4 Assed Monkey

Begin Week 9 Continue thickening. These will not be ready this week per package estimate. They are healthy and continue growing hard. All of the branches on both plants are full their entire length with hairy buds forming. Several weeks yet. DAY 62 Been struggling with some thickening and yellowing leaves. Have suspected P or Mg deficiency. The symptoms seem improve with lower ph feed and supplementing Epsom salts. Recent feedings have been <6.0ph. Everyone got an out of tent inspection, trim and mini-flush...feed 1gal MC only with good runoff. Runoff ph was 7.0. Most of the thick, dry, deficient leaves are on the 4AMs and BRK, and... surprisingly, wthere weren't too many. Will continue feeding with reduced ph (5.6-6.0) nutrients. Switching Bloom nutes to Hydroplex for increased P ratio. Beautiful buds everywhere. DAY 63 After the mini-flush pots are heavy, but everyone looks rough. Gave everyone 2tsp Epsom in 24oz water. Neglected to ph nutrient water. Several hours later, everyone looks much happier and less yellowed. Lowered fan and increased speed to aid in transpiration to dry the pots. Re-discovered BACK-BUILDING. Back-building is the practice of topping individual buds a tiny amount which causes buds to swell as they respond in a way similar to how plants respond to topping. Had done a side by side with this technique on a single plant in the past and was able to see the results. This technique removes almost nothing but stimulates growth signals. It works. Performed this technique on 80-90% of this crop. This could be especially helpful on lower minor buds.