Notes from 7/8/2024:
I treated the plants with half strength Nukem after lights out in the evening.
Notes from 7/9/2024:
The plants seem to have completely recovered and look very healthy. Growth is not necessarily explosive, but from the description from the breeder they are medium-size plants. I'm going to assume the following moving forward:
The metal rod was probably a problem. Anyways, my tape measure is so easy-peasy it's not worth all the extra elements for the "coolness" factor.
I did have root rot induced by high temps
High temps, in addition to causing root rot, were negatively impacting the plants
I was starving the plants because I've been conditioned to growing auto-flowers. These plants are very hungry, and my next water change I need to go full strength Jack's
One final note, no more autoflowers indoors. I think the remaining seeds I will try growing outdoors just for shits. Photo's are just easier to manage in my small grow space, and using the trellis. Also, I was able to recover from the previous issues before going into bloom, which saved this grow (for now...don't want to get too cocky).