Mephisto: Sour St.xForum St. (Octopot)

Week 5 was fantastic, with a good amount stretching and development of flowering sites. Since I was out of town during Week 4, I just performed some minor LST and defoliation over the past few days. The canopy is pretty even, and I'm hoping the minor training helps out with maximizing the light/space in the tent. As flowering progresses, I'll be experimenting with light intensity a bit more; right now, things are at a sweet spot for early flowering. I won't be pushing the limits with nutrient levels, since this is an experimental run to see if the Octopot is a long-term solution to my laziness! 👉🏽Day 36 (1/3): Only grew about .5" yesterday, so hoping the stretch is slowing down. Nothing major to report. Will be adding a gallon to the reservoir after the lights come on this evening (dark period is from 2-8 p.m.). 👉🏽Day 39 (1/6): Moving on to the schedule for Days 40-45 today, adding Carboload and removing Big Bud to today's reservoir top-off. I've just been defoliating the lowers lately, and the new growth needs a bigger dose of base nutrients. The first trichomes appeared on Day 38. It's starting to smell like ripening garbage--would love for this one to be stinky! 👉🏽Day 41 (1/8): Topped off the reservoir to the third line. (There's still a healthy springtail population in there enjoying life.) Responded well to increase base nutrient dosage, and I may start the Day 45 feeding schedule--adding Overdrive--on the next top-off since it seems to be hungry for phosphorous. Next reservoir fill: Sensi Bloom A&B (2.8 ml/gal), CalMag (2 ml/gal), Carboload (3.8 ml/gal), Overdrive (1 or 2 ml/gal), Mammoth P, and Orca. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