July 17: Cooler temperatures across Western Canada and very little precipitation. Soil is quite dry in first 4 inches then moist below that. Regional forest fires bringing in quite a bit of haze and smoke to the area. Did not irrigate this week. Buds are starting to stack. Resin smells lime/lemon and lavender. Plants seem to have stopped stretching and expect flowers to fatten up over coming weeks. Pretty impressed that side braches have decent flower and resin. Purple flowers are quite appealing.
@NorthernChemist, I forget what I used but it was what is recommended in a YouTube video by Jorge Cervantes. @Dalemac usually does a bud wash and he shows how to do it in at least one of his outdoor diaries.