Dec 18th
- Pistils have begun to pop-up everywhere on this plant the last few days.
Dec 19th
- fed 2.5L of h20/nutrients
- hard structure to manipulate because the branches are full of foliage, tightly spaced and just bloody Rigid. But the Canopy has begun to separate the main Kolas somewhat. A successfully FIMmed main cola has produced a congested crown 👑, they are entwined in a mass that is slowly becoming defined… and untangled.
Dec 22nd
- making some sense of the main cola, its still just below the Scrog and is slowly becoming Untangled. FIM really created a tightly-spaced crown. (See pic)
- Soil is officially dry, pH checks tonight
- fed 2.5L as posted above
- soil pH tested at 7 or just above. Dinner made at a pH of 6.1 to help bring it down and a couple of inches of Peat Moss were mixed into the soils surface, to also assist in bring the alkalinity down UNDER 7.0
Dec 25th,
This plant is officially 1 week Younger than the PTK beside it. Somehow they have equalized in age. I’m going to Hold-off updating this specimen for 3 or 4 days. Its only a week but I’m going to get it back closer to its real age
- did a gentle defoliation over the last week and I’ll be Tucking them for the next few and Let her have a bit of fun.
- soil checks tonight for pH & moisture levels
Dec 27th,
- soil check this morning found a pocket in the soil with a pH of 5.5.
- Soil is moist still ( in all the plants )
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