Pretty easy problem free week. Gave the girls a small leaf removal, maybe 30 leaves in total between the four of them. Just stuff that was center of plant under canopy shoveling up due to lack of light. Speaking of which, the canopy is nice and filled in now and can see a noticable difference of light intensity at the tent floor. Plants #3 and #4 seem to have stopped growing first day or so of the week and are now working on putting on flower weight. Even though same strain they are seeming maybe 5-7 days behind the #1 and #2. Wonder if has something to do with the airdomes? 🤷♀️. #2 is starting to show some leaf colour change already! She is much shorter than the rest, wonder if will be a different pheno? We shall see! Ooh exciting.
So one thing I did change late week is I stopped using the well water and switched to RO water. Everything about advanced nutrients says use RO or water below .3EC if no RO available. My well water is higher than normal lately, which is probably what has been causing the slight issues and difficulty maintaining reservoir PH. Usually it's .3EC and lately it's been .5EC, makes a big difference! So I filled a bucket, mixed the nutrients properly, and let it sit for 2 days, no mixing nothing. Check PH, it's still 5.8 and zero sediment present! With the well water sediment was still present even with mixing every 30 minutes.
The other new addition to the garden is I finally got a set of UV bars at the beginning of the week. The Spider farmer 40w UV/IR bars. No need for the IR, but I really like the mounting brackets, and the price was right at 100. Slight bit of stress visible on the plant closest to the lights (14in) but the others at 21" show no stress. Little stress is ok long as the buds don't start getting damaged. If so I'll just raise the lights and increase intensity to keep umol/s the same. Only at 80% right now so room to increase if needed.
@gottagrowsometime, thanks! Not sure why people call it trim jail, I find it a calming end fulfilling part of the grow cycle, getting to see all your hard work up close and almost finished.
Hi, Growmie! Just wanted to say that your grow diary is a fantastic read. The way you documented your journey and shared insights is informative for any grower. Keep up the excellent work!
Isn’t it exciting to see your hard work paying off! Wishing you a successful drying process and some amazing buds to enjoy afterward!
Happy drying and enjoy the fruits of your labor with North ✌️❤️🌱
@Sleepy_tree, thanks for the nice words! I really enjoy doing these journals with the grows. I find that whenever I have issues I am always going back to old diaries to see what I did that did/didn't work the last time, especially if I've had the issue before.
Keep an eye open for the final harvest update in 10-14 days 👍🤞