Jan 12th
- plant looks spectacular this morning. Buds seem chubbier and Leaf health is radiant and reaching upward
- did Not measure EC in the run-off. not enough dinner was made. 3.5L per plant was fed with a minimal run-off. Try that again next time
- tent environment just feels good 24c @ 60% rh. light is 19” away and 100%, night-time temp is 19c avg.
- posted VPD chart for maximizing tent conditions
Jan 13th
- applied 4L of aerated Compost Tea instead of dinner
- buds are shifting in colour, taking-on a yellowish tinge
Jan 17th
- dinner tonight; 3L
-soil pH is above 7 slightly. Dinner prepared at 6.2 to help balance the substrates pH. Several meals needed
- 1.5L pH’d water ran through plant first, then fed 3L dinner, menu above. This flow caused some Run-off, but not enough to properly measure EC value
Jan 18th
- last day of the week
- some Organic soil amendments are being added tonight. Rose petals, fan leaves, tiny twigs, all dried
- ends the week growing like Madd. Small sativa sugar leaves nearest the buds are shifting colours, becoming lighter as the buds rise. They r Rising
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