Another week! Flowering has been going strong now for a bit. The girls are starting to get a hefty dose of Tiger Bloom, Beastie Bloomz, and an assortment of boosters. (Purple punch is on a special regiment of 7+ Ph water with Epsom salt and a bit extra cal mag to try and balance her. Her soil PH dropped too low so she had a bit of lockout.
Slushyfist is starting to point straight up, so I know she is getting more light than she wants. I am dropping the intensity a bit and bringing her down to 18/6 (Started at 20/4) I have also moved a fan to the top of the canopy to try and keep the upper leaves a bit cooler. Hopefully, she will settle a bit, but I may end up super cropping her since she broke the 36" mark.
This week will be more nutes and some defoliation and a touch of training. (I need to get the banana spread out a bit because god damn she thicc.)
I am guessing we have about 5-6 weeks of flower before harvest, so hopefully everything goes smoothly as we hit the peak heat/humidity outdoors here in Minnesota. The dehumidifier is already moving about 30 pints a day.
Good luck!
The fat banana plants in my current grow are a bunch of dense bushes, I hardly can see the stem/nodes through all the side branches and leaves.
Good strain choice!
@Shishio, well my bananas did not stretch too much so far. They rather grow slow but steady and keep being very bushy.
Did defoliate last sunday and now I have to redo again because I cant see the ground again with multiple layers of leaves blocking lower nodes...
@taprootArmy, looks like my Banana is following that same path! I hope her flower stretch gives me some room to work with or I will need to get the clippers out!