📁 Folder #10 — Sour Diesel
Week 2 Veg | 18/6 Light Cycle
This Sour Diesel is moving exactly as she should — slowly, steadily, and with confidence. No rush, no stress, just healthy foundational growth.
She is currently in early vegetative development, working through her 3rd to 4th pair of true leaves, with compact internodal spacing and well-formed foliage. Structure is clean, leaves are vibrant, and overall posture tells me she’s comfortable in her environment.
This plant is not meant to be pushed — she’s meant to be understood.
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🌱 Plant Status
• Stage: Week 2 Vegetative Growth
• Light Cycle: 18/6
• Height: ~10 cm
• Leaf Development: 3rd → 4th pair forming
• Growth Pace: Slow and steady (as expected)
She’s building roots and structure first — exactly what we want at this stage.
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💡 Lighting & Environment
• PPFD: ~400 µmol/m²/s
• Distance to Light: ~1.75–1.80 m
• Why this PPFD:
At this stage, the goal is root development and node stacking, not vertical stretch. Lower PPFD encourages calm, efficient photosynthesis without stress or unnecessary elongation.
🌡️ Temperature & Humidity
• Day: ~28°C
• Night: ~18°C
• Relative Humidity: ~75%
This VPD range keeps transpiration active while allowing roots to work efficiently.
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💧 Irrigation & Substrate
• Water Uptake: ~0.3 L per 24h
• Solution pH: 6.0
• EC: 1.0
• Solution Temp: ~21°C
• Substrate Temp: ~22°C
Watering is steady and predictable — a very good sign at this stage.
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Nutrition Program (and WHY)
All inputs are chosen for root health, microbial activity, and long-term vigor, not speed.
Root & Growth Support
• Plagron Terra Grow — 2.5 ml/L
Primary vegetative base nutrient, providing balanced NPK for controlled leaf and stem development.
• Power Roots — 1 ml/L
Stimulates root mass, lateral branching, and early nutrient uptake efficiency.
• Pure Zym — 1 ml/L
Breaks down dead organic material, improves substrate oxygenation, and keeps the root zone clean and active.
• Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L
Early metabolic support, helping enzyme activity and setting the stage for later terpene expression.
🌿 Foliar Application
• Vita Race — 2.5 ml/L (foliar spray)
Applied generously — real showers, not misting.
This boosts chlorophyll production, trace element uptake, and overall leaf vitality during early veg.
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🧠 Expectations (and what NOT to expect)
What to expect:
• Compact structure
• Strong leaf posture
• Slow but healthy node development
• Root-driven growth
What NOT to expect (and that’s okay):
• Explosive vertical growth
• Stretch
• Large water consumption
• High PPFD tolerance (yet)
This phase is about foundation, not performance.
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🌬️ Final Thoughts — The Legend Herself
Sour Diesel is not a strain you rush.
She rewards patience, consistency, and restraint.
Everything about this week confirms that she is:
• Comfortable
• Stable
• Responding correctly
No adjustments needed.
No pressure applied.
We let her do what legends do — build quietly before they speak loudly.
On to Week 3.
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Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow
If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links:
🔆 Lighting & Environmental Control
• Future of Grow — Advanced LED lighting technology
https://www.futureofgrow.com/
DISCOUNT CODE: DOG20
• Lumiflora — Under-canopy LED lighting
https://lumiflorade.com/
• TrollMaster — Environmental controllers and automation gear (past collaboration)
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Genetics
• Zamnesia Seeds — Genetics used in this project
https://www.zamnesia.com/
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🌱 Soil, Substrates, Boosters & Root Support
• Plagron — Substrates, bio mixes, and supportive products
https://plagron.com/en/
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🎒 Storage, Curing & Preservation
• Grove Bags — Curing and storage solutions
https://grovebags.com/
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📸 Photography Equipment & Tools
(Not sponsors, but part of my creative toolkit)
• Sony A6700
• Sony full-frame macro lens + few more
• Stacking photography workflow - learning
• iPhone (for behind-the-scenes shots)
We’ve got much more coming as we move through the grow cycles. Trust me, you won’t want to miss the next steps, let’s push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together!
As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Let’s celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together.
With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine.
💚 Growers love to all 💚
📸 P.S. – The Eye Behind the Lens
All photos in this diary (for now — except for the ones showing the camera, which I took with an iPhone) are taken with a Sony A6700 paired with a Sony full-frame macro lens and a few more.
Photography is part of the story — it’s how we share the fine textures, the glow, and the quiet details that words can’t always capture.
I’ve also started experimenting with photo stacking — a technique where multiple images, each taken at a slightly different focus point, are layered together to create one perfectly sharp image from front to back.
It’s not digital enhancement or AI; it’s pure photography — a way to reveal the plant’s beauty in microscopic depth, from trichome to petal.
You’ll even see a few shots of "ghost me" capturing the shots — camera, lens, setup — because every grow deserves not just to be cultivated, but documented like art.
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