Feb 2nd
- start of week 9 flower. ~ 5 more to go
Feb 3rd
- topping-up the Pot with Living Soil ~ 2-3L worth; added 2tbsp ea. Bat Guano (0-8-0) & Azomite.
- Watered through the new soil. ( did a test pH of the soil @ 7.0 ) liquids fed @ pH 6.3
- Dinner tonight is slated for 3.5L, there will be a bit of a flush ahead of this, due to a discovery last feed of plugged soil. (6L run through b4 dinner) TDS out equals in.
- Lowered Willie’s height a couple of inches last nite, (willie only) noticed a canoe effect on a few fan leaves near the crown. No pictures, just a reaction. Check them tonight, temps were and are in-range.
Feb 7th
- massive amounts of Calyx development the last few dayz. Shit is happening. Fresh cream-coloured stigma sticking out all over and nothing but Overall gains
- all the soil checks tonight and if she needs a drink… let me lift the Pot
- trichome checks, its about time
Feb 8th,
- last day week 9 !
- Dinner tonight; 5.75L
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