'Dutch Dragon' by Paradise

Hello! This is Week 5, Veg w/ Dutchy. The deets: The Good: -Explosive week of growth for DD, holy crap. Started to train out and she's taking up space quick. I was told she would do this, so... here we go👍 -She finally seems to have a great stem and lateral stem rigidity. She's a lot stronger then she was last week. -The flush/feed applied this week did work surprisingly well. Looking to adjust a bit further, but I feel far more comfortable with her reads then before. The Bad: -No bad in my mind. The 'Meh': -The feed/flush went well, but there is a ways to go. PH maladjustment still exists and I'm still assessing what she does and doesn't have right now. My next feed will be plain tap, as I usually run a feed-feed-water schedule. Time will tell if she picks up a deficiency, toxicity (of some kind) and adjusts, or if there are more symptoms on the horizon. -Big. She's going to be very big, me thinks. Already nervous about the stretch and have to watch this one. Notes of the Week: -The biggest thing I face with all four girls right now is adjusting my soil pH and/or it's excess/lack of nutrients. I feel the moves I made to bring back a fried root system has worked, but in doing so, I did neglect the top side growth. During training, I did notice very early symptoms of something, but it's not discernible enough (for me) just yet to make a game plan. After this feed with plain water, I can guarantee! something will pop up. -Once the temporary leeching is done, I will be following up with a standard flush with all plants to rectify the remaining imbalance. At this time I'm hoping this will be like a 'reset' and I can go back to my schedules in their simplest form, instead of making these convoluted, special feedings. Literally back to basics, again, and will move into late Veg feeding after this has been done. -Tent is blowing up now that I've started heavy training. Already running out of room and it's a treat to observe. Adjustments have to be made 1-2 daily, as laterals are growing quickly/out of their loops. Really good problem to have and it's keeping me busy. I'm projecting a full tent by the end of week 7 (?) with another week up upward growth (8th week) before flipping. All tentative and dependent on my schedule and plant health, but if everything continues growing the way it is, they will need a flip relatively soon. -Tent parameters are actually very good right now and I haven't had to touch anything for awhile. Day/night temps and RH is pretty constant and if I hold these numbers, I'm positive they will continue to take it all in and thrive. -The 7pm droop is getting better! So, if you read last weeks entries, I'm trying to figure out why my plants are drooping out every night @ 7pm, 3hrs before lights off. Found a lot of theories, but none of them really matched my parameters... After the swing adjustment to pH and ppm's, the drooping is postponing until 8-8:30 pm. I have NO idea if it's anything I did, or if the flush had anything to do with this. I'm still confused and would like a solid answer, but that's probably not going to happen. I'll take what I can get, though, and I'm really happy that they're carrying themselves much better at days end, then before. **Happy Little Side Note**Early in these diaries, I mentioned that there would be consequences to the changes and the experimentation I was doing. Some changes felt mandatory due to my early issues, but other's were just short sided, knee jerk reactions to situations. It's been pointed out to me recently, by some super lovely people (/s), that my plants aren't perfect. Ummm, no, no they're not. I love each one of them and do my very best, but have never expected perfection. I have tried to be very concise in my entries, admit all my mistakes and how I got out of them. The seeding soil fiasco of this grow is a perfect example of this. I messed up, and I messed up bad. None of this would have happened if my head was on straight. But...it did, I accepted it and I did my best to bring them back. I laid it all bare on the table, not knowing if they were even going to make it, in hopes that someone else may avoid the same fate I doomed my girls too. That was three weeks ago, the girls were at deaths door but they're back, growing in spades and are full of life. To suggest or ask for perfection, of my grows, is kinda absurd. I don't even ask that of myself... If anyone feels I owe them anything but perfection, you're in for a rude surprise. I'm going to screw up, and it's going to happen a lot. This is my third grow, please stop. I have and always will ask for advice and opinions on my page, but if it's straight criticism without constructive feedback, please do not bother. How you say something is just as important as what you have to say. This very basic principle of communication seems to be lost on some people's. On my side of things, I need to stop taking things so personal. Understand that not everyone is going to like you or what you do... it's just impossible to appease everyone and the more I try the harder it gets. If I argue my point or give a rebuttal, things just get worse and none of it is worth it. It's an unfortunate but manageable reality, I suppose. Thanks to all of you that are just there cheering each other on, giving one another solid advice (nicely) and carrying one another in new ventures. MVP's, all of you do-gooders. It's become very clear just how lucky I am to have this circle of like-minded people's. Your support and guidance means a tonne. Cheers and much love to you all✊