All plants are now transplanted and put under the net. The Bruce Banner, after going through some calcium and I'm assuming magnesium issues, is now recovering after upping dose and transplanting. SGS girls are slow, as usual. The Spruce is just a wild forest of branches, none pf which are exactly tall. Needed some slight defoliation. I feel things are going a bit slow, still trying to understand why. Seeing them everyday is deceiving though and the fact I'm so used to big fat fan leaves from seeds, I'm not used to the growth in these monster cropped clones. But just keeping steady and sticking to the plan.
Day 38: TROUBLESHOOTING. Seeing pictures from the guy who gave me my clones, he has some of his own started at the same time and his garden is putting mine to shame. Much faster growth, only using T5 fluoros. I'm actually grateful to see his results so I can see that there is things I need to fix. So I begin my troubleshooting. I'm beginning to realize just how strong these LEDs are at 18 inches, and I believe it's causing some of the stunted growth, leaf tips twisting and the Cal/Mag issues. I backed off the light to 24", and lowered the power with a Kill-a-watt to half power (240w).
Day 39: Everything is taking to being transplanted nicely. BB still a bit ragged but the new growth is looking healthier. Besides the BB, there are no nutrient deficiencies I can see. Only watered the BB today, but I upped to 4.5g Megacrop/gal.
Day 40: Boy the BB is looking much healthier today. Amazing what a couple days can do. The LED at half power wasn't giving me a temp I liked (72 on a good hour) so I put the light up even higher to almost 36 inches, and increased the power to 100%. If temps become a problem I can always dim and lower again. I don't like wasting the energy but the heat is needed.