*********Week 6 (Flower week) - January 14 to 20, 2020 (Days 36 to 42 from germination)
The week went by pretty quick and overall and started to show more positivity. She finally set her buds 👍 and has taken off with more growth😃.....stretching. Wrestled with the idea that she might be a photo rather than an auto, had that one before, and wanted to ensure she was not. Moved her into the veg tent and with the lower light intensity and temperature she seemed to relax and finally set her bud sites......she is an auto......so why the heck so long to flip? Genetic issue or normal growth pattern??? Again, happy to see the growth but she will not be a producer of quantity so hoping the quality will be there😯😕😯
Have done some further cleaning on the bottom and removed a couple of small growing nodes. The branches were tiny and I want to keep her focused on the thicker branches she already has. Introduced Massive this week for bud density. She has become tall and lanky over the last two weeks. Not at all the growth pattern I was expecting.......would have definitely bent her top over had I known she would go like this😩 Wondering if I should bend over SW2 or not now😕
Keeping wet and happy is a balance. She was good with 2L last week and by the end of the week now she wants close to 3L. I also bumped up the CalMag on one of the feedings a bit to help ensure she doesn’t show issues. Won’t be using CalMag much longer as we are getting later in flower.
Not sure how much longer to feed......will go another full 2 weeks for sure. I suspect she will run a full 10 weeks, then if allowing a 2 week flush you only go through week 8. Really don’t know what she is going to do at this point😕😕
Going to be interesting if her sister follows everything in the same manner.......she is in a 1 gal pot...downsides from 3 gal........live and learn Baby!!!👏👍
Little more detail:
Jan 14/20 - Day 36
- only given 1L of plain water, pH 6.1
- no nutrients.
- thinking she maybe a photo period......if so then I need to back up her medium to and end of veg state and get ready to run her in 12/12 to flip her.......had happen with a Dinafem pack before.
- that would suck.....another 7 weeks to go if she is.
Jan 15/20 - Day 37
- 2L water - Dual Fuel & CalMag @ 0.5ml/L - 450ppm & pH to 5.7
- She is now 18" tall!!!!! A little odd compared to other diaries for this strain??
- Side branches firming up but the low ones are still soft.
- Her Main stem is still soft as well.....more of what you expect in veg not flower......as a comparison.
- Nodes growth is still odd, some nodes have four fan leaves for example?
Jan 16/20 - Day 38
- 1L plain water only today.
- She did not drink a lot yesterday.
- SW1 & SW2 moved to veg tent under T5.
- ThinkIng I will shock them a bit and see what happens. If a photo she should calm down and show signs of new growth.....too many hairs popping but grasping at straws here.....if she is an auto she should form buds in a couple of days???
- Set the temp in the tent to 82 degrees and humidity to 55%.
- Moved light to 14” off top cola.
Jan 17/20 - Day 39
- Nothing given today. No water.....dry out day.
- She looked good this morning.....perky and happy
- Leaves opened up and exposed buds........give her another day or so.......she is an auto......just really slow consistently through all stages.
Jan 18/20 - Day 40
- 2L full feed plus 1L plain water added to reduce the ppm and not shock her.........740ppm and 6.1pH.......total watering 3L
- nothing in PM.....pot still wet.
- concerned about bud sites not getting enough light so moved her back into the flower tent in evening.
- replaced CO2 in tent.
- Very happy today and good growth with leave up.
- 22” tall and 24” wide..
Jan 19/20 - Day 41
- 3L feeding again today. Full strength again but added Piranha and Voodoo Juice at 2ml/L as well.....975 ppm 5.9 pH.
- full strength was 1275ppm so added plain water to bring down a bit.
- runoff: 1130 ppm and 5.7 pH.....Start bringing up the pH now to 6.1.
- Cut off two more low bud sites with tiny branches.
- Tied her down more now to help make her wider. Reached up to a couple of the higher nodes I had left alone previously.
- Seeing a Kush style long branches. She is now the tallest in the tent!
Jan 20/20 - Day 42
- Awesome night after stripping. She is taller again and looks happy, more vibrant!
- 2L plain water 6.2 pH in AM.
- 2L plain water Sensyzime @ 2ml, LW8 & Rezin @ 1.5ml = 75 ppm 5.9 pH. In PM.
- She seems happy. Filling out more on the side branching.
- Bud sites are getting larger but still small overall........if like everything else with girl.......just give her time......patience😩😩😃👌
Have a great week fellow growers.......