Tenth week of flowering started.
I went out a week and at my return I discovered that the #2 is sick. The plant doesn't drink anymore and a lot of branches are falling down with limp leaves. I think that the missing defoliation, the height and the poor ventilation caused that. At the moment I removed her from the tent moving her out to the balcony.
I did a huge defoliation to the #1 and a massive LST in order to low the height of buds that reached the lamp that is at its maximum height.
So far I gave to the plant only water.
I think that the cause of plant disease is the high humidity level (at least 90%...). Tomorrow I will buy a dehumidifier hoping that this will help the remaining plant.
D63: changed the water into the pot. Added 15 ml grow, 30ml micro and 40ml bloom. [email protected] EC 1.2
D64: after the defoliation the plant seems to be healthy. The humidity into the tent is still high, tomorrow I will install the dehumidifier.
D65: I've put a dehumidifier into the tent, I've added 3 liters of tap water to the pot; the plant is drinking a lot so I think that she is fine. The plants produces a lot of fat buds, so I've checked the trichomes for the first time, they are clear for the majority.
D67: added 5 liters of tap water to the pot. The plant is drinking a lot
wow, big difference in the last 3 weeks, Banana is getting fat!😍
when did your stretch start/stop?
My bananas are in the beginning of week 6 (2nd flowering) and there isnt a lot stretch so far...
@taprootArmy, thanks for comment. I think something goes wrong with the website because the reply I sent yesterday does not appear anymore. Anyway, the stretching becomes in the third week of flowering to stop after three weeks. The buds became fatter during the last two week.
@taprootArmy, thanks for your comment. Three plants were two in the beginning, but one has been removed from the tent after a strange sickness to the roots. The stretch began during the third week of flowering and stops after two/three weeks. In the last two weeks the buds begin to be fast as I never experienced with the soil. The next time I think that I will top her, especially if I will decide to grow her in hydroponics.
Holy F, that are some bushes :) Now you are making me nervous. Do you think topping fat banana auto would be a good idea to control the height?
Also might I ask why you dont defoliate?
Good Luck and happy harvest!
@taprootArmy, I think you're right. I should have to top the plants to control their height, I didn't because I didn't believe they'd grow so much. This is my first experience with hydroponics and the same strain that during the past grow reached 80cm this time is trying to pierce my tent. Moreover, also the missing defoliation caused a big problem to ventilation, in fact I think that one of my plant is dying. Now I removed her from the tent trying to understand if I can do something to her. Let's see