As of day 21, the Blackberry plant is doing well! It is growing vigorously and will need to be controlled as it increases in size. The FIM has already helped a little, but I have started some LST with the Atlas plant trainer to start making the canopy wide and flat.
A few of the newest leaves have the very start of yellowing in their tips, so I think this plant is maxing out at 1.1-1.2 EC. I am going to keep it around 1ec for the rest of vegitative growth, as EC can drift upwards in the reservoir very slightly while the airstone is running. Runoff, PH, and other parameters are right where I want them! I have a new gallon of Calimagic coming, so I am switching back to it this week in preparation for early flowering.
Thanks for reading, happy growing, and stay safe! 👍🌱
Day 24: LST continues, the plant is growing quickly and is very lush. Outside of removing a few low growth tips that will never develop, I am going to try to leave as many leaves as possible. If this maxes out my humidity I will start taking a few lower leaves, and those that are too tightly squeezes in the center of the plant. Considering the plant's size as of day 24, I am hoping the flowering stretch isn't too strong or I will have to really work to contain this plant!
Day 25: earliest signs of flowering.
Day 26: runoff quantities were edging towards being too low as the plant has more foliage to transpire through, so watering adjusted to 5x per day, 15 second intervals. This is an increase from 60 seconds per day of watering to 75, and should accommodate the needs of the plant as it continues to grow.
Omg! Dude! You got a KAREN! Lol let me explain...
If you look at my current journal you will see who Karen is. In your pics I can see a runt with her leaves all mutant like mine! LOOK AT MINE! Yours is about to explode and surprise the shit out of you.
@GutterHoe, yeah it's definitely the same issue! This Blackberry plant is actually unaffected, but my Auto Blackberry Kush which is right next to it has all the traits of your "Karen" plant. It's the second time I have had a purple/black budded strain do it, and after researching it pretty heavily I am convinced it's a genetic issue that comes along with breeding for deep colors. The plant with the twisted growth is budding very well now and is pretty vigorous with deep red/black tones so I can forgive it for the fucked up growth! 🙂