Original OG Kush / Alaskan Purple *AUTO*

1) Moderate LST applied, midway into pre-flower, defoliation, 1, 7 leaf. 2) Moderate LST applied, midway into pre-flower. 3) Light LST applied, just started pre-flower, defoliation, 1, 9 leaf. 4) Moderate LST applied, just started pre-flower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Overall thoughts: Another week of LST but definitely a lot more intense. Day 31 is a good example of how much LST was applied to the plants and it was maintained daily to ensure continuous light to the lower canopy, which resulted in all these new bud sites rising! I noticed within the week that there were a few fungus gnats hopping around the topsoil, so I picked up some sticky traps and placed them on top of the substrate. Also the light intensity increase that occurred this week also helped dry out the top of the substrate out faster, so the issue was resolved within a few days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At Day 29, I used .5 Gal of distilled water per plant. The total amount of water and nutrients used was, 2 Gal with 3 tsp of FoxFarm’s Big Bloom, 3 tsp of FoxFarm’s Grow Big pH'ed at 6.2. Also, on Day 29, I decided to flip on the bloom switch on my light which increased the intensity of my light and provided an extended light spectrum. This increased the number of real watts being produced from the light from 273 watts (600 theoretical wattage) to 542 watts (1200 theoretical wattage). With this increase of power, it was accompanied by a drop in height from 32” to 24” from the top of the highest bud site. This change was induced by the auto-flower choosing to start the pre-flower cycle by producing its first white pistils. On Day 31, I used .5 Gal of distilled water per plant pH’ed at 6.1. On Day 31, some defoliation occurred on 1 and 3, which were both medium sized fan leaves which were blocking some potential bud sites, so it was a win for sure this week! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaskan Purple Notes: Loves the low profile LST and handled the side shoot bud sites well. OG Kush Notes: Easy to LST and produces leaves from lower sites very quickly if exposed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I had to take something from this week, it would be that keeping up with LST is just as important as starting LST to begin with. If you do not keep up with all of the new bud sites and fan leaves you are producing, they will crowd each other and not give each site optimal light exposure and it could lead to a poor air circulation within the canopy of the plant, which is definitely something you should be mindful about preventing at around this stage of the growth, due to the plant being extra sensitive at this transitional phase. At this point in the plants life, it can handle abit more stress than it previously could, so if you start to lose some leaves here and there, do not worry too much as your plant has many more to rely on now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Side note* This is your time to try to ensure that the top sites are as even as possible, in the next coming week the plant is going to stretch up and the vertical growth is going to be a lot harder to manipulate. An example of trying to achieve this concept is 3, Day 31, if you pay your attention the top site and watch its growth into Day 34, you can understand how much you are able to maneuver your plant if you need to. https://youtu.be/_QZjJU-mtFU