Cake Stomper Auto: DWC Small Batch

The Cake Stomper is doing great and growing to a respectable and workable size- unlike the behemoth next to her. Curse your sativa legs, Strawberry Dawg Pie! 🤬 The Stomper put on another 5" this week and is 29" tall now. Buds are already starting to fatten with the first signs of frost appearing. I did a little light pruning and defoliation this week to keep airflow and light penetration optimal. The VeloKelp and Nature's Candy are now out of the mix. Visited my local hydro supply store to pick up a few things last week and had a great discussion with the owner about nutrients. She highly discouraged the use of VeloKelp in DWC, stating it had the potential to cause more harm than good given that not everything in the product can be easily absorbed, and further, had the potential to attract gnats, promote mould/fungus and rot. She also said to use a light hand with Nature's Candy because complex carbohydrates can't be broken down in DWC and can attract some pretty nasty microbes. I've introduced Sensizym into the mix to help keep the root zone healthy and aid in the uptake of nutes. She drinks and feeds pretty consistently, about 2 litres/day. I give her 1/2 dose top-ups. EC has been running between .7-.8 and PH between 6 - 6.3. Her PH goes up a little every day and I balance her out to about 5.9/6.0. Rinse, lather, repeat. Thanks for tuning in ✌️