Hey everyone,
Start of Flowering week #2.
The pre-flower stage is over, I can say now I have three beautiful girls starting to flower properly. Stretching is happening but nothing extreme as i've read regarding SSH. I've had the plants stretch an average of around 3' or 7.5 cm during these past 7 to eight days. I am expecting for the stretch to continue but I still have a good vertical space to spare.
I've continued giving the BioBizz nutrients at half power and introduced the TopMax on this week.
UPDATE - End of week -
They actually stretched quite a bit. The bud sites are pretty disperse in about half the colas. I believe that it shouldn't be a big deal and this way my side lighting should penetrate better the mid-canopy level.
Just keeping it at cruise speed. Expecting the stretch to end soon.
I don't know if i should trim some more leaves that are shading the smaller thus lower tops. I believe it's better to wait for the stretch phase to be over and then check if i need to defoliate further or not.
I am, so far, very happy with these plants. They are growing at a nice pace, keeping very good colors and the branches are solid and thick. Very excited about the end result which should still take at least another 8 to 9 weeks. I do prefer the euphoric high and so I might chop these when trichomes are still not very milky. But since I have three plants going I can always partially chop and check what suits me better.
Happy growing everyone.
CanIbaS
@Doktorholland,
I agree, despite that now a days the strain variation (names and crosses) is going a bit overboard (at least for me), it's good to know that "old school" NL breeders are still providing beans as close to the 1990's genetics. I find it to be easier to grow and for sure a more recognizable result after smoking.
It's my favorite toke every time i visit AMS.
@MovingOn, those are some good news then. Despite, deficiency still remains, only answer then seems to be the uptake of P. My pH must be jammed at root level. I don't really have a way to balance pH out (no products) but i'll try to go until the end.
Thanks!!!
CanIbaS
Hey man, those lights look pretty effective, I was looking for something to supplement my QB and I think, looking at yours, that these would be fantastic around the edges.
And the temptation only gets stronger haha.
@Doktorholland, yeah, I went in over my head. but sine i'm 12/12 from seed and with some pruning and LST I assume I will be able to control the forest in there.