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
DogDoctorOfficial π Project Blue Tent β Week 14 π
π₯ Pickle Lemon Haze F1 β Pheno A
βοΈ Dense Flowers, Beautiful Frost, Incredible Aroma β The Final Chapters Are Approaching!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another chapter of Project Blue Tent! ππ±
My friends, here we go again!
Another week, another beautiful girl, and another reason to spend time in front of the tent admiring these plants instead of doing whatever else I was supposed to be doing! ππΈ
And honestly, can you blame me?
Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A is looking absolutely beautiful!
The flowers are dense, the frost is impressive, the aroma is incredible, and the overall appearance of this girl is giving us plenty of reasons to keep the cameras ready.
We're now moving further into the final stage of flowering, and although there aren't any major changes to report this week, that doesn't mean there's nothing happening.
Sometimes, the best thing we can do is maintain the environment we've established, observe the plants, take our photographs, and give them the time they need to continue developing.
That's precisely where we are right now.
The major structural work is behind us. The canopy is established, the branches are supported, and the girls are continuing their journey under the same general conditions.
We're also using our new Hemp Hooks collaboration in this run, with a practical application that I'm particularly happy with.
And don't forget, my friends, we have the Mr. Baggy giveaway happening over on Discord! π½π
But first, let's give Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A the individual spotlight she deserves.
πΈ WEEK 14 β THIS GIRL IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL!
Let's start with the obvious.
WOW!
Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A continues to impress with her dense flowers, beautiful structure, and increasingly impressive overall appearance.
We're reaching a stage where the flowers themselves are becoming the main attraction.
The earlier work on the canopy has already been completed, and now we're watching the results of all those weeks of development.
The training, topping, SCROG, and defoliation performed earlier in the run helped establish the structure we see today.
Now, the branches are supported, the canopy is established, and we're concentrating on observing the flowers as they continue developing.
And honestly, I love this stage.
You spend weeks working on the structure, making adjustments, and trying to give each plant the space and support she needs.
Eventually, you reach a point where you can step back, grab the camera, and appreciate what you've been working towards.
That's where we are with Pheno A.
She's looking beautiful, and although we're getting closer to the finish, we're not going to rush the story.
Let's give her the time she needs and see what the next chapter brings! ππΈ
βοΈ DENSE FLOWERS, BEAUTIFUL FROST, AND PLENTY TO ADMIRE
One of the first things that catches my attention when looking at Pheno A is the density of her flowers.
They're looking compact and beautifully developed, with plenty of intricate details to appreciate in the close-up photographs.
And then there's the frost!
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The visible trichomes give us another reason to spend time documenting these flowers properly.
When we look at the entire plant, we can appreciate the overall structure and the distribution of the flowering sites.
But when we move closer, we discover all those little details that make these plants so fascinating to photograph.
The trichomes.
The pistils.
The textures of the flowers and sugar leaves.
The way individual sections of the buds develop as flowering progresses.
It's a completely different perspective, and it's one of the reasons I enjoy macro photography and focus stacking so much.
Even though we have fewer photographs of Pheno A this week, I still wanted to include the details that matter most.
We don't need dozens of photographs every single week to appreciate a beautiful plant.
Sometimes, a few good images are enough to remind us why we started documenting the journey in the first place.
And this girl certainly deserves that attention! πΈπ
πΏ COMPACT, DENSE, AND BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED
Pheno A continues to show us the benefits of the structure established during the earlier weeks.
The canopy is already in place, and we're no longer trying to reshape the entire plant.
Instead, we're observing how the flowers continue developing within that structure.
The earlier topping and training helped establish the framework, while the SCROG nets provide support for the branches.
The defoliation performed earlier in the run also remains part of the plant's development history.
All those decisions happened weeks ago, but their results are still part of what we're looking at today.
And this is why I believe documenting the entire journey matters.
If we only looked at the plant during the final weeks, we'd miss much of the work that helped establish her structure.
By following the plant from the beginning, we can appreciate how she developed and how the different stages fit together.
Pheno A has her own characteristics, and we're continuing to document them as she progresses.
No unnecessary structural changes this week.
No major interventions.
Just observation, photography, and a little admiration for the beautiful flowers developing in front of us.
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π SAME CULTIVAR, INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
One of the interesting aspects of Project Blue Tent is comparing the two Pickle Lemon Haze F1 plants.
