'Northern Lights' by i49

@Mrs_Larimar, indeed this is true. They look healthy. Thanks for the input. I think there is a name in botany for that praying, I mean, when it is not bleaching... but I forgot. =)

@amazongrow, you always have to look on the whole picture. In jinks case shes healthy and well fed. If a plant is close to the light, prays and leaves are cupping and belaching the top leaves its bad...... the plant has a few things to say whant is good for her and what is bad. you have to look for the whole plant... and the envoirement JInks plants are healthy,,, ists just the new grow that is lighter.... he got 9 fingered leaves too thats a very good sign. i just want to say you got to look on everything not just the praying

@Mrs_Larimar, isn't praying and yellowing of new top leaves a sign of too much light? "The leaves closest to the light may appear much more pale than the rest of the plant, and tips may turn yellow." - https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-problems/light-burn Just wondering. Im up with the same here. Got the lights down.

@Mrs_Larimar, 'You learn far more from mistakes then successes'. You're absolutely right, the silver lining is experience aqcuired through those mistakes. And if I didn't learn from them...what's the point, lol.

@MovingOn, Wow, this comment is a month old😬. OOPS! Sorry man. I 100% agree man. I like showcasing those eff up's too. Gives ammo to others to hopefully! avoid the same mistakes. And let's be honest (and you were) we're not the greatest, lol. It's a life long endeavor that will have plenty of speed bumps and I feel it's best to be up front about it. I think my entries are probably a bit too long... but I know for a fact it has helped some people and that was the whole point😊. Cheers man and thank you for your kind words. Keep spreading the word and sharing to the extent you do👊

@JinksyGrows, haha, woohoo! That makes me glad because that is my intention - to pass on to others a way of teaching. It isn't that I think I'm the greatest, I think I am far far far away from the greatest. I just think that it is important to pass on all the information we know to each other, and even more important to pass on the ways to relay the information effectively. That's also why I like to keep my errors in the journals too, my mistakes help others avoid them.

@MovingOn, I had no idea this comment was here buddy. Apologies! And thank you Phil... Don't know if you know this, but I was watching your grows from the very beginning and it was your thorough documentation that attracted me there. I was super new and needed to read through thorough processes in order to refine on my end. You are kinda the inspiration for how and why I write my entries dude, for real😀. So, this compliment here means a lot. It appears I accomplished what I set out to do, since it was yourself I had been emulating. Thank you Phil. You're a gem buddy.

@JinksyGrows, try this link. http://oda.state.or.us/dbs/heavy_metal/search.lasso you will be surprised whats in or not in your nutrients. A lot of nute companies don't list a lot of stuff that's in their products like plant growth regulators but it's in there. Even some companies advertising beneficial Bacteria counts/ Mycos and species are coming up way short.

@Philindicus, Howdy Phil. Thank you for stopping by and for the information. I 100% agree with you that this will not be a definitive test of whether to flush or not to flush. I'm hoping this will be the beginning of a much larger experiment in terms or when/what and how to flush, while maintaining plant health, potencies and yields. This is just kinda my little test to prove some things to myself, good or bad. I have a contingency plan in place to test and save the girls just in case my notions (or accumulated salts) are too high and my short flush window too short. The way I will be testing these two girls will be laid out in Week 16, just before I start the process and schedule I've chosen to put them on. Multiple reads and tests will be taken from both throughout this process to show differences in PPM fluctuations and/or pH changes in the soil. The main goal now, is not to give a hard "Yes" or "No" on whether or not to flush, but rather the parameters and conditions behind the reasons why we "Should" or "Shouldn't" consider it. The issue is the "Black and white" of it all. But nothing about Cannabis growing (I've found) is so simple. There are always outside sources, schedules, types of nutrients used, mediums, etc.. that can/will effect the final product. This experiment pertains to only two plants that have received the exact feedings, dosing and schedule from day one of germination and will only cover their specific conditions, standing alone, as two plants. It will not reflect a hard "yes or no" answer to the question or cover any one else's specific circumstances. I will lay it all out, numbers and all, then perform this tiny test and see what happens. I will NOT be making any claims or statements about flushing, to either discourage or promote it. I will only show my results and have the community consider the idea of experimenting with their own plants to help bring them to their full potential. I currently use GHE and it's all synthetic but am interested in the Oregon website you put up, to see exactly what's in there and what could cause an issue with excess salts or bad bud tastes in the final product👍. Thank you for giving me that info. Did not know about this site option. And I grow cannabis because I don't like commercial grower practices. I am fully aware that many of them don't give a shit and it's all production, production, production. Whether or not the product is actually good, they will push it out the door. I know, I've tasted it and it's large majority, sub-par crap... Retail cannabis was so bad I had to start growing my own. That says volumes about their lack of competency and/or care for the product or cannabis users. Just a money train, and I'm happy to see some of these giants getting their ass kicked by the market. They will fail. Ah, that was long. Sorry Phil. But thank you for dropping by man and giving me your two cents. I am trying to go about this in a way that won't hurt myself or anyone else. Especially when it comes to false or muddy information. When I move on next weeks entry, before the test, I will clearly state all of these things as a disclaimer and that this is only specific to this grow and to these two girls👌 Cheers dude! If you have more you want to talk about, or advice you have for me, drop me a line in PM? Thanks man!😉👍

