Temple of Apollo

CadillacGreen_420 Smooth and seamless start, an Apollo at the bottom left has the “racing” engine and pushes more than the other two. Later, placed in the empty space, a Milkyway F1 arrives five days later than the others.

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CadillacGreen_420 I want to stay comfortable with the light because in my previous experiences I pushed it too hard, finding some nice hermaphrodites 😑. So my PAR is around 480 and the DLI around 30. I'll increase it later, hoping to do well.

CadillacGreen_420 The plants are growing vigorously and everything is flowing smoothly so far. At the bottom right we have the best of the three Apollo F1s — the one that outpaced the other two in vigor under the same conditions and nutrients. It’s more productive and has more developed buds already. Overall, I’m really appreciating their compact and uniform size across all three plants. Last but not least, the Milky Way F1 growing in the 7L aerated compost bin (great Air-Pot 😁) is also looking very promising, flowering in sync with the Apollos and stacking some nice buds. The next few weeks will be crucial. I’m trying to keep plant stress to an absolute minimum because of my previous experiences — with strong top lighting and high temperatures, I ended up triggering hormones that caused hermaphroditism 😅. This time I’m trying to be really surgical with light and temperature management. The canopy has become very dense, and I actually like it that way — it looks beautiful — though I’m wondering if some defoliation is necessary. I’ve done a little here and there, but I don’t want to overdo it. Do you think it’s too dense?