This Planet of the Grapes is turning into quite the plant! The height has nearly tripled since this time last week, peaking at 18 inches. In terms of intermodal spacing, the plant is averaging one set of flowering sites every 3.5 inches.
As we continue our journey of minimal stress, we have struck a perfect balance with the nutrition. The very tips of the leaves are burning, about 2-3mm in total. This means we are riding the line perfectly, maxing out the nutrient uptake with this beauty, and the growth we have seen absolutely supports that hypothesis. Massive growth this week, with beautifully symmetrical foliage. I press down on some of the newer growth, which helps expand out the branches. This helps with light penetration and airflow without adding much of any stress to the plant. Just don’t press down too hard!
We transitioned the plant to a VIVOSUN self watering base, and fed 4.5mL of Athena Grow A and Grow B to the reservoir. The roots quickly grew through the bottom of the bag and started to wrap around the rope. To combat this, we rotate the whole plant to move the roots around and break off any micro-attachments.
Absolutely wonderful week of growth. The other photoperiods have been transferred to the veg tent and we have adjusted the lighting schedule to 20/4 since it’s just the two autoflowers in the tent, now.