CbDream

LONGEST VEG EVER IN HISTORY. LOL but hey--I am learning a lot and even if she never flowers I am here to say I can't wait to pop my auto flower seeds after this. whatever the universe has in store for this plant. Her trunk is pretty tough and the training came out awesome. I will take away everything with new eyes and it has all been breathed in. Been reading this great book called "build your soil" More to come.... Even though I had to take some time off due to health issues I wanted to finish out this log.... Sunday--NOV 1st Added 1 tbsp Dolomite Lime to top of soil/compost and mixed it in gently as a dry Amendment top dressing. hopefully, I can avoid acidity happening as I water. Usually when I water the pH will go from 6 to below five for some reason. This should help along with some paper mulch I will be adding I think to help keep the soil moist and the beneficial alive. Took off any leaves that look like they were dying or yellow and falling off. Watered: 2 qts de-chlorinated water PH 7.49 Soil PH 5,5,6 (avg is 5.6) before watering PH after watering 6.5 NOV 2nd, 3rd Soil PH is maintaining 6.5 NOV 4th IPM: Micronized Sulfur (preventing Russet mites ) 1 /2 gallon of spray all the leaves, top of soil, branches and pot. let it air-dry this time. then turned fans back on. Observations: saw some canoed leaves before beginning the spray. hard to tell if they are mites or nute-deficencies. Lot of damage from previous issues so I have to look past that at new growth. NOV 5th IPM: Removed tangle-foot at base of stem to let it air out and heal. Will replace in a few days. Making the call to flush “organic living soil” is a hard one. One of my mentors and well respected growers in the industry has talked about this in podcasts, Mary Best Sanchez. There is quite a bit of build up on the outside of the fabric pot. Because I am back posting my notes I can say with a lot of clarity NOW that the build up of sulfur and other salts like epsom etc was crusting over on the bottom of the pot and all around causing root aeration issues. The plant was “root bound” due to long veg period and needed to BREATHE! ! That along with VPD issues was stumping me this whole time. This day I flushed with ….. Almost a full two gallons of pH 6.7 two. Runoff in the saucer was almost full and I left it for humidity as recommended by seasoned growers. Hoping that some of whatever is affecting the pot in a negative way we'll wash through however the pot will need to be filled with beneficial microbes as soon as it starts to dry out. NOV 6th plant pot was HEAVY after full drench and flush yesterday. Vacuumed all the water out of the basin and cleaned tent with vacuum and then wiped down with bleach. Tons of sulfur dust everywhere. very hard to be in there. Tons of new growth. looking good in daylight. Still a long way to go. Cut off two tops due to height. --trying to even out the canopy so I can bring my light a bit closer and maybe the others will start to grow like those two “tall ones were”. I am patient and experimenting since I am only just beginning to learn how to do this. (Soil PH 6.5) NOV 7th end of week 19 SmartPot is so Heavy I can barely lift. I went around the tent trying to cover up any holes or air leaks and realize that the pre-filter on the carbon filter is blocked by lots of micronized sulfur. needs to be washed. Prepping for flip to flower little by little.