Not a bad week for the Livers and Kush. The Livers is getting ripe and nearing the end of her days while things in the Kush tent are getting frosty.
Livers BX1
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Height: 21"
EC 1.2 - 1.4
PH 5.8-6.7
This girl drinks about a gallon/day but doesn't feed all that much. She still seems happiest when her EC readings are around 1.2 (620 PPM). A couple of more weeks until harvest, her buds continue to plump up and things in the tent are smelling quite pungent. When you brush against her you get the scent of strong cheese with a sweet, candy fruitiness - kind of like sour Jolly Ranchers. Me thinks she will be quite tasty.
Critical Kush
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Height: 26"
EC 1.2 - 1.3
PH 5.8 - 6.3
The Critter is definitely the most stable girl in the current run. Drinks about 1-2 litres day and maintains pretty consistent readings. Her buds are forming beautifully and there is a nice layer of frost setting in. Doing my best to keep things tidy and cut out a couple of more wanna be branches from beneath the canopy.
Pink Kush
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Height: 31"
EC 1.2 - 1.5
PH 5.8 - 6.5
Pinky is doing great. She grew another couple of inches since last week but I think that's likely it for the stretch. Her EC readings were trending up during the week but she seems to have calmed down since her rez change yesterday. Like the Critical Kush, she's got a nice layer of frost settling in on the buds. She doesn't seem to be as branchy or have as much undergrowth as the Critical Kush so I've had to do very little canopy maintenance other than plucking a leaf or two from the top to better expose a few bud sites to the light.
That's all to report for this week. Thanks for tuning in βοΈ
Good luck figuring out your issue. Don't take this as fact lol, but here is what I think is happening and how I would fix it. It almost looks like a Calcium and Phosphorus issue
P messes up a lot of micros absorption (Calcium, mag, FE) and sometimes show deficiencies together. I would do a res change and bump up the P/K and cal-mag slightly, but I would prob feed EC 1.2 and see how she does from there.
Let me know how if you figure it out or how you fix it. π
@Oozle, Wise words. We don't learn how to deal the curve balls unless they're thrown our way. As, you say, at the end of the day it's about the smoke and I think the Livers will be a nice oneπ¨ I appreciate all of your support βοΈ
@StunFlower, bro, she might not be picture perfect, but if she smells good, tastes good, and smokes good, then cheers! I think she still looks fine.. a little messed up, but the buds look great.
I did a reservoir change on the bakers to try and figure it out. All these plants are like a puzzle we are trying to figure out what they want and when they want.. DWC has very little buffer for error.
@Oozle, I very much appreciate your adviceπ After reading your recent post re: your Bakers Delight I'm wondering if light stress isn't a contributing factor to the Liver's woes as well - the light was about 15" above the canopy. I've just raised it to 20". Sadly, the poor plant is looking so stressed now that I don't know that I'll see any significant improvement at this point. If only she looked as good as she smells! Guess I'll have to take my lumps with this run and hope to do better the next time I grow this strain.
@MrGreenFingers, Yes, for now my smaller tent seems to be designated for autos. I had originally intended to use it for vegging but so far that hasn't been the case. I feel fortunate to have scored a few strains from Mephisto - I just happened to catch one of their store openings at the right time. I'm excited to see what develops!
@StunFlower, ah gotcha! I did a sour orange livers a few years back, so have you got a tent for autos and a tent for photos now? Mephisto is great but always out of stock!
I've got a cheap humidifier hooked up to a inkbird controller. It's set up outside of the tents. Keeps the humidity decent. Just have to make sure your room has good airflow, otherwise mildew is imminent.
@MountainMatt, It's an ultrasonic humidifier - I found out the hard way if you use plain tap water the minerals in the water are expelled from the humidifier as fine white dust. It completely clogged my carbon filter within about a week. Hence, the distilled water.
@MountainMatt, I have a small humidifier running (periodically) inside my bigger tent but I really need to find a more sustainable source of distilled water to keep it running. Despite the dry conditions, all plants seem to be doing o.k. at the moment.
Wow, I didn't think the Crit Kush looked that small until I saw that side by side comparison with the Pink Kush. Your roots are super white as always! π
@Oozle, The growth of the Critical Kush really stunted when she was having her issues but the Pink Kush is growing like a beast. Must be those strong @ Barneys genetics πͺ My plants' roots seem to have started getting super white once I started using Diamond Nectar.
Stinks how low your humidity is.
Look on the bright side, at least you figured out 1.6 was too much for your plants at this stage lol. I am always trying to find the limits haha.
Good luck next week.