Proxy #1 Cancelled "Glookies"

**Have included a photo of plants in recovery at the very beginning of the gallery to show that everything is okay! We're back on track and they do not look terrible like the rest of the photos* Hello all! It's been awhile but I'm finally back for some updates. It's been a very tough couple of weeks and arguably things have not been going too well with the project and personal health through this time. There was a huge gap in communication between myself and my friend, we made multiple mistakes (but I should know better) and we both had some relatively serious personal health/mental health issues occurring in this time. The plants paid for it and for a week there I wasn't positive they would make it at all. I felt like I was out the door with them in that bad time, but have now regained confidence and have been in the process of bringing these ladies back to health. They will! make it and they will be just fine. That said, the pictures I'm including in this entry ain't pretty. They're visibly angry and in disrepair, but for the sake of transparency, all will be covered in this entry. Glookies is acting as my "Master" diary for this project, so this will be very long as I try to cover all my bases and give accurate information. All girls were affected in relatively the same way, so this makes more sense to do it here. There will be a bit of copy/pasting b/t diaries this round as pertinent info must be shared across the board. This "Week 5" will actually be covering week 5 and 6 (Days 31-41-42) with all the poor choices and problems observed. Here we go! The Deets: The Good: -They're alive. That was the only good part in this period of time, unfortunately. The 'Meh': -It's all Meh. *see below* First Symptoms/Problems/Observable Issues: -By end of week four, there was clearly an issue coming up but I didn't know what yet. Leaves were dark, droopy and growth was noticeably being stunted. -Early week 5 things were getting far worse so I did a light feeding with my first run-off to see what was going on. Result: Soil turned hot on us and was running very low at 4.2-5.0pH. Holy crap. -Symptoms started to add up. Low pH keeping nutrients from being taken, root system, stems and laterals are weak and P/Cal/Mag deficiencies are becoming clear as day. -With the run-off feed, soil is fully saturated and I was handcuffed for 3 days before I could do anything with the hot soil. Expedited dry time with 24/7 extraction and fan circulation. First Attempt to Rectify: -Wait for dry out and move to fresh soil (tested at 6.7) from 2 G to 5 G fabric pots. -Started to apply daily, lower volume feeds of straight tap @ 7.0pH to help raise the low pH core. Did this for several days. Result: -Worsening deficiencies, starvation, stunting, droopiness and very poor color. Raised ph a tad but this leeching was not going to cut it. Hungry and drying out. -Reached out to other growers for their advice on how to tackle so many issues at once. Decision After Discussion: -Wanted to avoid it, but flush. Simple as that. Wanted to avoid doing this, but there was no other option. Plan to give 3 gallons per plant, giving a 50% run-off, applied at 6.7pH and a 3/4 dose of "Week 2" nutrient schedule. Second Attempt to rectify (Started early Late Week 6): -Ran a full 3 Gallons of Tap/Nutes through each girl w/ 50% run-off and nutrient dosing at 3/4 of the schedules recommendation. Nutrients were barebones M-G-B, Cal/Mag, a root stim and Humic acid. Result: -Bang! Clear as day results within 24 hours. They were starving and the nutrients given were taken immediately, pushing them back into vigorous vegetative growth. -Run-off's showed a positive swing from 4.5-5.0pH to 5.5-6.0pH w/ ppm's coming back low (not much in soil at all) Observation After 2nd Procedure: -With a known limited root system and lots of untapped new soil, water logging was occurring and dry outs were going to be 4-5 days. -After feed, stem and lateral growth went through the roof with plant size doubling in 3 days. -Observed more deficiencies occurring as the nutrient feed I gave was far too low to carry them through such a large amount of time. P/Cal/Mag def. all present with the most visibly affected being Aya Purple. Next Procedure to Tackle Remaining Issues (For Beginning of Week 7): -Repeat flush through with an increased nutrient feed (Week 3 of Schedule. 550ppm over 350ppm) w/ a root stimulator and increase to Potassium -Remove all dead/dying plant life and affected fans blocking new, healthy growth. -Train out for aeration and light penetration to lower canopy to encourage positive lateral growth. -Assess and Observe after second procedure and plan next step from there. Conclusion: -Things are far, far better and it's night and day from where they were a short while ago. These girls will make it and Week 7 update will be the week of recovery and how we got there. There are still issues, but confidence is up as we tackle each symptom, knocking them out one at a time while still keeping from over feeding and/or pushing them. Ya, so it was a really tough go and it wasn't just plant related. No pity! but my mind was off kilter and certain unfortunate feelings come on once in a while. When this happens, I'm very low and don't' have much care for anything, even the things I normally love. I'm happy to say I don't feel like that atm and have made solid improvements over the past several days. Back and ready to finish what I started, back to catching up with all you folks and your projects, and back to enjoying myself and the plants. Please give me time to update these things as over two weeks of photos and info to sort through is tasking and I would like to make sure I cover my bases and/or don't mislead anyone with my info and procedures. Much love to you all, seriously. If you're having a bad time like I was, please reach out. Easier said then done, but trust it will get better. Shoot my a line in PM if you're feeling low and need an ear. No judgement, no BS. Just an ear. Cheers all you fine peoples. See you in "Week 6" (Days 42-49)