Creme de la Chem - Masterblend Coco Grow

Since I usually end up with a little more larf than want, I decided to go heavy on the defoliation this week. Snipped off some larf in the process. I've decided to try a new defoliation technique where I snip off little bits at a time as a way to introduce stress to the plant. If you notice a fan leaf with missing fingers, that's me. The idea is to encourage THC production, the plants main defense against herbivores. This also allows for better light penetration into the canopy which only results in thicker and longer colas -- the kind all the ladies like XD Anyways! Now that I'm in FULL flower mode, I stopped adding silica to the mix. I was adding .5mL/gal Armor Si to my mix up until now. I feel a silica supplement is VERY important during the veg phase, up until the early bloom phase maybe, and after that it's mostly unnecessary. It's partly a health concern over silica building up in the flower. Running my QB96 light @ 180w now. I might dial it down soon, but the plant seems to be loving it.