P2 & P3 - ILGM Blue Dream 4x4 tent grow

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (Day 85, 35 days into flower) - I decided to go for it and trim some of the bigger fan leaves, trying to choose ones that looked a bit old/damaged or in more dense areas. I tried not to trim too much. See pics above. I'm nervous about it. I'm also excited because the process gave me a better look at the bud developing and there seems to be plenty! Quite sticky, too! I looked at the trichomes under a loupe and they're still quite small and all clear. The smell is getting more noticeable. A couple of small branches from the lower part of the canopy (Plant 2) were damaged and smushed so I went ahead and cut them off. Figure I'll dry them and cure a bit and see how the flower smokes at this very early stage! I'll use the Grove Bags that should be delivered on Friday. Made new batch of nutrient solution: 1. 24 gallons tap water (EC 0.404) 2. 60 mL Armor Si (then wait at least an hour) 3. 121 grams Jack's Nutrients 15-5-20 and 24 grams Epsom salt (I ended up using 242 grams and 48 grams to get close enough to the target EC...) 4. 120 mL General Hydroponics Diamond Nectar. (I used 60 mL because I want to ration out the supply to last the rest of the grow without buying more.) 5. 3/4 teaspoon Yucca ..... Check and adjust EC to goal of 2.1 + tap = 2.504. Actual result: _2.602_ ..... Adjust pH to 5.8-6.2. Actual result: _5.9_ 6. 60 mL H2O2 ----- Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Day 86, 36 days into flower) - This morning I noticed the 5-gallon bucket reservoir was still full! I figured out I'd accidentally turned off the pump via the switch attached to the cord; it had pushed up against the big tub. So, no fertigation for maybe 20 hours? Yikes! I fertigated by hand and double-checked it fertigated at the next time the timer was set for. ----- Friday, November 24, 2023 (Day 87, 37 days into flower) - Checked the plants this morning. Bucket reservoir not much lower than when I checked yesterday. This time, I found the cord that powers the reservoir pump unplugged from the side of the bucket. I think it was the cats. Sigh. I hand-watered again and will check later today. Hope the plants are okay... ----- Saturday, November 25, 2023 (Day 88, 38 days into flower) - Later yesterday, I found out the switch was turned off again. I triple-checked everything, gave it a good fertigation, and today everything seems to be back on track. The humidity in the tent has been ~45%; the small branches that broke off that I'd hung at the top of the tent were dry enough that I brushed off most of the now-crispy leaves with my fingers and broke off most of the stems and put the little buds in a Grove bag. I'm curious what it will be like to smoke given how un-ripe the flowers were and how quickly they dried. They smell decent. I expect the humidity in the tent will get back to 50-60% as the plants rehydrate after not getting fertigated much the last couple of days. ----- Sunday, November 26, 2023 (Day 89, 39 days into flower) - Refilled 5-gallon bucket reservoir and pH'd it to 5.9. I smoked some of that 'early harvest' flower and it was pretty good! Not a harsh smoke at all and effects felt good; I feel pleasant. ----- Monday, November 27, 2023 (Day 90, 40 days into flower) - Nothing new today. ----- Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Day 91, 41 days into flower) - Found some more cat bite holes in the tube from the bucket reservoir. Wrapped it with silicone tape; the holes weren't preventing fertigation, just making a bit of a mess. The big tub reservoir is empty. I'll make a new batch tomorrow morning; I had enough to fill the bucket reservoir. Oh! The smell today was more noticeable, in a good way. ----- END OF 13TH WEEK FROM SEED