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🚂 Cash Express – Pheno A
Week 7 | Small Plant, Big Personality
Welcome back to another week of the 8×8 Adventure! 💚🌱
If this is your first visit to the diary, welcome!
This project follows twelve different cultivars growing together under exactly the same conditions. Every plant shares the same environment, lighting, irrigation system and nutrient solution, allowing genetics to be the real variable. Watching each phenotype develop its own personality under identical conditions continues to be one of the most fascinating parts of this journey.
Cash Express Pheno A continues growing under a strict 12/12 light schedule from seed beneath the Future of Grow Black Series LED, and once again she's proving that size has very little to do with beauty.
She may be one of the smaller plants in the tent...
But she's quickly becoming one of my favourites to photograph.
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🌸 Flower Development
Flowering continues progressing beautifully this week.
The fresh white pistils are multiplying rapidly and every flowering site is beginning to stack with much more confidence. What started as tiny clusters only a short time ago are now clearly becoming proper bud sites.
The stretch has slowed considerably compared to previous weeks, allowing the plant to focus more of her energy on flower production.
She's no longer trying to become taller.
She's focused on becoming prettier.
Every day the structure becomes a little more defined, making it easier to imagine what she'll look like a few weeks from now.
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🌿 Small... But Absolutely Beautiful
Cash Express Pheno A belongs to the smaller group of plants inside the tent.
She's compact, elegant and has never tried to compete with the taller girls surrounding her.
Instead, she's building an incredibly balanced structure with evenly spaced flowering sites and a canopy that's a pleasure to observe.
Sometimes we naturally associate bigger plants with bigger expectations.
This little lady reminds us that's not always the case.
Her architecture is outstanding.
Every branch seems perfectly positioned, every flower receives excellent exposure, and the entire plant has developed into a very symmetrical little bush.
I'm genuinely excited to see where she goes from here.
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💡 A Little Help From Below
One advantage of her compact stature is the way she benefits from the under-canopy lighting.
Being slightly further away from the main overhead fixtures than some of the taller plants, the LumiFlora under-canopy lights help illuminate the lower flowering sites, ensuring those developing buds continue receiving quality light from beneath the canopy as well.
It's one of the advantages of combining overhead lighting with under-canopy illumination.
Instead of allowing the lower flowers to live in permanent shade, they receive additional energy exactly where it's needed.
It will be very interesting to see how much this contributes to flower development as the weeks progress.
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🌡️ Environment
The flowering room continues running under stable conditions, allowing every cultivar to focus entirely on flower production.
🌡️ Day temperature: 29°C
🌙 Night temperature: 25°C
💧 Relative humidity: 60%
🥥 Root zone temperature: 21°C
💦 Nutrient solution temperature: 22°C
⚗️ pH: 5.8
⚡ EC: 1.95 mS/cm
💨 CO₂: 639 ppm
💡 Light schedule: 12/12
Consistency continues being one of the biggest reasons the entire room is developing so evenly despite the huge genetic diversity.
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🌱 Feeding
The AutoPot system continues supplying fresh nutrient solution whenever the plants request it, keeping the root zone stable and eliminating the need for scheduled watering.
This week's reservoir consisted of:
Plagron Terra Bloom – 2 ml/L
Plagron Power Buds – 1 ml/L
Plagron Green Sensation – 1 ml/L
Plagron Sugar Royal – 1 ml/L
pH adjusted to 5.8
The plant continues responding beautifully to this feeding programme, maintaining healthy foliage while steadily increasing flower production across the entire canopy.
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📸 Behind the Lens
This week's photographs really capture why I enjoy this phenotype so much.
The close-up images highlight beautiful clusters of fresh white pistils, while the wider shots reveal a plant that's incredibly balanced from top to bottom.
She's not flashy.
She's simply elegant.
One of my favourite photographs this week shows just how evenly every branch has developed, creating a canopy that almost seems designed rather than grown.
Sometimes the smallest plants become the most photogenic ones.
And I think Cash Express Pheno A is quietly proving exactly that.
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🔍 Looking Ahead
The coming weeks should become increasingly exciting.
Now that the stretch is slowing down, I expect the flowers to begin stacking much more aggressively while resin production gradually starts increasing.
I'm especially curious to see how this compact structure responds as the buds gain weight.
