Northern Lights x Big Bud Auto

July 15, 2021. "Kaiydaan's" buds just don't seem right. The stigmas are not long and wispy, have basically retracted, and new little sugar leaves are growing. I'm not sure what her deal is, she looks completely different from "Freeman". If you recall, "Freeman" germinated 4 days after "Kaiydaan" and looks as one would expect. If anyone has some experience with this, or if there's even a problem at all, let me know. I amended the soil on the 13th, by top dressing and haven't seen any change, good or 😨 bad. The lighting schedule was also changed to 19/5. July 17, 2021. "J" is still showing no signs of Flower, I'm intrigued. Gave the girls a decent watering yesterday, soaking thru with no 🏃‍♀️🏾 run off. I was doing this every 3 days or so, but I believe I may need to increase watering. July 18, 2021. It's apparent "J" is not an Autoflower, or at least is lacking the autoflowering gene. This is a problem,🙅‍♀️🏾 because I'm not set up for Photoperiods. We're going to turn these lemons 🍋 into lemonade, if possible. I've decided to take ✂️ cuttings from "J" and see if we can grow some clones. If the procedure is a success, I will start a separate diary. July 19, 2021. The cuttings ✂️ from "J" survived the night and are still perky and green. Fingers 🤞🏾 crossed! By looking at this grow, you would think I planted 3 different strains, but these all came from the same bag of @weedseedsexpress NL x BB Auto. They all received the same nutrients, watering, lighting schedule and environment. Are the genetics wildly unique? Unstable? Grower Error🤦‍♂️🏾? Hmmm, only time & experience may tell. July 20, 2021. The cuttings are still viable. Down to Earth's Alfalfa Meal came in today, on sale for $12 on Amazon. I plan on top dressing the crop with it today, before watering. 4:30pm I topped dressed and gave the girls a thorough watering this afternoon while lights out.