Mimosa & Pineapple Express - Phyllotaxy

PE2 Looking Good did some growing in the past week - Happy overall with PE2 -- Mimosa beans seem a bit stubborn - Have 2 Mimosa moving along slowly - I had a little trouble with Germination of the Mimosa - 3 beans no germination - but still have 2 plants catching up to the PE2. All in All a good week - A watched pot doesn't boil so I need to learn a bit of patience when seeing the day by day operation. Will lengthen the Vegetation a week or two to allow the Mimosa to catch up to the PE2 - Nice thing when working with photoperiod feminized. Starting to put together the next soil for transplanting from their seedling peat pots with seed starter to their next home a 1 Gallon Fabric pot (I like to have the right shoes for the right size foot) - Soil combination is cocotek brick fiber (hydrated, rinsed, and pumped up with CalMag, and correct PH Water), Earth Science worm Castings, Dr Earth Homegrown, and Perlite. Also adding homemade compost to the mixture maybe 20-30%.

Transplanted into New 1 Gallon Fabric Pots - Soil Mix is (using a 1 Gallon Pitcher to measure) Canna CocoTek Coco Coir, 3 Cups of Worm Casings, 1/2 Gallon Homemade Compost, 2/3 cup of Dr Earth Homegrown, and 1 gallon Espoma Perlite - made enough enough for at least 6 1 gallon pots. Moving Forward to the 3rd week - Added sticky sticks as I saw a couple of fungus Gnats flying - I let the soil dry, vaccumed up all debris, and with the added sticks I did not see anymore for at least 2 days or so. Watering every 2 days Phd 6.4 and 775 PPM - Adding Epsom Salts to Raise the PH and Also Adding 3ml of CalMag per Gallon of watering water - Need to resist overwatering the Ladies - Ladies are doing there thing - I need to be the Stewart of their needs - I love looking at them when doing my daily check ins......Should Have enough nutrients to last for 3 Weeks from Transplant Where I will scratch in more Nutes in the top layer of soil to top feed them slowly when Watering. All Plants are under one MarsHydro SP150 - Will Turn on another when the Ladies Start Spreading out more.

All the Ladies are doing well - Excited to see all the new growth - Added the Sticky Pads and they are doing well in catching the pest - I still see the Fungus Gnats but there are only a few around which I have been vigilantly watching and killing . Most of the spots on the Sticky butterflies are pieces of soil that are blown onto the Sticky by my Fan..... The 3 week Ladies are healthy and Happy in their 1 Gal Fabric Pots - I Water a cup of PH/TDS CalMag water once every 2-3 days from the top and filling the bottom water catch which adds another cup of their sparkling water to the bottom. The little Mimosa lady in the middle is about 10 days behind the Four other Ladies but I think that I will allow an extra week in Veg if I need to catch the Little Lady up to her big sisters. She is on the same Water Schedule at her Bigger Sisters. Looking to add a Small Nitrogen shot into their 2-3 day Watering schedule (I Like to have about 2 inches top dry before watering - They have a smell starting just faintly when putting my nose on the top of the plant ----Yummy--- 5/2 Well Mimosa 1 looks like a Mutant - Whorled Phyllotaxy is what I think it is - Heard about this but never had one myself - She has 3 branches per each node from the Start - I noticed that it came out of the seed funny during seedling stage mutating the Cotyledons a bit and the first 3 leave was only one of them not two - She is very very bushy - Has shown great growth - Going to start a personal journal with pics of this funky mutation thru all the stages for interest sake... For General Maintenance I vacuum up the soil the finds its way onto the floor and general cleaning of the area. 5/4 Fed the Ladies 1.5 cups of PH/PPM/CalMag water with Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 (10 ml per 1/2 gal) and filled bottom Catchers with Straight PH/PPM/Calmag water as the bottom was feeling dry. Looking at a once every two weeks feeding Fish Fert Nitro Shot during veg. Also Oyster Shell, worm castings, Dr Earth will be a Top Dressing on a every 3 week schedule from time of transplant. Will update Amounts when actually top dressing.

Week Four a lot has happened - Topped the 3 PE2's at the 5th Node and the Mutant Mimosa 1 (Phyllotaxy) with its three leaves per node - Treating this lady as I do any other plant. The Last Mimosa is still a little behind (as I had a little late start on this one seed wise) but will be topped later this week as she is catching up to her big sisters pretty fast - I think from getting her into her bigger shoes and with all the organic goodness she is thriving. I also did some LST (Low Stress Training) on the 3 PE2's and Mutant Mimosa using small binder clips and small rubber garden wire ties to even out the top and get some of the bottom growth growing better - After a couple of days the lower growth has definitley seen some growth - I have also removed some of the big fan leaves that were blocking the Light from the Lower growth. Also Tucking some of the bigger fan leaves under the new lower growth so they can access the LED Loveshine it needs. Watering a 1.5 cups of PH/PPM/CalMag water (with 1/2 cup bottom Fill) about every 3 Days . Ladies Look like they are enjoying Life at this time - I enjoy and look forward to seeing the progress from these awesome Ladies. I have also continued to clean, vacuum, and keep the area sterile and clean, I see a rare fungus gnat but I think I nipped the problem in the bud - No pun attended LOL... Thank you for reading and taking this wonderful adventure with me - Please comment and Like down below ----OR if you have questions please ask I will answer honestly and to the best of my knowledge.....Thanxs!!!!!!!

