ETHOS Clones (Diary #8)

FLOWERING WEEK 4 (Sept 12-18) ------------------------------------------------------ Sept 12 AM (1.25L H202 @ 5.8 pH) (FUNGUS GNATS) These assholes are still milling around so I've given the three problem plants an H202 treatment to try to curb the incubation of new gnats...They seem to be focused on the Kush Cakes and the Cherry so I'll be giving them both a zero for pest resistance (sorry Colin). No surprise they also have the smallest buds of all plants right now. The others have relatively zero activity, so they'll get high marks for being near, but not affected, by pests. Most have buds the size of the top of my thumb, so not bad otherwise. Sept 12 PM (2L @ 20c) Mix: 20ml CaMg, 36ml A, 36ml B, 12ml B52, 24ml PB Tea : 12L = 2.4 EC (+1.5L) 5.8 pH Just a bit of runoff from a few of the plants I treated this morning. VPD is looking good. We're aiming for 80F/62% until week 6, when we start dropping both. Fan leaves have already grown back but I'm leaving them intact until the last few weeks. Tomorrow they get a dose of Silica and CaMg Sept 13 (1-2L @ 20c) Mix: 15ml Silica, 15ml CaMg, 15ml PK Spike : 12L water = 1.3 EC • pH 5.9 Getting a strong funk developing...5 weeks left I'm in trouble 😂 Sept 14 AM (1L @ 20c) Mix: Left from last night • No runoff Will skip watering tonight and do a heavy feed with runoffs tomorrow. Sept 15 PM (4-6L @ 19c) Mix: 18ml CaMg, 36ml A, 36ml B, 12ml B52, 12ml PB Tea : 12L water = 2.2 EC "KC1 In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH Out: 3.9 EC/5.4 pH (21c) (+1.7 EC) "KC2 In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH Out: 3.7 EC/5.5 pH (21c) (+1.5 EC) "GS In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH (6L) Out: 3.8 EC/5.4 pH (20c) (+1.6 EC) "ELB In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH Out: 3.2 EC/5.3 pH (21c) (+1.0 EC) *MC In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH Out: 2.8 EC/5.5 pH (21+c) (+0.6 EC) *CG In: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH Out: 3.2 EC/5.5 pH (c) (+1.0 EC) Some rather shocking runoff values this week...I'd be watering more frequently if it wasn't for the fungus gnats so idk. Looking forward to winter when all the bugs go back to hell where they came from. Scheduled flush at the end of next week so hopefully they hang on until then. There is some yellow leaf tips so should probably be careful in the next few weeks. Early runoff was around 4.4 EC for a few so it's actually crazy they aren't looking stressed. __________ Sept 16 • 2L each 3 gallon only (12ml CaMg : 4L water) 1.0 EC / 5.8 pH • No runoff ______________ Sept 17 (2-3L) Mix: 24ml CaMg, 36ml A, 36ml B, 12ml B52, 15ml PB Tea : 12L = 2.4 EC / 6.0 pH (+2L) • Bit of runoff from MC/CG, none from others • Way less gnats in the KC'S 🌡️: 26.2c ✅ ❄️: 21.4c ⬆️ 🌧️: 63.6% ⬇️ ☁️: 55.3% ✅ 📈: 1.34 ✅ 📉: 1.17 ⬆️ 📊: 1.28 🆗 Keeping overnight temperatures up has been a challenge this week. We're aiming for 75F but getting 70-72F. Supposed to be another weird heat wave coming next week where temps could get as high as 90F so we'll see if that helps. We're seeing pretty decent flower growth so far with the smaller flowers starting to stack into the mains. Strong smells filling the room already. _______________ Sept 18 (2-4L) Mix: 15ml Silica, 24ml CaMg, 18ml PK 13/14 : 12L water = 1.7 EC 🌡️: 28.8c ⬇️ ❄️: 22.4c 🆗 🌧️: 60.4% ✅ ☁️: 51.7% ✅ 📈: 1.67 (84F/55%) - leaf temp correction (79F) = 1.36 ✅ 📉: 1.24 ✅ 📊: 1.17 ⬆️ • Too humid during lights off, adjust dehumidifier • Set dehumidifier to 50% at lights off • Set dehumidifier to 65% at lights on Some runoff out of the 3 gallons but not too much. Tied up a few main branches that were starting to tip over...never had to do that at week 4. I'm looking at week 5 with great anticipation. Usually that's when I start seeing noticeable flower growth. My arm brushed over the Mandarin Cookies x Grandpa's Cookies and it has a very strong earthy citrus scent...much like a citronella candle, but with overripe oranges. This is the end of week 4. Day 28 from 12/12, 18 days from the first pistils showing.