Beautiful week of growth, caught up with the progress photos compared to last year at this time 💪🏽🙏🏽 We’ve started to blast past the pepper plants now, it only took 2 weeks! Since we’re into the beginning of flower we’ll be adding in the Advanced Nutrients this week to boost flavor and bud formation. Got the hay laid down as you can see and the medium to heavy rains this week are making my job of hand watering this whole garden way easier. Did some defoliation on the lower fan leaves and any early low bud formations that looked like they might not amount to much in the end. So excited to keep sharing photos of how they all progress! The best part is yet to come. Thanks to everyone learning from this diary and most of all to 42 Fast Buds for this dope sponsorship! 🚀

10 September Harvest - see pictures. While some growers leave the plant whole when they cut, I do not. It is a personal preference and situational convenience if your a home grower. I chose to cut large, long branches, and remove any whole water leaves, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the bud formation. I don’t trim yet. This is done for a few of reasons: 1) It’s my last good close-up look at her until another 5 days or more, 2) I don’t want wet leaves drying on my buds if I can help it, and 3) I occasionally like being able to shine a small LED flashlight on the flowers while its drying. Mold is our greatest problem as growers, it can destroy a beautiful grow right up until the end process. Then I hang it in a dark closet, provide circulation and ventilation. Light and heat, anything above 80 degrees F, will start a break down in cannabinoids during the dry, it is ideal to stay away from both. I’m fortunate that a humidity level of 50- 55% and temperature of 65-70 degrees F is fairly consistent and easy to maintain. Anything below 60 degree F will prevent the adequate drying out of chlorophyll. Almost all my flower routinely take 5-7 days, some a little longer, to properly dry out. 15 September Trim - see pictures. First you’ll notice the buds have shrunk up to half their original size. This is just a fact that we growers have to deal with. Due to evaporation without uptake of water, it takes about 3 days for the chlorophyll to dry up, then slowly go through a chemical change. Along with the leaves, cannabinoids also begin a chemical change after 3 days called decarboxylation. A slow process where the THC level increases while curing. You want the leaf to be dry so they can be hand trimmed easily, but you do not want that bud so dry that it starts to fall apart in your hand. Try to handle carefully by the main stem to avoid touching the bud all together. A lot of these cut leaves will be covered with trichomes, good for making oils, or other products, it’s an option worth looking into keeping it. After trimming, I do separate a few premium flowers for my first smoq. Then loosely fill wide mouth quart mason jars with about 1 oz/28 gr of product per jar. I seal the lids for a few hours to determine what relative humidity they are at, see hygrometer pic, before making a decision to put in a 62% humidity control pack of my choice or to wait, then place in secure in a cool dark place with stable humidity and temperature. It is very important to then observe/burp or exchange the air as needed, up to several times a day, until 62% rh is achieved. Once your close to to your mark, put in your desired RH level control terpene shield. If you have a problem getting there: 1) it has dried out too much, no real solution, try to put several large cut stems left over from harvest into the jars with the buds to try and increase humidty, 2) it has not dried out enough, in this case no problem, just remove and dry out a little more. This is also a personal choice, some people like it drier in the 50% plus range. Whatever you do, research and preserve. At that time burping is no longer required. Cannabis will reach its peak potency potential at about 40 or so days into the cure. The finished product should be a perfect grind when cured correctly without clogging up your grinder, this could take a month. Now that I’ve said that, I’m sure someone has grown something that they have not been able to grind. It can remain in this state for an easy 6 months with little change, locking in all the terpenes and potencies. All you need to do is occasionally check the product to ensure there are no molds. If your grow/harvest/cure techniques are good this should not be an issue. It would not be uncommon to find many cannabis strains will last, with small degradable change, for up to one year after being stored this way. Using an airtight glass container, controlled relative humidity, maintained low temperature, and kept in darkness will equal maximum shelf life. Always avoid direct sunlight and temperatures above 80 degrees F. The reasons I’ve ultimately chosen Deep Water Culture as a grow medium. Each has their own pros and cons indeed. I found the most efficient, less maintenance and ideal solution for my situation was DWC. Burdens to overcome depend on size up set-up; initial equipment cost, size of containers, ph monitors, air pumps, type of water to use-reverse osmosis, RO cost/set-up/maintenance, ways to transfer/change water and nutrients, what nutrients to use and schedules, takes several grows to learn and understand, a 1 year learning curv, easy to nutrient burn. The Benefits of growing in water; no dirt, no bugs, no diseases, rare nutrient deficiencies/toxicities, steady and rapid growth that enables the plant to reach its genetic potential. After harvest, there is about a 1 hour equipment cleanup, sterilization and turn around process before replanting. Cannabis will perform in so many different ways and mediums, no one way is the best and the best way is the one you are using, right. Chose what works for you in the long run. There will always be an initial cost in set-up. My advice if one were in need to cut corners, I would not recommend cheap lights. This single factor is the most critical, afford for the best. The notion that organic and water has a different taste, flavor and potency effect is absolutely debatable. The more we learn the better we grow and experience is always the best teacher. This is what works for me and my methods of growing in general from beginning to end. A BIG “Thank You” to everyone who stopped by to take a look. My next diary will start at the beginning of October 2023 with a Forbidden Runtz Auto. There will be minor differences during the grow. I enjoy Auto strains simply by what can be achieved in a short time. No matter the strain they will unveil one thing in common, the demand for attention. Many times over it is the anecdotal gardener that surmount plant scientist. Last should I mention, do not forget to stop and enjoy the fruits of your labour...

