Journal de culture - Semaine 3 de croissance
La plante a bien repris sa vigueur cette semaine, dĂ©veloppant une belle masse racinaire, ce qui est trĂšs encourageant. Elle continue de se dĂ©velopper et je mâefforce de la maintenir la plus basse possible en utilisant des techniques de Low Stress Training. Jâai essayĂ© le pinching, qui consiste Ă pincer lĂ©gĂšrement les extrĂ©mitĂ©s des branches pour les courber. Cela permet de rediriger les hormones de croissance vers les parties infĂ©rieures, ce qui maximise le dĂ©veloppement des pousses.
Jâai Ă©galement effectuĂ© une lĂ©gĂšre dĂ©foliation en enlevant quelques grandes feuilles superflues. Pour le reste, je surveille principalement le pH. Jâessaie de le maintenir autour de 5.8, mais avec les tampons prĂ©sents dans les produits Terra Aquatica, il remonte rĂ©guliĂšrement Ă 6.2. Je me demande si ce pH lĂ©gĂšrement Ă©levĂ© pourrait ĂȘtre Ă lâorigine dâun problĂšme de coloration des feuilles, car la plante semble prĂ©senter une lĂ©gĂšre carence malgrĂ© la prĂ©sence de tous les nutriments nĂ©cessaires. Je fais attention Ă ne pas ajouter trop dâacide afin de ne pas surcharger la solution nutritive.
Globalement, la plante est en bonne santĂ© et continue de bien Ă©voluer. Je pense passer en floraison dâici une ou deux semaines maximum. Ătant donnĂ© quâil sâagit dâune variĂ©tĂ© Jack Herer, qui a tendance Ă beaucoup sâĂ©tirer en floraison, je prĂ©fĂšre la maintenir encore un peu en croissance pour travailler tranquillement avec les techniques de Low Stress Training et la dĂ©foliation. On verra son Ă©volution la semaine prochaine !
đșđž Grow Diary - Week 3 of Veg
The plant has regained its vigor this week, developing a strong root mass, which is great. It keeps growing, and Iâm trying to keep it as low as possible using Low Stress Training techniques. Iâve been trying pinching, which involves lightly pinching the tips of the branches to bend them. This redirects the growth hormones to the lower parts, maximizing the development of new shoots.
Iâve also done a bit of light defoliation by removing some large, unnecessary leaves. Other than that, Iâm mainly monitoring the pH. Iâm trying to keep it as close to 5.8 as possible, but the buffers in the Terra Aquatica products keep raising it to 6.2. Iâm wondering if this slightly higher pH might be causing some discoloration on the leavesâit feels like a deficiency, even though all the necessary nutrients are present. Iâm cautious about adding too much acid to avoid overloading the nutrient solution.
Overall, the plant is healthy and continues to grow well. Iâm thinking about switching to flowering in a week or two at most. Since this is a Jack Herer strain, which tends to stretch a lot during flowering, I want to keep it in veg a bit longer while working with Low Stress Training and defoliation. Weâll see how it evolves next week!
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