Grow Timeline (35 updates)
Day 16 update on the C99. We’re officially into early veg! 16 days since dropping the seed in the dirt and she’s looking solid.
Transplanted her into the 5-gallon on Day 13 and did a deep set to anchor her in (soil is the 50/50 happy frog and mothers groundswell performance soils.) She’s praying hard for the light right now. Got a tiny hook on the tips, so I’m just letting her dry out for 24 hours to balance things out before Monday.
Specs are looking good:
Temp: 74°F
VPD: 0.8 {Up from seedling 0.6)
Light: S22 @ 20% (19” height / 325 PPFD) - {That is up from the seedling 10% at 13-14" 175 ish PPFD}
Node 3 is coming in strong. Plan is to start the Athena line this Monday and let her take off.
Big growth! Looks good!
She's showing a really impressive growth rate! Visible node growth in 6-8 hours, she really likes her first shot of Athena blend.
I might have to give that a shot one of these days lol
I used to be as straightforward as it gets with growing, this time around I decided to get more into the chemistry of it and the results are crazy! She is loving it.
Hell yeah! Put on the lab coat!
19 days from seed, 14 days from sprout 🌱
First round of Athena blended at 25% strength- Cleanse, CaMg, Grow A, Grow B in distilled water = 0.65 EC.
Possible next feeding - Tuesday, unless she eats faster than projected.
Looking ahead: After LST recovery four 16" IonBeam S16 bar lights will be added to the vertical tent supports, early veg- an additional 4 S16 lights will be added for under canopy coverage.
🌱 Cinderella 99: Progress Report
Timeline: 15 Days from sprout (Sprouted ~April 18).
Current Structure: 4 nodes established. Tight internodal stacking (1/4" – 1/2" gaps). Healthy, thick main stem.
The "Vibe": Center growth is actively "praying" to the S22. Lower fan leaves are relaxed and acting as prime solar panels.
🌦️ The Climate (The "Power Band")
VPD Target: 0.8 kPa (Currently swinging 0.8 – 0.98 kPa).
Temps: 72°F – 76°F.
Humidity: 68% – 70% RH.
Tech: Humidifier on VPD trigger; manual exhaust; thermostat-controlled heater.
🧪 The Menu (Athena Blended)
The Mix: Grow A/B + Cleanse (2–5mL).
pH Strategy: Targeted 6.1 – 6.2. Using the "Vinegar Strike" to defeat high-alkalinity tap water.
Strength: ~900 – 965 \mu S.
Method: 750mL slow-pour "moisture ring" technique to force root expansion.
💡 Lighting & Hardware
Primary: AC Infinity S22 (Currently at 20% intensity).
Supplemental: S16 Ionbeams arriving tomorrow for "wrap-around" coverage.
Intensity: Maintaining a strict 400 – 600 PPFD canopy limit.
📅 What’s Next?
Topping: On hold until Node 5 fully clears the center (likely mid-week).
Training: LST (pulling to corners) coming once side branches hit 3–4 inches.
Tech Upgrade: Integrating S16s tomorrow; S22 height adjustment if PPFD exceeds 600.
Status: Dialed in. Ready for the vegetative explosion. 🚀
She is responding incredibly to the addition of the S16 and her 2nd round of Athena feed at 25% potency.
Maintaining around 500 PPFD, 0.9 VPD @75⁰ F
Im very very happy with my S16s also. If you end up having a need for another light, might I recommend the Viperspectra XS 1500 pro. Its a boss also. Great looking plant!
I have a mars hydro ts3000 I plan to use in a 3x3x6 tent as a flowering tent. I also will be adding the IonBeam U2 for under canopy.
She is on track for topping tomorrow, aside from that she is in a holding pattern as she processes that Athena feed and grows that 5th node up and out.
I had some vpd issues due to rearranging some things around, dialing the lights in etc so she had some clawing and canoeing she's recovering from.
Preview-Heavy Nitrogen wall, pests, topping.
Growth: Topped the C99 at Node 5. Left a 1/4" stump to protect the main stalk and redirected all that energy to the Node 4 axial shoots. The goal is a clean manifold for an even canopy.
Issues: Dealing with a classic "Two-Front War."
The Canopy: Spotting some thrip nymphs seeking out that high-nitrogen "sweet" new growth. Manual eviction is in progress while we wait for the surgical site to callus.
The Root Zone: Soil mites are active on the fabric pot due to a heavy 8-day dry-down.
The Plan: Reset - Tomorrow is a 1.5-gallon distilled flush with a light Athena dose (15%) to clear the nitrogen bank and reset the soil EC.
The Defense: Food-grade DE is on the way to create a mechanical barrier on the pot and soil. Treating with Crop Defender 3 as needed per recommended intervals.
