🌱 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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Week 3. This is where the fun begins. The smell is amazing. The stretch is crazy and the stems are stiff like bamboo. There's no loss in terps. They're actually getting a lot stronger!!

Start of week 3. Still no nutes. Might top this week. Day 18- Topped. Day 19. Won’t post until the new week.

No changes hav starters to feed with more water and they seem to be loving it tge revegged clones n triple g has went crazy with fresh growth Im going to try get a ten week veg period but am no sure how long or wen a started av. it checked a sm to stoned yo notice or remember lol ma diary’ will be updated rite before the flip

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hi to all weed masters.yes, friends .... happy flowering! now that my girls are going through the pre-flowering period, we will change the fertilization program by replacing TNT with Bloom Complex which contains the right mix of nutrients and vital elements that stimulate and promote flowering my Dutch thoroughbred is trotting like there's no tomorrow :) its structure is bushy and its leaves have a beautiful color! stay tuned for other updates best regards

The plants are exploding in growth. Especially the gorilla cookies. I need to start doing a better job of watering my girls. I means its hard having to mix up all these nutrients at one time so I water my plants 2 at a time. I water 2 one day then the other 2 the next day. Im trying this method out cause it makes watering not so intense during dlower.

July 22 - Temp(High/Low) 30/20 Rain(mm) 0.0 July 23 - Temp(High/Low) 31/20 Rain(mm) 0.0 July 24 - Temp(High/Low) 29/21 Rain(mm) 6.0 July 25 - Temp(High/Low) 26/17 Rain(mm) 0.0 July 26 - Temp(High/Low) 25/16 Rain(mm) 0.0 July 27 - Temp(High/Low) 27/17 Rain(mm) 0.0 July 28 - Temp(High/Low) 29/18 Rain(mm) 0.0 Good week. Had a little shower in the 24th and she is just starting to dry out.

She's looking super healthy and and strong can't wait to see this beautiful strain in full flowering stage, I'm feeling a very good stretch,shed definitely a big girl,she's eating very well, no deficientes or nutrients burn so far. Let's see how this wonderful organic lady performs. On August 9th I start to see the change from vegetative stage to flowering stage,she looks super healthy and strong,I missed some watering a few days ago,however she is perfectly fine and happy,she's a dream to grow.

👉Alrighty Then👈 We are back this week and they are killing it 👏 😎 🙏 zero issues 😀 sort of ..... So they have kinda got away from me this week , been doing some major Low Stress Training 😳 Broke a few branches ...... I'm still playing catch up with 2 not shown , but should be flipping soon .... I also need to top the Black Domina and Sleepy Joe OG in the next few days 👏 I've now started to implement my nutrients plan ..... 👈 So I will be showcasing just 3 this round even thoe I am growing 7 plants 😳 👉Black Domina From Weedseedsexpress 👍 👉Permanent Marker From Weedseedsexpress 👍 👉Sleepy Joe OG From Weedseedsexpress 👍 The other 2 are repeats cause they are pure fire 👈 You can view these 2 in the 👉Summer Classic Diary 💪 Had issues with the Banana Biscotti germination, so it's way behind and also the extra seed I popped 👉Purple Oreoz From Seedsman 👍 👉Persian Pie From Greenhouseseeds 👍 👉Banana Biscotti From Seedsman 👍 👉Gorilla Cookies From FastBuds Soil by Promix Nutrients by Cronks Lights by MarsHydro & Vivosun Well this should be fun 🙃 Thanks to all my growmies out there for stopping by its much appreciated 👈 👉Happy Growing👈

Week 9, Day 63, Day 19 of Flower. Once again all is going well, she is doing nicely, but smaller compared to the Purple Kush and Northern Lights. After this coming week 4 of Flower I am going to switch to only KoolBloom 2-45-28 for 2 to 3 weeks at a 1/4 tsp/gallon. Any suggestions or comments?

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The 24th of July a heatwave started reaching 40c°, i needed to move the plant together with the cherry cola (other diary) to my balcony as if not it would have killed the plant 25 of July we gave some bio enhancer and synergy mycorrhizae 26 of july nothing 27 of July water 28 of july nothing 29 y 30 of july i will add some more pictures and lets hope we can put back again the plant to its original location 😃

Great week for the Peyote Cookies, faded out beautifully. She stacked up size right until the end. Smells super dank, and her buds are rock hard. Loads of purple in this pheno. Very high calyx to leaf ratio which is what I like to see. Definitely bringing her back into the garden again. Her flush was done for about 20 Days. She’s now down drying.

Das dritte und finale Topping sowie das letzte in-Form-bringen hat stattgefunden und die Gute ist in der letzten Phase vor der Umstellung auf 12/12. Ich habe nun endgültig alles so geschnitten und gebogen, um eine gute Grundlage für den bevorstehenden Stretch zu bieten. Die letzten Tage zum erholen, bevor sie dann kräftig in die Höhe schießen kann...

Hola a todos!. Las imágenes corresponden al periodo 28/08 al 03/09. Esta semana he regado con agua 400ml ph 6.3 Y le agregue un poco de top crop (top veg) 100ml solamente. La empecé a doblar en las ramas principales veremos que pasa.

As week 8 started, buds are gaining size. Plant is drinking lots of water. About. 3/4 a gallon a day to day 1/2. Added a second light to setup now. Hoping to help the flowering buds with extra light. Relocated my fan to help circulate air flow around more of the taper colas. Should have a around 3 week a left til harvest. Can’t wait to see how this first grow turns out and what to learn from it overall at the end.

Another week down, and we had some interesting weather. Big thunderstorms, lots of rain and hail. But the ladies were safe outside in my greenhouse. This gal is still growing fantastically and added some bat guano and bio-fish for all the essential love. All good things. Still have months and months of growth left but looking great.

Harvesting Week!