Hello, friends. The girls have grown nicely over the last few days. I initially planed to introduce a small amount of nutes after the Fourth of July, but I've decided to wait at least another week. I don't have a TDS meter and they seem happy; why not leave well enough alone?
This and That:
-I continue to experiment with LST using pipe cleaners I have laying around. I certainly haven't done any harm to the girls, although it may be a couple of weeks before I can see positive results.
-I trimmed a couple of leaves from each of the plants. I probably jumped the gun by a week on that; if someone reads this I would love to hear their opinion. Anyway, each of the girls used neighboring leaves to "frown" at this minor, experimental bit of defoliation, but they were happy again within six hours. Interesting to see.
-I really love how hands-off this grow is. Having the inline exhaust fan and an LED light with a timer keeps it low-maintenance and fun for a hobbyist like me.