🇺🇸 Grow Journal – Week 13
Week thirteen.
The plant seems in good shape overall, even though it’s starting to show some light discoloration on a few leaves.
I don’t really know what’s causing it.
Maybe it’s because the plant is growing and needs more nutrients now.
Or maybe there’s some kind of nutrient blockage starting to appear.
The substrate has been running for thirteen weeks, so it could be getting a bit loaded.
I’m thinking a flush might help — just to give the root system a reset before moving forward.
This week I also worked on defoliation and topping.
We’re now at sixteen apexes, and I think that’s enough.
It’s probably the last topping, because if I wait much longer, the plant is going to get too big and it’ll be harder to manage once she stretches.
Aside from that, everything looks fine.
However, I did notice a big drop in pH in the reservoir, which is strange.
I added Athena Balance, just like always, but the pH keeps going down.
I don’t really understand why it’s dropping so much.
Other than that, everything’s okay — nothing special to report.
The plant looks stable, and we’re getting close to the flowering stage.