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Welcome to my diary for The Seedsman Tiny Pot Contest I was left with two difficult tasks. Firstly, what the hell am I going to grow in? It has to be something unique! Can't just be any ordinary small pot..... Secondly, what am I going to grow in it? It also has to be unique! Can't be just any ordinary pot..... The first obvious choice to me was a photoperiod. Since we are dealing with a micro root system, I would be able to train it like a Bonsai. As the roots get big, it would be easy to cut and maintain the root system before flower. Less chance of root bound and the plant would grow according to its environment. Then I said fuck it..... and chose an autoflower. It's a contest and I love a challenge! I landed on Oasis Genetics Auto Crystal Widow and a little hippo named Herbie! Herbie holds 0.081 gallons of soil. I'm hoping with a 12/12 light schedule it will keep the roots from getting out of control. Wish me luck!! GERMINATION: Day 1, dropped seed in small glass of water. After 12-18 hours the seed will be transferred to a wet paper towel until taproot forms. End of Day 4 taproot had reached 3/4" and it was time for soil.
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Both the girls are doing very well and are continuing to stretch. No problems at all from either one of the plants. They deff started sprouting there pistols and where Alaskan purple fell behind in veg, she is now ahead in the flowering stage. The bottom leaves shrivelled which I am aware this will happen during this stage so I cut them off and there is a little nutes burm on Alaskan purple so the next two feedings will be with distilled water with pH of 6.5.
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27/03/2026 Lite defoll and tucked! 28/03/2026 The pistils that have turned brown are a mixture of ones turning brown because i gave them a sun shower after i pollinated some buds. I think more budsites many have got pollinated and picked up an air stream. Never mind; hopefully not all budsites.🤞 Back to rhe Future is a saw eye to grow but she's one hell of a smoke. Lights-Off Nothing to do but admire the beauty of Bubblegum (right) Back to The Future isn't a pretty flowery. She's on the same feed bubblegum but her land race genetics hates nutes. 29/03/2026 Lights on! Topped up reservoirs! Midday; tucked the stretch and a lite defoll I accidentally snapped one top but it doesn't really matter there's like 40 colas! Just means more room for the others to swell! - Watch the VT clip! - keeps getting errors in upload! Will try again later! ....... 30/03/2026 Installed the second Gativa CT E2000! LPT - Low Profile-Training = Indoor Viticulture I coded it the "Tri-Layer Tension Grid" - TLTG! It's not LGBT haha Midday: turned light upto 115% now that I have two installed sharring the same driver. Work with the golden ratio numbers. 66.33.69. Wall draw is 666.6watts. Master controller is lying 🤥 #QuickVideoOfSetup&Grow Diary Entry: March 30, 2026 | The 27°C Truth ​Status: Zoned on Back to the Future leaves. Processor speeds: Overclocked. ​The world is "Jogging" itself—running in circles of Political Jargon and "Made Up" problems. I can smell the False Flag coming like a "Ball Bag"; it’s the scent of the gym, the scent of the seed, the scent of a system sweating to keep the Property Bills hardening. They’ve "had us had," putting "Carrier Bags" on reality and warning us not to breathe. ​But the "I Intel" sees the lag. ​ The Hardware Calibration ​I’ve reset the Parallel Gativas to 100%. The "Master Controller" is throwing a 35 {C} "Jargon" spike at the ceiling, but I know the Structural Truth: the canopy is a perfect 27{C}. The Bellows are humming, the TLTG (Tri-Layer Tension Grid) is locked, and the 60-Cola Army is drinking the "Luminous Pressure" without the "Inverse Square Law" drop-off. ​The Internal Purge ​The Bubblegum gave me the "Flow," but the Back to the Future leaves have given me the "Quantum Scan." Both had Methylene Blue and Hydrogen Peroxide