@Burmese, Thank you man!🙏 Real grateful for all the love and support on here, yourself including😊😃

@StunFlower, 😅😅 Encyclopedia Jinks, I like it, hahaha. Thanks dude🙏. I'll do the lamp proud👍

@Smokwiri, Thank you man🙏. Can't wait to get er and start documenting every last thing, haha. Will be a good ride, very excited 👌

@Mrs_Larimar, Thank you! My reports to them are going to be sooooo long😅😅. Hope they know what they're getting into, lol!

@Mrs_Larimar, Can't thank you enough for your support and kind words. It was genuinely fun to write these and have people share their advice👌. Very happy to have you kicking around for the entire grow and for all the experience you shared. Cheers Mrs_Larimar. I look forward to continue sharing this passion with you!😊 Happy grows, always😀

@TheMightyShark, Hahaha. Yah man, even with surplus weed, the act of growing is awesome. I've just been giving it away to freinds in a bind financially or can't source any of their own (except retail... expensive as all hell). Keep growing man! Whenever you pop in new seeds I'll be kicking around to watch👍👌

@JinksyGrows, thanks for the nice words man! I'll start a new grow in late August/early September after I return from vacation. I probably need more than a year to smoke the buds that I harvested with this grow, but growing itself really makes so much fun that I just have to start another one 😀

@TheMightyShark, I remember! And you did a hell of a job man👍. A first grow success is huge and you're more then on your way, into a lifelong hobby/passion/obsession. Welcome😃👍

@Buddha2, No doubt. It's been tough but I keep telling myself to be positive, protect myself and my home. I genuinely wish you and yours good health during all of this. It's an unprecedented event, but rain or shine, we will get through it. Just yes, thank god for the smoke. Seems many were out buying TP but my main priority became; wrap this grow up and get my crop just in case something else went down. Very weird times. Truly.

@JinksyGrows, thanks! I'm also so happy to have enough medicine to stand this current situation 😢

@Buddha2, Thank you so much! I am very happy to have so much to hold me over and supply my family! Thanks for stopping by every week and following along, Buddah. Always nice to have some support and a positive attitude behind you👍😊

@JinksyGrows, haha yeah him and his stressed and burnt to death no trichome weed he grew 🤣🤣

@Visions, Hell ya man! Remember the dude that talked crap about us and my tiny buds in our first grow? Hahahaha! Suck it, dude. Thanks for dropping by man! Things are coming up Millhouse😃

@marihoochi, Thank you so much my friend🙏. Really appreciates the support!

@Theia, Cheers and thank you so much!✊

@NuggetPawn, Thank you so friggin much my friend. I still have the fire and will do my best in the coming months and years✊. Got a life time of fruit to grow and I'm positive it can only get better. Congratulations to you aswell Nugget🙏. Growing beautiful monsters and took home a well deserved prize for an incredible Journal. You keep that fire too... That's the deal buddy😀

@Joni2017,Thank you my friend! Happy surprise!😃

@organically_myG, Thank you so much man. I'm really happy it's a decent read and might be of use to others🙂👍. Cheers!

@NuggetPawn, Thank you kindly man🙂.

@Visions, Thanks man! And ya, super coincidental. Tell me the next month your competing and I'll throw mine in too. Sure thing right? Haha. Way to go with the POTM. Love your pup man.