Mix of Auto Flowers - Winter 2022

Day 43 - Final Haircut Critical Purple and Gorilla Glue got their final haircut. Neither are in preflower yet. Well, there might be a hint of it, but enough to photograph. I thoroghly cleaned out Critical Purple. Wheras, Gorilla Glue is just too bushy and too small. I did remove the lowest node branches, just so there could be more concentration of growth higher in the plant. Otherwise, everything is going well. My odd-pheno Purple Lemonades are in full flower production. You can't smell them in the garage yet, but you can when you open the tent. These pics were taken just after the lights went out with an iPhone. I've stopped all foliar spraying of the PLs. The flowers have passed the point where I am comfortable to keep spraying. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 44 - Training Day ... But No Denzel I have to stop pruning major leaves on Critical Purple. She should be about ready to start Flower any day now. Because of this I want the potential flower locations to have leaf-free access to the LEDs. Hence, Training Day. I also have two limbs on Purple Lemonade #2 are shaded from about. On a normal plant I would have removed this node set. However, these plants have been strange from Day 1, so I have left them mostly alone. Gorilla Glue is a dwarfy Bonsai tree. Although, it has a ton of potential flower sites. As you will see, Purple Lemonade #1 is a flowering fool. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 45 - This Was a Hell of a Day When I closed the tent on Day 44 everything seemed perfect. But then Day 45. I started a "What Do I Do Next" type thread in a different section. But for the Journal's sake I am bringing the photo into here as well. I don't want to repeat everything, but here is the gist of I woke to: When I opened the tent this morning, the first thing I see is Purple Lemonade #2 is not happy (photos below). Symptoms: Curl and Canoeing Leaves Hyper Praying Position Some leaves crunchy like paper Diagnosis Actions: Checked for soil moisture - excellent Checked pH in AquaValve (AV) reservoir - 6.0 Checked EC in AV reservoir: WOW! It was in the low 4s EC Checked EC & pH in other reservoirs all normal - all within decimal points of the master reservoir Physical Actions: Flushed the heck out of the coco with RO water After 4 liters passed through I measured the Run Off water: 3.62 EC After about 4 gallons passed through: EC 0.90 I stopped flushing Look at PL#1 in the rear on the right. Now, scroll up and see what it looked like yesterday. Wow - fast! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 46 - Just Some Flower Pics I completely cleaned and refilled the Master Reservoir. No more Photosynthesis Plus in there and no aminos. Those items will be special treats for the AquaValve Reservoirs. Along with things like Recharge. What Does Go In: • I'm going to add Cal/Mg, because of my RO Water. • (Two Grows in a Row I have battled the Calcium Monster.) • Mono-Silicic Acid • Mr. Fulvic • SLF-100 or whatever enzyme I chose in the future. • Orca for Microbes I'm growing with Jack's this round, but I have a Blackstrap (Gnome Genetics x Brother Mendel collab.) in the germ tent that is going to grow up on FloraFlex. I thought I would give it a try. Enjoy the photos! I was just having fun with the camera. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 47 - Shifting to Flower -- What That Means to Me The PLs are in flower and have been. Gorilla Glue is just starting to show hairs Critical Purple is slightly less than GG This means it's time to "shift colors" as we say in the Navy. However, these colors are VPD related. Now, they are on the Pulse®️ "Flowering" chart instead of Veg. What Does this Mean: My tent loves 75ºF, so it is best I work with whatever Relative Humidity that makes for a happy VPD. In this case, now I am shooting for: 75ºF / 50 - 58% RH Whereas, before in Veg the targets were: 75ºF / 64 - 68% RH My two humifiers will be happier and more relaxed. More Updates: Updated List: See flowering status above PL#2 still shows massive leaf damage. Those leave will never look better But I hope they are still able photosyntesize (a little) Not all leaves were damaged before I flushed. Last night, I dumped out about 8 gallons of nutes Cleaned and Sanitized the Master Reservoir Started over with nutrients Changed Tactics in what goes in the Rez And what goes in the pot reservoirs Tactics Change means only the following goes in the big reservoir: Jack's 3-2-1 CaliMagic - new because of too many Calcium issues (even w/buffered coco) Mono-Silic Acid Mr. Fulvic SLF-100 Enzymes House & Garden Drip Clean (Line Cleaner) Note on DripClean - Account for a little extra P & K Microbe Lift Mosquito (Fungus Gnats) Control What Doesn't Go In the Rez: Anything that can stink over time now goes into the Pot's Rez after a short dry-back. Meaning, I'll make a mini-potion of things like: Photosythesis Plus Recharge Amino Acids (not sure if these ever stink) I'll probably add these on a weekly basis. Sort of like having your bath on Saturdays! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------