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Week 5, 9-15 November 2023 13 November - Defoliated large leaves and continued shaping by removing some secondary side shoots from lower branches (see picture), directing energy to the top of all branches. The rest of the week she just grew. Next week the netting will be put on and spreading of the branches will begin. Cultivating autoflowering cannabis tends to place the grower in a moderately unknown situation. Trimming and shaping the plant bears a more unforgiving posture than the photoperiod strains. The grower may not be exactly sure when it will stop the vegetative cycle and go to flower exclusively. So it’s a race against time to gain size/bud sites, and in general she will only give the cultivator about 6 weeks to make all the right decisions. Then she will develop flower and overall density consecutively. All trimming will be complete - wait, watch, hope for maximum trichome/resin production. Sometimes synergy comes together and the grow is very successful, and sometimes not. As long as all efforts of success are put forward earnestly, the returns are usually matched in kind. Maturing in about three months or less from start to finish. Fascinating when it all comes together. Some cultivators do not appreciate or dismiss the thought of autoflowers. However they can have the same potencies, terpines, and cannabinoids of a photoperiod. It is the same debate between organic and hydroponically grown cannabis, which one is better tasting or more harsh. The plant itself is dependant on the cultivators practices and methods. The cannabis plant can take up good and bad heavy metals, it is also phyto-remediative, which means it can be used to clean up contaminated environments. An example would be the nuclear power plant disaster of Chernobyl in 1986. Hemp strains have been successfully used since 1998 to remove those contaminates from surrounding agricultural lands - but I would not want to smoke it. And on the complete other side of things we have to look back at the great dreamers. After all, it was a 1976 wine competition termed the “Judgment of Paris”, when California beat French wine in a blind taste test. Such an example where this has been done exclusively with weed eludes my memory, but there sure are some on a personal level. The end product and how you get there matters. A master gardener has positive words for all grows. To be stewards of the culture an honest and open discussion must be absorbed. Grow what you love and love what you grow is wise. Understand philosophies on how to achieve a better outcome are always evolving, and to be open without a rigid ideology is enlightening. 🍽️ Nutrient change on 9 November 🐲 Feeding schedule updated 9 November 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient Solution EC 2.2 at 71 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.