The Raising of Romulan

2/23 Week 2! Intro: To start off the plant is looking great and doing a lot better than I initially expected it to due to the transplant shock causing it a lot of stress. Training: Also I initially began LST but have decided to release it and start again in another week as to let the plant fully recover from the previously stated stress. Hydration/Nutrients: -As for the the water I have been alternating using pure water and my concoction of nutrients water. The concoction measures at a 6.2 ph going into the soil and after it runs through the soil measure at a ph of 5.0-5.2. -As for the nutrients I added a layer of just 707 live soil above my original soil mixture as the previous surface of the soil was having trouble retaining water. This along with some gentle compacting has seemed to fix the situation. Observations: -The stem is beginning to turn a nice green color after being somewhat completely purple upon receiving the clone. -The roots have finally begun to escape its Rockwell cube and dig into the soil, in turn, this has caused the cube to break up nicely within the soil. -I have begun doing a 15/9 daylight cycle. I have the lights running over nighttime and the lights off during daylight for 9 hours which in turn helps keep a steady temperature within the grow room. -This plant is growing much wider than it is growing taller. It’s has gone from 6” when i got it to ~6.8” tall now. 2/28 Update: -Food/Water Cycling: I will only be using nute water every other watering I do. Will be using fresh water in the morning and nute water before night as to let the plant focus on the roots and taking in the nutes but also to help with not overfeeding. Light adjustments: I have moved the light from 10” to 14” away from the plant. This plant seems to grow very horizontally and parts were getting too close to the light. A good sign it’s almost time to begin LST. Observations: -There are currently 12+ nodes. -Stem has recovered quite nicely since the transplant.