👑 8×8 Adventure – Godfather OG by Zamnesia | Pheno B 🌿 💚 BIG MAMA'S FINAL HARVEST REPORT — ONE BEAUTIFUL TREE, A FROSTY HARVEST & A VERY HAPPY GROWER! ❄️👑 Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌱💚 MY FRIENDS... BIG MAMA HAS FINALLY REACHED THE END OF HER SAGA! 😂👑🔥 And what a beautiful journey this girl has given us! Our Godfather OG Pheno B. Our Big Mama. Our compact, heavy, frosty Queen. And honestly, I couldn't be happier with how she turned out. If you've been following her diary, you already know that this girl has been an absolute pleasure from beginning to end. While her sister gave us a much more challenging journey, Big Mama just kept doing her thing, developing beautifully and reaching harvest without giving us any major problems. Same genetic name. Same general growing environment. Two individual phenotypes. And two very different growing experiences! That's exactly why we document them separately. Each plant deserves her own story, and Big Mama certainly deserves a proper final chapter. Before we get into the details, I invite everyone who hasn't followed her journey from the beginning to visit the previous weekly reports. We've documented her development, the final growing stage, harvest day, the whole-plant drying process, the DryFerm side-by-side experiment, and the beginning of trimming. Everything leading up to this moment is explained in those reports, with plenty of photographs along the way. For this update, we're bringing the story together: the trimming, the final results, the curing, and a little appreciation for the beautiful girl who gave us all of this. So, let's finish her saga properly! 👑🌸💚 ──────────────────────── 🌱 A QUICK RECAP — HOW DID WE GET HERE? For anyone discovering this diary for the first time, Godfather OG Pheno B was part of our 8×8 Adventure, an experiment bringing twelve individual plants together in one shared growing room. One of the defining aspects of this project was our 12/12 from seed approach. All the plants shared the same general lighting schedule, environment, and overall growing strategy, allowing us to observe how different genetics and individual phenotypes expressed themselves. And Big Mama certainly made herself memorable! Throughout the run, she developed beautifully, built a substantial structure, and produced some seriously dense and frosty-looking flowers. No major problems from start to finish. No difficult final weeks. No unexpected drama. Just a strong, consistent girl doing her thing. Her sister, Godfather OG Pheno A, had a much more complicated experience. Big Mama, on the other hand, was one of those plants that made the entire journey genuinely enjoyable. And now we have the opportunity to compare their individual results and appreciate just how differently two phenotypes can perform. Same room. Same general approach. Different expressions. That's the beauty of this adventure! 💚 ──────────────────────── 👑 BIG MAMA — A TREE WITH A LOT TO GIVE! Let's be honest... Calling this girl Big Mama was absolutely appropriate! 😂 She might not have been the tallest plant in the room, but she developed a substantial structure and carried some seriously beautiful flowers. Throughout her growing journey, she remained strong and consistent. She developed without giving us major headaches, and by harvest time, she was looking exactly like the kind of plant you enjoy photographing. Dense flowers. Beautiful frost. A compact but substantial structure. And an aroma that was already giving us a good idea of what was waiting inside those flowers. I particularly appreciate plants like this because they allow us to focus on observing their development rather than constantly trying to solve problems. Of course, every plant has its own requirements, and a smooth run doesn't mean every phenotype will behave the same way. But this particular girl gave us a fantastic experience. And now, let's talk about the numbers! ──────────────────────── ⚖️ THE NUMBERS — FROM HARVEST TO CURED FLOWERS Here we go! Big Mama gave us approximately 1,545.6 grams of wet plant material at harvest. That's a very nice amount of beautiful flowers and plant material coming from this single girl! After drying, trimming, and moving through the post-harvest process, we ended up with: 🌿 Wet harvest weight: 1,545.6 g 🌸 Final dried and cured weight: 193.2 g The final figure is the amount we're recording for this report. We did take some material out along the way for testing and sampling, so we're keeping the documented final result at 193.2 grams. And honestly, I'm very happy with that! She's not a plant that needs an enormous number attached to her name to make me appreciate her. I don't chase grams. I chase quality, aromas, flavours, and the overall experience. And Big Mama has given us plenty to appreciate. 193.2 grams of dried and cured flowers from one individual plant is a result I'm perfectly happy with, especially considering the quality and appearance of what we're looking at. Sometimes the numbers tell one part of the story. The flowers tell another. And the experience tells the rest. 