NOTE 1: Afgooey Auto pheno #3 turns out it's a MALE. Resembled nothing like her two sisters ran at the same time. In fact, I had to move her to the 12/12 tent to initiate flowering. Little did I know or expect She would be a He. Lola by the Kinks is rattling round my brain about now ;)
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2x4 French Macaron - at the time of this posting, FM is heading into week 8 flower. Second extensive flushing w/fresh rain water due to acidic conditions (ph >5). Been struggling with ph the entire flowering. I speculate ph issues due to over feeding. Ph is roughly 5.8 to 6.0 after flushing. At this point, flushing with plain RO water until harvest.
NOTE 2: I've introduced two 5 gallon bubble buckets into the 2x4 grow tent. Both buckets have medium air stones running from a 125 gph air pump. Given French Macaron isn't scheduled for harvest until mid-January, I might not have cutting ready. First grow may have to be from seed. Update later.
3x3 Afgooey Autos and clones from previous grow - Afgooey #1 and #2 are firing on all cylinders. #2 running a bit acidic (>5), so flushed back to neutral with roughly 7-8 gallons of fresh rain water ph at 7.0 to 7.2. Same with clones (i.e., ph very low). Flushed with fresh rain water too. A couple days later plants look so much better. Wait till plants nearly dry before next watering. Trimmed and cleaned up three of the clones growing weird. Felt a bit like trimming a bonzai tree. Let's see how they respond.
@BigDaddyK, just a heads up that on day 13 half of my 12 cuttings have emerging roots. This is only the second time cutting/cloning (first time a complete disaster). I purchased the Midas Hydro b/c it was recommended in a GrowWeedEasy article I read about cloning. GWE also recommended using both gel and rooting powder, but I experimented with just the gel out the gate. Transplanting those clones into dixie cups in the morning and I'll post some updated photos in next week's diary update. Check it out, if you're interested and have the time.
@BigDaddyK, Midas Hydro is the brand I use, which was purchased from Amazon. First time using a rooting gel and peat pellets. Day 6 today, so I hope to see roots emerging in next 3-4 days.