Week 13 (9-9 to 15-9) 9-9 Temps: 18.8 to 27.6 degrees Humidity: 48% to 67% Watering: Both 600 ml. Decreased the light intensity from 50% to 40% 10-9 Temps: 19 to 24.2 degrees Humidity: 51% to 58% Watering: Both 500 ml. Dry Weight #1 3.2 kg. #2 2.8 kg. 11-9 Temps: 16.5 to 22.5 degrees Humidity: 50% to 62% Watering #1: 1000 ml. #2: 1400 ml. Dry Weight #1 3.5 kg. #2 3.0 kg. 12-9 Temps: 18.5 to 23.6 degrees Humidity: 50% to 55% Watering: Both 500 ml. Dry Weight #1 3.8 kg. #2 3.4 kg. 13-9 Temps: 19.9 to 23.1 degrees Humidity: 49% to 59% Watering #1: 500 ml. #2: 1000 ml. Raised the light to 65 cm distance of the top canopy. Dry Weight #1 3.8 kg. #2 3.4 kg. 14-9 Temps: 19.5 to 23.4 degrees Humidity: 50% to 60% Watering: Both 500 ml. Dry Weight #1 4.2 kg. #2 3.8 kg. 15-9 Temps: 20.5 to 24.7 degrees Humidity: 54% to 61%

Good stuff but little yield. 106g dry buds. https://jahseeds.ua/auto-white-widow-fem-poshtuchno Auto White Widow Производитель: Импорт Испания Тип сорта: Автоцветущий Гибрид Генетика: White Widow * Ruderalis ТГК: 22-24% Урожай: до 400 гр/м2 Цветение: 70 дней Высота растения: до 100 см. Вкус: Фруктовый, Тропический, Цитрус Эффект: Для кухни, Универсальные, Для отдыха https://jahseeds.ua/auto-white-widow-fem-poshtuchno

I cannot come to a conclusion, when it comes to this strain it could be the grow medium, because Unknown Strain has the same vigorous growth rate in recovery and development of new growth while flowering you would not say i defoliated all these ladies on the same day, worse this is a 2nd aggressive defoliation which my other four ladies are showing slow growth and development of new growth, and this past eek I have not been feeding them any nutrients just rain water stored in a 1000lt tank.

Hormonas Naturales hechas a base de lentejas. Ideal para esquejes, trasplantes y las primeras semanas de vida de la plantula. Tus raíces lo agradecerán.

Hallo Freunde 👋 die Reise ist nach 72 Tagen zu Ende! Es hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und es ist eine sehr schön gewachsene Pflanze mit Statue entstanden! Danke an Patricia und Zamnesia Seeds!✌️🍀💚🍀 Shiva ist für Zamnesia only! Also werden wir schauen was als nächstes schönes kommt! Growers Love keep Green and grow High ✌️🍀💚🍀

Fist day 12/12. Lady’s react very well after putting the net that’s why I decided to put them in flower. I top dress with Worm casting 50/50 of 444 and 284 -1Tbsp per gallon Rock dust -1Tbsp per gallon Mineralised phosphate-1teaspoon per gallon I sprinkle the rootball with myco and water with compost the of warm casting and molasses. This week I’ll defoliate the fun leaves and lollipop the bottom of all plant to increase air flow.

