Overall a good week. I came back from vaca after about 10 days. The Gelato 41 has taken off and grown immensely. The White Zerbert seem to be much slower and he roots are nowhere near as developed. I had a WZ planted with the Gel41 on the right and I removed it and planted it on the side in some coco. I only got the extra clone just in case one died while I was gone.
This week I topped the Gel41, but am going to hold off on the WZ for now until it shows a little more growth.
The humidity in the tent is hovering between 30-40% I put the humidity dome back over the WZ. Hopefully the extra humidity helps with the growth.
2/10 update: yesterday I noticed spider mite damage on one of my plants and sure enough, I found some on all of them. I did a home remedy of alcohol, water, and a drop of dish soap and applied it as a foliar spray. I also mixed 50/50 iso and water, soaked a Kleenex with it, and wiped each leaf off individually.
Today I had some Dr zymes show up as well as some azamax. I am going to hit them hard over the next few weeks to try and get rid of them and then do weekly applications up until flower.
To help slow their progress, I added a humidifier to the tent and am using 2 clip fans, a 18" dia oscillating fan, and a 24x24 box fan. No, they are not on high, just trying to keep the plants dancing at all angles to help shake the mites off. I am also dropping the temp to about 60-65 at night. I'm really hoping I can get them under control quickly.
I also had my chiller get clogged up today, so I gave that a good flush and clean. It's been a hell of a week this week.
Since I was in there, I also topped my other plant.