Mephisto: Sour St.xForum St. (Octopot)

Week 7 was a roller coaster of a week, with deficiencies emerging during the transition from Big Bud to Overdrive. (Next time, I would be more aggressive with Big Bud, because this plant needs a lot of phosphorous during early to mid-flower.) Increasing the CalMag was probably not the right decision, either. If you're always growing different strains without much repeating, there's going to be more guessing and less time to adjust the nutrient levels because of the wicking system. (Flushing is always a possibility. . . . ) This plant looks like it'll need 10-12 weeks, so I think we'll find out if it'll make it during Week 8. 👉🏽Day 50 (1/17): Increased the light intensity to one notch above 50%, and there's a good response. Removed about 12 50/50 leaves over the past two days, and everything is more steady.Running the water level at three lines is probably causing the springtail population to grow faster, and I'll try lowering the water level over the next week to manage it. I also removed the cover for the filling hole to get more oxygen in the reservoir. The plant's holding on, and I think the odds are 60/40. 👉🏽Day 51 (1/18): Doing well and riding the leaves out. Haven't had to defoliate as much lately, and things seem pretty stable. Added the same nutrient levels to today's early-light-cycle reservoir top-off. 👉🏽Day 55 (1/22): Top-off time. Everything's steady, with only a few leaves needing to be removed. The buds are starting to swell, so I'll be riding this one out to see what kind of yield comes out of it. Optimistic. Next reservoir fill: Sensi Bloom A&B (2 ml/gal), CalMag (2 ml/gal), Carboload (3.8 ml/gal), Overdrive (2 ml/gal), Mammoth P, and Orca. Thanks for dropping by! 🖖🏽🌿