Blue Monster Auto #003

Blue Monster really lives up to its name. Every day I had to increase the lamp to plant distance to keep it somewhat on par of my goal (60cm/23.62inch). It managed to double in size and grew a total of 24cm/9.45inch. As you can see I bought myself a x1600 microscope. Still learning how to make the better pictures with that one. I hope to create a good snapshot at the end of the growth with max magnification. As it requires either a good camera stand or a tight handgrip where the slightest breathing can cause you to lose focus for a good camera shot. As you can see, I did not yet use max magnification, this camera is capable to show you the pores of the leaves (will demo that maybe next week). Regarding the health of the plant: The stem is nicely thick and sturdy. It was a very hot week outside this week, making it really hard to control the environment indoors. Consequence of this was that the Vapor Pressure Deficit ratio (aka VPD) ratio was not that ideal (notice how the RH is 40% and Temp 29C/84F) and caused her to transpire and consume a lot of the given nutrients in a shorter timespan. The two most bottom and oldest solar leaves show signs of nutrient burn. To allow the leaves to recover, the dosage of Terra Bloom wil be decreased, no Power Roots will be given, while only the dosage of Pure Zyme remains the same (the last one cleans up the soil around the roots) for the next week.