ILGM Big Bud Outdoors

This was a rather dramatic week, although nothing to do with the plants. It rained everyday this week. Literally - every single day. So, the girls got plenty of water - here's where the smart pots really shine, keeping the soil from getting waterlogged. But it also meant the entire week was overcast - not a lot of sun. You can see the girls are getting kind of stretchy - about 1.5" between nodes. The stalks have gotten nice and thick from the wind (foreshadowing) - all of them are about as thick as a pencil right now, and growing thicker. So...about that wind...Friday evening, we got a tornado warning, and we had gusts up to 70 mph. Early, the biggest plant, was blown off the deck and took some damage. I pruned the damaged leaves, and since the top part of stalk was snapped, I just topped her below the break. So she looks kind of bare and small right now, but I think she's recovered well. I topped all of the other plants too except the run in the middle - topping the other plants means the run is now the same height as everyone else. She survives another week. I got a free sample of Happy Frogs Seafood for Acid Loving Plants, so I gave each of the girls 1 tbs as top dressing, and sort of scratched it into the surface. We'll see. Given the stretchiness of the plants, I'm revising my estimate downward - now I'm hoping for 100g/plant. That would get me 500g if all 5 come to harvest, which is probably 9 months supply for me. If I can get 50g each off the autoflower, I will be set for the year. Clean country living. With tornados.