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Week 8 Flower – Roller Coaster Haze (Zamnesia Seeds)
The Final Act of a Beautiful Journey
Here we are, Week 8 of flower, and the Roller Coaster Haze girls are at their absolute peak. Massive, elegant, and shining with frost — these plants are true works of living art. The colas are huge, dense, and heavy, coated in trichomes that glisten under the lights. The aroma is intense, that unmistakable hay-sweet haze scent filling the room the moment you approach them.
It’s been an incredible journey from seed to this point — full of learning, adjustments, and evolution — and the girls are showing their gratitude with a breathtaking display.
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Light Defoliation & Canopy Health
This week, we performed a light defoliation, focusing mainly on yellowing and fading fan leaves. At this stage, the goal isn’t to push growth, but to maintain airflow and prevent moisture buildup, which can lead to bud rot or other late-stage issues.
By selectively removing what the plant no longer needs, we’re allowing more light to penetrate the canopy and helping the buds finish strong and clean. The fading is beautiful — a sign that the plants are naturally consuming their reserves as they approach the end of their cycle.
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Aroma, Density & Structure
Each branch tells a story of energy and balance. The colas are dense and resin-packed, sticky to the touch, with pistils slowly darkening and curling inward. The aroma has deepened, becoming more earthy and hazy, with a sweet undertone that hints at the potency within.
These are true haze beauties — towering, expressive, and powerful. Every part of the plant speaks of the care, patience, and intention behind this grow.
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Feeding & Environment
We have now completely stopped nutrient feeding.
This week’s watering is plain, clean water only, measured at:
• EC: 0.3
• pH: 6.8 – 7.2
The goal is to gently flush out any remaining salts and allow the plants to finish on what remains in the super soil. This natural fade encourages better flavor and cleaner results after harvest.
Environmental conditions remain steady despite the high outdoor temperatures. With careful management through TrolMaster and Spider Farmer controls, we’re keeping:
• Temperature: around 28°C
• Humidity: 60–65%
• VPD: approximately 1.3
Everything stays balanced and stable to allow the final ripening stage to unfold smoothly.
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Light Adjustments – Simulating the End of the Season
To mimic the natural end of the season, we’ve begun gradually lowering the white light intensity, while pushing the red, far-red, and UV spectrums to 100%.
This spectrum shift signals to the plants that the cycle is ending, stimulating final ripening, color development, and resin production. The reds encourage energy transfer in the deeper parts of the canopy, while UV light helps enhance secondary metabolite production — the oils, terpenes, and resins that give Roller Coaster Haze her unique flavor and strength.
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Reflections & Recap
From seed to this stage, this run has been all about precision, patience, and experimentation. The Roller Coaster Haze responded beautifully to the Aptus + Plagron blend, the controlled environment, and the small adjustments we made each week.
The natural fade is now in full display — leaves turning golden and soft while the buds continue to swell and frost over. The plants are enormous and full of life, and the garden is filled with that unmistakable late-flower perfume that makes this stage so magical.
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What to Expect Next
Expect:
• Final ripening, with trichomes transitioning from cloudy to amber
• Continued fading of the fan leaves
• Aroma deepening even further, more earthy and hazy notes
• Buds hardening and resin maturing for peak potency
Not to Expect:
• Any new vegetative growth
• Heavy feeding — water only from now until harvest
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Final Words
Week 8 is the calm before the harvest. The girls are thriving, finishing strong, and showing every bit of love and work poured into them over the past two months. The Roller Coaster Haze truly lived up to her name — a thrilling, rewarding, and beautiful ride.
We’re almost there. One or two more weeks, and it’ll be time to cut, dry, and celebrate what nature and care created together.
Thank you all for following along on this journey. 🌿✨
Let’s grow together,
– DD (DogDoctorOfficial) 💚
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🌸 Quick Summary – Week 8 Flower
• Stage: Week 8 of Flower
• Plants: Roller Coaster Haze (Zamnesia Seeds)
• Feeding: Plain water only
• EC: 0.3
• pH: 6.8–7.2
• Environment: Temp 28°C / RH 60–65% / VPD 1.3
• Work done: Light defoliation (yellow/faded leaves removed)
• Lighting: Whites reduced gradually / Reds, Far-Reds & UVs at 100%
• Notes: Massive dense colas, strong haze aroma, full fade in progress
• Outlook: Entering final ripening — harvest soon!
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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/
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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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En esta actualización se incluyen 2 semanas ya que por trabajo me fue imposible añadir la semana anterior.
