Apple Fritter [Auto #1]

xMuuy Our little ones are growing rapidly! We passed the first week and everything is looking pretty. Included CalMag into every watering due to our osmosis system. This is plant #1/3. No huge difference noticable compared to the other two plants. She is just a little shorter than the others.

xMuuy Second week of our Apple Fritter Experiment! Our Ladies are still growing strong, increasing in height every day. No problems occured so far, everything's going as planned. We spotted an increase of red colouring inside of the petioles of plant #2 compared to the other ones! Might be the first indicator of a different phenotype? This is plant #1/3. We began LST earlier this week by bending her down using some rubber covered wires. Removed one of the larger leaves that would be in the way of new upcoming shoots.

xMuuy Just look at these fine ladies! All of them are growing nicely, even showing signs of early flower phase already. #3 was getting a few yellow spots on the tips of the leaves, which indicated nutrient deficiency, so we included some in the watering for all plants; additional to the already provided CalMag. We have to constantly monitor and adjust the lamp, so #3 doesn't grow too closely to it. Since the other two would be too far away from the light source, we made sure to place them in an elevated position. This is plant #1/3. We continued LST by tightening the rubber wire that pulls the main branch to one side of the pot and bending the other ones by using plastic stretchers. Removed some larger leaves that could get in the way of possible new branches underneath.

xMuuy Week 4 is flower-week! All of our ladies showed signs of pre-flower last week, now there are already visible buds growing. We had to adjust the height of #1 & #2 once again because #3 is just growing crazy. Can't go any higher than the current position without redesigning our whole setup so this will be the final adjustment (hopefully!). #2 is obviously very different from the other ones, she's a little behind in growth. Though, she does have outstanding red colored petioles in comparison to her mostly just green sisters. We increased the amount of nutrients for them since they'll need much more now. This is plant #1/3. You can already tell she's got more bud-growing spots thanks to the training. Consistantly removing some bigger leaves, which would cast a shadow on the buds growing underneath.