Astronaut Status #24 - Clearwater Cut

GMOboarder cuttings received a little late. Not at all well rooted. Hope they'll make it... Update (14.09.): 2 of 3 are dead. Ordered 3 new cuttings from another shop now. Hope they'll be properly rooted before they send them out. Update (19.09.): All 3 are dead. Received the new cuttings. This time with notable roots right out of the box. All in all they look way more vital. Sprinkled ~1g Mykorrhiza into the soil around each plug during transplantation. Sidenote: checked the roots of the dead Astronaut - NO roots at all. Like NONE! Even after ~1,5 weeks of giving them extra care with a low VPD of 0,6. Looks like they cut them, put them in the plugs and sent them on their way straight away WTF

GMOboarder VPD raised to 0,9 Transplanted into their final pots; 30L Florganics Dope Soil Living Soil. Update (29.09.): topped them above node #6 fed: - sprinkled 2g Mycorrhiza into the area around the roots during transplantation

GMOboarder VPD raised to 1,0 Plants grow vigorously. Removed 2 leaves that looked like they had a little powdery mildew. Prepared a 3% H2O2 solution to be sprayed just in case things escalate. Update (08.10.): no more milddew in sight. Some leaves have a little light burn, turned down the LEDs to ~460PPFD and disabled UV again. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 2ml/L Alfa Boost (daily)

GMOboarder VPD raised to 1,1 Second topping done today. Plan is 2 more weeks of veg before flipping. Light still hitting with ~460 PPFD. Encountered another leaf with what looked like powdery mildew in the bottom of the same plant like last week. The leaf touched the felt cover, which tends to get a little damp after watering. Defoliated anything touching it. More LST done. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 2ml/L Alfa Boost (daily) - 1g/L Mycorrhiza once.

GMOboarder VPD will stay @ 1.1 now until week 3 of flower. Added a few yellow sticky traps and 3 packs of amblyseius swirskii to each plant for prophylactic pest control. Gave 0.2ml/L Yucca extract 2 times for better water absorbtion. Lots and lots of LST done before flipping. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 2ml/L Alfa Boost (daily)

GMOboarder Day 1 of flower. Light raised to ~700 PPDF. UV @10% 1h/d Gave 1g/L Mycorrhiza once. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 4ml/L Alfa Boost (daily)

GMOboarder Light raised to ~800 PPDF. UV @20% 2h/d Defoliated quite a lot. Also lollipopped them a little bit. Final Lollipop will be done in later this week. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 4ml/L Alfa Boost (daily)

GMOboarder VPD raised to 1,2 Light raised to ~930 PPDF. UV @40% 4h/d Moved the supplemental light bars. They're now being used as under canopy lighting. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 6ml/L Alfa Boost (daily) - 1g/L Mycorrhiza (once) - 15g/L Compost-tea + 5ml/L Molasses (once) - 3ml/L Banana FPJ (once)

GMOboarder VPD raised to 1,3 Light raised to ~1050 PPDF. UV @60% 6h/d Added 2x additional Sanlight STIXX 50W for a more even lit canopy. Light defoliation done here and there to expose all colas to light. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 6ml/L Alfa Boost (daily) - 15g/L Compost-tea + 5ml/L Molasses (once) - 3ml/L Banana FPJ (2x/Week) UPDATE day 25f: - UV seems to be too much - first few light burns visible. Reduced UV to 50% 2h/d.

GMOboarder VPD still @1,3, but leaf temp offset adjusted to -1°C. Light @~1150 PPDF. UV @50% 2h/d The front plant's leaves are slightly brighter in comparison to the other two. Not sure what caused that. Treated all 3 clones the same. Replaced the felt pot covers with hay to get a better view of soil moisture as well as easier access for watering. Removed LST wires to avoid branches being choked. Clips will follow soon. fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 8ml/L Alfa Boost (daily) - 15g/L Compost-tea + 5ml/L Molasses (once) - 3ml/L Banana FPJ (2x/Week)

GMOboarder VPD raised to 1,4 Light @~1150 PPDF. UV @100% 2h/d Let the purpling begin! Removed all LST clips. Defoliated quite a bit due the sheer number of colas. Found powdery mildew again on a few leaves. - prepared a 3% H2O2 spray to be tested on a small area first. UPDATE: - plant took the spray very well. Fully sprayed the front plant. If she takes it well, the two in the back will follow. - needed to increase night temps to be able to still hold a VPD of 1.4 when lights are off. UV will take care of the purpling from now on. Increased to 3h @100% /d fed: - 1ml/L Silica (daily) - 8ml/L Alfa Boost (daily) - 15g/L Compost-tea + 5ml/L Molasses (once) - 3ml/L Banana FPJ (once)