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Week 22: Flower Week 5 – Canopy Development, Irrigation & Trichome Details 🌸❄️💧
A detailed look into flower structure, nutrient management, and overall setup dynamics during the peak flowering phase:
Environmental & Climate Management (Summer Heat & RH) 🌡️💧
Summer Heat Compensation: Due to high ambient temperatures exceeding 30 °C, an air conditioner is running alongside the dehumidifier during the day to keep lung-room temperatures stable.
Relative Humidity Peaks (Lights-Out): Data logs show RH spikes reaching 70–71% inside the closed tent during the lights-out phase.
Preventive Countermeasures:
The dehumidifier is positioned to blow dry air directly toward the tent's passive intake port.
Two internal circulation fans are running on high alongside the main exhaust system to maintain strong air velocity and prevent localized moisture pockets around dense bud clusters.
Nutrient Schedule & Irrigation Log 💧
Feeding Regimen: Hesi Schedule starting from Flower Week 4 (including Hesi Bloom Complex, Phosphorus Plus, SuperVit / Boost).
Supplements: BioBizz CalMag added 2–3 times per week (calculated on a 10-liter batch mix basis).
Irrigation Volume: The automated irrigation system consumed roughly 100 liters of water this week. The primary 50-liter reservoir was refilled twice throughout the week.
Bud Structure & Trichome Coverage 🔍❄️
Heavy Resin Production: High-resolution close-ups reveal dense calyxes completely encrusted in trichomes. Notable Feature: High-density trichome coverage extends past the sugar leaves and covers the upper fan leaves. Glandular heads are transitioning from clear to milky white.
Pistil Maturation: Pistils are steadily shifting to a deep amber-orange hue while new white pistils continue to push out.
Anthocyanin Expression: Under high PPFD levels, subtle purple and dark pigmentation is beginning to show along the calyx edges and sugar leaves.
Foliage Condition: Upper fan leaves directly within the central light cone show mild Cal-Mag/light fading—a standard response to high metabolic rates under peak LED intensity.
Setup & Tent Architecture ⛺💡
Lighting: Quad LED array aligned to provide uniform edge-to-edge canopy coverage without shaded zones.
Environment Sensor: Wireless environmental sensor mounted right at canopy level for real-time temperature and RH tracking at the top colas.
Airflow & Lower Canopy: Dual clip-on fans maintain upper and mid-canopy airflow, while a clear lower stem area ensures unobstructed intake circulation beneath the ScrOG frame.
Extra Section: Maintenance, Tech & Support Log ✂️🛠️📡
Routine plant maintenance and control system troubleshooting were key priorities alongside tracking bloom progress.
Canopy Pruning & Defoliation ✂️🌿
Lower Canopy Clean-Up: Performed a selective lower trim, removing a few weak bottom shoots and shaded foliage.
Energy Focus & Circulation: Clearing lower growth redirects plant energy toward the primary colas while maximizing passive floor-level airflow.
Spider Farmer AC10 Controller – Connectivity Issue 🔌⚠️
* Device: Spider Farmer GGS AC-10 Smart Controller / Power Strip.
Issue: Experiencing recurring Wi-Fi signal drops and app sync failures.
Status: Standard network troubleshooting (forcing a 2.4 GHz band, module resets, etc.) has been completed without resolving the issue.
Support Ticket: Reached out directly to Spider Farmer Support yesterday evening regarding the ongoing network instability.
Week 23 Outlook: Will follow up next week with an update on customer support responsiveness and resolution efficiency.
Extra Section: Mother Plants & Nursery Rack Overview 🌿🌴🍋
The propagation and vegetation area is running at full speed alongside the main bloom tent, housing strong mother stock and a variety of companion plants.
Mother Plant Care & Architecture ?✂️
Stem Structure & Health: Healthy, well-trained mother plants displaying thick, woody main trunks (lignification) and strong branching.
Selective Thinning: The mother plant positioned in front of the propagation rack received a light pruning to clear out inner shade leaves, boost airflow, and concentrate vigor on primary clone sites.
Canopy State: Dense overall leaf structure featuring plenty of vigorous growth points ready for ongoing clone extraction.
