7/26 - got about an inch of rain. Plants really needed it
7/28 - broke a branch on the Gorilla Glue plant while tryin to tuck some of the larger fan leaves. Luckily the branch did not completely break off and it was a lower branch with only minor bud sites. Was able to tape the branch back to the main stem and secured it with a twist toe for more support. Hopefully it heals!
7/30 - both plants started showing signs of deficiency today. First signs of any issues other than pests Could not figure out if it was a nute or pH issue. Plants had not had any nutes up to this point and I had been watering with tap water. Plan to give small amounts of nutes in pH’d water moving forward.
Those are some gorgeous buds forming man, great work! I know you mentioned you couldn't figure out the nutrient burn. You also said you were just using tap water, this may be the cause, sometimes tap water can reach a pH as high as 7.3-7.5 at this point the cannabis roots struggles with what's called "nutrient lockout." This is because when the pH is this high the plant has major difficulties properly extracting the nutrients it needs from the soil. You seem to already be working on the correct solution though which is good to hear! Also instead of buying a synthetic one, an excellent (and cheap) pH down I like to use is citric acid! I find that just a pinch of it can lower the pH in my 15L water container by about 0.3-0.4! A little bit goes a long way with citric acid!
Thanks @justin2_m appreciate the comment and recommendations. Being my first grow I wanted to try to keep it simple but I think the pH is what got me. Bought a test kit and I think my tap water here is at least 7.5 if not higher. May need to try out your citric acid trick, like that it’s not synthetic.