning a little feather was resting on a leaf. After the dive bomb I turned and found another. I can't help but smile. Nature can take her claim. It usually isn't much and I'm fine with that. The birds however are on my side. We've got a synergistic relationship.
9/8 Finally the rain ended. Didn't have time to take a video and everything was soaking wet. I'm noticing that things are getting a lot more frosty. I found my loupe so it will be easier to look at the trichs. The special kush that ive had to take two main limbs off (because they were totally stripped) is losing more. Long stalks with all the nodes eaten off with just the cola at the top. I'm not going to get much off this plant but I don't want to lose everything. The calyxes are pink and starting to retract. I'll take a look at it with my loupe when I get home. We are supposed to have a pretty good week. The natural mk ultra's buds are exploding in size! For the most part EVERYTHING is. It's going to be a good year.
9/9 Everything is exploding in growth. I'm doubting whether the pink kush will finish. I know I have the rest of September at least. Still losing a little bit on the 2 special kush. Not going to get much from them. I found my loupe and checked everything. One of them is done. As it shows in the video SOMETHING has been eating buds off right at the node. It happens much less after trichs start developing. That sk I had to cut two limbs off and IS done but I may not get over to grab it today. There's not much left. When i cut off the branches there was nothing on them. Hopfully the quality will make up for it. Both mk ultras are looking GREAT. Won't be long on the big mk ultra and the 10th planet. I'm planning on a staged harvest. The special kush I harvested is the bees knees but I'll wait for the smoke report to talj about it.
9/10 Had to shake the plants off. They were soaked and the fog was so thick I could barely see. I've got a two hour appt at 4pm and one at 930 this morning but I'm going to find a way to take that special kush that I had to cut those limbs off. It's done and I've reached diminishing returns with that plant. Buds are exploding but I've lost a lot. AR least what I get will be fire. The big mk ultra has tops that are done too. I'm thinkong I mat take some of those if I have time. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. The pink kush is flowering rapidly. It's in the low 40s at night so I think September will be the end of the season. I was hopingvfor more time bit we'll see. I'll keep things updated.
9/11 Went over in the morning amd took a video I'm the afternoon. I tried a sample bud from the mk ultra and it was awesome! I checked the trichs on that plant and it looks ready. If I had more time and the weather wasn't going to be good I'd take it. I want to try the sample joint first before I take the top of the plant. Everytj8ng else is exploding. The other mk ultra is frosty as hell and hard as a rock bit needs to come together. These grasshoppers or locusts are fucking chewing shit up! I noticed a branch on the pink kush completely stripped. I FOUND ONE on my mk ultra natural! It wasn't the first time and it wad huge! Big female FULL of eggs. It took a grade stake to kill it. If I threw it in the air and hit it with a waffle bat it would soar through the air! Definately a little lower quantity. I noticed a little damage on the chem dog but it's not ready. We have a few more days of good weather. If things go good with the tester bud then I'll take the top of that mk ultra.
9/12 Went over and found some more damage from those fucking grasshoppers. I'll do a video when I get back. Mk ultra monster cropped is ready. We've got some rain coming and I dont want to risk it. I'll check the trichs of the other special kush too. If it's close I'll take that too. I'm not going to just watch colas turn onto top hats. I smoked that tester bud and it was awesome. I'll probably take that plant on stages. The other mk ultra won't be long and looks like it might become best one. Pink kush is late flowering but it seems like it might finish. I WATERED EVERYTHING A GALLON BUT THE PLANT IM PLANNING ON TAKING. I'll keep this updated.
EDIT: WENT BACK OVER AND TOOK A COUPLE VIDEOS SHOWING THE GRASSHOPPER DAMAGE. I HARVESTED THE MONSTER CROPPED MK ULTRA. THE TESTER BUD WAS AMAZING SO IM SURE THIS WONT DISAPPOINT. BIG YIELD FOR THISCPLANT DESPITE ALL THE HURDLES. ILL PUT THAT IN THE FINAL REPORT THOUGH. I DIDNT TAKE THE LAST SPECIAL KUSH. JUST THAT ONE PLANT. I WAS TIRED AND IT WAS GETTING LATE. IF I SEE A BUNCH MORE DAMAGE ILL YANK IT TOMORROW. PINK KUSHES ARE FILLING UP BUT BOTH 10TH PLANETS ARE SWELLING TO BEAT HELL! I WET TRIM EVERYTHING AND THEN MANICURE ONCE DRY. IM STILL GOING TO BE IN TRIM JAIL FOR A WHILE.
