Cant say this is my proudest week. I found what seems to be a mite infestation. Saw a few of the fackers on some leaves around the perimeter of the grow. Upon further investigation I realized that what I though was sand on the post was actually alive. They were crawling on the walls of the tent too. Clipped off any leaves near tent walls, and sprayed the pots, tent, and stems (with no leaves or buds) with insecticidal soap made for tomatoes. It's probably too late now to eradicate all the mites so my main focus is to keep their numbers down and to keep them from getting into the buds.
The girls look decently healthy. Worried there might be early signs of nute toxicity with the larger gorilla zkittlez? Feel free to comment!
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!!!