Will she produce short, chunky flowers?
Or will she surprise us with longer spears than her structure currently suggests?
Only time will answer that question.
For now, I'll continue giving her exactly what she needs and simply enjoy watching her story unfold one week at a time.
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💚 Thank You
Thank you so much to everyone following this 8×8 Adventure.
Every week these diaries remind me that every plant deserves to tell its own story, regardless of whether it's the biggest, the tallest or the fastest in the room.
A huge thank you to GrowDiaries for providing a place where growers from around the world can learn from one another and share their passion.
Thank you to Zamnesia for these wonderful Cash Express genetics that continue to reveal new surprises every week.
Thank you to Plagron for providing the nutrition that supports every stage of this grow.
Thank you to Future of Grow LED for delivering the powerful overhead lighting that drives this project from seed to harvest.
A special thank you to LumiFlora for the excellent under-canopy lighting, helping ensure every flowering site has the opportunity to develop to its full potential.
And of course, thank you to AutoPot for making irrigation effortless while allowing the plants themselves to decide exactly when they want to drink.
Finally, thank you to everyone reading, commenting and following this adventure.
Your support makes this project even more rewarding, and I hope these diaries continue helping and inspiring growers around the world.
Growers Love, and I'll see you all next week as Cash Express Pheno A continues proving that sometimes the smallest plants have the biggest personalities. 💚🚂🌱
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Week 6 of flowering, and things are heating up—literally with the scent! 🌬️💨
Both plants have significantly increased their aroma, and every time I open the grow box, I’m greeted with a strong and delightful smell that fills the space.
The non-LST plant is much further along in its development. Its buds have progressed beautifully in color, and I’ve already noticed the first amber trichomes appearing. 🍂✨
This, along with its overall appearance, is signaling that it’s nearing maturity. Because of this, I’ve started flushing the plant with clear water to prepare it for harvest.
Speaking of the LST plant, it’s about a week behind. 🌱
While it’s not as far along, it’s still thriving with strong trichome production and a stunning Lemon Haze aroma that’s sharper every day. 🍋💚
Both plants are doing great, and the differences in their timelines make this grow even more interesting. I’m excited to see how the LST variant catches up in the coming weeks! 😊🌟
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Day 10 of flower
The first flowers are growing.
Happiness grows very fast.
The living soil works great.
Big thanks to florganics!
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Yet another Quebec Cannabis Seeds cultivar that exceeds all my expectations
This strain is gorgeous & extremely potent.
The dry stage took about 9 days... which is a little bit quicker than I'm used to, but everything turned out well.
I'm very happy with this strain and I would recommend it to everyone
In under 100 days I managed to get just over 28 oz off of four plants. I think the gaseous CO2 is directly responsible for this and I will be using it for every grow going forward.
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@Silverback_Guerilla
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Off to a slow start...think it was too cold initially to get them to pop, but problem solved.
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Eccoci qui...
Finalmente dopo uno stop per il lavoro torno ad aggiornare il diario con il capitolo finale...
Sono molto soddisfatto di come questa piccola sia cresciuta e di quello che mi ha lasciato come raccolto davvero molto molto interessante.
Super resinosa e compatta per non parlare dell'odore, una cosa speciale!!!
Grazie ad Anesia Seed e ad Xpertnutrients per la collab e a tutti per il supporto🔥🌲❤️
NE VERRANNO DELLE BELLE
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Start 5. Blütewoche
Der Strech scheint langsam fertig zu sein und bisher machen sich die 3 recht gut.
Heute gab's für jede noch 1l Wasser mit 1g/l Greenhouse Feeding BioEnhancer. Ende dieser oder Anfang nächster Woche bekommen Sie dann nochmal nen Composttee.
Hin und wieder werden paar Blätter entfernt. Ansonsten ist nur zuschauen angesagt🥀🥀
Blütetag 31
Die 3 haben heute ihren Composttee bekommen (Wurmhumus, Biotabs PK Booster Composttee und Kelp Mehl) und es wurde nochmal gut Entlaubt.
Der 50l Tank reicht aktuell noch knapp 6 Tage, die 3 Damen sind ganz schön durstig😎😎
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The time is finally here to post the harvest. I waited till it was all done and dry before updating the dairy so will add in the dry weights next on the 2nd half of the harvest entry.
