The stretch is in full swing now. The two gorilla zkittlez are really taking off in comparison with the red dragon on the left of the tent. I threw in the second smaller amazon light to help with the size difference between the two strains. Did some light defoliation to help with air circulation and overgrown fan leaves that started to lay on to of one another and occasionally causing condensation.
Top dressed with Gaia Green 444 and 284 in a 1:2 ratio. Tossed in some worm castings with it as well. Also brewed up a compost tea with bone meal, worm castings, molasses, and a dash of 284 for good measure. Let if bubble overnight and watered in the top dressing. Would like to learn how to make better teas to boost microbial health in future grows.
How important is it to keep the plants in COMPLETE darkness during lights off during flowering? Thinking of running some ducting with cut-to-size furnace filter out the vent hole on the side of the tent which supplies air right now. Will that be enough?
It's pretty important. Any leaks that can get in can cause stress on your plant which in turns results in a hermied plant. And no one wants that. You need about 3-4 times the size of a passive intake as you do your extraction. (I used a thing to cover my intake that I found on Amazon. Was a bug screen carbon filter shield that you could stretch over the duct work) As long as you can hit that number it shouldn't be an Issue friend! Happy growing! 👊
Well you did a very good job. It took me almost 2 years of trial and error to get it down. Mistakes will be made but they are necessary for learning.
CHEERS!!!