Dark Star Diary

29 March 2021 It’s feeding time again. I’m still using the same nutrient levels to feed the plant; 1.5 tsp of FloraMicro and 2 tsp of FloraGro. The water and nutrient solution pH is 6.7. The runoff water pH was 6.24. It seems that the water and nutrient mix is staying directly in the range needed for optimal growth and performance. Hopefully the Cali-Mag and new light will be here next week and I’ll start the switch to the flowering stage. 01 April 2021 Feeding time again. Today I’m feeding a gallon of h2o with 2 tsp of FloraGro and 1 3/4 tsp of FloraMicro. The pH of the solution is 6.63. Runoff water pH is: 6.2. I peeled off some of the sick looking leaves off the bottom stems and one actually has chew marks! I can’t see anything on the plant and I haven’t seen anything flying or crawling around inside the tent either. I’ll just have to keep an eye out for whatever it is. As a whole, the plant looks great! 03 April 2021 Feeding time in the Grow Room! My CaliMAGic calcium supplement is in and I started adding it to the water today. Instructions call for 1 tsp per gallon added to water before nutrients. I increased the amount of nutrients as well. I added 2.5 tsp of FloraGro, and 2 tsp of FloraMicro. The pH of the water with nutrients was 6.55. The runoff water was 6.02. A little more acidic than I was hoping for. I also defoliated the plant of about 20 leaves or so. Almost all were palm size or larger fan leaves and all appeared in good health. I also pulled off about 10 spotted, smaller leaves from around the bottom. I have the new light now, so I plan to hang it and begin the flowering stage sometime this week. I plan on reading up on transitioning, and if there is a process, or if it’s just changing nutrients and light cycle? I’ll find out. I had a hiccup tonight as well. I thought I was pulling a fan leaf off, but wasn’t sure of my hold and accidentally pulled off a smaller stem. It pulled a small string off the side of the stalk about 2 inches long. I read that if that happens, you should cover it in tape for a few days and it should heal itself. I hope the plant recovers from that along with the other defoliation. I put the stem in water, and then cloned it. It is a better, more correct clone from my first attempt. At least in procedure. I followed the instructions a lot better, but I still don’t have a humidifier or plastic bottle to put over it. I’ll try to make this one survive better than the last one.