Day 22 - her takeoff has begun
a. the lady is doing well, growing all over, no signs of any damage or light stress
b. i have to keep reminding myself that this Indica plant is only 22 days old
c. the pool is hanging at 5.9/6.0 PH all the time.
d. I will not be topping, fimming or high stress training this plant as the breeder recommends
e. lowered the light is at 45cm away from the seedling
f. added reflector tape to the top of the DWC, my main DWC has it, and its plants always do amazing, so why the hell not reflector tape this one
Day 23 - Growth Explosion
a. she is really taking off, like a rocket!
b. she is becoming more and more bushy, smells too, really good
c. the reflective tape on top of the DWC changes my photos, lol, it allows for a-lot of light reflection and eye pain
Day 24 - performed light defoliation
a. opened up the lower parts of the plant for light
b. only removed 8 leaves, will remove more in a few days to allow for no runt branches
c. also removed some of the original stabilizer rocks... when she was a tiny baby she was very leggy and needed support, she has thick stem now!
d. airflow is opened up and the fan is blowing more direct on the gorilla
e. gradually stepping up the ppm, at 550. only have to increase FloraMicro and FloraGro
Day 25 - growth observed all over
a. lower limbs that were hidden by leaves are perking up, and heading outward
b. airflow around the plant is great, the CO2 production is very high, as the tent smells of banana liquor
c. ventilation is turned off to preserve humidity and CO2
Day 26 - growth
a. smooth and steady, she is drinking alot from the DWC, about 1/2 litre a day
b. removed 2 large fan leaves, the lower limbs need to see light
Day 27 - lower growth occurring now
a. the lower foliage and branches are growing more since they see more light
b. performed the last defoliation for a while, encouraging the side branches to take dominance over the main without topping this plant
Day 28 - ending the week on a high note!
a. she grew nearly 2x over night, opening her up to the light was a huge help
b. with these smaller LED lights im guessing light penetration through thick indica leaves is very low, leaftucking helps
c. will begin ponytailing LST next week to encourage more lateral branch growth
d. today though, she is just chillin out in the 28 degrees and 60% humidity, ventilation is running, and she is smelling very nice