Ahí vamos ✌️👍🍀

For this grow I kept my setup a lot simpler than last year. Going with Jack 47 because, well, reviews are awesome and we've had success with Sweet Seeds germinating well. From the pics and videos you can see I've got a simple bucket for the plant with no air stone, pump, or other shit in the plant bucket. All that is in the reservoir. Should make it easier to clean, flush, etc. I'll be able to just pop the lid off (with plant in the net) and put it on a clean bucket with pH balanced water while I clean the rest of the system, then hook it right back up. I also over-designed so I could add a second grow bucket if I want. Don't have space for that at the moment but non-loadbearing walls are easy to move, right? Using General Hydroponics for nutrients and Hydroguard for good measure. Knock wood I'm not jinxing things by posting before I have seedlings.

Had to chop the Mexican airlines because it hermie hard, no doubt it’s because of the stress I put it under when I accidentally snapped it lol, it’s drying now will update it once it’s finished! Blue gelato has hermie’d, this whole grow has been a mess I’ve not given them the attention they need and half arsed all the plants. Going to leave the Runtz go for a bit longer because I’ve not seen any signs of it turning yet, finger crossed🤞

This week I started her LST and bent her top over as far as possible without snapping and locked her in place. I use soft wire "Gear Ties" sold in the hardware section of most places. I got mine at Home Depot. I highly recommend these for anyone serious about Lst. I kept her in this position for about 4 days before adjusting placement and pulling the main top back down below the lower branches. I have been maintaining the same feeding schedule "week 4 hydro" 3/4 str main nutrients, 1/2 str Open Seasame. She started showing preflowers on me even though it's been in an 18/6 light cycle. So that's why OS and week 4 feeding was opted. Even though the plant was technically 2 months old, she's only been fed and treated right for 2 weeks now. So week 7 from seed, I started at the week 3 schedule.

Ready to chop. Just letting a few go a bit longer. Some of the salt build up early on certainly taking away from trich development I believe.. and some yield for sure.. but #1 is a champ. Least color of all but buds still have color and so much more size than 2&3. 2 was a late one to the party but showing out now. Probably the frostiest and I get if I had em tested would top them all in cannabinoids.

This is my 2nd ever grow, went from seed / soil to coco / clones LOL (If I can organize my first grow pictures I will upload that at some point. It was definitely a learning experience and I dealt with mites and a hermie but managed to beat the odds and came out with some amazing bud - all from bag seed.) *** Clones purchased and replanted same night Feb 28, 2021 @cloneguyindustries **** - HEPA FPR 10 filter installed in the only air inlet at the bottom - Using AC Infinity Cloudline T4 - 4" exhaust with digital controller (thermometer / hygrometer) and carbon filter - 1 bluetooth thermometer / hygrometer - 1 8 inch fan above lights running 24/7 - 1 dehumidifier running 24/7 - 2 cameras - one monitoring inside the tent and one the AC Infinity controller outside the tent so I can check them on my phone wherever I am - I am not measuring / monitoring my EC, PPM or VPD levels - 3 gallon felt pots - NO TRANSPLANT GROW 🤷‍♂️

Really fabulous ... I did not expect counted flowers ... They are all big of the same size .... All top peaks .... Guys what do you think ... Give your opinion please ... I accept both criticism and congratulations of course ... 😊😊 if you watch the video you understand the size of the flowers compared to my index finger

Week 8 flower, she is soon ready, just waiting to see more amber trichomes..

She's cruising. I'm letting her drink everything and just adding remixed nutes every third day. Calibrated the pH pen after I saw a little sign she was showing signs of a mild deficiency. She's blown up the last couple days and it seems like she started stretching again. I added the Plagron Green Sensation and I'm definitely loving the results it brings, doubling down the PK boost with some Bud Explosion as well so we should see these flowers swell up to match that beautiful frost, which definitely pops on those purple flowers. Let's see where this week takes us!