10/2:
Fed today using One, Signal, Superthrive, Silica Gold, and added a little humic acid to the water.
Rearranged, leveled the canopy, tucked some leaves, plucked a little necrotic shit from the bottoms..
I know many of you are wondering why I'm not defoliating...
There may come a time when I find it necessary to remove some leaves, but at this stage of growth every leaf equates to more energy for the plant to produce bigger flowers, and I have no problems with airflow. I've found through the years that it makes the most sense to leave as much foliage as possible for as long as possible. When old leaves begin to die off, it is the right time to pluck them. And, by waiting for as long as possible to defoliate, the foliage you remove has had time to produce more THC, making it both viable and valuable for the bubble hash stash.
10/3:
Happy Birthday girls! You're a month old today!!! (except the stragglers..your birthdays are over the next few days)
Kicked on the FlowerPower UV light today..I currently have it set to run in 2 x half-hour increments during the day..will increase the length of exposure as much as possible over the next few weeks...
10/5:
Fed today...added open sesame and sweet & sticky to the routine...
Happy growing! I hope you get some good results! Take care and stay lit! I will drop by sometimes to check on your process! Say hello if you ever visit my page!
Peace & Love - L.S.T ๐๐ผ๐
@Silverback_Guerilla, understood.. I have seen some of the exact things you are talking about.. I may pick up 4 of the 4 ft bars.. thanks for the wisdom matey๐ค๐ค
@Theia, Yes, or side lighting that illuminates the lower parts of the plants under the thickass canopy...
It's not necessary if your walls have reflective surfaces and you don't have plants jammed in tight, but if your floor is dark, any additional light down below supplies photons to the leaves, which provides more energy for the plants. Plus, those little larfy buds harden off a bit better. I usually just mount side lighting in the form of 120cm (4') bar lights velcro'd or zip-tied to the horizontal tent poles..but in my closet, I just lay them across the tops of the pots facing upwards. A pair is 60-80 watts, and you can get them with mixed spectra +660nm diodes pretty cheap on ebay or amazon now:
growdiaries.com/diaries/119918-grow-journal-by-silverback-guerilla/week/679297
They also sell 2' versions of the same that are about 18-20w each, and you can chain them together like the 4' versions. The backside/heatsink gets hotter than their faces and they don't burn up plants if touching. They only have a beneficial amount of PAR out to about 18", and really only about 4" is strong enough to swell up flowers any bigger than they would have, but your little buds and lower leaves won't be chlorotic looking from lack of light, and your plants will get a little energy boost.
I actually had 4 of the 40w double-row v-shaped 2700k bars velcro'd to my horizontal tent poles, and 2 more velcro'd to vertical corner poles in my 5'x4' tent at one point. I had them on a timer and ran them about half of their day, and during little intervals where I had the timer turning off my main top lighting to mitigate high temps. Even though it isn't "intense" lighting, it's enough to see real gains in overall production if you can turn your larfy shit to dense little popcorns.