Starting week 4 after being topped, defoliated and LSTβd last week. π³ She handled the topping perfectly with no delay in growth. I did LST and defoliation 5 days later which she didnβt seem to enjoy, but did well. πͺ I should have waited 1 or 2 more days because her branches would have been longer which would have made LST easier on her.
As for this week, she has started to flower. Iβll just sit back and let her grow! π± There shouldnβt be a need for anymore training from here on out, except for maybe some minor leaf tucking or defoliation as needed.
β Day 22: No water. Lots of vigorous growth over the past 24 hours. She is fully recovered from the LST and defoliation that happened a day ago. π
β Day 23: No water. I tied down one of the bottom 2 branches that was too small to LST last week. Those 2 are growing fast now. I did some minor leaf tucking as well.
β Day 24: Gave 128oz of water. Almost no runoff. I tied down the last bottom branch that was too small to LST last week. Did some more leaf tucking. Lots of bud sites exposed.
β Day 25: No water. Lots of growth. I had to do more leaf tucking. The canopy is getting very uneven. Iβm thinking about another round of LST to keep it even.
β Day 26: Gave 96oz of water. No runoff. She dried up quick this time. I gently bent down the taller branches. Her canopy is very even now. π
β Day 27: Gave 128oz of water. Only a little runoff. This seems like a lot of water in a short time, but she was ready. The pot was light again. She is drinking a lot! π¦
β Day 28: No water. The stretch is getting real! Internodes are becoming visibly longer. So many tops exposed at the canopy with space to grow!
The vigorous growth continued all throughout this week. Now that it has been a full week or longer since topping, training and defoliating, I can see what a huge benefit it had. Now she is in a strong position to power through flowering with a high yield. πͺ
@Doktorholland, yes, for now. This way I donβt have to worry about upgrading my light when I decide to grow more plants at a time or when I get a larger tent. In the meantime, I could always dim it if needed. π
@Fruitgrower, weβll see how it turns out in the end. π She seems very healthy. And very good progress compared to other diaries of this strain in soil.
@Automaniac, that's very excessive bro. As I said before this will be the reason she's droopy and not stretching how you'd like. πJust an observation
Looking great! Humidity is low though, i'd bump it up to the higher 50s!
My first girls were more droopy with 40% RH due to makeshift closet and once i got a proper setup and 50%+ they were mad perky n stoked!
Otherwise making really great headway into the beautiful girls! π½
@xbabybitchx, thanks! I recently started watering every 3rd day. At the 3rd day, the pot feels very light and the top inch or two is almost completely dry. 64 ounces of water at the 3rd day wets the soil thoroughly, but not so much where there is runoff. I think the watering is dialed in now. π She is always droopy when the lights come on, but she eventually perks up very nicely about halfway into the day period and stays perky until the lights go out. π€·ββοΈ
@Automaniac, OK so i'm still also a noobie, this is my 4th grow, But when I look back at your previous posts some things stand out.
You are watering pretty frequently and your heat is high.
Plants can get droopy n sad when over watered as well as underwatered. Sticky line to walk haha.
I would try increasing your humidity as well as letting her dry out a bit more between watering just to see if there is any change.
My first grow I thought iIwasn't watering enough and turns out I actually was drowning her.
Good luck!!!! :)
@xbabybitchx, thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it. π I thought about humidity too. The humidity inside the tent rises to 55% for 6 hours while the lights are off. However, the plant droops even more so during that time, so I thought maybe low humidity isnβt what is causing the drooping in my case. Thoughts?
Was the bud airy?? Did you bud wash or something to increase wet weight ? Iβm just blown away by the 28 oz wet weight to 3.5 oz dry.. it lost 87.5% in dry and cure, damn. gorgeous buds tho! Congrats
@Automaniac, that makes sense.. Iβve learned the hard way and lost a few ounces to mold going in jars too quick, even with a huge boveda bag in there .. makes sense!! Amazing looking buds tho like I said!
@Ezzjaybruh, this was my first grow and I was so worried about the buds getting moldy that I erred on the side of caution and ended up drying the buds a tad bit longer than I should have. They have been curing for 2 months and still seem a bit too dry. The smoke is still a pleasure, but looking back the yield would have certainly been heavier if I popped them into the jars a day or two sooner.
I agree with GreenBean / be careful not to overwater. As I learnt from a pro on this community, if the leaves are drooping and look puffy between the veins you have almost certainly overwatered her.
@Tripledrop, itβs also worth mentioning that she starts drooping while in the dark period and then perks up again, every day, about 10-12 hours after the lights come back on. From what Iβve read, itβs not uncommon to have droopiness during lights out. Just not sure why it would take her 10-12 hours to perk back up after the lights come back on.
@Tripledrop, great tip on looking for puffiness between the veins. Thank you! π She is really starting to grow very fast now. Looking at some LST soon.