Humboldt Pound Cake - Blondie's First Grow!

9/18/24 Consistently doing LST to keep her low ans even. No defoliation, just letting it grow for now. Have some tips yellowing and curling. Looks like pH/nute imbalance. After a week of research and deliberation, I realized that while I had tested my water for *Chlorine* I hadn't tested (and had forgotten about) ~Chloramine~. I think I may have scorched the microbes in my live soil, so there weren't enough to break down the organic nutes. I have started filtering my water, which is also making it slightly more acidic. I've started doing RO tests every time I water, to keep a better eye on the running trends. I have moved on to stage 2 nutrients, I fed once, with molasses water as well, and I will not be feeding again until the RO levels out, If I don't see enough of a change by the end of next week I may have to consider a flush. Fortunately, fox farms has an organic soil flush. The fertilizer I am using has live microbes, so I am hoping the colony will restart and chomp through the nutes in the soil. My RO on the 15th had a PPM difference of 1232, and today (9/18) it was down to a difference of 727. So that is a great start. I have also started managing and charting my light levels a little more deliberately. Shes so low and bushy, with VERY short internodal differences on the first couple branches. I want to keep it low, and even, but I also want to make sure that there is enough green mass for a nice yield. I think it may be time to lift the light higher and increase intensity. (9/18 - Changed to 24", 630 ppfd) 9/19 light change was too intense. I've dialed back to 500 ppfd. 9/20 Dosed with gentle liquid nutes (1 squirt Dr. Earth 1:1:1, 1 tbsp Molasses, 1 qt water - Applied evenly to soil AFTER watering), RO is leveling out. Some claws forming on older leaves, but it's not widespread. May need to alkalize my water a bit. Pull back to above the 6.5 mark.