🌱 Skywalker OG — Week 9 From Seed
(≈ Week 5 Flower | 12/12 From Seed — No Veg Run)
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🔄 Quick Recap — What’s Happening (and What’s Not)
This run continues under a 12/12 from seed schedule, no traditional vegetative phase.
That means:
• Structure and flowering developed at the same time
• Stretch and bud formation are overlapping
• “Week 5 Flower” is based on plant expression (pistils & stacking), not a flip
👉 Environment, feeding, and routine remain unchanged this week
Sometimes the best move is to not interfere when things are working
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🌿 General Plant Development
The room is alive right now.
• Plants are reaching around ~1.30m
• Strong vertical growth is still present
• Bud sites are forming across the entire structure
One plant clearly separated itself:
👉 “The Other Skywalker OG” (Big Mama)
• Too large to move out of the tent anymore
• Dense, bushy structure
• Strong lateral expansion
• Now officially tracked separately for clarity
The rest of the plants were taken to the studio and observed in detail — and they responded beautifully.
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👃 Aroma Development
This week marked a shift.
The smell is becoming:
• Stronger
• Deeper
• More present in the room
👉 This is completely natural for this stage
We are entering the phase where:
• Terpene production begins ramping up
• Flower sites are becoming metabolically active
Nothing to correct here — only to observe and respect
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🔬 Macro Observations — The “Skin” of the Plant
This week, we go deeper.
Not just how the plant looks… but what the plant is made of
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🌸 Pistils (White Hairs)
What we see:
• Fresh, bright white pistils emerging in clusters
• Increasing density at bud sites
What it is:
• Female reproductive structures
• Designed to catch pollen
What it means:
• The plant is actively building flowers
• We are firmly in early–mid flower transition
What it is not:
• Not bud mass yet
• Not potency indicator
👉 Think of them as signals of intention, not results
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✨ Trichomes — The First Signs
Under macro:
• Early gland formation is visible
• Still very subtle at this stage
What it is:
• Resin glands (future cannabinoid + terpene factories)
What it means:
• The plant is preparing its chemical defense system
What it is not:
• Not mature resin
• Not peak expression yet
👉 We are at the beginning of the story, not the climax
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🌿 Stems & Branch “Skin”
This is where it gets interesting.
Under macro you captured:
• Texture variations
• Small markings and striping
• Surface irregularities
What it is:
• Natural structural development
• Vascular expansion (xylem & phloem activity)
• Mechanical strengthening as plant grows
What it means:
• The plant is reinforcing itself to support future weight
What it is not:
• Not disease
• Not damage (unless soft, spreading, or discolored — which is not the case here)
👉 This is the plant building its skeleton
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? Nodes & Growth Points
Close-ups show:
• Tight node spacing in some areas
• Strong branching symmetry
• Active growth tips
What it means:
• Good light distribution
• Balanced hormonal response
👉 The plant is still deciding where to invest energy
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? Soil & Perlite Life
Macro of the medium shows:
• Perlite structure intact
• Surface life and texture
• Stable environment
What it means:
• Oxygenation is present
• Root zone likely healthy
👉 What happens below is always reflected above —
and right now, above looks great
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🌱 Overall Plant Behavior This Week
• Stretch is still active but slowing gradually
• Bud sites are multiplying and organizing
• Structure is now clearly defined
• No major stress signals observed
This is a transition week:
👉 From growth → into true flower production
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🔮 What to Expect Next (Week 6 Flower)
Going forward:
• Stretch will slow down significantly
• Plants will redirect energy into:
• Bud stacking
• Resin production
• Pistils will multiply rapidly
• Aromas will intensify further
👉 This is where the plant stops building itself…
and starts building the flower
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🙏 Closing Words
To everyone here:
• Followers and non-followers
• Supporters and critics
• New growers and OGs
• Silent watchers and active voices
• Sponsors, platforms, and communities
👉 If you’re here, you are part of this journey
Energy doesn’t ask for permission — it just flows
So truly…
thank you all
From grower to growers 🌱
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🙏 Thank you for your patience and continued support.
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Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow
If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links:
🔆 Lighting & Environmental Control
• Future of Grow — Advanced LED lighting technology
https://www.futureofgrow.com/
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• Lumiflora — Under-canopy LED lighting
https://lumiflorade.com/
• TrollMaster — Environmental controllers and automation gear (past collaboration)
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Genetics
• Zamnesia Seeds — Genetics used in this project
https://www.zamnesia.com/
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🌱 Soil, Substrates, Boosters & Root Support
• Plagron — Substrates, bio mixes, and supportive products
https://plagron.com/en/
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🎒 Storage, Curing & Preservation
• Grove Bags — Curing and storage solutions
https://grovebags.com/
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📸 Photography Equipment & Tools
(Not sponsors, but part of my creative toolkit)
• Sony A6700
• Sony full-frame macro lens + few more
• Stacking photography workflow - learning
• iPhone (for behind-the-scenes shots)
We’ve got much more coming as we move through the grow cycles. 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.
I’ve also started experimenting with photo stacking — a technique where multiple images, each taken at a slightly different focus point, are layered together to create one perfectly sharp image from front to back.
It’s not digital enhancement or AI; it’s pure photography — a way to reveal the plant’s beauty in microscopic depth, from trichome to petal.
You’ll even see a few shots of "ghost me" capturing the shots — camera, lens, setup — because every grow deserves not just to be cultivated, but documented like art.
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