Last week…. Day 64- it’s looking like fall 🍃🍁 🍂 in the tent Did a stem split and hit her with about 36 hours of light before I chopped. She’s loud, she’s sticky, and beautiful

8/22 Defoliated what needed it.with all the rain I had to remove some yellow leaves. The container plants are affected the most as the wind drys those bags out in like a day. I'll have to check twice a day. Watered a gallon a plant yesterday before going to the hospital, then went back over after and gave everything at least another half gallon. I'm pretty sure everything got their 10%. Yesterday I upped the feeding regimen to 2.5 pints a plant. A little more on the ones that looked like they needed it most. I took some pretty good pictures. I hope that's not septoria on the leaf that I took a picture of in the fire pit. Glad I sprayed that BT. I'll have to keep up with it. I'm also considering an application of plant doctor just in case. I don't SEE anything fungal bur that would suck. Flowers arecexploding in growth. Just got a text from my father telling me how my plants are "budding big time" lol. I have the bamboo I need but there are still a few individual HUGE branches that will soon need more support. Update: Wife felt A LITTLE better so I went to check the girls around 6pm. I found my canary starting to droop. I'm not sure If I gave a full two gallons to everything yesterday. One or two may have only gotten one and a half. I compared the weight with the weight of a 22 gallon bag of dry soil and realized it was definately time to water even though only one plant was drooping they were all dry. It may have been okay to leave it but i've let them dry out far too often already so I made sure EVERY PLANT got it's 10% of water (except containers) and I watered slower. I don't see any negative effects from the B.T. but i'm noticing some older leaves turning yellow on a couple plants as this explosive flowering continues. I"m just going to continue monitoring it. I hope I did the right thing and watered. If it was going to rain tonight I might have held off but they were super light. I also took a video and some pictures but my wife is using my phone to listen to music and calm down so i'll need to upload those pictures and videos tomorrow. I finished my defoliation right before dark. Good night guys. I took a nice 3 minute te video this morning but it won't upload or send to anyone. UPDATE: BAGS HELD THERE WEIGHT!!! YES!! WE'LL GET A TINY BIT OF RAIN IF ANYTHING TONIGHT AND NOTHING TOMMOROW UNTIL THE NIGHT AND RAIN THE NEXT DAY SO ITS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR MY WATERING. ID PREFER TO WATER IN MORNINGS BUT IVE HAD TO KINDA PLAY IT BY EAR. PLANTS LOOK AWESOME. IM SUPER EXCITED. SOME LEAVES ARE DROPPING BUT THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED. IT SEEMS LIKE BUDS DOUBLE IN SIZE ALMOST EVERYDAY!!! 8/23 Noticed damage on a lower branch that looks like earwig damage. I put sluggo plus pellets on the ground between the pallets but I don't think that will help much if they're in the soil. If they are there their aren't many. Or it could be some other pest. It's the very bottom branch that should've been pruned already anyway. Didn't water today as we are supposed to get an inch of rain between tonight and tomorrow. My canary was sagging but it was wet? The soil was definately heavier than the 22gallon bag I use to compare. It just dries out so fast in those bags. I'll check them throughout the day. Oh and I forgot that I only have the 3 10th planet's. I kept referring to another as a "different phenome" so i dug down and found the tag and it was a blueberry cheese. Since the light dep went bad almost half the garden is blueberry cheese. The flowers look much more saliva dominant then the tenth planet or the purple punch. The BIG CHEESE in the 50 in the back had really long saliva looking leaves which is much different than some of her sisters. Anyway things are still doing good. I hope the girls csn make it the day without water. I don't want to water a day before we get an inch of rain. It is sunny and 80 though so I'll play it by ear. UPDATE: STOPPED AT THE GROW AROUND ONE. MY CANARY LOOKED DROOPING. I BROUGHT THE VIDEO AND PICTURES TO MY COMMERCIAL BUDDY. I DIDN'T WANT TO WATER BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING A HALF IN OF RAIN TOMM AND ANOTHER HALF IN THAT NIGHT. WE WERE ON THE SAME PAGE AND FIGURED TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AS TWO PLANTS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHTER THAN THE REST. THE CANARY GOT A GALLON. I USED ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF WATER. THE 50 GOT ABOUT A GALLON AS IT WAS DRY AND DROOPING. PROBABLY SHOULDVE GAVE IT MORE. I USED A SMALL WATER CAN TO WATER THIS TIME. THE BAGS WEREN'T SUPER LIGHT BUT THE BREEZE IS PICKING UP AND NOW IT SAYS NO RAIN UNTIL 6AM. I HOPE THIS WAS THE RIGHT DECISION. THEY PROBABLY WOULD'VE MADE IT. A COUPLE MIGHT'VE TOTALLY DRIED OUT AND DROOPY. I WANT TO AVOID THAT AS I DONT WANT TO STRESS THE PLANTS. THE BUDS ARE REALLY EXPLODING! IM LOVING THIS LIQUID KOOL BLOOM! OH, I FOUND ANOTHER APHID AN AND ANTS ON MY PLANTS. FOUND "WHAT LOOKS LIKE EARWIG DAMAGE" ON SMALL LOWER BRANCHES THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN PRUNED ALREADY. IM PLANNING TO GO AT NIGHT WITH A SPRAY BOTTLE AND ALCOHOL AND SEE IF THAT'S THE DEAL. IF NOT THE PILLARS JUST ATE A BUNCH OF BT. 8/24 It was pouring this morning so I just ran down and shook off my plants. Didnt take any pictures or do a video as it was raining pretty hard. IT is now 11am and the rain has stopped. I did not go at night to check for earwigs due to my wife needing me do to her medical illness. I've been through a lot this week. That's why I asked my buddy before I DID ANYTHING. It's a GOOD thing my bags