D29- week 5 has commenced. Paying closer attention to when it needs another feed. Growth is good, slight smell is there, pistils are forming in all the bud sites for the most part so until next nute feed, really not much to do. Waiting for branches to grow a bit taller before I swap out and re apply LST stakes. Maybe will perform a slight defoliation this week to clear the muddy leaves and overgrown fans atop flowering sites, but a very minimal amount if any. Will maintain temp from 69-75 and RH from 35%-55% .
PM update...i took 4 fan leafs off this evening. They were all blocking new growth and crowding the plant altogether. The cuts look nice on the plant, will give much more light to the lower portions
D31-fed this morning same mixture of silica and grow big but upped bloom to 1/2 tsp/gal. Figured it may still want some N so I didn't back off just yet of the grow big, next feed hopefully will be a different mixture with more flowering. 1000ml this morning, night time it seems to have perked up tremendously. Going to leave alone for a few days, maintain site conditions and do mild training.
D32- checking in and doing minor LST, this plant is doing great. Nothing new to report other than the stem is getting much thicker and flowering growth is really present and kicking into next gear.
D33-soil is getting dry...going to feed tomorrow morning. Main cola is getting fatter and pistils are popping out on most bud sites. Waiting for an apparent explosion of growth to do any more fan leaf removal. Main stems are all getting light on the head, lower branches are what I'm worried about, but there's still penetration through the canopy. Unsure who's reading this at this point, but the progress is coming along very nicely. Will update tomorrow after feed, really getting excited to get out of the last days of veg and go into flower full fledged.
D34-fed this morning, mixture of 5ml silica, 3ml grow big, 3ml tiger bloom, and 2ml of my wife's organic K water :) defoliated as well, the haircut looks incredible and hopefully this pushes growth up now. This will probably be my last week 5 update, as things should not change so drastically in 2 days, if they do, let it rocket forward into week 6!
Has anyone noticed a true difference in yields/health with an addition of a silica compound to the soil medium? Unsure if I want to try it on this grow, but am open to comments/recommendations.
Basically it sets your plant up to help increase overall harvest. Make sure to use a micro with it. And add bit at a time if making s mix as some nutes might gel together if used in excess.
Hey again π
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@fast_buds_jessie, thanks for the comments! I'm looking forward to really tracking them during grow and having an awesome crop! I have a few other fast buds strains that I'm eager to grow too, once this harvest runs its course. Thanks again for the comment and helping hands. Stay tuned!