First Grow

7/29 - 3 weeks since germination began! I transplanted the plants today into a combination of 60% Happy Frog, 25% Worm Castings, and 15% perlite. I also added 2 tbsp/gal of Dr. Earth 4-4-4, as well as 1 tbsp/gal of Diatomaceous Earth to the soil for the transplant. I also sprinkled the root ball of each plan with a generous portion of Mykos during the transplant. I transplanted into 1 gallon fabric Smart Pots. I noticed that the soil was VERY dry in the old pots, I wonder if the mesh plastic pots may actually dry out a little too quickly to encourage root growth. The roots for each plant only took up about 50% of the container. However, each plant was taller and wider than the mesh plastic pot, so it felt like the right time to transplant. After transplanting, I watered with RO water pH'd to 6.5 with 200ppm of CalMag+. I watered until the bottom of the fabric pots felt wet to the touch. Observations: The plants look thirsty! I think they will enjoy their new homes. I will be topping likely in the next 7 days, once there are 6 nodes I will top down to the 4th node. 7/30 - Plants responding VERY well to transplanting. The soil is actually staying somewhat wet, so I'm looking forward to a lot of root growth in these new containers for 2-3 weeks. I think they are almost ready for topping! I'm planning on doing the "LBH’s Famous 4-Way LST" combined with SCrOG. I notice that the 5th node is in development on all the plants, the largest one is actually starting on it's 6th node. I'm thinking of cutting the main stem about 1/4" to 1/2" away from the 4th or 5th node. I will ask a grow question about timing and which node. "LBH’s Famous 4-Way LST" https://www.growweedeasy.com/lbhs-famous-4-way-lst-tutorial-plus-topping-sub-tutorial "SCrOG" https://www.growweedeasy.com/scrog-tutorial 7/31 - No pics today. Was out hiking all day and night. Updates tomorrow. I bet they are thirsty... 8/1 - Whoa they were very thirsty today. I'm starting to be able to easily recognize the signs of underwatering, the leaves droop down, and become somewhat "crispy". I think I will attempt to water more often to avoid the mornings I've been having recently of OMG THEY'RE GONNA DIE. :) I added Humboldt's Secret "Tree Trunk" in this watering. It is a silicate additive, and I feel having this will help with the amount of LST that I want to do. I also appreciate everyone's answer to my grow question regarding topping. I will top the plants to above their 4th node on their next watering day. Within 4 hours of watering with RO water and 75ppm of Silicate and 175ppm of CalMag+, pH'd to 6.5, and the plants are looking incredible. The picture dated 8/1 shows their happiness. About an hour after watering, I added 6oz of Recharge to each plant. 8/2 - Wow! Plants looking very healthy and happy today. Took some nice pics. I will likely water tomorrow just as I did above. I also lowered my light a few inches, and using the Photone app on my iPhone + the home-made diffuser, the plants are getting 500-550PPFD. They really seemed to love yesterday's watering, the increase in light, and the addition of Recharge. 8/3 - Decided to water today with RO water and 75ppm of Silicate and 130ppm of CalMag+, pH'd to 6.5 to avoid the dryness I had been experiencing with my old water schedule. Plants immediately stopped drooping and started perking up. Right now at this rate I am watering every other day. I will likely top the plants tomorrow! I'm waiting for the 4th "true node" to be a little more developed on 2 of the plants before doing the topping. 8/4 - Wow, can't believe it's the end of week 3 of Veg. 4 weeks since germination began. Time flies. I topped today, to the 4th "true node" (not counting cotyledons or single blade leaves). I will water tomorrow or the next day. I do leave town for 4 days on 8/6, so will have to trust a close personal friend to water and watch the plants. I hope to come back to see them well recovered from the topping!