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9/23-9/29 9/28: The tent is extremely full at this point, and I've realized that two 3-gallon (instead of 5-gallon) pots would be ideal for this size tent. I doubt the yield will be that much different in the end. Bud sites are emerging. I erred on the side of caution with the defoliation, and as a consequence I've had to trim off a few small branches since the switch to flower. Every day, I go look at it, put some clean water in the dishes, maybe trim a couple leaves, and that's it. The Blumats are contributing very little, and the top 3 inches of the soil is staying pretty dry. I don't love that, but it doesn't really matter. It just cuts the total volume of medium the plants can use. Since I already have more usable medium than I can handle with the 5-gallons, I guess that's actually good. The plants continue to look extremely healthy. I would say that this Grow Dots cycle has resulted in the healthiest plants I've ever had. I'm not sure if they're the biggest or fastest growing, but who cares. The proof will be in the pudding after the buds develop. I'm still reserving judgment on the Grow Dots until I see the yield. Training note: I put on a trellis net because I expect these buds to get big and might need something to hold them up. However, I now have no way to remove the ACI pot bases for the remainder of the grow cycle. That means no more cleaning the bases, which means I can't add anything like Recharge in any amount that will promote bacterial growth. I actually don't know what it's okay to add to the base water at this point, and I'm scared to risk it. I might actually take off the trellis net. Not sure yet. Reminder: upload pic of temp/humidity/VPD numbers 10/1: Final major defoliation. I've never taken off this much before. This is as close to full lollipopping I've ever done, and it's terrifying. The plants look twisted and abused right now. Luckily, the environment is dialed in so they should recover quickly. I've never needed to lollipop before because I've never had to deal with the space limitation I'm having on this grow. I think I probably worry about WPM too much and that leads me to being fussy about removing fan leaves. I pull a few off every day, and that's probably not the best way to do it. I think the way to do it is to schedule your defoliations ahead of time, and carry them out on schedule. Anyway, everything is looking great. I would say that the branches are a bit more flexible on this plant than they normally are for me, which has led to some crimped bends on a few of them. They tend to heal quickly. At this point I cannot really tell whether this will be a bigger or smaller harvest than normal. I average about 3.5oz per plant when I do one at a time. If I get 6oz. out of this I'll be really happy. Could be more, could be less. Should have a better idea in a couple weeks. Interestingly, it turns out the smaller plant had more bud sites at the canopy (because it's squat), so that one might end up being the big producer! No sign of any nutrient deficiency. pH upped to 6.1-6.2 to promote Ca uptake. Temp/RH are on point (see pic).