Week 5 - All of the Ladies look Healthy and are growing well - PE3 the Last Pineapple Express to Top (HST) and LST - Branches are growing very well --- The Mutant Mimosa 1 (with Worley Phyllotaxy) is Cranking out the Branches - I treated her like the other Ladies - She got topped (HST) and LST and has more than 15 branches - Lookig forward to watching the Mutant Lady grow......Also the last Mimosa 6 who had a little late start has been Topped (HST) and LST - she is catching up rather well being she is a week behind the rest. I have been defoliating the Ladies so that the Branches or the Bud sights will have plenty of light - I have also been making sure all the branches are in their own area with plenty of LED LoveShine right now with the 5 Ladies we are looking at about 65 branches or Bud Sights. Did a Top Dress of Dr Earth 2 TBS per Gallon - 1TBS/1tsp of Homegrown, 2 tsp of All Purpose, and 1 TBS of Oyster Shell Flower all mixed together and then top dress. I watered with Straight PH/PPM water with 3ml of calmag per gallon. The Gnat fungus flies are still there a little - I still use the sticky pads and I still manually kill them when I am in the room - there aren't a lot but a few but that may be of my diligence in killing them. Overall a good week - training and feeding - I am the Butler to these Ladies...Love each day!

Week 6 the Ladies look great - Definitely growing from the Topping(HST) and the LST that I have been doing - Been Defoliating Leaves that are blocking the LED Love from my potential Bud Sights- All branches are growing and looking great - I have had an increase in the fungus gnats and on hunting sprees every day to eliminate this pest along with adding new sticky pads in the pots - Tried apple cider vinegar in a cup trap but thge Sticky pads did way better in deterring the damn gnat..... Still in week 6 they are in the 1 Gallon Pot - I will be moving the Ladies to their new Homes - 5 Gallon Fabric Pots in a few days which is the beginning of Week 7 - All in all I am very excited seeing the HST and the LST Training paying off in a bushier more open plant structure which will inhibit a great Flowering Structure when switching to Flower. A Note on the Worley Phyllotaxy Mimosa Mutant - - After topping the Beautiful Lady she has shot out 3 new beautiful branches so she continues the 3 leaf nodes thru HST and LST ---- WOW 15 Branches after 1 Topping of the 5th Node compared to a normal plant which has 10 when Topping at the 5th node . All Plants will be topped one more time - looking to do the 3rd node of the new growth branches and to continue all the Ladies on LST to get all the LED Love get to all of the potential Bud sights. Ladies are planned to be in veg till week 10 when they will be switched into Flower Mode and then we let the Fun begin.

Well... Week 7 Transplanted the Beautiful Ladies into their final growing space 5 gallon Pots where they will continue to Veg for another 3 weeks before going to Flower Stage. I also a couple of days later in week 7 topped all of the Plants for a second time and continue to LST and Defoliate any Fans that seem to block the LED Loveshine from going to the important cola branches. Breaking News on the Fungus Gnat War Front I am still fighting - I have obtained a new tool to fight the Bastards - Gnatrol - A organic BTI which mixed 1 tsp per Gallon of PH/PPM/EC water which interrupts the cycle of the larvae and the eggs in the soil drying them up not allowing anymore gnats to be born or reach adulthood. This does not kill the adults which I am using the Yellow Stickies which have done a great job in Sticking the Adults. I see a huge difference in the amount of these F%$#ing Pests since the use of Gnatrol along with the stickies... Upped the Water to 6 Cups of PH/PPM/EC ( with Gnatrol) per 5 Gallon Pot. Ladies are still under 1 MarsHydro SP150 and doing well - will add another MarsHydro TS1000 when the Ladies transition into Flower.

Getting near the end of Veg - Been Continuing LST and defoliation of fan leaves blocking critical Bud Sights - Been watering PH/PPM/EC Water about every 4 days - Ladies are Loving Life and can't wait to switch to Flower.

Last Week in Veg - Added in the TS1000 and spread the Ladies out getting ready for the Flower time - Will be switching to Flower Next Week - Ladies are excited as me to Flower!!!!!

Week 10 - First Week Of Flower Top Dressed and watered - Added Molasses to Water - Ladies are Doing Fine 5 more weeks and 2 days for the Pineapple Express 2's to mature (45-50 days Flower) - But add 3 more weeks to the Mimosa (65-70 Days Flower) Still No Carbon Filter - Only Defoliating leaves Blocking the LED Love from critical areas. Many Many branches due to 2X HST and continuing LST to keep the Canopy even.....

Just Moving Along with the Ladies - Been Watering PH(6.5)/PPM(1000) 6 Cups Waster every 4 Days with Molasses Added 2 TBS per Gallon given only Once Per week. Up the PH With Baking Soda, and dial in PPMs with Epsom Salts. Removing any bud sucking Light fan leaves. Loving the Ladies.....

Ladies are looking Wonderful - Smelling wonderful - Lie a Candy Store on Steroids'- Smells like Sweet Candy and Flowers all in one - They all have been in Flower for 3 weeks Pineapple Express has 4 more weeks to maturity while the Mimosa has another 7 more weeks to finish flowering. I am very Happy so far - I will be Top Dressing with Dr Garden - 7 TBS of Flower Girl, 2 TBS of Homegrown, and 1 TBS of All Purpose - I also add 1 TBS of Oyster Shell Flower for added Calcium and Mix all Ingredients well in a baggie. Also been Watering with 2 TBS per Gallon of Blackstrap Molasses once a week. Other watering's are just PH/PPM Plain Water. The Ladies are Loving Life........

Well into week 13 --- Ladies are loving Life - PE2 will be done flowering somewhere around 2 weeks - the Mimosa will take 3 weeks more so we are at 5 more weeks to maturity. The smell is sooooo sweet - smells like a cross of a Candy Store and a Flower Store ---- Each have their own Terpene signature - See Trichomes forming more and more daily - Use the digital handheld microscope to watch the Trichome color and growth. Yummy!!!!!!!!! The Ladies are definitely putting on weight - the more the better......