This week she was micro topped, transplanted into a 2gal Smart Pot and given a light feeding. Base nutrients were kept at a 3:2:1 ratio of G:M:B (not mixed in that order). I decided to trial micro-topping earlier in the week on this girl as I've heard it causes less stress on the plant, due to it being a very small topping. In theory it's plausible, but after testing for myself I can say, for me, it doesn't provide quicker growth. Actually the opposite. I'll just be topping as usual in future. As you see in the pics, she is missing her middle finger on one of her leaves. This is because I was a little bit rough during micro-topping and killed that part of the leaf when it was slightly smaller than pictured. I pinched it off and it doesn't seem to have affected her at all so she'll be ok. Overall she's not doing too bad but lower growth is slightly yellowing and her stems are quite purple. In hindsight I should have given her a stronger feed, but also didn't want to shock her roots during transplant. Her new tops are coming in slowly but we should see her back to health soon and growing quicker than ever. Her Base nutrients were doubled and other nutes were increased on her next feeding (particularly cal-mag), on Day 29 as you will see in next week's update.
I stop Cal and Mag at day 35-40 otherwise they'll be hard to flush and she won't get a proper fade on through a 2 week flush. Silicon is only a supplement so not needed throughout the second half of flower, I know some people don't even use it during flower. Silicon is the hardest to flush out, that's why I stop it on Day 28 ππΊ
@biggreens420, that's fair enough. Personally I've not had any issues with it apart from having to wipe off the dried silicon on the top of the bottle lol. I still use it in flower but stop feeding 3-4weeks before harvest as it takes a little longer to flush out than other nutrients πΊ
@TheFoxFarmer,yeah I do but I dont like the stuff its in some of my grows and it definitely helps with flexibility but I try to put the least in chemical wise and its horrible to use gunks everything up lol and when I use it I take it out in flower
@biggreens420, definitely mate. The first thing I noticed was it's thick stems and it's not as easy to bend as most other strains I've grown. That's why I've just been bending her down once or twice a day rather than tie her down. It doesn't do quite as good of a job as tying but it's shaped her enough and let in a lot more light for her lower nodes to catch up. I think I would have cloned it too mate to be honest, rather than messing around trying to fix it lol hope all goes well with it bro π I'm not sure if you do already, but if you like to LST, silica is a gread thing to add to your feed. It makes them a lot easier to bend and shape without snapping. I use Growth Technology Liquid Silicon as it's a potassium silicate but there's many others lol πΊ
Cheers @biggreens420 π oh no that's a shame man, I hope they get to you asap! She's a beauty. All round she's pretty much a perfect plant lol βοΈπ₯πΊ
Hahaha.... I know this is an older Diary but I was reading solid diaries for my grow I have going, stumbled upon this one and couldn't help but laugh because I did the EXACT same thing with my extension cord red/green light for a few weeks, unfortunately I got 3-4 hermies . I'm glad I'm not the only one, god bless! gnarly looking outcome on this one, well done sir.
@UpnUp, π oh yes.. It's a mistake that can easily be done no matter how much experience someone has! π can't let these things slip though! βοΈπ¦
Awesome, all of your 4 diaries... You documented it very well ! and your girls were very healthy...
I am really wondering if i will grow a RoyalGorilla too, and you gave me a very good perspective of this strain!! Sure ill be following your work here
Congrats for this run and keep on growing mate!! π
Cheers @Ageddd, I appreciate it mate. I'm glad it's of help to you, that makes it all worth it π I'll look forward to seeing you run her too, she's a beauty! βοΈπ₯πΊ
Haha thanks @Herbalize, but don't worry, I'm a patient guy when it comes to flushing. I'm not afraid to go for a 3 week flush if I feel I need to, but these girls look like they'll finish on time πΊ