Nirvana - Northern Light / GSC

Day 50: Feeding GSC 1 Gallon of Water 1.5 tsp Big Bloom 1.5 tsp Grow Big 1 tsp Armor Si 0.5 tsp Microbe Brew 0.5 tsp Wholly Mackerel 0.25 tsp Kelp Me Kelp You pH 6.5 Not enough runoff to test NL 1 Gallon of Water 1.5 tsp Big Bloom 1.5 tsp Grow Big 1 tsp Armor Si 0.5 tsp Microbe Brew 0.5 tsp Wholly Mackerel 0.25 tsp Kelp Me Kelp You pH 6.5 Not enough runoff to test Notes: Plants are in recovery mode. Still feel bad about my poor GSC's main stalk. I think it will be fine though. Was thinking of lollipopping before I flip to 12/12, but most of the growth tips from the first and second nodes are poking through the scrog, so I'll probably just clean the bottom up before I flip. Got my two new fans today and zip-tied everything up all nice and neat. Can't wait for the new power strip. Something wrong with my current one where it's very picky and you have to jiggle the power cord for the lights to stay on...not good. Don't want my lights going out at random for no reason. Just gotta wait until Wednesday to install the thing and then we're golden. Plans for this week are as follows: Water, Lollipop, Feed, Flip. Day 51: Nothing new Notes: Heatsink came today. I wanted a better coverage for the lights and this seems to be the perfect setup, plus it gives room for a third board. I transplanted the boards when lights were on, so for 20 minutes, all they had for light was a shitty CFL that is used to light the space around the grow tent. Then, I went to plug the lights in, and the lights didn't come on. After about 5 panicky minutes, I jiggled the power cable a little and lights came on. The loose power cable scared the shit out of me. I can't wait to get the new power strip tomorrow and run these cables proper. Day 52: Nothing new Notes: Set up my new power strip + LED workspace light. Feels good to not have to worry about a strip outlet melting, as well as being able to see stuff without knocking everything over. The last thing I want to do is knock over those bottles of Wholly Mackerel and Microbe Brew 💩💩💩 Also, need to flip sooooon. Both plants are getting out of control. I'm worried about not having enough space to tuck during the stretch. Need to water tomorrow, hopefully flip/feed on Sunday. Day 53: Watering GSC 1 Gallon of water 0.5 tsp of Great White Mycorrhizae pH: 6.1 Not enough runoff to test NL 1 Gallon of water 0.5 tsp of Great White Mycorrhizae pH: 6.1 Not enough runoff to test Notes: Had to recalibrate my bluelab today for the first time in weeks. Also, ordered a battery-powered siphon pump for watering. Watering with my current setup is an exercise in how to be frustrated. Topping too low is still haunting me and will continue to for the next couple months. I am going to buy a 5 gallon bucket to mix my water/nutrients in, probably around 3 gallons at a time to water until about 25% runoff. Plants are looking healthy. I tucked some more today, which is also an exercise in frustration. I already can't wait to defoliate/lollipop. The NL is essentially a small fat bush right now. Day 54: Nothing new Notes: Made sure some bud sites were popping out and not caught in anything. Probably going to lollipop/defoliate tomorrow (Sat), and flip on Sunday for sure. Will possibly feed Sunday or Monday. We'll see how it goes. Day 55: Defoliation Notes: Heavily defoliated and lollipopped all the undergrowth on both plants. Took me over an hour because I was trying to figure out the best way to tuck and defoliate, while trying to reach under the scrog to get everything. I stripped every single fan leaf and growth site that was under the net. The ones that made it to the top were spared. The plants look like a leaf thief was on the loose. I feel like I am growing the plants sub-optimally, but I guess that is to be expected. I also think my new fans are causing wind burn where they are positioned. The leaves right be a couple of the fan look torn up. I will think about how i can re-position the fans to get under the canopy and not have an effect on the leaves. Going to give them the night to recover and flip tomorrow night after feeding them the last round of veg nutrients. Day 56: Feeding / Changed Light Schedule GSC 1 Gallon of Water 1.5 tsp Big Bloom 1.5 tsp Grow Big 0.5 tsp Armor Si 0.25 tsp Kelp Me Kelp You pH 6.7 NL 1 Gallon of Water 1.5 tsp Big Bloom 1.5 tsp Grow Big 0.5 tsp Armor Si 0.25 tsp Kelp Me Kelp You pH 6.7 Notes: Tucked a couple shoots, and plants look like they are recovering nicely, as usual. I fed the plants, cleaned up the area, and then changed the light shutoff time to 4am. I triple checked that thing just to be certain I didn't make any dumb mistakes.