Nutter Budder x Pistachio

Week 9: Nutter Budder x Pistachio The good first: Both are okay now, plan to flip to flower within days, and I have spotted some absolutely beautiful feeder roots poking out of the topsoil from BOTH plants when I lift the mulch cover. I didn't get any pics but I will hopefully the next time I top dress, which might be next week, since I have already seen some nutrient deficiency issues. NBP2 (formerly refered to as #2 or plant #2) is developing an issue. In the pics you may be able to see the thin purpling branches, and some indication on the leaves. I ignored for longer than I should have. She slowed her drinking and in the last week she hasn't emptied her reservoir, yet NBP1 has already been refilled once. This should have been an obvious sign, as they usually pull at the same rate. After the 3rd day of looking worse I drenched the soil with a gallon of saponin water, thinking maybe it just needed some of the topdress watered in better. Day 4 saw no worsening of symptoms but not looking better. So I did some research, settled on it not having some kind of nutrient which is stopping it from up taking water. The whole nutrient balance is still confusing to me. So I mixed a heavy dilution of buildabloom and saponin into my 2 gallon pump sprayer and dispersed about 1.5 gallons over the topsoil of NBP2 and .5 gallons over NBP1 (started to see some of the same early symptoms as on NBP2). This was done in the AM for the plants day. I checked later and though the rest of the plant looked alright or marginally improved. At this point, feeling like I have a handle on things again, I stepped back and noted how hard these plants were pushing up on the net. I am not picking this further and will flip next week. Knowing this, I turned down the lights to 16 hours of daylight. And will knock it down every couple days until I hit 12 hours, which will be day 1 of flower for this journal. NBP1 is just cruising. I love it. She is stacked and thick. So much foliage. But I can see how, if I had started LST earlier, this could have filled it's half of the tent easily. Since she doesn't have an issue with water uptake so her mains bend and move easy as I tuck and clean her up every couple days. Last update for this week: Got a pic of the feeder roots, I think. That's what I am familiar with them as.