🌿 Frosted Guava Auto by Zamnesia | Pheno A | Week 10 🦄 The Little Unicorn Keeps Shining Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌿💚 Well... She's doing it again. Frosted Guava Pheno A continues to shine, and this week she's decided to add another little piece of personality to the story. She's foxtailing. 🦄🌿 And you know what? I don't mind it at all. Actually... I kind of like it. Because if there's one thing I've learned from growing different genetics together, it's that not every plant is going to write the same story. Some are uniform. Some are compact. Some build huge, dense flowers. Some stretch. Some do something completely unexpected. And sometimes... you get a little unicorn. 😂🦄💚 That's what I see when I look at this girl. She's beautiful. She's developing beautifully. She's carrying those incredibly deep greens. She's becoming increasingly frosty. She's moving deeper into maturity. And now she's adding some peculiar little floral growth to the equation. Honestly? Let's make this unicorn shine. 🌱 The 8×8 Adventure — Genetics Keep Talking For anyone discovering this diary for the first time, welcome to the 8×8 Adventure. The whole idea behind this project is simple: Put different genetics and phenotypes into the same general environment... and then watch what they decide to do. The plants share: 💡 The same lighting strategy 🌡️ The same environmental conditions 💧 The same general irrigation philosophy 🌱 The same nutritional program 🕛 The same 12/12-from-seed approach 🏠 The same growing room 👨‍🌾 The same grower And yet... they are all different. That's the part I love. Because when you remove as many variables as possible, the personalities of the plants become much easier to appreciate. And Frosted Guava Pheno A? She's definitely got personality. 🦄 Hello, Foxtailing So let's talk about the elephant in the room. Or perhaps... the unicorn. 😂 She's showing some foxtailing. And honestly, I'm perfectly happy to see it. Foxtailing isn't automatically something I consider a problem. Some genetics naturally produce those elongated, stacked floral structures. Environmental factors can also contribute in some situations, including excessive light intensity or heat. But looking at this plant, I'm not jumping to the conclusion that light stress is responsible. She's around 120 cm, so she's certainly not some enormous plant sitting directly against the lights. The overall plant looks healthy. The foliage looks strong. The flowers are developing. And she's simply showing a particular expression. So for now? I'm calling it what it is: Frosted Guava being Frosted Guava. And I kind of love it. 🍓 More Little "Fruits" for Me And yes... I'm going to say it. 😂 Those little foxtailing structures? To me, they're just more little "fruits" to enjoy later. I'm not bothered by them at all. If anything, they make the flowers look more interesting. More irregular. More individual. More peculiar. And I like peculiar. I like unique. I like plants that don't look like they came out of a factory. I like unicorns. 🦄🌿 Of course, foxtailing by itself doesn't guarantee more yield. But that's not really why I like it. I like the character it gives the flowers. And this girl has character. 🌿 Deep. Deep. Deep Green. Now... let's talk about that colour. Because wow. The lower leaves in particular are showing some deep, deep, deep, deep, deep green. 😂💚 I know. I'm repeating myself. But look at her. How am I supposed to describe that colour without repeating myself? She's GREEN. Beautifully, seriously, ridiculously green. And I love it. The foliage gives the plant an incredible visual depth, especially alongside the developing flowers. The contrast between the dark leaves and the increasingly frosty flower structures is absolutely beautiful. It's one of those plants where you can look at the photographs and immediately understand why I keep wanting to photograph her. She's got layers. She's got texture. She's got colour. She's got frost. And now... she's got little unicorn horns growing out of her flowers. 😂🦄 ❄️ The Frost Continues And underneath all that green? The frost continues to develop. The flowers are becoming increasingly mature in appearance, and the resin coverage is becoming more apparent as the plant moves further into the flowering cycle. This is where I really start enjoying the combination of photography and growing. At first glance: Beautiful flowering plant. Then you zoom in: Wait a minute... look at that. And then you zoom in again. More resin. More structure. More detail. More little floral formations. And suddenly you realize just how much is happening on a single flower. That's why I keep taking these photographs. The plant changes. The camera catches it. And week after week, we get another little piece of the story. 