Gelat.OG Auto and Do-Si-Dos Cookies Auto

April 8, 2023 Day 44 Do-Si-Dos Cookies Height: 16" DLI: 31 Gelat.OG Height: 13.5" DLI: 30 This week will focus mostly on Gelat.OG as she is in pre-flower and starting to stretch. She's looking remarkably good. Auxiliary branches are working their way up to the canopy. Tons of bud sites and more branches as well. She's definitely growing up. Her reservoir was nearly. So another gallon in there. With this fill up, I decided to add a small dose of Advanced Nutrients just to Gelat.OG 2.5 ml/gal of all three base bottles. Happy day. Do-Si-Dos Cookies is an odd plant. An early flower and no real branching. Honestly, I still can't tell if if mix them up, but I'm starting to lean towards it. I might be able to tell when both are in flower. Needless to say she's looking great and getting stronger too. All good signs. She's half way through the gallon reservoir now. I may add a small dose of tiger bloom with the next feeding. I'll have to start noting how often I water the plants. I forget that part. Normally I just wait until the reservoir is empty then just fill it back up. Maybe 3 days to empty a gallon? I'll keep note. Gelat.OG reservoir fill up. Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.2° RH: 53% VPD: 1.28 kPa April 9, 2023 A sad thing happened over night. Gelat.OG broke her top at the tie down. It could very well have been a weak spot. Anyway, she now has no top. Hopefully she isn't stressed too much. And hopefully she recovers very quickly. Other than that she's still growing. I had to pull 2 more branches down to match the canopy today. That should be it. A nice level canopy. She's doing well with her water intake I think. Also, I don't ever talk about it, but the root structure on the bottom of the pot is everywhere. Looks great! I have hope for her yet. Do-Si-Dos Cookies... If that's her name... Is just an odd structure. Huge leaves definitely not mature yet. It's interesting because I would expect a larger plant with the same massive root mass as Gelat.OG. she did however grow a bit last night. She's at 17" and still going? A new experience I guess. Anyway, she's strong. Untrainable. But I can snip off matured leaves if need be. There aren't any yet, but there will be. Grow System Environment: Temp: 72.7° RH: 50.9% VPD: 1.31 kPa April 10, 2023 So Do-Si-Dos Cookies looks like a tall stick of lettuce. It's weird and I have no idea what to do with her. Just let her grow I supposed and get rid of the mature leaves as need be. She's drinking slow, but is also small, so there's that. No smell yet. And I'm also wondering if she some how got triggered back into veg or something. She was definitely an early bloomer and not in a good way. I guess I'll just see what happens. Gelat.OG is looking great. No drooping leaves but definitely stopped growing a bit. She's standing up everywhere so that's good, but that "topping" definitely set her back a bit. Especially because she is in the middle of pre-flower. Either way, she is still looking great and has plenty of bud sites. Grow System Environment: Temp: 72.9° RH: 50.3% VPD: 1.34 kPa April 11, 2023 So I don't really know what to do with Do-Si-Dos Cookies. She has massive pistils, and the buds are pretty big. I'm not sure if she is still in veg, or just confused. Either way, I guess I'll just document the weirdness. Her water intake is picking up a bit. She won't be getting any nutrients as I don't know what she is doing. Gelat.OG is still looking great! She's just finishing up her pre-flower and getting into flowering. She hasn't grown at all except for some of the lower branches caught up to the top. I'm guessing it's the recovery from the broken top. Hopefully she'll catch the last bit of stretch to get at least 17". I can work with 17". Water intake seems to be increasing slowly. And she seems to be happy with the small dose of Advanced Nutrients. I'll definitely be increasing those nutrients next week. She'll also be getting tiger bloom in about a week when she really gets into flower. Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.1° RH: 50.3% VPD: 1.35 kPa April 12, 2023 Both ladies are looking good. They will both need watering in a couple of days. Gelat.OG is stretching and looks to be that she will grow over 17" tall. She is currently 15" and climbing. All her branches are reaching at an even level. However, the lowest node won't make it. I'll clean all that up after the stretch. She is definitely starting to really fill out. I feel I may have to remove some leaves after her stretch. She still has most of her main stalk fan leaves. Do-Si-Dos Cookies is still looking like lettuce. Her top leaves are really praying. Maybe she needs to be closer to the light? It just seems like she has stopped in time. Her bud sites are really nice looking though. I won't be adding any nutrients to her. I'll just leave the Fish Shit. I think I figured out the short stature of the plants and the early flowering trigger for Do-Si-Dos Cookies. Not only did they get too leggy, but when I dug the hole deeper to shorten the stem a bit, the roots being that much closer to the bottom of the container, hit bottom and started the flowering process. I've also learned a reason for top dressing. Adding stability to the plant base. Seriously never thought of it. I'm guessing that is the issue. Lesson learned. Plant at the top of the soil. The the deeper planting also must have stunted the growth of Gelat.OG. Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.5° RH: 53.7% VPD: 1.28 kPa April 13, 2023 Some excellent stretch last night from Gelat.OG around 2". She's looking great and her lowest branches shot right up through the canopy, over night. That was like a 3" or 4" stretch alone. Very much excited. She got a gallon refill in her reservoir. The next time it dries out I think I'll do a top feeding as well. I also bumped her nutrient intake to 4 ml/gal instead of 2.5 ml/gal based on her age and the fact that she is in living soil. 2.5 ml is next to nothing. We shall see how she handles the correct dose for her age. Next week she will be up to 6 ml/gal. Anyway, branching is phenomenal. She has tons of bud sites all over. I think she will need a light defoliation after her stretch. Just a few leaves that I expect will be in the way. She isn't that bushy of a plant, so that's good. I honestly could pull branches down again for more tops, but she is at the point where I just don't want to mess with her. Do-Si-Dos Cookies on the other hand is stagnant. She hasn't done much of anything. Her fan leaves are finally starting to mature. There are some issues I'm focused on. Her leaves are honestly really weird. 3 fingers, dark green and folding in on themselves. I can tell it's a lack of space with such short branches, but I'm not sure what to do about it. Trim the weird leaves and leave the ones that are normal, albeit 3 fingered leaves, but healthy ones. She's drinking steadily, but not much. She definitely stopped growing all together. Even her buds aren't doing much of anything. Shame. Looks like I'll be giving this one another go. However, I will say that the pistils on her are super long. Grow System Environment: Temp: 74.6° RH: 55.7% VPD: 1.27 kPa April 14, 2023 A lot of growth with Gelat.OG. not much upward, but she is definitely filling her leaves out. I expect a fairly decent height out of her. 16" is just too short. A week or less of stretch, then she is in flower and happy as can be. She is developing more and more bud sites. Auxiliary branches are reaching as well. I will definitely have to clean up the undergrowth when she finishes stretching. Internodal spacing is pretty close. I hope not too tight. I do like a bit of space for the buds to fully develop and expand as much as they can. Her roots are all over the place. I'll have to do a top feeding with her next watering. She's getting a bit dry at the tippy top. Plus it's time to level the soil moisture again anyway. Do-Si-Dos Cookies is just weird. She does seem to be bud building now. I may add a bit of tiger bloom just to give her a leg up. Not much, just a bit like 2.5 ml/gal. She did get a reservoir refill. 1 gallon. Her container is heavy enough to leave be. Next watering I'll do a top feed as well. The fan leaves are really weird. Not too sure how she will come out. Honestly I think it's a waste of soil, but oh well. I can reuse it. Grow System Environment: Temp: 76.3° RH: 55.5% VPD: 1.34 kPa