First grow

Almost into week 8! 🌹 Late update because plants were still bouncing back from the rinse. Not the prettiest after a rinse. Buds are really weighing down the stems now. No more nutrients! I already did a week of flushing as I spoke with someone more knowledgeable then me and they said I could start. Maybe one more week of flushing, let’s see what happens, I still don’t have any amber trichomes yet, but this is a CBD plant so I’m wondering if it’s different for more hemp-type plants? Boy do the phenos differ, I have one plant that looks like a major producer but with many little buds rather than a polka-dot spread of golf ball sized buds, and it’s all fallen over under it’s own weight. In general all the buds really filled in, I don’t have any nuisance buds anymore, but I probably still have some popcorn buds here and there. Aphids seem to still be there but have taken a step back. The plant has fine undertones of a ginger smell with maybe some basil 🌿 too, pleasant but strong*. I doubled the watering to half a gallon of plain 6.2 pH water, I was expecting the plants to be more water logged, but they seem to be doing okay with exception of pink stems. The cuttings have grown and some of the leaves look weird, I think that might be a mix of pH issues and too much nutrients, so I’ve been giving them a dousing of 6.2 pH water, plain, waiting til they wilt a little and then dousing again with plain 6.2 pH water. Stress testing them and letting them absorb whatever nutrients are still there. The new growth looks good so that’s all that counts I guess. 🏁🏁🏁almost there! Happy Growing 🌱