Number 4

Veg Week 4 (36 days old) - she's bushy. Patience paid off. She grew 4cm since last week and exploded with lettuce-like crunchy foliage! Which could be due to the full dose of CalMag and Bio-Grow she received the beginning of this week. I am still of the opinion that the light could be dimmed to perhaps 30% or hung 10cm higher, to encourage vertical growth. She looks so bushy in comparison to the description of her genetic nature, which is to grow tall. The nodes on the main stalk are also bulking up (reminds me of the "knuckles" that can form on stems at the area of HST) which isn't too surprising considering the fan leaves are bigger than my hand. The main stalk is having to hold some weight already and I guess the nodes are being stressed. Is that a good sign? Lastly, I removed the two bottom leaves to help with airation. Other than that and the topping, nothing else has been done to her.