📅 Week 8 | 🗓️ Days 50–56 – Start of week 9 | first signs of flowering 🌸
Day 56 - Papayton 🚀🏀
🔸 Very vigorous this week: broad, even canopy with lots of tops; the stem is solid with nice “knuckles” from training. Lower shoots are tidy – air and light are getting through well. Leaves are rich green, upright, and without burns. The first pistils are appearing at the nodes and tips – the transition to flowering has begun.
🔸 Setup: on 12/12 since day 50. With ~700 PPFD approx. DLI ≈ 30 mol/m²/day – ideal for stretch/transition. Maintain a distance of ~40 cm and adjust during stretch. Over the next few days, I will increase to approximately 900 PPFD.
🔸Biotabs & water only: continue as before. Keep pH at around 6.2, maintain even moisture (no hard drybacks). Only add more if there are clear signs of deficiency – otherwise, don't force anything.
🔸In week 9, small flower clusters should form; if necessary, lightly defoliate and provide support sticks/trellis so that the tops can start cleanly.
📈 Current Conditions
🌡️🔆 = 24°C
🌡️🌜 = 19°C
💨 Humidity = 60%
🔦 PPFD = 700 µmol (12/12)
🛠️ Setup (unchanged)
💡 2 x SANlight Evo 4 - 120 @ 80%
⛺ 120 x120 x 180 Spiderfarmer
🍯 Pots: 18 liter fabric pots
🌱 Soil: Bio-Bizz light mix
💊 Nutrients: BIO Tabs only water method
💧 Water: Tap Water 0,5 EC
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