Royal Gorilla Automatic:
Checked out some similar grow diaries and came to the conclusion that she's definitely in shock as she's lagging behind quite a bit.
Last week I diagnosed the plant with some deficiencies (mg/mn/calc), possibly caused by the soil's PH being to acidic.
To counter this, I started the week by topdressing the plant with some fresh soil, quite a bit of kelp meal (to raise PH and supply the plant with calcium and magnesium) and some worm compost.
This time I watered the plant without adding lactobacillus.
This seems to have been effective seeing as the plant has restarted growing .
Buds are finally starting to dense up, trichomes are finally forming and the plant is starting to look healthy again.
Still waiting on the smell though.
Added some bone meal at the end of the week to try and get the buds to dense up some more.
Solomatic:
Plant is looking great, showing no signs of nutrient deficiencies.
Her buds are getting quite dense and the trichomes are present and sticky as fuck.
She has a nice haze like smell to her, which I really like.
Although she isn't showing any signs of deficiencies I did add a tiny bit of kelp meal and worm compost at the start of the week, followed by some bone meal at the end of the week.
Normally I wouldn't add fertilizer this close to harvest, but I have a feeling I can get the buds to dense up even more this way.
Will probably give her another week and a flush before I harvest her.
Stress Killer:
The healthiest plant of the bunch, showing absolutely no signs of deficiencies or stress.
The sweet smell is present, yet not (yet) overwhelming.
Her buds are getting really dense and the trichomes are everywhere and super sticky.
Added some fresh soil, some worm compost and a bit of kelp meal at the start of the week, followed by some bone meal at the end of the week.
She should normally grow for about 10-12 weeks, so I'm expecting her to fatten up like crazy now.
Can't wait to smoke this one.