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🍮 Chem Brûlée – Pheno B
Week 8 | Opening the Canopy
Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌱
Chem Brûlée Pheno B continues to show why phenotype hunting is so fascinating. While her sister has remained a little more compact, this girl has continued stretching upward and is now the taller of the two.
At around 130 cm, she's developed a beautiful vertical structure with plenty of flowering sites running along her branches. This week, however, she was asking for a little more room to breathe.
And we listened.
🌿 A Little Defoliation, A Lot More Light
As flowering progresses, some of the older fan leaves had become less useful, creating shadows over developing flower sites and reducing the openness of the canopy.
So this week we gave her a light, selective defoliation.
Nothing aggressive. No major restructuring.
We simply removed leaves that were no longer contributing much to the plant and were blocking light or airflow. The goal wasn't to strip the plant, but to open her up just enough for the developing flowers to receive better exposure.
The result is a cleaner canopy while keeping plenty of healthy foliage to support continued flower development.
Sometimes defoliation isn't about taking something away.
It's about making room for what matters next.
🌼 Flowers Taking Shape
The flowers are becoming much more obvious now.
White pistils continue appearing across the plant, while the individual bud sites are starting to develop more structure and density. The main tops are becoming increasingly defined, and the secondary flowers are developing nicely along the branches.
The stretch is also beginning to settle down.
She's still gaining some height, but more of her energy is clearly shifting toward building flowers rather than simply growing upward.
The next few weeks should become particularly interesting as those early flower formations begin turning into proper, stacked colas.
🍃 Healthy Leaves, Healthy Plant
One thing I particularly enjoy about this phenotype is the contrast between her long, elegant structure and the increasingly developed flowers along the branches.
The healthy leaves remain vibrant, while the selective cleanup has given us a much clearer view into the plant.
She's looking balanced, open and ready for the next stage.
🍽️ Feeding
The room continues on the same feeding strategy:
Terra Bloom – 2.2 ml/L
Green Sensation – 1 ml/L
Sugar Royal – 1 ml/L
Power Buds – 1 ml/L
Lemon Kick / pH Plus as required
With the shared AutoPot reservoir, all phenotypes continue receiving the same solution while expressing their individual nutritional needs through their growth.
🌡️ Environment
The room remains very stable:
🌡️ Day: 29°C
🌙 Night: 25°C
💧 RH: 60%
⚗️ pH: ~6.0
⚡ EC: ~2.0 mS/cm
💦 Solution temperature: 24°C
🌱 Root zone: 21°C
🫧 CO₂: 639 ppm
💧 Watering: 1.3 L/plant/24h
? Pot: 15 L
That consistency continues giving all twelve phenotypes the foundation they need to express their individual personalities.
🔮 Looking Ahead
Next week I'm expecting Chem Brûlée Pheno B to become even more focused on flower production.
The stretch should continue slowing, the pistils will keep multiplying, and the developing flowers should start showing noticeably more volume.
For now, the plan is simple:
Keep the environment stable.
Keep the reservoir consistent.
Keep observing.
And let her build.
She's taller than her sister, a little more demanding when it comes to canopy management, and now she's opened up just enough to let the light reach where it needs to go.
The real flower show is only beginning. 🍮🌼
💚 Thank You
A huge thank you to everyone following the 8×8 Adventure and sharing this journey with me.
Special thanks to:
💚 GrowDiaries – for giving growers a place to share, learn and inspire each other.
🍮 Zamnesia – for these beautiful Chem Brûlée genetics and the opportunity to explore their different phenotypes.
🌱 Plagron – for the nutrition supporting the plants throughout the cycle.
💡 Future of Grow LED – for providing the powerful lighting driving this flowering room.
🌿 LumiFlora – for helping bring light into the lower canopy.
🌡️ TrolMaster – for keeping the environment under control.
💧 AutoPot – for keeping irrigation consistent around the clock.
And of course, thank you to every grower, supporter, silent reader and friend following along.
Every phenotype tells a different story.
This one just needed a little more room to tell hers.
Growers Love, and happy growing everyone. 🌱🍮💚
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Day 8 Flower
Hi growers, the end of week one has arrived. The plants seem to be happy. They’re starting to shoot up, new growth has that light green color, old growth is still dark green. I fed with Remo transition feed and and added green planet rezin. I think I may have been under watering as I realized there’s way more than 20% perlite…maybe closer to 45%. I’m going to start watering every 2 days, more coco style rather than soil with a dry back like I normally do. I think that could be the reason for the slower growth in veg regardless of light height and intensity with optimum environment and vpd.
I was going to weave the new growth into the open squares, but historically it has caused those tops to be shorter at the end. So if they grow tall, I’ll add another level of trellis net and fill the squares of the upper net. Until then I’m just tucking the leaves on this very leafy plant. Heavy Defo will be on day 14.
She has got a stank to her already. When watered or manipulated she has this skunky sour smell that I’m already intrigued by. Still have 2 months and 1 month of cure to wait ugh…..patience 👎🏻
I am having a bit of difficulty dialing in the Vipar Spectra XS2000. It seems very powerful for my setup especially in veg, I’ll try 50% in veg next time. You can see how stacked the buds are in the pics. I’ve raised it up 6” from the top of the tent to hopefully get some stretch. It’s heat output is good at keeping my tent at 77-81 at 100%. I am very interested to see how it grows the FastBuds autos once the SLH is done. That tent will have the XS2000, FastBuds Autos grown with Gaia Green Organics. I’m thinking that will be a solid hand. 🤞
Happy Growing 🌱
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The wedding glue from @fastbuds is coming along amazing the colors an the trichrome production on this strain is beautiful with nice big dense nugs an the Gelato auto from @herbies is coming along starting to bud up really nice an starting to build up some frost
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22/06/2022 - Day 58
Gorilla Girls🦍 are almost ready. # 1 has already been a week with only BioBoost and RIPEN. # 2 started with Boost 4 days ago, now I wait for the soil to dry and then wash in the tank.🛁
The Gelato Girls 🍦are still a little behind in maturation (especially # 2, due to folding). She will start with Boost and RIPEN with # 1 from the next watering🚿, while continuing with Flores and Boost for # 2.🌱
26/06/2022 - Day 61
Gorilla Girls 🦍 are ready for flushing in the bathtub.🛁 Then I will wait for the soil to dry and then I will cut.✂️
Gelato Girls 🍦 are still a bit missing. # 1 has moved to Boost + RIPEN , # 2 is still in the previous nutrient phase. It will switch to Boost + RIPEN next week.
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Day 17 (starting Aug. 2nd afternoon): Will water them with a lightly enhanced RO water that was imprinted with frequencies via a PEMF coli for about one day when their day starts.
After being away over the extended weekend, on day 20 ladies have grown very nicely. I topped nr# 1 and #2 after I took the photos and will give them a bit of water with Root Complex to compensate for the shock later. Sadly my brilliant control equipment has crashed completely and will not even take a photo currently. Yikes. Hope I can get it back alive this week again. Also turned the left light up by another 20%, now running at 40 W, and lifted it a bit. Eye inspection told me lights were lower here and ladies can get a bit more.
At the end of their day 20, they seem to have survived the topping well. I managed to cut right above the new nodes which are already growing. Ladies are at 20 cm height before going to sleep.
Day 21 shows great growth again, with lady #1 being at 22 cm now and lady #2, while being a bit less tall, extremely good side branch development. I hope that the rearranged lighting on the left side of the tent will make #1 grow a bit bushier too.
Besides from that, I am really happy I tested Hesi HPE. I had such enormous success with room plants that made me want to see how Cannabis plants react to it. It will not add much to salinity, so I dared to add it quite early. While the photos are processed to compensate the lighting, I did not add much to saturation, so leaves are indeed of a very vivid, luscious green and ladies looking extremely healthy. Speed of growth has increased too as the added video shows. It also tells me lighting is enough – they are turning their leaves away right at the end of their day. I am really uncertain if I will change to usual Hesi grow fertiliser at all …
Did a bit of LST to the lowest branches of lady #2 which spread almost to the border of her pot.
Both temporary girls will leave the tent soon, so that the competitors will have maximum space to develop.
Day 22, end of week 3:
Outside girl went to get fresh air from now on. Wishing her luck, good weather and not a single male in the vicinity.
I rearranged the lights and positioned them a bit higher. First preflower signs appeared on the ladies, so I will change the lighting phase when I return next week. Currently, I have them at 18/6, 45 cm above heads, with 80% running to a total of 80 W.
I wasn’t so lucky topping #2. She has only one "top side" branch now … But grows extremely well, so ok!
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Things are going smoothly, still stretching but keeping them under the screen.
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GORILLA KING AUTO / KANNABIA
WEEK # OVERALL
WEEK #2 FLOWER
This week great progress she's starting to form some nice looking buds that are taking shape quickly she's vibrant and strong!! Stay Growing!!
Thank you for stopping by and taking a look it's much appreciated!!
Thank you KANNABIA!!
