'Space Cookies' by Paradise

Howdy all and welcome to Week 5 of Bloom w/ little/big Space Cookies (The second squat beast). The Deets: The Good: -Great week again with this little one w/ massive gains in cola and bud stacking. Everything seems kosher and she's moving along just fine. -Foliar, stem and lateral health are starting to harden and shore up a little better, especially after going back to Sturdy Stock by Emerald Harvest (Potassium Silicate, liquid form). There are still no tye wires on here and she holds her own very well. She keeps moving outwards, pumping new laterals and bud sites, so I may have to do a little work in the near future. For now, she's good and taking it all in. Inner canopy is exposed and lower laterals are getting more then adequate light and air in order to flourish. -Starting to get to the point where her bud mass is starting to show. Pistil dev is still in full swing, shedding trichs like crazy, but she is noticeable starting to put on some mass, firming up and getting dense. Super😀 The Bad: -4 Week Streak! No bad. The 'Meh': -Just like with Dutch Dragon, there are some seemingly early brown pistils occurring, but not near as much as DD. I'm not very paranoid with her as the brown is only on about 5% of the plant. I'll take this as a natural occurrence instead of an issue. But... still going through her and the rest of the girls twice a day to make sure I'm not missing anything. If there is a hermie, I need to be ready to get her outta there as soon as possible. -Same as DD, slightly under-fed from pussy footing a little bit, trying to find the sweet spot for my new feeding schedule. Definitely not a big deal and nutrient dosing has been adjusted to match her needs. Unlike DD, she isn't showing any real deficiencies, but I know for a fact my lower ec feeds may not be enough and she would have/could have taken more in nutrient feeds. Now moving to full dose feeds of micro-grow-bloom and humic acids, while keeping my half dose Massive and Liquid Weight feedings that will be completed in full, over a three day period. I want to up my feeds but not swing too far the other way. Going to ease them into a higher EC (PPM) and so far there has been no issue except for a couple burnt tips that have already started to grow out. Notes of the Week: -Even with the changes, the "Nutrient" portion will still show the entire EC given over a 4-5 day period. -There is slightly browning pistils on all girls now, but the more I look, the more I feel it's natural and it's just time. Moving into week 6...I should be okay, ya? I don't mind a couple seeds if that happens, I'm just paranoid that I'll open up the tent and see a full seeded hermie. Fingers crossed. -Besides GDPB (who is starting to pick up her pace) all the girls are moving very quick and putting on weight. Besides some early browning of some pistils (15%-ish) they're bulking up and I'm pretty happy with the potential I'm seeing. -Humidity and heat are a battle but I'm just accepting it and doing what I can to mitigate both. Tent is essentially open all day long w/ full extraction to mitigate heat and I pulled a big-ass dehumidifier from a separate CCT on an extension cord, into the room the tent presides. This has been buying me -5-10% RH in the tent and it's about the best I can do for the moment. -Looking to do a full dose flush right away here. It's been three weeks since the last and I'd like to see how my feeding schedules are working for them. Too much, not enough? I'll find this out in a couple days. Won't be running much through them, just enough to pull a run-off sample. 10-15% run-off will be taken, max. That's her! Let me know what you see and if there is an issue in your mind w/ the brown pistils on DD and SC. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much😀. Cheers and much love folks! Have a great week😊. Below are two special notes/updates **Note #1: After weighing all my options and taking suggestions from all you lovely people, I did end up pulling the trigger and ordering a second SF-2000 for consistency sake. I know it's more expensive then other lamps and I could have saved a couple bucks by going through Alibaba or other wholesalers, but I love the SF and I know it works for me and my needs. In future I will mitigate my costs with quantum board equivalents, but for now I feel a second SF-2000 was the right call and will complete my flowering footprint. This lamp should arrive by Friday and I will be able to have it in operation by June 11th, before end of Week 6 (as planned). Again, I appreciate all the responses and advice I got. I genuinely looked into allllll of it and didn't ignore a single suggestion. The SF-2000 is just what I kept migrating back too and hence why I made the move** **Note #2: So @HighRoller909 sent me a user link on GD's platform and I feel I have a duty to plug this fella. He/She doesn't know I'm doing this, but I feel deep down that they deserve some attention, as they are highly, highly competent and they're turning out absolutely beautiful specimens with nothing but the most stellar bud. From beginning to end, this person doesn't screw around. Also, and most importantly, the information and detail in his/her entries is out of this world. I've been running through their diaries and there is soooo much solid and pertinent information to digest. Please go check these grows out, you won't regret it. Absolutely stunning work, no half measures, only passion and ambition. This person is! @DeFharo. Please go show some love for this green thumb grower. It's out of this world! A master, my friends. Have fun over there!** Hey! Have a gooder! I'll talk at you all very soon. Sorry for being a bit behind your updates! Busy week!😵 See-ya folks👋👍