Week 8
The growth last week was crazy, color is great, and no deficiencies noted with switch to flowering nutrients. Really impressed with the structure of both plants. Plants are 36/46cm in height and continue to grow!
***Plan for the week:
1. Defoliate, defoliate, defoliate.
2. Monitor light height daily (35-40cm per mfg).
3. Monitor smell and add carbon filter.
13-12-2023 (Day 50) - Fertigation PH 5.84/5.82, EC 1240/1180, 3/4L with good run-off. Removed mutiple secondary branches and leaves. Light raised to 35cm, dimming at 95%. Carbon filter added to exhaust.
14-12-2023 (Day 51) - Fertigation PH 5.83/5.83, EC 1180/1250, 3/4 with good run-off. Defoliated both fairly heavy considering I have been removing leaves all along this grow. One or two more defoliation sessions should have things cleared up. Light verified at 33 cm, dimming at 95%. Will need to raise the light tomorrow. PM - Fertigation PH 5.82, EC 1260. 2/2L with good run-off.
15-12-2023 (Day 52) - Fertigation PH 5.83, EC 1200, 2/3L with good run-off. I was thinking about breaking up the fertigation sessions to twice a day, but it may not be needed. Light height adjusted to 33cm, dimming at 95%. Defoliation on both fairly heavy, may need one more session. Will wait a day, but may do some clean up on the lower branches.
16-12-2023 (Day 53) - Fertigation PH 5.84, EC 1280, 3/4L with good run-off. Light raised to 33cm, dimming increased ~ 97%. Cleaned up some of the lower bud sites on both plants. Still need to remove a few other flower sites that are not getting enough light. Very hard mentally to remove any flower sites!
17-12-2023 (Day 54) - Fertigation PH 5.83/5.94, EC 1320/1270, 3/4L with good run-off. Light checked at 32cm, will raise tomorrow. Removed a few lower bud sites and fan leaves. Smell is very pleasant and becoming more pronounced when opening the tent.
18-12-2023 (Day 55) - Fertigation PH 5.84/5.93, EC 1230/1200, 3/4L with good run-off. Light checked at 31cm. Removed a few leaves and several branches. Thinking about removing the ScrOG for better access to defoliate, needs a few more sessions, but nothing too heavy.
19-12-2023 (Day 56) - Fertigation PH 5.86, EC 1200, 2/3L with good run-off. Light verified at 31cm. Removed a few leaves and several lower bud sites not recieving light. #1 is bulking up, #2 seems a bit slower. (Did I remove too much over the past several days?) Height 42/50cm.
Another week closer to finishing with no difficulties noted, color seems good, sugar leaves beginning to show tricome development, no burning on tips noted and growth seems to have paused. Will hold on defoliation on #2. Airflow in tent is good. Smells are becoming more pronounced when opening the tent in the morning. Next week plan - monitor light height and increase dimming to 100%, minor defoliation from here on out. When to start FinalPart?; 2 weeks from potential harvest plus a few days of flushing, thinking I have one more week to bulk up then finish with FinalPart and Pro Bloom.
When should I switch to Terra Aquatic's FinalPart? Recommended 2-3 weeks per manufacturer. These are Strawberry Gorillas grown in Coco at the beginning of week 10. Appreciate the feedback!
It looks to be a PK booster of sorts. 0-6-5 with some added Mg and S.
I would not say this is even required. All these items are in grow/bloom/micro.
It has no N so its just starving the plant out and will make it change colours. In the future i would not buy this again, just use the normal feed at reduced rates. Cheeper does same thing.
Granted you have it now, so just follow the TA feeding guide.
https://www.terraaquatica.com/specific-fertilisers-nutritional-supplements/finalpart/
10 days in soilless, 10-20 days in soil with a EC of 2.0, seems like a lot to me. But thats what they suggest. Could always try one plant with it and one without and see what you like more. Given em both a proper cure.
Good Luck!
@NamasteDave, you're doing a great job no doubt!
Growing with coco can do wonders to your plants,
Look for as much information about growing with coco that's my best device 😉✌️🏽
Also If I were you I might consider some more light, 300/400w LEDs will be perfect in a 2x4 tent.
Following up!✌️🏽🌱
@1_Plant_Wonder,
Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated. As a new grower it is somewhat difficult to know if I am doing things"OK". The plants appear healthy and the smells are nice, the Ladies have been patient with me. Getting closer to the finish line!
Thanks again!
@1_Plant_Wonder,
Thanks! Pleasure to grow these ladies, they produced very well and I learned a ton. The scissor hash and keif I captured during wet trimming was good, looking forward to the cure...
@Qutro,
Thank you. They took to the LST really well and I can see the benefits of this training technique. This is only my second grow, so lots of learning!
Good luck with with your grow my friend! Good job for a second grow!
Great strain choice 🤩
I see you currected the calmag deficiency by adding some...
The supplement you need the most ic coco is calmag, I start mine with 0.5-0.6 ml of calmag and stay there through the entire grow,
I also saturate my coco/perlite mix with the fertilizer solution before I put the seed in it, (making sure there's run off and keep my calmag at 0.6 ml)
Anyway plants seems to snap out of it!
Good luck 🤞🏽🍀
Following!
@BudBoutique,
Thanks for the support. Jiffy Pellets are in the photos and could be the jiffers you are referencing.
Happy to get some seeds to germinate, it seems to be my biggest hurdle.
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