DogDoctorOfficial :citroen: Project Blue Tent β Map 14
Pickled Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A
Week 2 β De Reis Begint
Welkom terug bij Project Blue Tent, mijn nieuwste avontuur dat zich richt op het verkennen van Zamnesia Genetics terwijl ik groei in Plagron Premium Coco Grow Bags met behulp van het complete Plagron Hydro voedingsprogramma.
Elke fenotype heeft zijn eigen dagboek omdat elke plant het verdient om zijn eigen verhaal te vertellen. Hoewel alle planten dezelfde omgeving, voedingsstoffen en zorg delen, ontwikkelt elke plant zijn eigen structuur, ritme en persoonlijkheid. Dit dagboek volgt Pickled Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A vanaf haar allereerste dagen tot de oogst.
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:zaailing: De Omgeving
Dit project wordt gekweekt onder een lichtschema van 18/6, waardoor de planten kunnen genieten van lange, energieke dagen gevolgd door zes uur ononderbroken duisternis om te herstellen en sterke wortelsystemen op te bouwen.
De hele groei vindt plaats binnen het Zamnesia-ecosysteem, waardoor een stabiele omgeving ontstaat waarin elke variabele consistent kan worden gecontroleerd.
De huidige omgevingsomstandigheden bleven gedurende de week zeer stabiel:
β’ Temperatuur: 29Β°C
β’ Relatieve Vochtigheid: 68%
Deze warme, vochtige omstandigheden zijn ideaal om krachtige vegetatieve groei te bevorderen terwijl ze de jonge planten helpen zich te vestigen voordat ze versnellen naar grotere ontwikkeling.
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π₯₯ Waarom We de Potten in de Coco Dalen
Een detail dat vaak vragen oproept, is waarom de starterpotten direct in de Plagron Premium Coco Grow Bags worden geplaatst in plaats van buiten te blijven tot de transplantatiedag.
Er zijn verschillende redenen achter deze aanpak.
De omringende coco fungeert als een natuurlijke thermische buffer, waardoor de wortelzone op een veel stabielere temperatuur blijft dan een pot die direct aan de lucht is blootgesteld.
Het helpt ook om de vochtigheid rond de wortelkluit consistent te houden, waardoor wordt voorkomen dat de randen van de starterpot overmatig uitdrogen en grote schommelingen tussen natte en droge cycli worden vermeden.
Een ander voordeel is puur praktisch. Omdat de pot vanaf het begin in de grow bag zit, wordt de uiteindelijke transplantatie bijna moeiteloos. De plant hoeft zich nooit aan te passen aan een volledig nieuwe omgeving, en de wortelkluit glijdt direct in de ruimte die al voor haar is voorbereid.
Tot slot creΓ«ert het vormen van de ruimte rond de starterpot een perfect passende transplantatieopening. Wanneer het moment daar is, valt de wortelkluit bijna zonder verstoring op zijn plaats, waardoor luchtzakken worden geΓ«limineerd en onmiddellijke wortel-naar-coco-contact wordt gegarandeerd. Het is een klein detail, maar het vermindert de transplantatiestress aanzienlijk.
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:kruid: Voedingsprogramma
De eerste irrigatie na de transplantatie introduceerde de planten aan de Plagron Hydro lijn.
Huidige voedingsoplossing:
β’ Plagron Hydro A
β’ Plagron Hydro B
β’ Plagron Hydro Roots
Oplossingsparameters:
β’ pH: 5.83
β’ EC: 1.26 mS/cm
β’ Watertemperatuur: 23.1Β°C
Deze milde voeding biedt alles wat de jonge wortels nodig hebben terwijl het een snelle kolonisatie van het verse coco-substraat bevordert.
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:zaailing: Wortelontwikkeling
Een van mijn favoriete momenten deze week was het controleren van het wortelsysteem voor de transplantatie.
De hele wortelkluit was prachtig gekoloniseerd met helderwitte, gezonde wortels die zich om elke kant van het substraat wikkelden.
Precies wat we hopen te zien.
