Chocobo Flower

There are two FFT7 plants. One in a large 100-liters pot in sunny sport. Another plant is in 40-liters pot with part-sun spot. This is the space that I have allocated the FFT7 grow. The plant in larger pot with more sun is doing much better. This plant is my main source of hybrid Indica/Sativa buds. The smaller plant is just for extra amount. Overall, keeping plant in long vegetation with low light hour outdoor won’t get optimum result. Plant only grows big up to a certain point. Low light hours induced flowering buds that are converted back to leaf buds by weak night light. Then, there would be too many small tops and flimsy branches due to low light hours. Moreover, longer growing time exposes plant to myriad hazards. Still, it is better than letting weeds flower ripe in 90% humidity and 80 cm of rain in October. And I can still maintain mother plants for cloning outdoor without electricity cost. Leaf chlorosis is under control. Spraying fertilizers on leaves seemed to work. On the other hand, I avoid additional drenching from feeding through root. I am letting the soil raining bouts. As it is, covering up the soil before rain proved only practical only on day time during the weekend. I work day time during the week. And I sleep well at night. In any case, we should have only a few more storm systems until the raining season let up by November. Mite is a issue during raining season. Microbes are losing effectiveness as they are washed away by daily rain. Additionally, I get sap sucking beetles hanging on plants. Where have the predatory bugs all gone? Setting up the plants for flowering. I have trimmed off small branchlets. This should be the last high stress shaping for this grow. Although I make infusion, I still never like larf buds. I can put up with less yield but I rather have decent looking buds. Trimming also help with mold and pest control. Since, I don’t want more small bud sites, I am promoting root and vertical growth with auxin. This week, I spray FFT7 with Root Start (auxin) mixed with manure tea. I’ll go back to more natural root feeding once it is dryer. . So, I am letting the plant veg for yet one more week to recover from aggressive trimming and heavy rain. I think the girls need a bit of time before going into flowering. FFT 7 flowering time is nearly eight weeks. I want them to be ready for my New Year. Stuck the trimmed off branch trims into small pots. If they survive, they will make good Christmas presents. I lost a couple batches of clone this month. Mold got on top part of the plant. I mixed Trichoderma in soil and the stem and roots was okay. So for this round of clone attempt, I paid more attention. I nuked the soil mix in microwave. And I also wash the cuttings with bleach solution for three minutes. (Yes, I really timed it) Then I washed the bleach off with tap water. After three days, the cuttings are still intact. So, lets see if this sanitization would improve cloning yield rate. For those that actually read this, thank you for sharing the journey. Your comments and suggestion are most welcome.