Had some ups and downs with this plant. mainly the extreme yellowing that was happening. I should have treated this faster with a flush but was super reluctant and I feel this has suffered in the end. The top best looking buds could have been larger and the lower ones could have been thicker.
There is some smells with this plant but they are not pronounced. Just smells like mild basic weed, this would be one reason not to grow it, however, the crystals on this plant have been the most I've ever grown before. When trimming them every time the scissors snipped or the brush stroked I saw some falling down onto the tray. This plant would be great for making hash. had a good little ball of finger hash at the end of it and will be giving that to my friends to smoke or make a strong edible with.
I don't plan on growing this strain out again, the lack of smells and the fact I'm only trying to grow cbd dominate plants is the main reason. If my friends really like this I have some clones so can always give them some. Speaking of clones they are doing well outside, greened up a lot and showing signs of revegging.
Took some photos of the weed hang drying on day 1 in the tent and a week later to show how much they shrink.
most of the lower growth is quite larfy but will make good edibles or hash, that will be a fun project to do and may include that in my projects diary.
That's about all I can think of if you have any questions just ask.
m0use
Disclaimers:
1. I have divided the total watts of light in half, 300w(150w) for this diary. It will accurately reflect the g/w ratio as the two plants growing in this tent are listed in two separate diaries.
2. I include any shake/trim in my gross totals as I use them to make edibles.
3. I did not follow any proper ways of listing my nutrients. Some are ml/l of total solution watered, others ml/l of total medium and some are just the total amounts I added, not as a ratio.
If you have any questions let me know!
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Cost + Time Analysis Of Growing Cannabis. m0use’s Breakdown
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Light Schedule
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Veg [Dec 18th 2021 - Mar 11th 2022]
18h on 6h off - 6am-12pm
Flower [Mar 12th 2022 - May 10th 2022]
12h on 12h off - 9am-9pm
This is extra tricky this harvest as I went through 2 different hydro rates in three different periods, plus a veg and bloom switch between them.
Mon-Fri are TOU rates, all weekends are off-peak pricing all day.
Off Peak = 7pm-7am + all weekend
Mid peak = 11am-5pm
On peak = 7am-11am + 5pm-7pm
TOU rates:
Dec 18th 2021-Jan 17th 2022
Cost of kwh with on-peak "17.0c", mid-peak "11.3c" and off-peak "8.2c".
Jan 18th 2022 - Feb 7th 2022
Cost of kwh with on-peak "8.2c", mid-peak "8.2c" and off-peak "8.2c".
Feb 8th 2022 - Current
Cost of kwh with on-peak "17.0c", mid-peak "11.3c" and off-peak "8.2c".
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Dec 18th 2021-Jan 17th 2022
Weekdays “21 days”
6am - 7am -- 1hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
7am - 11am -- 4hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
11am - 5pm --6hr @11.3c/kwh mid-peak
5pm - 7pm -- 2hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
7pm - 12am -- 5hr @8.2c/Kwh off-peak
Weekends “10 days”
6am - 12am – 18hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
6h @17.0c/kwh
6h @11.3c/kwh
6h @8.2c/kwh + 18h@8.2c/kwh weekdays/weekends
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Jan 18th 2022 - Feb 7th 2022
Weekdays “15 days”
6am - 7am -- 1hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
7am - 11am -- 4hr @8.2c/kwh on-peak
11am - 5pm --6hr @8.2c/kwh mid-peak
5pm - 7pm -- 2hr @8.2c/kwh on-peak
7pm - 12am -- 5hr @8.2c/Kwh off-peak
Weekends “6 days”
6am - 12am – 18hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
18h @8.2c/kwh + 18h@8.2c/kwh weekdays/weekends
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Feb 8th 2022 - Harvest
Veg
Feb 8th - March 11th 2022
weekdays “24 days”
6am - 7am -- 1hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
7am - 11am -- 4hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
11am - 5pm --6hr @11.3c/kwh mid-peak
5pm - 7pm -- 2hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
7pm - 12am -- 5hr @8.2c/Kwh off-peak
weekends “8 days”
6am - 12am – 18hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
6h @17.0c/kwh
6h @11.3c/kwh
6h @8.2c/kwh + 18h@8.2c/kwh weekdays/weekends
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Flower
March 12 - May 10th 2022
weekdays “42 days”
9am - 11am -- 2hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
11am - 5pm --6hr @11.3c/kwh mid-peak
5pm - 7pm -- 2hr @17.0c/kwh on-peak
7pm - 9am -- 2hr @8.2c/Kwh off-peak
weekends “18 days”
9am - 9pm – 18hr @8.2c/kwh off-peak
4h @17.0c/kwh
6h @811.3c/kwh
2h @8.2c/kwh + 12h@8.2c/kwh weekdays/weekends
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Total hours in each peak period
126+144+168 = 438h @17.0c/kwh
126+144+252 = 522h @11.3c/kwh
306+378+288+300 = 1,272h @8.2c/kwh
Lights
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LED’s I use are 48w and 18w, per stick, they are arranged on an array totaling 300w.