De wortels hadden elke hoek bereikt zonder wortelgebonden te raken, wat uitstekende vitaliteit toont en bevestigt dat de timing voor transplantatie absoluut perfect was.
Sterke wortels vandaag bouwen sterke bloemen morgen.
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:citroen: Pickled Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A
Zelfs in deze vroege fase begint dit dametje al haar persoonlijkheid te onthullen.
Haar internodale afstand is compact en symmetrisch, wat een gebalanceerde structuur oplevert met brede, gezonde bladeren die zelfverzekerd naar het licht reiken.
De stam is dik voor haar leeftijd, wat goede structurele sterkte laat zien, terwijl nieuwe groei snel opkomt met een levendige groene kleur die aangeeft dat ze zich comfortabel aanpast aan haar nieuwe thuis.
De bladhouding blijft de hele dag open en ontspannen, een ander teken dat zowel de omgevingsomstandigheden als het voedingsprogramma precies goed zijn.
Alles aan deze plant suggereert een soepele, stressvrije start.
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Vooruitkijken
Nu de transplantatie is voltooid, verschuift de focus volledig naar worteluitbreiding.
In de komende dagen verwacht ik dat de wortels de hele Plagron Premium Coco Grow Bag gaan verkennen, wat de basis legt voor krachtige vegetatieve groei voordat de training later in de cyclus begint.
Hoe sterker de ondergrondse ontwikkeling vandaag, hoe sterker het bladerdak zal worden in de komende weken.
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Laatste Gedachten
Elk project begint met kleine planten en grote dromen.
Een gezonde zaailing in haar definitieve thuis te zien settelen is altijd een van de meest bevredigende momenten van elke groei. Het is de fase waarin geduld het belangrijkst is, omdat het werk dat nu wordt geΓ―nvesteerd alles zal bepalen wat volgt.
Pickled Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A heeft een uitstekende start gemaakt, en ik ben enthousiast om te zien hoe haar individuele karakter zich ontwikkelt terwijl deze reis voortduurt.
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:bid: Dank Je
Een enorme dank aan Zamnesia voor de ongelooflijke genetica en voor het bieden van het complete ecosysteem dat dit project mogelijk maakt.
Speciale dank aan Plagron voor het leveren van de Premium Coco Grow Bags en de Hydro voedingslijn die deze dames van begin tot eind zal voeden.
En tot slot, dank aan de geweldige GrowDiaries-community. Jullie aanmoediging, advies en gedeelde passie maken elke groei nog waardevoller. Ik hoop dat jullie net zo genieten van het volgen van deze reis als ik geniet van het documenteren ervan.
Growers Love en tot de volgende update! :zaailing::blauw_hart:
DogDoctorOfficial π Project Blue Tent β Week 8
Pickle Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A (Folder 14A)
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of Project Blue Tent! ππ±
If you're discovering this diary for the first time, welcome aboard.
Project Blue Tent follows four individual plants from seed to harvest, with each phenotype receiving her own dedicated diary.
All four sisters share the same tent, lighting, irrigation, nutrition, environmental conditions and training strategy.
The purpose is simple:
Keep the variables as consistent as possible... and let the plants tell their own story.
And this week, that story is getting very exciting.
Because the Blue Tent has officially entered flowering. πΈ
Today we're checking in with Pickle Lemon Haze F1 β Plant A.
And just like her sisters...
She's growing fast.
Very fast.
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πΈ Week Eight β And Suddenly Everything Accelerates
There are moments in a grow where you can almost feel the plants changing from one day to the next.
This is one of those moments.
After seven weeks of vegetative growth, the Blue Tent has finally moved to 12/12.
And the girls seem to have taken that as a personal invitation to accelerate.
Plant A is now approximately 81 cm tall, compared with roughly 60 cm when we finished vegetation.
That's around 20 cm of growth already, and the whole room is behaving similarly.
But what's fascinating isn't simply the vertical growth.
They're developing everywhere.
New flowering sites are becoming increasingly obvious.
Branches are extending.
Nodes are developing.
The plants are changing shape almost by the hour.
They're not simply stretching...
