TL:DR. I regret using plant clips to bend branches. Several broken branches to show for it. I also completely failed at training these as a “quadline”…so they’re topped once and growing naturallly from there.
Wow have they grown…..fan leaves are over 8 inches long and the plants are over a foot tall even after topping. These are growing much faster in coco than soil. Added two gallons of nutrient solution to the reservoirs using RO water and the modified Lucas Formula for coco (Micro and Bloom nutrients plus CalMag). So far the plants are doing well without any top feeding.
I’m frustrated by my poor plant training. These seedlings grew too tall for doing the LST that I had hoped to accomplish, so I’m using branch clips. Ive broken two branches so far attempting to use these too, so I’m not sold on them. 🤬🤬🤬.
I update my journal daily, so updates will be added below this week.
DAILY UPDATES:
SUNDAY
MONDAY. Another branch snapped under the pressure of the branch clips. Removing those from the rest of the branches. I don’t recommend these 90 degree bends. Considering going 12/12 lighting next week to start flowering.
TUESDAY: Topped off 3 feeding reservoirs with 2 gallons of nutrients
WEDNESDAY: no work done. Wow have I failed at plant training! . They grew fast and got away from me. So I won’t be growing out a quadline.
THURSDAY: topped off nutrients with 2.5 gallons. They’re getting thirstier. I started to blend tap water with RO water now 50/50. Due to chloramines and chlorine in my tap water, I add aquarium drops to neutralize what I can. My seedlings and young plants don’t like my tap water.
Increased speed of oscillating fans to full speed after observing moisture between leaves. Removed lower leaves and branches to provide more room for airflow under the canopy. Removed lower branches that will never reach high enough to get enough light. Height is 18” now…..almost ready to flip to flower.
Roots are starting to grow out of the bottom of the fabric pots and into the wicks. I will need to lift pots daily to prevent the pots from becoming attached to the wicks.
FRIDAY
@@Hankster, Yeah i understand the issue. I tried a few things for increasing humidity. Ranging from wet cloth to a humidifier. In the end i think a humidifier is a great investment for having a controlled range of humidity. All others methods were either spiking or just missed the desired humidityrange.🤔 I ,on my side, always struggle with temperatures because my lights heat up my tent quite a lot. But i think thats a big part of the journey: to find out how you can manipulate your environment to get the desired marks. 🌱🍀
@Herbie101, thank you! I’d like to figure out a way to increase my humidity more….but I’m not in a tent (this is in a closet). Your germination setup is even better IMO….you are giving me some new ideas. Thanks again.
@@Hankster, nice. I just chopped a few of mine. I've used the same AC infinity pots and still use them on some of my plants.
Just be sure to check the reservoir as mineral/salt build up can occur and without checking and scrubbing/cleaning it you wouldn't really notice until the plants show you lol.
Other than that I do like them.
Also, you can use the wick rope and put the wick around a stalk and the other side into a water source and it will work it that way as well for those who don't have autopots.
@Dabking, thank you. The LA Peyote Kush was nice harvest and a decent smoke. Looking forward to trying these Zkitzz soon. Maybe 2-3 weeks away from harvest.
Thanks! I’ve been paying close attention and even checking leaves with the microscope…not seeing any bugs fortunately. Thanks for the heads-up though as it reminded me to be mindful.
Wow man really impressed with how this grow is going, you've really covered everything 🌱 good luck with it I'll be checking back in on this one, they're looking good 💪🌿 I'm gonna do my first bit of LST tomorrow the time has come 😊
@@mcelligrow, thanks for the kind words!
Good luck with your LST tomorrow…..definitely worth it! I’ll be doing some trimming this weekend to get them ready for training too.
@BudBoutique, thank you for the kind words! I’ve made a few mistakes with this grow (especially the branch bending clips), but they’ll live through my abuse.
Best of luck with your grows too….they look beautiful!!