Day 36 - gave a feed/watering with Biotabs nutes. They recommend 20ml Orgatrex and 1ml Bactrex in 500ml water, once. I did a half mix, and put the same amount into 1.2L so it's not too much for the little plant. Watered this in slowly and got a little bit of run off, which the fabric pot soon sucked back up. Looking nice anyway.
Day 37 - noticed some discolouration on some lower fan leaves. not sure what to make of it, doesn't look like typical lower leaves dying off as the plant grows. not too concerned yet, but I will keep an eye on it.
Day 40 - gave a nice big drink, about 1.5L of water with alg-a-mic at 3ml/L. Also did some defoliation/removal of lower bud sites. As this is quite a small plant, and vertical growth seems to have stopped, it seemed a good idea to nip off the buds that will underdevelop with the aim of promoting growth at the top bud sites instead. Went fairly heavy (in my opinion) on it, hopefully she won't get too stressed. Likely the final time she'll see the snips until harvest. The buds are developing nicely.
Lil sis showing some signs of the light being too much for her, moved her lower down in the tent to let her recover. She may be toast though, seedlings are so delicate. If she doesn't look better in a few days I'll start another. Maybe in a slightly larger pot.
Day 41 - looking nice today. some lower leaves starting to lose colour and die off.
Day 42 - another week wrapped up! The buds are looking great. some weird discolouration still developing - if anyone has any idea what this is likely the result of please let me know. I am thinking possible calcium deficiency or else maybe a disease like rust. Unclear, but I'll ask in the grow questions section and maybe someone can shed some light. I can easily add some CalMag to next watering if it is cal related.
Baby plant looking... ok. Still growing. We will see what happens.
The plan for next week is to continue as is. I will continue to water with plain water, and maybe another Orgatrex/Bactrex mix towards the end of next week. I will likely utilise some PK 13/14 at some stage - never used the stuff so not sure on how to best approach it. Overall I am pleased with the growth of the plant this week. The buds really smell like hash.
At the moment the light is at ~675 umol, giving me a DLI of ~48.6 running on 20/4. This is about as much light as I'm comfortable subjecting this plant too. It will stay at this level for the next two weeks (ish) and then begin to turn back down for the ripening stage. I'll keep an eye for any signs of heat stress in the interim.
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@CHILLING_RACOONS, ah thank you kindly for dropping in and leaving that lovely message. I can't take much credit really - the combo of great genetics from @Sweet_Seeds and the super easy feeding regime with Biotabs. I'm a total noob but with these excellent companies in my arsenal it's hard to go too far wrong.
Gonna roll a bone and take a look through your diaries now, I'm always looking to learn more about this amazing plant and the cultivation thereof, and you clearly know what you're doing!
Thanks again growmie :)
@DoDrugs420, thank you :) Very pleased with it so far. In the hardest part of the grow now, there's about a week to go but I have seriously itchy scissor fingers!! Gonna pack a bowl and take a look through your diaries now, maybe I'll pick up some tips. Thanks for stopping by growmie
@Jaygrow1020_autoking, thanks Jay! Getting so close now. This is one grow that I really wish we had smell-o-vision for. Like blackberry milk that's been left in the sun.. in a good way.
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, thanks Vinny, she's really packed on since you left this comment. Looking like about a week or so left on her. She is pretty frosted at this moment in time, and getting more sparkly (and stanky) by the day
@Kitties_and_Colas, it's hard to say for sure. There are still so many unknowns with cannabis growing, but I have seen plenty of anecdotal evidence on the web that backs this up - across various forums dating back a decade. If you google "purple strains foxtail" you'll find a bunch of the stuff I've read.
@Kitties_and_Colas, ah interesting. Could definitely be a hotspot on my lighting setup. Still figuring it out, it's such a tiny space that my options are limited. I did have my lamp running about 15-20% above recommended (by accident!) for the middle of flower so it may be a result of light stress. However, these purple strains seem prone to foxtailing regardless of environment - at least from what I've seen of other growers' diaries. This is just a head stash for me anyway, and I happen to love the appearance of foxtailed buds so no complaints from me. Always looking to learn more though, so thanks for the input :)