FLOWERING
First flowering phenomena are visible in the tops of the plants.π
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GROWTH
The plants are still growing rapidly. To keep the size of the plants somewhat at the same height, I use the following techniques: π·
1. Removal of the side branches (Defoliation)
-Small plants: I remove almost all side branches. In this way the small plants do not have to spend energy in the growth of side branches.
-Large Plants: I don't remove anything. The plants will put energy into the growth of side branches, so the plants will not grow too fast in height.
-Other plants: I remove the side branches in proportion to the size of the plants.
In the course of the following days, I gradually remove all low side branches!
2. Tying the branches (Low Stress Training)
-The smallest plants grow straight upwards.
-The largest plants are tempered in their growth, afterI have tied them to the plant sticks with the help of plastic plant binders.
On DAY 5 the plants vary in length between 23 and 41 cm
AIR HUMIDITY π¨
When the lights are on, it gets nice and warm in the growing room. To keep the humidity at the desired level, I have two 7.5 liter humidifiers working almost continuously. In less than 24 hours I have to refill them.
As long as the plants do not have real buds, I like high humidity so the plants to keep a low VPD.
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WATER and NUTRITION π±
Due to the high humidity, I don't have to give that much water. Every 3 days I give 1.25 liters of water per pot. I add 3 tablets of Easy Grow Booster to 10 liters of water. I divide this mixture between the 8 pots. This week I gave 2 x water.
All the concentrate was from the sugar leaves? That's amazing ! Such a beautiful plant!
How about these auto pots? I've read that on the bottom should be perlite and coco coir, or something like that, not hidroton... I'm surprised by that
@Psilocubensis, Yeah π 35gr concentrate of a collection of 400 gr sugar leaves of Triple G, Mother Gorilla, El Patron and AMG (previous harvests). Made with the Dexso extractor and DME π
Beautiful looking buds coming along nicely. Lovely color and thick layer of frost. Great work. Keep doing what you've been doing and may the ganja garden gods bless you along the rest if your journey growmie.
@Nebula420, Exactly as I thought at first. But no signs of any spider mites. Very very very very sporadically I saw some things under the leaves that do not belong there. But no spider mites. Under the magnifying glass, it looked rather like light-green spots but certainly no bugs. I have had the phenomenon for at least 4 weeks, and if it were spider eggs, I would have seen a lot of mites by now.
Thank you for the nice comment on the frosty buds. Yeah, the are really frosty. The almost shine in the dark π
Although the smell and taste of Triple G is fantastic, I also suffered from male balls. Probably due to defoliation stress. They appear only during the second and third week of flowering. But enough to provide (unwanted) offspring. I've had it with feminized seeds. That is why I now put regulars and took cuttings from them.
Amazing π super frosti and all have a really good bud to leaf ratio π
Would you grow again 4 plants in one pot or go back to "just" one? BTW I never tried it by myself π
@KrautFabrik, Because all plants germinated and grew well, I had too many plants. Buying extra autopots was not an option because of the price. Four plants per pot goes very wel. If I had clones I'd do it every time. But with seeds you have so much difference in size, that's a bit of a problem..... In the previous grow (El Patron) I only had one plant per pot, but due to the buds and the long growing time, the plants had a nutrient deficiency in the beginning of flowering.... What I do like is that the autopots allow the plants to drink water individually. Even if they are in the same pot.