Have to apologise, weeks 1 to 5! Christmas got away from me! After a strong start I have to say growth was slow, but the plant health has been exceptional, lush and green and steady, just….slow.
However the move to flower has also been late. Day 20 is when I expect preflowers usually, but she hasn’t thrown much out till day 35. This has to some extent mitigated the lack of rapid growth and I have managed to train about 65-70% of the screen out. She is now about ready to be let go and she doesn’t look to be stretching much more. Not a huge plant though and not the full screen I would have liked. Always the risk with autos but I don’t like to run out 2 first try in case they are monsters. 2 of these would have been packed the screen nicely.
The blumat has been great, no issues dialling in and allowing top dressing and a light watering in, simply shutting off until drier.
Have topdressed once, worm castings, 50/50 grow and bloom. Glad I threw in bloom as at the time there were no preflowers and I was starting to wonder if I would need to put her into 12/12. Doesn’t look like it now as preflowers are breaking out everywhere. Top dress is watered in with biosys, only about 500ml just to wet it in. This is the main area of experimentation with the blumat, how effective the top dressing/watering in will be. Will be adding molasses into the biosys water next topdress, which are light and weekly.
Light is lower, and higher, about 40cm and 65% power.