First Grow

Week 5 has officially begun! Day 1 started with the 2nd topdress of the grow. I started with a base mix of 2 parts coco loco to 1 part earthworm castings, making 1L for each pot. On top, added 1 heaping tsp of uprising grow. Mixed up about 2gal of water for my sprayer with 7.5ml calmag, 7.0 PH. Lightly sprayed the soil to help everything settle in. There was a moment of disaster in the very last days of last week, when I accidentally snapped the top growth on Orangecello. I tried the whole plant band aid thing but no luck. You can see the scar clearly in this week's photos (#7). This maybe wasn't the worst thing because it seemed to redirect growth to other tops nicely. Everyone looks happy and healthy. I know I said I wasn't gonna train Blueberry and CMOG but I have since topped them both. I don't have a lot of vertical space so I think it's better to play it safe. Permanent Marker is also getting very tall, but I'm less sure how best to top it... The fan leaves are getting massive now, and I've spotted my first 7 leaflet leaves growing in. The last week has really been the start of explosive growth, I'm blown away how quickly these ladies are growing now. Mid week now, and the plants have a couple tiny signs of deficiencies, I am again seeing some yellowing on multiple plants. I am still not the best with identifying these signs... I tried a soil ph test and it was a bit high I think at 6.6. I lowered the ph of my calmag water to 6.0 and watered about .3 liters. I started another tea, and mixed up my notes where it said tbsp instead of tsp, so my tea might be a bit strong. 1 cup earthworm castings plus 1 heaping tbsp each of grow and bloom. I'll probably dilute it and use over 2 feedings. Right now I'm not doing much day to day, occasionally I will bend stems and tuck leaves. Usually just any excuse to pull the plants out and get hands on. Pinching and twisting stems makes for surprisingly strong scent from the plants. Orangecello is sweet citrus/orange, Permanent Marker is funky citrus/grapefruit, and I finally smelled Chocolate Mint OG, a shocking burnt tire smell, borderline unpleasant. Blueberry Muffin is still too much of a runt to be bending stems and stressing the plant.