Watermelon Autoflower

June 28, 2023 Day 29 Watermelon One: Height: 10.5" DLI: Light Height: 34" Watermelon Two: Height: 8.5" DLI: Light Height: 36" This week will focus on LST and light intensity. I'm hoping for some vigorous growth. Raining now I think is key to a massive, flat canopy. Not much to report today. Water is wonderful, plants are growing perfectly. Humidity is still stupid high. I'm not bothering with training today. I'd rather let them grow a bit so I have something of substance to adjust. However, both ladies are growing their side branches taller than the main cola, so waiting is perfect. I'll probably adjust tomorrow. Also, I had to raise the light a couple inches today to accommodate another plant that is growing exponentially. So there may be a bit of a lighting issue. We shall see though. Who knows, maybe that will spur them on to stretch more. Anyway, these ladies are looking absolutely perfect. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.4° RH: 64.4% VPD: 1.00 kPa June 29, 2023 Both ladies got their tops tied down again. Just keeping up with the plant height. Letting the side branches catch up again. No water needed today. 1 quarter rotation each. That's all for today. The humidity is still super high in the main room and that translates to even higher humidity in the grow tent. For these ladies it's not a bad thing, but for the bigger plants in the tent, it could cause mold and mildew. We will see though. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.5° RH: 64.4% VPD: 1.00 kPa June 30, 2023 Both ladies look absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately the bigger plants in the tent got even bigger. So now there is even less room for Watermelon One. I'm going to have to rotate them around. A little bit more bending and an adjustment or 2. Water is fine. Maybe a refill tomorrow. Also, these ladies seem to have hit pre-flower. I expect this is around the time a 70 day plant. Update: I decided to snip off the main stem fan leaves. It's day 31 and they were getting condensation. Plus now all of the branches are visible to the light. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 71.8° RH: 70.2% (Really high) VPD: 0.80 kPa July 1, 2023 So the best issue is how identical these two are in looks. I can only tell them apart from where I put them and the number in the pot. Very nice. I can only hope they grow the exact same. I'll do my best to keep them trained at the same height. The minor defoliation worked wonders. These ladies are now focused on all the branches. They are spreading out nicely. Growing quickly and have beautiful leaf colors. They will both need a reservoir refill tomorrow I think. They have a decent amount of moisture in the pots, but that's due to the wick system. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 72.9° RH: 67.9% VPD: 0.90 kPa July 2, 2023 Both plants are coming along nicely. She's a bit taller than her sister plant. But not by much and the rest of the branches are about the same height for both. They got a reservoir refill this morning. Training looks absolutely amazing on them. Very flat canopies and the spread is starting to come along great. Both plants are in pre-flower now. I expect them to really start stretching anyday now. The timing is excellent so I'm quite happy with them. I've also managed to move the other 2 plants in the tent around to make more light space. They each got a couple adjustments for their training as well. Looking good. Humidity is pretty high for them and I'm still getting condensation between touching leaves. Not really sure what to do about it. I'll try increasing the lower canopy fan speed. Hopefully that helps. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 70.8° RH: 68.3% VPD: 0.82 kPa July 3, 2023 Both ladies got some adjustments today. Not much in height for growth, but they are definitely looking good on branching. They are already in the end of pre-flower. So I expect them to spike right up any day now. Watering is fine. Light could be a bit closer, but I'm out of options with that. DLI is low are around 28 mol/m²/d. They are very healthy plants. Beautiful lush greens and strong branches. Update: Due to space issues, I had to setup my other tent for Watermelon Two so she has more room to grow. It also left more room for Watermelon One. Who got a lift so she's closer to the light. Now their DLI is 38 mol/m²/d. Which is much better for their age. Now we should see some more vigorous growth. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 71.3° RH: 70.1% VPD: 0.79 kPa This weather is absolutely destroying my perfect grow environment. July 4, 2023 Watermelon One is looking alright in her new environment, but the humidity is kinda getting to her. A couple leaves with some pretty serious condensation between them. I might have to cut a couple of them off to prevent it. However, from what I understand, this strain is supposed to stretch pretty hard in the early flowering stage. The environment is the same as the main tent, so that shows how important the lung room environment is. Watermelon Two is looking great. She's taking well to the higher light intensity and seems to be flourishing. She hasn't done much in the way of upward growth, but she looks healthy. Both plants have roots coming out of the bottom edges of the fabric pot, but not in the bottom itself yet. I hope that's a good thing and they will shoot up when the roots hit bottom center. Honestly, I'm wondering if I need to let the reservoirs dry out and allow the soil moisture to lessen for now. Maybe it will promote more growth. I won't water again until they both lighten up a bit. I think the bottom is a bit to wet, so I need to let it drop. Not to mention, I think it's also part of my humidity problem. Too much moisture exposed to the air. Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.6° RH: 65.9% VPD: 0.95 kPa