Week 26 Grow Diary: Durban Poison Quartet
Lifecycle Status
* Day: 182 (Sprouted March 13)
* Stage: Week 4 of flowering
Environment & Nutrition
* Sunlight: Natural outdoor exposure has decreased to approximately 13 to 13.5 hours daily, driving steady, deep floral progression across the quartet.
* Watering & pH: Maintaining a consistent root zone environment with irrigation water balanced precisely to a pH of 6.2.
* Feed Routine: Supplementing with CalMg to support heavy metabolic demands, structural integrity, and secondary metabolite production during peak bud set.
Canopy Management & Structural Support
* Custom Cages: To accommodate the accelerating weight and stretch of the expanding colas, I built and installed custom support cages constructed from heavy-duty bamboo stakes and twine.
* Training & Airflow: The tiered twine rings help distribute the load evenly across branches, keeping the canopy open for maximum light penetration and excellent airflow between the developing flowering sites.
Observations
The quartet is stacking up nicely as week 4 of flower rolls forward. Calyxes are swelling, trichome production is ramping up on the upper sugar leaves, and the plants are drinking consistently. The new bamboo and twine supports are doing their job keeping the heavier limbs upright against any late-season winds on the deck.
On the radar:
Keep a pH balance of 6.2 and monitor runoff pH. Feed CalMg every 2nd watering. Top dress with kelp meal on the 15th. Continue to monitor bud health and growth.
Keep growing my friends! 🤘🙏❤️