Week 1 of Flower is officially complete, and with that, the stretch is on! The canopy is definitely filling out, and the Jelly Donutz (which was a couple of weeks behind the others) looks like it might end up getting crowded out. I adjusted the oscillating fans to make sure there was no wind blowing over top of the Jelly Donutz,  sometimes that can discourage them from stretching up into the wind, and I need the Jelly Donutz to stretch as much as possible. That being said, the two Hella Jelly’s and one Vanilla Frosting are thriving right now. Many bud sites are starting to appear and point up vertically now. The Hella Jelly and Vanilla Frosting clones have just now started to show roots in the Clone King. That means, this week, I will need to transplant them into small pots so I can maintain them as mothers, in case one of them turns out to be a keeper after harvest! Also, this week in the veg tent, I popped three Frosted Cherry-O’s autoflower seeds from Speedrun Genetics. Two will be growing in an Earthbox, and the other will grow in a 7-gallon fabric pot of living soil that I will feed via topdressing. I’m really excited to see how these autos grow in the Earthbox. The Earth Box is a sub-irrigated planter, which has a separate water reservoir below the soil that the plant can drink from directly (once its roots make it through the bottom grate). The corners of the Earthbox pack the soil tightly, and those corners wick the water up as the plant drinks. This, combined with the ability to really mound top-dressings under the plastic cover, (which keeps the top of the soil moist) is supposed to make the Earthbox a powerhouse for autoflowers. The feeder roots have access to all the nutrients they could need, and the bottom roots can tap into a sort of “underground spring,” where they can drink fresh water whenever they want. This will be my first time using an Earthbox with an autoflower, and I’m excited to see how it turns out. Keep an eye out for that diary to start later this week. The 4x4 is off to the races now, with week 1 of flower DONE! Happy Growing, everybody 😀