'Northern Lights' by i49

Hello and welcome to the Northern Lights grow, week 7. The Good: -Lots of good, almost all good. These girls have given me zero problems from day one and seem to be a very easy strain to propagate. They're beautiful monsters and I see the potential of how far I COULD have taken them if it weren't for space restrictions. -The feeding schedule I'm using seems to be the 'sweet spot' and has done nothing but help push them into fast and healthy Vegetative growth -Gaining about .5 to 1 inch of height per day with newly formed, offset node points forming every 1-2 days. They are moving quick. The Bad: -No bad. Happy with what I'm seeing The Meh: -Besides space restrictions there is no 'Meh' either. Everything's dandy. Topic of the Week: ***Since there was nothing really special about this week, I thought I'd talk about the importance of journaling. The thought came to mind after a discussion with another member and they asked if I kept separate logs. I do, but I realize that many people don't... or this site is the only written documentation of their grows. If not, please consider logging your information on a back up disk or hard copy, like the journal. I'm in the trades and am already pretty used to safety documentation, paper work, checks/balances and scheduling. I carry a notepad everywhere I go and write down everything. This has served me very well and referring back to these notes has saved my ass countless times. I feel the same about Cannabis. Even if you have the memory of an elephant, without proper documentation (and keeping up on it) you're (or at least I am) going to screw something up eventually. It's unlikely something plant-life threatening would occur but then again, is it worth the risk? If ever I run into a problem or forget what I fed or when I fed, my physical, written journal is always close by for reference and it comes in useful on a daily basis👍. Also, having this info serves as a benchmark for future grows with the same strains or close relatives of those strains (example: working out Blue Cookies 'sweet spot' for feeding. I document everything and with the changes I've made I now have a benchmark to follow for future grows). As every strain is different, it can become overwhelming for me to keep up with everything if I don't write what I did and when I did it. With this physical journal, online diary and backed-up photo files, it becomes unlikely that I will make an egregious error. Journaling is just a checks and balances system. I've learned from experience in the trades that when you don't record what you've done, a problem down the road can/will take 5 times as long to remedy. Plus, it's a pain in the ass. Who wants to fix mistakes that could have been avoided? I carried this mentality into cannabis growing from the beginning and if I'd ever needed to know a specific feed, time, height, symptom etc... I have something to fall back on. Down the road, I can also pay it forward to other growers using these strains, as I have a logged benchmark for feedings and growth patterns. It's win/win for everybody! Hope that wasn't preachy! It's just so important to get into a habit of recording everything. Eventually, it becomes second nature and you won't think twice about doing it. ***Pictures of my journal with a couple example pages are at the tail end of this weeks pictures. I usually transfer everything from post it notes as I go along and update the actual journal every 2-3 days max*** Happy grows my friends and thank you for reading. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your plant babies! Cheers✊👍