Day 21: Purple Bud is starting to smell sweet too. Black Light's first two leaves have moved toward the light, interesting to see the insane switch. Hard to measure height on BL now that I am using a bit of LST on her to keep her short. PB has definitely gotten taller. I've also planted a mint that is the same size as BL in her pot alongside the basil, both for cover and smell.
Day 22: Instead of keeping the girls on the counter I'm going to lower them down which increases the lamp distance from 6cm to 25cm. I have added a photography reflector on one side, and the other side is a white wall. On sunny days I'll bring them up to the windowsill for natural light. The smell is still pretty mild. I need to get really close to catch the scent.
Day 23: The mint and basil are working very well for BL, I can barely smell her without the freshness overpowering. PB on the other hand is starting to smell stronger, wondering why one set of her leaves are rounded, curious about whether it has to do with the roots being bound to a small pot. Also saw one small white spot on BL, I'm hoping it's not spider mite damage, so I sprayed the mint with a solution of water and neem in case the mint brought in some critters. The pistils will likely come in on BL shortly. Looking forward to the next few days!
What kind of deficiency causes small white spots on the leaves like this?
Also on the lower leaf it's a bit mottled and yellow. I think it is two distinct problems.
I like your post, easy to follow, plenty of info that will help me with my grow. I also like your determination to stick with your goal, i.e. to enjoy the grow and learn.
Keep up the good work