Start of week 2
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She has bushed out a lot in week 1 due to my decision not to take off the nodes slightly lower down from the tops.
I am starting advanced nutrients big bud Coco at half dose moving up to full dose by the end of the week as long as the plant says it's ok. I could raise her up a bit but I'm just going to leave it as it is.
I'm also starting new millennium ruby fulvic.
It will be the last week for house and garden roots excellurator.
I have lowered the scrog net but it could do with being a touch lower but I can't because of a slightly taller plant in the same tent.
End of week 2 and I have given her a defoliation. I will wait till end of week 3 and give her the final defoliation and prune off any tips that aren't going to reach canopy level, therefore the energy used to make the popcorn buds can be better utilized in the tops.
Day 12
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Gave a good defoliation today. She will have another at day 21 that will be the last apart from ones covering bud sites.
I did do some pruning as well as it would get very busy later on.
Just a day later and she is taking a nice shape with a very level canopy.
There are the 8 equal mains which are all tied to the edge of the pot and the growth lower down on the stems is filling up the middle of the plant .
I have started big bud and in the coming days I will start the bud XL.
I am coming to the end of my advanced nutrients sensi Coco bloom which I replaced emerald harvest with. I could go back to emerald harvest but I wanted a one part base so went with Terra Aquatica novamax bloom (was general hydroponics) and also the final part (ripen). That is to be used the last 2 weeks on its own! It's all new to me so I'm learning on the go. I will review all I use. Those aren't coming for another 5-6 days so if necessary I will substitute for either canna Coco , which I have a bit left or E.H.
I'm looking forward to trying this one part base. I have a lot of advanced nutrients sensi Coco grow so it will just be the bloom part of the nova max I need. If it's good I will eventually move to the grow part
3 out of four in my veg tent including this one have very large leathery fan leaves. I was wondering what causes it? I had suspected too much light but one is ok.
Probably just the genetics. Everything looks fine in the diary.
In your photos it might look like they are getting to much nitrogen but hard to tell. Keep and eye on it, excess N causes darker then normal leaves and then they get glossy and point down at the tips. Water with 10% runoff to prevent build up.
Good Luck!
If you look at my strawberry kush mainline diary, week six if not linked, you will see a normal bud and some that seem to have divided in two. There is a lot of buds at the canopy but 6 out of the 8 mainlined tops are like this. I'm baffled. No new untried nutrients. Known strain
Wow buddy!! super nice buds
What an amazing grow so far - good job and well done 🤝
Happy Growing & cant wait for your upcoming weeks 🌱
Cheers, Bud Boutique 👩🌾 💚