dry out so tast but it means I REALLY need to keep on top of it. I'll make sure I get sleep and a decent meal and I'll check things out later on today. If I see cause for alarm I'll come back at night. I'll go over to shake things off anyway. UPDATE: Went over after the rain slowed and shook things off. The wind came up and I remembered I had a few plants that were only supported on the main stem. Those plants are strong as hell and have branches the diameter bigger than the main stalk of an indoor plant. Still, I used the fence and the stake that was securing the main stalk and made like a triangle of string attached to the fence and the garden stake. Essentially it just makes a large triangle of string (loose) around this strong compact plant so if the wind blows to hard during the storm it will give it some more support. That was my big purple punch. I added another stake to a blueberry cheese that I FIMed with those huge colas and made sure all the nail branches were tied up. I SHOULD go check for earwigs to tonight but I need sleep. If they're there, there aren't many. I think I used the correct "their's" lol I didn't mean to. I'm losing leaves that are turning yellow and falling off. I think a few may be hungry. I'll check the diary and feed again. I'll try my ph meter as well but I really don't trust it. Everything going in is good and when I phed the rainwater it was much lower. 8/25 RAINED ALL DAY OR MOST OF IT. FOR SOME REASON MY COMMENT IS GONE. 8/26 FED 3 GALLONS TO GARDEN EVERYBODY GOT 1.75 PINTS AT LEAST. Defoliated what needed it after the storm and fed three gallons to the garden of nutrient mix. Each plant got at least a powerade bottle (1.75 pints), the big cheese in the fifty got over two as did the two other 30s. I spread around what was left after and ended up with one powerade bottle of mix left. I should've just gave it to them but hindsight is 20/20. Some plants are yellowing up a little bit and it's climbing the plant. Sunny out today. Plants are exploding in flower and we've experienced some rain but it still concerns me. I'm also concerned about earwigs. Haven't seen any and actually (happily) found a couple aphids and ants. If the earwigs were bad there wouldn't be a single aphid around. I've seen ants on the plants so I'm sure there are some more aphids. The tiny branches that should've been pruned have damage that looks like previous years from earwigs. On one branch it looks like they chewed the stem of a secondary branch and it was just hanging there. I thought I killed all those bastards but if a couple got IN the grow bags it will be much harder to catch them. The damage isn't severe and it's on a branch I was going to prune anyway. It's just the point. They seem to love any plant with "blueberry" in it. They also seem to stay totally away from any thick indica buds though and prefer longer less dense buds. That's my take from dealing with earwigs for several seasons in a row. Even if present in small numbers I think I did enough so they won't have much of an impact even if they are there but I'm going to go check anyway. Boy things are looking good! UPDATE: Went back over and it seems like a bunch of leaves yellowed on my "big cheese." I hope it's not leaf septoria. I also found one piece of bedroom on the very bottom of a plant. Just shit I shouldve pruned but still. I noticed some ants and a few aphids as well. I'm going to have to watch the yellowing and consider using plant doctor preventatively in case of fungal. 8/27 After that increased feeding I defoliated a shit ton of yellow leaves. The big cheese has lost quite a few fan leaves. It's not just fan leaves though. It seems some newer growth yellows on that plant too. I have a couple blueberry cheese that may have septoria. Or it could be overwater with all this rain. Considering a treatment of plant doctor. Buds are EXPLODING in growth. UPDATE: Super sunny day spent in the E.R. Went back and checked the girls and they looked even BIGGER!!! I'm super stoked for this fall. Wondering if the leaves dropping from my big cheese is normal. I hope it's not fungal. If it is I have several products to treat it. I might throw a question up and see what ppl think. I've tried to upload this video three times!!! I hope it gets through this time. Won't go past 14% amd I've tried four times. It's a good video too! I'll upload tomorrow when I have better service. FINALLY! 8/28 Bags were wet and heavy as hell. It should be easy to tell when its time to water but my anxiety still fucks around with me. Showed my buddy a bunch of pictures and videos and addressed all my concerns. Mainly septoria. He doesn't think I've got it. He looked through everything and made me feel a lot better. Just senescence and maybe a little over watered from the rain. He said many growers cut the nitrogen right off at the stage of flower where some of my plants are at. That made me feel much better. The sun is out and it's upper 70s at 11. Plants are exploding in growth. Lighting was good this'll morning g so I took numerous photos and videos. I uploaded one but then I deleted all my large files which apparently included tge ones I did today. During my evening check up I'll take a couple more and upload them. Boy things are looking good. Knock on wood but this is looking like my best year ever! UPDATE: WENT OVER ROGHT BEDORE DARK TO CHECK THE GIRPS. DEFOLIATED A SHIT TON OF LEAVES. IT WAS LIKE 80 TODAY. BAGS ARE STILL HEAVY HAS HELL. BUDS ARE REALLY EXPLODING. THEY LOOK BIGGER TONIGHT THEN THEY DID THIS MORNING AND IM GETTING A REALLY NICE SWEEET SKUNKY SMELL. FOUND A COUOLE APHIDS AMD I COULD DUE TO CLEAN OUT THE INTERIOR OF SOME OF TGE PLANTS. I SHOULD ALSO DO ANOTHER APP OF BT. IVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE SOME PEST ISSUES. NOT BAD ONES BUT STILL.