Both girls share the same cultivar and grow within the same general ecosystem, but that doesn't mean every characteristic will be identical.
Individual plants can express their characteristics differently, even when grown under the same general conditions.
Their structure, flower formation, and progression through flowering can all provide interesting points of comparison.
That's why we're documenting Pheno A and Pheno B separately.
Each plant deserves her own photographs, observations, and development history.
And while we're keeping the wider room conditions consistent across the reports, we're still giving each girl her own story.
For Pheno A, this week's story is about her beautiful flowers, impressive density, visible frost, and the way she's continuing towards the finish.
We're not going to invent differences just to make the reports sound different.
We're simply observing what each plant shows us.
And right now, Pheno A is giving us plenty to appreciate! ππ₯
π THE AROMA β ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
Now, my friends, let's talk about something that photographs cannot capture.
The smell!
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The aroma throughout the room is incredible, and Pheno A is contributing to that beautiful experience.
As flowering progresses, spending time around these plants becomes an increasingly aromatic experience.
It's one of those things that reminds me why I enjoy documenting the entire journey rather than concentrating exclusively on the final photographs.
We can show the structure.
We can capture the colours.
We can photograph the trichomes.
But the aroma is something you have to experience yourself.
I'm not going to invent a detailed terpene profile or assign specific aroma notes that we haven't properly documented.
For now, what I can tell you is that the smell is beautiful, the room is wonderfully aromatic, and this girl is making the whole experience even more enjoyable.
And honestly, my friends, that's another reason to keep the cameras ready!
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? HEMP HOOKS β A NEW COLLABORATION INSIDE PROJECT BLUE TENT!
Now, let's introduce our new collaboration!
We're happy to welcome Hemp Hooks to the Project Blue Tent adventure, and we're already using their products in this run.
π Website: https://hemphooks.com/
I've included photographs showing how I'm using the hooks around the plants, and there's a little twist to the way we're using them.
The application shown in these pictures isn't their original intended purpose.
Instead, I'm using them to support branches and help keep them separated where necessary.
And honestly, they're working wonderfully for that!
With the canopy already established and the flowers developing throughout the plants, I appreciate having another option for supporting the branches and keeping the structure organized.
At this stage, I'm not looking to return to major training sessions or reshape the plants unnecessarily.
The important structural work has already been completed.
The hooks are simply helping me manage the existing arrangement of the branches in a way that suits this particular run.
And sometimes, discovering a practical alternative use for a product can be a pleasant surprise!
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We'll explore Hemp Hooks more extensively in future runs, including their intended applications and how they can fit into earlier stages of plant development.
For now, I wanted to introduce the collaboration and share the way we're already incorporating the hooks into our setup.
A new collaboration, a practical application, and another little addition to our growing adventure!
Welcome aboard, Hemp Hooks! π
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π‘οΈ THE ROOM β SAME CONDITIONS, SAME APPROACH
Now, let's look at the shared environment.
As with the other Project Blue Tent reports this week, we're maintaining the established environmental conditions.
We're not making any new major adjustments to the temperatures or humidity targets.
The current reference conditions are:
Day air temperature: approximately 25Β°C.
Night air temperature: approximately 19β20Β°C.
Relative humidity: approximately 55% under normal room conditions.
Solution temperature: approximately 21Β°C.
Substrate temperature: approximately 21Β°C.
These are the normal operating conditions we're using as our reference, rather than every temporary reading that might appear while I'm working inside the tent.
As I've explained in previous reports, humidity can rise temporarily while I'm inside the room taking photographs, checking equipment, and moving around.
That's why it's important to distinguish between temporary readings during maintenance and the conditions we're aiming to maintain once the room settles.
The cooler conditions are already part of our approach to the final stage.
For this week, we're keeping the environment stable and observing how Pheno A continues developing.
No unnecessary changes.
No new environmental experiment.
Just the established setup and more time to observe these beautiful plants.
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π‘ LIGHTING β THE OVERHEAD LEDS REMAIN AT THEIR ESTABLISHED SETTING
The overhead LED output remains approximately 90%, following the gradual reduction introduced in the previous reports.
Our approach remains the same: reduce the output progressively as we move towards the finish rather than making sudden changes.