💚🌸 ──────────────────────── ✂️ TRIMMING TIME — THE FINAL TOUCHES After drying, it was time to bring out the trimming tools and get everything ready for the next stage. We worked through the flowers using our scissors and TrimBin, separating the finished buds from the remaining leaf material and giving them their final presentation. It's always satisfying to reach this stage. After following a plant for so many weeks, watching her develop, photographing her flowers, and eventually taking her down, you finally get to appreciate the finished material in your hands. And Big Mama gave us some lovely flowers to work with. The density was particularly enjoyable to see, and the frost made the trimming session even more interesting. Of course, trimming is also a reminder of how much hands-on work goes into the final result. The photographs show some of that process, the flowers, the trimming setup, and the material as we worked through the harvest. And yes, the TrimBin was part of the operation once again! 😂✂️ ──────────────────────── 🌬️ DRYING EXPERIMENT — DRYFERM BAGS VS. THE DRYING RACK Another interesting part of this harvest was our side-by-side drying experiment. As explained in the previous report, we divided material from the same plant between two different approaches. Some flowers were dried using the traditional drying rack, while other portions were placed inside DryFerm bags. The idea was to compare the results using material from the same phenotype, rather than comparing completely different plants and pretending that genetics wouldn't influence the outcome. We wanted to observe the differences and, particularly, see whether we could notice anything in the aroma and flavour profiles later. We're keeping the comparison honest. The drying method is one variable, but there are many things that can influence the final result. So we're not going to declare a winner based on appearance alone. We'll discuss what we noticed in more detail during the smoke review, when we can compare the cured flowers properly. A big thank you to DryFerm for providing the bags and making this little experiment possible. It's always interesting to test different approaches, document what happens, and share the observations with the community. Same plant. Same phenotype. Two drying approaches. And another interesting comparison to add to the 8×8 Adventure! ──────────────────────── ? FROM TRIMMING TO CURING — THE FINAL HOME FOR BIG MAMA Once the flowers were trimmed, we moved them into glass jars for curing and storage. We used dark jars designed to keep light away from the flowers, helping protect the material during storage. And this is an important distinction: drying and curing are two different stages. The drying process comes first. Once the flowers are sufficiently dry, they can move into an appropriate curing and storage environment. The jars give us a practical way to keep the flowers protected, organised, and separated while they continue through the curing stage. For me, this is also where patience becomes important. I don't want to rush into a smoke review immediately after drying. I prefer to give the flowers time in the jars, allow them to rest, and then come back to evaluate them properly. That's why the smoke reviews you see in these diaries are based on cured flowers, not simply freshly dried material. And Big Mama has had her time. Her flowers have been stored, opened and closed during the process, and given time to rest before I sat down to write about the experience. The final report deserves that extra patience. 💚? ──────────────────────── 🌸 THE FLOWERS — DENSE, FROSTY & BEAUTIFUL Now, let's appreciate what this girl produced! Big Mama gave us beautiful, dense-looking flowers with plenty of visible frost. Her appearance is very similar to her sister's, and the overall aromatic profile is also remarkably close. The main difference I've noticed is that Big Mama isn't quite as loud aromatically as Pheno A. Her sister has a stronger presence in that department, but the underlying profile is very similar. And that's fascinating to me. Two phenotypes carrying the same genetic name, grown under the same general conditions, yet showing their own individual differences. This is exactly the kind of observation I enjoy documenting. We can look at the flowers, compare their development, evaluate their aromas, and eventually compare their smoking experiences. And while the deeper flavour profile deserves its own report, I can already say that Big Mama has given us something special. She's beautiful. She's aromatic. She's frosty. And she's one of those plants that makes you happy every time you open the jar. 👑❄️🌸 ──────────────────────── 💚 BIG MAMA VS. HER SISTER — SAME NAME, DIFFERENT JOURNEYS I think it's worth taking a moment to appreciate the contrast between our two Godfather OG phenotypes. Both girls shared the same general environment and growing approach. But their individual experiences were quite different. Pheno A gave us a more challenging journey, with a difficult growing experience and a few moments that required extra attention. Pheno B, our Big Mama, was remarkably smooth from beginning to end. She grew strongly, developed beautifully, and reached harvest without any major problems. And yet, when we look at the final flowers and consider their aromatic profiles, we find plenty of similarities. Big Mama's aroma is a little quieter than her sister's, but the profile itself is very close. That's one of the things I find so interesting about growing different phenotypes. You can have plants that share the same genetic name and growing environment, yet each one brings something slightly different to the table. Neither experience cancels out the other. They simply show us two individual expressions. And I'm genuinely happy that we had the opportunity to document both. Same room. Same genetics. Two different personalities. Two beautiful stories. 