baths and put in Purgatory during seedlings. Biofilm purge of the vortex root gone. Hopefully i get maximum performance for purging the sluge from it acentory DNA the cells. Both have handled the TLTG (Tri-Layer Tension Grid) just fine under this LPT - Low-Profile Training Tri-Layer of nets. Remember: I "POLLINATED" a few buds on theses for my own strain. So they're not hermaphrodite you'll be see but my cross breed with MagicMarkerXZZTOPZ. " - I’ve spent the morning "Feathering the Jolts" of a mad world." ​The Herd: They "Shelve the Lies" and beg for help to fund their own cages. ​The Architect: I fund the ritual. I purge the "Bio-sludge." I am the Charcoal Land that filters the flood. ​ The Shutdown Protocol ​The Glove Firewall is down. My eyelids are finally hitting that "Heavy" gravity. I’ve "Intelled" the speeds of my internal processor from deep meditations and identified the "Logic Leaks," and now it’s time for the Methylene Blue and Peroxide to anchor the repair. ​I’m laying down Fresh as Fuck. The "Farm" can keep its "Jargon." I’ve got the Master Code. "Telling us to relax and just let go; while they show us wars using lego" - Its all in 😁 Fun mane! ........... 30/03/2026 Midday on 100% split; power supply between two Gativas CT E2000s. Back to the Future seems to be enjoying this farm of light scattering photons. This should as well expand the efficiency of the diodes from level the load of heat dispersal. Lowing its throttling rate in a smaller tent. Talking about throttling..... ...Thermal Decoupling & The Wizzard’s Flow ​Status: Hardware relocated. System breathing. Gravity setting in. ​The "Lizards" want everything under the "Drapes," but I’ve just moved the Gavita Internal Controller and the LED Driver out of the cupboard and into the cold air. Inside, it was a "Made Up" furnace—too hot to touch, a "Static" spike that was likely throttling my 666.6W potential. ​By pulling the "Heart" out and resting it on bricks, I’ve given the system the Vascular Flow it needs. The driver can now radiate its "Luminous Friction" into the 22°C Room Baseline, keeping the tent at the 27°C Truth. ​The Architecture of the Feed ​I don't disturb the TLTG (Tri-Layer Tension Grid). I’ve "Intelled" a better way. ​The Tube Logic: I fill the DWC Reservoirs through surgical tubing. No lifting, no "Jolting" the canopy, no breaking the "Pancake" symmetry. ​The Glove Protocol: Black gloves on. Hands-on the hardware. Pure Sovereign Maintenance. ​The Internal Scan ​The 666.6W draw is the "Mark of the Wizzard," but now that the driver is cooling, I’m watching for the "Logic Leak" to plug. If it was throttling due to the heat, the "Processor Speeds" of the photons are about to hit a new Native Frequency. ​The Final Shutdown ​The room is steady. The Parallel Gativas are hammering the resin. The Bubble Wizzard has sorted the thermal lag, and the Glove Firewall is officially dropping. I’m laying down with the "Heavy Eyelids" I've gained 4watts of power cooling the driver. The "4-Watt Gain" Architecture (The Thermal Unlock): ​Voltage vs. Resistance: When that driver was "too hot to touch," the internal components were struggling. High heat increases electrical resistance. By cooling it down to the 22°C Room Baseline, I've lowered that resistance, allowing the electrons to flow with less "Static." ​Throttling Reset: Most high-end LED drivers have a "Thermal Foldback" feature. It was likely "Jargoning" my power—quietly dipping the wattage to save itself from melting. Now that it's breathing, it’s pushed from 666.6W to 670.4W. That’s 4 watts of Pure Photon Pressure you i was losing to the "Lizard" heat trap. ​The Gram-per-Watt Shift: These 4 watts might seem small, but over a 12-hour cycle, that’s extra energy being "Jogged" directly into the resin of the Back to the Future and Bubblegum plants. ​The "Bubble Wizzard" Diary Entry Update ​Status: System Overclocked. Thermal Throttling: Bypassed. - it's all in fun mane; creative writing ✍️ .... End of day: Few hours later; before lights off The Nutcracker "Waltz