We're considering the lighting alongside the temperatures, humidity, and overall condition of the plants.
The objective is to maintain a balanced environment while observing how the flowers continue developing.
We're not assuming that one particular lighting setting will automatically produce a specific result.
Instead, we're documenting the setup and watching how the plants progress.
The main LEDs continue providing the primary lighting from above, while the supplemental under-canopy fixtures remain part of the experiment.
And for this week, that's the story.
The lighting arrangement is established, the environment is stable, and we're allowing the girls to continue their journey.
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π‘ LUMIFLORA UNDER-CANOPY LIGHTING β THE EXPERIMENT CONTINUES
The two LumiFlora 150W full-spectrum under-canopy fixtures remain in place beneath the canopy.
They're arranged in the established X-cross configuration and continue supplementing the overhead lighting.
We're maintaining the same general approach to their output, around 90β95%, while observing the plants.
One of the things we're interested in throughout this project is how the lower flowering sites develop under this combined lighting arrangement.
The main LEDs illuminate the canopy from above, while the under-canopy fixtures provide supplemental light to the lower portions of the plants.
We're documenting the setup and following the development of the flowers in different positions throughout the canopy.
However, we're not going to claim that the additional lighting automatically produces more uniform development without evidence to support that conclusion.
We'll continue observing and recording what happens.
For now, the fixtures remain in place, and the lighting arrangement is unchanged.
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π§ IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE β KEEPING THINGS CONSISTENT
The automatic irrigation and drainage system continues supporting all four plants.
The girls share the same reservoir and irrigation arrangement, helping us maintain a consistent general approach throughout the room.
The recorded watering volume remains approximately 1.6 litres per plant over 24 hours.
This is our recorded reference value, while actual water demand can still vary depending on the individual plant and environmental conditions.
We continue monitoring the system and observing the plants rather than assuming that every plant necessarily uses exactly the same amount of water.
At this stage, there's no reason to introduce unnecessary changes to a system that's already established.
The irrigation setup continues doing its job while we concentrate on observing the flowers and documenting the individual plants.
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βοΈ NUTRITION β THE REDUCED RECIPE REMAINS UNCHANGED
As explained in the previous reports, we've already reduced the nutritional concentration as part of our approach to the final stage of flowering.
We're continuing with the PLAGRON Hydro line.
The current recipe is:
PLAGRON Hydro A β 1.8 ml/L.
PLAGRON Hydro B β 1.8 ml/L.
PLAGRON Power Buds β 1 ml/L.
PLAGRON Green Sensation β discontinued.
PLAGRON pH Plus and pH Minus β used as required for pH adjustment.
The current recorded pH is approximately 5.98, while the EC is around 1.86 mS/cm.
We've reduced Hydro A and Hydro B, and we've now stopped using Green Sensation.
Power Buds remains in the current recipe for now.
This is an important correction to the earlier nutritional descriptions, which still mentioned Green Sensation as part of the program.
The current record reflects the updated recipe.
Our target is to keep the pH close to 6, allowing for small variations above or below that point.
We monitor the readings, make adjustments when necessary, and avoid unnecessary changes when everything remains within our intended range.
Because all four plants share the same reservoir, the nutritional program remains consistent across the room.
We're not changing the recipe specifically for Pheno A.
Instead, we're maintaining the established approach and observing the plants as they move towards the finish.
Accurate records matter, especially when we're documenting several individual plants growing under the same general conditions.
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πΈοΈ THE CANOPY β THE HARD WORK IS BEHIND US
The earlier topping, training, SCROG, and defoliation remain important parts of Pheno A's development history.
Those interventions helped establish the canopy and structure we're looking at today.
Now, we're at a different stage.
The structure is established, the branches are supported, and we're concentrating on observing the flowers as they continue developing.
We're not trying to reshape the entire plant every week.
We're not making unnecessary interventions simply because we want to show something new in the diary.
Instead, we're allowing the plant to continue developing within the framework we've already established.
The Hemp Hooks are helping me support and separate branches where necessary, but the main structural work is already behind us.
Sometimes, cultivation is about knowing when to intervene.
And sometimes, it's about knowing when to step back, observe, and let the plant continue her journey.
For Pheno A, we're firmly in observation mode now.
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πΈ THE FINAL STAGE β WHO WILL FINISH FIRST?
