Finishing final week before the flip to flower. All three ladies looking great. Swapped out taller legs for plant stand supporting Napali Pink (NPK, 13"), compared to The Bling (17") and Mimosa (15"). I pulled all smaller nodes starting at base and working up to 1/2/3 nodes, trying to maintain a tight node spacing for future bud development. Eliminated sucker branches. Released tension wire holding down NPK to get her to catch up with other two. I should have potted up, but plan to tomorrow (Day 2 of Week 1 Flower) to their finishing size of 7 gal fabric pots. Expecting some excellent root growth, resulting in hopefully bigger buds!
Mimosa - she was the one to have first caught Powdery Mildew, having accidentally left her outside when I transplanted a few weeks ago. Sprayed her down well with potassium bicarbonate/veg oil/Dawn/water solution. Eliminated PM, but some leaves burned in process. Nevertheless, she bounced back well. She is also the tallest in the bunch at 18" tall.
Napali Pink (NPK) - she was added in about a week after the other two; Hawaiian cultivar of Hindu Sun/Kauai Electric/Alaskan Thunderfuck; she is also the most hardiest and was the only plant to not get PM! Attribute that to her tropical roots, making her less susceptible to PM. She is the shortest at 13". Changed out the legs of the plant stand to accommodate and bring her up to same height as others.
The Bling - this one surprised me big-time! I was ruling her out initially, after suffering some bad trauma (her main stalk was damaged), which caused her to grow 3-blade leaves! Weeks passed and she bounced back. She also contracted PM, but not as bad. A very lanky strain, with some weird node spacing. Trying to tighten up by defoliating to top node on all stems. She responded well and has since started to grow normally again, with 7-blade leaves.
@Growdaddy420, thanks! I can't wait to see how she progresses...learned a lot from my first indoor grow, so hopefully 2nd time around will work out even better!
They're still vegging, so I'd go hard and alternate serenade and garden Friendly Fungicide with some liquid copper. That's just me, though. I have never dealt with PM, but I do treat with mild solutions to help prevent.
@FoTwenny! Hey there! Check out Week 6. They have bounced back big-time! I did some more research and sprayed them with a potassium bicarbonate/veg oil/Dawn/water solution. Suffered some burned leaves in the process, but they all recovered nicely!
@greenflipcali89, It's a new regimen and haven't seen negative effects, but I only use the copper up until 12/12. I continue Serenade until buds begin to form. My current plan only adds the AG Garden Friendly if there is an active infection. I also use a mild solutions with been and potassium silicate, which both have antifungal properties.