of the Flowers" - by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Lets Dance 🕺 🤪 ...... I see more "Bud-Bearing Sites" per Square Inch than a "Stretched" plant could ever dream of ..... #FUNFACTS When a plant puts all its energy into those massive "Solar Panels," it’s often a sign that it's struggling to find enough Photon Pressure. It expands the surface area of the leaves to "catch" whatever weak signal is available. In the "Lego War" diaries, people see those giant fans and think "Power," but the Architect sees a plant that is shading its own potential. ​The "Airy Bud" Architecture (The Logic Leak): ​The Diffusion of Energy: On a stretched, leafy plant, the Vascular Flow has to travel further. The nutrients are spread thin across long internodes and massive leaf stems (petioles). This results in Low-Density Floral Clusters—the "Airy Bud" that looks big in the tent but "Vanishes" once it’s dry. ​The "Shadow" Penalty: Those big leaves create "Static" for the lower budsites. Instead of getting the 3.0 mu mol/j "Cold Fire," the lower flowers are living in a "High-Fidelity" eclipse. This leads to "Larfy" growth that never "Hardens" into the Sovereign Resin you’re after. ..... The Purgatory Dividend ​Status: DNA: Scrubbed. Hardware: LPT-Hardened. Results: 19% Overclocked. ​I’ve "Pulled the Drapes" on the standard "Seedling Jargon." I put them through Purgatory for 2 weeks with the Blue and the Clear. I "Cleaned the Code" before I "Saturated the Logic." Now, the Bubblegum is hitting like a Quantum Jolt because her Mitochondria are running on "High-Fidelity" fuel. ​The 70°C Flash proved it. The "Numb Throat" is the evidence. The 24oz Target was won 2 weeks into the "Purgatory" phase. . ............ 31/03/2026 ​The LPT (Low-Profile Training) Mechanical Logic ​The Center-Outwards Expansion: As you bend the colas flat under the Tri-Layer Tension Grid (TLTG) with only 1.5 inches of vertical clearance between nets, you are creating a Photonic Vacuum in the center. By tucking the outskirts—the parts that would be the tops—you are tricking the plant’s Auxin Code. ​The Inverse Apical Dominance: Normally, the plant sends its "Growth Energy" to the highest point. By pinning the outskirts flat, you’ve neutralized that signal. The "Bottom" shoots in the center now perceive themselves as the Apex. They "Stretch" into the light, filling the void with New Sovereign Shoots. ​The 85-Cola Saturation: This is why cola count has climbed. Every time you "Defol and Tuck," you are revealing a new layer of the Vascular Engine. You aren't just training a plant; you are Fractalizing the Yield. ...................... ............... ......... ...... .... .. The Architect’s Manifesto: A Guide to High-Fidelity Indoor Viticulture ​This is a blueprint for those seeking to exit the "Lego War" of standard gardening and enter the realm of Sovereign Yields. By applying Low-Profile Training (LPT) and the Tri-Layer Tension Grid (TLTG), we transition from growing plants to managing a Vascular Engine. ​The Overall Explanation: The Pancake of Productivity ​Indoor Viticulture treats the plant like a high-performance vineyard. We do not allow the plant to dictate its own height. Instead, we force a Symmetrical Logic where vertical growth is compressed into a horizontal "Pancake". ​The Tri-Layer Tension Grid (TLTG) is a 3-Dimensional Optical Filter. By layering tension at three heights, we ensure no single branch becomes a "Lizard" and steals energy. This maximizes the Inverse Square Law, keeping the tops in the 3.0 mu mol/j "Sting" while the 24°C Under-Canopy remains a cool sanctuary. ​The Mechanical Logic of LPT (Low-Profile Training) ​The Center-Outwards Expansion: ​By bending colas flat under the TLTG with only 1.5 inches of vertical clearance between nets, you create a Photonic Vacuum in the center. By tucking the "outskirts"—the parts that would naturally be the tops—you trick the plant’s Auxin Code. ​Inverse Apical Dominance: Normally, a plant sends its growth energy to the highest point. By pinning the outskirts flat, you neutralize that signal. The "bottom" shoots in the center now perceive themselves as the Apex. They stretch into the light, filling the void with New Sovereign Shoots. ​85-Cola Saturation: This is how you fractalize the yield. Every "Defol and Tuck" reveals a new layer of the engine, turning a standard plant into an 85-Cola Army. ............ ​The Step-by-Step Guide: (The 24oz Code) ​Chapter 1: The Purgatory Protocol (DNA Scrubbing) ​The foundation is a 2-week bath of Methylene Blue and Hydrogen Peroxide. ​The Logic: This deletes "Genetic Jargon" and triggers a Mitochondrial Overclock. This "Hardens the Code," allowing the plant to drink 1.7L a day under intense light without "System Failure." ​Chapter 2: The LPT Initiation ​The moment the Sovereign Horizontal is established, the "Heart" is decoupled. ​Externalize the Heat: Ensure all drivers are outside the tent. This maintains the 24°C Under-Canopy stability. ​Step 2.1: Use training wires to bend the main stem at 90°. Once nodes appear, use wire to straighten them flat. Alternatively, wait until the plant reaches 4 nodes (creating 8 potential budsites) before pinning. ​Chapter 3: The TLTG Deployment ​Once the "Pancake" is established, lock in the three layers: ​Layer 1 (The Foundation): Spreads the main "Wings" and sets the Wing-Span Logic. ​Layer 2 (The Structural Defrag): Sorts the 85 Colas into a Symmetrical Grid, deleting "Shadow Static." ​Layer 3 (The Support Overture): Braces the plant for the High-Pressure resin "Swell." ​Chapter 4: The Hydraulic Surge ​As the plant drinks 1.7L per day, look for the "Praying" leaves and "Thinner Wings." * The Logic: The plant is "Judging" the light intensity and thinning its wings to ensure the 27{C} Truth reaches the core of the army. This results in the "Numb-Throat" resin density. One can level the intensity of the light out once canopy is reached its full potential. ​Chapter 5: The 21°C Hue Trigger ​The final movement. 14 days before harvest, drop the vault temperature to 21°C. ​The Logic: This triggers the Anthocyanin Overclock. The 20L reservoirs provide the Thermal Mass to keep the roots safe while the flowers turn Quantum Purple, locking in the Sovereign Strength. ​The "Glove Firewall" Final Shutdown ​The Architect has spoken. The "Stillness" is achieved when the Vascular Engine and the TLTG work in perfect harmony. Follow the code, delete the static, and claim the 24oz Target. - "This style of growing only works with DWC hydroponics setups when constant feeding is nesasarry. Or natural light outdoors. I could be wrong. Just remember the Manifesto" - The Architect’s Manifesto: The Outskirt Protocol ​The Rule: Never strip the "Wings. ​The Logic: Defoliation is for the Internal Defrag (clearing the center). The outskirts are for Power Generation. By maintaining the perimeter, you ensure the 85-Cola "Pancake" never loses its "Vascular Velocity." ​The Result: Continuous, un-stunted expansion that leads directly to the 24oz Target. Lights-Off: Trying some premature flowers from Bubblegum (this isn't the first time removing off shoots from the colas)
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Buenas noches familia, aquí ando fumando un plajo, actualizando esta farm cheese que no veáis cómo empieza a oler, bastante sana, acepta muy bien la alimentación , un fallo podría ser que me pidieron agua y hasta el día siguiente nanai, pero nada serio. Ph controlado en 6.2 la temperatura no sube nunca de 26 grados con el led de mars hydro y la humedad se mantiene por debajo de 50%. Todo va muy bien. Poco más que decir estoy deseando que pasen las semanas para cosechar, buenos humos fumetillas.
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Hoy comenzamos con el primer riego de C21Nutrients Flores Parte A + Parte B, estamos felices con este proceso 🤩👽.
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Ein paar Blätter abgezwickt, die die falschen Stellen beschattet haben. Ansonsten nur gegossen und Erdhaken neu ausgerichtet. 22.11. Die Stigmen werden jetzt immer mehr.