6400k 18w*6 = 108w + 3000k 48w*4 = 192 108w+192w=300w | 300w/1000 = 0.3Kw
* note I am using 150w as stated in my disclaimers to account for the missing plant in a separate diary.*
Using the previous c/kwh numbers above I can find out the total cost of the lamps in the 3 peak periods. I converted the cents into dollar amounts beforehand to avoid dividing by 100. 8.2c/h = 0.082$/h
438h * 0.17c/kwh = $74.46kw * 0.15kw = $11.17 on peak
522h * 0.113c/kwh = $58.99kw *0.15kw = $8.85 mid peak
1,272h * 0.082c/kwh = $104.30kw *0.15kw = $15.65 off peak
The "h" hours and "kw" kilowatts cancel out and we are left with a value of $ dollars per peak period, add all the peak periods up and you get your total cost of running the lights in dollars.
$11.17 + $8.85 + $15.65 = $35.67 for the grow light only.
My light grew for 20 weeks and 4 days, or 144 days. almost 21 weeks total.
$35.67 / 144d = 0.2477$/d average of about 25c a day in electricity
337.2kw for the entire grow.
Using the regular calculation of grams harvested divided by watts used is not accurate to me, it does not account for all the time the lamps are on, the length of grow to the over all cost. The calculation that makes sense to me is this, harvested dry weight of usable cannabis buds/trim/keif/whatever in grams divided by total kw used. Could also combine it with grams per total single use costs “anything you used only for this grow and wont reuse in the next, or fractions of multi use items like fertilizers if they ½ full” and see how much you’re investing per gram.
"kw" ÷ "g" = kw/g
"$" ÷ "g" = $/g
I have harvested 5.34oz or 151.6g on 337.2kw.
337.2kw ÷151.6g = 2.22 kw/g of usable cannabis. This is not an ideal ratio for me and looks like a lot of energy waste happened from the extended veg period.
$35.67 ÷ 151.6g = 0.24c/g
It cost 24c/g when comparing total electricity cost to gross yield, almost identical to the comparison of total electrical cost to the number of days in the grow 25c/day.
Neat!
legend,
kwh = kilowatt per hour
kw = kilowatt
w = watt
h = hour
c = cents
$ = dollars
d = day
LED= Light Emitting Diode
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A wonderful genetic thank you Fast Buds ❤️🔥🤩
The trim was super easy the buds are FAT & FROSTY full of resin 🤤
I’m very happy with the harvest 142g !!
For the light i’ve used the Mars Hydro SP-6500💡
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📅 Week 3 : Iron Roots!
Strain: Sticky Broccoli Auto 🥦
Stage: Vegetation
📝 The General Vibe
She seems to be just a chill girl, really excited to see her grow
🍽️ The Menu (Nutrients)
Powered by Plagron
This week we are feeding:
Root juice: 3ml
🌿 Plant Progress & Training
Height: 4 cm
Techniques Used: I have just pulled her near the ground, to get her ready for the next stage.
Observations:
She is a slow grower.
21.01.26
She is growing nicely, hopefully the roots go down as planed.
Been watering the lower soil more than the soil hiding the vase under, and go around it nicely.. will appreciate any tips!
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02/26/2022
Just enoying the smell, pollination was successful!
On #6 seeds forming nicely 🙏🏻
Also some weird stretching I'm top buds from accidentally leaving light's on a couple days. But should be good. looks like my efforts to pollinate one branch didn't do so well plenty of seeds to grow out now lower buds look clean of pollen no sign of pollination.
