Dark Star Diary

03 May 2021 Potential disaster alert!! My weekend trip took longer than expected and I got home a day later than expected. The plant looked HORRIBLE when I checked in on it after getting back. The poor girl looked whipped, drained, and limp. All of her leaves were flattened along their stems covering their buds in a sad looking death throw. The soil was so dry that I couldn’t feel ANY moisture after burying my finger two knuckles deep. 😳 I watered her with the same amount of nutrients that I have been using last week. I won’t actually change the levels till next week. I added: CALiMAGic 5ml, FloraMicro 7.5ml, FloraGro 2.5ml, and FloraBloom 12.5ml. The initial pH was 5.83, and I added pH UP 3ml, which raised the pH level to 6.48. Runoff pH was 5.98. Temperature in the grow tent was a warm 82 degrees, and humidity was 36%. I drained the runoff water which wasn’t a lot today and closed the tent up to wait and see if she would recover. I checked again 30 minutes prior to lights out and was pleasantly pleased at the recovery. She has bounced back like a CHAMP!! All the leaves began to take on their normal appearance again and she looks happier. I know, how can I tell she’s happier?? Because her daddy is happier with how she looks. So, if I’m happier, she’s happier as an extension through me. Call me silly if you want, but she’s my first plant I’ve ever grown and I want her to succeed! The trip was unavoidable! There was no way I was going to miss my daughter’s college graduation!! I may love my Dark Star Kush, but I love my real baby more!! On a quick side note... The_Evil_Twin (my brother) brought me gifts from Buddabud; a fellow grower and friend here on Grow Diaries. Two beautiful clones!! A Blueberry Muffins, and a Blue Ox. If I can salvage them from being driven halfway across the country, I will start grow logs for them too. 04 May 2021 I’m feeding/watering again today in order to make sure that all the soil and roots are properly hydrated since the scare over this past weekend. Visually, the plant has bounced back to normal in her appearance and looks healthy again. I’m following the same feeding plan this week, so nutrients were given as follows: CALiMAGic 5ml, FloraMicro 7.5ml, FloraGro 2.5ml, and FloraBloom 12.5ml. The initial pH was 5.87, and I added pH UP 3ml which raised the pH to 6.51. The runoff pH was 5.97. Temp in the grow tent was 79F degrees, and humidity was 45%. I’m going to go back to regular watering after today, which means I’ll water/feed again when the soil is dry to 1 knuckle deep. 07 May 2021 Feeding time at The_Good_Twin household! I was going to feed last night, but got home after the lights were out in the tent and didn’t want to bother doing everything without being able to see anything. So, I fed today instead. Still on the same nutrient regimen as last week so everything is basically the same. I read an article on feeding ice water to increase trichome development, so the water was refrigerated before adding nutrients. Water/solution temp was 33.8 degrees F. Solution contained: CALiMAGic 5ml, FloraMicro 7.5ml, FloraGro 2.5ml, and FloraBloom 12.5ml. The initial pH was 6.10. Added pH UP 2ml, which increased the final pH to 6.52. The runoff pH was 5.75. Temp in the grow tent was 79 degrees F, humidity 39%. The plant looks great! A few weeks ago I was contemplating trimming all of the branches and stems under my cargo net, but I haven’t yet. Today I noticed that many of them are producing decently sized buds, so I’m glad I didn’t cut them away. Overall, she’s pleasant to smell and look at, and I can’t wait for the next 5 weeks to go by so they fatten up for harvest! In my own inexperienced mind, I believe I’m doing quite well. Looking at the plant and how she’s doing, I seem to be doing just that.