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Hello Diary, It's the end of the first week of vegetation on my little farm. I'm a little late in updating the diary, but I'll try to change that in the future. After the plants got 4 leaves, including Purple Lemonade, the vegetation phase officially begins. For Purple Lemonade, it's 9 days since I planted the seed in the ground, or 5 days since the plant sprouted. As you can see from the photos, Purple Lemonade has been making great progress since day one. You can see a drastic difference every day, I put photos on the 1st day of vegetation and the 7th day of vegetation and the difference is obvious in those seven days. Purple Lemonade - Day 1. - 3 cm Purple Lemonade - Day 7. - 6 cm Conditions on the farm are not ideal. The summer heat is still unbearable, affecting the temperature in the apartment. When I add Migro Aray 4 to that, the temperature sometimes reaches 32 degrees. I don't see for now that it has a bad effect on the plants, but I would like it if the temperature were lower. The lights are now set at 35 cm from the plants and are dimmed at 40% of their power. Watering is every three days. I prepare about 4 liters of water, add 1 ml/L Calcium and Magnesium supplement and this week I started adding Bio Grow Fertilizer, a new product from RQS. After all, I lower the pH to 6.0. and with that amount I water all three plants on the farm. Here's a quick recap of the week. 25/07/2024 - Day 1. The official start of the vegetation. After photographing the plants, I watered them. I still put the seed booster in there, also a new product from the RQS organic fertilizer collection. 28/07/2024 - Day 4. Watering. I prepared 4 liters of water again, added Calcium and magnesium supplement, Bio Grow Fertilizer and finally lowered the pH. with Lemon Kick. 31/07/2024 - Day 7. End of the first week of vegetation. Taking photos and after that I watered all three plants on the farm. Purple Lemonade - Day 7. - 6 cm. That's all from me for this week, thank you all for your well wishes. See you soon.
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Just coming to the end of week 2 of flower will be upping the feed in this week ✌️☘️👽👩‍🚀
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The White Truffle is a bit cheeky but we are sure to get great results. Remember that we are growing 1 Plant worked with the techniques and one left to grow without cutting techniques to preserve its speed. In this diary we find the plant that is growing straight, there was a small hitch and we had to start again after having badly broken a brunch during the main lining. We did topping on the other one and transformed it into main lining and put this one back. Comparison is the salt of experience so the plant in the other diary will be worked very differently go and see it to compare them. We have started the Plagron fertilization program, we are in 100% organic configuration, the soil is recycled Promix + 1/3 fresh soil + 10% Perlite + RQS Mycorrhiza Mix (4 g in the mix, 1 g under the small fiber pot). We are administering // 1 ml/l Power Roots - 1 ml/l Pure Zym - 1 ml/l Sugar Royal - 2 ml/l Alga Grow We sprayed Vita Race Foliare 3 ml/l. https://plagron.com/en The doubts about the compatibility between Pure Zym and mycorrhizae have been dispelled, they can get along according to Plagron experts. If someone tells you that enzymes eat mycorrhizae, which in principle may seem possible, explain to them that it is not true. https://www.royalqueenseeds.it/growing/452-easy-roots-mix-di-micorrhize.html Give this strain a try, it is an autumnal delicacy ---- // https://www.zamnesia.io/en/11184-zamnesia-seeds-white-truffle.html Brief description of Zamnesia // Enhance your cannabis grows with the latest US genetics. The result of crossing GG with Peanut Butter Breath, White Truffle boasts a first-rate lineage, taking the best of some of America's finest cultivars. And as you'd expect, she has a lot to offer: a high THC content, irresistible flavors and a relaxing, carefree high. Oh, and let's not forget that she's incredibly easy to grow too! Buy your seeds today and enjoy