Week 4 of Flower 🌸. Cut down on the nutrients I’m giving my plant .

8th week! "We don't reccomend topping an autoflowering strain" they said.

Die Seven Freeze erinnert mich ein bißchen an die Frisian Dew, die ich vor drei Jahren angebaut habe. Sehr stark in der Struktur und schnell wachsend. Ich habe mir den unteren Strunk der Frisian Dew (ohne Wurzel) von damals aufgehoben, sie war meine stärkste Cannabispflanze bisher. Mal sehen wie weit es die Seven Freeze bringt. Eine sehr stürmische, regnerische Woche, kein Problem für die Seven Freeze, auch ohne Stütze. Sie hat ähnlich große Blätter wie meine Blueberry, wenn m´nicht sogar größer, ist aber etws offener und lichter in der Srruktur. Vielen Dank für euren Besuch.

I put a net in to try to get a more even canopy and utilise the space of the tent. It didnt really work too well though. I ended up only leaving it in for periods as i found it really annoying to water and manage devices in the tent with the net in.

She’s looking strong this week. I can tell her buds are starting to fatten and she looks like she’ll be taking her time to finish. Also stoked about the new beans!

Als die Jiffys durchgewurzelt waren habe ich sie in 1.2L töpfe umgetopft. Gieße sie alle 2 Tage mit 180ml. Nur wasser da ich BioBizz AllMix Erde habe.

Blueberry Muffin – Pheno B Week 6 | Nature Keeps Her Own Calendar Growing multiple phenotypes from the same seed pack is one of the greatest reminders that every plant writes her own story. Even when everything is identical—the same room, the same lighting schedule, the same nutrients, the same environment—each phenotype responds according to its own genetic blueprint. Blueberry Muffin Pheno B continues to prove that point beautifully. While her sister has already settled comfortably into flowering, this lady is still taking her time. She's showing the earliest signs that bloom is approaching, but she hasn't fully committed just yet. And that's perfectly okay. Sometimes the best thing a grower can do is stop trying to rush nature and simply pay attention to what the plant is saying. 🌱 The 12/12 From Seed Adventure If you're joining this diary for the first time, welcome! This entire 8×8 Adventure is being grown using the 12/12 from seed method. From the moment these seeds germinated, they've received twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness every single day. Unlike a traditional photoperiod grow, where the grower decides exactly when flowering begins by changing the light cycle, this approach allows each plant to determine its own timing. That's why these two Blueberry Muffin sisters look so different despite growing side by side. Pheno A embraced flowering weeks ago. Pheno B is still finishing the work she wants to do before making that transition. She's reminding us that genetics don't own a calendar. They simply follow their own rhythm. 🌿 A Compact Bush With Big Potential One thing that immediately stands out this week is just how compact this phenotype has become. She's noticeably shorter than her sister, yet every internode is packed tightly together, producing a dense, healthy canopy filled with future flowering sites. The gentle Low Stress Training continues to work exactly as intended. Rather than forcing dramatic changes, it has gradually opened the plant while encouraging side branches to grow upward and compete for the canopy. Leaf tucking has remained part of the daily routine, helping expose developing shoots without removing unnecessary foliage. With such tight growth, every little adjustment makes a noticeable difference. The result is a beautifully balanced little bush that feels full of potential. 💧 Individual Care for an Individual Plant One advantage of growing each phenotype as its own diary is being able to treat every plant according to its own needs. Unlike several of the other girls in this room, Pheno B is still being hand-watered. She continues receiving her own feeding schedule, allowing me to make adjustments specifically for this phenotype while observing how she develops before eventually joining the rest of the flowering program. Not every plant wants the same meal at the same time. Listening to that difference is part of becoming a better grower. 🍽️ Feeding While many of the flowering plants have already moved to a bloom-focused nutrition schedule, Pheno B continues following a transitional feeding program that supports both vegetative growth and the approaching flowering stretch. This week's feeding consisted of: • Terra Grow – 1.8 ml/L • Terra Bloom – 1.8 ml/L • Pure Zym – 1 ml/L • Sugar Royal – 1 ml/L • Power Roots – 1 ml/L • Power Buds – 1 ml/L The nutrient solution remained stable with an EC of approximately 1.78 mS/cm and a pH adjusted to 6.02, providing everything she needs while allowing her to continue developing at her own pace. For now, there's no reason to rush any changes. Healthy plants tell you when they're ready. 🌡️ Environment Environmental conditions remained very consistent throughout the week. Daytime temperatures averaged around 29°C, with nighttime temperatures close to 25°C. Relative humidity settled around 60%, while atmospheric CO₂ measured approximately 693 ppm. These stable conditions continue providing an ideal environment for steady growth, allowing Pheno B to focus her energy on building structure before fully committing to flower. Consistency is often one of the most overlooked nutrients in any grow room. 📸 This Week Behind the Lens This week's photographs perfectly capture the personality of this phenotype. The side profiles reveal an incredibly stocky plant with thick stems and remarkably tight internodal spacing, while the close-up images begin showing the earliest hints of floral development hiding between vibrant green leaves. She's not stretching dramatically. Instead, she's quietly building a strong, compact framework that could eventually support some beautifully dense flowers. Sometimes the plants that make us wait the longest surprise us the most at harvest. 🔍 Looking Ahead I have a feeling this could be Pheno B's final week of vegetative growth. The first signs are there. She's beginning to hint that flowering is finally approaching, even if she's still taking things more slowly than the rest of the room. Over the coming week I'll continue with gentle leaf tucking, maintain the current feeding program, and simply let her dictate the pace. If she officially enters flower, the diary will naturally follow her into that next chapter. If she chooses to wait another few days... That's perfectly fine too. After all, one of the biggest lessons this project continues to teach is that plants don't grow according to our expectations. They grow according to their genetics. 💚 Thank You A huge thank you to everyone following this 8×8 Adventure and sharing this journey with me. Whether you're here to learn something new, compare growing techniques, ask questions, or simply enjoy watching these different phenotypes develop, I truly appreciate having you along for the ride. Special thanks to: 💚 GrowDiaries for providing a platform where growers from around the world can document every success, challenge, and lesson. ? Zamnesia for these fantastic Blueberry Muffin genetics, which continue to showcase just how diverse two sister plants can become. 🌱 Plagron for supplying the nutrition that supports every stage of this grow, allowing each phenotype to receive exactly what it needs. 💡 Future of Grow LED for delivering the consistent light that powers this entire project from seed to harvest. And finally... Thank you for taking the time to follow this adventure. Every comment, every question, every shared experience, and every bit of encouragement helps make these diaries something far greater than a simple grow log. Growers Love, and I'll see you next week... where we'll discover whether Pheno B finally decides it's time to join her sister in full flower—or reminds us once again that nature always keeps her own calendar. 🌱💚

