4/25-5-1
4/25-- Week 1 of flower. Its been a constant struggle keeping this plant happy. One day its all perky and looking good, next day its all droopy and looks over/under watered. pH has been a constant issue with this one too. It seems to not like where I've always run my other plants. After much mixing, blending, and testing I finally have it stabilized at 6.6%. It had grown to be about 12 inches below the lights, and I like to run about 12-14 inches during flower, but thinking its droopiness could be a light stress, (stressed but not burned) I went ahead and set it back to 18 Inches. My fertilizer meter read 0 before watering today, so I went ahead and fed @ 1/4 strength, and it tested 5 after feeding. Provided 1 full gallon which is double what I normally give for a 3 gal container. Also defoliated some of the larger fan leaves and cleaned out the underside a little. This girl is easily the most finicky plant I've raised thus far...hope it's worth it in the end.
4/28--Now that we've got the pH dialed in, and the watering/feeding schedule customized for this plant, she has rebounded very nicely. Today she's at 19 inches tall, which is 4 inches of vertical growth in 3 days, so right on target The above nutrient ratio was mixed as listed, then diluted to 1/2 strength, and the pH adjusted to 5.4. Soil pH before feeding tested at 7.0, and after feeding at 6.6. Fert meter showed 0 before, and 5 after feeding.
@MicroKronic, Thanks man!! glad it was of some help. I feel like I've just "phoned this one in"...havent really put as much info in the online version as i usually do. Its been a challenging strain to grow, hope it's worth it in the end.
Great result man! Tents are not always good as it needs a lot of air, some space in the last weeks with allow the buds to be dryer and the plant to thrive. You are right about twisting moving pressing on the roots, unless they have plenty of space it helps the plant to feel better. Be patient now...