El día 15 de Agosto recibió la segunda pulverización de Bacillus Thuringiensis para prevenir el ataque de las orugas.
Sigo alternando riego de agua un día con riego de Ascophillum Nodosum al día siguiente. He dejado de regar con Cannazym.
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This was my first grow and I did a bunch of research but I mostly figured it out as I went and I really enjoyed this strain. It was very resistant and took about 90-92 days from germination to harvest. The strain seemed to bounce back extremely well even after a heavy trimming. Did not really run into any health issues with the strain other than what I diagnosed as Leaf Septoria which is caused from to much humidity and not enough circulation. But overall will grow again and was very accurately advertised by Canuk Seeds.
Ended up with 256grams from this grow which I was pleasantly surprised with. Saved all the shake and made Cannabutter and Bubble Hash. Both turned out okay but with room for improvement in the future.
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We're almost done with the untouched plant! I'm watching daily for the Terps to turn to my taste. So I love sativa's & hybrid's so now I'm wanting almost all of the Terps to turn red but about 15-20% so there's not too much of a heavy couch lock on it. So basically any day now! Baby #2, with the right bottom side missing is still in full flower, working on getting those buds growing. They've gotten so big where I rotate them daily to make sure we have equivalent lighting on every side of the plant.
After almost losing 2 of my plants to my toddler, I got very serious. I ordered a hygrometer, so I can watch temps & humidity. A water ph tester. & a tiny humidifier, within like a 7 day period. I got everything to make sure everything was on point.
Turns out this FOOP canna food is way more than what I ever imagined. I don't hardly ever have to adjust my ph turns out the FOOP comes very balanced. I now check my ph everytime I feed and water but when I used my food & mix it with water i then check my ph & every single time its spot on!
I've kept my routine this whole time. Even the few days I nursed my dying babes back to health. Feeding every tuesday & friday & watering on sundays.
I don't know if any of you would wonder if it seems like I'm maybe not watering enough. But autos grow at an insane rate, so giving their roots an airy dryer soil gives them maximum amount of room to grow as quickly as they want. They don't have heavy wet soil slowing them down which gives them more opportunity for growth.
SO. I've got 1 plant almost finished. 1 very large plant even with a side missing is still huge, and working hard on growing some little chubby buds. Lol. And then my mini auto growing some chunky buds but not very many. Lol. Pics to come very very soon!
I appreciate anyone who reads all of this! I've poured my heart into all of these plants & I hope to only keep learning & loving it!!
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Boosting the bloom on this girl for this week going hard into it trying to really push them flowers to fill up. She is definitely starting to get thicc tho definitely excited for the coming weeks when I feed her heavy and fatten her up I’m sorry I’m a cannabis feeder lol
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I received the clones from An out of province breeder.
It reached me after three days of driving on the road with no light. Their future was not certain.
I didn’t think I would need that many fans for the clones because they are so tiny, I figured they didn’t need that much maintenance.
I was 100% wrong when I’m working with this many plants.
I ended up getting mild mildew on top of the soil on the first week because there was barely any air circulation.
At this point I didn’t have any Ventilation put up yet. And one fan on the floor. I ended up installing three fans in one room. No issues
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Dernière semaine de Finition impeccable a 2ml/L.
Les trichromes sont à 45% laiteux 50%transparent 5% Ambrés.
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Cash Express by Zamnesia | Pheno A 🚂🌱
Vegetative Week 1 | Building Momentum
Hello GrowDiaries family! 👋🌱
Welcome back to another chapter of this 12/12 From Seed adventure.
This week we continue the journey with Cash Express Pheno A as she completes her first full week of vegetative growth and begins settling into her final home.
Following a smooth germination and early seedling stage, she has now officially entered the phase where roots begin exploring new territory and the plant starts building the framework that will support the rest of the cycle.
While every plant in this project shares the same environment, nutrition program, and methodology, each phenotype brings its own personality to the garden.
And Cash Express Pheno A is already beginning to introduce herself.
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Straight Into The Final Home
As with all plants in this project, Pheno A was transplanted directly into her final container early in life.
Since this run follows a strict 12/12 From Seed methodology, the objective is to avoid unnecessary interruptions to root development.
By allowing the roots to establish themselves immediately inside their final container, we reduce transplant stress later in the cycle and give the plant every opportunity to maximize its limited vegetative window.
At this stage, everything happening below the surface is just as important as what we can see above it.
