Thai Stick It to Me

June 21: They seem to love their new bags. Gallon pots are next stop for a few days before going to 3-5 gallon pots. After that they go in the ground. June 22: Acceleration continues, concentration on root development is starting to pay off. This is a short five month season, so roots are a big deal this year. June 23: The first sets of leaves are looking a little rough, probably because of two transplants in rapid succession. TS2 an TS4 also had the leaf miner damage. Plants look healthy overall besides that. June 24: Got up to 95, hot as heck for this altitude. At 6700 feet in this country, the sun is unbelievable. A little windy, too. Going to trim off the first leaves tomorrow to boost root growth. The need to travel meant an inability to monitor the 4-inchers, so I had to step up early. If I had known I would have just gone straight to the bags from the six pack. 100 percent sativa, regular seeds. This grow is all about the long term run and the final results, not worrying about above ground size if they're in normal range. Roots matter most here, because seeds are the crop this time. June 25: Clipped the first leaves on the girls where this pair looked rough. Didn't clip TS1 but still might. June 26: The first set on TS1 look less faded than before. Haven't clipped them yet. TS3 is now as big as TS1. TS5 looks better but still pretty small. All plants still showing acceleration with lots of new growth coming at the shoots. June 27: End of Week 3. TS3, TS4 and TS5 have nutrient burn, with hints of it on the other plants' leaf tips. Always a hazard with natural organic growing because it's just not precise. They do look vigorous with good color, so I flushed them well throughout the day. The soil here on our farm is naturally full of micorizal fungus, so I am hoping root development will help to offset nutrient burn effects. Still happy with progress. TS2 isn't burned yet and TS1 is very minimal, so we're running right at the limits, I think. Some plants can take it and some can't so I will need to monitor and flush as necessary until the plants are large enough to use this level of nutrients. I will move them to the larger containers with milder soil if need be.