The beginning and middle of week 9.. everything is going good, the smells are amazing, I’m getting impatient at this point 🤣

Runtz Muffin has start stretching quickly, I had to add a bamboo stick to avoid problems once the buds get dense. I’m happy with the first days of flowering so far. 1st lollipopping has been done too few days ago to redirect the power in to canopy’s. During this week I’ll add an extra co2 exhale bag to increase the chance of a good day bar buds 🤞🤞🤞🤤🤤

At this point you can see all the bud sites they aren’t putting on weight yet but they are starting to smell

Starting to see nitrogen toxicity in the Solomatic, I'm watering with only PH water since 1 week now

Week 4 after another round of LST after 3 day removed tied down but two days later lost again with garden wire

15-03-23

Everything is looking good. Temperature and humidity under control. Tryed out a 24 hour light schedule for a week no difference so will be switching back to 18-6 to avoid having to water every day. Ghetto trellis 😂

13/6: the light change worked incredibly well!! Switching from 75W(drawn 35W) to 1000W(drawn 120W) helped the flowers develop incredibly well in the past 7 days, now I can call them proper BUDS!!! Now, technically next week (Wednesday) is supposed to be harvest day from my original plan, but I worry that the 2-ish weeks that the plant stayed stunned may increase this period, I'll keep a close eye on the colour of the thrychomes, if they don't start turning amber this week I might push it another two. Now that humidity is correct and the flowers are growing, the plant started drinking WAY more, and now the usual 1L every two/three days just isn't enough, so I switched to 2L of PHd water at a 6.3/6.5 range every 48 hours, and I have a feeling that in the next week I may have to start water it every day as it keeps increasing its flowers. VERY excited for the next 14 days, can't believe its been almost a 4 months journey, I really want to see those buds fatten up :)

🌸 Pink Rosay Auto by Zamnesia | Pheno A | Week 13 💗👑 The Compact Princess Has Officially Stolen My Heart 🍇🌸✨ Welcome back to another chapter of the 8×8 Adventure! 🌱💚 Okay... I'm going to say it again. 😂 I know. I've said it before. I've probably said it too many times. And I'm probably going to say it again. But every time I take this girl out for a little walk into the studio... I'm reminded why. Pink Rosay is simply a pleasure. A genuine pleasure. 💗👑🌸 I love photographing her. I love looking at her. I love smelling her. I love watching her structure. I love watching her flowers develop. I love the way she carries herself. And honestly... I wish more plants were like her. 😂💗 Not because she's necessarily going to be the biggest producer in the room. I actually don't think she will be. And that's perfectly fine. Because there is so much more to a plant than the final number on a scale. There is the structure. The beauty. The personality. The aroma. The way she grows. The way she photographs. The way she makes you stop and look. The way she makes you want to take her into the studio again... just because you enjoy being around her. And Pink Rosay does all of that. Beautifully. 🍇💗👑 So this week... I don't even feel like I need to invent some dramatic story. She's still amazing. She's still doing her thing. She's still developing. And I'm still absolutely enjoying the privilege of watching her do it. Let's give our Compact Princess the spotlight she deserves. ──────────────────────── 👑 WEEK 13 – THE COMPACT PRINCESS There are plants you grow. There are plants you document. And then there are plants that become an experience. Pink Rosay is becoming that kind of plant for me. 😂💗 Every time I bring her into the studio, it feels like I'm taking a little piece of the grow room with me. And honestly? It's a pleasure. A delight. A privilege. She's simply beautiful. Not necessarily huge. Not necessarily the plant that's going to dominate the final yield chart. But beautiful. And sometimes... that's enough. Actually... sometimes that's more than enough. 🌸💗 Because when you have a plant that makes you genuinely enjoy the process of growing... that's something special. ──────────────────────── 🍇 THE AROMA IS STILL PART OF HER PERSONALITY And then there is the smell. 😂🍇 Of course there is. Because Pink Rosay doesn't seem to understand the concept of being subtle. She's compact. She's elegant. She's sitting there looking all pretty... and then the aroma arrives. 😂 That fruity sweetness. That grape-like character. That almost mature-vineyard impression I've been trying to describe. It's become part of her identity. And I love that. You can look at her... you can photograph her... you can admire her flowers... but then you get closer and suddenly: "Hello, Pink Rosay." 😂🍇💗 She reminds you that she's there. And I honestly wouldn't want it any other way. ──────────────────────── 💗 SHE MAKES ME WANT TO TAKE HER FOR A WALK I know this sounds ridiculous... but I genuinely enjoy taking this girl into the studio. 😂📸💗 It's one of those little moments in a grow that you don't really plan for. You simply pick up the plant... look at her... and think: "Come on, girl. Let's go take some photographs." 😂 And then you get her under the studio lights... you start looking through the camera... and suddenly you realize: there's another flower. Another angle. Another detail. Another beautiful little structure. Another shot you want to take. And before you know it... you've taken way too many photographs. 😂📸 But I don't care. She's worth it. ──────────────────────── 📸 A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DELIGHT Some plants are difficult to photograph. Some plants make you work for the shot. Some have structures where you have to move around constantly just to understand what's happening. Pink Rosay? She makes my life easy. 😂💗📸 Her structure has personality. Her flowers have character. Her proportions are beautiful. And the closer you look... the more detail appears. The flowers. The frost. The pistils. The texture. The little differences between the individual flowering sites. And then you step back... and suddenly the entire plant makes sense again. Compact. Balanced. Beautiful. Substantial. She's one of those plants where the camera doesn't have to exaggerate anything. It simply has to document what's already there. ──────────────────────── 🌸 BEAUTY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BIGGEST This is probably the biggest thought I have for this week. I honestly don't think Pink Rosay is going to be the biggest producer in the room. And you know what? I'm absolutely okay with that. 😂💗 Because if we're judging a plant only by grams... we're missing so much. Look at her. Look at the work she's giving us. Look at the structure. Look at the flowers. Look at the aroma. Look at the personality. Look at the photographs. Look at the enjoyment she brings to the process. That's all part of the result. Yield is one measurement. It isn't the entire experience. And Pink Rosay has already given me something that can't really be weighed. She has given me enjoyment. 💗🌸 And that's valuable. ──────────────────────── 👑 MY COMPACT PRINCESS I think this nickname is officially permanent. 😂💗👑 She's my Compact Princess. Not because she's tiny. Not because she's the smallest. Not because she needs to be protected from the giants around her. She's simply... compact. Elegant. Substantial. Beautiful. And full of personality. She's got presence without needing to take over the room. And I think that's one of the things I appreciate most. She doesn't need to be the biggest girl to be noticed. She simply walks into the room... and somehow... you notice. 😂💗 Especially with your nose. 🍇😂 ──────────────────────── 🌿 SAME ROOM. SAME WORLD. DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. And once again... we come back to the heart of the 8×8 Adventure. Twelve plants. One shared room. One overall environmental strategy. One lighting ecosystem. One nutritional foundation. One 12/12 schedule. And then... twelve individual personalities. Some plants are huge. Some are compact. Some are fast. Some are slow. Some are heavy. Some are elegant. Some are strange. Some are incredibly loud. And some... are Pink Rosay. 💗👑 That's why I love this experiment. We're not trying to make every plant behave the same. We're giving them the same opportunity... and watching what they decide to do with it. And Pink Rosay has decided: "I'm going to be beautiful." 😂 Fair enough. Mission accomplished. ──────────────────────── 💡 SAME PHOTONS – DIFFERENT EXPRESSION The lighting environment remains part of the same upgraded setup across the 8×8 Adventure. The additional Future of Grow Black Series 600W fixtures continue giving us more lighting capability and a broader lighting envelope. We're not simply throwing everything at maximum power. We're controlling the system. We're watching the plants. We're letting the genetics decide how they respond. And Pink Rosay? She's clearly happy with the arrangement. 💡☀️💗 The same photons that hit the rest of the room hit her. But what she does with them... that's her story. And this is exactly why I never get tired of looking at these plants side by side. Same sun. Different personalities. Different expressions. Different results. ──────────────────────── 🌸 SHE DOESN'T NEED TO BE THE BIGGEST I actually think there's something beautiful about knowing she might not be the biggest producer... and loving her anyway. 😂💗 Because sometimes we become obsessed with numbers. How tall? How wide? How many grams? How much? How fast? And yes... those things matter. They're part of growing. But they're not everything. Sometimes a plant simply makes you feel something. You look at her... and you think: "Wow." That's Pink Rosay for me. And honestly... I'd rather have a plant that makes me excited to photograph her than a plant that gives me another hundred grams but makes me feel nothing. That's just my personal way of looking at it. And this girl? She makes me smile. ──────────────────────── 🌸 THE DANCE OF PINK ROSAY There is something about the way she carries herself. I keep calling it her dance. 💗💃🌿 She's not rigid. She's not trying to prove anything. She's simply growing. Branch by branch. Flower by flower. Structure by structure. And when I look at her through the camera... I see movement. I see personality. I see a plant that somehow feels alive beyond simply being alive. And maybe that's why I enjoy her so much. She has character. You can feel it. You can see it. You can smell it. And that's rare. ──────────────────────── ❄️ THE FROST IS STILL BEAUTIFUL Of course... we can't forget the frost. 😂❄️💗 The flowers continue looking beautifully developed. The resinous character is still one of the things that catches the camera. And the closer we get... the more details appear. Trichomes. Pistils. Flower texture. Sugar leaves. All those tiny details that make each flower its own little landscape. And I love bringing those details into the studio. Because when you're standing in the grow room... you see the plant. When you put a camera close to her... you discover another world. 📸🌸 And Pink Rosay has plenty of worlds hidden inside her flowers. ──────────────────────── 🍇 THE SMELL. THE LOOK. THE FEEL. This is probably why I keep coming back to her. It's not one thing. It's everything. The look. The structure. The flowers. The frost. The aroma. The compactness. The way she grows. The way she photographs. The way she makes me want to spend time with her. It's the whole package. And that's why I said earlier: It's an honor. It genuinely is. To have a cultivar like this in my hands... to be able to grow her... to document her... to watch her express herself... that's something I don't take for granted. 💗🌿👑 ──────────────────────── 🙏 AN HONOR TO GROW HER Sometimes you grow a plant and think: "Let's see what happens." And sometimes... you get lucky. You get something that makes you genuinely appreciate the privilege of growing. Pink Rosay has become one of those plants for me. I don't know what her final yield will be. I don't know exactly how she'll finish. I don't know what the final aroma will become. I don't know what the final flower structure will look like. And I don't need to know yet. Because I'm enjoying the journey. And that's the important part. The final number on the scale will eventually be there. But this moment? This experience? This can't be recreated. So I'm enjoying it. Every week. Every photograph. Every smell. Every little change. Every time I walk her into the studio. 💗📸🍇 ──────────────────────── 😂 THE GROWER IS STILL MOSTLY WATCHING And once again... there isn't some huge intervention to report. 😂 And that's perfectly fine. At this stage, the major structural work is behind us. The plant is established. The flowers are established. The environment is established. The system is running. So my job becomes simpler. Observe. Maintain. Provide. Support. And when something actually needs attention... we respond. Otherwise? Get out of the way. 😂🌿 Let Pink Rosay be Pink Rosay. ──────────────────────── 🌱 SOMETIMES THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS ENJOY THE PLANT I've said this throughout the later weeks of the 8×8 Adventure... but I think Pink Rosay makes the point beautifully. You don't always need to do something. Sometimes you just need to appreciate what you've created. Or, more accurately... what the plant has created. 😂 We can provide the stage. We can provide the environment. We can provide the lighting. We can provide the nutrition. We can provide the support. But ultimately... the plant writes the story. And Pink Rosay is writing a beautiful one. 💗🌸 ──────────────────────── 🔍 WHAT I'M WATCHING NOW At this point, I'm simply enjoying the progression. 🌸 Continued flower development. ❄️ Continued resin development. 🍇 Continued aroma development. 🌿 Overall plant health and maturity. 💗 Her structure and beautiful compact form. 📸 And, of course, every opportunity to photograph her. I'm not trying to force an ending. I'm not trying to predict her final production. I'm not trying to turn her into something she's not. I'm simply watching. And enjoying. And honestly... that's enough. ──────────────────────── 💭 FINAL THOUGHTS – AN HONOR Week 13. Pink Rosay Auto. Pheno A. My Compact Princess. 💗👑🍇 She's still amazing. She's still beautiful. She's still one of my favourites. And I still genuinely enjoy taking her for a walk into the studio. 😂📸 There is something about this girl that keeps pulling me back. Maybe it's the structure. Maybe it's the flowers. Maybe it's the aroma. Maybe it's the way she carries herself. Maybe it's simply the combination of everything. But whatever it is... she has it. And I honestly think that's more important than trying to predict whether she's going to be the biggest producer in the room. Maybe she won't be. Maybe another girl will absolutely destroy the scales. 😂⚖️🌿 And that's okay. Because Pink Rosay is giving us something different. She's giving us beauty. She's giving us personality. She's giving us aroma. She's giving us photographs. She's giving us a reason to stop. She's giving us a reason to smile. She's giving us a reason to appreciate the plant in front of us instead of simply waiting for the final number. And honestly... I think that's pretty damn special. 💗 It's truly an honor to have such a cultivar in my hands. To grow her. To watch her. To photograph her. To smell her. To document her. To learn from her. And to share her story with all of you. So yes... I'm repeating myself. 😂 She's beautiful. She's amazing. She's my favourite. And I love taking her into the studio. But if a plant keeps giving you reasons to say those things... why stop saying them? 😂💗👑 Pink Rosay... keep doing what you're doing. Keep dancing. Keep shining. Keep building. Keep smelling absolutely ridiculous. 😂🍇 And keep being the beautiful little princess you are. Because whatever happens with the final numbers... you've already given me something that can't be measured in grams. You've given me an experience. And that's an honor. 💗🌸🍇👑✨ ──────────────────────── 🙏 THANK YOU Another week. Another chapter. Another beautiful moment with the Compact Princess. 💗👑 A huge thank you to GrowDiaries for giving us the space to document the 8×8 Adventure and share these individual journeys with growers around the world. Thank you to Zamnesia for the Pink Rosay genetics and for giving me the opportunity to grow and experience this beautiful cultivar. 🌸💗 Thank you to Plagron for supporting the nutritional side of the adventure. 🌱 A huge thank you to Future of Grow for the Black Series lighting and especially for supplying the additional fixtures that have allowed us to expand the lighting capability of the room. 💡☀️🌿 Thank you to LumiFlora for helping illuminate the deeper areas of the canopy. Thank you to TrolMaster for helping keep the environment stable behind the scenes. And, of course... thank you to everyone following the 8×8 Adventure. Every comment. Every question. Every message. Every person who takes the time to stop by and see what these girls are doing. It genuinely means a lot. 💚 And Pink Rosay? You remain one of my absolute favourites. 😂💗👑 Not because you're necessarily the biggest. Not because you're necessarily going to win the final weight competition. But because you're you. Beautiful. Compact. Frosty. Aromatic. Elegant. Full of personality. And genuinely a pleasure to grow. It's an honor to have you in my hands. It's an honor to document you. And it's an honor to share you with everyone following this adventure. So this week... the spotlight belongs to you. Again. 😂💗 Let's make you shine. Let's enjoy the views. Let's enjoy the smell. Let's enjoy the flowers. Let's enjoy the dance. And let's simply see where this beautiful girl decides to take us. No rushing. No forcing. No unnecessary interference. Just observation. Support. Appreciation. And a camera in my hands. 😂📸🌸 Growers Love, my friends. 💚🌱 See you next week in the 8×8 jungle... where the photons keep flying, the flowers keep developing, the aromas keep getting louder, the scales keep waiting for their turn, and our Compact Princess keeps reminding me that sometimes... the most memorable plant isn't necessarily the biggest one. Sometimes... she's simply the one you can't stop looking at. 💗👑🍇🌸✨ Pink Rosay... it is truly an honor. Keep shining.

Week 5 and here comes the fun part: let flower begin. These girls are hungrier than ever, like they'd grow forever if I let them. For a lot of you this might be "normal," but as a newbie I'm honestly blown away. I've never had plants this healthy and aggressive since I started growing. As expected, the tent has turned into a jungle. The only one still a bit "bullied" is the Runtz, she's been the shy one since day one, but she's catching up and finally found her rhythm. I'm slowly pushing VPD up and trying to sit around 1.1-1.2 kPa, and I added another fan under the canopy to keep airflow moving through this thick forest. Leaves keep expanding, calyxes are swelling, internodes are stacking, and they're clearly competing for light. First time in coco and I'll say it: this changed the way I look at growing. I've also been defoliating gradually to open up sites for the upcoming flowers. In one session I probably removed up to 15 leaves per plant, and they didn't even flinch. Still turgid, still pushing. I can't wait to see how this flowering run develops. Only downside is the limited space, I wasn't ready for this level of growth, especially after my past soil struggles. Good luck to everyone, and if you've got any tips for managing a fast-growing coco jungle in early flower, drop them below. Let's finish this run strong.

This lady is chugging along chasing the strain next to her and has been having a bit of a hard time against this slowed growth.. I've tried less water but still it hasn't really helped yet will watch and wait for that explosion.. cheers

We're getting so close to the finish line As you can see the trichomes are not ready yet

In this week, the Acapulco Gold, GMO, and Glookies successfully germinated and grew into little seedlings, while the first "anonymous" germination attempt failed.

really good as very thing I had popped 100 seeds and they all popped percent :-),,,,, THANKS fastbuds