First Grow - Outdoor Green Crack - Cdn

No nutrients added this week due to the nutrient burn resulting from the Maxigrow. I figure they made it this far on their own Ill leave them be. Unfortunately the corner we picked to plant unknowingly is the shadiest corner of my backyard. Two plants in the neighbours yard pretty much deny them full on light except for 4-6hrs of the day, otherwise the light has to go through a semi filled in tree. Started adding molasses and watering the plants 1g daily. This is also when I started doing a lot of research and learned the white substance was actually white powdery mold. By now it had spread to a few dozen leaves. I bought some defender spray from Safer brand and sprayed the plants. It is a sulfur products and debating on whether final bud quality will be affected but it helped keep the mildew at bay. I also cut or plucked any leaves that had a significant amount on them. This was the week I discovered the white substance on my leaves was white powdery mildew! After thorough research and reading Ed Rosenthals MARIJUANA GROWERs Handbook I went with a spray I found as quickly as possible to try to contain it. It was Safers DEFENDER non toxic fungicide. I learned later that sulfur was better as a preventative than treatment. EIther way I sprayed the entire plant during the day top to bottom with it. The next day much to my sadness there was still a few spots here and there. I started wiping the spots off with papertowel daily as I read that can help. Defoliated any leaves that were any more that minorly infected. No sign of the WPM at sugar leaves are near buds thankfully. Strangely the top colas still are mostly white pistils meanwhile the lower branches that seemingly receive less sunlight have almost all turned brown. Trichomes are mostly clear at this point.