They're building.
And Plant A is right there with them.
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πΏ Pickle Lemon Haze F1 β Plant A
Plant A has always been one of the girls that catches my attention.
She's vigorous.
She's responsive.
She's incredibly determined.
And now that flowering has started, that personality is becoming even more obvious.
The canopy remains remarkably even despite the amount of growth happening above it.
Her branches are strong, her foliage remains healthy and the developing flowering sites are appearing rapidly throughout the structure we spent weeks building.
This is exactly why we documented these plants individually.
From a distance, all four sisters can look remarkably similar.
But when you spend time with each one...
You start noticing the little differences.
Plant A has that particular combination of speed, structure and enthusiasm that has been present since the beginning.
And right now...
She's absolutely flying.
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π₯ Super Cropping β Trying to Keep Up With Her
With this amount of growth happening so quickly, we're continuing with super cropping as another way of managing the most vigorous vertical shoots.
The objective isn't to stop the plants from growing.
At this point, I'm not sure anything could stop them. π
It's about trying to influence the structure while they're stretching aggressively.
Some of the taller branches are being carefully worked to reduce their dominance and hopefully encourage stronger branching points as the plant continues developing.
And the funny part?
These girls simply refuse to stay down.
I'll work a branch...
Give it some time...
And she'll be standing back up again like nothing happened.
Plant A is particularly impressive in that regard.
She seems to have one answer to everything:
Grow.
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Whether this will ultimately be enough to keep the stretch under control remains to be seen.
The temperatures, the seven-week vegetative period and the sheer vigour of these plants are all factors.
But for now, the canopy remains beautifully manageable.
So we continue observing and adapting.
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π³ Well... I May Have Broken a Branch
And then there's the part of growing that nobody wants to talk about...
Sometimes you make a mistake.
This week, while working with Plant A, I managed to break a branch.
Yep.
It happened.
I'm not going to pretend it didn't.
I'm also not going to turn it into some dramatic disaster.
Plants are resilient.
Training doesn't always go perfectly.
Sometimes a branch moves differently than expected, sometimes there's a little too much pressure, and suddenly you're standing there looking at the plant thinking:
"I'm so sorry, my dear." ππ±
I immediately tried to support and repair the damaged section, and now we'll simply give her some time and see how she responds.
At the moment, there's nothing here that makes me alarmed.
It's one branch.
The rest of the plant is growing beautifully.
And honestly...
This is also part of documenting a real grow.
Not every training session is perfect.
Not every decision goes exactly according to plan.
Sometimes you make a mistake.
You learn from it.
You carry on.
And Plant A certainly isn't letting one damaged branch stop her.
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π± A Fast-Developing Flowering Plant
What really stands out this week is just how quickly these plants are evolving.
The flowering sites aren't sitting there waiting patiently.
They're developing rapidly.
The structure we created during vegetation is now being populated with new growth, and the difference between the beginning of the week and the end is already noticeable.
This is also why I'm glad we spent the time building the canopy properly.
The SCROG gave us a much more even starting structure.
The defoliation opened up the interior.
And now the plants have room to develop into that structure.
We're going to see exactly how much they use it.
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π‘ Starting Flower Under Strong Light
The Blue Tent is now running 12/12, and we're starting flowering at approximately 800 PPFD.
That's a deliberate decision.
After seven weeks of vegetation, these plants have a substantial canopy and are showing very high levels of growth activity.
Rather than gradually creeping toward flowering intensity, I'm giving them strong light from the beginning and watching their response.
The goal is to provide enough usable light to support this rapidly developing canopy while continuing to monitor the environmental side of the equation.
And because the girls are already stretching aggressively...
The next couple of weeks should be very interesting.
I'm curious to see whether the strong light helps keep the canopy relatively compact...
Or whether these ladies simply decide:
"Thank you for the extra photons. We'll use all of them to grow another 30 centimetres." π
We'll see.
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π‘οΈ Blue Tent Environment
The environment remains remarkably consistent throughout the room.
