Durban Dew

loomerlope Started the first week with an EC of 0.7 and increased to 0.9, DLI was 12 at the start of the week and increased to 15. pH was between 6.1 and 6.4. On the last day of the week the plants will be moved to their next container until they have 3 nodes.

loomerlope All selected plants started their 3rd pair of true leafs. Seedling stage is over after 11 days from germination, will move them to their new home tomorrow. DLI is now at 19. (This "week" is only 4 days.)

loomerlope Had a slight too high EC, I started with 1.3 this week but decreased to 1.1, looks like the Durban Dew does like not that much fertilizer. Also added 1.5mll FlashClean for the last day this week before switching fertilizer ratios tomorrow. pH range was 5.9 to 6.2. DLI was increased to 28 during the week. One of the plants is growing slightly slower, but all in all it looks quite good.

loomerlope Did some LST this week, to have all branches on an equal level, also removed some leafs that blocked the light from branches. Will continue that the next weeks. Still can see some issues on some old/larger leafs, but just progressing slowly, so I will keep the amount of nutrients the same as DLI will be increased from 32 to 40 tomorrow, expecting them to consume slightly more nutrients then. pH range was 5.8 to 6.2 and DLI started at 30 and was increased to 32. had to increase water amount to 740ml/day/plant mid week (watering 4 times a day), as there was basically no drain anymore.

loomerlope Plants have a CalMag deficiency, so I increased TA CalMag to 1.5mll and also sprayed 2 times a day with: - 1mll TA CalMag - 10mll Bio Nova FreeFlow - pH: 6.2+ and EC: 0.9 Plants started to recover quite ok, so I will flip to 12/12 next week so they don’t get too big. DLI is at 42, pH range between 5.7 and 6.3. Removed some lower (damaged) leafs and also leafs blocking light from branches.

loomerlope ScrOG net is filled, removed all branches that have no space. Did some defoliation removing the lower leafs and branches that will get no more light in the next days. pH range was 5.9 - 6.2, DLI was between 26 and 28. I still added more CalMag then planned, but looks like there is no more deficiency, so everything is back to normal and plants slowly starting their stretch. Watering was increased to 5 times a day mid week, as there was nearly no drain anymore.

loomerlope Plants stretching, DLI started at 28 and is now at 30 and will be raised to 32 by next week. First day of the week was still the same fertilizers then last week. The bad thing is, 2 plants outed as hermies, but I just found a small amount of male parts, I removed all of them and will check them every 1-2 days if I missed something or if new ones develop, so the female parts don‘t get pollinated.

loomerlope Found a 3rd plant with pollen sacks so 3/6 are hermies, hopefully I will not miss any male parts, but until know I‘m confident to have removed them all. But much more work due to constantly checking all the plants. Main stretch should be done, expecting some more the next week but should be much less then this week. Did some lollipoping / removed some leafs that blocked too much light from lower parts. DLI now at about 33 and constantly increasing.

loomerlope 4th plant developed male parts, but looks like I could remove all of them, no new pollen sacs in the last few days. Fertilizer was switched mid week, and stretching nearly stopped as expected. DLI was around 35 this week.

loomerlope Plants looking good so far, no more pollen sacs found and looks like nothing got pollinated. :) One plant has slight signs of calcium deficiency, so I will add some more CalMag when topping the fertilizer tank the next time, but nothing major. Removed the lowest level of leafs to reduce humidity production as it’s rainy and humid air outside, but humidity was max. 60% and most of the time around 50% so no issue at this point. DLI was increased to ~38 but there is an issue with the SanLight, not all panels have the same brightness and also I‘m not that that happy with light distribution in my space. So after this run I will send it to their service to get the issue fixed. I also ordered a new light from SpiderFarmer to try it in the next run as it should have better light distribution.

loomerlope One plant had nanas in each top bud, it was one of the 2 without pollen sacs, that has a slight calcium deficiency. Looks like they are absolutely not resistant against any stress. But could remove all of them and will check daily for new ones. Rest looks good, last 2 days of this week had a new fertilizer mix that will be used for the next ~15 days before I start with TA ripen. Added the dehumidifier as it’s constantly raining here to get humidity to ~50.

loomerlope Looks good, plants are faster then expected, will start next week with ripen. DLI already lowered to 36.

loomerlope First day was still the same my mixture then last week, then I did 2 days FlashClean and now running FinalPart. Probably one more week till harvest. DLI at 35 and lowering to 32 until end of next week. Also removed most of the fan leafs to reduce humidity to prevent mold as it‘s raining all day. Lot‘s of nanas on one plant, trying to remove most of them before they ripend but luckily the run is almost over so it should be fine.

loomerlope Final week, only 5 days, last 2 days are FlashClean, DLI was reduced to 32. Bloom was done after 61 days.

loomerlope Wet weight is only a rough measurement, there was no mold so fare even with lots of rain during late flower. BUT the biggest problem was that 5 plants where hermies and one was full with nanas at the end.