The Environment: Staying steady at 1.05 kPa VPD with lower light (350 PPFD) to let her recover from surgery in peace. S22 at 20% - 19", S16s - lvl 3, exhaust- lvl 2, S6 - lvl 5 to discourage flying pests at the moment.
Vigor is still high despite the uninvited guests. We heal today, we flush tomorrow. #C99 #HomeGrow #PestManagement #AthenaAg #IndoorGardening
Update: She healed her top snip perfectly! However, Day 8 of the dry-down revealed a hidden enemy: a massive "Salt Slug." The C99 was praying on the outside, but her roots were marinating in a toxic nitrogen fortress well over 3,000 ppm.
I have officially moved 3 gallons of 5.9 pH distilled water through the pot this morning. The "tea" coming out of the bottom shows the eviction in progress. Though i managed to fight the numbers down to 2,000 ppm, the battle isn't over. After this previous flush has a few hours to dissolve the salts I will be flushing with another at least 2 gallons of pH corrected distilled water.
The Status: ⚠️ Runoff: 2,000 PPM (Still hot, but moving!)
💡 Light: Dialed back to 300 PPFD for a metabolic "nap."
🎯 Next Move: A final 2-gallon "Kill-Stroke" at noon to liquidate the remaining salts. 🤞
She’s a fighter. I'm just clearing the path so she can breathe again. 🌿⚡
#Cinderella99 #GrowDiaries #PlantDetox #AthenaAg #HomeGrow #RootZoneReset
Thrips are gone, applied a thin layer of Diatomaceous Earth on the fabric pot to evict the mites from the pot.
Seem to be pest free for the last 48 hours, LST is in the beginning stages but apical dominance is broken and she's getting thick on her journey to expand across the tent.
She is growing wonderfully!
S16 IonBeam side bars - off for 7 days to encourage longer growth and spread the clutter.
Overhead S22- 260 PPFD encouraging the stems to grow further from each other and closer to the light source.
Vpd holding around .98-1.02
S6 ran @ 5 with wide oscillation
Plan- get the canopy to grow longer laterally and spread out before training vertical with the trellis Net.
We are just hours away from the next feed, she did exactly what I was nudging her to do- leg out a bit to declutter the nodes. She drank that pot almost dry and she's taking in all that fresh oxygen, I'll let her bask in it for a little while longer.
Her nodes were insanely clumped together ( I had the lights forcing her to stay low and wide in anticipation for the vertical launch ). They are spreading out nicely and soon will be thirsty for that PPFD increase and some more invasive training.
PPFD- 240
Temp-73⁰ F
VPD- 1.0
S6 clip- Lvl 4 , wide sweep
S16 - Remain off for now
Last post in the Veg phase 🚀
She's been progressing steadily and on track for a big defoliation and plan to flip to flower on Tuesday 3 days from now. I want her to fill a little more than the 65% of the net she currently is taking up before the flip
What a beautiful canopy! The girls look great! Keep up the good work.
What a beautiful canopy! The girls are looking very happy!
She is very happy!
Good to see someone else utilize the scrogg net beuitiful coverage heathly green leafs , how a proper scrogg should look like . I noticed you are using side lighting how have you found these are they worth buying in your opinion .
Absolutely, the side bars are the S16 line- they are magnetic so they can go on the poles, they come with metal bars for the outside to magnetize to the mylar walls (how they are now) so they are highly adaptive to lighting needs. They supplement the under canopy where overhead light can't reach, compared to my last 2 grows they are definitely worth it
Thank you , im using a sf4000 as my main light in a 4x4 tent but ive read side lighting and under canopy lighting can head the fluff develope to proper buds worth keeping so i reckon my next upgrade will be one or both of these . Can u have 2 much light lol
You can have too much light, or too high intensity but it's manageable. The S16s have a 10 level dimmer and they are a supplemental source. That being said if you have them cranked above level 6 they do have potential to bleach leaves that are in close contact
Thank you , very helpful as ill be sticking with the ac range
* Environment: Overhead light at 100%, side bars at Level 7. Daytime VPD locked at 1.3–1.4 kPa (80-84°F peak).
* Feeding: 1.5 gallons every other day. Inputs are highly efficient with stable runoff at 1500-1550 µS/cm.
* Progress: Canopy is praying aggressively with heavy, early trichome production on sugar leaves.
Coming soon-
* Harvest & Chop: Projected for the first week of August (roughly 55–60 total days of flower). Ultimately will be decided when the trichomes are ready of course.
