Hello growers, Welcome back for vegetative week 14 of the Pineapple Upside Down from Humboldt. This week was clearly a difficult one. The plant is still growing, but something was off. The overall development slowed down, and the lack of vigor became more noticeable compared to previous weeks. After checking all the usual parameters, the issue finally became clear. The reservoir pH was perfectly stable, sitting in the correct range around 5.7–5.9. However, the real problem was happening in the tray. The nutrient solution was sitting there for too long, and the pH was drifting significantly, reaching around 6.8. This caused the coco substrate to buffer at the wrong pH level, leading to a partial nutrient lockout. Since the plant wasn’t drinking enough, the solution had time to degrade and shift, which is one of the limitations of the Autopot system when the plant is not actively feeding. To correct the situation, I decided to fully reset the system. A complete flush was performed using FlashClean from Terra Aquatica, with a very low EC and a pH adjusted to around 5.5. The goal was to clean the substrate and remove any accumulated imbalance. After the flush, the system was left to drain and stabilize over the weekend. I then restarted feeding manually with a much more controlled approach. Instead of letting the tray stay filled, I used small amounts of nutrient solution at pH 5.7 and EC 1.7, allowing the coco to absorb it before removing any remaining liquid to avoid stagnation. The objective is to progressively bring the substrate back into the correct pH range and restore proper nutrient uptake. This method will be maintained throughout the week to observe how the plant reacts. If the plant shows a strong recovery and regains vigor, the Autopot system will be reactivated. Otherwise, manual control will remain in place. I also performed a light defoliation and cleanup, removing lower growth and excess foliage to improve airflow and light penetration. At this stage, the situation is under control, but the outcome will depend on how the plant responds over the next few days. The next update will be important to confirm whether this recovery strategy was effective. Alright growers, take care and see you next week.

Puffing finished on tops.. popcorn catching up. Hairs turning all brown on tops. Starting to get a little amber now. Had planned on 70 days to chop, but we shall see.. fuc8ng mites too btw...

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Hallo und herzlich Willkommen zu einem etwas anderen Gropwbericht. Die Blueberry Zkittlez Automatic von Sensi Seeds (der Strain heißt jetzt Blueberry Candiez Automatic) hatte ich letztes Jahr bereits angebaut und war vom Geschmack total begeistert. Deshalb baue ich den jetzt wieder an und dazu die Blueberry Automatic von Zamnesia Seeds, die schon einige Zeit in meiner Samenbank liegt. Mal sehen, wie sich die Pflanzen unterscheiden. Die URL der Blueberry Automatic von Zamnesia Seeds: https://www.zamnesia.com/de/3323-zamnesia-seeds-blueberry-automatic-feminisiert.html Die URL der Blueberry Zkittlez Automatic von Sensi Seeds: https://sensiseeds.com/de/research/blueberry-candiez-automatic Beide Strains erhalten die gleichen Bedingungen. Beide stehen in einem 9 Liter doppellagigen Stofftopf von ROOTIES (ChillWelten war der Vorgänger der Firma, heute heissen alle ROOTIES), beide haben die Sonnenerde Bio Hanferde und bekommen und später gibt's noch eine Mulchschicht mit Sonnenerde Bio Faser. Beide haben am Anfang eine Bioledex mit 10W im gleichen Abstand. Tag 60: Die Blueberry Automatic von Zamnesia Seeds hat wie alle anderen SF-Nematoden, Florfliegenlarven, Raubmilben Amblyseius cucumeris und californicus bekommen. Tag 62: Die Blueberry Auto hat bereits vollkommen reife Blüten, keine hellen Fäden mehr zu sehen. Dagegen sind bei der Blueberry Zkittlez die meisten Blütenfäden noch weis. Schau mal wieder rein, wenn es dir gefallen hat. Schönes Wochenende und bleibt friedlich und humorvoll. ✋😎

Going good 👍🏾

Day 44 - The pot this morning was light as a feather so gave her a gallon of water and nutes today. Overall, she still stretching quite a bit each day. Other than that, just tucked some leaves again and letting her go. Day 45 - All is looking good and still no real issues going on. I did remove a few lower fan leaves that were dead but other than that, just put her back in the tent and tucked the leaves again. No need for water yet, will be another couple of days. Day 46 - All still looking good with her. She’s still stretching about 1/2” everyday so should be decent sized by the time stretching stops. She’ll need some water tomorrow or Sunday. Day 47 - Gave her a gallon of water and nutes today and I’m gonna see how long it takes for her to drink it up. I might have to up the intake to a gallon and a half depending. Other than that, I removed a couple big fan leaves in the way and placed her back in the tent for the evening. Day 48 - All looking good but not really budding up yet like the Cherry Cookies. All in all it looks like this will be a pretty long grow compared to all my others. According to Wicked Pissah’s website, this one should be ready in 75-100 day so I’m thinking it’ll be a full 120ish days till this girls ready. Day 49 - The end of week 7 and this girl is just exploding with growth still. I really want to heavily defoliate her but don’t want to take the chance of messing her up. Just gonna let her go and continue to tuck all the leaves as best I can.

This is a flush week, next week we shall be introducing EHG Ripener for the very first time in our grows,does it work? Does it not? We'll find out soon enough boys and girls.

