Let's Do Some LST


   Grow Goals Week 2 of Veg     ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 🌦️ VPD of 0.8-1.2 kPa for late veg 🌙 Diurnal Temp Difference of 10°F / 5°C 🔆 Maximum Light Infiltration ⬆️ Increase DLI to 20 (Daily Light Integral) for early veg 🚜 Microbes & Mycorrhizae 🚜 Even Defoliation Across Plants 🔎 Pest Inspection 🔎 Nutrient Deficiency Inspection 🔎 Plant Happiness Inspection 
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I topped all of the plants except #5 earlier this week. Plants have started bushing out. #5 was just topped today and I have included a before/after shot of the topping.       🚜 LST    ‾‾‾‾‾ 

LST will have to start on #3 earlier than the rest to maintain a decent canopy optimal light.
       
🚜 Nutrients    ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 

Now that nutes are in play, I will begin watering with 10-20% runoff after this week to prevent nutrient build up.           🔎 Pest Inspection       ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ I saw two small gnats on the yellow sticky traps, but no more have appeared. The dirty sticky traps have been replaced to allow me to continue to proactively monitor for any infestations. I will continue my weekly regiment of BTi mixed in with the nutes.       🔎 Nutrient Deficiency Inspection       ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ New growth leaves healthy. Old growth leaves healthy. Added microbes, mycorrhizae, and 60% nutes earlier this week. N deficiency looks a lot better. The Happy Frog soil has far less nutrients than the Ocean Forrest, but the airiness of the soil is better for drainage. Will begin CalMag regiment next week.       🔎 Plant Happiness Inspection       ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Time to start nutes.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fabric pots to prevent root binding. I am taking the Syn-ganics approach. Using soil with microbes + mycorrhizae added to the nutes. Mycorrhizae will be phased out during flowering as the high phosphorus the environment halts fungal germination (Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae by Jeff Lowenfels) Enzymatic (Sensizym) will assist in breaking down dead root material in the soil. Any brand enzymatic that can break down cellulose will do just fine. Agsil16H Potassium Silicate is pre-mixed at 148g per 1 gallon / 40g per 1 liter of water. Silica will aid plant strength/structure and also make the plants taste terrible to pests. As a side note, plants with too much nitrogen input taste sweet and delicious to pests! Bacillus Thuringiensis subspecies Israelensis (Bti) (aka Mosquito Dunks) solution is added to the nutes to kill any larvae based pests such as gnats. Mixing Mosquito Bits into the soil is also a great idea. Seaweed Bottled Mix Ingredients (NOT a endorsement. I purchased this with my own money)
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ - Ecklonia Maxima Kelp - Fish Hydrolysate - Blackstrap Molasses - Humic Acid / Fulvic Acid - Select Amino Acids (L-Alanine, L-Argine, L-Aspartic, L-Cystine, L-Glutamic Acid, L-Glycine,   L-Histidine, L-Isoleucine, L-Leucine, L-Lysine, L-Methionine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Proline,   L-Threonine, L-Serine, L-Tryptophan, L-Tyrosine, L-Valine) - Calcium Phosphate - Arcanite - Sugars - Yucca Extract - Tryptic Soy Agar - Plant Hormones, Plant Growth Stimulators and Vitamins (Auxins, Cytokinins, Gibberellins,   Abscissic Acid (ABA), Adenine, Indole Acetic Acid (IAA), Adenosine, Zeatin, A (Carotene),   B1, B12, C, D, E, K, Biotin, Niacin, Choline, Pantothene, Folic Acid, Follinic Acid) _____________________________
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   VPD Chart and Calculator spreadsheet:
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