Week five brought out the net. LST has kept the girls short & bushy. Net was put up on lowest setting. Happy Frog soil amendments have to be about exhausted. Began using complete Fox Farm Soil nutes at 1/4 strength & fish shit to re-condition soil. Defoliating twice a week & girls have more & more to give. These plants have showed zero signs of stress from defoliating. Seems to inspire vigorous growth. At five & a half weeks some plants began pre-flower.
Congratulations! Good luck with the grow, the shed looks awesome. I'm in Missouri as well and not looking forward to my 1000w hps this summer. Already have an ac unit and it's barely keeping up.. guess I need to double the btu.
Side note I bought that microscope and it sucks, I got a nice 60x jewelers loupe and I can get in closer to the bud without that plastic guard in the way and the mag is too strong so you have to almost press right against it.
@Thumbnail83,
Heat has been a minor issue a couple days already here too. Air conditioner has handled it nicely thank God lol. Appreciate the heads up on the scope! I’ll look into something else. Happy growing!
@BudDonkey, That is awesome. All the best with your grows. It is so much fun figuring out what to do with all the weed. I have made all flavors of gummies, tinctures, infused sugar, infused peanut butter then powdered it with tapioca maltodextrin, made salves for pain relief, infused chocolate. And, then there is the bud! Got a lovely desktop vaporizer and make joints out of the dried bud after vaping which makes for most excellent joints.
I also share buds with some medical patients who are unemployed and don't have the resources to buy their weed. So, all in all, it is my favorite waste of time and wish you all the best!
@Growin_it,
Thank you! It’s been an awesome adventure just getting here! On planting day we grilled & the kids played out in the yard. It was an epic day. Lovin this ride so far & ready to learn!