EasyBud RQS MarsTS1000

Day 29 from seed: 23 cm. Big thanks to Hashy for a very helpful advice to install Photone app! Now I can measure the light in PPFD and DLI, and set the correct height and power of my TS 1000. Previously I was only guessing and getting anxious from time to time. Well, now I have about 290 PPFD and 20,5 DLI at 43 cm distance and 60% power. With the next watering going to increase intensity to 350 PPFD, then gradually to 450 in 7 days when the flowering should begin. During flowering stage my target will be around 700 PPFD up to 800 on the last 2 weeks if the conditions will allow that. The main stem almost stopped stretching while the side branches are gaining on it. I like it. Helped the new shoots to receive more light by moving fan leaves underneath them. Still don't want to defoliate as I think every single leaf is important. The airflow is quite good, and the new shoots are slowly coming out from under the big fan leaves. If I have one main cola and about 8 side colas I will be more than happy. Day 30: 24 cm. Watered 3L before checking pH in solution. It was about 7. PH perfect didn't help much: 2ml/l of Grow, Bloom, Micro and 1,5 ml/l CalMag, 2 ml/l Fulvic acid, 5 ml/l Seaweed. Runoff was also about pH 7 or even higher but a very little amount, maybe 100 ml. Adjusted 1 liter of the solution to pH 6.2-6.3 with T.A. pH Down and applied. Runoff about 300 ml, pH 6.5-6.7. In total 4L watering with 10% runoff. I hope she'll be fine. Day 31: 26 cm. +2 cm height in one day. Internodes near the top are becoming longer. Increased light to 370 PPFD and 27 DLI. In the end of the day I saw praying leaves 😉. The girl increased in height for about 1-2 cm in less than 10 hours. PPFD was 412, DLI 30. It seems like a sweet spot found. The day temperature is ideal, about 23 C, humidity 60%. Day 32: 29 cm. She's getting bigger. Maybe it's even started flowering or about to start. Pistils on branches. 460 PPFD, 33 DLI. Day 33: 31 cm. 460 PPFD, 33 DLI. More pistils appear. Noticed asymmetrical branching. First I thought only few-days-old branches had that, and that made me worry a bit, but after additional check I can say it's also visible on young growth. That's a good sign. Day 34: 32 cm. 400 PPFD, 28 DLI. In the morning the leaves on top were looking strange: they folded. Some other leaves on side branches loosing turgor. I'm afraid I gave too much light and this way they're escaping it. Reduced the light to 400 PPFD and 28 DLI. The soil is not dry yet and it's 4th day after the last watering with 4L of solution. Drainage is good. I don't think it's nor overwatering neither underwatering symptoms. The day before the temp was 24 C max, 19 C min, humidity 75% max, 58% min. Today it's a bit warmer, the temp 26 C max, 21 C min, humidity 66% max, 53% min. Watered again with 4L nutrient solution, pH about 6.3. 10% runoff, pH about 6.2 or less. Things get worse. The leaves mentioned above are losing shine and become a bit matte. Dark patches on leaves increased. It's so sad. I was adviced to apply foliar spray with CalMag and reduce light schedule. So I did. 1 ml/l CalMag in darkness about 3 hours before the light goes on. Added one hour of darkness before the light normally goes on and one hour after the light goes off. 18/6 schedule starting on day 35. I have to mention that preflowering takes too long (12 days for now with no flowering areas yet) and that probably was caused by too much light. Probably that is the reason of CalMag deficiency as well. I'm just wondering if I will cure my plant and see any flowers soon. I'm too short on time. Day 35: 34-->36 cm. 380 PPFD, 25 DLI. 18/6 schedule. Got some good news! Turgor is back, leaves were praying since the first minute of the day. The folded leaves are open now. The growth is not stunted. Still raising few cm per day. Bad news: the leaves affected by CalMag deficiency are looking bad, browning increased, and they curled up a bit. I think that was predictable from yesterday. Hopefully, foliar feeding with CalMag helped and the rest of the foliage will be okay. Today and tomorrow we'll see if the she gets better. Probably I will reduce light schedule to 16/8 if no flowering signs will appear in two days. The evening: +2 cm during light period. It's so bushy and big, I doubt it's Easy Bud strain lol. Surely it is, but I didn't expect such vigorous growth in veg. 36 cm and it didn't even start flowering. I'm afraid it's stuck in preflowering stage due to stress caused by too heavy light schedule and CalMag deficiency as a result, and it's gonna preflower forever until 12/12 will be induced. I think even if I sacrifice 6 more light hours a day the yield will still be good because the plant is very big. I'm not going to remove damaged leaves yet, maybe in 2-3 days. If still no flowering patches will appear I will go straight to 12/12.