💚🌱👑 ──────────────────────── ⭐ MY FINAL THOUGHTS — A VERY HAPPY GROWER! My friends... What a girl! Big Mama has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. She gave us a smooth growing experience, beautiful flowers, a very nice final result, and plenty of reasons to keep opening the camera and taking photographs. 😂📸 Her final recorded weight is 193.2 grams of dried and cured flowers, and I'm genuinely happy with that result. But more importantly, I love the quality of what she gave us. The dense flowers. The beautiful frost. The aromatic profile. The overall experience. And the fact that she made the entire journey so enjoyable. Her sister might have had a louder aromatic presence, but Big Mama has her own charm, and I absolutely appreciate what she brought to this adventure. I'm also happy that we documented the drying comparison with DryFerm bags and the traditional drying rack. We'll return to that subject when discussing the cured flowers in the smoke review, because that's where the differences deserve to be evaluated properly. For now, this is the end of Big Mama's harvest and post-harvest story. And what a story it has been! She started as one of twelve individual plants sharing the 8×8 room. She developed into a beautiful, substantial plant. She reached harvest without giving us major problems. And she finished with 193.2 grams of dried and cured flowers. Big Mama... You have been an absolute pleasure. A beautiful girl, a beautiful harvest, and one very happy grower. Keep shining, Queen! 👑❄️🌸💚 ──────────────────────── 🙏 A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! First, a massive thank you to Zamnesia for providing the Godfather OG genetics and giving us the opportunity to follow both phenotypes throughout this adventure. Thank you for the genetics, the support, and for being part of this journey. 🌸💚 A big thank you to Plagron for supporting the nutritional side of the project and being part of our growing ecosystem. 🌱 A massive shoutout to Future of Grow for the Black Series lighting and, especially, for supplying the two additional Black Series 600W fixtures that allowed us to expand our lighting setup and continue testing the ecosystem. 💡🔥 Thank you to LumiFlora for adding another lighting dimension deeper into the canopy. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and manage the environment behind the scenes. A special thank you to DryFerm for providing the drying bags and making our side-by-side experiment possible. I'm looking forward to sharing more of our observations when we get into the smoke review. And thank you to everyone on GrowDiaries! Thank you for following the weekly updates, looking through the photographs, asking questions, sharing your experiences, and being part of this adventure. I know we've shared plenty of reports and plenty of photographs, but I genuinely appreciate everyone who takes the time to follow each individual plant. And, of course, a big thank you to the Dog Doctor community on Discord! If you'd like to join us, talk about growing, share photographs, exchange experiences, or simply become part of the community, come and say hello: 🔗 https://discord.gg/dogdoctorofficial We have two giveaways every month, community contests with prizes, and plenty of conversations happening along the way. But above all, it's about the people, the shared experiences, the friendships, and the knowledge we build together. Growers helping growers! ──────────────────────── 👑 BIG MAMA — THAT'S A WRAP! And that's it, my friends! The growing journey is complete. The harvest is documented. The flowers have been trimmed, dried, and cured. And Big Mama has officially finished her 8×8 Adventure. 193.2 grams of beautiful, dried and cured flowers. One very happy grower. And a whole lot of photographs and memories! Thank you for following her journey, from the first weeks in the room all the way to this final report. Big Mama, you were amazing. Growers Love & Happy Growing! 🌱💚👑🔥 👑 8×8 Adventure – Godfather OG by Zamnesia | Pheno B 🌿 💚 BIG MAMA'S SMOKE REVIEW — SAME BEAUTIFUL PROFILE, A LITTLE LESS LOUD, AND STILL A 10/10 QUEEN! 🔥👑 Hello everyone, and welcome back! MY FRIENDS... IT'S BIG MAMA'S TURN! 😂👑💚 We've followed this girl from the beginning of her growing journey, through harvest, drying, trimming, and curing. We've seen her develop, admired her flowers, and finally had the opportunity to spend some proper time enjoying what she produced. And now it's time to talk about the most important part for me: the actual experience. Our Godfather OG Pheno B. Our Big Mama. And what can I say? SHE'S AMAZING! 