Should start adding weight in next two weeks.
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She was quick and pretty good 👰
I was out of meds and just went as quick as possible 🐇 barely any veg time
Another reason that I was quick with her was I wanted to squish her. I bought myself a press for my birthday 🎁 ( Dulytek 1005). I put BOOST packages in the 🏺 hoping she’d get wet and good for squishing. Only smoked 💨💨💨so far.
Got my submission for the “ White Ash” competition 💨 Funny thing is I tried several times. Couple times forgot, 1 time issues with 🎥 camera- aww shucks- guess I get to roll another 😀🆒✊🏼
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Hey all, this week has been very good and productive. Lots of flower points and looking like I’ll have some very mixed size flowers in this lady, she very big and starting to slightly show yellow in places, so I might give her a little extra in her feeding this week. She’s off and running now, nice sea of green and will have a nice flat canopy of flowers in the coming weeks.
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Hello friends! Thank you for visiting! 👋
🌿 The strongman continues to gain strength. The last 2-3 weeks are ahead.
-The plant eats well, drinks 2-3 liters of fertilizer solution every day. Rinsing with water with pH 6 twice a week.
-Very dense inflorescences and a lot of resin.
-A bright smell of sweet berries appeared.
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@Mr_nugs_lover_David
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The plant looks super beautiful, typical OG kush fat indica leaves, excellent growth pace, obviously short height, I love OG kush, last time I grew this strain it was 4 years ago, it's gonna be a beautiful plant for this 2021, she loves the spanish sun! Stay tuned everybody
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Phase: Blüte – Woche 3 (Peak Stretch & Flower Initiation)
Status: Hochleistungs-Modus
📊 Aktuelle Parameter (Dashboard-Check)
• pH-Wert: 6,0 (Stabilisiert im Goldstandard-Bereich)
• EC-Wert: 2,08 (Oberes Limit – Maximale Nährstoffverfügbarkeit)
• Wassertemperatur: 19,7°C (Optimal für maximale Sauerstoffsättigung)
• Luftfeuchtigkeit (RLF): 43% (Exzellente Prävention gegen Schimmelbildung)
• Klima: Stabil unter 12/12 Lichtzyklus mit stündlichen UV-Intervallen.
Nährstoff-Update & Strategie
In dieser Woche wurde die Nährlösung auf das Maximum hochgefahren. Die Pflanze zeigt einen enormen Hunger, was den Einsatz des vollen Hesi Hydro-Schemas rechtfertigt.
• PK 13/14: Der Phosphor-Kalium-Boost wurde diese Woche integriert, um die Blütenbildung (Bud-Sweeling) massiv anzukurbeln.
• EC-Management: Mit einem EC von 2,08 bewegen wir uns am Limit der Pflanze. Das Blattbild wird täglich auf Anzeichen von Nährstoffbrand kontrolliert, bisher zeigt sich die AK-47 jedoch als extrem belastbare "Heavy Feeder"-Genetik.
🌿 Pflanzenentwicklung & Training
Der "Stretch" ist fast abgeschlossen, und die Pflanze hat das Zelt nun vollständig ausgefüllt.
• Blütenansätze: Überall bilden sich die ersten kompakten Blütenstände ("Buttons") mit einer Vielzahl an weißen Stigmata.
• Struktur: Dank der LST-Clips konnte die Canopy trotz des massiven Wachstums relativ gleichmäßig gehalten werden. Die Lichtpenetration durch die Rotlicht-Zusätze zeigt deutliche Wirkung in der Vitalität der Seitentriebe.
• UV-Licht: Die stündlichen UV-Intervalle werden beibehalten, um die frühe Harzproduktion (Trichome) zu triggern.
📝 Resümee & Ausblick
Die Pflanze hat die kritische Phase des pH-Werts nach dem letzten Wasserwechsel perfekt überwunden. Die Stabilität bei pH 6,0 ist ein Beweis für ein gut eingestelltes System. In der kommenden Woche wird der Fokus auf der Beobachtung der Blattspitzen liegen, um bei dem hohen EC-Wert rechtzeitig reagieren zu können, falls die Sättigung erreicht ist.
