I did her first water change on day 10 upped the nutrient dose and increased the reservior to 12 gallons. Gave her the first dose of armor si and humic acid. I topped her on day 12 to start 4 main branches. Will most likely top again and start training in about a week depending on how she wants to grow. The goal is a maximum of 5 weeks veg if they cooperate. They are under 240w qb and a galaxyhydro pulling about 140w for now. Will be adding more qb when I spread the buckets out.
i look at the branches , for starting/ ending silica... if they are weak, i start, if they are much more stable4 and resiliant , i stop... sometimes i give only one feeding with silica
@Mrs_Larimar, Thank you. I think that your advice is the best thing to do. I have noticed it makes the stems much stronger and I like it but have heard that the silica might make the flowers burn a little harsh.
I love the pics of the purple lighting on the buds, makes 'em look sinister! Would've been great in one of those oldschool propaganda anti-cannabis films LOL
@mr_h_kovert, yeah she is thick. Was doing a final tie down to spread them out today and her stems won't budge at all. I have a feeling she will be a sticky one.
@CRiSPrGrow, Thanks for the input. I recirculate nutrients but I have been hearing that the silica can make the flowers harsh. I see the benefit in stronger stems. It definitely works. But will probably cut it out of the feed next water change