Summary - Another relatively good week in the garden with one trouble-maker not to be named here. The clones are very healthy. If things get delayed further, I’ll be able to send #2 and a straggler into bloom box to fill BBM/NOG slots. Within 2-3 days #2’s going to be big enough, and the others need to be trimmed back possibly. #4B remains in solo cup. Will remain there for duration in vege area.
All the donors are taking off. I topped all but the 2 slow ones. Think if I waited any longer to regenerate the donor plants I would have had some problems due to health issues. Six months in ¾ gallon of coco-coir.. rootbound, nutrient symptoms showing up… They look incredibly happy now. So, 1 did die out of the 9, and it was from a young plant, and the 2nd cutting did survive.
41 Days - Everything is looking healthy nearly 1 day after mutilating plants. Status quo, otherwise.
42 Days - Looks happy enough. Dimmed lights ~10% previous night.
43 Days - The size they are right now and the days after topping is about perfect. What isn’t lining up is the bloom box half in which it will reside. They are cooperating with bending so far. Terminals are reaching for the light I bent them toward. There are more shoots than will be kept.
44 Days - Waiting for 2 slots to open in bloom box (BBM and NOG). Need a little more time for a proper cutting from each too, although fairly certain #2 is the keeper.
45 Days - Fertigated, bottom-fed, got top wet. Threw out excess in bucket.
46 Days - Looking a bit too lush, but nothing drastic. If anything crazy happens I’ll put ½ gallon pH’d into substrate. New raised vege bench with proper drainage hopefully before next irrigation. Wood is cut. Bloom is made. Finish vege tomorrow and seal them up. 1-2 days drying or longer, if I smell any gassing. Hope weather allows me to air them outside for duration.
47 Days - These plants sure are easy to vege with amazingly vigorous growth.