Propagation Rack & Exotic Plant Log 🛠️🌱
Top Level (Organic Lemons & Garden Transition): Home-grown organic lemon plants (Citrus) are thriving under propagation LEDs, monitored with yellow sticky traps for preventive pest control. The older, larger lemon trees have already been transitioned outdoors into the garden for direct sunlight.
Middle Level & Bench (Washington Palms): Larger Washingtonia palms are placed on the adjacent workspace table in ambient room light, while smaller palm seedlings continue root development inside the propagation tent.
Bottom Level (Lemon Eucalyptus): One established and two newly propagated Lemon Eucalyptus plants (Eucalyptus citriodora) are developing smoothly.
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Variété parfaite pour les débutants. Les plantes sont très résistantes aux chocs de température et d'humidité. Elles donnent des rendements satisfaisants et un goût agréable. La runtz a une odeur très sucrée, presque comme un gâteau, je n'avais jamais senti une plante avec une odeur pareille, c'est très agréable. Les plants étaient tous petit, 50 centimètres environ, et n'avaient pas beaucoup d'odeur pendant la floraison, c'est parfait si vous voulez être discret. Concernant les effets, on voit bien que c'est une souche 50% sativa 50% indica. Au début les effets sont euphorisants, elle provoque des rires, mais par la suite et donne un bon effet analgésique, parfait pour aller dormir, je n'ai pas trop de flow de pensé avec et c'est très agréable pour se détendre. J'ai obtenu 34g et 45g sachant que j'ai eu pas mal de problèmes.
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Day 57. Nutes increased for more growth hopefully.
Day 58 notice alot what looks like thc from leaves and hairs.
Day 59 to 63 see more orange hairs and trychomes. See videos
Average 200ml water everyday.
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@soloczek
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Smells very fruity and Sweet. Very dense trichomes. Very dark and frosty buds
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@Sators
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Day 36. topping for seven branches.
Day 38. Water with 2L nutrients mix.
Day 39. does super cropping for four brunches.
Day 40. Switch to 12/12h
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@The_Moz4rt
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This week's started with another defoliation 😬
Flowers are slowly forming and she's gaining about 3 cm in height every day. Glad the little stretch I hoped for is happening.
Leaves are hitting the tent sides but I've heard it's not a big issue.
Day 53: she barely grew 1 cm this night. I'm switching to bloom nutrients now (CANNA Aqua Flores), gotta give her food for those flowers.
Day 56: the stretch is not finished at all, I guess it was just the beginning.
The day after I switched nutrients I noticed dark purple spots on a couple of leaves and I still have no idea of what that is (toxicity, deficiency, fungus...?).
The spots turned into necrosis and the EC was pretty high. Decided to step back a little and lower the EC again.
It might be a P-K def., but more likely a nute burn instead. Those spots didn't spread luckily, so I'm trying to keep her healthy and looking forward to see those little buds fattening.
Hopefully they won't become pop corn buds.
Fingers crosssed and patience!
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Hello Diary.
We have reached the end of this journey. Ten weeks in total, three weeks of vegetation and seven weeks of flowering, a total of 78 days since Sherbet Queen sprouted.
Last week there were no surprises, I watered the plants regularly and observed the development of trichomes.
As all three plants started to show here and there some brown trichomes at the end of the week, I decided on the 71st day to harvest.
All in all I am very pleased with the look of the plant, it has developed nicely, the flowers are large and juicy and the smell is citrusy diesel.
I had to connect the branches well because they started to bend a lot due to the weight, so I was afraid they would break because I wanted to place it nicely for the last photo shoot.
It will now dry upside down for at least two weeks in the dark. The ventilation will stay on to make the airflow better.
The condition in the grow box is satisfactory, the temperature is around 29 degrees and the humidity is slightly lower than 50%, and one fan blows all the time, mixing the air in the box.
Here’s what the last week looked like.
19/07/2021 - Day 65.
Watering. I adjusted the p.H to 6.3 and with 8 liters of water I watered all three plants evenly.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 30 degrees and 51% humidity.
21/07/2021 - Day 67.
Watering. p.H 6.4. Same procedure as two days earlier.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 28 degrees and 41% humidity.
23/07/2021 - Day 69.
Last watering. p.H I dropped to 6.4.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 29 degrees and 48% humidity.
25/07/2021 - Day 71.
