First Grow: Essie

Day 36: The attempt to manifold went wrong in spades. First, I thought I had counted 3 nodes on one side and cut above only to realize I just cut the third node off... Then, later in the day, I went to bend the tip of the other side of the manifold and it clean snapped right off. So... I'll attribute this to the sturdiness the plant has drastically obtained since last feed with the addition of B-52 from Advanced Nutrients. The crack in the stem, or rather that was in the stem, is completely healed, it doesn't separate at all now, and the nodes and stems beefed up quickly after the addition. This of course comes with the loss of the flexibility of the plant, as the stems are obviously less forgiving now, which in retrospect I would avoid for easier training, but will note for future spindly stems, weak bud sites, or quick repair of damage. (4days!!) My cat did find the spool of plant tie, so it's not like everyone had a bad day. Day 37: I have - very very very very carefully - created a mini manifold with what I have left of the poor thing. All in all in looks like I still have 6-7 good sites, closer together than ideal, but nothing to lose sleep over. From this point forward I'll just focus on training low and apart until she's tall enough to switch the lights. Day 38: Looking just fine.Tonight I'll feed her with FF Grow Big and Big Bloom, shouldn't need the B-52 the rest of the grow. Night 38: Fed! 2L, 6.6 pH, 971 PPM, 69F, 1.5 tsp FFGB, 2 TBSP FFBB. Tied down a bit tighter, removed three remaining fan leaves. Day 39: Moving the plant ties out to the furthest available node as they become available. Day 40: I believe I'm getting the hang of this LST thing Day 41: She seems to bounce back and regrow pretty quick. Though I was hesitant, I removed 3 small fan leaves from the upper center. The growth tips are responding very well to the light, but I mainly wanted to avoid the moisture that had been collecting on those closer leaves every morning.