Northern Lights Auto - Royal Queen Seeds

Week 6 early flowering begins! Color and overall health appears great on both and the size difference is notable. Defoliating ~6 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3 of plants per day. Added Co2 generator to help plants deal a bit better with higher temps. Changed 10/7/2022 to 12-hour light schedule to help control the heat in attic, will need to add a dehumidifier tomorrow. Heat is going to get worse for four more days this week, ~100F and then taper off. Considerations for the week. 1. Continue light defoliation, do not want to cause any additional stress heading into flower. 2. Monitor light height and adjust. 3. Continue pre-flower nutrient schedule. 4. Consider ScrOG to help with height difference. 5. Try freezing a few 2L water bottles to place in the tent on the 100F+ days. 10/7/2022 - 79-94F 87F avg, 73% humidity. EC 1900. PH 6.0. 3-3.5L per plant, run-off good. Defoliated 6-8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3 of plants. 11/7/2022 - 74-84F 80F avg! 76% humidity. EC 1800. PH 6.06. 2-3L per plant, run-off good. The cooler temps today and 12-hr schedule light helps. Defoliated 6-8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3. Propped up #2 so heights are the same from the light for now, 40 cm and 100%. Small dehumidifier added, not sure it will work. I do have a much bigger one I know can drop the humidity, but cramming it in the tent is another matter altogether and then draining it twice daily. 12/7/2022 - 82-92F 85F avg! 72% humidity. EC 1800. PH 6.0. 2-3L per plant, run-off good. Defoliated 6-8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3. Will check light height tomorrow, but #1 seems to be growing. 13/7/2022 - 88-92F 88F avg! 72% humidity. EC 1880. PH 6.01. 2.3-3L per plant, run-off good. Defoliated 8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3. #1 is a monster to be sure. ScrOG in am. Adjusted Temp/Humidity probe and light height, will recheck in am and pull the small dehumidifier. 14/7/2022 - 83-95F 89F avg. 72% humidity. EC 1800. PH 5.89. 3L per plant, run-off good. The fan was moved down below the canopy and dried out the surface of #2, she was thirsty. Added the ScrOG and gently started with #1. With the heat I do not want to cause any extra stress. Defoliated 8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3. Removed the height booster for #2, noted minor leaf curling on #2. Ordered another dehumidifier...will pull the small one (it does blow cooler air) when the other arrives. The large dehumidifier will not fit in the tent with these two at the moment. With the ScrOG applied I can see a lot of defoliation is in order. Frozen H20 bottles likely did not do much, but will continue as it remains much hotter than I would like. These two NL Autos are champs and tolerating my newness and heat well. Height on #1 is ~90cm and #2 is 55cm. Thinking #2 will begin to stretch. Will lower the netting tomorrow and continue to tuck branches. ****AM check with leaf tucking resulted in the main cola being bent too far, did not snap off but is now kinda super cropped, UGH! Will be moving the entire setup out of the attic. They have come so far and quite honestly look great for my first time, need to get them across the finish line.....so close yet so far away.***** 15/7/2022 - 81-92F 89F avg. 70% humidity. EC 1880. PH 6.01. 2.5-3L per plant, run-off good. May require less with the reduced heat. Defoliated 8 leaves/sm branches on lower 1/3. Leaf curling noted. Moved the tent inside to finish. Light height 30cm from #1. This is about max height for the light in the tent with the pulleys; I need to gain a few cm or tuck branches. The main stem appears fine just bent, it should recover fine. Will work on the ScrOG in the next day or so. 16/7/2022 - 76-87F 81F avg. Finally. 70% humidity too high. EC 1820. PH 6.01. 2-3L per plant, run-off good. #1 can likely back to 2.5L. Defoliated 8 leaves/branches on lower 1/3. Dehumidifier added to tent. They seem to be going great in their new space, humidity is now the main focus to dial-in. Continue to defoliate, #2 has started to show signs and #1 is flowering. Continue to monitor light height, and need to raise or ScrOG.