Summary: Some symptoms creeping up on me, but I don’t foresee problems. Very limited and isolated at moment. New drainage setup complete. After previous dilution, they got a thorough run-through of fertilized water with excess runoff of ~30%. While this plant will benefit, I expect even healthier plants to follow. We’ll see how it progresses. Fairly certain what issues preceded were caused by lockout and things should improve over the next few days or stop any potential degradation. Trichomes look like they are ahead of the plant's outer appearance.
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76 / 42 Days - Gave a pH’d-only irrigation. Little over 1 gallon each. We’ll see how they look tomorrow, but based on my behaviour it must be building up. Once I affix tarp to bench, I’ll give each of these a nice run-through of a well-balanced feed. Extra runoff to reset the contents of the substrate. Should get that done today. Purchased some stuff after lights out last night to complete it.
77 / 43 Days - Looks great after pH’d-only dose. Still deciding how the water will drain in the safest and most robust way. Think I’ve settled on simplest way. Test it out with other bench and then repeat with bloom area. May have to order some accessories.
78 / 44 Days - Good progression. Slightly different blanket of light lately, so I’ll have to pay a little closer attention the next 2-3 weeks. With fewer photons flying around from reflection and reduced spread at 12-15” from canopy, I may want a higher intensity. For now I’m sticking with similar intensity for now. I’ll more easily discern the sweet spot when I manage stretch of next plants that enter bloom box. PM - my minor problems were definitely lockout.
79 / 45 Days - Some symptoms on isolated leaves here and there. PH’d feed was right thing to do. Next irrigation will level substrate nutrient content and should take care of lingering self-inflicted problems related to poor watering habits. While I know it works, the new drainage in bloom will have a good test run tomorrow.
80 / 46 Days - Plenty of runoff to restart cycle after some dilution 4 days ago. Limited new symptoms showing after an initial improvement, confident they are deficiencies. Substrate should have a well-balanced nutrient content for home stretch. While the nugs are clearly not ripe, scoping #2 lately and not an over-abundance of glass, surprisingly.
Based on response in vege tent, I expect only good things in the bloom box. Humidity will not rise as much, though. PM - might look bud-like after 49 nights, but likely needs more time to ripen.
81 / 47 Days - Minor issues presenting themselves - slowly and isoated. No concern relative to harvest at this point. Canopy is thick and robust, otherwise. 1-3 weeks left. How much of the problem is from improper drainage and how much is the new formula? More likely too much K than too little Ca given what is fed and fairly hard water. So, I’ll drop back to 3.4g/gallon (maybe...) on Part A and adjust Cal-nitrate up a tad to retain N levels. Will see a few more days of progress before next irrigation. Letting it ride out a bit longer than next irrigation to be more certain, if i can.
82 / 48 Days - Faily nug-like but a long way to go, yet. Trichomes look further along than the plant.
Been checking out a few Sweet Seeds grows as this is my first time running there strains and i have been very impressed during veg. Can see yours isnt letting you down either.
Further thoughts on timing -- Going to see what the trichomes look like tomorrow in the AM (same time of current pictures) before making final decision on topping.
Hi mate, why do you check the trichomes before topping.
@@NobodysBuds, I love watching the new diaries from seeds. I catch myself checking back waiting for the next update. Good luck! Mine will be a couple months as my tent is currently about to be switched to flower.
@@NobodysBuds, I have been looking at Earth Dust - it is a 2 component organic dry amendment check out the website - https://thegreensunshineco.com/product/earth-dust-all-natural-plant-nutrients/ I am with you, mixing nutrients is a pain!
Coco is overrated anyways. Was never a big fan of that hippy fad. Pro-mix HP w/m is where it’s at for soilless as far as I know. All that’s missing now is to ditch jack’s and go organic. I used to think I needed “soil” for that. Never looking back at chems again though still looking around me. I can’t say enough good things about Gaia Green personally. It was a game changer for me. None the less your plants are looking great regardless. Cheers 🍻
@@NobodysBuds,bro i hope it only a bit of the plant absolute stinker when all that hard work goes to waste. My mate recently ad same issue but thankfully it only affected one branch which was in corner
@@NobodysBuds, if i ever will go with autos - it will be @FastBuds first ;))
@SweetSeeds provided me with 3x strains, 4x each, will have nice run to valuate theirs beans ;)