This week I bumped up the CaliMagic, toned down the MaxiBloom, and started adding Bud Blaster. The last two days I've not even used any MaxiBloom as I was getting signs of nitrogen overdose! They're doing just fine with just Bud Blaster and CaliMagic for now. 🤷
I did have one blunder this week, I left the heater on "nonstop" and the room got up to 102F!!!! But only for a few hours before I walked in and freaked out. They don't seem to be affected by a few hours at that high of a temp.
Otherwise, just autopilot!
Worth noting that the stretch JUST ended and trichomes JUST started forming a few days ago, before the end of the third week :O I have a feeling these are going to take much longer than the 6.5 weeks that 8BK takes to flower.
@Jwjoh, looking at the pistils I don't think they will stop anytime soon. I have a feeling it will be well worth the wait! They are looking like straight Durban Poison.
@Wicked_Stix, yes 6 weeks in and still stacking calyxes! The 8BK was done filling out and ready for harvest around this time. I can really see the difference that genetics can make in growth patterns, smells, even the look of the pistils coming out of the GSC are different than 8BK.
@Jwjoh, im going to do my next grow in either coco or soil, might use biobizz light mix. definitely within the next few months i want to learn how to make one of these buckets! so cool man :)
@JuicyFruit, once the taproot reaches the water shelf down by the nozzle they will start to grow faster, and then once I put them in the grow tent with the REAL light, they will really take off!
@ILoVethisPlanT, No, it's called Low Stress Training (LST) which opens up multiple colas to the light. I continue to do this even after they are in the tent. It provides similar effect to ScrOG without the net. Right now, I have the net in place in the tent mostly for structural support or the colas would fall over. LST does not stress the plant nor stunt its growth. I love LST, it's my favourite training method.
Also I have a wife and kids, plus a full time job to support them and my in-laws. Each plant gives me 10 to 15 minutes per day of alone time and quiet. That's why I try to keep growing 4 at a time even if I'm growing 2 under a desk lamp. Then I have about 1 hour per day to myself, and that's all I get.
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No, si chiama Low Stress Training (LST) che apre più cime alla luce. Continuo a farlo anche dopo che sono nella tenda. Fornisce un effetto simile a ScrOG senza rete. In questo momento, ho la rete installata nella tenda principalmente per supporto strutturale o le cime cadono. LST non sollecita la pianta né ne rallenta la crescita. Adoro LST, è il mio metodo di allenamento preferito.
Inoltre ho moglie e figli, oltre a un lavoro a tempo pieno per sostenere loro e i miei suoceri. Ogni pianta mi dà da 10 a 15 minuti al giorno da sola e tranquilla. Ecco perché provo a continuare a crescere 4 alla volta anche se sto crescendo 2 sotto una lampada da scrivania. Quindi ho circa 1 ora al giorno per me, e questo è tutto ciò che ottengo.
@ILoVethisPlanT, they grew under a 13 watt LED desk lamp for the first 5 or 6 weeks of veg because I only have one tent and had another pair flowering in it at the time I started these. I can only legally grow 4 at a time, I only have 1 grow tent that's 60cm x 60cm. So at all times I have 2 flowering in the tent, and 2 vegetating under the desk lamp waiting for the tent to be empty.
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sono cresciuti sotto una lampada da scrivania a LED da 13 watt per le prime 5 o 6 settimane di vegetazione perché avevo solo una tenda e ne avevo un'altra coppia in fiore al momento in cui le ho avviate. Posso crescere legalmente solo 4 alla volta, ho solo 1 tenda da coltivazione che misura 60 cm x 60 cm. Quindi in ogni momento ho 2 fioriture nella tenda e 2 vegetazioni sotto la lampada da scrivania in attesa che la tenda sia vuota.