Dec 11th
- fed 3L h2o/nutes
- removed nuisance leaves and a few Fans that were blocking light
- re-Scrogged the Willie and it looks wonderful, and is now open
Dec 13th
- just an observation, but the FIMming that I carried-out on Nov 26th, has actually worked-out really well. I’ll take a few pictures tonight, but the added development at the Top of that plant is amazing, not-quite symmetrical, but it is going to be a huge bud-bonus in the long-run. Not as perfectly laid-out as the PTK, but the extra bud-sites have arrived, are detangled ha, and spreading out
- here in week 2, I'm getting rid of the big leaves tonight. time to open-up the whole plant to the light
Dec 14th
- still looks like a mess first thing in the morning. The crown of this plant; FIMmed, is still working things out as each bud branch struggles for some independence.
Dec 15th
- held off on Dinner, awaiting a drier soil. Tonights a go
Can anybody help me ID what is happening to these Fan leaves, at the top of my Black Willie.
Leaf temp is 1c cooler than the room. Leaf 22c, room 23c, rh%55, lite distance 45cm.
The leaf is showing that its folding like a canoe. Always thought that was signs of “ “too hot”.
@sailormoonflowers, Thanks for looking I really appreciate your words.
Cool Place thats for sure and I still get help from all directions as well.
Heres to our Success
When leafs curl inwards like that it is to shut down photosynthesis. We refer to it as tacoing, Too much PAR on the plants is the exact cause of that. Using a thermal laser temp gun like the fluke 62 max and a PAR meter will help you achieve the most optimal position for your lights in relation to the plants.
@Green_Knight, Thanks for that information. Greatly appreciated. There was no obvious Stoppage of any growing or degradation of conditions, but I was nervous. Baby steps and research, people like yourself help keep my Plants together.
Thanks for stepping in
@LegacyMarketFarm,
My Kwazulu (s) are very pronounced in orienting their fan leaves in a "v" configuration when offered copious light.
Given that they collectively orient themselves toward the light source, my experience is that the plant is maximizing it's light exposure.
This is what I suspect most people including myself would call "praying".
On the flip side I have other plants that will curl leaves down and inwards along both the lateral & longitudinal axis simultaneously, under the same exact lighting conditions as the Kwazulu.
Needless to say, if the plant is otherwise healthy and thriving, I would not start making any dramatic change.
Dialling back the light intensity seems to be a safe first step, toward narrowing the possibilities.
@LegacyMarketFarm, that is the exact problem I was facing. BUT, I was monitoring the leaf temp vs the room, and the leaf temp was 2 degrees C cooler. I was also running a pretty cool room. Lights had been dimmed. Certainly a unique scenario with this Strain. Which was also a tad further away from the light, than the pine tar… lets call her sensitive, for the future.
Cheers bro