Runtz Auto

The Day 28 pictures are from the last day of Week 4 but I might not be available tomorrow to take photos. I don't know what is going on. One plant is doing great. The other plant seems to have given up on life and hasn't added any height in about 5 days. The new growth is curling like it's N toxicity. However, that's not supposed to happen in Build-a-soil 3.0 / Earthbox. There are three theories that I came up with in collaboration with Reddit commenters. 1. Maybe there are "hot spots" in Build-a-soil mix. I don't know how that would happen since the soil is all mixed up, but maybe the plant just didn't like where I put it. It was a little too small to transplant, but I had to do it for personal reasons. Maybe transplanting when they are very young is a mistake because the soil is too hot for them. 2. I didn't top water when I transplanted. One commenter said that you should top-water when you transplant because the roots haven't yet had a chance to get to the clear water at the bottom of the Earthbox. That makes some sense to me. I'm just hoping the roots make t to that water before the plant dies. 3. Barney's has spotty genetics. I have no idea if that's true. Haven't used their product before. I chose them because I read they have a good reputation. Otherwise, things are going great. The temperature outside has finally cooled down, so I am able to keep a consistent climate inside the cabinet. The larger plant is starting to flower right on schedule. You can see in my pictures that I moved my temp/hum sensors so they're right above the surface of the Earthbox. It would be better if they were in shade, but I need to wait for some more leaf cover before I can do that. Regardless, I think they are reading accurately. Since I am inexperienced with autos and I'm already having some problems, I decided not to top the plants. I'm just going to let them run and see what happens. ------- Day 35 (Last day of week 5): The large plant is doing well overall. A couple of leaves are showing what appears to be a calcium deficiency, and I'm not sure why that is since I'm using dolomite and Build-a-flower top dress. I know the Ca is in there.... The smaller plant, strangely enough has seemed to regained the will to live. It's about a week or two behind the other one. I decided to top it to see what would happen, and it seems to have responded well. The larger plant was not topped. Since this is my first run with autos/Earthbox I'm just letting it go to see what happens. I did some LST to provide light to lower bud sites, but that is all I'm going to do. Oh, and the whole cabinet smells like Fruity Pebbles. The buds already have the characteristic colors. Very glad to see the strain expressing its unique qualities.