Overall an easy week with some minor issues.
I had a power outage for 2 hours, so I hung a lantern in my tent. Hopefully the plants thought it was only a cloudy morning π. I was able to finally get my humidity up (40-50%). 1 morning I turned my fan off to experiment and the humidity was 90%+ and the plants looked like I foliar fed them, so they got rain and clouds π. I THINK I have my environment figured out now only to move them into my flower tent soon......
I was able to top 1 ARC and the Michelangelo.
The Bakers Delight and the rest of the ARC will get topped today before lights out and treated with Trifecta Crop Control. I don't see any pests, but it is always good to do as a preventative.
All the plants received some more feed, to include liquid karma and great white. This increased the EC to .8/9 from .7/.8. The PH has been stable 5.7-6.1. I had to add PH up once this week, but since I increased the feed, the PH has looked much better. I will increase the EC to 1-1.1 when I do reservoir changes this week.
Soon the Rock Candy Kush (ARC x SFV OG) will show their sex. I want to separate the plants in the next couple days because the roots are starting to get tangled.
Until next week π
Thanks for stopping by!! ππ
@StunFlower, I've never tried it... I will see if any dispensaries near me have it. I love trying new strains. I know what you mean about wanting to do a plant justice... All theses strains are some of my favorites, so I am paying very close attention to them lol. Alien Rock Candy was my favorite strain I ever bought, so when I saw it crossed with a very strong OG, I had to grow out the Rock Candy Kush.
@Oozle, Looks like you'll have a pretty strong herd after the cull - your ladies are looking great π
I have 'high' hopes for the Pink Kush. Being one of my favourite smokes, I really want to her justice.
@StunFlower, i think only because it gets super dense the way the bud forms, not because it is genetically weaker. If i were confident I could keep my humidity around 40% or less the last couple weeks I wouldn't be as worried.
@StunFlower, It has to be something with my environment/feed that brings out some of these weird "mutations." Could be how rough I am with them early too..
I've gotten buds on fan leaves several different grows and strains now. I attribute that to the liquid karma... kelp supposedly makes that happen.
I am hoping I don't have to bring this 1 to flower as it is a big potential for bud rot.
Looks like all is growing quite good in your hood! Nice that the Rock Candy turned out to be the fairer sex βοΈ Are you going to grow both of them out?
@StunFlower, Thanks. I thought maybe they were growing a little slow, maybe lower temps, but they look healthy.
Yes, I was hoping for 2 Rock Candies, 1 Bakers, and 1 Michelangelo. The non-feminized seeds are always a pain in the ass. I like to pop 5-6 and hope to get 2 females. There are some really interesting stuff that is only available as regular seeds.
The crew is looking great! That Baker's sure is a stretchy beast! Funny you mention her burnt tips on her as I have a bit of that going on with my Pink Kush as well π€ All the best shoe-horning in that extra plant π€
@StunFlower, no, but I wussed out and didn't do it lol. I set the timer, but I just couldn't do it. I will have to test it on a smaller grow.
I've been told it is a practice done regularly by commercial growers to pack on weight and help the plants finish faster. It makes sense I guess. More light = more energy.
There isn't enough time for the plants to reveg and at this stage if there were any intersex traits, there isn't enough time for pollen to actually do much. But I couldn't do it lol. Today will be the last day and then 24 hours of darkness!
@Oozle, Intriguing. I've heard of the darkness period prior to harvest but not the boost of light before hand. I'm keen to see the results. You haven't done this before, have you?
@StunFlower, thanks bud. Giving them a 1-2 days of 18/6 then 24-36 hours of darkness. The extra light is supposed to help them finish quicker and bulk up. we will see. Figure if they look bad or freak out I can just put them to sleep and chop em. Also easier to keep humidity down with the lights on haha.
Your garden is looking wonderful π I didn't realize you had 2 plants in one rez - that cooler must be packed with roots! Wild how much taller the one Bakers plant is.
@StunFlower, Thanks bud! I added 2 pics of the roots. I think I needed a little more air in the res for 2 plants in 1 reservoir... the roots are a little dark, but they seem ok. The tall Bakers topped itself a couple times and had a little fasciation stuff going on that got fixed when it topped itself again, very weird plant. I think I popped off some ball sacks in week 3-4 too, but I haven't seen anymore. I guess I will find out if I got all the pollen sacs if I find seeds when I harvest lol.
@GYOweed, I don't know. I'm not a tester, just growing my own. I know he was looking for testers a few months ago, but testing isn't something that interests me at this time, so I didn't follow up.
Looking great, bud. It looks like youβre in store for a frosty, bountiful harvest as well. That Rock Candy Kush looks like it will be one sweet treat π Happy 420!
You've always got something unique and tasty in those coolers. Glad to hear you and the plants have de-stressed and you're finally showing them some love π
@StunFlower, ha yea, I like some variety, but finally found some strains I want to run again. Humidity is still low, but at least they are getting some air exchange now too. I was probably just as stressed as the plants about their living situation lol.