Stella’s Duo - DarkStar

7/10/22 Week 5 officially started yesterday, but today is their regular feeding day. I opened the tent to feed my beloved Duo only to see them almost grown into the lights. Obviously they have continued to stretch a bit, so I measured them. Since the last time I measured them on 7/6/22, 4 days ago, #1 grew from 30.5 inches to 38 inches, while #2 went from 33 inches to 39.5. I’m hoping that they stop soon, but regardless, they have already grown to much for the tent. Luckily, I know for a fact that DarkStar is a super resilient cultivar that responds well to HST. So today my Duo joined their mother, and sisters in having their branches taped and bent over to provide space in the tent, and to keep them out of the lights. After performing the HST, #1 is now 31.5 inches tall, and #2 is 31 inches tall. I took pics of it all before and after so that everyone can see the difference. They are still receiving the early bloom nutrients, and besides their height, they are developing beautifully. Each received 1/2 of the gallon of water mixed with the following nutrients: CALiMAGic - 2 ml FloraMicro - 5.7 ml FloraGro - 6.6 ml FloraBloom - 6.6 ml Floralicious Plus - 2 ml Liquid KoolBloom - 1 ml The pH of the mixed solution was 6.4 and didn’t require adjusting. Each plant gave back sufficient runoff with a pH of 5.8 (both). The temperature in the tent was 81F, with a humidity of 59% We’ll have to wait and see how they respond from the HST, but they should be ok. At least now they have 12 inches of space below the lights, instead of 3. Happy growing everyone! 7/12/22 Unlike my other 3 diaries going on right now, today is my Duo’s normal feeding day. Both of them are responding well to being bent over, and are doing quite well. It looks as though I may have flipped them early enough to prevent them from becoming giants like their mother and older sisters. However, only time will tell the truth of that statement! Both have nice, early bud formation with pistil sites at every node. They have begun to emit a nice, albeit light smell that will intensify with time. Yummy 🤤! They still received the same nutrient level from the other day, so look above if you’re curious. I mixed one gallon of water for each to share with the nutrients. The solution pH was 6.5, and each plant gave back a sufficient amount of runoff with the same pH level at 5.8. Their tent was 84F, with humidity at 52%. See you again in a couple of days. Happy growing everyone! 7/15/22 Feeding day came a day later than planned, but then again, what’s new. 🤷 I fed the girls a half gallon of water each mixed with the same nutrient levels as earlier this week. They were mixed in a gallon of water which had an initial pH of 5.8. I added 2.5 ml’s of pH UP to adjust it to 6.2. The runoff was scant at best for both plants, but enough to measure. #1 - 5.7 #2 - 5.6 Their tent was 84F, with a humidity of 42%. I took a few leaves off of both today, but really need to do a little more. I was showing a friend how I go about caring for and feeding my plants, so I didn’t get to everything. Both plants are doing well. Hopefully the stretch is just about done, and they can start building up their buds. Happy growing everyone.