🔥 Before getting into the details, I want to invite everyone to visit her previous diary reports. We've documented her entire journey, including the growing experience, harvest, final weight, drying process, and the side-by-side experiment with DryFerm bags. Everything is there, and I genuinely recommend checking those reports if you'd like the complete story behind this beautiful girl. For this update, we're focusing on the cured flowers, their aroma, flavour, and overall experience. And one important detail before we begin: these smoke reviews are based on properly dried and cured flowers, not freshly harvested material or flowers that have only just finished drying. I prefer to give the flowers time to rest before making my final observations. The jars and bags have had their time, and only after that do I sit down and write about what I'm experiencing. So, let's give Big Mama her spotlight! ──────────────────────── 🍊 THE AROMA — A FAMILIAR AND BEAUTIFUL PROFILE The first thing I noticed is how similar Big Mama is to her sister. The overall terpene profile is remarkably close. We're talking about that same beautiful combination of sweetness, fruitiness, and those deeper woody and herbal notes that made her sister so enjoyable. But there's one little difference. Big Mama isn't quite as loud aromatically. Her sister has a stronger presence when you open the container, while Pheno B is a little more reserved. But don't misunderstand me! That doesn't mean she's missing anything. The profile is there, the character is there, and the aroma is genuinely beautiful. It's fascinating to see how close these two phenotypes are while still having their own individual differences. Same genetic name, similar profile, but their own little personalities. And Big Mama certainly has hers! ──────────────────────── 🍬 THE FLAVOUR — SAME PROFILE, SAME MAGIC! Now, let's get to the good part. The flavour is very similar to her sister's, and that's something I genuinely appreciate. She brings that same sweet, fruity character, with the woody and herbal notes sitting underneath and giving the experience a little more depth. It's a beautiful combination. She's not simply sweet for the sake of being sweet. There's character behind it, and the different notes come together in a way that makes her particularly enjoyable. The most interesting thing for me is that the flavour profile follows the aroma quite closely. What I smell is very much what I experience when enjoying the flower. And although Pheno B isn't quite as loud as her sister, she's absolutely not lacking in personality. She's simply a little more subtle. And sometimes that's exactly what makes a particular jar so enjoyable. ──────────────────────── 🌿 THE EXPERIENCE — A BEAUTIFUL COMPANION This is where Big Mama really shines for me. She's one of those girls I genuinely enjoy having around during the day. Whether I'm working, creating content, talking with friends, editing photographs, or simply enjoying whatever the day brings, she's a very pleasant companion. I find the experience creative, enjoyable, and uplifting. There's a lovely balance to it, and I particularly appreciate that she doesn't feel like something I only want to save for one specific moment. She's versatile in my experience. A good companion for getting things done, enjoying conversations, being creative, and simply appreciating the day. And that is something I value enormously. Of course, individual experiences can vary, and this is my personal impression rather than a promise that everyone will experience the same effects. But for me, Big Mama is a beautiful one. ──────────────────────── ? A LITTLE WORD ABOUT CURING — GROVE BAGS I also want to explain something about how we've been storing and curing these flowers, because it's part of the post-harvest process and something that often creates questions. For this part of the journey, we've been using Grove Bags. These are purpose-designed curing and storage bags featuring their TerpLoc technology, a multilayer film designed to help manage the environment inside the bag. And there's an important distinction here: Grove Bags are not drying bags. The flowers need to be properly dried before going inside. They are not designed to take wet flowers straight from harvest and magically turn them into perfectly cured medicine. The drying stage must be done correctly first. Once the flowers are ready, the bags provide an environment designed to help regulate internal humidity and gas exchange while protecting the contents from unnecessary exposure to the outside environment. One of the advantages is that, under suitable conditions, you generally don't need to keep opening and closing the bags to manually burp them in the same way many growers do with traditional glass jars. That's one of the things I particularly appreciate about this system. You prepare the flowers properly, place them inside, seal the bag, and allow the curing process to continue. No constant opening just to exchange air. No unnecessary handling every day. And no need to disturb the flowers simply because you're following a traditional burping routine. However, let's be clear: this doesn't mean you can forget about the flowers completely. The starting moisture level matters enormously. If the flowers are too wet when they go inside, the bags cannot correct a poor drying process or guarantee that everything will be fine. Grove Bags provide a curing and storage environment. They don't replace proper drying, good handling, or basic observation. ──────────────────────── 🌡️ SHOULD YOU USE A LITTLE HYGROMETER INSIDE? If you're new to these bags, or simply want some extra reassurance, you can use a small hygrometer to monitor the relative humidity inside. It's a useful way to see what's happening rather than relying entirely on guesswork. Grove Bags describe their system as helping stabilise internal humidity around the 58–62% RH range, although the actual result depends on the condition of the flowers when they go inside and other factors. So, if you're unsure, a small humidity and temperature monitor can give you additional information and help you understand what's happening inside your bag. Just remember that the monitor is there to help you observe, not to compensate for flowers that weren't properly dried in the first place. And please don't confuse this with a vacuum-sealing system. Grove Bags are not vacuum bags, and the idea isn't to squeeze all the air out. The beauty of the system is the way the material is designed to manage the internal environment. For me, the biggest advantage is convenience combined with a purpose-built curing and storage solution. Less unnecessary handling, less opening and closing, and a practical way to keep the flowers protected while they rest. And after a few weeks? Well... You open the bag, and hopefully you get to enjoy the beautiful result of all that patience! 