OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: Hot this week! Buds fattening up nicely. Platinum Purple are getting super frosty and stacking up. Did some light defoliation throughout the week of lower leaves and any bigger fan leaves that were shading popcorn buds.
SMELLS: Platinum Purple smells like a musky grape rancher.
WATERING: Now using bottled water which the plants are loving and added a touch of coconut water. I soaked them well on Friday because I went to a big music festival this weekend and came home today to some thirsty plants. I've needed to water almost every other day because of both the increased size of the plants and the heat.
NUTRIENTS: Just a little coconut water which I read in High Times is a good potassium supplement. No nutrients from here out.
PESTS: Still some fungal gnats but I'm persistent with diatomaceous earth over the soil. I've been so careful not to keep moist soil but with it drying out every other day this has been difficult. No noticeable eggsacks or leaf nibbling otherwise.
IMAGES: All non purple images now taken under a 100w incandescent clip light with an iPhone 6s Plus.
@TheFairyBudMother, great stuff i'd love to start a worm farm just not yet... i think building your soil is the way to go.. but till then... i mix coco fiber with my canna soil 1:4 then add the scoops of mycorrhizae needed and voila my gurlz drink like champions!! :) hopefully it'll work for others!
@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I rewatched the videos. That guy repeats himself a lot! But it makes more sense now. It's very overwhelming to take in all the little details of cannabis cultivation when you're just starting.
Thanks for your help. I can't wait to grow again but it will have to wait about a month. In the meantime if I have time and energy, I may cook my own soil mix, and I am definitely starting a worm farm.
Fairy bud mother where have you been my whole life? I've been searching for my bud mother lol jkjk but on a real note I like your style, your buds look beautiful! Smoke the bomb stay calm and grow on chika 😉