This week's recorded conditions were:
β’ π‘οΈ Day Temperature: 27Β°C
β’ π Night Temperature: 27Β°C
β’ π§ Relative Humidity: 67%
β’ π₯₯ Substrate Temperature: 24Β°C
β’ π¦ Nutrient Solution Temperature: 19.2Β°C
β’ βοΈ pH: 5.81
β’ β‘ EC: 2.09 mS/cm
β’ π¨ COβ: approximately 666 ppm
β’ π‘ Light Schedule: 12/12
β’ π§ Irrigation: approximately 1.4 L/plant/24h
β’ ? Pot Size: 8 L
β’ π Plant Height: approximately 81 cm
One thing I'm watching particularly closely is the temperature difference between day and night...
Or rather, the lack of one.
We're currently sitting around 27Β°C during both periods.
Warmer nights can encourage additional stretch, and these plants certainly don't need much encouragement.
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So I'm keeping that in mind while watching how the canopy develops.
For now, however, the plants are showing no signs that they're unhappy with the environment.
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π₯₯ Feeding β Now in Flowering Mode
The nutrition has also moved into the flowering program.
Current feeding:
β’ Plagron Hydro A β 2 ml/L
β’ Plagron Hydro B β 2 ml/L
β’ Plagron Hydro Roots β 1 ml/L
β’ Plagron Power Buds β 1 ml/L
β’ pH Plus β 0.03 ml/L
β’ pH Min β 0.03 ml/L
Current EC:
2.09 mS/cm
pH:
5.81
The change in nutrition is relatively measured.
I'm not interested in throwing everything at the plants simply because the calendar says "flower."
They're already consuming aggressively and developing incredibly quickly.
So for now, the objective is to support that development while continuing to observe how Plant A responds.
Her colour remains healthy.
Growth remains vigorous.
And the flowering sites are developing exactly as we'd hope.
That's enough reason to stay consistent.
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π§ The Drip & Drainage System β Working Together
The automatic irrigation and drainage system has become a very important part of this project.
Plant A is now receiving approximately 1.4 litres per 24 hours through the drip irrigation system.
The process is beautifully straightforward.
The drippers deliver the nutrient solution to the coco.
The solution passes through the substrate and feeds the root zone.
The runoff then enters the collection trays underneath the grow bags.
From there, the drainage pipe carries the collected water toward the pump.
The pump pulls that water away and returns it toward the reservoir.
So the irrigation and drainage systems are working together as one continuous, recirculating setup.
Water in.
Coco.
Roots.
Runoff.
Collection.
Pump.
Reservoir.
And around we go again.
It's almost like having a little circulatory system underneath the plants.
And it's working wonderfully.
As the plants become larger and their water demand increases, having that consistency becomes even more valuable.
I don't have to manually reproduce the same watering and drainage routine every day.
The system does it.
The plants get their consistent irrigation.
The runoff is handled.
And I get to spend more time actually looking at the plants.
That's exactly what I wanted.
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πΏ Seven Weeks of Vegetation β Maybe We Overdid It?
I'm going to admit something here.
Looking at these girls now...
I may have kept them in vegetation a little too long.
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Seven weeks isn't something I normally do.
Usually, I'd be much more inclined to flip earlier.
But the extra vegetative time gave us a fantastic canopy.
Strong branches.
Established roots.
A full SCROG.
A beautifully even structure.
The downside?
We now have four incredibly energetic plants with a huge amount of growth potential entering flowering at the same time.
And they're showing us exactly what that means.
Approximately 20+ cm of growth already.
Flowering sites developing rapidly.
Branches continuing to extend.
Everything accelerating.
So...
Let's have faith.
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We've prepared them as well as we can.
Now we get to see what happens.
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πΈ Plant A β Ready for the Show
Plant A's flowering transition has been particularly satisfying to watch.
The framework we created during vegetation is clearly visible underneath the new growth.
Her branches are well distributed.
Her canopy remains relatively even.
And the developing flowers are appearing throughout the structure rather than being concentrated into just a few dominant tops.
That's the advantage of all those weeks of preparation.
The plant isn't starting flower from scratch.