😂💚 ──────────────────────── 🌬️ DRYFERM VS. GROVE BAGS — TWO DIFFERENT STAGES! Since we've been testing different products throughout this harvest, I also want to make sure everyone understands the difference between the two systems we've documented. DryFerm was part of our drying experiment. Grove Bags are being used for the subsequent curing and storage stage. They have different purposes, and we shouldn't mix the two things together. We've been comparing drying approaches with DryFerm bags and the traditional drying rack, while Grove Bags have been part of how we've stored and cured the properly dried flowers. We'll continue discussing the differences we noticed between the drying methods, particularly their effect on aroma and flavour, in our individual smoke reviews. And so far, those side-by-side comparisons have given me plenty to think about! But that's another story. 😂🌿 ──────────────────────── 👑 BIG MAMA VS. HER SISTER — TWO BEAUTIFUL PHENOTYPES I know I've said this already, but I think it's worth repeating because it's one of the most interesting parts of this project. Big Mama and her sister have a remarkably similar aroma and flavour profile. They share that same general character, and the overall experience is very close. The main difference for me is intensity. Her sister is louder. Big Mama is a little more reserved. But when it comes to the actual profile and the enjoyment I get from the flowers, they're very close. And that's exactly why I love documenting individual phenotypes. We could easily put both plants under one general review and say they were the same. But that wouldn't tell the complete story. They had different growing experiences, different levels of aromatic intensity, and their own individual expressions. Big Mama was the easier girl to grow, while her sister gave us a much more challenging journey. Yet both produced flowers that I genuinely enjoy. Two different journeys. A very similar beautiful destination. 💚👑 ──────────────────────── ⭐ MY FINAL VERDICT — 10/10! My friends... What a girl! Big Mama has been amazing from beginning to end. She gave us a beautiful growing experience, a lovely harvest, dense and frosty flowers, and a cured product that I genuinely enjoy. Her aroma and flavour are beautiful. Her profile is very similar to her sister's, even if she's a little less loud. And the overall experience is exactly what I hoped to find when we started this journey. She's a great companion for working, creating, talking, and enjoying the day. She's versatile, enjoyable, and one of those girls whose jar I always appreciate having around. And when I combine the growing experience with the final quality, there's only one rating I can give her. 10/10! Congratulations to the breeders and everyone involved in creating this beauty. You did a fantastic job! Godfather OG Pheno B, our Big Mama... You were a pleasure to grow, a pleasure to photograph, and an absolute pleasure to enjoy. And I have a feeling that jar is going to become empty far too quickly! 😂 👑🌸💚 ──────────────────────── 🙏 THANK YOU! A huge thank you to Zamnesia for the Godfather OG genetics and for giving us the opportunity to follow both phenotypes throughout the 8×8 Adventure. Thank you to Plagron for supporting the nutritional side of this journey. A massive thank you to Future of Grow for the Black Series lighting and the additional 600W fixtures that have been part of our lighting ecosystem. Thank you to LumiFlora for adding another lighting dimension deeper into the canopy. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping us monitor and manage the environment behind the scenes. And a special thank you to DryFerm for providing the bags that allowed us to carry out our drying comparison. Thank you to everyone following these diaries on GrowDiaries. The comments, questions, support, and shared experiences make documenting these individual journeys even more enjoyable. And, of course, thank you to the Dog Doctor community on Discord! If you'd like to join us, share your experiences, talk about genetics, photography, equipment, or simply become part of the community, come and say hello: 🔗 https://discord.gg/dogdoctorofficial We have two giveaways every month, community contests with prizes, and plenty of conversations happening along the way. But above all, it's about the people, the friendships, and the knowledge we share. Growers helping growers! ──────────────────────── 👑 BIG MAMA — YOU'VE EARNED YOUR PLACE! And that's it, my friends! A beautiful plant. A beautiful harvest. A beautiful cured product. And one very happy grower! Big Mama, thank you for the journey. You may not have been the loudest of the two sisters, but you've certainly made yourself heard in my heart! 😂💚👑 10/10, without hesitation. Growers Love & Happy Growing! 🌱💚🔥