🐻 Animal Mints — Week 1 The Bear Awakens Grow Week: 1 (Seedling Stage) Additional Plant: One established plant (~15 days veg) Light Schedule: 12/12 from seed Environment: Same conditions as the rest of the room ⸻ 🌱 Medium & Containers This run includes multiple plants at different stages, all grown under the same environmental conditions: • PRO-MIX soil in fabric bags • Plagron soil in plastic pots One of the Animal Mints plants is approximately 15 days ahead, growing in a plastic pot with Plagron soil. The remaining plants are newly introduced seedlings growing in both PRO-MIX bags and plastic pots. All plants are receiving the same feeding and foliar regimen. ⸻ 🌿 Growth & Structure Animal Mints is showing a very distinctive growth pattern, clearly leaning toward the indica / indica-dominant hybrid side. • Broader, rounder leaves • Compact and sturdy structure • Strong lateral presence • Deep, healthy green coloration The more established plant is already on its fifth pair of leaves, showing excellent vigor, balance, and overall health. Growth is confident and stable, with no signs of stress. The younger plants are smaller by comparison, which is expected due to the difference in age, not due to environment, feeding, or genetics. ⸻ 🔍 Important Note (Plant Size Difference) This report includes one Animal Mints plant that is approximately 15 days older than the others. The size difference is intentional and expected, as this plant was germinated earlier and has been receiving the same care and nutrition throughout its vegetative life. All plants: • Share the same environment • Follow the same feeding program • Are growing without issues This setup allows for interesting comparisons later on as the younger plants catch up. ⸻ Vegetative Feeding & Foliar Program All Animal Mints plants — including the older one — are following the standard vegetative recipe used across the room: Root & Base Nutrition (Watering): • Terra Grow • Power Roots • Pure Zym • Sugar Royal Foliar Application: • Vita Race Applied flexibly once to twice per week, depending on plant response and overall mood of the grow. This is the same recipe the older plant has been receiving during its entire ~15-day vegetative period, which clearly shows in its strong structure and healthy development. ⸻ 🐾 Observations • Strong indica-leaning morphology • Compact internodes and rounded leaves • Excellent response to the vegetative feeding program • No deficiencies or stress signs observed • Both older and younger plants look healthy and vigorous Animal Mints feels calm, heavy, and grounded — very much living up to its name. ⸻ 🚀 What to Expect Next • Younger plants will begin accelerating growth • Structural comparison between early and later starts • Continued strong vegetative development • Potential early training considerations once size equalizes The bear is awake — and it’s growing with intention 🐻🌿 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 ⸻ 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 A6000 / 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 A6000 (for now A6700 will be doing all future updates) 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