Week 3 has been a major improvement, I made a lot of mistakes with these plants and they're finally starting to exhibit healthy growth again after two weeks of not so much. It started at the early phases when they were still in solo cups and I was bottom feeding them all in the same container. I overfed one day leading to saggy dark leaves and some plants that fell over, then I adjusted it and they recovered. After that I believe I transplanted early and into too large of pots for their size/where I want to go, so I overwatered the plants and some leaves had nearly died, I still have a couple plants with some damage on them but I'm confident enough in how things are going now so hopefully they keep growing well. Especially after adding the Roots Excelurator and upping the CalMag in my nutes to full strength things have looked much better.
Worries of mine moving forward are transplanting/training. I planned to transplant into 5 gallon fabric pots but I also have to train them and don't want to transplant after starting that process, depending on how healthy they look in 3-4 days I may transplant/train them then and do it on the same day. I'll take pictures of any major changes to the plants/environment.
For any of those curious the seeds are from The Unofficial Good Guys (TUGG for short), I found them searching forums online and took the plunge, but I don't believe they're available on larger sites that I know of. The seeds seem to be producing strong plants considering how much they've recovered from so we'll see how it turns out!
Loving the diary its helping me learn as I wrap up my second week! How long have you been growing for and using jacks for? I planned to use Jacks 321 and follow the full strength recommendation and do what greengenes on YT suggests. What mix of jacks or what formula do you us and at what strength? Im just about to move my girls in the rapid rooter to their 2 gallon pots today in Happy frog soil. Any advice for feeding strength or if I should this early on this first transplant watering?
Im already experiencing some trauma with my girls in the first two weeks lol learning curve is hitting me already.
Thanks for any advice you may be able to give!!