A bit late with the update this week, been enjoying the rare UK sunshine :)
5 weeks into flower now, stretching appears to be completed, buds have developed in length and we are now getting into the fattening-up phase, they are swelling up nicely and giving off an almighty citrus stench! Fruity, sweet with something spicy underneath that makes your nasal hairs stand to attention :)
Continuing to pull branches outwards on hooks, and with some regular light defoliation, I am able to get great light penetration throughout the canopy. Hairs at the tips of the colas are starting to retract and turn a vivid orange, and the first signs of some purple speckling are coming through on the buds, so I'm hoping to get some lovely colours when she starts to fade out.
Feeding looks very simple from here on out. This week looked like this:
Megacrop: 5 grams / gallon
Bud Explosion: 1.75 grams / gallon
CalMag - 0.5 ml / liter
Will max out BE around 2 grams and begin to very slightly pull back on N by reducing MegaCrop by ~0.25g / gallon each week.
Hard to say how much longer, but I would estimate that we are now roughly about halfway through the flowering phase. I'm super hyped for this one, haven't been this excited for a harvest since my first grow :)
Wishing you all the best for another good week of growing!