Photography and Harvest. After taking photos and video, I cut off the plant at the bottom of the stalk and hung it in a grow-box to dry in the dark.
Whenever I write a report from the last week, some nostalgia overwhelms me after the harvest. Yet during that time you take care of that plant, send it positive energy, and hope it will reward you richly.
In this case, I think I succeeded. See you soon with the final report.
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Day 64: It seems to go well. I am still keeping an eye on the "hanging" leaves. I think they tend to hang a little more when light on, and less with light off but its hard to say if it is normal. It might be as @GrowingGrannie mentioned, they might be under watered, as there is not much run-off at the last couple of watering's, maybe 1l each time and I will give them a 30% run-off next time to be sure
UPDATE: I have noticed some more brown spots on the right plant caused by Calcium Deficiency. I think I should up the PH a bit more, going for 6.5 this time. I will also increase my CalMag supplement by 50%, and do 30% run-off today
Day 66: Thank you all for the kind answers 🙏 You all have different opinions, and it is hard to pinpoint the exact problem. I am almost certain that I got some heat/light stress as mentioned by @GrowingGrannie and @Chow_13. I have therefore raised the lamp and are keeping the dimmer very low, using about 140W in total. I am still investigating if there might be other problems to it.
@m0use, thank you for your answer. I do not think they are thirsty, at least not any more, as I am already on the subject for the last couple of days. About PH, It was difficult to get a good picture of the PH solution, but it was light-green to green (6.5-7.0) on the picture (And that was run-off PH) and what I put in was adjusted slowly from yellow to light-green aka 6.0-6.5 (I wrote 6.25 but it was auto adjusted)
@gottagrowsometime, thank you for the answer. I do not think it is a nitrogen toxicity. My leaves aren't that dark green, although they are a bit to the dark side but not like what I see on other pictures with that problem. I also think the curling is caused by light/heat stress as I just got a new lamp and are experimenting with it. But I will keep your suggestion in the back of my head!
@Chow_13, thank you very much for your answer. I think you are spot on, however I am not sure it is the only problem... It might be as you say, nutrients are not absorbed correctly due to the light-stress, but I will not put all my money on that
@Nugsery and @GrowingGrannie, a big thank you for your answers. The deficiencies might not be the same, but the cure is very similar. I cannot make up who is right, but I do have a plan. I will follow your recommendation @GrowingGrannie and @Nugsery, and do a flush, but with a ph 5.8 as both nutrients should be able to be absorbed in that level. I will then give her a light nutrient mix and adding PK, also 5.8 ph. This is almost the same solution for both deficiencies. I will then slowly get the ph back to 6.2
@ernesttwwg, thank you for your answer. I have known for some time I have some Interveinal chlorosis, but I do not know what is causing it. There is multiple deficiencies giving those symptoms. The tacoing of leaves, and leaf tips curling down I think is caused by the light, and I have therefor raised the light. I will keep investigating the symptoms you mention
OBS: I will not edit my nutrient schema as this is only temporarily, next watering will be as described
UPDATE: After flushing with 15L~ ph 5.8~ and a small feed with 5.8~ ph I still get about 6.5~ ph in my run-off water. I am going to do another flush tomorrow to see I can bring it down to around 6.0~ ph
Day 67: I think I see small improvements on the leaves. The new heat/light level seem to have done something. I did that second flush and are still getting about 6.5 ph in run-off.... I think I will let her dry for now, monitoring what happens, and do another flush in a couple of days
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VARIEDAD EN FASE DE TEST. NO DISPONIBLE COMERCIALMENTE. RESULTADOS EN EVALUACIÓN POR KANNABIA.
Ya estamos en prefloración, así que comenzamos a añadir a nuestra mezcla de fertilizantes, Bio Flores y Bio Boost.
Sin eliminar Bio Vega y Bio Rhizotonic, por el momento.
Regamos una vez con agua y otra con fertilizantes, solo cuando el sustrato se ha secado.
Mantenemos las luminarias y extracción a máxima potencia.
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No nutes yet, just 2 full waterings (plain water ph'd 6.5) but she'll get her first feeding within the next few days. She's growing strong! A bit of LST on her side branches.