🌸 She's Moving Fast I also feel like Frosted Guava is moving quite quickly now. We're deep into flowering, and the flowers are clearly progressing toward a more advanced stage. The development is becoming more obvious. The structure is becoming more pronounced. The resin is increasing. And those little foxtailing formations are adding another layer to the flowers. She's not finished. There's still plenty of time left. But she's definitely heading somewhere. And I'm enjoying the journey. This is the part where you stop trying to predict every little thing and simply watch the plant mature. She's telling me where she's going. I'm just following along. 👑 Keeper Material? And here's another funny thought that crossed my mind this week. I'm not cloning these plants. I'm not keeping mother plants. I'm not building a keeper library from this run. That's not the purpose of this particular adventure. But... if I were looking for a keeper? I'd certainly be looking twice at this girl. 😂🦄🌿 Because she's got something. The colour. The structure. The flowers. The frost. And now this peculiar foxtailing expression. It's not necessarily about being the biggest plant. It's not about being the fastest. It's about having something that makes you stop and think: "That's interesting." And Frosted Guava has definitely achieved that. 🌿 No Need to Interfere The other thing I really appreciate about her right now is that she doesn't seem to be asking me for anything dramatic. She had her cleanup previously. She's got her space. She's got her nutrition. She's got her irrigation. She's got her light. And now? I'm letting her work. There's no reason to start changing things simply because she's doing something slightly unusual. If anything, this is exactly the moment when I want to observe rather than interfere. Because if the plant is healthy and developing well... why not let her show us what she's capable of? The foxtailing is part of her current expression. The deep green is part of her expression. The flower structure is part of her expression. And I'm here to document it. 💡 Let the Unicorn Eat Photons The lighting strategy remains consistent across the room. The Future of Grow Black Series LED continues providing the main overhead illumination, with Lumiflora contributing additional under-canopy lighting. The upper canopy is receiving strong light, but I'm not seeing enough here to confidently blame the foxtailing on light stress. And that's an important distinction. Just because a plant is foxtailing doesn't mean: "It must be the light." Sometimes it's genetics. Sometimes it's environmental. Sometimes it's a combination. Sometimes... it's simply what that particular plant likes to do. So rather than inventing an explanation, I'm watching. And right now? The unicorn appears happy. 😂🦄 💧 Still Providing, Still Watching The flowering nutrition remains consistent with the room's established program. 🌸 Terra Bloom — 2.2 ml/L 🌱 Power Buds — 1 ml/L ✨ Green Sensation — 1 ml/L 🍯 Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L ⚗️ pH adjustment — as required Current solution parameters remain around: ⚗️ pH: ~6.0 ⚡ EC: ~2.0 mS/cm Watering remains approximately: 💦 1.3 L per plant / 24h Nothing special. Nothing secret. Nothing specifically designed to create foxtails. We're simply providing what the room requires and allowing each phenotype to respond in its own way. And Frosted Guava? She's responding beautifully. 🌡️ Week 10 Conditions Current recorded conditions: 🌸 Flowering: Week 10 📏 Height: 120 cm 💡 Light schedule: 12/12 🌡️ Day temperature: 29.9°C 🌙 Night temperature: 25°C 💧 Relative humidity: 60% ⚗️ pH: ~6.0 ⚡ EC: ~2.0 mS/cm 🌡️ Solution temperature: 25°C 🌱 Substrate temperature: 26°C 🌬️ CO₂: 639 ppm ? Pot size: 15 L 💦 Watering: ~1.3 L per plant / 24h The room remains stable. The plant remains healthy. And the phenotype continues doing its own thing. Exactly what I want from this experiment. 📸 This Week's Gallery I absolutely love the visual personality of this week's gallery. You've got the wider shots showing the whole plant and its structure. Then the flowers. Then the close-ups. And that's where the story really becomes interesting. The deep green foliage. The developing flowers. The resin. The pistils. The increasingly mature structures. And then... those little foxtails. They give some of the flowers a slightly unusual appearance. And that's exactly what I like. They're not all perfectly symmetrical. They're not all identical. They're peculiar. They're unique. They're different. And I genuinely enjoy that. 