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7/10/24 - Start of week 9
I did an EC check on the run off after watering and it was over 3.0, I think it was 3.15 to be exact, basically double what I feed. There looks to be a calcium deficiency, which would make sense. Last night after checking run-off EC I decided to flush the medium. Took her outside and went to work with the garden hose. After about a gallon+/- I would stop and drain the pot, picking it up and holding it at a ~45 degree angle and keeping it there until there wasn't a steady stream leaving the pot. I believe this really reduced the chance of over-watering as 24+hrs later and she's shown no signs but seems happy or content. I managed to get the EC down to 1.07 (about 750ppm minus 42 ppm from the tap water) and had to call it quits since it was getting late. I put 4 gallons from gallon containers through the medium before using the garden hose so not sure how much water I put through it. I'm gonna wait for the medium to get pretty dry before doing another flush.
7/13/24 (Day 60) - Many of the fan leaves showing calcium deficiency which I'm positive is from the flushing. I'm not sure if I want to start feeding again or just water until harvest. I don't really believe flushing the last couple weeks for an increase in yield or anything is actually true, so feeding until harvest can always be an option for me. Or if I just wanna water the last couple weeks, maybe mix some cal-mag in with it? Might do that, just water + cal-mag. It'll make me feel better if anything at all. I'm more than pleased with how it's turning out so far though. Such a beautiful plant and very exciting watching the color shift.