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@MetallicaDave
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Stretches and grew like Weeds second full week of flower good internoadal distance PH is 6.6 doing low nutrient numbers my last autoflowers grow till next FALL I’m getting some BReal seeds from Barney’s Farm Feminized and Photo my tent will only hold 3 big 5 Gallon pots and maybe an LB each
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Flower Weeks 5 & 6
The Strawberry Gorilla is slowly reaching the finish line. Over the last two weeks, the buds have continued to stack and bulk up nicely, developing into some seriously chunky and very frosty colas.
There are quite a few foxtails from the heat, but they’re mostly cosmetic and haven’t caused any real problems. Overall, the plant still looks great and I’m very happy with how much flower she has packed onto such a compact frame.
I’ve now finished the Overdrive phase and will start flushing today. At this point she looks very close to done, so the plan is to let her finish and fade out over the coming week before harvesting. 🌱✂️
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Harvested these ladies at day 68 of flower. Minus the tops from plant #2.
Absolutely stunning genetics! All the plants expressed a range of pinks, reds and purples. I’ve not just experienced anything like it to this extent.
All the plants share a mixture of different terpenes, but predominantly Orange, Cherry and Gas.
Plant #1 smells of Trop Cherry
Plant #2 smells like heavy sour Gas
Plant #3 smells like Orange oil & Gas
Plant #4 smells like Orange oil & Gas
Plant #5 smells like Cherry & Orange
Plant #6 smells of heavy Cherry Gas with subtle Orange tones.
Plant #7 smells like heavy Orange Gas
I’ve ended up leaving plant #5 to keep flushing with the new group 🤷♂️😸
I’ve added a video of a dry bud from plant #2
The second video is plant #6.
It’s been a really fun grow, I’ve got clones of the plants I want to run again so expect future diaries.
I’d like to thank everyone who has commented or liked this diary, I hope it’s been helpful in some way 😸
PersonalSmok3s🌱💚
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Chopped them today, great coloring so far, really excited to see how they turn out by the end. There weren't any issues this week as it was just a flush and a few days of darkness. I've got to get better at lollipoping and maintaining the skirt in the future. Definitely a lot of wasted energy and nutrients going into flowers that never budded out.
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GrowDiary Verslag: The Bird × Red Wine – Feminized F1 Pheno-Hunt (Week 6 Bloei)
Kweker: Xpie77
Datum: 11 januari 2026
Strain: The Bird (Sensi Seeds) × Red Wine (Seeds Genetics) – zelfgemaakte feminized F1-zaadjes
Aantal planten: 16 stuks
Huidige fase: Week 6 bloei
Foto-update (Week 6)
Hier een close-up van één van de buds in week 6 – kijk die insane trichome-laag! De hele top is bedekt met een dikke laag frost, alles glinstert onder het licht. Nog steeds voornamelijk groen, maar de pistillen worden dikker en donkerder, en er zit al een lichte paarse gloed in de calyxen bij sommige pheno’s. De echte paarse/blackout kleuren laten nog even op zich wachten, maar de resin-productie is nu al next level.
De bud ziet er super gezond en harsachtig uit – precies wat je wilt zien in week 6 van een indica-dominante kruising zoals deze.
Stand van zaken in Week 6
De 16 planten zijn in volle ontwikkeling en de bloei versnelt echt:
Bud-ontwikkeling: Buds zwellen flink op, calyxen worden groter en dikker. De toppen beginnen compact te worden.
Trichome-productie: Mega frost overal! Sugar leaves en buds zitten onder de hars – veel pheno’s lijken nu al harvest-ready qua trichomes (maar nog niet qua kleur/rijpheid).
Kleur: Nog grotendeels groen, met lichte paarse hints bij een paar planten. Ik hou de nachttemperatuur laag om de anthocyaninen te boosten – verwacht meer paars in week 7-8.
Aroma: Wordt steeds intenser in de tent: zoete druiven/bessen (Red Wine) met een gassy/funky punch (The Bird). Ruikt nu al als een premium strain.
Gezondheid: Topconditie. Bladeren donkergroen, geen tekorten, goede stretch voorbij, alles gelijkmatig.
Wat te verwachten de komende weken
Nog 2-4 weken bloei (afhankelijk per pheno: 8-10 weken totaal).
