Chonky & Solo Cup - Critical from RQS

ThisIsLain The plant looks healty, no issue to report. I'm just spraying a bit of water a few times a day. Day 5 : First "real" watering. Also I raised the lamp to the max. It would be nice if the plants could stretch a little bit more, so watering isn't a pain later on. Edit : Okay I will probably make a separare Diary for the Northern Lights.

ThisIsLain Everything is going smoothly. It looks like even at the lowest setting, and max height, my lamp is outputting enough light. So the plants didn't really stretch as I wanted. But that a not really an issue. I gave the plants Easy plus from RQS, and a few drops of Bio-Grow by BioBizz. (About 2ml for 5 Liters.) And I will start LST in a few days.

ThisIsLain Both plants are looking great. The 'big' one was topped when week 3 started, the solo cup a few days later. I removed 'sucker' branches, but kept the leaves to focus growth toward the top. Nothing fancy for watering, just using RQS nutes. I will alternate between this, and water+calmag. Also I tried to follow Kushman's advices on Super Cropping. (Massaging the stem, 'breaking' it to stimulate growth later on.) We'll see how it goes. They both took a beating, (topping, defoliation, 'super cropping') so I think the plants will take a few days to recover. But they should grow faster and stronger on the long run. (At least I hope so.) The big one will get her final pot next week. And I will probably start flowering week 6. Still new to this but I'm quite proud of this two!

ThisIsLain There is a heatwave in Europe and the plants don't really like that. - The Solo Cup have yellow leaves, probably a mix of over, and underwatering. But she looks okay. - Chonky look healthy, and is growing nicely. I guess the twisted/curled leaves is due to heat stress. Maybe a bit of underwatering as well ? I decided to cut it some slack and stop the LST for a few days.

ThisIsLain Hey! Not much to say, this week went nicely. With the heatwave over the plants looks better.

ThisIsLain So I used the "LST Plant Training Clips" by RQS. And it works great for lst. But I broke two branches when removing the clips, and damaged almost all the others ... The clips are super rigid, and will damage the branches if they are too big. Or, just break the branches if they're too small. The main culprit is the small "lip" that protrude on each side. It slices the plant, and there isn't much you can do about it. (And yes, I was slow and careful, didn't help.) Softer clips would work the same, with fewer chances to damage the plant. It's a shame because they work great for LST. I'll look for better/softer clips.

ThisIsLain So, everything is looking good. The broken branch is holding up. This strain is quite small, and won't grow much more. Which is good since I don't have much space, but another week of veg would have been nice. I feed them mostly water since there is enough plant food in the soil. (All Mix + Bat Guano + Easy Boost) I tied some branches to even out the canopy, and that's about it.

ThisIsLain Hey! Once again not much to say, the plants are doing great. The solo cup is showing some yellow leaves, but that was to be expected. I'll give her some nutes and she will bounce back. As for "Chonky", well, she's very healthy, still short. But the sugar leaves are looking extra-frosty. (Compared to my previous grow) And the branch I patched up is fine. I want to smoke so bad, but there is still a long road ahead.

ThisIsLain Hey ! Something did happen this week ... fungus gnats. I was watering a bit too frequently. Not a big deal, I left the soil to fully dry, and no signs of gnats anymore. The plants are doing fine, I'll only feed them water until harvest.

ThisIsLain The end is nigh,my friends. The flowers puffed up nicely since last time. And amber trichomes are starting to show. I'll leave them be for about a week, maybe two, before harvesting. On the other hand, the solo cup is nowhere near finished.