Hello everyone, we're on day 3 of the third week of flowering.
The plants look fairly healthy, except for the Californian Gold (in the center) which seems slightly nitrogen deficient.
They haven't grown much in height, though I've continued applying LST as branches developed. They're drinking heavily – I'm giving over 2L of water every other day.
I'm undecided about starting a PK booster (Bloombastic/Rockzbastic) at minimal doses since all plants show abundant flowering.
Regarding defoliation, which I'd been doing gradually daily, I've paused.
I also took a 2-day break from LST to let the plants 'stretch out' freely. (Admittedly, next run I'll try LST clips – installing 110 ties is exhausting to manage!)
I'm considering a final defoliation at week's end once plants develop further, but I'm uncertain. Any advice is welcome!
Fortunately, temperatures dropped slightly, though during lights-off I can't get below 25°C! (Seeking solutions).
For plant identification:
The 3 on the right are Sensi Star
The center plant and bottom-left corner plant are Californian Gold
The remaining plants on the left are Mendocino Skunk
I'll send more detailed photos soon!
*** Details:
I'm using Cannazym every other fertigation.
I've changed the irrigation schedule; I now give 1.4 L of water daily.
I stopped foliar spraying (Rhynoskin + Bud Factor X) at the beginning of week 3 of flowering.
Not all plants are 60 cm tall – only the Mendocino Skunk reaches that height. Heights range between 42 and 60 cm, with the shortest being Mendocino Skunk 1 and Californian Gold 1.
All Sensi Star plants have shown significantly more stretching and branching than I expected. Researching online, I read that light stress during the vegetative phase can trigger the expression of less common genes. Since I had a 3-day blackout (power outage) in the early weeks of veg, I think this might be one reason. (Otherwise, I simply got three more sativa-leaning seeds).
The CO2 method I'm using was given to me and contains cane sugar and yeast. It’s nowhere near as effective as a cylinder or other products, and it lasts about 45/50 days. I placed it low down, not directly above the plants, because with the extractor fan running 24/7, I figured it would stay in the grow box longer. ***