Purple Banana

Hexahydrat666 Everything is going according to plan. Unfortunately, due to space constraints, I can only raise one of the two. Once the jiffy is properly rooted, it will go into the final pot and into the tent.

Hexahydrat666 Since I already have another grow going, and the lamp setting would be too strong for the seedling, it will stay in the propagation box for another week. That's why I put the Jiffy in a small pot for now before it goes into the final pot and the tent in a week.

Hexahydrat666 Looks good. The young lady has handled the move to the big tent well. One more week in the small pot and then the little lady gets to move one last time into a 9-liter Airpot.

Hexahydrat666 Unfortunately, I'm seeing slight clawing on the leaves. I'm currently experiencing the same problem (although much stronger) with another grow. The trigger seems to be the addition of a mycorrhiza-Trichoderma mix during repotting. Let's see how things develop.

Hexahydrat666 The first flower buds are here, and the little one has shot up quite a bit. I've bent the lower branches to the side with clips and hope that they get enough light this way without me having to defoliate the dry thing too much.

Hexahydrat666 Everything is going according to plan. The little one has grown nicely in height again, and the buds are taking on a beautiful purple color.

Hexahydrat666 The buds are growing quickly and are already nicely covered with trichomes. Just in time with the warmer outdoor temperatures, the first fungus gnats have also made an appearance, but with a few yellow sticky traps and a good dose of nematodes, that shouldn't become a problem. Some leaves are showing spotted areas that indicate either a deficiency or a rust fungus. I'll keep an eye on the whole thing, and if it turns out to be a fungal infection, I'll remove the more heavily affected leaves and dab the smaller spots with a fungicide.

Hexahydrat666 Both plants have really put on some growth. The brown spots on the leaves haven't spread any further, so I rule out an infestation with a rust fungus. It seems to be a potassium deficiency, probably a nutrient blockage due to an excess of magnesium. So I'm skipping the Cal-Mag Boost and I've countered with PK 13/14. I've set the UV/IR supplemental light to run five times a day for a quarter of an hour, and the Infinity Ionframe runs for 19 hours on level nine. The daytime temperatures are between 24 and 27°C, and at night it drops to 19°C. The growth forms of both plants are clearly different, but both are a real feast for the eyes color-wise 😍

Hexahydrat666 Right now, the two ladies are being a bit fussy and showing slight deficiency symptoms and foxtailing. Let's see if I can get that under control with some nitrogen and PK13/14. Otherwise, they both look pretty good, the buds are still growing nicely, and a pleasant scent is slowly becoming noticeable 😃

Hexahydrat666 It's heading towards harvest. Most of the trichomes are cloudy and have a nice purple color in some parts. Now there's just a week of water with a pH of 6.5. To make sure the lower buds get some light, I've removed a few leaves as well.

Hexahydrat666 The first trichomes are turning amber, but there are still many clear ones visible. However, since bananas formed on one of the buds, I had to grab the scissors and harvest, even though I would have liked to give the lady a bit more time. The buds are nice and dense and sticky, but one of them tends to foxtail. The smell is sweet and fruity but not too strong.