Man what a week. Lowered the humidity, feed, and the STRESS. She's doing her best, guys :)
Her roots are almost to the edge of the pot and she's certainly moving towards the preflower stage. Three lone preflowers near the top at the node and a weak weak ambient smell in the tent but she's throwing allot into both, now. I visit and do maintenance half the time just to smell my hands afterwards and when I take her out, she smells really earthy which in and of itself is a fine sign at this point.
The humidity and feed are the main things that helped her bounce back. I cut the gro and calmag to half strength and lowered my ph to 5.8, still have to get a digital ph/tds meter. Threw in a tiny bit of bloom notes. My room was in the upper 60s and my tent a little higher but I turned on the dry mode of my ac to lower it. I also added a 100 cfm Duct booster to serve as my sole intake and it helped allot. They're both in the 50s-60 now so I'm watering a little more frequently and feeding more effectively if not just experiencing a happier lady. I gotta get something supplementary like Eva dry mini renewable humidifier or some damp rid which I feel will be more effective to get the rh lower and thus increase transpiration/resin production.
I began training amongst the mild stress because she was still growing fairly strong. I tied down the main stem to a sorta bushy side so I can use the open space on the opposite side of the pot to form a structure with plenty of space for air and light penetration. 7-8 hours later she was back up looking for her light. I also tucked fan leaves to better, less obstructive locations. I'm letting the buds opposite the top grow freely for a bit so I know where they'd like to remain. Then I'll give her some directing of my own. Possibly may have to do some defoliation sometime. Finally, I misted her with some neem oil while she slept to keep our exoskeletal neighbors away from my gorl.
As always, I'm open to advice and suggestions since after all, it is my first grow. I just have a couple years of knowledge from grow forums and reddit. Well until next week, gEnts ;)
Wow...so snowy!
Don't sweat it man! It's easy for other growers to see beyond your burnt leaves! Those are some wonderful looking buds...and who cares about the fan leaves anyway? They just have to last long enough to give your girl the energy she needs..
I will suggest that you consider raising your PH to 6.2....phosphorus only becomes available to plants at 6.2...and you need it for big healthy flowers.