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Plagron Lightmix Foundation
The growing medium for this run is Plagron Lightmix.
Lightmix provides a gentle starting environment for young plants while still offering enough nutrition to support healthy early development.
For seedlings, less is often more.
The goal is not explosive growth during the first week.
The goal is creating a stable environment where roots can expand freely and plants can establish themselves without unnecessary stress.
So far, Pheno A seems very happy with the arrangement.
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Water First, Feed Later
The first irrigation after transplant consisted of plain water only.
During the first days of life, seedlings still rely heavily on the energy reserves stored within the seed itself. Combined with the nutrition already present in the Lightmix substrate, there is little reason to rush additional feeding.
Around Day 4 we introduced a gentle nutrition program consisting of:
🌱 Terra Grow
🌱 Pure Zym
🌱 Power Roots
🌱 Sugar Royal
All products were used at light dosages with the goal of supporting root development, microbial activity, and overall plant health without pushing growth unnecessarily hard.
The philosophy remains simple:
Healthy roots first.
Everything else follows.
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Light Strategy & 12/12 From Seed
One question that often comes up when growers follow these diaries is why the seedlings are already receiving approximately 350 PPFD.
Under an 18/6 schedule this might seem relatively strong for plants this young.
However, because this project is being run under a 12/12 schedule from seed, total daily light accumulation remains significantly lower than what plants would receive under traditional vegetative schedules.
This is where DLI (Daily Light Integral) becomes important.
Although the PPFD is moderate, the reduced lighting duration keeps the total daily light exposure within a comfortable range for young plants.
The objective is early adaptation rather than rapid acceleration.
By gradually introducing stronger light from the beginning, the plants learn to work efficiently under the conditions they will experience throughout the entire cycle.
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Environmental Conditions
Conditions remained stable throughout the week:
🌡️ Day temperature: 27°C
🌙 Night temperature: approximately 25°C
💧 Relative humidity: 55%
🌱 Solution temperature: 21°C
🌱 Substrate temperature: 21°C
🌿 CO₂ levels: approximately 600 ppm
Maintaining consistency remains one of the most important aspects of early plant development, and so far the environment has remained exactly where we want it.
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Early Observations
Cash Express Pheno A appears to have adapted very well to her new environment.
Growth has been steady throughout the week and by the end of the reporting period we are already seeing the emergence of healthy three-finger leaves.
Leaf color remains vibrant and uniform.
Structure appears symmetrical.
The stem is developing nicely and overall growth feels balanced and confident.
At approximately 3.5 cm tall, she may still be small, but she is already showing signs of healthy progression and strong establishment.
This is exactly the kind of development we hope to see during Week 1.
Nothing rushed.
Nothing forced.
Simply healthy growth built on solid foundations.
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Looking Ahead
As we move into the second week, the root system should continue expanding rapidly while vegetative growth begins to accelerate above the soil.
The appearance of the first true leaf sets is often where individual phenotype traits begin revealing themselves, and it will be interesting to see what characteristics Cash Express Pheno A decides to express as the journey continues.
For now, she is healthy, stable, and steadily moving forward.
Exactly where we want her to be.
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Thank You
A huge thank you to Zamnesia for providing the Cash Express genetics for this project.
Thank you to Plagron for the nutrition and substrate supporting this run.
And thank you to Future of Grow and everyone following along and supporting these diaries.
Your support makes projects like this possible.
As always, thank you for stopping by.
Until next week…
Grower’s Love everyone. 🌱💚🚂
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When the lights are off I will post another video so the green is easy to see!
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📅 Tag 27 im Positronics Seeds Arg Beet! LST-Start & Genesung! 💚🌱
Die ersten Tage nach dem Topping und der Notfall-OP sind überstanden, und die Ladies zeigen, was in ihnen steckt! Das Wachstum im Living Soil mit Wurm Power ist weiterhin fantastisch, und die Pflanzen erholen sich prima.
• ✂️ Topping-Erfolg.Die vor vier Tagen gesetzten Toppings haben ihr Ziel erreicht. Überall sprießen neue Haupttriebe, was die Pflanzen buschiger macht und die Basis für eine hohe Ernte bildet. Die Z-Vally und die OreoZ Milkshake entwickeln sich nun zu schönen, mehrtriebigen Büschen.
