2024 420FB Sour Diesel & Blue Dream Autos

Week 10 - The ladies continue to amaze me! Defoliated both last week (Day 57/58) and appeared to be well tolerated, only removing small amounts of leaves that either have grown into other flower sites, block flower sites, or increase air flow over the last two days. Switched back to twice daily fertigations as volumes have not quite slowed down, although SD is ~1.75-2L and BD 2-2.25L, ProBloom added back to schedule last evening. 3 & 2 cm of height increase, lights at ~33cm/100%. Will verify light height and can lower to ~30cm per Spider Farmer as growth slows. Blue Dream continues to bulk up, a few scattered red pistils, and volumes are ~4l. Based on other diaries with coco she looks ~3-4 weeks out, this week should provide a more accurate estimate on time to complete for both plants. Sour Diesel seems to have slowed up a bit, volumes slowing, some fading of top fan leaves noted, and more pistils are beginning to turn red. The one flower site I touched was firm! Smells kind like pine, yummy! Best guess on SD is 3 weeks out, one more week to bulk up and more pistils to turn red, will begin to check trichomes later this week (early, but good practice). First sativa strain so her internodal spacing and structure looks much different than my other grows.  Plan 1. Defoliate as needed 2. Practice trichome photos 3. Switch to FinalPart ~ 2.5 weeks out 19-10-2024 Day 64. PH 6.06/5.99, EC 1270/1200, 2.25/1.75L with good run-off. Maybe able to decrease SD volume on next fertigation. A few fan leaves removed. 20-10-2024 Day 65. PH 6.0/6.01, EC 1200/1200 , 2.25/1.75L (2/1.75L) with good run-off. 21-10-2024 Day 66. PH 6.08/6.04 , EC 1200/1200 , 2.25/2L with good run-off. A few small fan leaves removed. 22-10-2024 Day 67. PH 6.05/6.05 , EC 1200/1140 , 2.5/2L with good run-off. More SD pistils are beginning to turn orange. 23-10-2024 Day 68. PH 6.01/6.0 , EC 1190/1150 , 2.25/2L (2/1.75L) with good run-off. Smells increasing. 24-10-2024 Day 69. PH 6.0/6.0, EC 1210/1140, 2/1.75L (2/1.75) with good run-off. More and more SD pistils continue to change to turn orange, will get some trichome pictures. Should be close to starting "FinalPart" (flush/finishing nutrients) on her for her final 2 weeks or so...when to start? Looking at similar diaries ~3 weeks. 25-10-2024 Day 70. PH 5.99/ , EC 1170/ , 2.25/1.75 with good run-off. Captured a few trichome pictures from mutiple sites on SD, appears mostly cloudy, some clears, no amber. Pistils ~40% orange on SD. Calibrated hygrometer using the small cap of salt with a few drops of water in a sealed container for 12 hours. Week 10 is complete and finds both plants slowing down on growth for the week ~76/86cm, so maybe a cm growth in height. BD likely needs 3+ weeks, one more week to fill in and then a couple of weeks to bulk up. SD is likely ~2-3 weeks, will start FlashClean tomorrow and then FinalPart, trichomes appear mostly cloudy with some scattered clear, no amber. Most of the SD diaries that I viewed complete in 10-12 weeks so she is getting close! Smells are becomming more pronounced! Plan for the week. 1. FlashClean and then FinalPart for SD. 2. Monitor trichomes on both. 3. Defoliate as needed.