🦄 I Like Unicorns Maybe that's the easiest way to explain it. I like unicorns. 😂🦄 I like finding the plant that does something a little different. The plant that makes you stop. The phenotype that gives you a feature you weren't necessarily expecting. That's one of the reasons phenotype hunting is so much fun. You can start with the same genetic name... and still end up with plants that express themselves completely differently. And sometimes one of them gives you something that makes you think: "If I were keeping clones, I'd probably want to keep an eye on you." Frosted Guava Pheno A is starting to feel like one of those plants. ✨ Still Shining But underneath all the talk about foxtailing, there is something much more important: She's beautiful. That's the headline. The foxtailing is simply part of the story. The plant remains lush. The colour is gorgeous. The flowers are developing. The resin continues to build. She's progressing toward maturity. And she's doing all of this without demanding constant attention. That's a pretty good combination in my book. She's not asking me to fix her. She's asking me to provide. So that's what we'll do. Provide. Observe. Photograph. Learn. And enjoy. 🔮 Looking Ahead Now I'm really curious to see how those flowers develop from here. Will the foxtailing continue? Will it become more pronounced? Will some flowers remain more compact while others continue stretching their floral structures? How much more resin will she develop? How much more will those beautiful flowers swell? And what will she look like when she finally decides she's finished? Those are the questions I want to answer. Not by guessing. By watching. Because that's the whole point of this adventure. We create the conditions. The plants provide the answers. And Frosted Guava is currently giving us some very interesting answers indeed. 💚 Final Thoughts — Let the Unicorn Shine Week 10. And Frosted Guava Pheno A continues to be one of those plants that makes me smile. She's beautiful. She's green. Actually... very, very green. 😂💚 She's frosty. She's developing beautifully. She's moving deeper into maturity. And yes... she's foxtailing. But I don't mind. Not every unusual characteristic needs to be treated as a problem. Some genetics naturally do it. Environmental factors can sometimes contribute. But I'm not seeing a reason to immediately blame the lighting here. So I'm going to do something much simpler. I'm going to appreciate it. Because it makes her flowers unique. It gives them character. And I like unique. I like peculiar. I like plants that surprise me. I like unicorns. 🦄💚 And even though I'm not keeping clones from this adventure... I have to admit: this girl looks like she would be keeper material. 😂 But that's not the mission. The mission is to watch. To document. To learn. And to let every phenotype tell its own story. Frosted Guava Pheno A is definitely telling hers. Deep green. Beautiful flowers. Increasing frost. A little foxtailing. A lot of personality. And absolutely no shortage of shine. So let's not change what doesn't need changing. Let's keep providing. Let's keep watching. And let's make this beautiful little unicorn shine. 🌿❄️🦄✨ 🙏 Thank You Another week. Another chapter. Another beautiful expression from the 8×8 Adventure. A huge thank you to GrowDiaries for giving growers a place to document these journeys, compare phenotypes and learn from each other. Thank you to Zamnesia for the Frosted Guava genetics that gave us this fascinating girl. Thank you to Plagron for supporting the nutritional side of the adventure. Thank you to Future of Grow LED for the main lighting driving the room. Thank you to Lumiflora for bringing the under-canopy lighting dimension into the experiment. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping keep the environment stable behind the scenes. And, of course, thank you to everyone following along. For every comment. Every question. Every observation. Every person who comes back week after week to see what these plants are becoming. That's what makes documenting this adventure so enjoyable. And Frosted Guava? She's giving us another beautiful chapter. She's not perfect. She's not supposed to be. She's peculiar. She's unique. She's a little bit of a unicorn. And honestly... that's exactly why I like her. 🦄💚 The deep greens. The beautiful flowers. The frost. The foxtailing. The personality. The possibility. Even if I'm not keeping clones... she's definitely making me wonder what a keeper selection from this expression could look like. But for now... we provide. We observe. We photograph. And we let her shine. Let's make her shine! 🌿❄️🦄✨ Growers Love & Happy Growing! 💚🌱