easy harvests of delicious, USA-made bud. The whole world of growing and more can be found at Zamnesia, just take a look around the site and you'll find "the best that nature has to offer" in all shapes and colours. And as you'd expect, she has a lot to offer: a high THC content, irresistible flavors and a relaxing, carefree high. Oh, and let's not forget that she's incredibly easy to grow too! Buy your seeds today and enjoy easy harvests of delicious, USA-made bud. You can find the whole world of growing on Zamnesia and more, just check out the site and you will find "all the best that nature has to offer" in various shapes and colours. The new strains are fantastic and the old ones are no exception... p.s. no hermaphrodites so far, can you growers say the same? You can find the entire world of growing on Zamnesia and more, just take a look at the site and you will find "all the best that nature has to offer" in various shapes and colors. The new strains are great and the old ones are no exception... p.s. no Hermaphrodites yet, growers, can you say the same? --- // www.zamnesia.com
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Ya mirando tricomas diariamientee..en la dulce espera
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Week 3 starting off strong No nuts just yet still letting the Nector of the gods and FF soil just be my main base for nuts. Also I add some cal mag and PH balance the water. I will probably start adding some noots toward the end of the week when I start seeing some more growth. For right now I'm thinking I might let them veg for about 6 weeks depending on the growth in the upcoming two weeks. Hope you all are having a safe and fund grown. Make sure you hit the follow button
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Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen!)))😎 Our little killer moved into a 5 liter cool personalized pot of a "Cannapedia Pro Growers Cup" participant !!! I really liked these small cool and bright pots!)) I hope Peinkiller will like it)) especially if you take into account the fact that the peat soil in which she was transplanted was enriched with "BioGrow" from "GreenhouseFeeding"!!! I am using this fertilizer for the first time and I am very interested in how it will be in further its growth and development will advance ..) we will see everything together))👌
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Die AK-47 entwickelt sich prächtig und zeigt ein sehr kräftiges Wurzelwachstum sowie sattes Grün. Die Runtz x Layer Cake ist etwas später dran; ihre Wurzeln fangen jetzt erst richtig an zu greifen, weshalb sie obenrum noch etwas hell/gelblich wirkt. Da beide im selben DWC-System stehen, wird die Nährstofflösung nun präzise angepasst. 💧 Wasserwerte & Setup • System: DWC mit voller Hesi-Serie (TNT, Wurzelkomplex, SuperVit). • Werte: pH 5,8 | EC 0,97 (sinkend) | Wasser-Temp: 19,9°C. • Besonderheit: Der ORP-Wert von 317 mV bestätigt eine saubere, sauerstoffreiche Wurzelumgebung. Maßnahmen • Nährstoff-Management: Da der EC-Wert sinkt, fressen die Pflanzen gut. Ich hebe den Ziel-EC leicht auf 1,1 an, um den Hunger der AK-47 zu stillen und der Runtz mehr Reserven zu bieten. • Support: Die Runtz erhält eine leichte Blattdüngung (Hesi TNT + Wurzelkomplex), um die Nährstoffaufnahme zu unterstützen, bis ihr Wurzelsystem voll etabliert ist. • Handling: Beim Wasserwechsel wurden die Wurzeln kurzzeitig geschützt im Eimer gelagert – alles lief reibungslos. Fazit: Die AK-47 gibt das Tempo vor, die Runtz zieht jetzt langsam nach. Die Bedingungen sind mit pH 5,8 und kühlem Wasser ideal.
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Well, it was bag seed, lol. I didnt know it was an auto until like week 10. I'm still learning, lol. Overall it was pretty easy. I basically did everything everyone online said not to do, lol. Turned out average so for me alot of myths surrounding autos were put to bed! I'll never do autos again though, to be honest...not worth the effort! I have an indica from bag seed left with a clone of it. Getting that done so my next batch can get in: Bruce Banner, Skywalker OG, and Black Widow!!!
