Poison is the Antidote

We're a bit behind on the updates this week. We ended Week 3 with what we're pretty sure was a severe nitrogen deficiency, which was causing over-watering symptoms as well as lower leaf damage. We waited too long to transplant and had expected our seedling soil mix to last a bit longer than it did. It was really only good for about 2 weeks, at most. Once we transplanted into fresh soil, things started improving but it has cost us some progress, so we're hoping this week will provide some needed recuperation and renewed vigor to our girls. 💪 We're going to try to stick to a regular, light feeding schedule starting this week using our BioBizz organic nutrients and Remo's "VeloKelp". We'll also add Cal-Mag on an occasional basis or as-needed. Day 22: - watered with 1ml/L of BioBuzz's "Bio-Grow" & "Acti-vera", 1ml/L of Remo Nutrients' "VeloKelp" and .5ml/L of General Hydroponics' "CaliMAGic". Solution measured approximately 350ppm, pH 6.2. - both plants still recovering from sudden nutrient deficiency. Day 23: - Temp: 80F - RH: 61% - leaves on both plants looking very "perky" compared to just a couple days ago, praying to the lights. Day 24: - Topped both plants at the 4th node, removing all lower side branching. Day 25: - Raised the Sunblaster 6400K LED strip lights up a few inches until they were providing approximately 9,000 LUX at canopy. - Increased light intensity of our "Elite 360" fixture until it was providing approximately 10,000 LUX at canopy. - Total LUX levels at canopy = approximately 19,000 - watered with .5ml/L of BioBizz's "Bio-Grow" & "Acti-Vera", .5ml/L of Remo Nutrients' "VeloKelp" and .25ml/L of General Hydroponics' "CaliMAGic". Solution measured approximately 250ppm, pH 6.4. Day 26: - Temp: 80F - RH: 61% Day 27: - Temp: 79F - RH: 61% Day 28: - Not much to report by week's end. Growth is still very, very slow but at least there's some progress. - We're not in a rush but if the slow growth continues, it's unlikely we'll continue high-stress training. - Due to the slow growth, we will wait to water. The pots still have some weight to them today, and the plants just aren't big enough to be drinking up gallons of water yet.