The 1st week of flower is down and the girls are looking great, I have hit the bloom switch on the light and we are now running at full strength. Since this was my 1st time working with a trellis net I wasn't sure how high to hang it. Originally I had the net setup with a gap of about a few inches but realized that by doing this I would be allowing my plants to grow even taller, thus defeating to purpose of the SCROG technique. After lowering the net I began to understand just how helpful it was to be able to gently move a branch aside to allow for better light penetration!
Overall, I am happy that I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and attempted something new, and I think waiting to put the net up in the early weeks of flower was a smart decision because now is the time when the plants will stretch the most. Already I have seen the plants explode in growth and it's looking like I'll get a bountiful harvest!
Regarding nutrients and watering: I have chosen to continue with my "water, water, feed" routine. I don't want to over do it with the feedings and the plants look extremely healthy so I'd definitely say "less is more". I am not the type of gardener to water 'til runoff, my preference is to water or feed when the pots feel light and to STOP the moment the pots feel heavy and the bottom of the fabric pot is moist (or completely saturated).
These next couple weeks I will most likely use whatever I have around the house so that means rice water and/or banana peel water. I will begin to add simple sugars to the feedings as well and since I already have "African wild honey" at home (because I like to make my own skincare products) I will use that. I have heard of people using raw honey amongst unsulfured molasses and a whole host of other simple sugars but, I love African wild honey and since I used it during my 1st harvest and it worked amazingly, I will continue with it.
For those of you who are wondering what African wild honey looks like, it is literally just as dark as molasses!!
Here is a quote from the company I purchased it from: "African Wild Honey is an age-old beauty secret harvested from the wooded savanna belt, the richest production area for the wild honeybee colonies of West Africa. The Natural African Wild Honey is 100% all natural, unpasteurized, unfiltered, and unheated; thus retaining all of its natural minerals, amino acids, and vitamins"
@@Ssomeguy, Totally! I have some other seeds that I've saved and stored.... I can't wait to pop them and see what I discover :) You honestly never know what you'll get, its part of the fun!!!
Awesome diary !!! Lots of nice pictures very well documented ! Keep up the great work and best of luck on the race to the finish line !!!
Happy Growing!
-V.G
@taylordarling, I just flipped the lights on my grow so it's not that exciting yet but soon very soon the show will really begin !!
Thanks for taking the time to respond :) !
-V.G
@The_Projexx, thank you so much! My updates are a little lengthy but I do my best to keep track of everything that happens in a week lol. I'm glad you appreciate the detail and I'll have to checkout your grow as well!
Blessings,
- T
@OhcanaDAbiz Thanks dude! I've really enjoyed experimenting this grow and I have a few things that I want to improve upon in the next grow.💪 It's all about learning in the end; I don't want to get stuck doing the same things over and over when I'm sure I could get better results in tweaking things here and there as I go!!!🙌😊
@@Ssomeguy, Thank you, they are looking so healthy!! I have a new inline fan thats on the way too so humidity will be in check in no time and then I'll be happy lol!