ChemP Auto (Ethos Pre-release) topvslst

By this point in time, having grown for 5 years now. I thought I was immune to making amateur mistakes... Arrogance! Didn't do proper research on the UV heat bulbs I bought, and found out I was using them improperly. I had one pointing on our left here, and I was wondering, "what the hell is going on, what kind of deficiency is this and why isn't it showing up on right?" The trich development also seemed to slow down. Well, it was because of that UV lamp. Had it pointed RIGHT at her! I faced it up towards the top of the tent, and all of a sudden the trichs started developing normally again. She's also started fattening up more. Long story short: If you decide to use a UV heat lamp during the winter, make sure you point it away from your plants. (Common sense to most, lmao) As far as right goes, she's looking like a prime example of what this strain is capable of. Chunky and dense golf ball buds all over, coated in a thick layer of sticky, stinky trichomes. Since I began the 3 week flush last week, she's also starting to exhibit the Autumn Color Effect a little. Here's a little synopsis as to why I'm flushing these organic plants. From what I've picked up (from other organic growers both here, and on Youtube), is that you want to mimic the natural cycle as close as possible. So my rationale is that as a plant reaches fall, the rain from the winter washes away alot of the dormant nitrates from the soil. This in turn works like a longterm flush, producing the autumn color effect, and depletes excess chlorophyll in the plant as a whole. I do this to maximize terpenoid content and THC production, which I think brings out the plants potential. Am I wrong in looking at it this way? I think I'm a bit weird doing this because I see a lot of other organic growers here feeding all the way up until harvest... Lmk your thoughts in the comments, it would be much appreciated