🌸 Folder 11B | Pink Rosay Auto Week 2 – Small Frame, Big Potential Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure, where every phenotype tells its own story and every plant has the opportunity to reveal its unique character. This week we’re following Pink Rosay Auto 09B, and while she shares the same genetics as her sister, she’s already proving that siblings can have completely different personalities. Where Pheno A immediately stretched her branches outward, Pheno B has chosen another path. Compact. Dense. Strong. Every day she seems to reinforce her structure before adding more height, creating the impression of a little powerhouse preparing for something much bigger. Sometimes the quietest plants become the biggest surprises. ⸻ 🌿 Growing Conditions Pink Rosay B continues growing alongside the rest of the project under identical environmental conditions, ensuring each phenotype can express its natural characteristics. Environmental Conditions * 🌡️ Day Temperature: 27°C * 🌙 Night Temperature: 25°C * 💧 Relative Humidity: 55% * 🌱 Root Zone Temperature: 21°C * 💦 Nutrient Solution Temperature: 20°C * ⚡ EC: 1.3 * pH: 6.0 * 💨 CO₂: 666 ppm * 💡 Light Schedule: 12/12 From Seed * ? Pot Size: 15 Litres The stable environment continues providing excellent conditions for vigorous root expansion and healthy vegetative growth. ⸻ 🌿 Feeding Program Pink Rosay B received the same balanced Plagron Terra feeding schedule throughout the week. Weekly Feeding * Terra Grow — 1.8 ml/L * Power Roots — 1 ml/L * Pure Zym — 1 ml/L * Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L * pH Plus — when required * Lemon Kick — when required The focus remains on developing a strong root system while supporting healthy vegetative growth before flowering begins in earnest. ⸻ 🌱 Plant Development This phenotype has been a pleasure to watch. Rather than racing upward, she has concentrated on building a compact, incredibly symmetrical framework. The internodal spacing is noticeably tighter than her sister’s, giving the plant a dense appearance with very little wasted space. Every new node emerges neatly stacked above the last, while the stem continues to gain thickness and strength. Her fan leaves are broad, beautifully coloured and remain perfectly turgid, indicating that both the roots and overall plant health are progressing exceptionally well. Despite her more compact stature, growth has been anything but slow. Each day reveals another layer of healthy new growth hidden beneath the canopy, quietly preparing for the weeks ahead. She may be smaller today, but she certainly doesn’t feel behind. She simply has her own strategy. ⸻ 🌿 Training Progress This week focused on gentle canopy management while allowing the plant to maintain its naturally compact structure. Leaf tucking became increasingly important as the dense foliage began shading the developing secondary branches beneath the canopy. Small adjustments throughout the week allowed light to penetrate deeper into the plant without causing unnecessary stress. One particularly encouraging observation has been her response to training. Although naturally tighter than her sister, every adjustment quickly resulted in fresh vertical growth from the lower branches. Rather than resisting the training, she appears to be steadily building a beautifully balanced canopy that should become increasingly productive as flowering progresses. Patience with this phenotype feels like it’s going to pay off. ⸻ 📸 Behind This Week’s Photos The photographs tell the story of a phenotype that prefers quality over speed. Early overhead shots reveal a compact young plant with outstanding symmetry and broad, healthy fan leaves radiating evenly around the stem. As the week progresses, the canopy fills in noticeably while maintaining its tight structure. The close-up images beautifully showcase vigorous new growth emerging from every node, with fresh shoots pushing confidently toward the light despite the naturally dense foliage. The side profile highlights a thickening main stem supporting an increasingly complex canopy, while the final macro photographs capture the first signs of a plant preparing to transition into its next stage of development. Every image reinforces the same impression. Compact. Healthy. Confident. ⸻ 🌸 Looking Ahead The next week should be particularly interesting. As the lower branches continue catching up beneath the canopy, I expect this compact structure to gradually transform into a dense, evenly distributed crown of flowering sites. Her naturally tight internodes may ultimately become one of her greatest strengths, potentially allowing her to produce an incredibly uniform canopy filled with closely stacked buds. She’s developing at her own pace. And right now, that pace looks extremely promising. ⸻ 💚 Thank You Thank you for following another week of this incredible journey. One of the greatest joys of phenotype hunting is discovering how two sisters can express the same genetics in completely different ways, each with its own strengths and personality. A heartfelt thank you to GrowDiaries for giving growers around the world a place to document, learn and share their passion. A huge thank you to Plagron for providing the Terra nutrient line, delivering healthy, vigorous growth and making it possible to let each phenotype express its full potential. To the breeders behind these beautiful genetics, thank you for creating plants that remind us every grow is an adventure filled with new discoveries. And finally, thank you to everyone following along. Your support, curiosity and encouragement continue to make the 8×8 Adventure something truly special. The journey continues… One phenotype. One discovery. One beautiful plant at a time. Growers Love 🌱💚