Week 5 has completed with good results. She continues to exhibit vigorous vegetative growth and has been a dream when it comes to LST and establishing an even canopy. Her hybrid vigor is definitely apparent in her hunger for nitrogen which I am happily accommodating with BioBizz Fish Mix and Bloom pHd to around 6.8. RealGrower's Recharge is given with every fertigation (approximately twice per week) otherwise she receives daily irrigation of plain pHd water to keep ahead of the summer heat. This is a great cultivar for the climate where I live and she tolerates the local insect population well. I continue to spot check daily for baddies and have, so far, only discovered a few leafhoppers here and there but no visible damage from their activity.
I did see what appear to be larval thrips on the side of the pot but I am unsure as I have never dealt with those before. I happily welcome any insight into what they might be in the comments below!
As of day 35 I have yet to see the emergence of any pistils but she has a pronounced skunk smell as I noted in my last update. I'm hoping week 6 will see her transition into flowering 🤞
That's all for this week. Thanks for following along and please click "Like" below if you dig what I'm doing here. Cheers! 👊🌱☮️✌️