Stella’s Duo - DarkStar

9/4/22 I’ve got some friends visiting from out of town, and we got home too late to feed the Duo on their regularly scheduled feeding day. So they were fed today before we went out. Each of them received half a gallon of properly pH’ed water. The mix is the same as all of my flush preparations; initial pH of 7.5, followed by adding 0.4 ml of pH DOWN. The final pH is usually between 6.3 - 6.5, today it was 6.4. Both gave back runoff which both had a pH of 5.6. The tent has been running hotter than usual (probably due to the heat outside) at 88.2F. The humidity was down to 39%. One more week at least, then time to harvest! I know I said last time that I was going to post some trichome pics, but I didn’t have time. I will soon. Happy growing everyone! 9/6/22 I fed the Duo today, and had time to take some pics of their trichomes to see how they’re coming along. Also so that all of you whine care to see, may at your leisure. The girls received a half gallon each as usual, and each took it gladly and gave plenty runoff back for measurement. The initial pH of the gallon was 7.5, which is the same as it seems to always be. That’s nice. I then added 0.4 ml of pH DOWN which adjusted the pH to 6.3. The runoff for each was: #1 - 5.5 #2 - 5.6 The tent temperature was 85.5F, and humidity was 44%. The trichomes show that they both still need some time before harvest, which is fine with me! I still have 2 of their older sisters to finish harvesting before I can get to them anyway. They continue to look lovely, and smell divine! They have time, and I’m glad that I don’t have to feel rushed to get to them. Harvest time will be here soon enough. Happy growing everyone! 9/9/22 Today is the last day of week 13, and also the end of the planned growing season. Harvest is scheduled to begin tomorrow, but I’m going to have to admit to myself that that is NOT going to happen. I still have to finish harvesting Stella’s Cuatro before I can start Stella’s Duo. It’s sad, but true. The best laid plans usually fail, but perseverance through difficulties is what makes a fail turn into a success. I’ll get to the Duo here as soon as I can. In the meantime, we continue with the flush. The initial pH of our gallon of fresh water was 7.5, as usual. Also as usual, I added 0.4 ml of pH DOWN which adjusted the pH to 6.4. Both plants gave back runoff with a pH of 5.6. The tent was 83.5F, and humidity was 43%. Both plants are still looking lovely, although you can tell from the pics that their branches are getting heavy from the developing buds and smell great! I can’t wait to finish this growing season so I can take a short break, then get right back at it. Happy growing everyone!