Cali K

aus_grower A bit of rain the last two weeks so been inside more than I'd like. Still getting min 5 hours sunlight daily. When temps warm up a bit in the next few weeks it'll be ideal for pre-flowering. Grabbed a 20w white 4000k LED to support the little aquarium light for when its inside. Seems to like the new foil collar I made for the pot. Need to source a 6L or 8L permanent home this week.

aus_grower Entered full LST mode this week. I relocated her to a proper 5L pot with a premium mix with Perlite, Coir, Sphagnum Peat. She sems to enjoy the change and didn't miss a heart beat after the transplant. I have decided to get artsy with her LST and I will direct her around the edge of the pot, main stem slightly offset from the rim, and then direct light into the main nodes and direct the new growth outwards, in a kind of spiral. Let's see...I might get bored and give up! Hope not, she's responded really well to LST and is already directing her nodes outwards and upwards. Also created a neat little lever to apply slow pressure to for the LST...its working well and makes fine tuning very easy....using plumbing tape which is a self adhesive.

aus_grower Ok - firstly she was named Genevieve, for some reason. Also, its been a while between updates. I also kind of lost count of when I flipped her - but I was going for a bonsai grow because I needed to keep her contained and flipped her fairly early in veg stage. So she's circa mid week 5 of flower. She won't be a massive yield queen - but she should hold her own with THC content if the trichomes keep spreading as they are. They're hitting full production now - noticeable sugar coating last night developing on the colas at the base of sugar leaves, so full steam ahead as far as the plant is concerned. She's forgiven me for the mice attacking her soil, not domestic...definitely 'rogue elements', and over feeding her with the Bloom nutrient. I went straight from PowerFeed to Better Bloom and she got all emotional for a couple of days. This is all unplanned. I've spent a total of on nutrients, pest spray, LED globes from the supermarket, and a humble 5w aquarium LED with UV LEDs pumping out a total whopping 35w. With a bit of luck, love and stubbornness - you can grow weed in Winter in the southern hemisphere, under your desk at home. I do successfully grow my own vegetables but never tried weed before (living in high density area). Hope you enjoy the closeups. iphone 14...so what can ya do?

aus_grower Shes well and truly flowering - trichomes are spreading nicely, and shes started giving off that nice earthy kush smell. Looking at a Week 10 harvest, around 10-20% amber trichomes. Fingers crossed - two weeks to go, and I can stop being a helicopter dad.