DWC Peyote Gorilla

This past week she went into the autumn phase and the week ahead will be the finally of ripening. Her smell is finally intensifying with a sweet almost candy scent and the weight is obvious on the limbs. The leaves are turning beautiful colors as I’ve tried to capture them in photos. 1 Sept the light power will be reduced to 50% and time schedule will be 11/13 until 48 hrs of darkness. It is important at this phase to ensure your plant is still eating nutrients. For the DWC grower it is easy to measure, the TDS in your mixed water solution. Mine on 25 Aug started with 874 ppm at ph 6.24, checked on 29 Aug had 601 ppm at ph 6.24, so she is eating fine and is due another change/update in nutrients 1 Sept. I also took a very close look at the trichome head color. They are turning amber slowly as I hoped from top to center, very few on the bottom. No foxtailing. Buds are remaining tight and continue to swell ever so slowly. This week I wanted to show a picture of how I change my nutrients weekly. A simple 1/10hp transfer pump, a few feet of water hose, and some quick disconnects. The plant never moves from its position. It has taken many years tweaking the nutrient mix I use as a DWC grower. I’ve not had any problems with under feeding, over feeding, nutrient lockout, deficiencies or toxicities, except for the few strains that are sensitive to any nutrients (whitewidow - in those cases I just cut the strength in half and feed twice a week). A weekly change is usually sufficient “unless” you have a very large plant. Not by any means it is perfect, but it works for me. I do continue to tweak my schedules after a few grows (if needed), try to stay current with new studies, nutrients, and fellow gardeners from beginners to long coats, every opinion has significance and value. Some Cannabis growers success is more clandestine than scientific. Credit should be given to forums like this for the hands on gardener making it work in real time through trial and error. Genetics is the Key, but only TLC gets her across that line. Why keep secrets about growing great weed, spread the good word. Next week I’ll discuss my methods of drying, curing and long term storage.