'Blue Cookies' by i49

Welcome back to the pure LST, photo-period Blue Cookies Grow. I can't believe I can say this, but fantastic week with B.C.!! The Good: -After the adjusted feeding schedule where I halved my micro doses, upped cal/mag and bloom w/ additional Gaia green 2-16-0 to additional 2 gallons of transplant soil; she is very happy and very healthy. -All negative symptoms of P/Cal/Mag deficiencies have pulled back and/or halted completely. -Gaining roughly an inch in height per day now w/ new offset node points still occurring every 1-2 days. She's going full bore and the time to pull the trigger and flip is very close. -Addition of bamboo sticks and bracing for flowering weight has been completed (I think. We will see) and she has taken a very nice and mostly even canopy with a great 'bubbled' form. Very, very happy that this little experiment to practice my LST has gone this well and I'm already looking at ways to refine this method in my next grow. I like it that much it a bunch and the form is spectacular to me. The Bad: -First time I can say this about B.C since the beginning of this grow...there is no bad. The changes I made with the help of veteran growers has rectified the only concerning issues I had with her. This is for now, of course, but I feel like I have a much better handle on what she wants/needs and when she wants/needs it. The 'Meh': -Completely out of space and while bracing I pulled in each lateral gently to form and to avoid the girls getting caught up on one another. Looking into a tomato cage for a couple of the girls and see how that goes... -After transplant she stayed water logged for a little longer then usual (5-6 days) and she is in dire need of a feeding. She will be dried out by tomorrow (Jan 8th) and will get the full meal deal of the GHE 'transitions' feeding schedule, but with higher P/Cal/Mag supplementation and dumping some of the 'floragro' supplementation. Will go back to normal schedule after flip to flower and see how she reacts to that specific schedule and the needs she will have by then. Notes of the Week: -I love this plant.... She has been the hardest to grow by far, but with that she has forced me to learn many, many new growing practices. From the feeding schedule, lighting schedule, lamp distance, heat and RH control. I feel like I have a better handle and higher confidence in growing! now that I've encountered this girl and with all the lessons she's taught me. -My max height allowed for flip is a plant height of 32 inches (this does not include the 12 inches of pot, tray and elevator) and they're currently sitting at 18ish, gaining an inch a day. Going by this, I see that End of week 9 or mid week 10 will be the official flip (should gain about 12 inches in this time). This all being said, I will probably end up triggering flower at 28-30 inches just in case. Leave myself a little play room for my lamp and devices. -So, this is Officially what I saw in my head when I started this girl/LST project. I'm very pleased with how the LST went and I may be bias, but I truly love the concentric bends and form she took. Not jagged or hard 90 degree angles, just a smooth and incrementally corkscrewed main. Not to mention, her main stalk is the largest and strongest of all 4 girls. Extremely impressed with her and how she took all my bending and screwing around.👍 -Began pretty substantial pruning and cleaning up of the under-canopy + any potential larf and laterals that won't make it. I did not do this in my first grow since I wasn't really sure what would become what and if any of this was valuable... After pulling 2 ounces of larf and milled flower from my first grow I see that this isn't optimal....at all. Would like to avoid the majority of this larf and under canopy growth before I throw her into flower. I'm keeping the fan leaves. I do not take these, they have a purpose and will be cannibalized by the plant when or if she needs it. Will take away any dead growth after she is done with it. Makes the plant less 'pretty' but this is for functionality, not glamour shots. -This week was just a flush with some bloom and Cal/Mag to carry her till her next nutrient feed. As I am going into flower, the next feeding will be full nutrient and observation (Jan 8th) -Dropped temperatures by 1-2 degrees Celsius to 21 night and 24 day, while upping the RH slightly to 60%. Girls (especially the BC) was noticeably reacting to the extended 20 hour day cycle I run and by hour 18, everyday, she would start to dip out/ stress out. I made these quick changes and she has stopped reacting negatively. Will be running lower temps for the remainder of Veg and into flower. Thank you for reading!!! If you have any suggestions/comments please leave them below or contact me through PM. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Happy growing my friends.