Week 10:
I don't know, maybe this is a lesson in not buying $2 seeds and basing my entire grow on two of those seeds.
Plant #1, or NBP1, is a treat. I love her, she is thick and stout. I hate defoiliating her though.
Plant #2, or NBP2 on the right has had issues. Purple stems, some kind of nute issues that the other EB didn't have. Maybe the plants are different enough that their needs are this different. But I am thinking this is what I get for buying phenohunt seeds for $2.
Either way. I needed another week to try and get NBP2 back on track. Got some liquid comfrey fertilizer and amended for another veg week with some buildabloom.
There was a defoiliation somewhere in this week. Next week is flower.
Whole bunch of these guys living on my soil (BuildaSoil 3.0, second run - re-amended).
They aren't messing with the stalk or plants, can't see the roots obviously though.
I hope and assume some kind of predator mite but there are a metric buttload of these little bastards.
OH those are hypoaspis miles :) AKA Stratiolaelaps scimitus. These are predator mites! They feed on the bad bugs like spider mites, root aphids, and fungus gnats. Its a strong indication that you have a healthy echo system going. Some people even pay to have these bugs placed in their gardens.
One plant's fan leaves are building trichomes, but it has more fan leaves than the other plant & they are needing to be tucked daily.
Both plants never had issues with the previous defoliating. 3-4 wks left before chop day.
So, would you defoliate one last time?
If you wanna know for sure, pluck one off and split it open- male pollen sac will have 5 or so banana shape anthers inside there. Female bracts will just be empty basically with sometimes a tiny little ball which is the ovule
@Ezzjaybruh, Thanks for the follow-up, I appreciate it. I think I just panicked a bit since It took me 5 minutes before I found another one like it. But I appreciate the info for the future.
Though I may check it this weekend anyways, impulsive tendencies over here.
Try Grove bags for curing my man, they're fool proof. I used them for the first time and curing was so easy. No need to burp, just stays at 58-62%. Your plants look great brother, nice work on them!