RQS Skunk XL on Coco under LED

It’s a jungle out there! The tent has filled out completely and I love the canopy. This week I switched them to 12/12 and did a big defoliation and lollipopping session on the day of the switch. During the week, I had to defoliate here and there to prevent wet spots and remove big fanleaves that blocked potential bud sites. However, the plants just keep on producing more and bigger leaves every day. As you can see from the pictures, it’s a freaking jungle. I’ll do another defoliation session somewhere this week and probably another when the flower stretch has come to an end. I also made a drain container: the pots of the plants are elevated above this container and the drain runs into the container via holes in the platforms they’re sitting on. The container is slightly graded, so the water runs into the bottom right corner of the container. However, I have to invest in a pump that allows me to suck through a tube or something similar, because my transfer/siphon pump isn’t able to suck out the water if the water level drops under 1 cm. This means about 1 to 2 liters of water in this big container, which is a problem, as it causes high RH. Nevertheless, I love that transfer/siphon pump for fertilizing: it’s very easy to pump in 3 liters of fertilized water from a bucket and spread it out into the pot easily. The water pressure is perfect. Not too strong, but it only takes a minute or so to pump 3 liters. I’m feeding at almost 1.6 mS/cm, the plants seem to handle it fine. The EC of the drain is always lower, around 1.1 or 1.2 mS/cm. pH is at 5.8. Since a few days, I switched to the preflower recipe for fertigation (GHE FloraTrio). Since I switched to 12/12, I increased light power to around 65% (210 watts). And last but not least: yesterday I noticed - although very small - the first pistils developing on bud sites. That’s all for now. Stay safe & happy growing!