# GodFather OG by Zamnesia | Pheno A 🌱👔 ## Germination Week | An Offer a Seed Can't Refuse Hello GrowDiaries family! 👋🌱 Every grow begins with a seed. But some seeds arrive carrying a little more reputation than others. And when the name on the package says GodFather OG, well... expectations naturally enter the room before the plant even emerges from the soil. 😄 Before we begin, a small explanation. With the current GrowDiaries photo limitations, I've decided to document each phenotype in its own dedicated diary. Instead of grouping multiple plants together, every phenotype now receives its own space from seed to harvest. This allows me to continue documenting every stage of development as thoroughly as possible while selecting the best photographs from each week. The objective remains exactly the same as always: To create an honest, educational, and complete record of the grow from seed to harvest while sharing observations, successes, mistakes, and lessons learned along the way. Today, we begin following GodFather OG Pheno A. --- ## A New Member Joins the Family Every seed carries potential. Every cultivar carries history. And every grow starts with curiosity. For this run, we're following GodFather OG from Zamnesia Seeds, cultivated under a 12/12 from seed schedule from the very first day of life. A method that is a little different from what most growers choose, but one that has become part of my own cultivation style over time. Throughout this diary, I'll explain not only what I'm doing, but also why I'm doing it, allowing anyone interested to follow the process from beginning to end. For now, our newest family member has officially arrived. And like any good family, we'll give her the best start we can. 😄 --- ## Germination Using the Cannakan System For germination we used the Cannakan system. Simple. Organized. Reliable. A bit like having a good consigliere keeping track of everyone's business. 😄 The container is divided into separate chambers, allowing multiple cultivars to be germinated simultaneously while remaining properly labeled and organized. Each seed was placed inside using only plain water. No nutrients. No additives. No stimulants. Just water. Within approximately 24 hours healthy taproots had already emerged and the seeds were ready for the next stage. Fast. Clean. Efficient. Exactly the way we like to start a new operation. --- ## Why Only Water? One question that often comes up during germination is: "Why not feed the seedlings immediately?" The answer is simple. The seed already contains everything required for its first stage of development. Nature already handled the negotiations before we arrived. Inside that tiny shell are the energy reserves needed to establish roots and begin life. At this stage, I prefer allowing the seed to do exactly what it was designed to do. Water is enough. The objective is not to feed the plant. The objective is simply to wake it up. --- ## First Experience With Coco Starter Plugs This run also marks my first experience using coco starter plugs. The plugs were fully saturated with water and then gently squeezed to remove excess moisture while maintaining a healthy balance between water retention and oxygen availability. The germinated seeds were carefully inserted into the plugs and placed inside a humidity dome. The dome remained useful for only a short period. Within less than 24 hours the seedlings had already emerged and were ready to continue their journey. At that point, they were transplanted into small containers filled with Plagron Lightmix. --- ## Environment Environmental conditions remained intentionally simple. Temperatures around 26–27°C. Humidity maintained between approximately 65–70% using a Spider Farmer humidifier. Rather than keeping seedlings inside extremely humid conditions for extended periods, I prefer introducing them relatively early to the environment they will actually experience during growth. The goal is adaptation. Not dependence. Airflow remains extremely gentle at this stage. Just enough movement to keep fresh air circulating without creating unnecessary stress. --- ## Looking Ahead So far everything is progressing exactly as hoped. Fast germination. Healthy taproots. Strong emergence. Healthy color. Good vigor. And most importantly: A strong beginning. At this stage every phenotype remains a mystery waiting to reveal itself. And honestly, that's one of the most exciting parts of growing. No matter how many seeds we start, every new plant arrives carrying a story we haven't read yet. This is only the first chapter. And for GodFather OG Pheno A... the family business is officially underway. 🌱😄 Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the genetics, Plagron for the substrate and nutrition, Future Of Grow for the lighting, and everyone joining us for another seed-to-harvest adventure. Grower's Love everyone. 🌱💚