Smooothhh

📆 Semana 4 El estiramiento llega prácticamente a su fin y las plantas centran ya la mayor parte de su energía en la formación de flores. La estructura queda completamente definida, con una canopia uniforme que aprovecha al máximo la intensidad lumínica y favorece un desarrollo homogéneo de todos los sitios florales. Los cogollos comienzan a ganar volumen de forma visible, aumentando la producción de pistilos y el desarrollo de tricomas. La demanda de fósforo y potasio se incrementa progresivamente, mientras que el calcio y el magnesio siguen siendo fundamentales para sostener el intenso metabolismo y evitar carencias en las plantas de mayor vigor. ⚡ EC: 1.7–1.8 💧 pH: 6.2–6.5 🌡️ Temp: 21°C 🌫️ Humedad: 45–50% 💡 Intensidad: 950–1050 PPFD 🔥 Nota de cultivo: La cuarta semana marca el inicio de la fase de engorde. Mantener un clima estable, una nutrición equilibrada y una iluminación uniforme permitirá que los cogollos comiencen a ganar densidad sin generar estrés, sentando las bases para una floración de máxima calidad. ¡Seguimos creciendo fuerte! 💪

Day 98, 40 days of flower, Plants are progressing well from all the abuse I've put them threw. Not sure when to chop plant B. Keeping an eye on the tricomes. Day 99, 41 days of flower, Watered with 3 liters per plant of plain distilled water. Day 100, picked some dead leaves off like I do everyday now, just keeping an eye on plant B's trichomes since it's hairs are showing the most age. Plant A's hairs are all orange now, while plant C and D are still white. Looks like we will have a staggered harvest. Not sure when to harvest though. Day 101, 43 days of flower(start of week 7 of flower) - Picked more dead leaves off, Plant A- has the biggest bugs, all orange hairs, but the smallest stalk. Plant B- has a few new white hairs but is still aging. Plant C- has small frost buds, and alot of white hairs. Plant D- has medium sized buds with plents of frost, has lots of white hairs. Day 102, 44 days of flower- Watered with 3 liters of plain distilled water. Picked more dead leaves off of course to maintain a clean canopy and reduce options for bugs. Day 104, day 46 of flower- Plant B has some amber trichomes, so I might chop it today or tomorrow. Took alot of photos of plant B since it's my first harvest.

Love love this strain!! Humboldt Seed Org is my top breeder choice right now. Keeping those California genetics alive and clean!

Weekly Update on the Runtz 🌱 Hey everyone! Just wanted to share how the Runtz is coming along. She's thriving under the care of the Plagron nutrients 🌿, reacting beautifully to every feed. Since my last update, she’s sprouted several new nodes and is showing incredible growth! https://plagron.com/en/tools/grow-schedule-calculator She’s definitely growing like a sativa 🌳, with those long, stretchy branches. To manage that, I’m planning to enforce some solid training techniques to keep her short and wide, just the way I like it 💪✨. I’m loving the whole experience so far, it’s been such a rewarding journey 💚. I’ve attached plenty of pictures for you all to check out 📸. Please drop a like, leave a comment, and share any feedback or tips you’ve got! 🌟🙌

ppm in coco to hi ppm 195-400 big long one 519ppm

Through week 8 she fattening up while swirling well daily. Smells is greatly intensifies each day especially when lights on and she start spreads aroma The profile is as Fastbuds described in the strain name but my juice mix🥤( terp profile ) just by now is like a bit more strong on a sweet like grape candy and then the sourly lime after. Just smelling it makes me craving already.😮‍💨👌

Plant is showing some trouble, didn't knew yet what it was (typing this while in week 6). Values are average of the day. DATE - EC(us/cm) 20250409 1586 20250410 1519 20250411 1537 20250412 1559 20250413 1540 20250414 1458 20250415 1492 DATE - PH 20250409 6.00 20250410 6.13 20250411 6.14 20250412 6.14 20250413 6.00 20250414 5.65 20250415 5.67 DATE - ORP (mV) 20250409 -19 20250410 -16 20250411 -22 20250412 -31 20250413 -39 20250414 -42 20250415 -45 DATE - °C - RH% (Tent Temp/RH) 20250409 26.0 49 20250410 25.4 50 20250411 24.7 55 20250412 25.2 51 20250413 24.6 52 20250414 23.5 49 20250415 23.4 54 DATE - °C (Reservoir) 20250409 22.0 20250410 21.5 20250411 21.4 20250412 21.4 20250413 20.7 20250414 19.8 20250415 20.2 DATE - CF 20250409 15.86 20250410 15.19 20250411 15.37 20250412 15.59 20250413 15.40 20250414 14.58 20250415 14.92

Ordered a scale the other day so should have some more numbers tomorrow! Not going to sample anything until I get the scale, then I'll update with some more details.

Muy contento con estas geneticas de fastbuds apunto de cortar, lo proximo que vereis es cuando las corte

Septima semana de floracion, se ha formado una preciosa cola la cual se esta llenando de blanca resina, espero ansioso a que engorde del todo para proceder al lavado de raiz. 📅 Dia 43: Riego con nutrientes EC 1100 EC escurrida 1650. Perfect. 📅 Dia 44: Descanso 📅 Dia 45: Riego con nutrientes EC 1100 EC escurrida 1550 📅 Dia 46: Riego con nutrientes EC 1300 EC escurrida 1650, se nota como empieza a engordar el cogollo. 📅 Dia 47: Riego con nutrientes EC 1300 EC escurrida 1650 📅 Dia 48: Descanso, comienza a comer mas lento, se aproxima el lavado de raices 📅 Dia 49: