One month into flower. Was Going smoothly. Nutes seemed to be on point.

💜 Purple CousKush Auto by Zamnesia | Pheno A | Week 8 (Flower Week 5) 🌱 She Bent. She Bounced Back. And She Kept Building. There are weeks in a grow where everything goes exactly according to plan. And then there are weeks where life happens. The room is busy. The outside world keeps moving. There are a thousand things happening at the same time... And occasionally, one of the plants reminds you that even the best plans still require us to pay attention. This week, Purple CousKush Pheno A taught me that lesson. I underwatered her. Nothing catastrophic. Nothing that caused lasting damage. But enough that when I looked at her, the leaves had completely dropped. She was thirsty. Very thirsty. And this is actually an important distinction for anyone following the diary: A controlled dry-back is not the same thing as allowing a flowering plant to become so dry that she starts wilting. The first can be part of an irrigation strategy. The second is simply me missing the watering window. 😂 So we corrected it. She received her water. We gave her time to recover. And by the following day... She was back. And not only was she back... She was ready for her next chapter. 💧 The Underwatering Lesson When a plant becomes this thirsty, the first thing I look for isn't panic. I look at the plant. Leaves dropping dramatically from a lack of available water is usually a very different visual story from nutrient toxicity, heat stress or a root-zone problem. In this case, the explanation was simple. She needed water. After watering, she recovered beautifully. That quick recovery was reassuring and also a good reminder that plants can be remarkably resilient. Still, during this stage of flowering, it's something I want to avoid repeating. I personally prefer being slightly more conservative with irrigation rather than keeping the root zone constantly saturated. But there's a difference between allowing a healthy dry-back and pushing the plant far enough that she has to start waving a little white flag. This week, Purple CousKush definitely waved it. Message received. 😂 I will do my best not to make her wave it again. ✂️ From Recovery Straight Into Defoliation Perhaps the most impressive part was what happened next. Once she had recovered and returned to normal posture, I gave her another day and then performed the flowering defoliation. This was part of the broader room strategy we've been following. The objective wasn't to strip her. It wasn't because she suddenly looked unhealthy. And it wasn't because every leaf needed to disappear. The goal was simply to clean up the canopy and remove foliage that was no longer contributing much to the plant's structure. Some of the interior and lower areas had become crowded, and selectively removing those leaves created more open space between the flowering sites. More room for air. More room for light. More room for the plant to breathe. And with the Lumiflora under-canopy lighting now part of the system, we're also able to observe which lower flowering sites are actually worth keeping. The plant herself will tell us. 🌿 She Took It Like Nothing Happened This is probably my favourite part of the entire week. After being underwatered... She recovered. After being defoliated... She didn't miss a beat. She's standing there looking beautiful, healthy and completely ready to continue flowering. No prolonged setback. No dramatic reaction. No hesitation. Just... Back to work. And honestly, that's exactly what I love about this phenotype. She has been one of the more energetic plants in this room from the beginning. She stretched. She branched. She built an impressive framework. She started stacking flowers. And now she's moving deeper into the part of flowering where that structure needs to start paying for itself. 💜 Week 5 Flower – The Structure Is Paying Off At approximately 125 cm, Purple CousKush Pheno A has become one of the taller and more distinctive plants in this room. Her Christmas-tree-like architecture has become even more obvious. A strong central leader rises through the canopy while numerous side branches form their own flowering towers around her. And now, after defoliation, that architecture is even easier to see. The plant has space. The branches are separated. The flowering sites have room around them. And the entire structure feels much more open. This is exactly what I want at this stage. We're no longer trying to build the plant. We're trying to help the plant finish what she already built. 🌸 Flowers Are Taking Over The flowers continue developing along virtually every major branch. Those bright pistils that were appearing last week are now becoming part of increasingly defined flowering clusters. The buds are beginning to gain substance. The calyxes are stacking. And the first layer of frost that appeared earlier is becoming increasingly visible. This is the beautiful transition where the plant starts looking less like a collection of flowering sites and more like an actual flowering plant. She's not finished. Not even close. But the direction is very clear. She's building. And she's building everywhere. 💡 Photons, Air & Open Space This is another reason I decided to clean her up. Defoliation isn't about magically creating more light. The photons are already there. What we're trying to do is improve how effectively that light can travel through the canopy. Every unnecessary leaf sitting directly above another flowering site can intercept some of that light. Every dense pocket of foliage can also interfere with airflow. By selectively removing some of those leaves, we create pathways. Light can travel deeper. Air can move more freely. Humidity has fewer opportunities to become trapped between dense layers of foliage. And the under-canopy lighting can interact with the lower structure more effectively. It's a little like opening windows in a house. We're not creating more air. We're simply giving the air better places to go. 🌱 Same Genetics. Different Story. One of the most rewarding things about this 8×8 Adventure continues to be the diversity happening inside one room. Twelve different genetic expressions. Same general environment. Same cultivation philosophy. Same room. Yet every plant writes her own story. Purple CousKush Pheno A has always been one of the plants that seems to have somewhere to go. She's taller. She's more energetic. She keeps producing structure. And even after a little reminder from me this week that she needed a drink... she's right back there doing her thing. That's genetics. We can guide. We can train. We can manage the environment. We can manage irrigation. But ultimately, the plant decides what she's going to be. 💧 Feeding & Root Zone The flowering feeding program continues with the Plagron lineup: Terra Bloom — 2.2 ml/L Pure Zym — 1 ml/L Sugar Royal — 1 ml/L Power Buds — 1 ml/L Green Sensation — 1 ml/L pH Plus / Lemon Kick — as required for pH adjustment The target remains around: pH: 5.8 EC: approximately 1.95 mS/cm After this week's watering mistake, I'm particularly paying attention to irrigation timing. Not because the plant is struggling. Quite the opposite. Because she's growing beautifully, and I don't want a preventable watering mistake interrupting that momentum again. A healthy dry-back is part of irrigation management. A wilted plant is my reminder to look at the clock. 😂 🌡️ Environment The room continues providing a stable environment for the entire 8×8 Adventure: Light schedule: 12/12 PPFD: approximately 850–1,000 across the canopy Day temperature: 29°C Night temperature: 25°C Relative humidity: 60% Solution temperature: 21°C Root-zone temperature: 21°C CO₂: approximately 639 ppm The stability of this environment is what allows a mistake like underwatering to remain just that: a mistake. Not a disaster. The plant was healthy before it happened. The environment remained stable. The root zone was given water. And she recovered quickly. That's one of the reasons I put so much importance on the entire ecosystem rather than chasing one individual number. 🔮 Looking Ahead Now that the defoliation is complete and she's recovered, I'm expecting Purple CousKush to put her energy where we want it most. Into the flowers. The vertical stretch should continue slowing down. Flower clusters should continue stacking along those long branches. The calyxes should begin swelling more noticeably. And resin production should become increasingly obvious as she moves deeper into bloom. I'm particularly interested in watching how the cleaned canopy performs over the next couple of weeks. More airflow. Better light movement. Less unnecessary foliage. And hopefully... no more thirsty ladies waving their leaves at me. 😂 💭 Final Thoughts – A Little Reminder From The Plant This week wasn't perfect. And I'm actually glad it wasn't. Because growing isn't about pretending everything goes perfectly every day. It's about learning to read the plants. Purple CousKush told me she was thirsty. I listened. She recovered. Then she let me clean her up. And now she's standing there looking absolutely beautiful, waiting for the next chapter. I still genuinely prefer a slightly cautious approach to watering rather than constantly keeping the root zone saturated. But there's a lesson here: Dry-back can be intentional. Wilting is communication. And this girl communicated very clearly. 😂 I'll do my best not to make her repeat herself. For now, she's healthy. She's recovering beautifully. She's been defoliated. She's producing flowers. She's getting frosty. And she's continuing to prove why she earned her place in this 8×8 Adventure. Sometimes the plant teaches us through perfect growth. Sometimes she teaches us by dropping every leaf in the room and saying: "Hey, Doctor... I need a drink." 😂💜 A huge thank you once again to Zamnesia for these fantastic Purple CousKush genetics, Plagron for supporting the nutrition throughout this journey, Future of Grow for the incredible Black Series lighting, Lumiflora for bringing additional light beneath the canopy, TrolMaster for keeping the environment under control, and of course everyone following this crazy 8×8 Adventure here on GrowDiaries. Every phenotype has a story. Every week adds another chapter. And Purple CousKush Pheno A? She's still writing hers. She bent. She bounced back. She got cleaned up. And now she's shining again. 💜🌱 Until next week... Growers Love and happy growing! 💚

Servus Moin! Bei der MDC #3 Farn kann ich mich wirklich nicht beschweren. Sie macht super schöne Nodienabstände und Stretch auch nicht so stark bis jetzt.

Sept 20th: (F34) Fertigation once a day with NEW recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 21th: (F35) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 22th: (F36) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 23th: (F37) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 24th: (F38) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 25th: (F39) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off Sept 26th: (F40) Fertigation once a day with same recipe (1300 EC 6.1 PH) watered until 10-20% run-off

Wow! So I have reached the end of this journey with 4 wonderful ladies 🚺 ❤️ 💕.. This was the easiest grow of my life lol! And she packed on size and stinky aromas everywhere.. Big shout out to the Kannabia Team!!!! Excellent strain, amazing colors, fat Colas, everything that makes you smile during harvest! Thick Frost coating.. Also big shout out to everyone that has been keeping an eye on this diary..Much love from my heart grow community ♥️ Perfecto 😀😃🌿🌿

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Sorry for lack of photos I will upload more on another week to catch up as I am lagging behind through half weeks. Everything is running smooth as hell I love this new lights it is amazing.. reccomend! Good growth plenty of even bud sites can’t wait!

Day 106. Pure water for both girls and heavy feed on friday. It will be last feed for FastDiesel. Girls are running fine and its so sad to leave them when they a such beuties ;) Day 108. I just fed them hard and left for 3 weeks almost. There will be no updates till then. Girls just flower, pray and bloom and i am very happy with that. Nothing to add. Strawberry would need a bit of LST, because her branches growed back to centre again, but i flattend the canopy for last time and now fingers crossed ;))) Tried Fim on Strawb girl, so very high atempt brough interesting double bud, we shall see is there any profit in such action, this type of FIM produces almost no split branching. Other parts recovered better from lower FIM and made Y form double little colas. Still think that 5 days after heavy training not enough before flower , i think 7-9 days for proper cola to develop. P.s. in Tangies harvest i showed how little nutes i used for all this grow.

Ok guys so for this grow I'm using 7 dwcr 20l pots with a 20l reservoir water temp is 20c air temp is 24.5c humidity is 64% I'm using canna coco a&b nutrients 200ppm led lights 2x1000w. Now for the plants I'm using cuttings from two plants I've got the sunset sherbet and the gelato 41 as you can see in my pictures I've also tried a coco mix 70/30 for 2 of my plants (one of each) just as an experiment as I've not grown in coco before let's see what we get Day 2 All clones are now starting to have a nice light green colour to the fan leaves and are now standing correctly. I've added one scoop of great white root enhancer to my nutrients to give the roots a better ability to take in the stuff it needs. All in all not looking bad but still early days Day 3 Now the clones are starting to thrive in their environment I've added some mycorrhizac for root growth,liquid silicone for added growth to overall plant,cal mag strengthens stems,and some fulvic acid to give them that extra boost. All clones are looking well however I can notice a big difference between the ones in the dwc and the ones in coco. I'm watering the coco whenever it feels dry roughly about 2l a day with run off. Still early days but I'm impressed at how well the clones are bouncing back after being shipped overnight Day 4 New pictures uploaded. Just general garden management at the moment Day 7 Changed the water in my reservoir cleaned the filter and outlet pipe. Added nutrients to same scale as previously used and ph is now 6.5 backed the lights off and turned on both veg and bloom functions. While changing the water I noticed a few roots starting to show out of the net pots will upload some pictures soon didn't have my camera on me at the time. Coco experiment is going well been feeding g once a day roughly 2 l with run off. They are noticeably smaller than the ones in the DWC but are still growing nice

Die Woche verlief insgesamt sehr entspannt und so langsam gewöhne ich mich glaube ich an das veränderte Bewässern durch das Hydrogel. Gegossen wurde 1L an Tag 19, mit Dünger nach Düngeschema und zusätzlich etwas Bittersalz. Da das bisschen Drain dabei bereits einen pH-Wert von ca. 6.7 und nicht mehr über 7 zeigte, habe ich mich entschieden nicht zu spülen, sondern nur normal weiter zu bewässern. An Tag 21 haben wir eine Höhe von 16 cm und die Pflanze hat begonnen Nodie Nummer 6 auszubilden. Die Beleuchtung hängt ca. 24cm über der Spitze der Pflanze und ist auf etwa 350 PPFD eingestellt. Die untersten Blätter fingen heute an etwas hell/gelblich und trockener zu werden, wobei ich noch nicht genau weiß, ob dies auf einen Stickstoffmangel oder Staunässe zurückzuführen ist, oder es einfach nur doch etwas zu warm und zu trocken war in den letzten Tagen. Das Ganze wird auf jeden Fall weiter beobachtet. An Tag 22 erfolgen vermutlich eine erneute Bewässerung und insofern sie dies gut aufnimmt, das erste Topping.

All going fine. Terps smell getting more intense. Dated the booster today. Ph now on 6.5. Light on 70% Happy Xmas and a lot of green trees 🎅🏼💚

Día 87 (26/08) Aplicación foliar de Bacillus thuringiensis a 1 g / litro para evitar a las temidas orugas de los cogollos! Hace un día nublado (29 ºC de maxima) y NO es necesario regar Elimino la malla de sombreado de la cara sur, ya que las temperaturas son más suaves después de la canicula Día 88 (27/08) Riego con 500 ml H2O pH 6,5 Empiezan a bajar las temperaturas a 29 ºC de máxima, y se nota en la demanda de agua por parte de las plantas! Día 89 (28/08) Riego con 500 ml H2O pH 6,5 Cada planta empieza a ir un poco a su marcha en la demanda de riego dependiendo de su tamaño y estado de floración Día 90 (29/08) Riego con 250 / 500 ml H2O pH 6,5 He detectado un gusano de los cogollos muerto sobre una hoja! 💥 Parece que los Bacillus thuringiensis funcionan estupendamente! 😁 Día 91 (30/08) Riego con 250 / 500 ml H2O pH 6,5 Día 92 (31/08) Riego con 1 litro H2O pH 6,5 + 25 ml de Humus de Lombriz Liquido Día 93 (01/09) Aplicación foliar Bacillus Thuringiensis No es necesario regar tras el litro de ayer y dia nublado con pequeños chubascos! 💦Nutrients by Lurpe Solutions - www.lurpenaturalsolutions.com 🌱Substrate PRO-MIX HP BACILLUS + MYCORRHIZAE - www.pthorticulture.com/en/products/pro-mix-hp-biostimulant-plus-mycorrhizae

The sixth week of flowering has been remarkably stable, and for the first time in a while the weather worked in my favor. With cooler and more consistent conditions, maintaining the environment became much easier, allowing the plants to focus fully on flower development. Despite increasing the distance between the light and the canopy earlier, the yellowing of the upper leaves continued to progress. In response, I decided to reduce the light intensity from level 9 to level 8, which is currently delivering approximately 900–1100 µmol/m²/s across the canopy. The adjustment appears to have helped, as the yellowing has noticeably slowed and may have paused altogether. Although some of the top fan leaves have become discolored, the plants themselves remain vigorous and continue to produce increasingly dense, trichome-covered flowers. Resin production is accelerating, and the buds are beginning to gain the weight and structure that signal the approach of the final ripening phase. As mentioned in earlier entries, the grow is now firmly in cruise-control mode. Most of the intensive work is behind me, and the focus has shifted almost entirely to maintaining stable conditions and allowing the plants to finish naturally. Next week I plan to discontinue both Cal-Mag and Bio Enhancer, after which the plants will complete the run with a 1–2 week flushing period before harvest. One of the most satisfying moments of the week happened this morning when I noticed the first branch beginning to lean sideways under the weight of its buds. It is a welcome sign that the flowers are gaining substantial mass, but it also means I will need to provide additional support over the coming days as they continue to swell. With the finish line now clearly in sight, patience becomes the key ingredient. The flowers are getting heavier, frostier, and more aromatic each day, and the garden is steadily moving toward what should be a rewarding harvest.

Plants moved to final growing area. Lights added. Ground cover to be added. Spraying done to help fight fungus, insects and some nutrient application.

Very good looking just like her sister, powerful citric and sweet aroma, very good strain, and starting to smell seriously at the start of 2nd week I'm noticing the same thing on both plants! Awesome strain

DAY 51F All coming down at weekend

La tenda continua a crescere sotto questa SF2000 che spinge al 80% da oggi e ho abbassato a 15 ore di luce al giorno in modo da farle abituare piano piano, le più grandi hanno delle carenze e oltre a quelle spero non sia un fungo Fasarium perché le foglie più basse sono gialle con bruciature e secche quindi mi viene da pensare più a quello visto che ultima non avevo fatto asciugare benissimo e avevo meno ricircolo di aria perché uso più il deumidificatore e meno estrattore… insomma quelle più danneggiate sono state potate e ora aspetto di asciugare bene bene questa volta e prossima darò solo acqua per sciacquare le radici… Vediamo come procede i prossimi giorni 🙂📸🌱💚✨