She's entering it with a structure already designed to support what comes next.
Now we just need to manage the incredible amount of growth she's producing.
And hopefully...
Keep her somewhat compact.
No promises. π
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π§ Managing Growth Without Fighting the Plant
One of the lessons these girls are already teaching me is that there's a difference between managing growth and trying to completely control it.
The plants have their own momentum.
We can influence structure.
We can redistribute growth.
We can work with the branches.
But ultimately...
They're going to grow.
And I think that's especially important to remember in a project like this.
The goal isn't to force Plant A into exactly the shape I imagined.
It's to create the best environment and structure possible, then observe how she expresses herself.
Super cropping is one of the tools I'm using to help manage the most vigorous shoots.
The strong lighting gives the canopy plenty of energy.
The irrigation provides consistency.
The nutrition supports the transition into flower.
And the environment gives us the foundation.
After that...
Nature gets the final word.
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π Plant A β Still One of the Stars
There is something particularly satisfying about watching Plant A now.
She's been through everything this project has thrown at her.
Topping.
Training.
SCROG.
Defoliation.
The transition into flowering.
And now a little accidental branch damage.
And through all of it...
She keeps growing.
That says a lot about her.
She's not delicate.
She's not hesitant.
She's vigorous and remarkably resilient.
And although the four sisters continue to look impressively similar, Plant A still has that unmistakable personality we've been watching since the beginning.
She wants to grow.
So we'll let her grow...
Just perhaps with a little guidance along the way. ππ±
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π Looking Ahead
The next few weeks are going to be fascinating.
The plants are already moving incredibly quickly, and we're only at the beginning of flowering.
I'll continue watching the stretch closely.
We'll keep using super cropping where necessary to manage particularly vigorous branches.
We'll monitor the damaged branch and see how Plant A responds.
The irrigation system will continue running its cycle.
The flowering nutrition will continue supporting development.
And the environment will remain under close observation, especially with those warm nights.
For now, however...
The canopy is still remarkably even.
The flowering sites are developing rapidly.
Plant A is healthy.
And the whole room is absolutely full of energy.
We may have vegged these girls a little longer than usual.
We may have created more growth than we intended.
But there's no point worrying about that now.
The plants are ready.
The lights are on 12/12.
The flowers are coming.
And we're going to enjoy the ride.
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π Thank You
A huge thank you to Zamnesia for making Project Blue Tent possible and for giving us the opportunity to explore these beautiful Pickle Lemon Haze F1 genetics individually.
A heartfelt thank you to Plagron for the Premium Growbags and Hydro nutrient line supporting these girls throughout the project and now helping them enter flowering.
A special thank you Zamnesia for the Phytonaut LED lighting helping us build such a strong and even canopy and now providing the intensity we're using as flowering begins.
And a massive thank you to Mars Hydro for the automatic drip irrigation and drainage system.
The way the drippers, coco, collection trays, drainage lines, pump and reservoir work together has made keeping four rapidly growing plants consistently irrigated considerably easier.
Thank you as well to GrowDiaries for giving growers around the world a place to document these journeys, share experiences and learn together.
And finally...
Thank you to everyone following Project Blue Tent.
Plant A has officially entered her next chapter.
She's stretched.
She's developing flowers.
She's surviving my attempts to keep her under control.
And yes...
I owe her an apology for that broken branch. ππ
But she's still standing.
Still growing.
Still beautiful.
And still showing us exactly why following four individual phenotypes under the same conditions is so much fun.
The Blue Tent is officially flowering.
The stretch is here.
The flowers are developing.
And Plant A is ready to put on a show. πΈπ
Until next week...
Growers Love, happy growing, and take care everyone! π±π
@bkickstand, πππ thank you so much y friend, this week they are moving way to fast , lets ere they are going π i may have veg a day to far lol lets see π Growers love my friend π Thank you for everything πππ
@RelaeX, ππππππ Oh man, heel erg bedankt, serieus πππ Grower Love mijn vriend en bedankt dat je langs bent gekomen, voor de liefde en voor alles πππ