Start of week 2. Got a dehumidifier yesterday since the humidity is currently very high where I live and I fear bud rot for my older plants. Humidity is now set to a constant 55%. For the older plants this is a little bit too high, for the newer plants it is a little bit too old. Not the best idea to grow in different phases but it is what it is π .
Good thing about the dehumidifier is the higher temperature during night time. Had troubles with low temperatures before, especially the older plants seem to like it since they grew like crazy even with lights off. I think I will time control the new hardware since I'm afraid of the next electricity bill π.
Day 8: No water, no feeding.
Day 9: Gave 200ml of ph'd tap water with a micro dose of Root Juice.
Some decent growth, but nothing too insane.
Increased light distance, want the older plants to stretch a bit. It was too much for this young lady anyway.
Day 10: No water, no feeding.
Even with the lower PPFD it still continues to grow nicely.
Day 11: No water, no feeding.
Day 12: Gave 200ml of water with a dose of Root Juice and a micro dose of CalMag (my tap water ist quite soft) ph'd to 6.4.
Day 13: No water, no feeding.
New branches are slowly forming. When they are strong enough, I will top the plant for the first time. I guess it will need 3-4 more days though.
Day 14: No water, no feeding.
Thought about topping the plant since the side branches got some decent growth right now. I think if I wait one or two days longer the plant will be able to recover even quicker.
And that is the end of week 2. Going really well so far without me doing anything fancy. Next week the plant will be topped. Have to transplant one day as well, but there is not a lot of room left in the tent π . Good thing is the current container should be enough for one or two weeks more and after that there is maybe already some room in the tent again. We will see how that goes...
See you next week and happy growing everybody! π€ͺπ±
@Sonic27, Adding some more things that are important in my opinion:
- first plan your layout, then start training
- don't top too early: side branches need some substantial growth and the main stem needs to be thick enough
- same applies for side branches (in this diary I was too early for example)
- be gentle when applying LST
- don't use thin wire for LST, it can cut into stems that break when they grow further
- when stems don't properly bend, give them a slight pinch, that way they get softer
- don't cut off too much plant material (as stated earlier)
Hope this helps. β€οΈ
@Sonic27, Thank you!
I am a noob myself π. People have different preferences when it comes to mainlining. As you can see in the pictures I kept most of the fan leaves, at least for a short time period after doing a cut. Imo that is important so the plant can do photosynthesis. Other people sometimes cut them off which looks kind of cool and clean but could stunt the plant more.
Best way to learn is to try it yourself. Then you will see what works best for you. Best of luck mate! π