Abracadabra she is in flower mode

Another week they are looking good . My ak47 just got some mold on the top so I already loose one top but let’s keep forward.my gorilla is showing some nice purple buds..

Side branches are looking really awesome.. one is very heavy already :)

One more week of veg and we will be flipping the lights to 12/12. The blueberry pie is starting to put out a nice smell. I've topped this plant along with a bunch of defoliation. The structure for this plant is perfect. I was thinking about putting up a trellis but I decided not to in the end. It would make it very difficult for me to get to the 2 back plants. I need more room in my basement! Haha we will flip next week and start increasing nutrient solution for flower. Can't wait to see the bud structure on these nts.

No technique at this point just watching her flowers develop. This is going to be my first harvest so I'm super excited. Have a clone of the mother that I will use to produce seeds

TRIPLE G by ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS Week #10 Overall Week #9 Veg This week she's is doing good no issues it's hot outside but she's doing good dealing with the heat she's hasn't shown any signs of other stress. Stay Growing!!

Another good week! I fed them once on Monday. A final shot to boost them for finishing up. I am pretty certain they will finish within 2 weeks.I also watered them on Thursday and today (Sunday). I defoliated both plants earlier this week as well. For one, I needed to open the canopy up to help keep the humidity down but, there were a lot of leaves yellowing and turning brown. I was not feeding them correctly... in the sense that I wasn't watering enough in between feeds. There were excess nutrients built up in the soil and I believe that led to the nutrient burn. Also, this was my first and only feed without the Grow Big due to flushing for week 9. I followed the Fox Farm feed schedule... but, I think I needed to understand my plants better! I also believe I stunted these girls! One is about 24" tall and the other is 21" tall. Both on the very low end of the growth chart. Overall, I am very happy!! So much to experience and learn in such a short window of time! I've thoroughly enjoyed this grow! I look forward to the harvest and experiencing all that is to come! One last thing... Anyone use GrowBuddy and any word on what is going on with the current download? I've followed the drama around taking so long and all that (the new hardware soon to be for sale for 2.0)... but, the website now says the software is available for free and working on Macs and Windows.... So, I downloaded it last night and I cannot activate an account. Everything has a greyed over kind of look... So, I assume they took some part of their servers offline... Anyone know if this is accurate and has anyone else activated a new account recently? Thanks for any insight!! Peace!