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7/29 - Week 9 of veg is starting. At this point, it is just let them grow up a few inches, and also fill out the pots some more with roots before transplanting to 5 gallon fabric pots (their final homes). I also plan on mixing a 'flower blend' soil to fill up the 5g pot around the rootball that is transplanted. This recipe for the soil is taken from MaximumYield:
Enhanced fruit/flower potting soil recipe
This soil recipe is designed for plants that are ready to fruit or flower. In particular, this recipe works great for ornamentals that are already in bloom and for fast-growing annuals that are entering their fruiting or flowering stage. Parenthesis indicate small changes or products I'm using.
1/2 cu. ft. (60 cups) sphagnum peat moss (Promix BX)
1/4 cu. ft. (30 cups) coco coir (Mother Earth Coco Peat)
1/4 cu. ft. (30 cups) compost (either compost or manure)
1/4 cu. ft. (30 cups) perlite
10 cups pumice (likely to just use perlite here)
5 cups worm castings
3 cups bat guano (high phosphorus)
1 cup fish bone meal (using regular bone meal, got Jobe's Bone Meal)
1 cup oyster shell
1/2 cup seabird guano (likely to just add as the high phosporous guano)
1/4 cup alfalfa meal
1/4 cup fish meal (Down to Earth Fish Meal)
2 tbsp. langbeinite (Down to Earth Langeinite)
1 tbsp. glacier rock dust (Azomite ordered from Amazon)
7/30 - While technically the morning of 7/31, lights haven't gone out yet, so it is still the 30th ;) It almost hurts posting pictures today, because they were really thirsty, but I honestly hadn't looked at them for a couple days. Anywho, the plants were watered with ~1.25 liters of water each, about 90 minutes before lights out. Will be interesting to post the 7/31 photos after a couple hours of lights on, and see the difference in appearance. I also mixed the soil for flowering, and it will now have a couple weeks to 'cook' and become ready for the plants. I did make a mistake and accidentally added 1 cup of fish meal instead of 1/4 cup (oops), and the alfalfa meal just smelled too good, so I added 1/2 cup instead of 1/4. Hopefully those 2 'changes' don't add too much nitrogen for flower, but I imagine it won't. I also instead of adding perlite (didn't want to buy a 4 cu ft bag when I needed at most 2.5 gallons (1/3 cu ft), so I opted to add 1 gallon of pumice. Since the coco peat and promix both have perlite in them, I didn't want too much added. There were also some worms from the compost that made it into the tote that is now storing the mix, so life has already started in the soil.
7/31 - It wasn't just after lights on, as I didn't have time to photo earlier, but this is just about 24 hours after watering, and praying/looking good. I had noticed that it looked like the fan had slipped down the pole a bit, and was causing some wind burn/clawing of the leaves yesterday, which probably attributed to poor looks, but looking better today! While I am not that versed in checking preflowers, from what I can tell, if I had to guess, CH#1 could be either (maybe slightly leaning towards female, thought I might have saw a couple hairs), and the #2 actually looked male to me.
8/4 - After getting home from work, and realizing I hadn't checked on the plants in a couple days and I knew they were due for water either yesterday or today, I saw some THIRSTY plants. They each got ~1.2L of water, and also a quick trim back. After checking preflowers again, I am afraid that both Chinook plants may end up male :(
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Start of Week 3 Flowering.
I'm honest, plants look ok on first glance, but I expected more. The stems are weak , raven tough I added Silica. I don't expect much, let's just hope for the best.
This week I used the regular Aptus scheme, let's see how it will turn out.
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This week was a big week for the candy cush. I noticed upon watering her to run off, that in the same day the pot would go super dry and light weight. I also noticed stress in the leaves and roots poking out the bottom of the pot. It was time for a transplant. So far so good! Upon transplanting i performed more LST to help her fill in the pot. She went from a 1 gallon to a 5 gallon. She was also defoliated thia week.
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Red dragon is a beautiful plant as it grows a true sativa dominant selection 🌞😎
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Today is the 1st day of 2nd week of flowering. I've put the net on them on 20.01. Started the autopots on 18th. They are well rooted. The aptus startbooster is really potent, roots are poking out of the medium with beautiful micro hair. Never had it before. The stems are crazy thick, also I think thanks to regulator.
On 22.01 Ive started the air pump supplying airdomes.
I have the lowest EC ever on aptus. Right now around 1.0. But still get a tiny little bit of tip burn one a few plants. Let's see how it goes.
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Made hydroponics system myself. Very easy.
I should have fed them with voodoo juice if They were in plastic cups. It took the roots so long to grow in regular soil.
