Folder 13 — Blue Waffle — Pheno A Week 2 Vegetation — A New Home Beneath the Surface Welcome back, growers! This week marks one of the biggest milestones since germination. After spending the first week establishing a healthy foundation inside the starter container, Blue Waffle Pheno A has officially moved into her permanent home—a Plagron 8L Premium Coco Grow Bag, where the next stage of her journey truly begins. Transplant day is always exciting. While the leaves tell us how a plant is feeling above the surface, it’s the roots that reveal the real story. And this week, that story was a very encouraging one. ⸻ The Environment The Zamnesia ecosystem continues providing a stable and comfortable environment for these young ladies. Current room conditions: • Temperature: 29°C • Relative Humidity: 68% Airflow remains unchanged from last week: • Extraction Fan: Level 5 • Circulation Fan: Level 4 Lighting also remains steady, with the LED running at 27% intensity, drawing approximately 86 watts from the wall. At this stage, consistency is far more valuable than chasing rapid growth. Stable environmental conditions allow the plants to focus their energy where it matters most—building roots. ⸻ Feeding Program Now that the plants have entered their coco home, the hydroponic feeding strategy officially begins. The nutrient solution remains intentionally simple: • Plagron Hydro A • Plagron Hydro B • Plagron Hydro Roots Reservoir parameters: • EC: 1.26 mS/cm • pH: 5.83 • Solution Temperature: 23.1°C Hydro Roots continues playing an important role during this stage, encouraging the rapid development of fresh roots as the plants begin colonizing their new substrate. The objective isn’t explosive top growth just yet. Everything starts beneath the surface. ⸻ Transplant Day Last week the Plagron Premium Coco Grow Bags were slowly hydrated using distilled water, allowing the coco to expand evenly while creating a perfectly moist environment before receiving the plants. Rather than forcing the transplant into a dry substrate or flooding the bags at the last moment, the coco had an entire week to stabilize. When transplant day arrived, the process couldn’t have gone smoother. Using the original nursery pot as a guide, I carefully created a perfectly sized cavity inside each coco bag. This simple step allows the entire root ball to slide into place naturally without compressing or disturbing the surrounding coco. Sometimes the smallest details make the biggest difference. A gentle transplant means less stress. Less stress means faster recovery. ⸻ A Look Beneath the Surface Before placing Blue Waffle Pheno A into her new home, I couldn’t resist taking a closer look at her root system. And I’m glad I did. While the roots haven’t completely filled the container yet, they are beautifully distributed around the entire root ball. Bright white feeder roots are visible across every side, with countless fine root hairs actively exploring the growing medium. This is exactly what I was hoping to see. There was no need for a heavily root-bound plant before transplanting. In fact, moving them at this stage allows the roots to continue expanding naturally instead of beginning to circle around the nursery pot. Healthy roots don’t need to be massive. They simply need to be active. Blue Waffle Pheno A is giving every indication that she’s ready to explode into her new environment. ⸻ Blue Waffle Pheno A Above the substrate, Pheno A continues to impress. The compact structure remains intact, with tight internodal spacing and excellent symmetry across the canopy. The leaves display a healthy green colour, while the petioles have started developing subtle purple pigmentation—a characteristic that can often appear naturally in younger plants depending on genetics and environmental conditions. Most importantly, the plant showed virtually no signs of transplant shock. Only a short time after moving into the coco bag, the leaves remained upright and turgid, while fresh new growth continued emerging from the center. That’s always one of the best signs a grower can hope for after transplanting. It means the plant is already getting comfortable in her new home. ⸻ Looking Ahead With the transplant now behind us, the next objective is allowing the roots to colonize the entire Plagron Premium Coco Grow Bag. As the root system expands, so too will the canopy. The coming weeks should bring noticeably faster vegetative growth as Blue Waffle Pheno A begins taking full advantage of the increased root volume and hydroponic feeding schedule. For now… Healthy roots. Healthy leaves. Healthy future. Exactly what every grower hopes to see. ⸻ Thank You A huge thank you to everyone following along on this journey. Special thanks to: • Zamnesia for the incredible genetics, equipment, and complete ecosystem that make this project possible. • Plagron for supplying the Premium Coco Grow Bags and the Hydro nutrient line that now powers this grow. • GrowDiaries for providing an amazing platform where growers from around the world can learn from one another. • And finally, thank you to every member of this incredible growing community. Whether you’re just starting your first grow or you’ve been cultivating for decades, your support, advice, and passion make this hobby something truly special. The roots have found their new home. Now it’s time to watch Blue Waffle Pheno A reach for the sky. Growers Love and Keep Growing. 🌱💙🍁