I went ahead and topped at the 3rd node. I will wait until the end of this week to transplant as that would be too much shock for the plants. I am noticing a few deficiencies which is letting me know the nutes in the soil are almost depleted. I am also running out of room to train the plants. I do not believe the plants are root bound just yet. Once transplanted I will wait until I see more deficiencies and then I will begin to follow week 4 of Fox Farms Feeding Schedule.
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A lot was going on this week. I topped at the beginning of the week and transplanted at the end(4 day rest). They are now in their final homes; 5 gal fabric pots. (the tags were swapped for the pictures - I have changed them back. Sour D is green and GZkit is yellow)
I noticed some deficiencies so I went ahead and fed one feeding - roughly 1000ppm.
Going forward I will be topping the final nodes to complete the 8 main nodes. I will then be installing the scrog net. When I feel as though I have filled the 2x4 out I will switch to flower. I am unsure what to expect with the stretch, but I am going to push my limits this run.