Normally I'd wait until Sunday but it was a busy week. When checking up on the ladies late on 11/2 I noticed roots already working their way out of the drainage holes in my Solo cups. Crazy root growth for only a week time. On 11/3 I went ahead and repotted into the 5 gal pots I plan to finish in, they look ridiculous in these big ol pots but once they adjust I expect a nice burst of growth. Upped the concentration of my nutes and gave a small feeding, the bottoms are wet but no runoff. I'll give it a few days then give each a good soaking with pHed water to eliminate dry spots. This coco has dried out a bit since hydrating but I didn't want to drown them yet. I'll let them adjust to their new home and take in a few nutes first.
Going to my bigger pots, it became decision time...I only had 3 pots available for this strain and 4 seedlings.
It really came down to C3 &4. C4 had more vigorous growth but bent in odd directions and the actual branch nubs were less developed. C3 was slightly smaller but has perfect symmetry. Picking C3 to keep for this grow. I plan to slow roll C4 as a mother plant to see how it compares later on.
From here on it's about maximizing growth without going overboard. I plan to run each plant on a 2(well 3 really) cut modified manifold to achieve 8 colas per plant. First chop will be above node 3, lollipoping the bottom. 2nd cut will be above the 3rd node of both branches, stripping off the 2nd node of each for spacing and symmetry. I have a SCROG net but dunno if I'll use it yet. Running two strains and this one is supposed to stretch a little more than my other one, so good chance I do.
**11/6 Edit- Gave each pot a gallon on straight water pHed down to 5.8, 20ish% runoff. C1 looking a little droopy since changing pots. Might have damaged roots a little when the root ball crumbled apart. Luckily I do have a backup if it doesn't rebound soon. With the extra moisture in the tent I expect my humidity will jump to a more standard veg range soon(60ish).
@yan402,
Thanks for following me on this grow. I'm a sucker for strains that push citrus notes, Agent Orange was a favorite for a long time. VERY eager to try this one out.
@GermanGrower416, Honestly you can't go wrong with any of Nirvana's offerings. I've been a loyal customer of theirs for a decade or so and have always been pleased with the results.