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The stretch finally slowed and the tent is packed wall to wall now. Frost is already creeping out onto the fan leaves this early, which is looking like a really good sign for resin production later in flower.

Running 5 plants in the Spider Farmer DWC and they’re drinking heavy a gal every day. Lollipopped hard underneath to push energy into the tops and improve airflow. Light is maxed out to the ceiling and the canopy is still reaching for more.

Genetics:
Gizzard Punch
(Wizard Punch x Blissful Wizard) x Girl Scout Glue (GSC x Gorilla Glue)

Starting to get that greasy look already. Curious to see how hard these stack over the next 3 weeks.

Curious what you guys think this canopy is gonna yield dry?

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.

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.

The Captain’s Connection - Gizzard Punch

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.

Title: Day 44 from sprout / Day 7 flower — down to 5 females and the Spider Farmer DWC roots are exploding

Day 44 from sprout and day 7 of flower on this Spider Farmer DWC run.

Out of the 8 regular Gizzard Punch from The Captain’s Connection, I ended up with 3 males and 5 females, so now the tent has a lot more room and the structure is exactly where I wanted it going into stretch.

The roots have absolutely exploded. One thing I’ve been aiming for this whole run is building two different rhizospheres, and it’s definitely showing now. I’ve got long silky white roots sitting down in the water and thicker white roots developing up in the air zone. You can really see it in the photos.

They’re drinking about a gallon every 2 days right now, so I’ll be topping off again. EC was 1.8 and has climbed to 2.0, so this next top-off will be more water and less Bloom. At this point I’d rather let the plant tell me what it wants than force feed just because the schedule says so.

I also added a Lasko oscillating fan so the bottom, middle, and top of the canopy are all getting better airflow. With 5 females left and the canopy stacking out, that extra movement matters a lot more now than it did earlier on.

I raised both the light and the PPFD meter as well to stay ahead of stretch and keep the canopy honest as flower starts moving.

A few things that have made the biggest difference in this run:

- staying on top of VPD daily and weekly

- watching water uptake instead of guessing

- adjusting the environment before the plants start showing stress

- keeping airflow moving through the whole canopy, not just over the top

- letting the roots build both in the water and in the air zone

This setup is moving fast now. Healthy roots, thick stalks, strong branching, and 5 good females heading into early flower.

Gizzard Punch: Wizard Punch (Purple Punch x Blissful Wizard) x Girl Scout Glue (GSC x Gorilla Glue)

Posting today’s update for anybody running DWC, anybody using the Spider Farmer system, or anybody curious what this setup looks like once it starts getting properly dialed in.

Day 3 of flower. Day 40 overall. Spider Farmer DWC.

The canopy got dense enough that the fan leaves were transpiring faster than I wanted, so I changed strategy and turned off the humidifier and removed it. I put a dehumidifier outside the tent to condition the lung room instead of forcing humidity from inside the tent. That ended up fixing the issue.

Now the room is feeding the tent around 40% RH air, and the tent has been sitting steady around 61–68% RH with VPD between 1.05 and 1.20. Plants look happy and I’d rather control the air going in than keep chasing swings inside the tent once the canopy starts getting thick.

Today was water change day. They’re drinking about a gallon per day now, so uptake has definitely picked up since the week 5. For today’s change I ran no Jack’s Part A or Part B and kept it to Bloom, magnesium sulfate, and Hydroguard only. Early flower is underway and they’re moving fast.

We’re officially in week 1 of flower and day 3 since flip. Stretch is just beginning, so now it’s all about keeping the environment stable and letting them work.

My next update will most likely be once sex is established so I can cull the males. For everyone who’s been messaging me, I’m in Colorado, USA.

The genetics are from well-known Maine breeder The Captain’s Connection, best known for Blissful Wizard, which won 1st place in the 2015 LA High Times Cannabis Cup for Non-Solvent Hash.

I’m running Gizzard Punch: Wizard Punch (Purple Punch x Blissful Wizard) x Girl Scout Glue (GSC x Gorilla Glue), listed at 75% indica / 25% sativa.

You will see one plants mutation if you look at all the photos :)

8 site DWC. Day 40 from sprout.