First Grow Chocolate Orange

As expected she's started to show some good signs of flowering, hopefully we're about half way to harvest now - I've set a target date of the 6th of June, no idea how that will pan out but we'll give it a go! This plant is quite a bit more open that the Jack Herer I have in the same tent but I also think she has the potential to be quite a bit taller so I've carried on with the LST and tucking leaves which seems to be working well. That said she is bulking out a bit more now so I might have to consider some defoliation - not sure how well she's take it so any advice appreciated. My humidity had been really high at night because of having to turn off the extractor fan due to noise. This week I managed to sort out the fan so that it's pretty much silent, my issue was vibration of the fan unit rather than air noise - if anyone's having similar problems get in touch and I'll try to give you some tips. I also removed the Autopots reservoir from the tent - I'd initially put it in there because I was worried about leaks but also thought that the water would get nice and warm so the roots wouldn't get shocked. Now that it's out I have a bit more room in the tent for my two growing girls (see my Jack Herer diary too). My humidity is still a little higher than I'd like so I'll be trying to sort that out this week. The plant is looking healthy with around 10 main bud sites, the LST has worked to keep her short and she's far more flexible that the Jack Herer. I think the main bits of LST are done now and any more will just be slight adjustments - for a first attempt I think I've done OK in keeping the canopy fairly even. In terms of nutrients I've stuck to my plan, she had a couple of feeds of grow before I moved on to Plant Magic Oldtimer Bloom. The smell off both plants is pretty amazing now - can't wait to sample the goods (if it continues going to plan!).