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Day 22 of flower and the tent is fully shifting into production mode.

I moved the light up as high as the tent allows to prevent leaf curling while keeping a viable PPFD. Also, shifted the exhaust to the side to keep as much vertical room as possible. The plants are drinking a gallon a day now, and after stretch I lollipopped most of the lower growth to push energy into the tops and cut down on larf.

Airflow is locked in, the lower zones are cleaner, and the whole canopy is getting more focused instead of wasting effort underneath.

Running Gizzard Punch from The Captain’s Connection:
Wizard Punch (Purple Punch x Blissful Wizard) x Girl Scout Glue (GSC x Gorilla Glue)

This is one of my favorite points in flower because the structure is set and now it’s all about what the tops do from here.

Day 14 of flower on this Spider Farmer DWC run and today was defoliation day.

Now that I know what’s actually going to make the canopy, I went ahead and cleaned them up. At this stage I’m not interested in letting the plants waste energy on weak lower growth that isn’t going to produce. I’d rather open everything up, improve airflow, and make sure the plant is focused on the tops that matter.

One of the biggest reasons for the cleanup was airflow. Once the canopy starts stacking and the plants begin drinking harder, the environment can shift fast. Opening up the lower and middle sections helps air move through the whole plant instead of just across the top, which matters a lot more once flower gets moving.

They’re drinking about a gallon a day now, so uptake has definitely increased. Because of that, in between weekly water changes, I’ve been topping off with a lower EC instead of chasing the same feed strength every time. The last thing I want is for the reservoir to keep concentrating and get too heavy on salts while the plants are pulling water hard. For me, this stage is more about balance than just pushing numbers.

That’s one thing I think DWC teaches fast: you can’t just feed by habit. You have to watch what the plants are actually doing. If they’re drinking faster than they’re eating, EC climbs, and that’s your sign to back off and bring the solution back into balance instead of blindly adding more nutrients.

The roots are still exploding too. That’s another reason I stay on top of the top offs. Healthy roots, good oxygen, steady water temps, and a cleaner reservoir make it a lot easier for the plants to keep pushing without unnecessary stress.

What I’ve focused on:
- cleaning out lower growth that won’t make the canopy
- improving airflow through the bottom, middle, and top of the plants
- watching daily water uptake
- topping off lighter so EC doesn’t keep creeping up
- keeping the root zone clean while stretch transitions into early flower

The structure is where I wanted it, the tops are set, and now it’s about letting flower build without getting in the plants way.

Posting today’s video because this is one of those stages where a few correct adjustments can make the rest of the run a lot easier.

The Captain’s Connection - Gizzard Punch

Leaf throwing reproductive tissues along with other leaf mutations. Extra leaflet growth is forming off the fan-leaf petioles, and now I’m seeing pistils/bud tissue trying to form on a leaf itself. Looks like a genetic leaf-bud/adventitious flowering mutation rather than a deficiency. Plant is healthy otherwise, so I’m letting it ride and watching closely for stability through flower.

Holy hell!!!! My PH meter broke. Got another and found out it had been giving me wrong readings for who knows how long!! I noticed my plants stopped stretching and growth slowed around the end of week 5. Saw minor leaf changes in the tips assumed I was just a bit high on EC, but I also like to push veg at around 900 ppm PH from 5.5 to 6.3 usually. Double checked with my buddy’s PH meter and I was at fucking 3.1 ph. Recalibrated and it was 3.2. I could have lost the whole grow had I not double checked. Word to the wise, test and examine your meters regularly and have a back up. Couple hundred dollars in seeds is one thing. But having to restart all your work to me is devastating.

Welcome, this is where I escape reality. I become one with nature even if it is indoors. Something so special about seeing these plants grow. No matter how many grows I do I’m always learning and amazed by these beautiful plants. 🌱

(Left to right) platinum kush breath (in house), Chernobyl f2(subcool),and cheese (Barney’s).

3x5 tent, 600 watt led, ph perfect nutes + sensi cal.

What should my target ppm be at this point? I’ve been feeding at 1/2 recommended

Dwc week 11 with autos all three foot plus and slow into finish? Temps good fighting ph swing water temp good too?

Day 23 Flower | Day 52 From Seed
Strains: Guava Fig & 505 Headbanger

Humidity sitting around 45–50%, DLI ~50. Running 5-gal bucket DWC with Jack’s 3-2-1, GH supplements, and Great White bennies.

Guava Fig:
Short but stout with tops around 13" (33cm) and most of the canopy closer to 11.5" (22cm). Super thick branches and tight bud sites. Frost is stacking nicely already, and she’s putting off a pungent sweet/earthy smell on leaf rub. She's definitely the chunkier, more compact plant of the two.

505 Headbanger:
Way taller and lankier in comparison with tops hitting 26" (66cm) and the rest of the canopy around 23" (58cm). Wider node spacing, but starting to stack some pretty large flowers. Not quite as frosty as the Guava Fig yet, but trichs are showing up even on the 5-finger fan leaves. Smell is a sour upfront with a diesel/gas finish. She’s looking like she could be a heavy producer.

Overall, both are progressing nicely at this stage. Curious to see how they compare by harvest.

Feel free to ask any questions or drop advice, I'm always looking to learn!

Later growmies 💚