Week 4-5

Day 34 this lady is running, I can see flowers getting bigger every day, smell started really really soon this time so I already had to add the Carbon Filter. I’d like to close the cycle in less then 80 days. It would be great First flowering fertilisation Ph 6.2 Ppm 631 Day 37 - 9 of flower 🌸 Started blooming fertilisation, I’m keep Giving all-in one from aptus, i think I lm substitute with super pk and I stop all in one. Ph 6.2 Ppm 731 As I’m growing an solito in a 9.2 lt pots with all mix nutrients I’m slowing down with all in one and just giving base feedings, I ll decide later if I should give super-pk for the next weeks Day 40, tomorrow will be feeding days. Sge’s going really well, resin is already showing up on flowers that are several as and colorfull, smell is already there 🤤 Tomorrow update with feedings parameters. Day 41 feeding day Aptus regulator 0,15ml/1 lt Aptus all in one 1,25ml/1lt Aptus Topbooster 0,3 ml Aptus enzym + 0,5 ml Calmag 0,3 ml /L Ph 6,18 Ppm 756 Let’s see

🌱 Sour Diesel — Week 8 (Flower Week 3) — Strategic Reset Week ⸻ 🔁 Quick Recap — Where We Are • Genetics: Sour Diesel • Timeline: Week 8 from seed • Flowering: Week 3 • Height: ~60–70 cm (compact structure) • Room Temp: 28°C • RH: 65% • Feed EC: 2.9 • pH: 6.5 (kept above 6.0 intentionally) • Lighting: LED • Action this week: Strategic defoliation This plant is not tall — she’s compact, dense, and structurally tight. Which means airflow and internal light penetration become critical early. And that’s exactly why this week mattered. ⸻ 🍃 The Defoliation — Not Aesthetic. Architectural. This was not cosmetic trimming. It was: • Removing large fan leaves blocking interior bud sites • Cleaning inner congestion • Opening airflow channels • Resetting light distribution across the canopy • Helping the entire room environment (not just this plant) The room needed air — this plant was advanced enough to handle stress. That’s key. Week 3 of flower is the transition window: • Stretch is slowing • Bud sites are set • Energy shifts toward stacking At this stage, a strategic defoliation: • Improves transpiration efficiency • Reduces microclimate humidity pockets • Prevents internal leaf-to-leaf condensation • Encourages bud site activation below the top canopy This was structural architecture. Not haircut vanity. ⸻ 🌡️ 28°C in Flower — “Too Hot?” Let’s Go Deep. People panic when they hear 28°C in flower. But here’s where most growers confuse: 🔥 HPS vs LED Heat Behavior Under HPS: • Radiant heat warms leaf surfaces directly • Leaf temperature often equals or exceeds room temp • 28°C air under HPS can mean 30–32°C leaf temp • That pushes VPD dangerously high Under LED: • Less infrared radiation • Leaf surface temp is typically 1–3°C LOWER than room temp • So at 28°C room temp, leaf temp might be 25–26°C And VPD calculations depend on leaf temperature, not air temperature. ⸻ 🌿 What Is Leaf VPD? VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit) measures the difference between: • Moisture inside the leaf • Moisture in the surrounding air But if you calculate VPD using only room temp, you’re missing the real transpiration dynamics. With: • 28°C air • ~25–26°C leaf surface (LED) • 65% RH Leaf VPD sits in a very workable mid-flower zone. Not extreme. Not stress-inducing. Not shutdown territory. We’re driving metabolism, not cooking terpenes. ⸻ 💧 Why 65% RH Isn’t Dangerous Here Context matters: • Good airflow • Opened canopy • Compact but cleaned structure • Early-mid flower (Week 3, not Week 7) At this stage: • Pistils are forming • Bud density is still moderate • Transpiration is active High humidity becomes dangerous when: • Bud mass is dense • Internal airflow is poor • Late flower resin traps moisture We’re not there yet. And we just improved airflow with defoliation. ⸻ ⚡ EC 2.9 — Aggressive but Intentional That EC is strong. But: • Plant is compact, not oversized • Sour Diesel can eat • pH 6.5 keeps availability wide (Ca, Mg, P balance) The key will be: • Watching leaf tips • Monitoring runoff behavior • Watching for clawing or salt stress Right now, if she’s praying and stacking, she’s handling it. ⸻ 🔍 What To Expect Next Week (Flower Week 4) After defoliation: You may see: • Slight pause (24–72 hours) • Increased vertical bud push • Better lower-site activation • More defined pistil clustering • Stronger apical dominance response If recovery is clean: • Buds begin early stacking phase • Internodes tighten • Resin production initiates at bract level If stress appears: • Slight leaf droop • Tip burn acceleration • Reduced upward leaf angle But based on structure and timing — this looks calculated, not reactive. ⸻ 🧠 Why This Week Matters Long-Term This week determines: • Airflow pattern for late flower • Mold resistance later • Bud density uniformity • Final trim efficiency • Light-to-bud conversion efficiency This wasn’t about now. 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Trust me, you won’t want to miss the next steps, let’s push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together! As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Let’s celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together. With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine. 💚 Growers love to all 💚 📸 P.S. – The Eye Behind the Lens All photos in this diary (for now — except for the ones showing the camera, which I took with an iPhone) are taken with a Sony A6700 paired with a Sony full-frame macro lens and a few more. Photography is part of the story — it’s how we share the fine textures, the glow, and the quiet details that words can’t always capture. 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