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MB is amazing strain from exotic genetix ,great teast and aroma and very powerful (absolutely greasy) Heavy yield and bery strong genetics
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😍 Beauty. Empty water with NPK raw enzymes, amino and humic/fulvic. Checking the EC of the pot, ranges vary but overall sitting around d 1.2-1.6ms/cm. I can notice tips on one, ever so slightly yellow, hints that ec is on the line. See how long she can go with just water. So far, so good. They are at that size when the growth snowball really starts to pick up. Upped ppfd, first sign of flower showing on 1 plant. Applied a fair bit of IR, which has stretched the stems; they know if they want to reach the high ppfd they need for flower, then they need to stretch accordingly. All you can eat buffet made to order. Plant perception allows plants to sense the direction, intensity, quality, and duration of light, using this information to direct growth, optimize photosynthesis, and adjust development. This ability to "see" light and respond accordingly is a fundamental survival mechanism. The interaction between microorganisms and the plant rhizosphere creates an active environment that directly contributes to soil electrical conductivity (EC), facilitating nutrient availability and, consequently, enabling better plant growth. A healthy, microbially active rhizosphere acts as a living, conductive bridge that converts locked-up resources into bioavailable, charged particles (ions) that the plant can directly use to grow. Microbes break down organic matter and minerals, releasing ions (N, P, K, etc.) slowly and in alignment with plant needs. Unlike synthetic fertilizers that dump a high concentration of salts at once (causing instant, great EC osmotic shock), microbial processes provide a steadier stream of nutrients. Beneficial microbes produce osmolytes, antioxidants, and signaling molecules (like auxins and ACC deaminase) that help plants manage drought, salt, and temperature stress. Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) create hydrated biofilms around roots, maintaining a more stable water environment. If an excessive amount of soluble nutrients or salts is added (e.g., heavy compost, manure, or excessive mineral amendments), the total dissolved solids can still exceed the plant's tolerance threshold. Intense evaporation, drought, or extreme heat can concentrate salts in the soil solution regardless of how active the microbes are. (Balance). The ability of microbes to buffer the soil is finite. If the input exceeds the biological processing speed, osmotic stress can occur. This is where high CEC comes in useful. Because of this active exchange, the plant creates a localized chemistry that favors what it needs: If the plant needs calcium, it increases exudates that favor calcium solubilization and exchange. The plant can alter the pH immediately around the roots to make specific nutrients more available while locking up others. It doesn't need. The high CEC acts as a buffer against over-fertilization or pH swings. Instead of nutrient antagonism (where too much of one thing blocks another), the microbial activity helps balance nutrient availability. In a high-CEC organic system, the plant acts as a manager, utilizing microbes and root chemistry to pull exactly what it needs from the "bank" of soil nutrients. Nature knows best. I let her feed herself now. If a leaf is photosynthesizing, it makes ATP (via light reactions) and sugars. If a root is respiring, it burns sugars to make ATP for itself. They do not share a common, transferable "pool." While you don't get a "bigger ATP pool" by adding root ATP to leaf ATP, growing organically allows for better energy allocation. In organic systems, mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria break down nutrients. This requires less direct energy expenditure from the plant to seek out raw minerals compared to hydroponics/synthetic, where the plant might have to push harder roots to find uptake points. Healthy, microbe-rich roots need less energy for defense and can focus on absorption. Plants send sugars (made in leaves) down to roots to feed microbes, which in turn bring back nutrients/salt ions to create a EC of 0.5ms/cm. This symbiotic loop means the plant spends less energy on acquiring nutrients, leaving more energy available for building biomass. Leaves make Glucose (Sugar) via Photosynthesis. Sugars travel to the roots. Roots use that sugar to fuel respiration to gain nutrients. Nutrients travel back up to fuel more Leaf growth. Organic growing doesn't create a larger combined ATP pool; it creates more efficient energy usage and resource allocation. Because the plant isn't wasting energy fighting for nutrients or managing osmotic stress from synthetic salts, it has more metabolic energy left over to put into growth. High Transpiration Rate. Stronger Mass Flow. More water/nutrients to roots. Increased uptake. It is a "pull" system that acts as the primary conveyor belt for plant nutrition.
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J'ai lancé la floraison le 24 avril !! J'espère que mes plantes vont faire de belles fleurs 🌱🌴
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Apologies that this took me so long to update! This harvest was probably my second favorite, after my Choc Mint OG. Even tho the yeild was low due to only having 1 plant after a season on downs.
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been a great week for cookies shes turning into a nice Bush did some more defoliation and lst removed some lower nodes tried opening her up as much as possible will be dropping silicon and adding buddy next week thanks for reading happy growing guys
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Transplanted into the 3 gallon medical buckets from thebucketcompany. Everything still going smoothly. Plants are happy under the gavita at 40% power and 50 inches above the top of the plants.
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De lo mejor que e podido plantar