* Drying & Curing: Standard 60°F/60% RH
Looking super healthy and nicely stacked up in there 🙌
I have been very careful with the feeds measuring the EC for the feed and the run off to ensure consistency in the roots. My only regret is I had to expedite my timeline and flip to flower a couple weeks early so I effectively cut my yield in half 🤷. Next grow I will let it get a little taller before the flip
For sure, consistency pays off. Still looks solid 🤙
Look beautiful Good job
Thanks! Next grow I will let her get bigger before the flip, more aggressive lighting regimen and possibly introduce supplemental CO2
Cool I will work with co2 in my next grow's I'm looking for a good system that's working
Ac Infinity makes a good regulatory system, if you wanted to do it on a smaller scale/ budget they sell auto release CO2 bags
Ok thanks for the tip 👍 I will work with a good system that's work Ac infinity has good systems I will look there Co2 bags is trash Thank you 😊 Thanks
Pure distilled water since the 24th to cleanse the soil and force her to consume all stored energy. She will be cut , stripped of large fan leaves only and hung as a whole in the tent for drying 10-14 days.
Killer job so far
Beautiful flowers stacking up!
Thanks! Definitely have some improvements I plant to make for the next round.
Thanks! They smell incredible I can't wait to try it. This is my first time growing Cinderella 99 and it will be my first time trying it 😀
Oh yeah, thats the right attitude. Always try to improve and push yourself
For sure! This one I had concerns of it getting too tall so I ended up flipping to flower at least 2 maybe even 3 weeks to soon. I'll be supplementing CO2 on the next grow and I will let her get taller before the flip now that I know I have 1.5 feet to spare
Could try a trellis net and/or LST to keep it low too or top it and extra time but yeah I know a lot of ppl swear by the co2 in the tent
There are 2 SCROG nets being utilized already and the LST was extensive. It was actually successfully held short- too successfully 😅 it was a pain in the ass to feed during veg because it was so compact. Check out the earlier posts on this grow you'll see what I mean
Wow that amazing, those things just blew up lol
I have a monster cropped clone of her that I expect to start off bushy as hell so that will be exciting. It's still under 24/7 light to force it back into veg
I’ve never tried it myself but I’ve heard ppl talking about it. Which I’m mostly an outdoor grow but hopefully that changes this year
This is my first official grow in a controlled environment so it's all a learning experience. First time ever cloning as well 😅 we will see how it goes, it's only been under 24/7 light for a few days
I’ve never grew any using a tent myself I’ve help my brother and a few friends but I mostly grow outdoors but I’m hoping to change that this fall
As for cloning I’ve mostly just took cuttings and and stuck them in soil if the survive then I’ll transplant them but I’ve had good luck this year out of 8 of them 6 are still going
Today is the last day C99 sees the light! Just before lights on tomorrow she will be harvested and hung to dry never to see the light again until it's time to smoke !
The 4 day dry back cleared out any stores energy, turgor pressure is down to jumpstart the dry and stress some last minute swelling/ resin production before the cut.
I’ve been looking for a good c99 the place I go too only has some c99 crosses right now
This is technically a cross breed, it's the Brothers Grimm C99.
I just seen some like that but can’t remember where the old school breeders association has some interesting crosses and AG has a c99 but only in reg seeds but good news is you can get 12 for under $50 right right now
Tomorrow will be day 10 of the dry, thinnest outer stems are just starting to snap while the inner thicker stems are still kinking so I estimate Aug 15th will be day 1 of the curing phase. It's been a journey and I can't wait to light it up! Cheers 🍻 🌬️💨🍃
Snipped a bud from each for testing, inner and outer- placed in an air tight jar for 24hours to test moisture content.
Jar environment- no moisture packs ( will be curing in grove bags) , initial humidity - 64%. If it goes down or stays at 64% the buds should be ready for trimming and curing.
C99 monster cropped clone is starting to explode and she's almost ready for the tent
Hell of a ride! It smells so damn good I can't wait to try it! In the 1-lb cure bag by grove (disregard the 64% humidity in the picture, it had just gone in and didn't adjust yet). Right at 221g wet weight
Nice I have a bunch of BG seeds got mystery packs and a few others I don't have that strain though 😅 or maybe I do in the mystery pack... wish they were labeled in the mystery pack for documentation. I'm running mystery right now 1 has a gassy smell and the other has more of a pine sent
I managed to nail down 2 of the freebie strains they sent with the c99. One is an indica dom hybrid and the other is pure indica so I'll be gifting those seeds to friends 😅
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Oooh! I have this pack too! Gonna be exciting!
I can't wait to see how tall and bushy it'll get in a tent 😁
Right! Heard good things about this pack. 56 days of flower? 🤔
I'm looking forward to that shorter flower cycle 🤭
Right! Hopefully a keeper bro 🙏🏿
Definitely a shorter cycle, she's on track to be harvested Aug 3rd