GORILLA KING AUTO / KANNABIA.COM
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Que pasa familia, volvemos de #GMM20 , y la verdad que entre buenos humos fue un día agradable, ya actualizó esta cepa , crazy cookies de zambezaseeds ya están a punto para cortar, una a tirado al final plátanos y la verdad que no estoy tan contento aun viendo el tamaño.
Ph controlado hasta el final, la temperatura al final algo alta pero sin problemas, Humedad correcta.
Así que hasta aquí es todo , que paseis un buen finde fumetillas.
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14 oz dry weight ish think it was 393g’s didnt weigh it for 14days was a stunning plant to grow nice mellow stoned defo happy with it and one i would recommend if u want big yield’s
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Non pensavo che queste Fast Flowering potessero crescere così velocemente! E sono curioso di vedere come prenderanno spazio le radici ora che le ho travasate nei loro vasi finali! Anche qui le piccole macchie sulle foglie sono di zeolite pure 10 micrometri di Dogma Organics e il terriccio è stato preparato con il loro 4 componenti Super Soil che è una vera bomba…diversi guani, letame bovino, micorrize, vermi compost arricchito con acidi umici e fulvici, Cal Mag fatto di rocce triturate meccanicamente, ceneri arboree e febacee tritate ecc…ditemi voi se non è un Super Terriccio questo!? In attesa delle prossime settimane 👀
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Entering bulk phase now, gave them another round of microorganisms and molasses, they wouldn't have needed it. Looking great with just water (not even pH correction). Feels a bit wrong, coming from salts, but the plants are happy..
Weird top on the AGO, looks stunted, like it topped itself.
Minor Thrips damage, but nothing to worry about at this stage.
I will be gone for 10 days and someone else is looking after the plants 😬 so next update will have to wait until I come back.
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Hey growers I hope your all well ✌️
SHOULD I FLIP???
These girls are nearly 50cm and the one girl is around 35cm, I'm going too continue veg for 1-2 weeks longer and scrog in the meantime too gold back the 2 taller girl.
These girls are plodding into week 7 now so they are ready too flip but will see how my grow question goes before switching too 12/12 👌
They are happy and healthy and doing well under the shogun nutrients!
I have defoliate the odd top fan leaf too allow better air circulation.
We have very high heat atm but hopefully they uptake more 😉😅
Happy growing 🌱💚
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End of week 9 flush week, cut the blueberry ladies and put them in the mesh drying rack. Will update in 2 weeks with first smoke and dry weight, assuming she's dry in 2 weeks.
Flush week for the Super Lemon Haze, she'll get chopped this coming Sunday.
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Eccola!!!
La rossa pianta bellissima da odore favoloso ti fa venire l’acquolina in bocca.
Sicuramente la riproporrò in quanto davvero è fantastica come genetica!!
Grazie a tutti per il supporto e a @Sweet_Seeds per la collaborazione
❤️🔥🌲
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9cm vertical growth this week but she's got a lot bushier!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loads of new growth!
I'm thinking this week she will enter flowering.
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Week 20 marks a transition phase for the Pineapple Upside Down, and the plant is now one full week into her new environment. The light cycle remains unchanged at 12 hours, and nutrition stayed stable. However, the major shift this week was the move from a 5000K veg light to a 3500K full-spectrum panel. This immediately triggered a visible reaction: the leaves, previously flat and perfectly extended, curled downward, showing a clear photonic stress response.
Structurally, the plant is beginning to adapt. The earlier LST work is starting to show again: the tops are lifting toward the light, suggesting that she is reorienting herself and gradually regaining balance. Externally, the structure indicates a slow recovery, even though internal metabolic adjustment to the new spectrum will take more time.
All environmental parameters were intentionally kept constant:
– PPFD maintained at 550 after a 72-hour acclimation at 300 PPFD,
– Temperature around 23°C,
– Relative humidity near 70%,
– No changes in nutrient formulation.
This week’s focus was stabilization rather than growth.
Given the current signs — partial recovery of the tops while the leaves still show stress — the plant will not be flipped to flower until she demonstrates a clear return of vigor. The upcoming week will be key. If the foliage regains posture and the stress diminishes, the transition to flowering can be considered. Until then, the approach remains minimal: no corrections, no boosters, only patience and consistency.
Week 20 closes on a cautious yet optimistic note. The plant is stressed but responsive. The next phase will determine whether she fully adapts to her new 3500K full-spectrum environment.”
Peace,,,
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the one at the back looks abit sad hopefully it perks up otherwise I’ll be using 4 cuttings instead of 3 think I need a new fan aswell you heard the creak onit
