D25 - Today was the first day in week four of veg. I had planned on starting her training today, but I found thrips in my other tent, so I was busy with that. However, I inspected the girl but couldn't see any thrips and then sprayed her with some chili tincture as a preventative measure.
D27 - I still haven't seen any thrips on her, but I resprayed her yesterday anyway, just in case.
Today, I started her LST and did some very light defoliation by removing the lowest two nodes. I also noticed that she is now in flower.
Unfortunately, she is still too small to hang the mites sachet on, so for now, I hung it on the handle of the pot instead.
D31 - She is in flower now at the end of the fourth and last week of veg. She looks healthy and vibrant, but she is also relatively small, so it will be interesting to see how she develops.
It's the first time I have ever transplanted, so maybe I accidentally stunted her. But then, I've never grown this strain before, so I don't know what to expect either.
@BigDaddyK, Hmmmm... you could very well be correct as this is the first time I grow in such small pots, and I'm not used to how fast they dry up. I'll water her a bit more frequently and see if it helps. Cheers for the tip.
@SeedsNStems, Sure thing! I used 60 grams of chili flakes and soaked them in 500 ml 60% ethanol for about two hours, stirring now and then, before finally straining it through a coffee filter. This base tincture needs to be diluted to 1:10 when using it. I put around 50 ml of the tincture in a small spray bottle and then added 450 ml of distilled water. Check out my CBD Nordle diary for some pics.
There are also some recipes right here on Growdiaries: growdiaries.com/journal/best-organic-pesticides-to-use-for-cannabis-plants
@love_2_grow,
I think mint is good lavender maybe I am Lucy my shop is surrounded in Box Elder bugs they keep most everyting at bay LOL except the dam spider mites on my Fruit Slap only one they like probably need to get rid it the honeysuckle out side my veg room
@amazongrow, Well, she is a project of sorts in that way that it is the first time I tried transplanting an auto, it is the first time I use this particular soil blend that I made, and the first time I grow in such small containers. Clearly, I must have stunted her in some way. Someone suggested that underwatering might have been the issue, which might be the case since I'm not used to these small pots. We live and learn ;)
@love_2_grow, I thought it was a pet project or something... back in the days I use to do that with some pruned branches =)
she is lovely though =)
congrats