Was out of town for a week and man did these girls explode with even more growth while gone! Gave them their weekly feeding of BAS products according to the Bloom Transition column of their feed schedule (Therm X70, Big 6 Micros + Humic Acid, Dry Aminos, Rootwise Bio-Phos, and the Dried Coconut Water Powder). The BK #2 which is by far the largest plant is 58" tall even after being super cropped earlier on and then recently having some of the taller branches/buds tied to the wall to bend them a little since they were getting way too close to the light. This method seems to have worked great in evening out the canopy and getting those couple really tall branches away from the light. The buds on this girl are coming in super strong and already getting quite fat! They really are starting to smell and if brushed up against will already get you sticky like glue! This girl has been such a winner so far, really packing on the weight now.
The BK #1 is definitely the smallest but this is most likely due to being stunted in its previous container as well as being sort of overshadowed by the larger Bubba Kush and some of the White Widows. Hopefully the other light that I ordered a few weeks ago ships soon! There was a 4-5 week lead time on the lamp but it was a great Black Friday deal that I had to take advantage of despite the long shipping lead time. If this doesn't show up too late in the grow it should provide a really nice boost to this and the other plants/parts of plants that aren't getting the best light since the overall canopy is so wide its hard to reach everything really good with just 1 light. No problem though, everything still seems to be chugging along and doing just fine although it will be really nice to give them all more light here soon.
The 2 White Widow's that are sharing the 30 gallon are both doing really well! The bigger WW is 59 inches tall even after a super crop earlier on although not as much as probably should have since this is getting almost too tall now. Being out of town so much recently for work has not allowed me to do as much training as I would have liked but it doesn't seem to be having a negative effect even though some of the taller branches and buds are getting too close. Will most likely tie some of those taller ones to the wall like I did with the huge BK #2 which helped quite a bit. Buds are starting to come in and just starting to stack up. Still lots of gaps between the buds and not as far along as the BK #2 but its making great progress!
The BBG is starting to bush out more and shoot its lowers up to have a more even canopy. It is getting overshadowed a decent amount on one side by the 2 White Widows and getting that 2nd light will allow me to spread them out more which should give this girl a nice boost with more light coverage and no other plants covering it as much. Farther behind on bud development but that is to be expected as it didn't get transplanted to the 30 til a few weeks after the BK #2 and the WW's. Smell is just starting to be noticable and the top branches/colas are establishing themselves.
So exciting to see them progress into flower! Has been 2 full weeks of 12/12 light now (did 1 week of 16/8 and 1 week of 14/10 prior to switching to full 12/12 two weeks ago now). Almost halfway or about halfway if including those 2 "pre-flower" weeks which is really nice seeing how far along the BK#2 and WWs are!
Thanks as always for following along, checking out my grow, and adding any comments or questions!
@BudBoutique, Same! Wasn't able to train them as much as I'd like due to being unexpectedly out of town quite a bit during this run so curious how theyll turn out as they are almost too tall at this point lol.
You clearly know what you're doing, but I've never seen black or grey mycelium. You sure that mass of "good mycelium" isn't dead, a fruiting body, or a mold? Myc doesn't really lift above the substrate until its trying to fruit, and we wouldn't call the fruiting body myc.
Any chance at ID?
Also, damn, we really are in sync. I grew NLA last, WW now. Happily Minnesota organic grow!
@JazzBerries, I haven't seen it like that either and it didn't even occur that it could have been something besides mycelium and possibly be a mold but you could be right. I was out of town for a week right after this last update and that little ball in the photo has disappeared and there is no sign of it anymore. Plants are thriving still and no signs of mold or anything bad spreading so that is relieving. It definitely was more in the mulch layer versus being in the soil when it was visible though. Going to keep monitoring but it has disappeared at least for now. If it returns or I start seeing the plant getting "sick" I will update more.
Wow that is quite the coincidence lol! Thanks for the comment, and pointing out the mycelium/mold in the photo. Also happy growing to you as well! Will definitely follow along and wish you nothing but positive results to a fellow MN grower!
@Herbie101, Thanks man!! I really enjoy the cover crop too. Not only does it provide a nice visual aesthetic, it helps out in a number of other areas as well. Thanks again for following along!
@CannabisFarmerGuyDude, I love the idea and philosophy begind the living soil thing! I just need to learn my basics first, but its perfect to follow people along who work with it to learn. π I hope all will go well! Best of luck buddy!π±π
@Herbie101, Thanks man!! Appreciate the love and you following along! First time going full "Living Soil" and using Build A Soil products so really excited to see how things turn out and share with you all.