This is the question that's becoming increasingly interesting throughout Project Blue Tent!
We have four plants sharing the same tent, representing two different cultivars.
We've established the environment, reduced the nutritional concentration, and begun lowering the overhead LED output gradually.
Now, we're watching how the individual plants progress.
But will they all finish at the same time?
Will one cultivar be ready before the other?
Will the two phenotypes within a cultivar also show differences in their finishing timelines?
I genuinely don't know yet.
And that's precisely why we're continuing to observe rather than guessing.
Pheno A is looking beautiful, and the flowers are developing impressively, but appearance alone doesn't establish an exact harvest date.
We'll continue observing the trichomes, the pistils, and the overall maturity of the flowers.
We'll also keep the individual development of each plant in mind rather than assuming that every girl will follow the same schedule.
Maybe we'll end up harvesting part of the room before the rest.
Maybe the girls will finish closer together than expected.
Let's see!
I'm curious to find out, and I'm looking forward to documenting the final stages of this adventure.
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π WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT
As we continue towards the end of flowering, I'm particularly interested in seeing how Pheno A progresses.
We'll keep observing the density and development of the flowers, the trichomes, and the changing appearance of the plant.
We'll continue monitoring the established environmental conditions and maintaining the current nutritional program.
And, of course, we'll keep comparing the progress of the four girls.
The photographs might be fewer this week, but the observations continue.
Sometimes, the most interesting part of a grow is simply watching how everything develops when the major work has already been completed.
We're getting closer to the finish, but there's no need to rush.
We'll let the plants show us when they're ready and document their individual journeys along the way.
π FINAL THOUGHTS β ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CHAPTER FOR PHENO A
My friends, Pickle Lemon Haze F1 Pheno A is looking absolutely beautiful.
The flowers are dense, the visible frost is impressive, and the aroma throughout the room is incredible.
We're maintaining the same environmental conditions, the same lighting arrangement, and the same irrigation system.
The nutritional program remains at its reduced concentration, with Green Sensation discontinued and Power Buds still included for now.
We're also continuing to use Hemp Hooks to support and separate branches where needed, and I'm happy to introduce this new collaboration through the photographs from our current run.
There aren't any dramatic new changes this week.
And that's perfectly fine.
We're at a stage where observation, patience, and accurate documentation matter more than making unnecessary interventions.
The canopy is established.
The flowers are developing.
The frost is beautiful.
And we're getting closer to discovering how the finishing timeline will unfold across the room.
Will Pheno A finish before her sister?
Will the Pickle Lemon Haze girls finish before the Blue Waffles?
Or will everything progress towards harvest together?
Let's see!
For now, we'll keep the cameras ready, maintain the established environment, and give each plant the attention she deserves.
Because every plant has her own story, and Pheno A deserves her own chapter.
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π A HUGE THANK YOU
A huge thank you to Zamnesia for making Project Blue Tent possible and giving us the opportunity to document these beautiful Blue Waffle F1 and Pickle Lemon Haze F1 plants individually.
Thank you to PLAGRON for the Hydro nutrient line supporting the girls throughout their journey.
A massive thank you to Zamnesia for the Phytonaut LED lighting, curved scissors, and clip fans that continue playing important roles in our setup.
Thank you to Mars Hydro for the irrigation and drainage equipment helping us maintain consistency throughout the tent.
And a special thank you to LumiFlora for the 150W full-spectrum under-canopy fixtures that we're using to explore supplemental lighting beneath the canopy.
WELCOME TO HEMP HOOKS!
Thank you for joining us on this adventure and for providing our community with a discount code.
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We're looking forward to exploring more of your products in upcoming runs and sharing our experiences with the community.
Thank you to GrowDiaries for providing the platform where we can document the plants, share the photographs, and record the lessons we learn along the way.
And, of course, thank you to everyone following Project Blue Tent, reading the reports, watching the videos, and supporting the journey.
Your support means a lot and makes these individual chapters even more enjoyable to share.
We're getting closer to the finish, but there's still plenty to observe and appreciate.
Until next week, my friendsβ¦
Keep growing.
Keep learning.
Keep documenting.
And never forget to enjoy the journey as much as the destination!
Growers Love, happy growing, and take care everyone! π±ππ₯πΈβοΈ
@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