4 Strains, 2nd Run...

Bender3000 I left the 4 plants in the eazy plugs until they were rooted. Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo during the first week because I didn't actually want to start a new report. :(( So here's the photo from germination again :)

Bender3000 After 10-11 days, I planted the plants with the eazy plugs into a medium pot. I planted the eazy plugs as well. For soil, I used Bio Bizz Light Mix. In the background, you can see 3 chili plants that I just placed in the tent.

Bender3000 At the end of the third week, I repotted them again because the pots were already all messed up. Now they're in their final pots where they'll grow and bloom until harvest. Due to space reasons, 2 chili plants also had to leave the tent.

Bender3000 Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo for week 4... but there will be more photos next week :)

Bender3000 At the end of week 4, I topped the 4 plants (so I actually took photos for week 4. :-/ ) After topping, there was some regeneration and a growth pause of 2-3 days. After that, they really started to grow. Today, I began with the first LST.

Bender3000 I added some fertilizer for the first time this week. Bio Bizz Grow... one plant has a few issues. I think it's a nitrogen deficiency. Hopefully, I can get the problem under control... :-/ Other than that, I've been watering as needed and expanded the LST a bit. Starting tomorrow, the lighting will be switched to 12-12. The last chili plant that has been living in the tent since the beginning is flowering really well and has already produced a fruit or two...

Bender3000 The first week after switching to the flowering phase is over. I've been fertilizing according to the biobizz schedule with every watering. In the last one, I let the plants get a bit thirsty so the leaves would droop, and I could properly sort the LST-trained branches. I also trimmed the lower and sick leaves. I removed the sick leaves to see if I'm still experiencing a deficiency. So far, all the leaves are green, the plants look healthy, and they've grown a bit again.

Bender3000 The second week of flowering is over, and my four plants look healthy. The deficiency from the growth phase seems to be completely gone. This week I applied some LST again to spread the big branches outwards and give the smaller ones in the middle more light. It smells better and better, and the buds are slowly starting to form. This is the best moment! I'm curious if the deficiency will affect the harvest in the end.

Bender3000 This week, nothing exciting happened. I just removed a few leaves, rearranged the plants, and gave the little shoots in the middle more light. The smell is slowly getting better and the buds are growing.

Bender3000 This week, what everyone fears happened! My Wedding Cake hermied! Luckily, I hopefully reacted early enough and removed the pollen sacs outside the tent. There were about 8-9 of them, mostly not fully developed yet. One pollen sac fell apart outside the tent and already had pollen. I hope none of the other plants got pollinated. As a precaution, I also sprayed the Wedding Cake with water to prevent pollen spread. I also found a pollen sac on the Pineapple Chunk. The other two plants are free of pollen sacs. The trichomes on 3 plants are already milky, and the sugar leaves are getting whiter. The smell has also become very strong. The Blueberry OG smells very lemony, and the Pineapple Chunk has a strong pineapple scent! Every time I open the tent, a super fruity aroma comes out. I think I still have to wait 2-3 weeks to harvest. The goal is not far away...

Bender3000 Not much happened this week. I checked daily to see if new pollen sacs had appeared. Luckily, no new sacs showed up. All the plants are developing very well. Each plant has its own nice smell! I removed a lot of sun leaves to improve ventilation and to direct the energy into the buds. This week I stopped fertilizing; I think I will harvest next week.

Bender3000 The Wedding Cake hasn't formed any new pollen sacs, but it has pollinated its own lower buds. I'll try to grow the seeds on the next run. Fortunately, everything is fine with the other plants, and they are unfertilized. I haven't given any nutrients for a week now. The leaves are getting yellower and the buds are getting bigger. Every day I remove the old leaves and watch the trichomes. I think this will be the last week. The harvest is coming soon!

Bender3000 No new pollen sacs, removed a few leaves here and there. I've decided not to harvest them just yet. It's been 49 flowering days now. Maybe I'll harvest next week 😂 In the meantime, the chili is back in the tent and is ripening its fruits into wonderfully spicy pods.

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