Bucket to Buds: SSSC Strawberry Cookies SCRoG Log

Hey everyone. As of posting it is day 26 of flower, The pictures of this week were taken at day 24 of flower, so she's a little over 3 weeks in flower. Remember how I said she stopped stretching last week? I lied. She stretches, a lot. I had to remove my exhaust fan and place it outside of the tent just so I could raise my lights all the way to the top. She still might grow into it. this grow has not been without issues, I have mass defoliated twice so far, but she doesn't give up, every day her growth is explosive, as soon as lights go out she shoots up an inch. needless to say I vegged for too long, I am hoping this won't hurt me in the long run. Started feeding a little PK13-14, I would love to try Plagron's new Hydro additives, but there's no way I'm paying that sticker price, anyone have any experiences with them? Anyways, so far it's smooth sailing, apart from the roots clogging up the hydro ring daily and the stretching, the plant is extremely resilient and does not mind defoliation in the slightest, It also handles pH swings exceptionally well, seems to do good during these hot days, too. I probably won't get any color out of this lady, it's far too warm. Finally starting to get exciting, with flowers swelling daily and the aroma of weed filling the tent.