Buds harden verder op en trichomes gaan van helder → milky → amber (tijd om te checken met loep!).
Hopelijk meer kleurverkleuring bij de Red Wine-dominante pheno’s.
Beginnen met lichte flush richting het einde.
Conclusie
Week 6 is waar het echt spannend wordt – de frost is insane en de potentie schreeuwt eruit. Deze The Bird × Red Wine F1’s ontwikkelen zich prachtig, en met zoveel variatie in de 16 planten ga ik zeker een paar absolute killers vinden. Nog geen paars spektakel, maar de resin-laag maakt het al de moeite waard!
Stay tuned voor week 7/8 – dan komt de echte magie. 🍇✈️🐦
#TheBird #RedWine #F1PhenoHunt #FeminizedSeeds #ColloidalSilver #Week6Bloom #GrowDiaries #CannabisBreeding #Xpie77
Wat denken jullie: hoeveel weken nog tot harvest, en gaat het paars nog komen? Drop je voorspelling! 🔥
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Germination 27 September 2023
Heya 🤙👍🤙🌱🌱🌱
Winter has come and gone. The sun is out after a heavy stormy weekend it's finally time to start Germination. I have been extremely lucky, privilege and blessed to be here right now in my life. Start of a new season have been itching deep in my bones since a week after my first harvest. Let's see what the hype on Fastbuds420 delivers.
In the heart of a humble garden, a miraculous journey is about to unfold. Beneath the soil's dark, nurturing embrace, a seed lies dormant, awaiting the precise moment to burst forth into life. It is a marvel of nature, a tiny capsule of potential, encoded with the blueprints of the plant it aspires to become.
As the heavens open, raindrops penetrate the earth, quenching the thirst of the soil and signaling to the seed that its time has come. The seed absorbs this life-giving moisture, swelling as it takes in water. It's as if the seed is awakening from a long slumber, stretching its embryonic limbs for the very first time.
Within this subterranean realm, the seed's outer coat softens, and a tiny rootlet begins to emerge. This is the radicle, the seed's first root, and it instinctively knows to journey downward, anchoring itself into the soil. It is the plant's lifeline, seeking out water and nutrients essential for growth.
Simultaneously, a delicate shoot, known as the plumule, makes its way upwards, drawn by an invisible force towards the sky. It is a daring expedition, fraught with obstacles, as it navigates through the soil. Yet, guided by an innate sense of direction, it perseveres.
Finally, breaking through the soil's surface, the shoot unfurls its first leaves, miniature versions of what they will one day become. These are the cotyledons, a pair of leaves that have been stored within the seed, packed with nutrients to sustain the young plant in its earliest days.
As the sun's rays touch these fledgling leaves, photosynthesis begins. It's a momentous occasion, the plant's first breath, as it converts sunlight into energy. The seedling, still fragile yet full of promise, has successfully embarked on the first chapter of its life. From here, it will face countless challenges and opportunities, but for now, it stands as a testament to the remarkable resilience and complexity of nature.
Thanks for reading!!🤙👍🤙🌱
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First day of chop! and my dry room stinks like fresh wild garlic. I think she's around 500-750 grams in weight, i don't own big scales so couldn't really check. The grow could of been better but around week 5 I had a serious accident so I've had my friend look after my girls so couldn't really train and take off useless popcorn so she looks very airy to me but packed in crystal. I'll update once dry.
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Poor babies! They've definitely had a rough start. I'm fairly certain now the issue has been too much moisture in the soil. I believe there are a few factors that have had an impact:
1) Obviously, giving them too much water. In the first week I gave 90ml into their 1 litre pots over two waterings. I thought this was okay because the top soil was completely dry between waterings. Someone suggested that seedlings don't need additional water for the first 10 days so I'll try that next time
2) Feedback I've had is that my soil mix is quite heavy @ 63% soil, 25% Coco, 6 % perlite + 6% vermiculite. In future I'll increase the perlite portion to about 40%
3) Also, I just noticed that the plastic pots I'm using have very small drainage holes. I think this has caused moisture to accumulate at the bottom of the pot. Yesterday I pushed my finger all the way to the bottom of the pot and it is much wetter at the bottom than at the top.
So yeah, tough start. But they're still growing, albeit very slowly. I trust they'll survive.
