First Grow: Living the Dream

Nutrients being bumped up slightly this week, staying consistent with the CalMag. At the beginning of the week I made the mistake of handling the plants too much and damaged the stem on the Tangerine Dream plant. I was trying to move the plant out of the way to water it at the stem in a small circle so as not to add too much water. I read that once the plant has been transplanted into a large pot it's best just to water in a small circle around the plant to avoid over watering. In doing so I almost snapped the stalk! I directed airflow at the plants stem and noticed after a few days that it was getting thick and stronger. No more handling the plants from now on. Near the end of this week I realized that there was not enough medium in my pots and started worrying about the plants becoming rootbound later in the grow. I followed a coco coir potting recipe from GWE but it wasn't enough. I hydrated the remaining coco and mixed in my perlite and vey carefully lifted the plants up in the pot then filled in the sides with the extra coco mix. I raised both plants up a few inches and felt better. After 24hrs I noticed the plants were very droopy! I was able to determine that this was most likely transplant shock and I more than likely exposed the roots to light when I raised the plant beds up. Becoming a bit concerned near the end of this wk but seeing the plants bounce back at the end of the week was relieving. The Blue Dream plant bounced back nicely but the Tangerine Dream is still looking a bit sad.