Hello everyone. The girls underwent a major heavy defoliation approximately 12 hours ago, primarily as a drastic measure to eliminate a thrips nesting ground. While a standard defoliation would normally be done to open up the airflow and canopy, this aggressive stripping was deemed necessary due to the heavy pest pressure. Two of the plants are tolerating the harsh haircut well, but one plant is currently exhibiting significant stress, with its leaves crawling or curling inward. To help mitigate a potential root-zone issue or nutrient lockout, a comprehensive root flush was performed on all three plants immediately following the pest management session. Additionally, a preventive and reactive neem oil treatment was applied to fully address any remaining thrips before moving forward. Current Environmental Metrics Metric | Current Status Light Schedule | 24/7 (Continuous 24-hour runtime) Day Temperature | 26°C (At peak illumination) Night Temperature | 21°C (Ambient target) ## Troubleshooting & Recovery Timeline Taking off more leaves than usual, flushing the root zone, and applying foliar neem oil creates an intense triple threat of mechanical, environmental, and root-zone shock. Neem oil can temporarily clog leaf stomata and cause heavy drooping or clawing, especially when applied to a plant already weakened by thrips damage and heavy defoliation. * Recovery window: Expect a timeline of 3 to 5 days for the stressed plant to stabilize its transpiration, adjust to the root-zone moisture level change, and bounce back. ## Next Week's Strategy * Monitor the sluggish plant closely to ensure it shakes off the shock before attempting any further high-stress training (HST). * Keeping a close eye on the under-canopy areas to ensure the thrips infestation was successfully eradicated. * Maintain steady environmental conditions to encourage structural recovery. And finally, a little joke, Why did the thrip get kicked out of the cannabis lounge? Because he kept bugging the budtenders! Thank you for stopping by and have a nice day. Best regards, Growfather