I finally stopped being lazy and got around to some trimming and training. (Very minor training) Everyone had plenty of leaves that needed trimming and I had to spread Banana out because holy hell she is thick. I trimmed a bunch off of her and took a lot of lower bud sites that were never going to produce. Slushy fist had a few leaves removed, but overall she is so well spread out on her own that she doesn't need much help. Purple Punch is similar, but I am going to keep an eye on her. She might need some LST as well if she fattens up in the middle.
I went a bit autopilot the last few weeks because of work, and home stuff. The plants certainly suffered a bit from that. I think I overcorrected on Purple Punch, and I probably dosed Slushyfist and Banana a bit too much. I am going to dial back the nutes a bit and reduce the amount of water I am giving at each feed. (Dropping to 3000ml from 4000.)
Still, I think all of them should make it to the finish line and I am excited for the finished products! Both Slushy Fist and Purple Punch are expressing their terpenes now. Slushyfist has a bit of a citrus background with a cheese/skunky forefront. Should be an interesting smoke! Purple Punch honestly has a peppery fruit punch smell to it that is tantalizing. I think Fat Banana is starting a bit as well, but she can't compete with the other two at the moment. (She is taking longer than the other two though because she is a much larger/denser plant) I am shocked to see how far along SlushyFist and Purple Punch are. We are at day 47. I expect both might land right around their suggested times which is always nice. I expect Banana to run a few weeks longer given her progression compared to the other two.
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!
