Flower Day 22:
Today we brought out the big scissors and started defoliating. One day later than planned, but unfortunately, I couldn't make it work any other way time-wise.
We gave the bottom third a proper lollipopping and removed weak shoots and unnecessary leaves from the middle section.
Now all the plants are getting plenty of light again, and airflow is perfect throughout the canopy. 🌱
Today they also received their usual nutrient mix at 1.2 EC.
At the next watering, we'll gradually increase the EC and replace @Plagron Power Roots with @Plagron Green Sensation.
Remember the broken branch from Vegetation Week 6? It's standing tall and strong! We'll simply leave the bandage on until the very end. 🙂 (picture 3)
The lamp distance has now been reduced to 30–35 cm. PPFD readings are currently ranging between 600–700, while the light is still running at 80% power.
I also had to raise Hindu Kush #2 up a little at this point.
We could go into more detail about the different phenotypes, but that would go beyond the scope of this update. Maybe we'll find a week to take a closer look at them!
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Flower Day 26
Feeding day for the ladies again!
We bumped up the feed EC and switched from @Plagron Power Roots to @Plagron Green Sensation. Dosage is set at 1 ml/L. @Plagron CalMag Pro stays in the mix at 1 ml/L as well.
After mixing everything together, we were sitting at an EC of 1.1. From there, we used @Plagron Terra Bloom to bring the final EC up to 1.3.
Runoff EC is still coming in lower than the input EC, which could indicate that the plants are taking up nutrients quite well and that there's room for a higher EC.
Still, no reason to rush things. This was the first watering with the updated nutrient mix, so we'll keep an eye on the next runoff readings before making any further adjustments.
For now, we'll stick with EC 1.3 for the next feed and see how things develop.
Nutrients: 💧
• ~ 4,5 L per plant
• 1 ml/L @Plagron Power Roots
• 1 ml/L @Plagron Green Sensation
• 1 ml/L @Plagron CalMag Pro
• 2 ml/L @Plagron Terra Bloom
• pH: 6.5
• EC: 1,2 - 1,3
Run off: 💧
• EC: 1,1-1,5 mS/cm
• PH: 6,0-6,2
• Current Conditions: 🔥
• PPFD: ~600-700
• Light distance: 30 cm
• Temperature: 24°C
• RH: ~50%
Let's keep things moving! 💚