Proxy #1 Cancelled "Gorilla Zkittles"

Forth update in a row😓. Oof! I'm either tired or lazy, lol. Anywho, here's Week 2 w/ Gorilla Zkittles from Day 9-16(missing some early week photos...oops!). The Deets: The Good: -Very positive growth and health coming from GZ. I'm not worried about her at all and barely have to do a thing. Make sure she's got a little food and water and she does the rest. -Transplant and first feeding went very well and GZ didn't droop or stress out when all was said and done. She became noticeably more vigorous after 24hrs from first feeding and is starting to really take off as her foliar surface area is expanding at a much higher rate. -Good height, kept her short and the SF is doing a good job of keeping her happy where she is. Bulking outwards with some adequate upward growth. -This girl will be a bushy one. I can see who she will be now and it appears she's very characteristic of a broad leafed Indica. I see a tad of Sativa in the mix, but she definitely is going the route of short and stout. Planning on allowing some stretch in near future to help her out if she's a little too short to work with. No Bad... The 'Meh': -Same as the other entries. Working on acclimating the big tent in the midst of a seasonal weather change. Trying to get back into the winter groove w/ lower temps and moisture levels. -She get's very droopy at night. I did a lot of research last grow when I noticed this and came to one of two conclusions. One: This is a normal nastic movement built into the plants genetics, where she will go into "protection mode", dropping her leaves to protect from predators and to conserve heat during the colder night cycle. Two: I need C02 supplementation as my transpiration rates are high. She's "gassing out" at the end of the day and goes into sleep mode until she has the gumption to go again the next day. None of the other three girls are doing it this time (yet) so it's interesting to me why she specifically goes down at night. The more I read on it the more fascinated I am... There are many theories out there, but it seems there is no one answer. If you have insight into this, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or link me an article on the subject at hand. Notes of the Week: -Tested all soils before use this time, hahaha. That hot seeding soil last time is burned into me and I'll never use a medium without a slurry test from here on out. Potting soil, seeding soil, and Promix all came up aces and are exactly where they should be. -I cut the bone meal from my soil conditioning for pot up, this round. I will be amending the soil with it on the 2-5 gallon move, but I feel some of my P/Cal issues last grow came from this addition to early on stage of life. That, and I am using Miicrobial mass now and it's micro nutrient breakdown (specifically P/Cal) may make that bone meal break down faster and be taken quicker then we'd like. -3 to 5 gallon fabrics were a pain, so this round I'm using 2 to 5 gallon fabrics and will pot up before they have a chance to bind and/or root into the bag. Last go I left this a week too long and this was a brutal experience trying to get them out. I ended up cutting the bags because I was risking big damage to the plant. Would like to avoid this, this time, and the 2 gallons already feel and look like they'll be an easier move then prior. -Because I'm a little too cautious when using a new nutrient line, I am slowly working into the Future Harvest Program. I started with M-G-B but the remaining additives were what I knew. When I saw no issues I moved to their Super B+ and Propogator Root Dev., which also caused zero issues. I will be expanding further into their line as I test each Nutrient/Additive. So far, so very good👍 -Saving some power and have the SF closer but at a lower intensity. The new side dial makes things stupid easy. Currently upping my LUX on a daily basis and am sitting at 19k atm. By end of week 3, I plan on having these girls at 35-40k (If they're okay with that). -Lastly, I would like to up my transpiration rates and am considering Co2 supplementation... I have the material for a DIY, but I think I'll go w/ a legit kit or O2 Bag. Hoping a buddy of mine that can help me out with this and source me a free but SAFE! unit. -Not Lastly.... Oops! By Sept 20th I will have pictures of the new proxy project and all the equipment used. This is a private grow but express permission has been granted to showcase the grow and the girls as we move along. It will be a 4 stain multi-grow journal and will not be touching any contests. This is an adventure I'm sharing with a long time, close friend, who wants to become self sufficient and grow his own. He will be just as responsible for this grow's success as I am and so far him and I have meshed very, very well. This is how I try to pay it forward and once he has a good handle on the process, then he will spread the word and keep this ball rolling👍👊. A final selection has to be made, but all girls are up and ready to go, healthy and very happy. This journal will include 4 of these 5 choices: Green Poison (sweet seeds), Northern Lights (i49), Violator Kush (Barney's), Granddaddy Black (i49) and L.A Amnesia (Paradise Seeds). Should be fun👍 That was GZ folks. Pretty good shape and on her way. I hope you all have a gooder and enjoy your projects/medicine. Spread the love and the word home boys and home girls. International legalization is only possible together. Cheers👋👊 **As mentioned above, if you have any insight or a link pertaining to evening/nightly nastic movements, please don't hesitate to reach out! I would like to know more and certainly what you've come across! Thank you in advance👍**