D57.
A new week starts and the second girl keeps stretching - another five centimeters since yesterday.
I hope she will stop soon, or she might end up too close to the light. (Been there, done that, not eager to repeat.)
I've never had an auto stretch like this, so that's a first.
I removed a few dead or dying leaves in the lower canopy, but I'm holding back on the lower canopy cleanup until she is done stretching.
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D60.
The second girl has stretched even more. Because, of course, she did! Another 15 cm since the last time.
I re-arranged the tent and raised the right light a bit higher. I hope that will be enough. If not, I'll have to switch lights and/or move the exhaust fan and filter outside the tent.
The canopy had gotten even more out of whack with the stretch, so I elevated the first girl to even out the canopy a bit.
The VPD in the tent is also wonky due to the heat generated by these lights, so I added a humidifier.
I also put a small fan below the canopy for better air circulation.
I finally cleaned up the lower canopy on the second girl. I might remove even more, but I didn't want to overdo it today.
The other day, I brewed some compost tea (worm castings, rock dust, kelp powder, and molasses) mixed in fulvic and humic acid, fermented fruit juice, and sprouted seeds tea. Each girl got 2.5 liters @ pH 6.5.
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D63.
The second girl keeps on stretching, and stretching, and stretching... Another 17 cm since the last time.
I moved the fan and exhaust fan out of the tent and thus gained some space to move the lights higher up.
I have NO IDEA why she is stretching as much as she is, but I'm almost out of options now if she keeps stretching. My last option is to switch lights to the Kingsbrite light as it has a lower height.
I elevated the first girl even higher to make the insane canopy somewhat more even.
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@MrGrowthSpurt, Thank you! The plants might look healthy now, but there were struggles in the first few weeks due to the top dressing I applied. Lessons learned!
@StarLorr, I hope so. I don't have much experience in dealing with nutrient issues, so I'm feeling a bit lost, to be honest. Oh well, it will be a learning experience ;)
Plants are simply too happy in your tents, they don't want to stop growing.
I never knew it's enough to put the mites in a sachet and hang them on the plant π³ how do they get out?
@kohlrabi, They are so happy that I'm considering playing death metal to them. That should mellow them out.
There's a small hole in each sachet, and the mites will venture out over a period of time.